Hi all, Thanks for the support after my dog, Sid, passed away. I have his ashes now and am planning on taking him back to the animal sanctuary in Kanab, Utah, where I got him, to bury him. He spent...
My dog, Sid, died unexpectedly this morning of sepsis brought on most likely by a perforated bowel. I was crushed this morning - it was hard to get home from the vet's office - but I am a little...
Hi Hxxxxx, Are you taking your classes online this year because of the pandemic? I understand that this is very difficult for all students. Add in the isolation that all of us have had to deal with...
Hi all, Windy here today. And when I say windy I mean gusts from 30 to 50 MPH. Some times 80 MPH. When it is not snowing it is usually windy. So I am sitting inside with my kitten and my dog. No...
Happy New Year's Eve Eve! I bought a party hat for my dog and that's all I'm going to do. Today I was carrying said dog and I lost my balance and rather than dropping the dog I set him down gently...
You go, Pitmom! I have had a couple of "long time since I did this" events in the last few days. On Saturday, we visited with my best friend and her daughters and she treated me to a manicure. The...
We drove to find a place to see the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter tonight, which is a little tricky because of the mountains. But we saw it. Pretty cool to see something that won't happen again...
Thanks Karen and Jamie. I appreciate the support. Pitmom, I went thrifting today also and got more stuff I don’t need. But it tends to boost my mood. Thrill of the hunt I guess. I stayed out late...
Still snowing a little, good for our snow pack which is what determines how much water we have in the summer. The Rolo pretzel things turned out good - the recipe is on the back of the Rolo bag or...
I had a melt down this morning when I thought the post office had sent back the package my mother had sent me from an online clothing store because I hadn't picked it up in time. We don't have street...
Thanks, Trina, that was fun I am struggling. I have spiraled into one of my major depressions. I did get out of bed and take a shower. I am doing laundry and cleared the dishwasher. Currently, I am...
I had a nuclear cardiac stress test this morning that was normal - what a relief! I had been catastrophising all weekend which took a toll on my mood. I just wanted to let you all know that. thanks...
Busy few days here. Son's girlfriend wanted the Christmas decorations up ASAP so we put up one tree on Friday with all of the decorations that would not break (or be missed if they did) if the...
Hi Karen, Yes we have snow but we have also been having unseasonably warm days in between so it is patchy on the ground. The ski areas are opening up, though. Tommy the kitten is a lot of fun. I'm...
Thanks, Pitmom, I will look for that. My kitten, Tommy, was trying to play with Sid earlier by pushing on his back. When Tommy didn't get any reaction, he nipped Sid, which made Sid lazily raise his...
So Pitmom, how do use use the suet for bird feeding. We have very strong winds here in the winter and all the loose seed blows away. It seems like I could stick it down some how with suet. I got an 8...
I filled in yesterday at my old job. It was really good to see everybody and talk to people in the flesh. It makes me feel a lot better. Blizzard up here today, but no snow in Denver. The highway is...
FP, I brought home an 8 week old male light gray tiger striped kitten today. His name is Tommy, after many British detectives, such as Sir Thomas Lynley, Tommy and Tuppence and I don't remember who...
I hear you. I just had to cancel Thanksgiving with my son in Oregon and I decided a while ago that I wasn't going to my mother's for Christmas for the first time in 20 years. Since I won't be going...
I spent the day making pincushions out of little objects I find at thrift stores. I make a ball out of fabric, fill it with fiberfill and stuff it in. Like they used to make out of porcelain ladies...
Hi Karen, No I am not busy at all. I have been out of work since June and am living off my retirement . I am here by myself most of the time with my senior dog who is not very active. I have many...
How many times have you made people smile, FP? I think that it a good measure of how worthwhile a life is....
Anxious day today. I have been trying not to look at the news. I got some irritating news from my old job that someone had filed a complaint about something from September 2019. My dog Sid had an...
Ahhh, puppy therapy. Thanks Trina. HT, I keep thinking that if it's warm enough for you to go to the beach, it should be cold and snowy up here in the mountains in the other hemisphere. But it is...
