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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 31 May 13 - 08:08 PM Here is the new thread. |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 31 May 13 - 10:31 AM Exciting middle of the night doings at your house, Linn! I'm sorry that news article didn't give you a new lead as far as solving this nonsense the bureaucrats have dreamed up. I decided to plug in the earphones today and tune out the office. I'm sitting in the middle of the public area and there are so many distractions. It's going to be a long summer! SRS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Bat Goddess Date: 31 May 13 - 09:22 AM I wish all the shit in my life were from goats! Stilly, that program (or at least NH's version) is what we've been working on since January. Spouses are specifically EXCLUDED from being paid as caregivers, but they didn't bother to tell us that until a few weeks ago. Also holders of Living Wills or Medical Powers of Attorney. That's the whole bureaucratic process that has wrung me through the wringer. They're still pointing fingers at each other and not giving me all the information (or even correct information). I can't seem to get any two of them to agree on ANYTHING. There may be some benefit (not financial) to the program (which we've basically qualified for), but I'm going to come out of it with PTSD. Meanwhile, I'll be navigating on a sleep deficit today. Around 4 a.m. the cats flushed a flying squirrel. Earlier, I'd heard some squeaking, but I got back to sleep. At 4 I had a cat run across my head. Grabbed the flashlight and discovered Rufus sitting on top of the bolster pillow staring at the peak of the ceiling where, at the top of a post, was a flying squirrel. Sabine was sitting on the bed, also staring. I sat up to watch the show, since I couldn't actually DO anything. Then the wide-eyed little fur-for-brains glided down to the bed...and Sabine (in her youth, AKA "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle and Great Huntress") grabbed it firmly in her mouth. Instead of dragging it off elsewhere, she looked as if she were going to eviscerate it smack in the middle of the bed. I put the kibosh on that and when she put it down, I grabbed some paper towels, wrapped them around the squirrel (which wasn't moving; don't know if it was dead), and marched it downstairs, out the back door and flung it off the deck. This was all just before dawn, but I live in a neighborhood where I CAN stand on the deck starkers and no one will notice. Went back upstairs and tried unsuccessfully to fall back to sleep. Read for a bit, and just as dawn was starting to be visible, tried again to fall asleep. Sort of did. Not well. Never a dull moment... Linn |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 31 May 13 - 12:30 AM Are you sure it isn't the mother raccoon under the house? My back yard pack were doing their "possum on the top of the fence" bark just now, but the flashlight shows that whoever was there had the good sense to climb down and go around. Tomorrow evening I'm planning to mow the front. It's a "fruit day" as my co-workers call it - and on those days when I'm not eating as many calories, when I get the extra exercise it does seem to help the pounds drop off. And I'm looking forward to the weekend with a variety of pursuits, health and hearth-wise. I have to finish weeding the big vegetable garden, and list more eBay stuff. Several end in the next couple of days and I want to keep a steady stream of items listed. SRS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Dorothy Parshall Date: 30 May 13 - 10:33 PM If life gives you shit - let it be from goats! Such wonderful garden projects, Linn. R having gone off early to work on various what-evers, I came to the cabin to deal with animals. With a stop at a greenhouse for a few perennials (expensive!) and a long chat with the staff about environmental sensitivity. I went into the greenhouse and started coughing non-stop. Recovered when I left. After lunch and a hot bath, recuperating on computer, I decided to move the squirrels outside. Made the outdoor cage accessible and came in to figure out how to entrap the girls to move them. Ended up with two AWOL critters running around the cabin. After a long and fruitless effort, I put the cage out on the porch, opened the door and eventually herded them out side. Worse than herding cats! Now it was after 5 pm so I went down to the mill to check on raccoons. Mom had not retrieved her progeny. SO I fed them some and brought them to the cabin, with a stop at the library to return books and pay fines, and chat with librarian. She told me there is a local woman who has a business card stating she is a "de-clutterer". She helps mostly older people ... de-clutter! What a diplomat she must be. The library had de-cluttered 40 boxes of their "books for sale" by taking them to a place in Montreal that distributes them in book poor areas. Now I am wondering what to do with the bag of novels that I have accumulated. So, I fed kits and fed kits and... Put the fed ones in a cat carrier lest I feed the same ones twice, then the lot back in the cage. Some people can tell raccoons apart. Not me. They have only just now stopped complaining vociferously, poor little orphans want their real mother; she must have come to a bad end. Oh, my! noises under the house - the skunk or the ground hog? At least I don't have to feed whatever it is. |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 30 May 13 - 09:42 PM I did some weeding, I cleaned up in the kitchen, I am preparing to cook a late dinner using some of my zucchini and canned tomatoes. I explored the garden and I see some nice-sized potatoes under the mulch. I picked a handful of strawberries, now that the snails have been eliminated (thank you, Sluggo!) Linn, I heard a story about aging and funding tonight on The News