I Have no Excuse so lets move on

Yes its been a minute but I plan to be back here more regular in future. So lets forget the gap and move on. I actually have things to talk about for once. Busy and the Carpenter were here and worked like rented mules once again for me. He finished the upstairs bathroom and I have to say it lovely

 I just love it and have had nothing but compliments on it. Busy took a round out of my yard and got it looking like someone actually cares about it.

I really cannot thank them enough for all they have done. She cleaned up the back bed a well and I had planned to get woood chips for it up my next door neighbour asked if he could plant some vegetables in there and I would not have to pay him to mow my lawn. Win win so he is using the space and I don't have to buy wood ships or pay for mowing. Its all good.

I am amazed each year at how quickly the green comes back in  spring. One minute nothing and the next leaves are out and the Hostas and pushing out of the ground. The peonies are reaching for the sun and the birds are singing. Its wonderful. Busy arranged my veranda so I can get my walker down to my bench with no problem so coffee on the veranda is once again a thing at this house. 

Speaking of morning coffee one thing we do when Busy and the Carpenter visit is one of them make coffee first thing in the morning and we sit and chat over a fresh brew to start the day. It is one of my favourite things that we do. Its a nice little ritual to start the day.

Well I need to go do some laundry. 

Toodles, Linda

Surprise ts me!!

 Well winter has been making its presence known this last week, So super cold I opted not to poke my nose out the door. Not even No Cook could tempt me. Thankfully its starting to warm up but we have March to get through and she can be a bit testy.

I really have not  been up to much as usual. I am finally making a effort to work on my endurance and strength. Needless to say I wish there was an easy quick solution for this. Its my own fault I have lost so much mobility and therefore its my job to get it back. So I have started to work at that and while I am not doing a tremendous amount what I am doing is kicking my butt.

Something I have noticed this winter that has me less than impressed is how poorly the handicapped entrances to a fair number of businesses are very poorly maintained. So many automatic doors do not work. The ramp may or may not be cleared. The access is often blocked by a large lump of snow. We were at a restaurant that had a good seven inch high ridge of snow and ice right at the door. Not easy to navigate with a walker or wheelchair. Another place the handicapped parking spot was shoveled but just enough so a car could get in. To get out and get a wheelchair or walker to assist you would have put you in a snowbank. The cleared spot was serviceable for the delivery drivers though, Silver linings. Some places think the ramp should double as a ski jump so the steeper the angle the better. So much fun!! Rant over

I crocheted on the weekend.!! My fingers are so much better I can now get back to the crafting I love so much. This whole last year I have felt bloody useless because I can't do the things I love to do.

Well I have a to do list of 15 things and I have 8 of them done so far. I should get back at it. So far today  I've had yet another fight with my washing machine (it refuses to stay level no matter what I do). It was bouncing around like a demented frog and knocked a brand new container of oxi clean onto the floor. Oh goody yet another mess. First world problems for sure.

I am also once again trying to get the craft room sorted. Its become a dumping ground since I have not been crafting, No pictures as the people who read this blog have seen it before. 

Yes I am still sorting, organizing and purging. It seems to be my favourite thing to do!!

Toodles Linda

 Its been a minute, I have no excuse, lets move on shall we?

So Christmas came and went. I stayed here but was in touch with my family through the holidays. Gotta love modern technology. I even managed to do a bit of decorating for the season

Not my usual extravaganza but It was enough to make me happy. 

January arrived and we could finally say good bye to 2022. It was not my finest year and I had high hopes for 2023. Until I promptly got sick and lost my voice. I am hoping this was the last kick at the cat. I am hoping for up hill from not on.

My fingers are almost better so I am anticipating getting back to quilting soon. I never made one quilt last year. I do not know how to be if I cannot craft. 

I don't have much to pass on, I usually make notes to remind myself so I know what to blog about. I will start to do this again. I plan to get back to blogging regularly in future.

Currently I am working on getting my craft room back into order. It would be right at home on an episode of hoarders and that has to end. The craft room and the kitchen are my weakest spots. 

Anyway, that is all I got

Toodles

Linda

You would think I forgot about my blog

 Honest I haven't. I even have a few things to blog about. I have been thinking about a post, rattling it around in my brain but its never actually made it to fruition. Here it is and here I am so lets get at it shall we?

We had out scrapbooking weekend and it was such fun for the all the time I was there. Long story short on Sunday morning my feet shot out from under me and I fell in the bathroom. Not in the shower, I did not hurt myself but I could not get myself up. Four nice husky men took care of that. My bad knee ended up being twisted but that was in the "raise the old lady" shenanigans not the actual fall. By the time my dignity was restored I was too done in to go scrapbooking. I opted to stay home. My dear friends looked after my stuff for me.

