For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning on this very rainy Thursday! It rained off and on during the night, we even had at least 2 thunderstorms. I got up during the night and wondered why Muffin was so scared. I thought perhaps the bear had been here, but then a large boom! Thunderstorm, that is why she is so scared. It was so cold I never thought there would be thunderstorms. Oh well.
We did not get a lot of rain though, but it is certainly wet out there. Only GPS, one of my chipmunks, showed up yesterday, and he only came twice. The blue jays were around most of the day. The chickadees and nuthatches showed up a few times but did not stay long each time. There were even 3 grackles that showed up for a short time.
Most of the time it is quiet out there, no action with the birds at all. Hopefully that will change, this is the time of year that birds choose their winter feeding places and I want to be on the list. I still need to make some changes to my feeders this fall, but there is still time for that. The next sunny day I will get that part done. It is now mid month and the changes since the beginning of the month are amazing.
The days are noticeably shorter now, and cooler, even with the sun shining. There were still a lot of birds around 2 weeks ago, not much now. The chipmunks were busy, now they have all gone to bed for the winter. There were a lot of insects around of many different kinds, now there is basically nothing out there.
Just put some peanuts out for the blue jays, I found some extra peanuts that I had put in a jar and forgot about, so that is helping. Plus I have a smaller jar of peanuts that I use for Scramble when I go for a walk, so I will start to use those next. I need to keep feeding those blue jays or they will go somewhere else and I do not want that to happen.
Well, it is going to be a rainy day so perhaps it will be a good day to bake some coffee flavored cupcakes. They are so good! A perfect rainy day treat. Plus I will continue with my fall cleaning. I will admit that lately I have not been doing much in that regard, but I need to get back at it. I am amazed at how much dust there is under the furniture. Terrible to admit that.
I guess cleaning under there needs to happen more than twice a year. Perhaps 4 times a year would be better. Here is something, have you been having trouble leaving a comment on my blog? Some people have said they cannot leave a comment lately. I have had the same problem trying to comment on other blogs.
It just comes up saying “Nonce comment failed”. It does not happen to everyone though so trying to get WP to believe there is a problem can be frustrating. If you do have this problem, please tell WP so they understand that the problem exists. Sigh. So if you see me “liking” but not commenting, that is the reason. Well, guess it is baking time, so nice of you to drop in today for a visit, have a great day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2022 Steve McLeod.
Contacting WP’s chat has been encouraging for me. Real people, not bots or links to other “discussions”, will help out with difficulties in WP. If their engineers do not know the answer to a problem, they will kick it upstream and get back to you. 😉
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Yes, normally they are quite helpful, it is just when they can’t see the problem that there is a problem so they suggested that perhaps I was blocked by these blogs. Not likely. And I don’t block people here either unless it is necessary. But if it keeps on I will try them again. It does help though if others also report the problem. Have a great evening C.A.!😊😺🍂🍁☔
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Save at least one cupcake for me!!😋😋😂😂
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I put 2 aside for you, they were delicious!😁🍂🍁☔
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Well at least they didn’t go to my waist!!🤭🤭🤭🤭😂😂😂😂
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I was just thinking of your diet. Um, you are on a diet, right?🤔🙄🍂🍁☔
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Yes… of some kind!!😂😂😂 mostly fruit and veggies with an egg or two and a turkey burger 🍔 now and then. I’m just glad they didn’t go to waste!😋😋😋😂😂😂
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They didn’t (burp) they were quite enjoyable for dessert.😂
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Now you have to walk them off instead of me!!🤭🤭🤭😂😂😂😂
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I’ll just sit them off instead, it’s too cold and wet out there. Our high today was only 54, cloudy, rainy and windy!
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Ohhh…brrrrr…🥶🥶🥶🥶
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My thoughts exactly!🤔 My heater came on again today.🔥🔥
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I would think so with a high of 54 degrees 🥶
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But tomorrow it’s going up to 56!😁
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Oooo….😲😲 a heat wave! You could open the windows!!😂😂😂
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Hey, by Monday it might warm up to 70! I’ll see it when I believe it, as they say in the old country.🙄🙄
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Ya can never know for sure, but I wouldn’t bet dollars to donuts on it though!!😉😂😂😂
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You can get a donut for a dollar?😮😮😮
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Only if the other guy makes a bad bet!!😉😂😂
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As they say in the old country, “a fly on your nose is like a rock on your toes.”
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Only if you swat it!😉😁😊😂😂😂
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Why would you want to swat a rock? That would hurt.
Speaking of hurting, it looks like its time for bed again. Where does the day go? I wonder if there’s a used day lot somewhere?🤔
Oh well. Good night Dusty, time to dream of a deserted island in the tropics. More chatting tomorrow!😁😴😴☔
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Alright.. I’m yawning to🥱
Good Night there Long John!😂😂
Peaceful Sleeping 😴 💤
Restful Dreams!!
