Jamie, struggling with depression is exhausting. Be gentle with yourself. Pitmom, I have a gardening question. The rule of thumb up here is not to plant outside until Memorial day, but can I put...
Jamie, I went cold turkey off Effexor about 20 years ago before they knew you shouldn’t do that. I thought I had a brain tumor or MS or something. Hang tough. Garden report: my succulent that looks...
Thanks for all the birthday wishes. I have been celebrating all week long. My son took me out to lunch today and put up with me doodling around in Joann Fabrics. My deer proof go to's are day lilies,...
Well, after all the hoopla of a giant snow storm, I only got 20 inches. Not the 5 footer we were expecting. Getting 5 feet would have been dramatic, giving me a little dopamine hit, but oh well. I...
We are supposed to get a huge snowstorm this weekend. However the forecast up here is anything from 12 to 58 inches. So helpful. But I am ready for a 5 footer. We had a 6 footer in 2003 that we...
Karen, I used to get called back for repeat mammograms, ultrasounds and stuff for years until my doctor asked what in heck were they looking for and I went back to regular yearly exams. Sending out...
Chapter 1,000,000 in the never ending saga: on Thursday when I got home my kitten was missing. He must have slipped out the door when my son was coming or going. I finally found him outside under the...
Thanks, Pitmom, I feel a lot better. Fortunately, it happened out on the lawn. I have taken to standing next to large solid objects at dog parks, like trees or tables, and I always keep my knees bent...
I am pretty sore today. Last night I took the dog out to do her business before bed and she decided to become a bucking bronco and pulled me down. Good thing she’s cute. I have discovered on Netflix...
Hi all, The weather here is pretty standard for February in the mountains. I don’t have any exotic indoor plants but my succulents are all still alive, which is an achievement in itself. My Christmas...
I am so sorry you have had a long and exhausting day. It sounds like you need a “ doctor break”. Are you well enough to not see one for 2 weeks?...
So it is 1 degree in Denver and 30 degrees up here. That is because we are on the very western edge of this storm and it can't make it up the hill. I am not complaining. Chotti, I am so sorry that...
Hope all of you in the east are faring OK with the storm. The wind just kicked up here before the storm we are supposed to get tomorrow night. Who knows how much, they are always wrong, it seems, so...
I am sorry to hear of your cat’s passing, Pitmom. I can certainly empathize. I am here in Kanab where the animal sanctuary is. Sid’s “placement” ceremony is tomorrow afternoon- it’s supposed to snow...
I had to look up black mouth curs also. Della has short gold fur, a black muzzle, black eyebrows and black on her floppy ears. She is settling in very well. I think she was someone’s dog before she...
My car broke down last week so I had to postpone my trip to Utah with Sid's ashes until this week. In the meantime, there weren't any dogs I was interested in at the Kanab sanctuary, so I found one...
Pitmom, I am so sorry to hear about your MIL's cancer diagnosis. I am wishing you all strength as she goes through treatment....
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,...