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Friday, May 24, 2013

I have been busy doing yard work. I had a lot of mulching to do and still have more. I have tow long walkways with flowerbeds lining them. I also have flower beds along the edges of the spillway in the back yard and along the back of the house. Now I may have to put one along the front of the yard as people across the street, turn around and run across the edge of my lawn making ruts. Wednesday, a neighbor girl, Emily, did some work for me. She crawled under the deck with the leaf blower and cleaned out under there. Then she helped me carry some rocks from the back flowerbed up to the front to put along the edge of the lawn next to the road. The kids are happy to do some work and earn some money for themselves. Dalton, who is a twin boy of 10, weeded my iruses. His mother said the boys are thrilled to be earning their own money. She is a single Mom with health problems and unable to work. They all live with her mother.

I was going to cut the grass today but the forecast is bleak for the next two days. It poured last night and things are wet this morning. It looks like it is raining now. I still have the flats to plant. I have portulacas for the sunny areas and wax begonias for the shaded areas. I have some kind of purple plant I got from my friend, Joan' greenhouse. It blooms in the shade. I want some color in the back flowerbed.

If it's raining tomorrow, I may not be able to get to the cemetary. Maybe I'll go on Sunday. We have no Sunday School so I can get an early start.

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Monday, May 20, 2013

Yesterday, I went to church, it was youth Sunday and the young people did a wonderful job with the service. I helped Ursula with the deposit and went down the stairs to Sunday School. I got there rather late and didn't know what they were talking about. I didn't see my niece and her family at the 11;00 service so I went on home.

I was tired out from all the yard work Friday and Saturday so I read a little and watched a movie. I inspected my flowers and got out my canopy. I thought it was 8x8. I found I had the wrong poles so had to go tearing through the shed to find the right poles. I found them and I also found that my canopy was 10 x 10 and would not fit on my deck. Since I had the poles out for my screen house, I searched for it in the shed but had no luck. What I thought was my screen house was my big tarp. They are the same color blue. The misquitos are very bad this year. I will have to take everything out of the shed to try to find it. Many things have been packed in there since I moved in. I had some dinner and went to the ice cream stand for a pretzel cone. I took Sparky with me and brought a dish and a spoon to give him some. He was excited about going out in the car. He seemed to know that's what we were doing as he stopped at the car door waiting for me to open it. He gets all hyper when visiting a new place. He has to check everything out.

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Sunday, May 18, 2013

Friday, I went to the church thinking there was not much to do but there was a whole stack of bills that needed to be entered into the computer and paid. I spent all morning there. When I got home, I walked Sparky, had some lunch and cut the grass. Of course, the temp was in the 80's. I did the sunny areas first and then enjoyed the coolness of the shaded back yard.

Many flowers are blooming: azaleas,hydrangea, irises, peony, snap dragons, wood hyacinths, dalias, pansy, geraniums and I have a flat of wax plant begonias and portulacas.

After cutting the grass, I vegetated on the sofa with a big glass of iced tea.

Saturday, I had planting to do. I planted 10 azaleas, a hydrangea, four star gazer lilies, two geraniums, and four dalias. In the afternoon, I took my neighbor, Marlene, to my other neighbors new second hand shop, "The Bargain Barn". It is a big building shaped like a barn and has several rooms of items. I like to look through and maybe find items that I have that have been broken so I can replace them. I also look for nautical items for my bathroom and blue bedroom. I didn't see anything at the Bargain Barn but they did have a lot of nice things. One just have to be in need for the items.

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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Wow! It's been a while. I have either been busy or exhausted. Last Tuesday, we cut exercise class short to help set up tables for our friend, Jean's funeral luncheon. Wednesday, I went to the church to help get the food ready, set up, serve, and clean-up. I also did yard work all week. Thursday, I took my parents anniversary clock back to the jeweler's because it wasn't working after they had fixed it. The man said, " Did you wind it up?" I felt like an idiot. I didn't know it had to be wound up. I thought the pendulum kept it going. I didn't know it had a key. I'll have to go through Don's house to see if I can find it. Meanwhile, I have a tiny wrench that was part of Ted's set. It fits and I"ll able to wind it up.

Friday, I helped set up the tables for the Ecumenical Assoc. yard sale at St. Roses RC Church. When I got home, I cut the grass. Of course the temp was in the 80's.