Chattering again tomorrow!!😉😁
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😴😴
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Well they could help keep you warm this winter!!😂😂
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That’s one way to look at it for sure!😁
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I thought so!!😊☺️😂😂
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I didn’t know you could sew?🤔
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Button on my underwear!!😉😂😂😂
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Good for you!
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Hey… those long John’s are a tricky thing to sew on!!😂😂😂
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Must hurt too.😂😹😂😹
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Almost as bad as stitches!!😂😂😂
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I’m there right now.😂😹
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Becareful not to pull them out!!😂😂😂
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Why would I not want to pull out a laugh?
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Ya got me on that one!!😂😂😂
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Thank you.
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That’s not very hard to do honestly 😂😂😂
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Good morning Dusty, I’m back!
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Feeders?🤔
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Forgot, it was dark when I brought it in, and light rain also, and cold, and dark, and scary, and dark.😮😮😮☔☔
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But no Bears!!😉😁😊😂😂
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Fortunately! But I was looking over my shoulder every minute that I was looking ahead!😮😬
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You must be a quick looker!! 👀 👁 😂😂😂
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Yeah, but all that twirling made me dizzy!🤯
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Hazards of the job!!😉😁🤭🤭
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Speaking of jobs. I cleaned under the bed today without hitting my head or getting stuck. Muffin said I was being boring.🙄😹😹
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But did you sneeze??🤧🤧😂😂
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No sneezing either, but wow, was it ever dusty under there!😮
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That will happen when you only do it twice a year..😂😂 But with all the rain you’ve had there wouldn’t be much in the air… 🤔🤔
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Well, I don’t dust the air anyway, there’s always more than enough floating around.😬🤯
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That’s a good point 😒😒🙄🙄🤔🤔🤭
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And now that the heater is on, wow, does it kick up that dust!😬
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Why I can’t believe it!!😳😲 after being switched off all summer?? 😂😂😂
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Yep, it got kinda dusty in there, I probably should have vacuumed it first. But I didn’t know it was going to get so cold. It was only 54 again today.😬
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That’s kinda early isn’t it to be that chilly this early?
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Yep, it is a bit early for sure. I mean nights can get cold, but days should still be in the upper 60s anyway. I don’t like what they said for the forecast for this coming week!😟
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Uh oh!! If it’s colder than now you better get your snow shovel out!😳🥶
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The guy actually mentioned our area and said we could be in for some very bad stormy weather! I don’t like when they say that this time of year! That’s too early for winter to start!😮😮😮
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It sure makes spring look a long way away!!😬😬😬
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Especially since they are already saying it’s going to last until the end of April. AAAAA!!!!😮😮😮
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Oh man!!😳😳😳😳🥶🥶🥶🥶 That’s almost summer again!!
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I know it, I know it!😟😟
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You better get that beach sand delivered quick so you can take a nice warm vacation this winter!!😁😎😎
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Yep, they still have bags of sandbox sand at Walmart. Soon they will get their winter sand in.
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It’s courserer isn’t it?🤔🤔😂😂
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Yeah, just a bit, the sandbox sand is a finer texture.
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I thought so..🤔
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Yep, I thought you might have thought so that’s why I thought I would give a comment that I thought would be appropriately thought out.
Time for bed again unfortunately, had to take some extra pills tonight which has made tired, more so than normal.🥱
Good night Dusty, sleep well, and I shall chatter more again tomorrow again.😁🥱😴😴☔☔
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Alrighty Dusty Steve!😁
Pleasant Sleeping 😴 💤
Happy Dreams 😴😴
Restful resting!!😉😁😊 I’ll be watching for you!😁
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No problems with the comments from me. 😊😺
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Glad to hear that Rossana! Have a great day!😊😺🍂🍁☔
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Pretty Hollyhocks
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I love hollyhocks, they always remind me of a country garden.
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That’s very true Steve
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😊😺🍂🍁☔
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Your flowers are beautiful! 😊 Easy to leave a comment on your blog!
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Thank you! Nice to know,😊😺 so far 3 people have been unable to leave a comment here.🤔🍂🍁☔
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You’re welcome!
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Hello Steve and hope you are having a warm day 😊 as usually it’s great to have a coffee with you ☕️ it’s still summer here and very warm , it was hell during August, now it’s better and in few days the fall season will start and it will be a moderate weather. Have a great time 😺
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Hi Huguette! So nice to see you today! Our fall began a little early this year and it has been very cool the last few days, my heater even comes on every day now. I hope you have a wonderful weekend Huguette!😊😺🍂🍁☕☕☔
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Thank you Steve 😊have a great day ahead 😺😺
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Thanks Huguette!😊😻
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those cupcakes sound tasty!
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They really are at that, made with real coffee!😁☕☕
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I guess they help keep you awake!
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Not at all, I use decaf coffee.😁☕
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that’s good to know; that’s all I drink as well! I’ll take one of those muffins!
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Yep, I have been drinking decaf for several years now. These muffins are good anytime, even right before going to bed! I’ve got one for you!
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same here, and thanks for the muffin!
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You’re welcome, it was delicious!
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👍
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