Hour. They spoke about how a daughter/caregiver was able to get $500 a month, a pittance, but still, she was paid for a few hours of work with her mother every month (her mother lives with her). You might want to check that out. SRS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Bat Goddess Date: 30 May 13 - 02:50 PM It's hot. Last weekend there was snow not that far from us (we had rain) and today it's in the 80s F. and supposed to be in the 90s F. tomorrow. Brought up a couple more large pots from the cellar and got them outside but not filled or planted (more herbs). Went outside with good intentions, clipper in one hand and lopper in the other. Headed up the driveway with the ultimate intention of getting the mail. Consolidated some downed branches to be easier for my neighbor to pick up for a bonfire and cut some low hemlock branches that, I think, are shading out the ladyslippers that used to bloom there. Also managed to get some of the low hanging branches at the head of the driveway -- neat trick, trying to pull the branch low enough to try to cut it (one-handed) with the lopper. Got the lowest, at least. Oh, I can, indeed, set up the ironing board and iron the blouse I want to wear tomorrow. And found some more stuff to de-accession...and may be able to foist it off in a few minutes to my neighbor. Linn |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 30 May 13 - 09:32 AM I arranged with a friend with a van to move that cabinet yesterday, but it turned out that the vehicle didn't have the height I thought. I'll have to have their guy who moves stuff pick it up. I could slide it into the pickup, but it would have to rest on the wheel wells and I don't want to do that then jostle it. I don't think that would do it any good, and there is a built in mirror that could suffer with the maneuver. It was a surprise this morning to realize that for the first time in a long time I hadn't remembered on May 27 that it was the date that my mom died. I do remember her birthday, that is etched into my brain, but for a long time the death date seemed as significant. I think it is loosing its strength finally. Another friend is at the point where he needs to start selling a bunch of stuff set aside for eBay, but a friend of his keeps borrowing his camera. I'm thinking that the old adage "for want of a nail" applies here, and I should give him a camera. I hadn't expected to have this extra little camera I received recently, but it is the best one for carrying around in my handbag, so I got a good card and put it into service. I tested it last night and find it can handle the closeup shots that he needs. I've started looking online for comparable features - he could use one that was manufactured a year or two ago and it would be very reasonably priced. Amazon is probably the best place for this shopping, but I'll try a couple of others also. He doesn't have a credit card, so I would simply buy it and he can pay me back later. I am trying to practice what I preach and get more of my stuff listed. This weekend I have several things ready to go. SRS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Bat Goddess Date: 30 May 13 - 09:10 AM It rained yesterday, but I managed to lop off and stack some of the woody stuff that's been trying to take over way out back. Today I'll go out with a bow saw and try to get the stuff that's a bit bigger. Then maybe I can start transplanting the tall bearded irises out there into the bed behind the house that didn't exist when I first put them out there. And maybe move a couple more rocks around to border that bed. The woods will encroach and take over if you give it more than a year's chance. I think it's got about an eight year headstart while I was a) working a deadline insane publications job and then b) working retail with strange hours and the knack of having every spring/summer/fall day off rain. Oh, and then there was Tom's medical crises, too, one after the other. I'll attend to the thorn bushes (again!) later... Also shovelled some of the newly moved loam pile into the turnaround (hosta) bed next to the newly replaced rock border. My brain has been so fried this week that I missed lunch with a friend yesterday. I was convinced it was today. I really HAVE to actually look at and READ my calendar... The Monday holiday probably didn't help, but I was convinced lunch was Thursday (as it had been last week when I had to reschedule because of Tom's cardiologist appointment). I feel bad about making her wait at Margaritas and then never showing up. Meanwhile, I spent yesterday morning on the phone with the insurance company since everything they'd told me on Tuesday was wrong. So...I can't download the form. But they've now filled it out and mailed it to us to sign. And I emailed the person I'm accounting to and let her know the necessary schedule -- they mail to us, we sign and mail back, they take 7-10 working days to process and approve and then mail us back a confirmation letter. So my deadline will have to be adjusted to accommodate. Especially since this option was never mentioned until Tuesday morning. Got a lovely package in the post yesterday -- two books from a friend. "Drying Food With An Attitude" and "Holy Shit: Managing Manure To Save Mankind" -- been dipping into the books and reading bits aloud to Tom. They look both fun and profitable. This same friend gave us a CSA share in a local farm (and blueberry share) and we've been exploring dehydrating food since I refuse to can and have limited freezer space. Oh, and speaking of shit, my up-the-hill neighbor offered me about 12 years' worth of well composted goat manure and bedding. Hope she'll be around this afternoon so I can give her some of what I've been de-accessioning from my glassware cupboard and some stuffed animals. Today's project is to continue to move stuff around, de-accession, and stow stuff properly in the guest room so I will again have enough space to set up the ironing board. Goal: ironing the new blouse I got at Savers for four bucks so I can wear it to The Press Room tomorrow. And maybe move all the stuff in "The Room" to retrieve the brass antique-but-not-in-good-enough-shape vacuum cleaner so maybe I can make a run to Harding Metals one of these days and make a few bucks. It's good to have a goal... Linn |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: LilyFestre Date: 30 May 13 - 08:13 AM Dishes done from the last 2 very busy days, laundry started, hall and bathroom floors swept, toilet cleaned, mail sorted, kitchen table found, stove and counters all wiped down and clean....all before 8:00am. YEEE HAWWW!!!! Michelle who usually is still sleeping! |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: wysiwyg Date: 29 May 13 - 11:19 PM I stuffed my binders today. Burp! ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Dorothy Parshall Date: 29 May 13 - 09:37 PM SRS: Congratulations on your beautiful new piece of furniture! Linn and Mary: Thinking of you - because that is all I can do for you. "Life is fraught with hazard." is a fav saying of my 87 year old dear dear friend. Also "hope is the best thing we can give anyone". So we can only keep on hoping.... R just got definite word that a lawsuit is impending resulting from he, and bro's, effort to help a friend save her house and business by lending her money. This caused the late summer and fall crisis which lasted until 21 Dec - 7 day weeks, paying a crew and renting heavy equipment with absolutely no support from that friend. She was given a great deal of help to sue the culprit, which would have helped but cannot carry through. R gets quite overwrought and did not sleep last night. So I am back to spending most of time in city to just be here for him. It seems to help. Nothing is getting done in studio, or re the move but I still need to go back and forth to care for the squirrels and, now, the four kits at the mill. They were out of cage this morning but I don't know if mom let them out or they managed it. So, I re-collected the screaming kids and put them back in cage. Then I managed to get some raccoon formula into each with a syringe. Put them back where mom could find them. If tomorrow is a replay, I may bring them with me - commute with my menagerie hidden under a blanket. It is a tough call. If mom is still around, I don't want to upset her but don't want these little guys starving either. I'll try a bottle tomorrow in hopes they will ingest more formula. They are not fat. Managed to delete a bunch of old emails tonight. And NOT eat 8 cookies. Oh, it rained on the clothes I hung on the line yesterday but I left them to dry whenever. Brought the unhung ones back and dried them in the dryer and did another load as well. A day. |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 29 May 13 - 05:03 PM Oh, Mary. That is so difficult. My best wishes to them. Linn, those people should all get together in one room and discuss their programs. Not make you run between all of them. Yesterday I unloaded the boxes and packing things off of the computer desk with a hutch and loaded it into the pickup to take to the Goodwill. My next door neighbor bought this MDF desk from Walmart about 20 years ago, then gave it to me about 10 years ago, when I painted it and my kids used it for several years. I moved it to the sun room for a garage sale but it didn't sell, so stayed in the sun room collecting stuff I use for packing eBay packages. There is a space there now for the cabinet I've mentioned. I bought it yesterday and a friend is helping me take it home tonight, it doesn't fit into my pickup. SRS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: LilyFestre Date: 29 May 13 - 10:53 AM You got it Sins!!!! XOXOXOXO Michelle |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: SINSULL Date: 29 May 13 - 09:46 AM Asking for prayers for my cousin and her children. The CF is almost out of control. Her son has less than 40% of lung function. Her daughter is at 70%. The meds to help them are ten years away. Never less than one child in the ER. And medical bills? LOL She lost count years ago. SINS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Bat Goddess Date: 29 May 13 - 08:44 AM As of yesterday I'm back in the bureaucratic hell. Four bureaucrats, four different answers. Two deadlines. Simple solution to handling Tom's life insurance that we should have been told about weeks ago. But the program won't pay more of what we'd been told it would pay. I've got too much invested in it to just pull out now. At least it won't actively HARM us and, if my mother dies, I'll be able to go to the funeral. There might be some other benefits, but I'll still have to scramble every month for money for luxuries like eating...registering the car...heating oil... If it doesn't work, we just drop out when we have to requalify next year. Either they don't tell us anything...or they only tell us part of the information...unless they tell us the wrong information... I. Am. So. Sick. Of. It. I'd really like to get on with my life and all the other stuff that needs doing. Linn |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: katlaughing Date: 28 May 13 - 11:55 PM oops, looks like my html skills are out of practice.sorry! |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Dorothy Parshall Date: 28 May 13 - 09:31 PM Nice to hear from Kat! On her Purple day! Left city this am and went to the cabin and dropped off stuff, to the mill to check on baby raccoons; they were happily in a pile in a garbage bag of debris so I put a blanket in a cage and piled them into it, gave them each a few droppers of water and left them in hopes mom would come back. The cage top can easily be removed by an adult raccoon. R and I agreed I would need to take him back to the city so I will have the car to check on the kits. So, after