Saturday was the yard sale. It was a county wide event. I got a few things for myself. A pair of duck boots that are made of rubber and leather. I had two pair of rain boots which are make of plastic and crack. One pair cracked in three weeks and the other lasted six months. The grass is wet in the morning when I take out the dog. I also got a framed stained glass of a lighthouse to put in my bathroom window. I bought a cake to take to my nephew's for our Mother's Day dinner on Sunday.

In the afternoon, I took Sparky to the vet to get his K9 flu booster. This is the third time he's been there and he now knows what that place is. I sat down on a chair to wait our turn and he jumped up on my lap, climbed up my arm, onto my shoulder and head and pawed at the window. He wanted out of that place. When the technician came to get him, Sparky put on his brakes and was shaking. I told the young man he was scared so he picked Sparky up. When he came out, he said that Sparky was good. He was one happy dog to get out of there. On the way home, I went to the library to get some movies. One was Marley and Me. I could never get a dog or animal movie when I had Danny Boy. He would bark and carry on in front of the television. Sparky will look when he hears a dog barking but doesn't pay any more attention to it. What a bad bog Marley was. He made Sparky look like a good dog.

On my way home from St. Rose's, I drove by the Blue Max Bed and Breakfast and saw a pair of bar stools in their sale. They were make of wood and had the Hitchcock backs and swiveled. I had priced them and the cheapest I could find was $100.00 each. I asked the man what he wanted for them and they were $30.00 for the two. I said if I can get them in my car I'll take them. He helped me put them in the back seat. One going one way and the other going the other way. They fit so now I have stools for my kitchen counter. More yard work.

Sunday was church and Sunday School. Then it was off the Rick and Michelle's for Mother's Day dinner. I hadn't gotten any cards or flowers for the mother's in my family so I picked some irises for Cheryl, Michelle, Sylvia and Michelle's mother, Joanne. They were pretty blue ones. I transplanted some of them last year and Don gave me some and so did my neighbor, John. They all seem to be blue. The other's either are later bloomers or didn't like being transplanted. Don said his were a darker purple and I do see some about to bloom which may be a dark purple. It's hard to tell because the buds on the blue ones look like a dark purple.

Monday and Tuesday I was tired out and didn't do much but lay around. I didn't go to exercise class but neither did anyone else. My neighbor, John and Carol brought me a butterfly bush so I had to weed the area I wanted to put it. It was full of zoiza grass and wild strawberry vine. What a job to get that stuff out. Pray for Carol, she had surgery for breast cancer and now she has an infection in the incision.

Monday, I went to Elkton to go to K-Mart, Dollar Tree Deals , and the Acme. I needed some cup hooks for the molding I put in the laundry room to hang mops and brooms on. I needed a few other things. I then stopped at the Greenhouse to look at their plants. They had only red and white portulacas. I like the multicolored ones. I did find a tray of wax plant begonias for the back yard. I gave up on impatiens because they need so much water and we're not supposed to water the grass or flowers only garden veges or grass seed. Therefore, the impatiens do not do well. They need to be watered twice a day.

Wednesday was Bible Study. Afterward, I went to the Apple House to get some portulacas. I also got 10 azaleas which were on sale because they had finished blooming. In addition, I got 4 dalias and 2 pink geraniums. Lots more yard work to do and I need more mulch.

My neighbor, John, stopped by on his way out of the mobile home park. He was very upset and said he had to put "Baby" down. Baby was their little Bishon. John was broken hearted. I stoped in to see Diane and she gave me Baby's treats. A big box of dog biscuits and a big jar of treats. Baby was Danny's friend and Sparky's friend. Baby had either Kidney stones or a tumor and was in a lot of pain. The vet said surgery may or may not work and the chances for this coming back were very high. I will miss Baby standing in their window looking out at us as we walked by. He was a cute little guy; white with black nose and eyes. He was the same size as Sparky but a little broader.

When walking Sparky in the evening, we stopped by my neighbor, Marlene's so Sparky could see her dog, Leyla. Sometimes we walk to the mailbox together but we had both been to the mailbox already. Marlene walked back to my house with me and I showed her all my flowers. When I got to the little red Japanses maple that Tina had given me, I saw it had leaves like a dogwood. It had red bark so I thought it was a red maple. Surprise! Surprise! When it's a good thing as my dogwood had been damaged by hurricane Sandy and it doesn't look like it will survive. The wind had knocked it down. I staked it back up but it had not taken root and it has not bloomed. It has buds on it and it looks like they may bloom yet. We will see.

