For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning everyone and Happy Sunday! It’s a marvelous sunny morning once more, a little cool, but so fresh and bright with a clear blue sky! Really, it couldn’t be better for this time of the year. I think the birds are quite happy to have the sunshine again too. They were starting to look rather soggy after all those rainy days. They really do get quite wet, at least the outer feathers, and it changes their color, so that they really do look wet. Now they look a little fluffier again.
Speaking of fluffy, Theodore was here again yesterday morning sitting on the bird feeder. Actually it was getting quite close to noon. So I went out to talk with her again for a while. She gerbled a little, but didn’t really say too much. “How have you been Theodore?” Gerbil, gerbil. “Yes, it has been a bit wet lately, supposed to be sunny for a few days now.” Gerbil, gerbil. “Yep, that will be nice.” Gerbil, gerbil. “Oh, your head gets terribly wet. You really don’t have much protection there.”
Gerbil, gerbil. “You stay under the pine trees? That’s why you haven’t been around much lately.” Gerbil, gerbil. “It was actually getting wet under the pines too? We did get a lot of rain.” Gerbil, gerbil. “Thanks for stopping by, be careful crossing the street.” Gerbil. And off she flies.
Seems we have lost most of our juncos now too, but perhaps this nice weather will bring a few more in for a few days. There was a grackle here yesterday, but strangely he didn’t come down to the feeder, at least not that I saw. I walked around the yard yesterday to see what, if any, flowers were still blooming.
I found a few, though perhaps they are not all what most people would call flowers, like the clovers, both red and alsike clovers were blooming. Plus bachelor’s buttons, viola and evening lychnis. But we usually have some flowers that will bloom right up to the time snow begins to fall. Or until we get some heavy frosts, whichever comes first. Since yesterday’s post was a bit longer, I will keep this one shorter. Have a beautiful day everyone and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2021 Steve McLeod.
I like that photo of the bachelor’s button. I never heard of it, but it is a beautiful flower. Glad to see that Theodore stopped by; hopefully he does not put too much strain on your bird feeder!
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The bachelor’s button really is a nice flower, great in a garden, they are very easy to grow and I have seen 3 colors of them, blue, purple and lavender. When Theodore takes off from the feeder it really shakes a lot!😂
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I will have to see if I can find some bachelor’s buttons…
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Should be able to find them wherever they sell flower seeds.
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at this point, I guess I’ll wait for the Spring…
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I’d gladly send you a bunch, but they might have trouble crossing the border.
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thanks 🙂
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😁😺
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Good morning, Steve! That bachelors button was gorgeous! I also loved the others. Maybe it will be a mild winter for you and your animal critters for a change. Cross fingers! 🤞🏼
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Good afternoon Renee! Bachelor’s buttons are beautiful flowers, my landlord has 3 different colors of them. It would be nice to have a mild winter, but so far all the forecasts are for a very cold winter and late spring. Guess we’ll see what happens. Have a great day Renee!😁😺🌞☕☕
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Oh goodness! Another freezing winter on the way! ❄️
We had a bit of colder weather here today. 🥶 Not too cold though. It was breezy yesterday…lots of leaves falling.
Have a great weekend also! 🍃🍁 🐈⬛☕️
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Oh well, cold winters are normal, but it would be nice to have an “abnormal’ winter!
Thanks Renee!😃😺🌞🍁🍂
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Welcome 😆
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😁😸
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Evening Lynchins! I’d wondered what they are. beautiful as always in Steve’s country. 🌈😊🖐😻😻
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One of those flowers that people call weeds, but I think they are quite beautiful. Thanks so much Nina! Have a wonderful day!😃🖐😻😻🌞☕☕🍁🍂
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Sigh…people…they need educating. Glad you are out there doing it, Steve!
