One of the nice things about retirement is that you set the pace. Normally I have an idea of what I want to accomplish during the day. B has a daily list and so I thought I'd try that – and it worked.What doesn't get done moves to the next day's list. But today I did nothing – and that was on my list. Now I don't mean I did NOTHING... I made breakfast and lunch and will make dinner. I made the bed and cleaned up the kitchen and even cleaned a bathroom...but I had no list and spent the day on the Internet and reading a book. I also took Honey for a walk, and then a walk, then he took her for a walk and then I took her for a walk... well, you get the idea!
Rain again last night and we cooled down considerably. Right now it's 48 out and is raw, damp and cloudy. It's been drizzling off and on often in sync with when we take Honey out. At least it isn't snow!!
Maybe tomorrow will be more productive – I've started a list.
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Another round of thunder storms this morning with VERY heavy rain!! We went out around 11 AM and found storm damage light but lots of water flowing down and across roads. Our stream by the house is full and noisy. The rain was so heavy you could just about see to the road. I'd say an inch or so fell in 2 hours.
We also found out Honey is not "fond" of lightning and thunder but will tollerate it!
Here are 2 pictures of Honey taken this week...
We also found out Honey is not "fond" of lightning and thunder but will tollerate it!
Here are 2 pictures of Honey taken this week...
The orange ball you can see on the floor behind her gets filled with treats. She rolls it around with her nose and the treats fall out....fun for Honey, quiet for us :)
This is down stairs in what I call my library. She is behind me as I sit at my computer looking out over the lower patio. She looks like she was asleep. My, she is getting big - 66 pounds.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Spring Has Sprung
The daffodils are in bloom... The birds are back and I saw a robin today. Last night we had heavy rain - news reports indicate we got about 3 inches. It rained!!! Honey stood on the porch and turned around and went back in. We tried to time her walks to lulls in the down pours. Our little stream is not so little and has actually risen a bit as the afternoon went on. The sun peeks out and then there is a shower. But at least it isn't snow and for that we are thankful!!
Sunday, April 03, 2011
A busy day
What a lovely day...warmish temperatures right now at 56 and lovely clouds in a blue sky. Breakfast was good since we went out. Then we headed out to pick up my lap top that crashed last week. I was getting warnings that there were hard drive problems...and I do back up my computers and backed this one up every day. And it died and so I took it back to Best Buy. And picked it up today with a new hard drive that was covered under warranty. The good news, I backed up and got the drive replaced...the bad news... I'm going to have to reload programs and then files. But that's workable.
While we were in the area, we stopped at Sam's for a few things and then on to Mane's, a store in Scranton right on the border of Scranton and Taylor. The had great prices for produce and we also got a rib roast. Actually, we got a rather large one and had them cut it for us. So, one half is in the oven and the other has been put in the freezer. The roast in the oven is on convection roast and was covered with a mixture of olive oil, minced garlic, salt and pepper and thyme. It's now smelling great! With that we will have asparagus and garlic mashed potatoes. Good food (hopefully)
It was a nice day. Tomorrow we should get rain but at least it isn't snow. Happy April1
While we were in the area, we stopped at Sam's for a few things and then on to Mane's, a store in Scranton right on the border of Scranton and Taylor. The had great prices for produce and we also got a rib roast. Actually, we got a rather large one and had them cut it for us. So, one half is in the oven and the other has been put in the freezer. The roast in the oven is on convection roast and was covered with a mixture of olive oil, minced garlic, salt and pepper and thyme. It's now smelling great! With that we will have asparagus and garlic mashed potatoes. Good food (hopefully)
It was a nice day. Tomorrow we should get rain but at least it isn't snow. Happy April1
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
It's Wednesday already! The sun is out and the temperatures are above freezing - right now 45. Most of the snow has melted (again) and it's rather nice out. And then there is that forecast for more snow. A front from the south that just might track inland enough to create snow in the Pocono Mts. and we COULD get 6 or more inches of snow!!! GRRRRR So sick of it.
B and Honey are upstairs while I'm down in the lower level using the larger computer. My laptop, purchased in December bit the dust - the hard drive gave a message that indicated it was dead. I've never had a computer tell me it was failing before. This one had been acting funky for a month or so, hard to get Windows started so I backed up just about daily. While I do back up, I don't usually do it that often. Since I was spending time learning how to catalog my pictures using LightRoom3, I didn't want to lose all that work. So when it finally did die, all I had to do was figure out how to move the backup to this computer. I wanted to be sure to not only save the pictures but save all the tags and folders I created. So much to learn with this program along with Elements 9 and I'm enjoying the learning process. I must say I do also get frustrated at my learning curve but sometimes I walk away and then click, I see how I should have approached the task and go back to the computer and it works. I have two books I'm using and it helps to see how two different people explain something.
So here are some pictures of Honey. She is getting better every day but is still doing funny and often frustrating things. She is into the trash - literally. We recycle and she just moseys into the kitchen and checks out the recycling bin and takes out assorted paper things. This morning it was the paper egg carton and the empty pasta box. She also has been going into the laundry basket that did not have a lid. While we try to keep the door to the bedroom closed, sometimes we forget and out she comes. Her favorite is our socks. So, when we were at Sam's the other day, B noticed an outside trash container that was made out of plastic and brown. It looked rather nice and he said, how about using that for the laundry. So we brought it home and it fits in the corner and looks good. It's also taller and has a hinged lid that keeps Honey out and yet is easy to open to remove dirty clothes. We are thinking maybe another one for the living room papers and other paper stuff. I'll keep the cans and bottles in the kitchen and hope she learns to not pick trash!
B and Honey are upstairs while I'm down in the lower level using the larger computer. My laptop, purchased in December bit the dust - the hard drive gave a message that indicated it was dead. I've never had a computer tell me it was failing before. This one had been acting funky for a month or so, hard to get Windows started so I backed up just about daily. While I do back up, I don't usually do it that often. Since I was spending time learning how to catalog my pictures using LightRoom3, I didn't want to lose all that work. So when it finally did die, all I had to do was figure out how to move the backup to this computer. I wanted to be sure to not only save the pictures but save all the tags and folders I created. So much to learn with this program along with Elements 9 and I'm enjoying the learning process. I must say I do also get frustrated at my learning curve but sometimes I walk away and then click, I see how I should have approached the task and go back to the computer and it works. I have two books I'm using and it helps to see how two different people explain something.
So here are some pictures of Honey. She is getting better every day but is still doing funny and often frustrating things. She is into the trash - literally. We recycle and she just moseys into the kitchen and checks out the recycling bin and takes out assorted paper things. This morning it was the paper egg carton and the empty pasta box. She also has been going into the laundry basket that did not have a lid. While we try to keep the door to the bedroom closed, sometimes we forget and out she comes. Her favorite is our socks. So, when we were at Sam's the other day, B noticed an outside trash container that was made out of plastic and brown. It looked rather nice and he said, how about using that for the laundry. So we brought it home and it fits in the corner and looks good. It's also taller and has a hinged lid that keeps Honey out and yet is easy to open to remove dirty clothes. We are thinking maybe another one for the living room papers and other paper stuff. I'll keep the cans and bottles in the kitchen and hope she learns to not pick trash!
This picture was taken yesterday.
We bought her a little rabbit dog toy that she shakes around. Here she is "loving" her toy.
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