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

I went to exercise class but we didn't finish our work out. One of my friends from church passed away and they will be having her funeral on Wed. Tables were being set up in the hall so we helped set them up.

When I got home, I did some weeding and mulching before the showers came. I need to get more mulch.

I was tired from yoga Monday night and exercise this morning and doing the yard work so I watch a movie and did some reading. I took when it was raining and he went part way down the walk, turned around and ran back to the house.

After dinner, I heard him getting into something. He was chewing on a package of toothbrush refills. I don't know how or where he got them from. Then he had tissues ripped up on the sofa and livingroom floor. I had taken them out of my handbag and put them too close to the edge of the kitchen table. He jumped up and got them. Then, I heard him into something in the computer room. He had an ant trap in his mouth. I didn't see any chew marks in it but was concerned and called the Vet. Since there were no chew marks, the Vet thought he'd be OK but to monitor him. What a mess he can be.

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Monday, May 6, 2013

I have gotten behind as I have been quite busy. I had a full day on Friday, weeding, mulching, washing clothes, giving Sparky his bath, and spring house cleaning. I went to Sears in Middletown to get my microwave. They replaced the magnatron. good thing I got the extended warrenty. I usually don't get them but in this case, it paid off. The microwave was recommend by Consumer reports but Kenmore could be made by several different companies. I probably got one made in China.

Saturday was more of the same cleaning and weeding and mulching.

Sunday, I went to church, helped with the deposit, went to Sunday School and then went to the second service. A couple from church had their wedding during the 2nd service. They didn't know what to do. They thought if they had a wedding no one would come. Pastor Mark suggested to have it during the service and everyone would be there. They had been engage for two or three years I don't know if it is a 2nd marriage for Marilyn but it is Bob's 2nd marriage. He was a widower and his adult children were not happy about the engagement. They had like Marilyn but change when they became engaged. they even had a prenuptial agreement to protect the children. I guess they finally worked things out as the children attended the wedding.

I did more weeding when I got home. I weeded the front along the fence. I hope I didn't tear out the seeds for the portulacas. They sprout in early June although everything is late this year.

Ants! I got rid of them in my kitchen but now, they are crawling all over the blind in my computer room. I had to stop typing and get out the ant traps. I sprayed all around the perimeter but I think they got underneath the trailer and crawled up the inside. I'm not about to crawl underneath. I do have a plastic ground cover down but there are giant spiders under there and there could be snakes. Horrors!

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Yesterday, I went to Bible Study. Tina brought strawberry short cake for everyone after the class. It was yummie. In the afternoon, I cut the grass. It had grown long since the rain. I had to wait until the afternoon for it to dry off. After an hour rest with a glass of iced tea, I took Sparky out for his walk. My neighbor, Marlene, gave me a bag of produce. It was mostly rutabegas with a couple onions, a cucumber, and a pink grapefruit. I was done in and so was Sparky. The heat gets to him. On our walks, he lays down in the grass in the shade. I did trim his fur and when it gets warmer, I'll have to get him shaved down close.

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

I'm back. I have had a busy schedule and the spring pollen has got me down. I've been doing yard work and sneezing all the while. It makes me feel exhausted. Things went well for Don but I found that my friend, Carol has cancer. Carol has been my friend since early childhood. We went all through school together. Her sister lives across from my brother. I've had a lot of car expenses. After I had the new tires put on and the air conditioner fixed, I had to replace the battery. It went dead while at Don's and the service station that used to be across the street from Don, had moved a couple blocks away. Don called them and they came and got my car started. The battery was 5 or 6 years old so I had them take the car and put in a new one. I didn't want to fool around with it going dead all the time. It seems like I just replaced the battery but I did that shortly after Ted died and it's been 6 years.

Sunday, my family had a birthday dinner for me and for my niece's husband, Sean. We went to Red Lobster in Christiana, DE. The traffic was horrendous. All the roads in that area are being worked on and we couldn't get anywhere. It was a mess. The dinner was supposed to be at 3:30 and we didn't arrive until 4:30. Fortunately, my niece Tina arrived around 3:15 and there was over an hour wait to get a table so we didn't have to wait to sit down.

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Monday, April 22, 2013

I was up early again today and off to the garage to get new tires on my car and to get the air conditioner fixed. The air conditioner needed a hose. I was relieved until I heard the price of the hose was $110.00 plus labor. What a bummer. I took Sparky out when I got home, had some lunch and am on my way to Don's.