😊🖐😻😻
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Thanks so much Nina! With some people all wildflowers are weeds because they’re not garden flowers.😃🖐😻😻
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🤣😅😂🖐🙀😹
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😂🖐😹
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Some wonderful flowers to provide cheer
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Thanks so much Sheree!😃😺🌞☕☕🍁🍂
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Theodore is back? Such a lovely small talk 🥰 Bachelor’s button, viola and evening lynchis are looking so beautiful😍 memories of a beautiful summer ❤️ Have a bright Sunday Steve 🥳
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Thanks Simon! Yes, it’s a beautiful sunny warm day!🌞😎 Theodore is back,🦃 just about every day now, had a long talk with her this morning.😁 Have a good night Simon!😴🌙
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What pretty flowers ! Thanks for sharing them with us today ! ☕️☕️🙂😻☕️☕️🍪🍪🍪🍪
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Glad you enjoyed them Sharon! Have a nice afternoon!😁😻🌞☕☕🍁🍂
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They don’t look like any button I have!🙄 I could sure a few of those!! They’re very beautiful 😍
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They’re kind of big buttons, but you would sure stand out in a crowd. They are beautiful and come in 3 colors, at least, maybe more.😁🌼🌞☕☕
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Do they have a nice aroma?
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Nothing at all actually.🤧
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Sounds perfect for me then 😂😂😂😂
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Very easy to grow too.
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Sounds like one to add to my garden!😉😊😁
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Easy to grow, requires nothing specific, toss seed on dirt, watch it grow and flower!😁😀
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Are all bachelor’s that easy to grow?
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Well, I grew easily and I’m a bachelor.😂😂🙄
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Well you u are kinda rare though!!😂😂
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Only when I’ve been in the sun too long!🌞🥵
All bachelor’s buttons are easy to grow, don’t need to really look after them except make sure they don’t dry out much at the beginning when they are just starting to grow.🌱
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Cool! Then I can grow them!😁😂😂
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Anyone can grow them, even if you don’t have a green toe!😂😂🙄
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Ahhh good!! Gangrene is just no fun!!🤢🤢
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No no. Having a green toe means you’re a good gardener, or something like that.😁🤔👩🌾👨🌾
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Whew!! That’s good🤣🤣🤣
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That’s what I just said…I think.🤔🙄
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Did I repeat myself🤔🙄🙄 Sorry about that😬😬
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No, I think you repeated myself.🤔🙄
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Ohhhh… that’s good! At least my memory hasn’t gone completely 🙂 🙃 🤷 😁😁😂😂😂😂
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How can you tell? I want to know so I can tell if I can tell.🤔😳😛😛😛😛😛🤪🤪🤪🤪
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I can’t tell!! I’m waiting until tomorrow 😛
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I was referring to the fact you said your memory was gone completely.🙄🙄🤯🤯
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Ok I give up!😛😛
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Give up what?🤔
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I don’t know that either!! Stop with the hard questions!!🤨🤪🤪🤪
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Okay, I give up.😛😛😛
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I thought I just did that!??🙃🙃 oh man….🤕🤕
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Maybe that’s where I got it from? Rat, gnats and sticky hats!
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What?? Did I spill the molasses again??😳😳
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I had a friend who would always grab his baseball cap with one hand and flip it on his head. So one day I put honey inside the rim! Oddly he didn’t see the humor in it. Me on the other hand, I got a sore stomach from laughing so much!🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Ouch!! That hurts to laugh!!😬😬
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Try using your stomach instead of your brain,
Then you’ll get a jiggle instead of a sprain.
😂😂🤣🤣
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OUCH! not nice!! The spasms start in my back and go around to my stomach!! I’d much rather have my brain lock up!😂😂😂😂😂
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I couldn’t resist.🙄😂😂 But then you wouldn’t be able to go to work.😳😳
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Don’t tease!!🤭🤭🤭 that just might be enough to stop me from going!!😂😂
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Call in sick tomorrow. Tell you boss your brain cramped. Happens to me all the time.
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I don’t know what I would do all day… Maybe… I’ll see how I feel in the morning…🙄🤔
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Do you really want to sit in an office chair all day with your back spasming?
