Steve`s Country
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Fabulous Friday! #20
Good morning and Happy Friday to all of you! It is a wet morning here and has been raining steadily for the last 3 hours. The birds are looking rather wet now as they try to get their breakfast. Two squirrels were here early before the rain began, Chase and Freddie, I have not seen any since the rain started. Skamper, one of the chipmunks, was here just as the rain started and he kept coming until the peanuts were gone.
There is also a very strong north wind this morning which is causing our temperature to drop. It was 45F (7C) earlier, but has now begun dropping and should be down to 37F (3C) by this afternoon. Kind of cold for this late in May. We might also get some wet snow this afternoon but it will melt as it hits the ground. So it looks like it will be a good day to stay indoors and do some cleaning. Fun. Muffin will not be too happy when the vacuum comes out. But it must be done.
My old printer was giving me so many problems that I decided to buy a new one. Somehow I am not so sure that is going to help. Perhaps once I get it hooked up and running it will be fine. I might not be, but it should be. Technology and I, as I have mentioned before, just do not get along. I say the problem is the technology. Some say the problem is me. But before I could just plug a new printer into my laptop with a USB cable and it would set itself up.
Now I cannot us the cable, it must be setup with wifi. Plus an app to go along with the printer. Plus the online operating manual. And it will not work at all without the wifi even if I use the USB cable. Then why use the cable? So that will be my project for this morning. Hopefully without banging my head on the desk. And hopefully without using my entire morning. That will likely be impossible.
I imagine most people could get this done in about 5 minutes. That means a minimum of 2 hours for me. Sigh. I will not be getting rid of my old printer just yet. Cleaning is sounding more fun all the time. I just put out more food for the birds. It is cold out there. And raining lightly. Blue jays prevail in the photos for today. I have not shown them for a while and these are new, recent pics from the last couple of days. Have a fabulous Friday everyone and God bless!
Steve and Muffin. (Praying for the people in Ukraine)
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Steve`s Country 
Happy Friday to you!!
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Thank you Michelle!😊😺
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🤗😊
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By now you should have the printer humming like a sewing machine!😁 😉
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A few new things to consider when printing with this one that are different than the last one.🙄
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And?? They are??
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Scanning is more complicated than before. The paper goes in differently than before which is important when I do the church bulletins.😬🙄
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That might take a little time to get used to.😬
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Yes, I’m sure I will make some mistakes now and then.😬🙄
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Welcome to the human race!😂😂
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I think I lost that race.😰😰😰
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Then I’ll have you to keep me company on the bench!!😂😂😂😂
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And here I thought you would be at the front of the pack!🤔😁
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Of those that are keeping me company, yes!!😂😂😂
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You can be the president of the “lost race”.😂😹
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I think I am already!!😂😂🤣🤣
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I knew you could do it!😁😁🤪🙄
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Not possible without your support!😁😊
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That’s good, I need someone to lean on.😂😂😹😹
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Happy to oblige 😁😊
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Happy that you obliged.😂😂
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Awe…. thank you😁
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Not a problem! Must go get the feeders, back in a minute!😁
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Do you ever wonder why people continue to do things even when you’ve tried to ask them not to because it bothers you? After awhile it can make you want to just give up. It’s not even worth a response anymore…
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I know, lots of people are like that, they seem to enjoy doing it for some reason. Guess they enjoy making others miserable.🙄
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Or to get even for whatever wrong they believe has been done to them.
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I know someone like that too…🙄
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Me?😔
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No silly, someone in our church.🙄
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Hey, can you tell me the best way to deal with a blister on my big toes?🤔
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Try sticking a needle into it, sterilized first.😁😬
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Thanks for the info…That’s what I ended up doing. It was terribly sore so I had to do something. It’s been that way since Friday’s walk. Made Saturdays and today’s kinda uncomfortable.😬😩
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It may not help much overall, but it can be fun. yes, blisters can really make walking tough!😮
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That it was… I don’t usually get blisters, so I was surprised to have them on both big toes!
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Are your shoes getting old?
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No.. they’re new around January. I think they’re to narrow in the toes. I went back to my previous shoes Sat and Sunday. That at least didn’t make it worse.