a trip to the municipal office to get permit to fix up the mill - good for anything he does for a year! - and a trip to the auctioneer's home to pay bill, and some lunch, we headed back to the city, stopping at a yard sale where I got a marvellous lamp shade and an old lace tablecloth in great shape. I hoped I would get to the hospital to visit friend but was so tired I have just sat here on computer and reading, ate some good food and some - uh oh - cookies. half asleep the whole time. Back to cabin tomorrow, to check on squirrels and then to mill for kits. Will take a baby bottle and goat milk just in case mom did not come home. R checked with neighbour to make sure he did not trap mom and we have not seen any dead on the road. Bed - after I fetch R from the office. |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 28 May 13 - 05:31 PM One kid delivered to the airport, after a trip to the bank to get his accounts in order. He'd never activated his debit card, no wonder it wasn't working. I unloaded the pickup this morning and spread a couple of bags of mulch in the already weeded garden. This evening I start on the big garden, weeding and mulching as I go. As far as the allergy test I've been running since I finally got the hands to clear up, the two glasses of wine more than a week ago have set off the cycle of dry and cracked skin on my hands. Not so bad because I only had two glasses, but it clearly is a player in the allergy investigation. Beer also set it off, but I think it has less of whatever I'm allergic to. After this round clears up comes the REALLY important test: chocolate. :) SRS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 28 May 13 - 01:02 AM It sounds like it was a wonderful day, Kat! And I am looking forward to the dog photos. I'm waiting on my son's arrival. Probably late late, after I go to bed. He has a key. I'll take him on a couple of errands then to the airport tomorrow afternoon. He flies to Seattle for his summer internship with Amazon.com! I'm from Washington, my family is right around Seattle, so I'd given him information ages ago, but never heard back from him about it. I spoke to my sister this morning to tell her he was on his way. "I know - I'm picking him up at the airport tomorrow." I spoke with my ex - we figure that though our son plays his cards very close to the vest, he has been listening and is figuring out how to make this work. I'm glad he contacted her - and he probably assumed we had talked and that I knew. Now I'm hoping he has room in his checked luggage to take her a jar of my zucchini bread and butter pickles. I told her about them this morning. I figure if we have a kid going between us we might as well make him transport stuff! :) SRS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: katlaughing Date: 28 May 13 - 12:09 AM It feels kind of strange, my feeling better while the docs are talking "tenuous" situation. Today was a PURPLEAfter we had breakfast at 9! we both got busy. I went back to the office and Rog's help. I cleaned a bunch of games and papers Morgan has had free range of it without a clean it up Supervisory Team. The unhinged door from our bedroom has been blocking some key areas, so Rog moved it over. I just at that of putting stuff away when my abrother showed up to see Mz. StellaLuna's new haircut, design by Monsiuor(sp) de la France. she's so cute. Photos, soon. I've never seen such a thick,dense, curls every which way coat! My bro went on to water my perennials, trees, and houseplants whilst I kept going in the kitchrn, finding old dog toys, tons of dog hair and visited with my brother whilr Rog made us veggie tacos. I still was not sleepy and only a bit tired. After lunch, Rog went to the grocery store and I took time out to watch an episode of Murdoch Mysteries on netflix. There's more but work calls Rog so we have to get some sleep. I am amaxed and happy with all this energy! kat |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Dorothy Parshall Date: 27 May 13 - 09:41 PM SRS: "I need it because I want it"... Marvellous looking piece of furniture with wonderful storage space! Michelle! A hoosier is such a treasure! Auctions on both Sat and Sun. I read through the Sat one, in the car in the rain. I am not owning R's clutter! Sunday, I helped add to it just because the auctioneer was having trouble getting people started so I ended up with a pile of stuff for $2. We need a designated yard sale area, a library room and a museum room! That is, R does! I am only responsible for the nice apple painted cake platter with matching server which I really took a fancy to for $2! We also managed to plant about a dozen small trees at the mill - wild cherry along the road and red spruce behind and staggered. Then I read in the car while R did stuff inside. There is not yet a clean, environmentally safe place inside for me. And one month to moving time! R reports there were 4 baby raccoons in the mill yesterday, running around screaming for mom. If she has not sorted them out when I go there tomorrow... The squirrels are ready to go to the outside cage (I am looking forward to this de-cluttering of K) so there will be room for little raccoons in the K?? We are hoping not. They are better off with mom. In the city today: brought R in and dropped him off at work site but worked on internet all afternoon waiting for him to need ride. Missed the right time to visit friend in hospital but we went for supper and then I dropped him back at office and went to folk dancing. Did a few dances then they started doing couple dances. I left. And here I am. |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 27 May 13 - 05:14 PM It's amazing how much stuff you can store in those things, isn't it Michelle? The wide shallow drawer under the counter is where I keep all of my spare silverware (it came from Dad's house, he had it for when they did potlucks during Song