Next week, it’s forecast for our area to have 115° heat index on multiple days. The rest of this week and weekend, we’re getting more rain on top of the mass amount of rain we’ve already gotten. The grass is growing like crazy, and we still have a good portion of yard that’s still too wet to mow.
Mowing what I could before the sky opened up…
I started by weed-eating everything here except the driveways and ditches. It’s probably 10 miles of weed whacking — at least that’s what it feels like. Next, I put on my rubber gloves and picked up all the dog poop and readied the push mower to conquer that area. After a short delay, because Dharma decided to walk directly in front of the mower to drop a fresh grumpy (she did it on purpose — I’m sure of that!), the dog part was mowed.
As I was blowing the grass off the sidewalk, the rain started — and not long after that, our electric went out 3 times. The rain lasted for hours and the pool is about to overflow. There will be no relaxing on the deck for a few days.
By the time it’s dry enough to mow the rest of the yard, the temps will be in their ‘melt your face off’ phase.
My Momma and I are hanging in there…
Mr. Pesky is still struggling with back challenges and Perry’s neck has flared up on him. It’s a good thing Mom and I are Rambo trained — there are a lot of balls we have to keep in the air around here. 😉
Now you know: Of the 1,213 warships involved in D-Day, 892 were British & just 200 were American. Of the 4,126 landing craft involved, 3,261 were British & 805 were American. In addition, two-thirds of the 12,000 aircraft involved in D-Day were also British.
Did you know that if you whisper to Alexa she’ll whisper back? It’s a great feature when your family is still sleeping and you want an answer to some dumb question that can’t wait.
This morning, I spoke softly, “Alexa, is it going to rain today?“ She whispered back, “Yes, it might rain today. There’s a 50% chance of rain at 7:00 PM.“
And then, Hugo flipped out and barked like 10 ninjas just walked in the front door swinging nunchakus and flinging shuriken.
Good morning, family! I am NOT sorry. 😉
I think Dr. Jackson was fibbing.
My plastic surgeon told me that I could swim by today but I’m not going to chance it. I still have blood seeping onto my clothes from my shoulder so it doesn’t seem like they’re “sealed” yet to me. I think it’s best if I just watch from the sidelines in the shade until tomorrow… at least tomorrow.
Now you know: On January 19, 1977, it snowed in Miami, Florida. That was the first time Miami ever recorded snowfall and it’s not happened again since then. It was the first and only time ever (so far).
When dealing with a bad back, certain actions can worsen the pain or delay recovery. No matter if it’s a bad back or some other challenge our body is facing, we will often push through those activities we know will cause strain. Although I am fully aware there are certain undertakings that intensify my back pain, I typically tough it out and ignore my brain and body. I do it anyway, because someone has to do it.
As I age, it’s hard to admit there are things I can’t do anymore.
I should instead stick to watering my flowers. 😉
Sure, there are things I can’t do as well as I did them 30 years ago — but there are also some things I must admit I have to leave to someone else. Weedeating is one of those things. The twisting while holding a long tool away from my body always results in me walking around like I’m 100 years-old by evening. Still, it’s one of the things on my to-do list for today. ARG!
How are you spending your holiday weekend?
There’s a vast difference in the way I’m spending my weekend and the way my favorite brother and sister-in-law are spending theirs. They are in Hawaii — currently on the big island after spending the first week in Maui…
And I’m spending my weekend in rural Indiana…
Thing is — we’re both relaxing in our most favorite places on the planet. 🙂
Now you know: The founder of McDonald’s Japan, Den Fujita, stated “if we eat McDonald’s hamburgers and potatoes for a thousand years we will become taller, our skin become white, and our hair blonde” as part of his strategy to sell McDonald’s in Japan.
Every single time I play around with the image generator on ChatGPT, I laugh and laugh. I uploaded a photo of the Pesky neighbors and my request was to make them lego characters.
Poor Mr. Pesky lost a couple limbs in the process — both legs were removed right at the knee. ChatGPT was certain they were stumps and just removed them completely so he’s now a double amputee. 😁
3 things Dharma and I have in common…
We’re both old.
We both love the water.
We both love the sun.
My appointment yesterday for the removal of basal skin cells was rescheduled. I’m disappointed because I wanted to get it over with, but it’s not a huge deal. The worst part was getting there since Ben had a flat tire on his car and is driving mine until his tires come in tomorrow. We’re playing car roulette.
While there, I asked the surgeon if he was going to lecture me about being in the sun so much. His reply was: “Look at me. Do I look like I can lecture anyone about that?” His tan was better than mine.
Heat warning ends at 8:00 PM today.
Our heat wave is supposed to come to an end tonight with rain expected this weekend. I hope that’s right because it’s been pretty darned miserable when it’s not yet July.
Now you know: After a woman put $40 into a lottery vending machine with the intention of buying multiple cheaper tickets, “some rude person” bumped into her & caused her to accidentally select a $30 ticket. She was annoyed until she started scratching that ticket & realized she’d won the $10 million jackpot.
My sweet Momma blew out one candle on her birthday cake yesterday. I didn’t opt for a big cake with a lot of candles because no one over the age of 65 wants a reminder of how old they are, right? She didn’t want her photo taken because she hadn’t fixed her hair. I did it anyway. (I may get grounded for this one.)
She closes the exercise rings on her Apple Watch about every day — probably more often than I do. I may be a homebody, but I didn’t get that from her (that is likely passed to me from Nanny). She loves to go more than anyone I know… except for Mr. Pesky.
“The beat goes on and you’re here as long as you’re here.“ -Ringo Star on his 85th birthday
Colette had a June birthday too!
Her cake wasn’t really cake — but it was memorable. She wasn’t here this year on her birthday, and she’d already had her celebration and opened the gifts from her Dad. Still, I wanted her to know her Nana recognized her special day.
Now you know: Hetty Green, also called the “witch of Wall Street,” was incredibly rich, yet she continued to live in inexpensive lodgings, avoiding any display of wealth and seeking medical treatment for herself at charity clinics. On her death in 1916, Green left an estate of more than $100,000,000.
