Come and tell us your dull and unexciting news 35: Calmly through the day

[Mumtobabyhavoc]

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A quiet and friendly corner of MN to share the very dull day to day happenings of our lives. No criticisms, political discussions or controversies here - unless it is along the lines of "scone" v "scahn" and jam or cream first. Then it's gloves off! 😁

How did this start? I have found v.2, but not the original:

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Math, I'm not sure I've heard squirrels talk, let alone argue, before.

We did go out for the sunset last night. I wanted to go out to Burnaby mountain, but it was too late by the time dinner was done and I figured there wouldn't be any parking. I wanted to go to a high point, though, so we went to a Burnaby neighbourhood with a nice view.

So much catching up to do !!

I took mam to the theater the other night .
I was dreading it as it was one of our hottest days and I know the theater has no AC .

But ...it was surprisingly ok !
We had a lovely evening and booking up for our next visit.

@MrsSPenguinz, good for your DH. We found adjusting to retirement quite easy, overall. I think for my DH the hardest part was switching from a saving/investing mentality to being at peace with starting to spend down what we have.

Math, I've heard squirrels in our garden argue with each other, particularly when they were trying to get into the bird feeder. They've given up on that, thankfully.

Lovely sunset picture, Havoc.

The heat wave in the UK and Europe has been in the news here. We keep alternating between unseasonably hot and unseasonably cool here in New York.

The HVAC technician came back on Thursday and pressure tested the outside unit. It is indeed leaking refrigerant from the coil, so it's effectively dead now. Getting a new unit will cost less than replacing the coil on the old one, so DH has started the process with the HVAC company. They'll give us a price on Monday and said that they should be able to receive and install it by the end of this coming week. Luckily for us, there's no hot weather in the forecast until Thursday. Thank goodness this didn't happen in July or August.

The birds are out in force, and as usual, we have many woodpeckers in the area. Lots of rosebuds are starting to open up in the front garden, along with more peonies. And my romaine lettuce is almost ready to harvest. I think the tomatoes in the round pots are going to do well this summer.

Good morning!!!! 🤗

Love the squirrel squabble @mathanxiety We have a couple of squirrels but they are quite friendly. We also have 2 pigeons who have regular fights with their wings on our thatched roof whacking each other.

Lovely to have birds @MissConductUS

Love your breakfast @Mumtobabyhavoc

Glad you had a nice evening @bizzey

DH and I have just done 4 hours gardening, got lawn mowed, silkies house cleaned and leaves etc clear from almost all the garden.

It was cute the silkies went behind the garden shed and were singing and the neighbours ducks were quacking back taking it in turns.

I’m loving the nature photos @MissConductUS@MrsSPenguinzand the food photos @Mumtobabyhavoc
Humming birds sound so exotic @mathanxiety! I believe they can fly backwards? Is that correct?
@MyrtleLion I think that getting a diagnosis is half the battle sometimes for anything.
@bizzeysounds like a lovely evening. I am not very organised but enjoy a theatre trip x just never get round to organising it.
Thanks to @UmanresourcesI am just finishing another French crime drama series.
Had church Chinese auction last week and successfully bid on a set of ceramic lidded dishes. Made millionaires shortbread and lemon drizzle cake for the interval.
Exploring a few new walks in the good weather and some old favourites. Loving the baby birds at this time of year although photo not very good!

Loving tbe recent posts Math, MrsP, Bizzey, S&P and Miss!!

I'm trying to nap -not working, is it? - after very little sleep and an early morning at Havoc's activity. Baby is asleep beside me. Havoc is watching a movie on Prime. My mum is sitting with Havoc. I've just installed an update on my phone and I've looked at a couple of threads (the one with the dsd now seeking legal advice because her ddad doesn't have a big enough share in the house he bought with his wife. Parts 1&2) Oh, dear. 🤦‍♀️

Penguinz, your garden must be in great shape at this point. And well done that you and your DH are in a position to retire now.

Sprouts, that's a fabulous heron picture. We have the same herons here in NY.

Havoc, I saw those threads. Quite the family drama. I wonder it there will be a part three.

Our HVAC contractor just rang. They can install the replacement unit first thing on Thursday, thank goodness. We won't need it tomorrow, but it is supposed to get hot on Thursday.

Our favorite pick-your-own fruit farm opened last week, so DH and I drove up there this morning, picked three quarts of strawberries, and bought some of their lovely cinnamon sugar donuts. It's nice being able to go in the middle of the week when it's less crowded. I had some sliced strawberries with Greek yogurt for lunch, and a donut. The strawberries are so tender and flavorful compared to the ones you get at the supermarket. It's about a 40-minute drive to the farm, but a lovely journey through the mountains. It's a lovely day here, sunny and cool, without a cloud in the sky.

I saw this tiny frog on the deck railing yesterday.

Fun few days for me !

My land line phone has not been working.
No dial tone or able to ring in, but the base and hand set were lit up and charged.

. Disclaimer to follow !

Contacted my supplier (BT) and they arranged for an engineer.

Engineer was yesterday.
He didn't need access to the property.

He tried yesterday and again today to fix the fault.

Then came to my house and changed the socket box that the leads go into the house.

Ta daaaa !

I now have a land line working !!

And I won't be charged as they did find 'something ' wrong on the line externally, but didn't know what .
He spoke to his manager.
Then he came to my house.

(If problem is external , call outs are not charged.)

The big disclaimer *.......( Probably wrong wording!!😂😂)

I had actually knocked my phone and base off the table while putting the phone back on it to charge ! 🤦🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️.

I thought I may have broke the phone .
Now I am wondering if I just dislodged the wall socket ...

Or ..👻👻...was it all just a coincidence that a few hours after I knocked the phone ..it didn't work !
😁😁😂.

Anyhow ...I am now back in the land of landline phones again .

I know most people don't use them , but I really missed it .

I had to make some phone calls that entailed long wait times.
Normally, I would use the land line on loud speaker ....and just scroll and play word games on my phone. 😁!

So I had to go , ..cold turkey and make phone calls and be in a queue on hold ....while on my mobile 😮😲🫨🥺.
But I survived 😂.

Ohh ..and I ordered some new pillows from a website I have not used before.
They arrived ..they were so big I thought I might need a duvet cover for them instead of pillow cases 😂.

I ordered some king size pillow cases ..

(I literally did not know king size pillows were a thing ...even though I have a king size bed !!)

And ...I am converted !

So comfortable for in bed ..reading /scrolling t'net / tv ..anything !

Think I know what everyone is getting this Christmas 🎄 🎁 ! 😂