Circle meetings at his house.) And odds and ends napkins, folded placemats, and cutlery. The bottom drawer that was the bread box is all sorts of kitchen gadgets that came from his house. Linn, I found a new tool I'm using for some of my weeding that works well and fast when they're small. It's a workout, but faster than pulling by hand. At Home Depot it is the Ames Action Hoe. You put enough pressure on it to run the stirrup blade an inch or so underground and take off small or tender weeds at the roots. Then pick them up and toss them in the compost. Must go get gas for the mower and mulch for the weeded garden. SRS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: wysiwyg Date: 27 May 13 - 04:52 PM Some home medical supplies finally left. No one in FreeCycle wanted them so they went to Goodwill. In med supply I am down to one box of plastic canisters for a Wound Vac. Probably have to recycle them for the plastic-- insurance regs mean that once they are in a patient's home they can't go to another patient, even if the box has never been opened. ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Bat Goddess Date: 27 May 13 - 03:34 PM Just came back inside and need to sit a bit after balancing on the incline of the rockery pulling out leaves, cutting some woody stuff that shouldn't be there, pushing over a small tree that I'd limbed a few years ago and now is dead. I got it almost entirely pulled out but there's one strand of root that won't give up and I wasn't inclined to fight with it today. My thighs and feet are killing me. (Good, though.) Tom came outside (using only a cane!) to sit on the deck under the umbrella and enjoy the garden and driveway. He went for a short walk over to the turnaround garden and was able to stop and inhale the lilacs. The glare was getting to him despite his yellow goggles so he retired to the deck and the umbrella table again. I also weeded in the bed just behind the house, pulled out some more leaves, moved some rocks around (including get the nice one I found up the road out of the back of my car -- imported rocks; like we need more rocks...), and tried to plot out strategy at reclaiming the yard. Wore gloves but didn't feel like methodically tackling the thorny stuff or the grape vine. I can see progress... Need to figure out what to do with all the perennial euphorbia (spurge) that is taking over. I'll dig up some and put it up on the bank in the rockery and try some, too, in the turnaround bed. (Hmmm...or maybe even better, on the edges of the area in front of the house to stabilize the drop off.) Yesterday I got all the rest of the medical/financial papers sorted, into folders and into the file cabinet downstairs. One more box out of the bedroom. And earlier today I called an old friend (double old -- I've known him since 1973 and he's now 88) I've been out of touch with for way too long. Will go over for a visit probably next week. Leftovers for supper: took the leftover Mexican lasagna out of the freezer and will add the guacamole I made yesterday. Probably should mix up more margaritas, too. Making progress... Linn I KNOW it's a lovely day outside, but I think I'm going upstairs and veg out in front of the last disc of the second season of "White Collar"... |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: LilyFestre Date: 27 May 13 - 02:50 PM Maggie, Our hoosier has a metal lined bottom right hand drawer for a bread box too. Let's see, above that are 2 drawers. I have one filled with my canning gear...jar lifter, funnel, magnet wand, plastic bubble buster, boxes of lids and rings. The middle drawer is empty yet but I'm sure I'll have that filled soon...not sure what to put in there yet. Jeremiah likes to open all the drawers so I don't want to put anything in there that would be a problem if he were to get in there. The big door to the left has two sets of grooves to hold sliding metal racks. The one on top is a half shelf rack. At the moment I have a collection of large bowls in there...my canning bowls and popcorn bowls. I still have quite a bit of room. There is a white enamel counter/top that is trimmed in black enamel that slides out and doubles the tabletop space...will be beautiful when canning season is in full swing for hold cooling jars of whatever we have made and will leave my counter tops free for cutting, slicing, processing, etc. additional canning that goes on for hours/days on end. The top piece has the flour sifter still in tact...it is very clean and clearly well cared for. I have stored sacks of flour, sugar, quinoa, cous-cous and smaller bags of odd flours that I have been trying out. Under the rolltop, I have decided to store condiments...salad dressings, mustard, vinegars, pickles, peppers, etc. I also have a set of nesting bakeware in there. It's a lovely little set my mom got for me and I've been storing it out in the open because it is so pretty BUT it collects dust that way and I'd much rather be able to reach for a clean baking dish from the cupboard than have them on display and have to wash it each time I hope to use it. The cupboard above holds as much tomato paste/sauce/stewed/diced, etc as I can fit. On the shelf above that is canned fruit and another set of much smaller nesting bakeward. Correll (spelled wrong) ware that had belonged to my nana and a few matching pieces I picked up at a yard sale. They are white with turquoise farming people for the design. I just love those little dishes and use them often. I had them out in the open sitting on top of my toaster oven but again....every time I wanted to use them, I had to wash them from the dust. I suppose that's what you get when you heat with wood and a pellet stove. *shrug*. I have some canned veggies (2 cases) sitting on the very top of the hoosier and some rather large jugs..one full of flax seeds and the other full of Mr. Potato Head gear for a sweet little boy I know! Prior to us having this