Bless their little pointed heads

As I am having my upstairs bathroom redone, I am loosing some storage space, so I shopped the house and came up with three possible solutions. One cabinet is full of china, another full of photo albums and the third ( and the Winner) is full of odds and ends.

Its a metal cabinet that I plan to paint white. The sad thing is that this cabinet sits in front of the door of another cabinet. What can I say? Its my house and that is how I roll. First came the purge. That was amazingly easy.

Keep, toss, donate. In no time at all it was empty and the keep stuff was snuggled into the other cabinet. Not a lot of it, most of the stuff got tossed

The extra space in the laundry room is very welcome. I am happy to have some storage for the bathroom and not have to go out and buy something new. Shop the house, its good advice.

Winter is here, we had our first snow fall and it nicely waited until after Halloween. No kids on my street but other people had hobgobblins. 

Toodles Linda

Where has the time gone??

 I have been neglectful of my poor blog for some time now. I could try and explain it but who wants to hear all that clap trap. Lets just put the past in the past and move on with better intentions and determination. I'm all for that.

While I have come to think that 2022 is defiantly not my year, the end of September and a good part of October where rather lovely. Busy and The Carpenter came to work on my upstairs bathroom. We, (that is the royal We because I did little to nothing to contribute to the actual work), are removing the old tub that has seen better days and putting in a shower.

Going going gone!!!

A lot of heavy work and the tub was gone. Eventually there will be a new shower, vanity and toilet, plus flooring and panel board on the walls. Its going to be so nice to have it done. I am eternally grateful these two are willing to put in all this work for me.

The Carpenter also fixed a sag in the dining room floor so now I don't have to worry about  the house falling into the basement. While he puttered away doing his handyman stuff,  Busy and I replaced the drapes in the dining and living room. Again with the royal We.

These replace the chocolate brown ones that have been up for years. We organised the buffet and the hutch in the kitchen .

All of this was wonderful but I have to say the absolute best of the weekend was and early Thanksgiving dinner. Busy brought all the fixin's and cooked a delicious meal. I got to use my good china, crystal and silverware. We invited the No Cooks and Sweet Baboo to come and dine. 

It was just the best evening! Everyone enjoyed the food, the conversation flowed and it was just the best. I could not have been more pleased if I tried. It was excellent.

After they scooted home Best Friend came and stayed for a few days. Its been two years since we have seem each other so we had a lot of chatting to do. We had the No Cooks over for a pizza supper the night before she left. They are getting to think I'm going to feed them every week. 

This weekend is our annual scrapbooking weekend which is always loads of fun. I am nearly packed up and ready to go. Thank goodness I have help because I could never do this alone. Too many heavy containers.

There I think I have shared all I wanted to. Lets hope I get back into a regular routine.

Toodles, Linda

Yes its me finally

Yesterday when I woke up the windows were open and you could feel the promise of fall in the air. That distinctive nip that heralds the coming of cool weather, gorgeous colours and that special sunlight that means fall has come. It is without a doubt my favourite time of the year.

I reread my last post because its been a minute since I have tended to this blog. It sounded so positive and hopeful, would that life had fulfilled that promise. I have come to the conclusion that 2022 is not my year. Things started to go downhill at the end of 2021 and have continued since. Now it has been all bad, I have had some wonderful things happen to me but health wise and mentally this as not been the best of times. Each health setback has created several new problems to deal with and there fore down the rabbit hole I go.

Once I get a new family doctor we will have to discuss the dosage of my antidepressant. I feel its too low and really does nothing. It would have been wonderful if taking that little white pill each day had done the job I had hoped it would but that isn't happening, So for a while I let the rabbit hole have me but as of today I am crawling back to the light. Doing a few things today that I have been neglecting and hoping tomorrow to do a few more. I won't let the black moods win. I just refuse to do that.

Today I am starting in the kitchen. My old arch enemy. I have given myself the entire day to do the things I want to get done finished and I intend to force myself if necessary to do them,. So far I am pleased with what has been accomplished. Little acorns lead to mighty oaks. I am keeping that in mind as I plod ahead.

Toodles Linda

Taking a Moment

I woke up this morning at 7 15. I have been waking anywhere between 6:30 and 8:15 lately. I took some time to sit in my chair and watch the dust motes dance in the early morning sunshine and just be grateful. Grateful for how my life is getting back to what it was. My days and nights have corrected themselves. I may not do a hell of a lot but I am doing more than I was. There is still a lot left to correct but I have started down the road and for that I am grateful. Hence the moment this morning to just be thankful instead of bitter. 

Right now the laundry is chugging away in the washing machine, the kitchen is tidy and the chores are done in the rest of the house to make it presentable. More gratitude. If my four fingers and two thumbs would regain all of their feeling I would be doing a total happy dance. I really struggle with not being able to quilt. Even typing is a chore but I'm doing it.

I have some plans to hit some long time goals in the month of August. I will share them as I hit them until then I will keep silent.

Toodles Linda