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Post by tzarine on Aug 5, 2021 18:33:51 GMT 2
chatting w one of tzarevich's uncles
we lived on the same floor in faculty housing & we would have dinner/movie nights often a miyazaki w takeout chinese or kfc (he would take tzarevich to pick up) tho once i made roasted figs w ice cream & homemade butter cookies
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Post by Voy on Aug 5, 2021 19:09:51 GMT 2
nothng yet ! I'm doing my income tax - and nearing the end of my extension
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Post by tzarine on Aug 5, 2021 20:48:47 GMT 2
suerte, voy
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Post by tzarine on Aug 6, 2021 0:08:02 GMT 2
the con ed guys my shoes broke (thanks, overpriced brand) & the lovely con ed man used electrical tape to fix them so i could get home
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Post by shrjeff on Aug 6, 2021 10:29:44 GMT 2
gave a sweet girl who is beginning her degree program in software engineering a laptop... always a high and we had a great, long chat...
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Post by sophie on Aug 7, 2021 17:19:31 GMT 2
I must be feeling settled and at home in our new place as I started to bake today after a hiatus of many months. I made a big batch of fresh applesauce yesterday evening and today I prepped most of it for the freezer but also made a double batch of applesauce muffins. The new oven works well! And the extra deep sink (only one part of it is extra deep) is very handy for big pots.
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Post by kuskiwi on Aug 7, 2021 21:29:00 GMT 2
Delighted to hear that Sophie. Its been a long and difficult time.
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Post by tzarine on Aug 7, 2021 22:09:12 GMT 2
happy to hear that you are baking, sophie!
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Post by auntieannie on Aug 7, 2021 22:16:33 GMT 2
from yesterday: being given the green light to resume working full days. less stressful and more productive.
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Post by tzarine on Aug 10, 2021 18:39:46 GMT 2
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Post by Voy on Aug 11, 2021 1:20:17 GMT 2
from an ancient ad for some toothpaste, "Look, Ma, no cavities !"
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Post by tzarine on Aug 12, 2021 21:17:15 GMT 2
saw franca, lina & maria older italian ladies from our neighborhood hadn't seen them since before covid they were well, vaccinated & cheery & wanted to see photos of tzarevich
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Post by Netsuke on Aug 14, 2021 5:25:05 GMT 2
Oh Mu goodness Tzarine, my mouth is watering. I am drooling. Please do not post links to such beautiful foods which I can’t get . Still drooling.
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Post by tzarine on Aug 14, 2021 7:12:51 GMT 2
Oh Mu goodness Tzarine, my mouth is watering. I am drooling. Please do not post links to such beautiful foods which I can’t get . Still drooling. sorry, nets it was so beautiful
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Post by tzarine on Aug 14, 2021 21:47:41 GMT 2
running into jussara & her boyfriend who has the same name as tzar & whose nephew is a grad of tzarevich's pretty small college delicious lunch w the lads
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Post by sophie on Aug 15, 2021 3:17:32 GMT 2
Dividing up a couple of very overgrown house plants and giving the split plants to a friend.
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Post by Voy on Aug 17, 2021 13:55:01 GMT 2
I am alive ! an going home today. It turns out I hae seen very lucky -- the plaque in the artery was almost 100% - and was hard and had holes in it - and chunks could have broken off at any time..and been a major stroke - or dead...Yikes
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Post by sophie on Aug 17, 2021 15:38:31 GMT 2
I am happy about Voy’s news.
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Post by Baz Faz on Aug 17, 2021 17:40:19 GMT 2
Good news Voy.
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Post by auntieannie on Aug 17, 2021 19:35:22 GMT 2
Woe! Good to hear! Really happy that voy is alive and well
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Post by auntieannie on Aug 17, 2021 19:35:22 GMT 2
Woe! Good to hear! Really happy that voy is alive and well
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Post by Voy on Aug 17, 2021 20:57:09 GMT 2
As many of you know I had a TIA ( aka mini-stroke ) a few weeks ago. I finally got to see a vascular surgeon last Wed - and had surgery yesterday (16th) - to clear my left carotid artery. (to use the vernacular - they reamed it out - roto-rootered it ! I turns out I was super super lucky - the plaque in there was almost 100% closing the artery , was hard , and full of holes - which means a chunk could have broken off and caused a major stroke - or ....
It took a bit longer than they thought to get it all out - but get it they did ! And I seem to have recovered very nicely ! Was in the recovery room for about 4 hours, and then moved upstairs to.. a new to me concept , "intermediate care" -- not an ICU, but where there is an RN and a CNA for every three patients. I got up there about 8 pm - finally had some food ( since midnight the night before... ready to eat my arm !). Was off pain meds at 4 am, and in my friend Collette's car going home at 10:30 am ! I'm pretty well house bound for the next two weeks - as no driving. And so the summer really IS shot - no more swimming for a month ( which takes us to mid Sept..) BUT - it does mean I should have many more summers !
And that, my friends, is my story and I'm sticking to it
with love and thanks for your healing thoughts and vibes,
Perry
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Post by tzarine on Aug 17, 2021 21:47:54 GMT 2
perry
so glad to here! hugs from the south!
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Post by auntieannie on Aug 18, 2021 7:51:22 GMT 2
Nice story! Lots of love and hoping you find fun activities to do.
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Post by tzarine on Aug 18, 2021 22:24:00 GMT 2
we will try to entertain you!
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Post by kuskiwi on Aug 19, 2021 23:08:45 GMT 2
I missed this before. Phew but delighted it was found early and solved. Speedy recovery wishes.
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Post by rikita on Aug 21, 2021 0:37:07 GMT 2
glad you are okay voy! and wish you a speedy recovery!
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Post by sophie on Sept 11, 2021 22:56:11 GMT 2
Our crazy two family household just got a bit crazier.. two little kittens were adopted by our son and his family today. Cuteness overload!
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Post by kuskiwi on Sept 12, 2021 0:23:25 GMT 2
Listening to the Tui mimicking a kitten's I'm hungry meow. Tui's along with Magpies are fantastic mimics. This one caught me out as I spent a bit of time wandering around the house and garden looking for a stray kitten.
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Post by tzarine on Sept 12, 2021 21:37:28 GMT 2
the thought of sophie's fam's new kittens
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