BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (48534)

St. Catharines, Ontario • Age 73

Joined myLot 18 years ago

"If not I, then who?"

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At least the sun is shining

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (48534) • St. Catharines, Ontario 18 Feb

More times than not in the past 73 years, it's been a sunny day on the 18th of February. My mother told me that it was so warm on this day back in '52, that my father took his coat off walking from the bus stop after visiting us...

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All right, this isn't natural

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (48534) • St. Catharines, Ontario 16 Feb

It's like the beginning of A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas... "I can never remember whether it snowed for six days and six nights when I was twelve or whether it snowed for twelve days and twelve nights when I...

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Three things

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (48534) • St. Catharines, Ontario 11 Feb

Three things didn't go as planned today. 1) The bank machine wouldn't let me deposit my "pay" from Survey Savvy. It even crumpled up the cheque and spit it out. The only thing we could figure out was that it was from an American...

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Congratulate me

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (48534) • St. Catharines, Ontario 10 Feb

I finally made it to Quest Health to have my last filling. It didn't rain. It didn't snow. I didn't slide off the sidewalk and take a header over my walker. The sun was even shining. I have to go back March 18 to have a temporary...

finally made it

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Getting better

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (48534) • St. Catharines, Ontario 6 Feb

I spent all of yesterday in bed, but at 10pm I finally had a bowel movement... (TMI?) It felt as if my innards were being ripped out. I actually cried out the pain was so intense. But afterwards, I felt so much better. I went back...

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My further adventures...

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (48534) • St. Catharines, Ontario 4 Feb

I tried to go to my dental appointment today but my gate was frozen shut, the walkway was all ice, and by the time I turned onto the city sidewalk, I got a blast of snowflakes in my face. It didn't look like it was going to stop,...

curses foiled again

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Should I or shouldn't I?

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (48534) • St. Catharines, Ontario 4 Feb

Currently it's -1°C or 30°F with a 40% chance of something (rain?sleet?snow?) coming down. I have a dental appt at 1pm... the last for 6 months... but am debating whether to reschedule it due to this bout of diverticulitis. I'm...

last dental appt

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Hey!

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (48534) • St. Catharines, Ontario 1 Feb

Did you know? Today is "Ice cream for breakfast day" At least, that's what it says on my calendar. Of course, I got said calendar from Chapman's Ice Cream company... And all that fresh snow that fell yesterday does look like ice...

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Should I stop going there?

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (48534) • St. Catharines, Ontario 31 Jan

I've told you how it seems to always be snowing when I have an appointment at Quest Community Health Centre... I had a doctor's appt today. It was 3°C/37°F when I got up this morning. It rained pretty much all day. By the time I...

and more weather

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Good news/bad news

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (48534) • St. Catharines, Ontario 29 Jan

The good news is it didn't snow yesterday and I got to my dental appointment and home again without falling. The bad news is I have to go back next week to get the filling on the other side done. Another bit of good news is that...

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Whose idea of a joke is this?

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (48534) • St. Catharines, Ontario 27 Jan

I had a dental appointment on the 16th of this month, but I had to reschedule it because it was snowing -- a lot -- and I wouldn't be able to shovel my way out in time for it. So I rescheduled it for the 21st which started out...

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Something's broken

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (48534) • St. Catharines, Ontario 24 Jan

I couldn't get on the 'Lot until now, 9:58 pm Friday. I thought the problem was fixed yesterday but I guess not. Suddenly I have a ton of notifications to catch up to. I'm not ignoring you. Really. The other thing is, my eyes have...

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Saw the dentist today

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (48534) • St. Catharines, Ontario 21 Jan

I got to see the dentist this afternoon finally. It's been, oh let's see... maybe 5 years since my last exam (pre-covid anyway). It was a very thorough deal. Not only xrays but photos of my teeth using something like the Doctor's...

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Just another day in paradise

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (48534) • St. Catharines, Ontario 21 Jan

Minus 15 degrees celcius this morning, so I put on my wooly leggings, then my wool legwarmers over that. Then a long wool sweater over my favorite bulky sweater. Then it was the flannel 'ski mask', topped with a felt fedora that...

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Just can't win

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (48534) • St. Catharines, Ontario 16 Jan

I finally. finally!, get a dental appointment (1pm today) and it's snowing (and blowing) again. It's not really that far, but I can no longer take a short cut through the churchyard due to construction, and as I said before, my...

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Sunday Sunday

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (48534) • St. Catharines, Ontario 12 Jan

Had breakfast, went online, watered my houseplants, had lunch, went online again, thinking about doing the dishes, then wondering what to have for dinner... maybe beef barley soup. I don't have any beef but I do have beef boulion...

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It snowed last night

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (48534) • St. Catharines, Ontario 11 Jan

Yup, it did. About 7cm or 3" But the sun's trying to burn through the clouds and the temp is slowly rising. My neighbor cleared the city sidewalk and my steps a few minutes ago. Which is nice, but if I want to go anywhere, I'd...

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Word of the year

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (48534) • St. Catharines, Ontario 5 Jan

Apparently, the word of the year for 2024 is 'brain rot', according to Oxford University Press. It is written as two words. I heard the radio guy mention it and I thought he said 'brat' and I wondered how that could be the word...

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Holy Meandering Snow Squalls Batman!

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (48534) • St. Catharines, Ontario 3 Jan

Arctic air from the Prairies blowing across the Great Lakes brings dire warnings of accumulations up to 60 centimeters!! In case you still haven't managed to understand metric, a standard 750 ml bottle of wine stands 30 cm...

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Goals

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (48534) • St. Catharines, Ontario 2 Jan

@Horse is always asking us if we made our payout goals. Last time he asked I said my goal was to hit $1 by the end of the year. Well, I didn't quite make it, but yesterday I was at $1.0055. Whoopee and yahoo! Now, if...

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