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Sunday, April 21, 2012

I went to church and took care of the offering, prepared the deposit and went to Sunday School.

Sunday School got out early so I came home to do some wash and do some more weeding. I was still tired out from the yard work on Saturday.

I went to the Acme Super Market. They had a lot of things on sale for $1.00. I got chicken breasts and thighs, Tasty pies and forgot the eggs. I intended to get 2 dozen of the large eggs for $1.00 each. I planned to hard boil a dozen for the homeless people at the Kanal Kitchen Luncheon of Saturday. Maybe I can go back later.

I watched one of the movies I got from the library but it turned out to be one I had seen before. I watched it anyway as I forgot how it turned out.

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Saturday, April 20, 2013

It was a busy day. I took Sparky to the Vet to get his kennel cough and K-9 flu shots. He also got his nails trimmed. I asked the ass't if he were good. He said," I wouldn't say he was good but he didn't try to bite me." Sparky doesn't like his nails done or his feet dried. He's like a wild dog.

I went to the bank and the library for some movies.

I cut the grass in the afternoon and did some weeding. I was done in for the rest of the day.

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Friday Flowerbloggin'

My dogtooth violet is blooming. This photo was taken in Vineland in March 2010.

I've had a busy time. Tuesday afternoon, I went to my brother's so I could go to his Dr. visit with him early Wednesday morning. Sparky did OK but I have to watch him because he gets into everything and is curious about everything. I put him in his cage while we went to the Dr.'s. I have mixed feelings about the doctor's report. Don had a polyp removed last Nov. but it had to be scraped off and not all of it could be removed. He needs to get another colonoscopy to see if it had grown. I hope and pray that it has not because if it has, Don will need more surgery for another resection. While I was at Don's, I talked to my friend, Sylvia across the street. She said her sister who has been my good friend since early childhood, has cancer. It is a slow growing cancer but not operable and will require chemo treatment. Carol is in my prayers.

Yesterday, I did some weeding along the walk on the west side. It will still need more weeding. I tried to hire a kid who has asked for work but she did seem to be interested in weeding. I think she wants to cut the grass but I feel she is too young to run the mower and I don't want kids doing that.

I called the propane company and I have to wait until my gas gets down to 5% before I can change companies. I have 30% and have raised my thermos stat so I could use it up. The new company charges a dollar less per gallon. The old company also charges $40.00 service charge to remove the tanks. What a bummer.

After dinner, I went to choir practice. My friend, Tina was there and she gave me a quart of her homemade vegetable beef soup and a corn muffin. I will have it for lunch today.

I did the red load of wash today and hung it up in my shower as it is raining. I put an extra shower curtain in the middle of my shower so I could hang clothes there. I vacuumed the living room and ran the sweeper in the kitchen, hallway and laundry room.

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

I did more weeding yesterday and went to yoga class. I put the news on the radio and waited outside to find out where the horrible bombing took place. It just breaks my heart; I almost cried. I have been in and gone to many races. Ted ran the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, DC. I waited at the finish line for him. There were thousands of people watching and cheering the runners on. It's just horrible. There are some evil sicko's in this world. I just can't imagine what the people are going through. There have been helicopters flying up and down the canal this morning watching for any suspicious activity. The canal is a major shipping route between Philadelphia and Baltimore and points south.

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Monday, April 15, 2013

Yesterday, I took a branch to the wood pile out back and a big brown/black snake had been sunning itself on the wood pile. I didn't see how big it was, I only saw part of it slithering away. EW!. I'm glad I moved the pile last week when it was still cold and the snakes were hibernating.

I did some more weeding and mulching on the west side flower garden. I still have a lot to do. The other side of the walk on the west side needs to be done as well as the two sides of the driveway. Out front along the fence needs to be done on both sides. That's what needs to be weeded. They also need mulching. The east side along the walk needs mulching and along the back yard where I yanked out all the weeds and vines needs mulching. I did put some around the little trees and azaleas but if I put flowers back there, they will need the mulch because it gets so dry there. I guess all the trees suck up the moisture.