hoosier, it had been used for storage of paper things and candles so it has a nice cinnamon/apple smell to it mixed with old wood...very nice! I had thought I'd use it entirely as my canning center but since I'm not canning ALL the time, that stuff can stay in the mudroom. I'll have the jars of food in the kitchen (and out of the mudroom....of the remaining canned things we have left) in a closet that was built under the stairs. That way it will be better climate controlled. :) Thanks for asking! :) Michelle |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 27 May 13 - 12:23 PM Have checked email and a few of the usual sites. Headed out to mow the front and back yards, and after I repair the trimmer, get that edging done this week. That ought to burn off a few calories. Michelle, what are you putting in your Hoosier Kitchen? And when you open the doors, what is the smell? I remember my parents' kitchen queen being used as the bar, so when you opened it there was the scent of wine and spirits, but before they did that, it was an interesting kind of wood and flour smell. It had the old sifter. Mine doesn't, though it does have the metal lower drawer on the right, for the bread box. And the tall cabinet on the upper left, I put in two shelves so I can store more in there (it used to be where the sifter was). I still have the metal racks and the louvered front works and the little spring hooks to keep the doors shut are still there and still work. It has a bread board that pulls out from under the white work top, and there is a wooden lower shelf in the large bottom cabinet that pulls out. Mine is the exact footprint of yours except it has a white enamel paint coat and the porcelain on the pull-out worktop is completely white with no edge trim. SRS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 26 May 13 - 08:51 PM I finished weeding one of the garden beds this afternoon, and spread the two bags of hardwood mulch that I had. I'll pick up more tomorrow and finish spreading it before starting the much larger garden bed on the other side of the driveway. I could smell the thyme, oregano, cilantro, and rosemary while I worked, and part of my weeding was to pull the nut sedge and other weeds out of my regular basil bed. It seeds itself every year and I pull weeds until the basil is tall enough to shade them out. The asparagus is delicious, but I'm not picking any more, I'll let it continue to grow robust crowns. I need to have the plumber come fix my front faucet - I've let the drip run through the hose to the soaker that runs past the asparagus, but it seems to be running more now and I don' want the garden to turn to a swamp. After payday, that's top of the list. SRS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: LilyFestre Date: 26 May 13 - 08:23 PM I ended up putting the hoosier in my second choice spot. It looked great in my first choice spot but let an odd space for the jelly cupboard...it works better this way! I've been actually enjoying the deep cleaning that is going on and all the rearranging. Of course, my little helper was napping at the time...that makes things much easier! :) Michelle |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 26 May 13 - 05:55 PM The great thing about those Hoosier Kitchens or Kitchen Queens is that they can actually go other places. We had one in the living room when I was growing up and it was used as the bar. Dogs have been brushed - tons of hair coming out of two of the three. The third was brushed so her feelings wouldn't be hurt. :) Laundry finished, some sorting of stuff finished, things put in the truck for Tuesday. Now to do more weeding, it should be easier that it is a little less muddy. SRS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: LilyFestre Date: 26 May 13 - 05:01 PM Today we picked up an antique hoosier that was left to our family from a very close friend. At the moment it is sitting in the back of Pete's truck. Within the hour it will be in my kitchen!!! This means I have some rearranging to do. I need to move a freestanding cupboard and a tall jelly cupboard (not entirely sure where those are going just yet). This will give me the perfect opportunity to hoe things out and do some scrubbing of the floor where the hoosier is going...or at least where I think it will work best. If that doesn't work out, I have my Nana's antique desk sitting near the kitchen table...that could be moved and the hoosier could go there...it's not my first choice but will depend entirely on how much space is left in the first choice spot. The hoosier is about twice as deep as the current jelly cupboard and may stick out a bit too far for my liking...I'll find out soon enough! I am so thrilled to have thie piece...it's something I love which we would never be able to afford. I have a photo of it on FB if anyone wants to see (and if we aren't friends on FB and you want to be, just send me an invite...I keep lots of photos up). :) I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend...it's absolutely GORGEOUS here. Might do some rock picking in my raised beds later and clean out 8 larger pots...hoping to get some hot pink or dark purple petunias and place the pots around the yard. Pete cut grass today while I did the dishes so now it's time to make the yard a great place to hang out (some comfy chairs, the fire pit, Jeremiah's swimming pool and sand box, a few side tables, umbrella and flowers)! Michelle |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 26 May 13 - 02:00 PM Moonglow was down here on Friday, and as she often does during visits, went prowling through the dresser and closet in her bedroom that is also my sewing room. I was in there with her and spotted some of my stuff in the closet - some coats and dresses I'd forgotten I'd stashed there. I recovered one that I'm going to leave hanging on the back of my dressing room closet door as inspiration. It is a