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No not really! But what do I do around the house?
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Ask him if you can work from home, since you would be late for work anyway.
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Now there’s an idea I will gladly pay you for!!😉😊😁
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Now you owe me 3 dollars.
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Yes I do!! I’ll start counting out my pennies in the morning!😁😉
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😂😂
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💵
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Good afternoon! How’s the day going?
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Hanging in there.. I am working from home today. Great suggestion on your part! (Thank You for that)
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Great, glad you decided to do that, much better for your back right now. If you need a note from your health advisor, I would be happy to write one for you.😁👨⚕️
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Hey!! 😃 Great Idea! Can I get a couple?? Just in case??🤭🤭🤭
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You sure can! That’s 4 dollars now.🙄😂
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This is addi g up quickly!!😲😳😬
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Nice, isn’t it?😁
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Maybe…. I haven’t gotten my note yet🙄🙄 but the work from home idea was worth it.😁
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I knew that would be a lot better than going in to work, that long drive, then sitting on that chair all day, better at home.😁
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Yep, I was even able to lay down for awhile which helped some.. still not quite right yet.. maybe better tomorrow?
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That’s good, take it easy until those spasms are gone completely.
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That is most definitely the plan right now!! 😝 ugh
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Did you just have another spasm? Stop moving around so much!🤨
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Movement or not it don’t matter!😖 it starts below my shoulder blades goes down and around to my belly and I can barely breath🥺🥺
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Ouch! I can feel it just reading about it!😬
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Yeah and then the sweats break out after they don’t stop in a few minutes.
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Yes, I know it, I know it! What are you trying to do, scare me so I don’t sleep tonight?
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No.. no I’m sorry! I don’t typically even talk about cause it doesn’t help anything.. I’m sure tomorrow will be better!😁😉😊
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I’m just joking. Actually talking about it is supposed to help, it takes your mind of the problem.
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Are you sure??🤔🤔🙄🙄🙃🙃
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I read that somewhere.
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I’ll need to start reading more!😂😂
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Gives the brain a good workout.🤣🤣
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True it could use it probably!
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Helps me. Better than push ups.
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No kidding there! No push ups!🥵
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Yep, that’s what I say too!
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Maybe it’s the dead mice taking revenge on me?😮😯😲😳😣😣😣
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Gotta watch them mice, they’re tricky rascals! Get any more last night?
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Nope! Traps are still out, but nothing more!
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Wow, how strange is that? I’ll send a message to the squirrels to bring more mice around for you. Speaking of mice, the bear was here again last night, plus one huge raccoon!
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Did he get into your trash??
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No, I have to keep that inside during the summer, which isn’t always so nice, especially when it gets hot. Now isn’t so bad. But he was banging my landlord’s trash cans, nothing in them, but probably the smell still lingers.
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Yep! That’s what they do!!😂 Make lots of racket!
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Yep. I heard a noise just now too so had to go and look, but I couldn’t see anything. But Muffin is still walking around scared. Makes me nervous.😳🙄
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Stay away from the window and door!
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Then I can’t see. Now that my landlord is gone it’s so dark around here at night. She always had lights on outside.
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Can you turn your deck light on? Does it help?
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I could keep it on at night, think I might start doing that, at least until winter arrives.
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It would be a good idea 💡 😁😉
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That’s a good idea, glad you thought of it. That’s 5 dollars.
Good night Dusty!😁🌙😴😴
Sleep well, don’t let the snoring mice keep you awake!😴🐁🐁🤯
Talk tomorrow!😀
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Alrighty! I am so sorry I’m not more with it.. I’m really struggling to feel better… Thanks for hanging in there with me as I sputter along… You get a great sleep tonight and we’ll chat it up tomorrow!😁😉😂 Good Night Sleep Right!😴😴
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I’d love to take a muscle relaxer but that would mean lights out for me tonight and a really groggy morning g drive which I can’t risk.😝
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You should have taken it sooner so it would have worn off by morning. But you’re right, don’t take it now.😳😴
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I know I messed up this evening. I just don’t like being medicated.