I called my Aunt Jean, my brother told me she moved into an assisted living home. She had been so disparately lonely in her apartment. She never saw anyone during the day and night. I understand that. I do have friends and activities but I have to come home to an empty house and eat by myself. Sparky helps but it still is lonely. My Aunt had a mini stroke a few years ago that affected her memory a little. She told the assisted living place and now they are treating her as if she had dementia or alzhimers. They stopped her from driving her car and ran after her when she went out to look at the flowers. They had her sit with a lady who was sitting by herself and it was OK at first but the lady uses fowl language so my aunt sat with some other ladies. The server told her she had to sit with the lady she was assigned to. When my aunt refused, he took her dishes away and didn't serve her any dinner. I'm going to have to tell her daughter to look into it. Her daughter works for a large legal firm in Philadelphia.

It looks like rain today. I hope I can get the rest of the lime on the lawn before it starts. There is no wind this morning so I'd better get to it.

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Sunday, April 14, 2013

I am behind on my blogging. I wish I could publish on my tablet. I have been doing some yard work. I have weeded and spread the mulch about three quarters down the west side flower garden. I planted the hyacinth I got for Easter. I have been running around to different places doing errands. Yesterday, the Vet had a Heartworm clinic. With Heartworm and Flea medications 25 % off. Luckily, I was able to pre-order over the internet. When I got there, the line was out the door and down the length of the building. I was able to pick up my Heartworm Medication at a table they had set up outside. People were lined up with their dogs. There were all kinds of dogs. Sparky had a wonderful time meeting all the dogs.

They had vendors outside giving away things. I got a chocolate eclair donut and a cup of water ice from one of the local ice cream stores called Brusters. The water ice was like Rita's creamy like sherbet. I stopped at a community yard sale on the way home. I got a couple packs of colored toner for my printer. They were a dollar earch. I went to the jewelers and got my clocks. I hung my coo coo clock. I was a little disappointed as a wire was not connected inside the clock. I was able to attach it and evidently got it right as it is working but I have to adjust the pendulum; it is running slow. It has a new pendulum. The old one was worn out and wouldn't stay in the proper place. My anniversary clock is not working so it has to go back. It runs for about 2 minutes and stops. That's what it did before I took it in.

Thursday, my friend, Tina joined our exercise class and went to JoJo's with us. Tina recently retired. She really enjoyed the class.

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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

I got Sparky out early and went to the Hospital in Elkton for my mammogram and bone density scan. I was in and out in less than an hour. I went a little further down the road and filled up my gas tank at the Valero station. It was $3.329. Maryland is planning on adding another $.20 tax the the gas. I don't know how they can be so stupid. Everyone will go to DE for gas. I took Sparky out when I got home and then went to my Bible Study class. Another day that I planned on doing yard work but today was hotter than yesterday. It was 95 on the west side and 91 on the east side. I put my air conditioner on yesterday and again today. I did have the doors open until the afternoon when the air kicked on.

I trimmed off some of Sparky's fur; he was one hot dog. His fur is a lot thicker than Danny's was. It feels like wool fleece. I gave him some chipped ice to chew on. He really likes it.

I did some computer work and that was about it for today. I had the rest of my tuna salad and coleslaw for lunch with a big bowl of ice cream for dessert. .I made a big spinach salad with broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, ham and cheese for dinner. I finished the grapefruit and had some more apricots.

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Tuesday, April 09, 2013

I went to exercise in the morning and to JoJo's with my friends. We had two new ladies join us.

I had plans of doing yard work but it was too hot. It went up into the 90's. My friends star magnolia was in full bloom in the morning and by afternoon, it was wilting and dropping it's beautiful blossoms.

I did some grocery shopping and made myself a huge spinach salad for lunch.

I put some things into the shed and that was about it for the day. I made tuna salad and coleslaw for dinner with half a grapefruit and canned apricots.

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Bleated Friday Flower Bloggin"

The star magnolias are blooming.

Monday, April 8, 2013

I am behind on my blogging. Friday, I went for my blood work early in the morning. I hate going for blood work as I can't eat or drink anything before I go. With my cold and allergies, I need to have a cup of coffee to clear my sinuses and get me going. I took a cup with me so I could have it ready when I was done. I did some laundry and yard work when I got home.

Saturday: I got ready to go and get my clocks that are at the jewelers for repair. I took the coo coo clock and my parents anniversary clock. The jeweler called my last week and I couldn't remember whether he was just calling to let me know how much it would cost or if he said they were ready. It's a good thing I called before I went because he had just given me the cost of what it would be. He said it takes a long time for coo coo clocks especially if they are old. Mine is over 40 years old. Ted gave it to me for our first Christmas after we were married. He said it took his 4 months.