lovely dark blue silk dress that I would love to be able to wear when I am to my target weight. SRS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: wysiwyg Date: 26 May 13 - 11:08 AM I found a new hanging-clothes area right behind the door that leads up to the MudDorm which has been designated for misc dressy clothing-- a great place to hang stuff fresh out of the dryer that is headed that direction. I used to hang a noisemaker from a hook there so sleeping guests would not be surprised by intrusions, and later used that hook to pull the door shut when going up there so kittehs would not sneak up there-- it was the last of the allergy-free space and I also did not want to inadvertently trap one of ours up there. Beside the dryer is one of the 3 racks that had curtained off Sick Bay. It's been 20 years since I could stand at a dryer and hang stuff up as it came out. A large litter-box was in the prime, targeted spot for the rack-- so I raised the box up on bricks I already had, to accommodate the rack's lowest stability bars. Things will NOT be left on THAT rack to accumulate! :~) Up in the bedroom are 3 zippered, dust-cover hanging garment units. Once I label those to remind me to peek in to see pretty fall items, and label the attic door similarly, my last 105 of wardrobe mgmt will be complete. Yesterday I "shopped" the attic for some cool and coordinating summerwear-- the current cold snap cannot last forever but if it does I know right where my flannel shirts went! I love the after-season fashion sales BTW-- plenty of time to get a newly-affordable item altered (inexpensively) to fit just right before it needs to be worn. Kitchen/LR de-junking continues, but the week's main area of activity will be the van-- the broken scooter finally left the back of it for a faraway service call, so I can set it up for summer boondocking. Just in time, too-- I have a boondock booked for next weekend in conjunction with a friend/ministry/support group foray of several days' duration and THIS time I will leave with the cot already set UP! ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 26 May 13 - 10:33 AM I was going to copy some VCR tapes into the computer in the kitchen, but one (not an important one) jammed in the machine and there is no getting it out. That is now a large piece of e-waste. [sigh] Only one working VCR left in the house and so many tapes to convert to DVD. I did the research on some costumed dolls (Greek) to list them on eBay but was pretty tired when I got back to the computer last night so I let that one wait till today. I find the research of items I'm going to list interesting. I don't collect these things, I think they were gifts to my mother from someone who travelled to Greece in the 1980s, but they are interesting. SRS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 25 May 13 - 09:23 PM Moving forward - did some weeding, did some listing on eBay, and a load of laundry is in. One of the pairs of slacks in the wash will go into the Goodwill bag when it comes out of the dryer because they are now too baggy on me. Down 15 pounds. :) SRS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 25 May 13 - 12:42 PM Starting a new box of e-waste to take to the recycle bin at work. Old routers that died, more cables than I could ever use, and I wonder how many printers and monitors I have owned over the years? I'm finding this while pulling out a mix of parts to list on eBay with some working but retired devices. Planning to move my computer desk and the nearby table (extra monitor and scanner location) so that I can reach the back of the devices easily when needed. I'll probably liberate a few more cords or a couple of devices in the process. I have a new USB hub - the one in use now has some ports that blink in and out. That will go as e-waste. SRS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 24 May 13 - 11:47 PM I've run these through my head. It may be the luck of the draw - see if it is there next week. I wouldn't kick myself the rest of my life, but that said, there are still a couple of pieces I saw years ago that I sure wish I'd had the good sense to pick up. We had a bit of a thunderstorm tonight, just in time to soak the group of us as we went out to dinner. My kids, my ex, and Susie all went with me to a favorite Mexican restaurant. The kids don't have opportunities to get together that often these days, being three states apart most of the time. It was nice (and Susie was along because before the family thing evolved the two of us were planning to go out so I could treat her to a birthday dinner.) After tonight's rain my weeding should go very well this weekend. Perfect timing! SRS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Bat Goddess Date: 24 May 13 - 08:21 PM The main thing is, if you don't get it, will you be kicking yourself for the rest of your life? Linn |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: LilyFestre Date: 24 May 13 - 08:12 PM Voice of Clutter Logic: Do you NEED it or do you WANT it? If the answer is BOTH, then take it home with you! Beautiful! |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 24 May 13 - 03:00 PM I have a mix of stuff. Some Stickley style pieces. You're obviously suggesting I jump at this one. :) That makes two of us. SRS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Bat Goddess Date: 24 May 13 - 01:04 PM Gorgeous piece of furniture, Stilly. Practical, too (and, I think, a bargain at the price, at least by New England standards). Do you have other Art Deco or Bauhaus pieces? Or is your overall furniture style one that would showcase such a delightful piece of furniture? Linn |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 24 May 13 - 10:43 AM I knew I had an instruction booklet here that I need to scan and print, but couldn't find it. This morning I looked at a basket behind me and there it was, hiding in plain sight. Time to