Good morning guys, great work Dennis!  You must know brick laying.  And plumbing and other jobs. Read all the last few days posts so I am keeping up with you guys.  Liz hope you are doing OK.  I posted at Simply. Sure hope Al can hang on and even find another item to sell to us all for our discus.  I am worm-rationing now. The baby discus you sent me a few years ago have been eating those FDBW at least once a day for their whole lives.  But they eat everything I give them, all dried, so they will be fine.
Barb

Hi Ron!

Beautiful day here today.  Blue sky and mid 70's.

I've been working out at Mom's just fixin' stuff up before she gets back from Florida.

Brushed up on my masonry skills and refurbished a retaining wall in need of some repairs.  Replaced 6 top caps, and re-pointed the mortar where needed.  Coat of fresh paint and walla!!!





Also did a bit of tile work in the master bath, and swapped the handles on the tub faucet.  At 96 she was having trouble getting the water turned off...

As for today, I watched MotoGP Friday practice earlier and now I'm off for a ride of my own.  Planning on cutting some downed trees tomorrow along with some other yard work.  Got 2.25 pounds of wildflower seed to sow.  Looks like winter is all but over here and it's probably safe to put it in the ground.

Lastly, Ubuntu version 24.04 came out yesterday.  I'll probably play around a bit with the new version over the weekend.  It's hard to believe I stopped using Micro$oft Windows almost 15 years ago...

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Hi guys!

Cool 66 degrees here this morning as we're in a cooling trend down from high 90s to high 70s/low 80s. But plenty of sunshine. The temps will be rising for sure as the days go by.

I'm having my morning coffee right now with Lucy but need to get back to netting and bagging fish and shrimp for my LFS couple. They'll be here in 50 minutes for them.

Nothing really new or interesting happening these days. Kinda slow which is not so bad. Played cards with friends Wednesday. That all the excitement I've had! How about you guys and gals?

Barb and Willie this will be important to you.  The farm that Al buys his blackworms from is no longer shipping.  The worms aren't reproducing as well.  It's the damn climate change.  Al announced it this morning on Simply.

Another nice warm day here at 100 and sunny!

You guys are makingi me think I should downsize!!! But, nah! Not yet!😉

I spent a good part of the day getting squared away with the body shop and the lady that backed into me. I need to rent a car for 1-2 weeks when they get all the parts in to fix it. So I found that out after the lady had given the body shop her credit card info to pay the bill. Then I had to get her squared away to pay the rental bill. Either that or turn in a claim to her insurance company. She has agreed to pay the rental. None of the accident was my fault but I'm doing all the work!!!

Anyway, you guys all take care.  

I will definitely do pt first. Thanks for the info.

Quote from: Barb on April 22, 2024, 02:24:48 PMHi Willie, also chilly here today, and windy too.  Tonight is to be 39, which is very cold here this time of year.  I will need to move some potted plants back in from outside and cover up some others.  I sure hope it doesn't go lower. Will let you know tomorrow.  Good plan to downsize Willie and concentrate on what makes you most happy.  I am doing the same.  I am sure it is better to live where you are than go back to NYC, sounds like no fun there anymore.  My little city is safe and pleasant, hope it stays so.  A lot of people from up north are moving here though.  Have a good day you all!
Barb

Barb, a lot of folks from NYC and North Jersey are moving here too. I came here from Chicago where I lived for 8 years.

Hi Willie, also chilly here today, and windy too.  Tonight is to be 39, which is very cold here this time of year.  I will need to move some potted plants back in from outside and cover up some others.  I sure hope it doesn't go lower. Will let you know tomorrow.  Good plan to downsize Willie and concentrate on what makes you most happy.  I am doing the same.  I am sure it is better to live where you are than go back to NYC, sounds like no fun there anymore.  My little city is safe and pleasant, hope it stays so.  A lot of people from up north are moving here though.  Have a good day you all!
Barb

Good afternoon everyone. It was a chilly 42 degrees this morning but the temps are climbing and we will get up to a high temp of 62 degrees later on today.

We are finally at the end of the flooring project with my installer finishing up the trimming today. While he has taken more time than I'd like, he has done a great job and going this route has saved me around 2.5K in dollars. I'll use that money to get some new furniture down the road.

The fish that I have left are all doing well but at this point in my life I will not be looking to get more or breed more fish. If the discus breed I will work with them but I'm not looking to intentionally breed them. Pretty soon I will begin to sell off the tanks and some equipment.

In the near future I will be looking to spend more time with my grandkids and great grandkids. They want me to "come home to NYC" but I refuse to live in that city again. I was born there and lived there for 48 years and one of the best things that I ever did was leave when I did.

Barb, Ron and Dennis it sounds like things are going well for you. Liz I hope things are good for you as well.

Wishing you all a great day
 

Hi Ron and other friends.  My island by ferry yesterday was a lot of fun with 3 lady friends. The weather was perfect, good thing, since today is cold and raining.  Amazing how that worked out.  I left at 6:45 am an got back home at 10 pm.  Only 180 miles driven, most of the day was on ferries. Had a great day.

Ron, a couple years ago my daughter, then 45, had the restricted neck vertebra, her left arm was almost paralyzed for a couple mo. Surgery fixed it all,  but it was a big, expensive and involved deal with a rather long recovery.  Do PT first and see if it helps.  Her surgery was through the front of her neck! But all well now.

Hope you all had a good weekend.
Barb