BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45597)
St. Catharines, Ontario • Age 72
Joined myLot 17 years ago
"If not I, then who?"
BarBaraPrz's Discussions
BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45597)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
3 May
When I went out about noon today to do more garden work, the temp was 19°C/67°F but felt balmier. There was even some sunshine. But those nasty clouds came by, and the temp dropped to 11°C/52°F. I was getting quite chilled, so...
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45597)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
30 Apr
Yup, some of the stuff I was thinking about doing the other day. I cut the grass, did the laundry, changed the sheets on the bed. Didn't do the dishes, though. And now I'm going to clean the tub and take a bath, then off to read...
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45597)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
30 Apr
Happy International Jazz Day!
Did I just hear someone say "I don't like jazz"? Sure you do, you just don't know it. It's not all screeching soprano sax solos. Jazz comes in all flavors. Many TV shows and movies use jazz....
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45597)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
29 Apr
Two days left to qualify for payout and I doubt Imma gonna make it. Just can't seem to get my mojo going... either that or it did get up and went.
I don't like this yurky weather, just doesn't motivate me to do anything, and...
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45597)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
28 Apr
And 16°C/60°F this Sunday morning and I thought I'd do some gardening after breakfast. Or get to hang out the laundry for the first time this year.
Unfortunately, a big ol' cloud covered the entire sky and it got dark. Seems to be...
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45597)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Apr
Happy Earth Day!
Earth Day was first held on April 22, 1970. That makes it 54 years old. And what have we really got to show for it?
Climate change.
It's 4°C/40°F at 8:52 but supposed to get up to 13°C/55°F. The sun is out, so...
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45597)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
21 Apr
Well, I finally had my brain sliced and diced yesterday... In other words, I had an MRI of my head. My doctor should get the results in a week, and I'll let you know how many squirrels are running around in there.
And as I said,...
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45597)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
16 Apr
This is what came up in the garden plot where I had tomatoes growing last year. They're pretty, and delicate looking, but I don't know how or from where they came. The weirdest things just pop up in my gardens.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45597)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
9 Apr
It was very overcast all day yesterday, then the moon got in the way of the sun (what little shone through), it got dark for a couple minutes, then pitch black for another minute, gradually lightening up before we were back to the...
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45597)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
8 Apr
Today, April 8, 2024, there was a total eclipse of the sun. Unfortunately, it was overcast all day. So there wasn't really anything to see. I popped my head outside just after 3 and caught a glimpse of the edge of the sun just...
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45597)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
1 Apr
Today's weather was supposed to be cloudy with possible rain but good ol' Sol fought his way out and it was quite a pleasant afternoon. I did a bit more yard clean up and sat in the sun drinking tea and reading for a bit. The...
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45597)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
30 Mar
Something like that spent sweeping up my patio. It's not as easy as one would think when there's a rapidly deteriroating woven plastic "carpet" on said patio. Then factor in the fierce winds that blew leaves under it all autumn. I...
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45597)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
29 Mar
Without warning, myLot expects us to turn off our ad blockers. I realise that the site wants to make money by allowing ads, but they're invasive and irrelevant. The site was all scrambled and I couldn't answer notifications nor...
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45597)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
28 Mar
Yes, someone decided today would be international piano day. And why today? Because it's the 88th day of the year and fullsize pianos have 88 keys. Of course next year it would be celebrated on March 29, because no leap day next...
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45597)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
27 Mar
With the vascular surgeon about my veins... There's some "insufficiency" but the provincial health insurance doesn't cover the treatment anymore to correct it, so nothing will be done. He suggested I could wear compression...
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45597)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
23 Mar
Because of all the sn*w we got yesterday, it "warmed up" to -2°C/28°F overnight. Don't ask how much sn*w we got because it was also blowing so some spots are deeper than others. The weather prognosticators think it might get up to...
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45597)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Mar
Sort of like musical chairs, but no plant was left without a pot...
I spent several hours yesterday afternoon repotting some of these plants you see here. I took the Norfolk pine out of its pot, and yeah, it was root-bound. So I...
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45597)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
21 Mar
I don't know... had to call this something...
Weather wasn't too bad on Sunday.
Woke up to a dusting of snw on Monday.
Then some flurries on Tuesday.
The sun broke out for a bit on Wednesday
But then we got pelted with celestial...
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45597)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
19 Mar
i've mentioned before that the Westview Centre4Women was moving to a new building. Today was opening day there. It's farther down the road than the old place and as it's cold out today I wouldn't have gone except that I needed to...
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45597)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
18 Mar
I still have this nasty cold, though, and with winter trying to get a few more kicks in (-1°C and an occasional flake floating by) I don't know how long I'll be here before flopping on the couch under my blanky.
The weather wasn't...
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