do some more eBay listings. Time this weekend to move some tables. And I may need someone to talk me off of a ledge. I found this in a second-hand store last week. It is $359, a very reasonable price for a quarter-sawn piece (that bent wood is solid oak, it isn't veneer). It has some funky shelf liner inside, easily dealt with. It is gorgeous, spacious, but I already have too much furniture in my house. What would I give up if I brought this home? Hmmm. I'd think of something. I purposely didn't go past while the store was open yesterday, I won't be back in town until next week, but on Tuesday, if it's still there. . . SRS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 23 May 13 - 11:58 PM I had the thought this might be the case. What a sweetie! |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: LilyFestre Date: 23 May 13 - 11:42 PM Jeremiah's Banana is my mom. We started with Nana Banana but he has shortened it to Banana. :) When we say our prayers it kinda makes me giggle: "God bless Jeremiah, Daddy, Banana, Banana K....." <3 Michelle |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 23 May 13 - 11:37 PM Wow! You're making great waves, Michelle! What is Jeremiah's "banana?" SRS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: LilyFestre Date: 23 May 13 - 10:21 PM Had a wonderful family day today...picnic at my favorite park and time on the playground with Jeremiah and his *Banana*. :) I had a phone interview with the local paper regarding Relay For Life things and my story and then later today was asked to speak at 2 different Relay For Life events as the Honorary Chair. :) I am honored! Michelle |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 23 May 13 - 09:58 PM Thursday evening, and wallowing in the pleasure of having four days off in a row. I have another shipment ready for Linn and I found a box that fits. I'll see about launching this tomorrow and declutter some more at the same time. This evening I stood in the dark living room and watched Zeke and Cinnamon playing on the patio. About every 20 seconds one of them would glance at the door to see if I was nearby, but mostly they rolled and offered kisses and legs and paws were entangled as they rolled and enjoyed the anticipation of being fed soon. This is what Zeke craves, other dogs to hang out with. Such a sweetheart! I have a list to work through for the weekend, I'll report as I knock off chores. I want to make real progress, not let the time slip away. SRS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Dorothy Parshall Date: 23 May 13 - 03:10 PM Terrific progress Susan! and great weight loss, SRS! Susan: my printer will not accept paper with holes. It says so! Electric just went out! So I will write this in file and post later. Short because I have done nothing today but sit in bed with computer – lots of posts. No inclination to do else – except go back to sleep. Another hot bath might help but not while the electric is off. Yesterday seems to have done me in. That mall with the triple dose of physical assault… I did look at Google to see how I could have done better coming home so I will definitely remember next time. Will look into portable air cleaner; there are ones for around your neck which could be helpful. To lose most of a day … Squirrels fed, breakfast, dry laundry put away. Damp laundry will have to wait until rain stops. Wonderful rain just now, and great sound and light show in the night. Don't suppose it would drown the overabundance of mosquitoes! Time for another bite to eat and a window with enough light to read and my bod is tired of bed! Ahh, electric back! It looks as though today is fast and rest. Miso soup, vit C and pau d'Arco, another hot bath and maybe a move to the sofa for a change of pace. |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 23 May 13 - 11:16 AM Linn, how are you for set hole punching? I know someone in Pennsylvania with a couple of heavy duty ones! (Teasing Susan!) Looking overcast, I hope it rains today, we didn't get much precipitation in my yard with the storms earlier in the week. It will make my weeding on my days off easier; also, I hear we are under water restrictions again, so I need to figure out when I can water. And drag out the soaker hoses. SRS |
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Subject: RE: Spring Declutter & Exercise MAY 2013 From: wysiwyg Date: 23 May 13 - 11:06 AM SRS, I detailed all that in yesterday's PM. :~) The printer is using pre-punched paper. I hope. But if not I have two great punches-- oh MY I scored a REAL deal there. The printer/office supply store here had gone to an auction of another biz going out of biz. I got TWO heavy-duty, old-school, multi-page punches. I could have gotten four but I behgaved mysself. One for the home office and one for church poubs to live at the church office. The newer-fangled ones... we have 'em at church and I do not like them. The older ones have more adjustment options and fell heavier. Shine 'em up and they'll be great-- already using. At the same used-good sale the store had I also scored heavy file folders for their various uses-- two boxes-- and a plastic portable file to tote under my arm when I visit each parish. When I shift the old ministry off, I will also have room for the comb binder that presently lives at the church office, so I can bind my own stuff as this new ministry shapes up. We bought it for songbooks but planned all along to use it for other stuff. That church office is way too small for the amount of stuff it holds, even with good organizational furniture. I believe the binding machine lives in Hardi's overstuffed vestment closet. Speaking of church org space, the 18 72"+ tablecloths I laundered post-wedding are now mo' better organized than when I found them. I like fabric. I want to be the tablecloth lady. Inventory is next! :~) ~S~ |
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