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I understand that, but sometimes it’s best. It’s easier on your body.
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Yeah… I’ll try to remember
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You’ll have to do better than that🙄…I mean, good for you!😂😂
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Ok! Message received!😛😂😂
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Oh, oh, Muffin just woke up and she’s looking at the door, scared. Why does she keep doing that?
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The BEAR!!??😳😲😲🤯
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No idea, there’s nothing out there, at least, nothing I could see.😬🐻
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Probably left already!!
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I’m hoping that’s it too.
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Yep
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Can you ever be in the sun too long?😎😁😁🤔🤔🙄🙄
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Oh, it is possible…I think.🌞🤔
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Not if you wear sunblock and drink lots of water!😁😁😎😎
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Oh, right, sit under an umbrella! Um, but then technically a person isn’t really out in the sun…I think.🤔🙄🏖🏖
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Technically yes!! But it’s still warm!😁😁
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So true, that’s what I need to get me next year, a big umbrella and a bunch of sand to put on the deck. And a couple wood palm trees. Oh, I like the idea!🌞😎🌴🌴
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It does have a nice sound to it!!😎😎😂😂😁😁😁
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And a nice big basin of water to put my feet in…you know like dipping them in the ocean. I can even add a bit of salt to the water. More realistic. 😁😁
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I’m relaxing more just reading and thinking about it!!😂😂😂
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Me too. It has one drawback though. The cat down the street might use it for a litter box when he comes to visit.😬😬😲😲🙀🙀
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There is ways that part! More sand is the only solution!😉😊😁😂😂
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I know, I’ll put stones on top of the sand!😁
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How do stones help again?🤔🙄
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Keeps the cat from digging in the sand. If he can’t see the sand, he won’t dig.😁😁
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Hmmmm…. smart!🤓😉😁😂😂
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Except I wouldn’t be able to see the sand either. Maybe I should put the sand on the stones.🤔🙄
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Yeah… rocks are hard to walk on!😬😬 but sand can be 🔥 unless you wear sandals 👡 🩴 I say go with the rocks covered by a little sand!😂😁
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Yep, that’s my thoughts too. Besides, the sand will be covered by the umbrella so won’t get too hot, only moderately not. Hmm, I could do this inside too.🤔🙄🙄🙀🙀
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Yeah but it just doesn’t have the ambiance!!🤔🤔
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Why do I need an ambulance?
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You don’t but I do!!😛😛
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Part of your halloween decorations?
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Ha ha!!😂😂😂 I’m good a call you what Muffin calls skeletons 💀 ☠ 🤭🤭😛
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Skinny! That would work.😂😂🤣🤣
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Ok skinny!😛😛😂😂😂
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😂😂💀💀🤣🤣
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😛😛😂😂
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Time for bed, good night Dusty!😁🌙😴😴 Hope your spasms are gone by morning. Sleep well, talk tomorrow!😃🤯
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Thank you..😁😊 me too!
You sleep good too!😁 We’ll talk tomorrow..😴😴
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😁
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I got to ride with my Grandson driving the car today.. he’s still under a permit but he’s doing really great! They are both working at a restaurant busing tables and washing dishes! They are hoping to move up to cook eventually! I’m pretty proud of them..😁
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Wow, wanting to be cooks, that’s great! I wouldn’t mind knowing how to cook, but I wouldn’t want to be a cook. The restaurant would have to close down…or burn down.😳🔥👨🚒👩🚒
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They both enjoy it. Their mom is a very good cook and has been teaching them. Plus they like to experiment with it also.
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That’s a good thing to learn, no matter what.
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Yep indeedly do!!
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Beautiful flowers, Steve, and thanks for making us aware of what they are!
🍂 🍁🌺 🌸🍄☕️☕️
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So glad you enjoyed them Eugenia! Have a beautiful day!😃😺🌞☕☕🍁🍂
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😉
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