Hey folks, welcome to the new whine/general topic thread. Feel free to use this thread to discuss anything that is on your mind. Caregiving- related stuff, life after a loved one's death, your own emotional wellbeing. Whatever..........anything on your mind.
Yay! My friend, a pharmacist promised me that she would make it happen and by gosh she has.
I am so very grateful to her!
Prayers requested for no bad reactions to vaccine. I am getting the Moderna one.
I love those ideas. I love baskets too. I have several hanging on a kitchen wall. I have some as storage in different areas of my home.
Rest In Peace Cicely Tyson. 96!
Rest In Peace, Larry King, 87!
Who in the world uses their old luggage?
Years ago when we first married, my husband had to have an expensive set of luggage.
Yes, when we traveled frequently, we used it but that luggage was very heavy and didn’t have wheels like the newer sets have today.
My husband traveled quite a bit with work and eventually bought a set with wheels.
So, naturally the old set sits in our closet! Our daughters don’t want it and I don’t blame them.
I have seen people convert them into dog beds. Our last dog was a greyhound so there is no way that he could have fit, even in the largest case. I had to buy him the largest pet bed they make.
I love to see things upcycled in creative ways.
A few of the artists in our city are great at converting old objects into art and selling them at high prices.
My husband finally bought a new robe. It’s a soft, plush navy blue one.
I bought his old one many years ago. He loved it and wore it forever but it was showing a little wear.
It’s a pretty red plaid flannel and very soft!
I mentioned to my daughters that their daddy finally bought a new robe, so we would be getting rid of the old one.
Oh my gosh, the oldest one said, “He can’t! So many of my childhood memories revolve around that robe. Daddy made weekend breakfast for us wearing that robe. He watched us open our Christmas gifts in that robe.”
My youngest daughter said, “No, he can’t get rid of that robe! I love that robe. Daddy always looked so comfy in that robe.”
So, I decided to make a pillow for each of them. Only one side is the flannel and the other side a solid coordinating fabric.
I also made a cute little stuffed heart with a ribbon tie to hang as an ornament.
I will surprise them with the items that I made. They came out cute and will hold sweet memories for them.
I was touched by the sweet memories that they shared with me.
I will have to mail the items to youngest daughter who moved to another state. My oldest lives near us.
I hope this package will arrive at my daughter’s apartment. The last thing I sent didn’t arrive, masks and dog bandannas that I made for her. I did insure the package but now I have to sew more! Oh well...
I think Kangaroos are cute! 😊
Deaths from the wildlife are rare, and always reported. They’re usually foreigners or drunks, with the occasional loony who wants to commune with nature – Woman Who Swims With Crocodiles (briefly). A much more common ‘nature’ death is getting swept off rocks while fishing, usually after ignoring at least 2 danger warnings and climbing over a guard rail. A friend who runs a tour company says that nearly all the overseas customers (not too many just now) have the dangerous things on top of their ‘must see’ list. I reckon that when you’ve seen one crocodile you’ve seen them all, and they’re disgusting.
On the plus side, I got up for the toilet in the middle of last night, and there was a kangaroo just outside the window munching away on the lawn. No, they don’t hop down the main street street of towns, but we have a dozen or so regularly on the farm. They make me smile!
"Sharks? Oh I wouldn't worry about that, there aren't any sharks. [Beat] Crocodiles ate all the sharks."
Should we all start numbering our dH ???? 🤣🤣
We had a golden orb spider (plus her tiny male mate) a couple of years ago. They drift down on a gauze float at high altitude from the northern jungle areas if the conditions are right. We couldn’t use our blind all summer, while she made 3 consecutive egg webs in the blind's winding works. Lots of interest to watch. Unfortunately the babies didn’t survive, we're a bit short on jungle conditions here.
The other day I picked two moths copulating on the outside of our double glazed bathroom window, with tentacles (?) at both ends of the union, and called DH to check if I’d guessed it right. Tony said ‘I wonder how they work out what to put where’, and I pointed out that we can do the same in the dark without looking!
My problem with Canada would be shoveling snow – much more difficult to avoid than snakes!
Yesterday my daughter spied a largish grey huntsman spider in the car boot seal when we popped the boot to put the groceries in. We brought it home to deal with. DH flicked it out with a broom. It ran across the car roof (these can jump & ran fast!) then hid in the back door handle - daughter's door 🤣. She was not impressed.
"snake hiding in pyjama drawer gives Adelaide Hills woman fright of her life"
That sounds like a beautiful memory to me. That golden color of a harvest moon is spectacular!
I have always loved the moon. I have gazed at the moon more than the stars.
I remember looking out of the window in our car as a small child while driving to my aunt’s house and telling my mom that the moon was following me. Hahaha!
I loved that no matter where I was, the beautiful moon was there with me.