I did more laundry and yard work. I finished cleaning up my brush and branch pile in the back yard. I put the large branches along the back of my flower garden against the woods and the bank of the spillway. I raked the leaves further back and put the small branches behind the tree in the corner of the property.

Sunday: I went to church early. I thought we'd be having choir rehearsal but the Chorus from the high school were performing. I had forgotten and I wasn't at choir practice to find out. A nineteen year old boy gave the sermon. Dan is a fine Christian young man but I have mixed feelings about people giving the sermon who are not ordained or at least a student minister, deacon or elder. We have several retired pastors and a newly ordained pastor who heads up the camp center who are members of our congregation. Ursula was not there. Her husband is having health problems and she is turning the Treasurer position over to me. I feel overwhelmed by it all. I hope I can find someone to help me. When I got done getting the deposit ready, I went to Sunday School. I came home walked Sparky, washed the sheets and hung them out on the line. It was a nice warm spring day. I opened the doors and put up the storm windows. I even ran the overhead fan to cool the place down.

I went to my niece's to get my car insurance card. My desk top computer is down and I don't have the printer hooked up to my laptop. Cheryl's husband printed it out for me. Cheryl's cousin and her husband were visiting. I asked Janet how old her son was thinking he was a little boy but the little boy is 19 years old. My how time flies. Janet and her husband cleaned out their storage locker and found a lot of her son's baby toys in the back of the storage locker so they brought them for Ethan. They were in good shape. One was Thomas the Train that Ethan could sit on and push with his feet. There were all kinds of nice toys in good condition. Ethan didn't know what to play with first.

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Thursday, April 4, 2013

Monday:

I took my microwave to Sears. It was still under warranty so I am able to get it fixed. It is having the same problem it did last year. It's a good thing I renewed the warranty. I went to my niece's for dinner.

Tuesday: I went to exercise class and then helped Ursula with the filing and so forth. I did a little weeding but it was cold and windy.

Wednesday: I did some wash and hung it out on the line. It was windy so it dried quickly.

Thursday: I went to exercise class and then to JoJo's for a grilled sticky bun and a cup of tea. I walked Sparky when I got home and had some chicken noodle soup for lunch. It was good on a cold day. I am so sick and tired of winter. There are some cherry trees blooming also daffodils and hyacinths. the crocuses are still in bloom. The star magnolias are swelled up and will probably bloom when it warms up. Hopefully that will be tomorrow. I did the Federal portion of my taxes today. I'll do the state tomorrow. I didn't go to choir practice. I am still tired out from my cold and now the pollen is getting to me.

I am getting spam comments and sometimes have to remove the comment option because the spammer seems to lock onto a certain date and keeps putting their unwanted comments on it. I wish those people would get a life of their own and leave me and others alone.

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Sunday, March 31, 2013

I went to my brother's yesterday and we went to the cemetery to take the flowers for Ted's grave and our parents grave. I brought Sparky with me and I brought his cage. I put him on the front porch while we had our lunch but I had to put him in his cage as Don had put the trash out on the porch and Sparky bit a whole in the "steel sack" and got out a paper towel that had been use to clean up bacon grease. Sparky is not used to riding in the car and he spent the whole time whining. I thought maybe he needed a pit stop but in new places, he is so excited about sniffing everything that he doesn't go. I walked him several times at Don's and he still would not go. He held it until we got home.

It was sunny with the temp. in the 60's. In the afternoon, it was 68 on my deck. I was able to walk Sparky without my coat, hat, scarf, boots and gloves. It felt great. I saw some cherry trees blooming and some forsythia and star magnolias are getting ready to burst forth with their blooms.

I woke up around am this morning and thought it was Monday so I turned over and went back to sleep. I woke again at 6:15 and wondered what happened to Sunday. I had to quick get ready for the sunrise service. It was 28 degrees. I had to take Sparky out and scrape off my car. I wore long johns, corduroy pants, turtle neck, fleece shirt, winter coat, scarf, gloves and my Alpine hat that comes down over my ears and ties under my chin. I felt as if I were dressed for Christmas. It was dawn but the sun didn't rise over the canal before the service was over. Bummer. I had to quick drive home(about a mile), walk Sparky, change into my Easter outfit. (Yellow pants suit) and Yellow Easter bonnet and get to church for choir rehearsal and the service. I still have my cold and it is a nuisance.