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Yep, gotta be careful about those narrow toed shoes. I had a pair like that and finally gave them up and bought a different pair. My feet are happier now.😁
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Yep! Most definitely! I think my feet are getting larger the older I get!🤭🤭
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I have been thinking about that with my feet too. I used to have narrow feet, now they seem to be fatter.🙄🙄😂😹
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Well it can be advantageous for walking in mud!😁😂😂
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And soft sand dunes in desert areas!😁😂😹
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That’s very true… I’m not sure where you’ll find any of those in Canadia though!🙄🤔🤔
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Hey, our neighboring province of Manitoba has a real desert! So does Saskatchewan! Even have cactus in them!😊🌵🏜️🐫
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What??😳😲 Is it warm there??🤔
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No warmer than here, but they are true deserts and among the coldest deserts in the world. The cacti are smaller varieties but they get quite big.
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Huh! I didn’t know that! 🤔🤔 I learned something!! Go figure!!😂😂
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It’s one of Canada’s big little secrets!😂😹🌵
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That’s interesting… that’s for sure! You don’t think about deserts that far north but I guess it must be a place that doesn’t get much moisture?🤔
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Yep, that’s true enough, it’s dry as a desert in those places!😂😂😹😹
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Really?? Huh??🤔🤔🤔🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭
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Lots of people wouldn’t believe it’s so dry in those deserts. Our military has a training post in one of them.😁
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Crazy how the weather patterns go around those areas…🤔🤔
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I guess some enjoy others misery’s
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Precisely what it is precisely. It has cleared and the wind has stopped, it is going to be a cold night!😬🥶
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Yeah, here to.
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It’s a good thing the blueberries are not blooming yet, I’m hoping they have a good year for those bears.😬🐻
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Good luck with your technology challenges
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It only took 40 minutes, I was surprised! And it worked…on the second try!😂😹
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Great news!
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Yep, and it is still working too!😂😹
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Enjoy your new printer ! Poor Muffin ! I think all cats do not like the vacuum ! We got lots of rain last night…🌧🌧💨 🙂😻😴
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Well, I’m not sure I’m enjoying it, but it works. Vacuums are just too noisy for their ears I guess. Yep, we had lots of rain and flurries today. Now frost for tonight! Have a good restful night!😊😻🌙😴😴
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Blue Jay is just cute looking at you😍 nice shot 😘😄 nice pictures💝 the temperature🙄 is fluctuating😯 so you bought a new printer 🤔 have you installed it now? Hope it didn’t take the whole day 😉 how about the cleaning 😅 have a nice evening 🥳💝
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It is going to freeze tonight, maybe tomorrow night too, not good, this is late for temperatures to go below freezing.🥶 It was nice of the blue jay to look at me that way! Yep, the printer is installed and working and it only took me 40 minutes!😁🙄 Um, cleaning, well, I decided to wait, just didn’t have the energy today, but I did tidy up the place so it looks a bit better now. Time for my bedtime.😴😴 Good night Simon, have a great Saturday!😁😻🌙
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That’s cold, stay warm. And try some cleaning today 😉😄 Have a great Saturday you too 💝
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Thank you Simon!😊 Yes, I did a lot of cleaning today so that was good.😁🙄 This cool weather is good for something!😂😹 Have a great day!😁🌞😻
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Good? Did you said cool is good 🙄🧐ummm, where is uncle Steve. I’m sure this is not Uncle Steve 😅😜
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I think Muffin wrote that one!😂😂😹😹
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I knew it 😅😅 Hey! Muffin 💝 Have a lovely day 🥰
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Um, I think you mean Muffin. She’s my cat, remember?🤔😺
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Ha ha😍😍 ofcourse she is yours😉 hey Muffin💝 looks like Steve uncle is a bit possessive 😉 you better Stop staring at your neighbour cat 👻
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Sorry Simon,😬 that isn’t really what I meant, hope you didn’t take it wrong.😔 It’s just you keep calling Muffin Rosanna instead of saying Muffin.🤔 Muffin likes her name, I think.🤔 Hard to tell sometimes though.🙄Have a great day!😊😻🌞
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Muffin is a cute beautiful name 😍 I love it too… Rosanna was new and i thought using it often won’t make me forget it 😁 hope u & muffin didn’t mind ☺️ Rosanna is Hard to remember you know 😜 I’ll take Muffin and forget pancake 🥞 oops tat was Rosanna, see i forgot already 🤣🤣. Have a good day 🤩
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