What are you doing today?

[emeraldking]

Staying home. Having a fever caused by a kidney infection. Usually when having this, I have to stay at the hospital. But my nephrologist paid a home visit. If it get worse, I should call him again. But now trying to stay home with some antibiotics.

 

[GaryE]

@emeraldking take are of yourself. I hope you shake that off soon!

 

[emeraldking]

Thank you

 

[Essjay]

We have loose thermal linings in all our curtains, 'loose' so the curtains and linings can be cleaned separately as some curtains are washable while the linings are dry clean. A couple of weeks ago we noticed a split in one of the dining room linings which has been getting bigger and bigger so I bought some fabric and made new linings. I have just finished slip stitching the edges of the linings and curtains together and my back hurts from twisting to reach.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

@emeraldking Hope you find healing.

I'm in Friday mode, mostly planning for next week. It's going to a huge week: Parent-teacher conferences, the beginning of my long awaited "Beginning Band for Grownups" evening class, and "Bring Your Parents To Music Day" for my upper elementary classes...in addition to all the normal stuff and a sick wife. Might have to do some hunting and/or bow building this weekend, just to get my brain in a good place to do it all.

 

[Alice B]

bookkeeping, 1099s and selling sewing machines.

 

[GaryE]

Almost froze my fingers this morning. They were burning for quite some time after I got inside. It can happen fast, even though technically, it's only -17. There's a sea mist blowing in and it gets on your skin and freezes. It wasn't friendly for the cheekbones either. The cold is usually dry, but not this morning.

Every cold day is a part of the run to warmer times ahead.

I have a mouse or two in my fishroom. They got in last week. Mice don't usually wander in extreme cold, but there was work being done on a derelict house next door, and I guess they got flushed out, ran for it and found a hole into the garage. From there, they must have made a run for the fishroom when I had the door open. The door is inside the building.

They're smart ones, avoiding all traps and causing mouse mayhem. They ate a bag of brewer's yeast I use in fruit fly cultures. Indigestion anyone? Times are hard. Now they are burrowing in my house plant pots. I feel like Elmer Fudd, out hunting the unfortunate creatures.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Almost froze my fingers this morning. They were burning for quite some time after I got inside. It can happen fast, even though technically, it's only -17. There's a sea mist blowing in and it gets on your skin and freezes. It wasn't friendly for the cheekbones either. The cold is usually dry, but not this morning.

Every cold day is a part of the run to warmer times ahead.

I have a mouse or two in my fishroom. They got in last week. Mice don't usually wander in extreme cold, but there was work being done on a derelict house next door, and I guess they got flushed out, ran for it and found a hole into the garage. From there, they must have made a run for the fishroom when I had the door open. The door is inside the building.

They're smart ones, avoiding all traps and causing mouse mayhem. They ate a bag of brewer's yeast I use in fruit fly cultures. Indigestion anyone? Times are hard. Now they are burrowing in my house plant pots. I feel like Elmer Fudd, out hunting the unfortunate creatures.

Might be time to invest in a farm cat. Or a ferret. Or a pet kestrel.

 

[Back in the fold]

Going to go out for a run this afternoon since our weather here is so nice . Sunny and 50 degrees is great this time of year . The one year anniversary of my wife’s death is in two weeks and I have been thinking about her a lot these past few days . I really miss her .

 

[gwand]

Anniversaries of the death of loved ones are tough, especially the first year. I hope the one year anniversary of your wife’s death is filled with great memories.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Going to go out for a run this afternoon since our weather here is so nice . Sunny and 50 degrees is great this time of year . The one year anniversary of my wife’s death is in two weeks and I have been thinking about her a lot these past few days . I really miss her .

We passed the anniversary of our son's death a week ago yesterday. Always good to get that part of the year done. Hang in there, my friend.

 

[Back in the fold]

We passed the anniversary of our son's death a week ago yesterday. Always good to get that part of the year done. Hang in there, my friend.

I never knew Man . Losing a child . . . . I have no words .

 

[Essjay]

After my sister died my mother said - you expect your parents to die before you, you know that either you or your partner will die first, but you never ever think your child will die before you.

 

[gimme30]

Jeez, must be the time of year. The anniversary of my granddaughters' suicide was 2 weeks ago. My heart goes out to all of you who've suffered such losses.

As for the OP, since I'm stuck sitting on my butt I'm sharpening pocket knives today. Funny how dull they can get just cutting tape and boxes.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

At last count, I have fifteen people signed up for my "Beginning Band for Grownups" class. If anybody wants to join us, it isn't too late, but the commute might be tough on some of you.