Sparky will need to be walked and I have to make my Waldorf Salad for my niece's dinner.

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Friday Flowerbloggin'

My Star-of-Bethlems are blooming. I was afraid I did not bring them from Vineland. It's just that it has been so cold this year that everything is late in blooming. This photo was taken in Vineland but they have started to bloom in my backyard.

I did some errands this morning and then rested for a while. After lunch, Cheryl and Ed came to borrow my card table and 4 chairs for their Easter dinner. They had some baby clothes to donate to the church mission so I went to open the church for them. I rested some more after they left. This cold still has me under the weather.

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Thursday, March 29, 2013

Tuesday, I went to the grocery store to get some things I needed. Redner's has a program that for each $100.00 you spend in a month, you get $.10 off a gallon of gas. I usually only get $.10 off and their are other stations that are cheaper. I lucked out this time and got $.30 per gallon off. That made the price $3.29 a gallon. Too bad I only needed half a tank. I was so excited about getting the thirty cents off that I forgot to to stop in the pet store to get Sparky's food.

Tuesday night, I went to the Ecumenical Assoc. meeting. I'm not always able to attend because of Choral Soc. practice. I didn't really feel up to it but I didn't want to miss another meeting. I did feel better in the afternoon than I had felt for over a week and a half. I still have the cough.

Wednesday, I went to Bible Study. I didn't feel up to going to that either but Pastor Mark had to leave the Ecumenical Assoc. meeting early and he wanted me to fill him in on what I missed. I got drafted into helping with the Holy Thursday Service. I don't feel up to that either.

I went to the pet store to get Sparky's food and rested the rest of the day and night except for taking him out. He seems to like to go out at the last 15 minutes of a movie.

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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

I went to my concert on Saturday. It went well by, there were several of us coughing and clearing our throats. The church where we performed, Shrewsbury Episcopal, had a lovely dinner for us but my friend, Joan that I went with couldn't stay and I wasn't feeling very well anyway so I went on home with her.

Sunday, I was the lay reader at the Palm Sunday church service. I was still feeling under the weather. They had a pancake breakfast at 8:30 and then a combined service at 10:00. There was no Sunday School but I had to stay and help Ursula get the offing ready for deposit. I was glad to get home and curl up with my blanket.

Monday, I awoke to 2 inches snow on the ground. It was 31 degrees and snowed all day. The temp never moved above 35. It was a heavy wet snow and melted on the road and walks. Sparky loved running in the snow and eating it. I have a problem with drying off his feet. I don't know if someone beat him with a towel or he thinks I'm playing with him or what. He growls and acts like a wild maniac dog. I was afraid he was going to bite me. I finally picked him up and put him on the washing machine. I got the dog training treats and gave him one each time I dried his paws. He calmed down. Danny liked being dried off. He hated being wet. This dog just wants to play and eat. He's always looking for food but not his dog food. He picks up things out on the grass or road before I spot it to pull him away. Kids drop food and chewing gum on there way to the bus stop across from me. I think the trash men spilled some chicken bones on the road. I had to pry them out of his mouth. He's always grabbing gum tree seed pod balls, acorns, sticks and pieces of wood from the mulch in my flowerbeds. He keeps me hopping.

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Friday Flowerbloggin'

I took this photo of Star of Bethlehem March 28, 2010 in Vineland. I thought I brought some with me beut I don't see any yet as it's still winter here. There are a few spring flowers but a few is all. The magnolias are usually in bloom by now but now this year. It was 23 degrees this morning and not much above 30 right now.

My cold is still hanging on. I went to Walgreen's and asked the Pharmacist what she recommended. She said Delsym, Benedril, asperin, plenty of liquids, and use the humidifier at night.

I haven't been using the humidifier because the lake across the street keeps this place plenty humid. I'll try it tonight. I stopped at Redner's to get some juice. I don't usually drink juice because it's too sweet for me. I got some red grapefruit juice.

It was sunny this morning but I see clouds moving in. Yesterday, we had snow flurries. I hate winter this time of year. I was hoping since March came in like a lion, it would go out like a lamb. No such luck this year. It's been a lion the whole month. I have a lot of weeding to do but it's just too cold. I have some weeds that seem to thrive through the winter. My west side flowerbed is a mess with weeds and so is the front out by the fence. I had them all cleaned up in the fall.

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