Thank you all for your kindness and support...
Well, I have news about Moki. His tests did come back positive for cancer. I took him and Sid down to the farm for the weekend to visit my family. This is where Moki has lived for the last two years...
So not great news about my dog Moki. He saw the eye doctor Monday and initially thought it was a systemic fungal infection until he got the lab work back this morning. Now he thinks it may be...
Took Moki to the dog eye doctor this morning. He thinks it is a systemic problem rather than a tumor since both eyes are affected. It may be a fungal infection he picked up in Texas which is where he...
Hi GreenBeans, isolation is really getting to me, too. I try to have a conversation with a real person once a day, even if a few words to the grocery store clerk or a phone call to my family. Pitmom,...
Jamie, it's going to be nice to hear about your garden as we go into winter in the northern hemisphere. What is a Hoon?...
Still having fall colors here. The aspen are almost done but the cottonwoods are peaking. They are a little more orange that the aspens - very pretty with the light behind them. I took both dogs to...
I hope Doodle is OK and up to date on her rabies shot! I had a squirrel in my pantry yesterday which my cat just ignored. I ended up blocking off all routes except the one to the front door and it...
Our fall colors are peaking here in the mountains. Coming from California, I find this very beautiful, even after living here 44 years. I have never been to New England in the fall, and, yes I know,...
George Eliot said “You’re never too old to be what you might have been.”...
I feel like I am just floating along in that space between true depression and not depressed. I have very little motivation and my job search is going very slowly. I am sorry if I am not very upbeat...
You’re right, Trina, we need to try to be in charge of our mood, but some days it wants to be the alpha in the pack. Yesterday was particularly bad because I was unable to use my “go to” tools and...
I spent all day sitting in my house waiting for someone to come fix my internet because they said there was not an outage in the area only to get a text at 4 pm telling me there was an outage in the...
Wow Jamie, this sounds like it is right up your alley. Congratulations! Kathy...
Pitmom, I'm sorry you are feeling bad. I know you like thrifting, so maybe a visit to your favorite place to buy yourself a present would make you feel better. It works most of the time for me. But...
FP, I have been on Wellbutrin 300mg for 20 years. In that time I have also taken Celexa, Lexapro, Effexor, Duloxetine and Fetzima with the Wellbutrin. I never had any weight gain with any of them or...
Pitmom, your garden sounds fabulous and you made some good scores thrifting. I got my senior discount at the thrift store today, too. I found an old cowboy print from the 50’s that had been glued to...
My son who lives in Oregon is also on standby to evacuate. Fortunately, he lives in a fifth wheel trailer so he just has to hook up and go and not worry about what to pack. Nerve wracking for both of...
Chotti, I bought an antler wall sconce lamp at a thrift store over the weekend! It's attached to a wooden piece shaped like a heart. I have a small shade that has brown fuzzy feathers around the edge...
And now for something completely different --- Snow! It was hot over the weekend, a little cooler yesterday and freezing (literally) today. It's not unusual to get snow in September, but the big...
Trina, what a great idea for mosquito control! We have had very few this year, which is strange. I filled in at my old job today. It was good to see everyone but sad to know that I probably won't be...
A beautiful early fall day here up in the mountains. Clear sky (finally, no smoke), cooler temps and a little bit of a breeze. Sid and I went down to Denver this morning to pick up something I had...
I turned 61 this year, so I can tell you that turning 60 is survivable, although a little weird. I found out last week that I will probably not be able to return to my job and I’m sure that is the...
Riding the slide of Depression into the dark. Help me to climb out...
Thanks for the suggestions, Pitmom. It's good to get advice from an experienced pit bull owner since I am a newbie. I have been putting coconut oil in his dry food along with some rice/turkey goop I...
Wow, Jamie, that whole deal with your scooter has been FUBAR. What is a reef bike? I'm thinking of something you ride on the beach, like we have snow bikes here. (only a few people actually ride...