Super Sunday Chat!

Boy the weekend is just rushing by, as usual.

I got most of the laundry done yesterday as well as cleaned up the gawd awful messes my son makes in the garage on a regular basis.  This is Ryan's MO though....I ask repeatedly for him to clean it (or any room) up and he delays, gripes that I "nag" when I remind him, and his will is a bit more iron than mine.  I reach the point where I simply can't tolerate the mess and the inability to find anything long before he breaks down and just does it.  And then I'm ticked that I had to do it.  Been 6 weeks since I first asked and in that time it's gotten so much worse that I just couldn't take it anymore.  The garage is our "3 season room"....where we smoke, etc, so I really don't like dealing with it cluttered.  Give me dirt any old day...clutter terrorizes me because I have to find a place to put it all.

Just now finished putting together 25 packages for vendors for a Bridal Tour that's coming up....there is a kickoff brunch today so need to scoot out and drop these off for the vendors before the event starts.

Kind of dreary today, but so far at least, it's not raining.

Hope everyone has a pleasant day!

Up early to see DH off to work. I need to pick up some groceries, so I'll do it early before it gets crowded.

I woke up with a plugged ear again. Very annoying. It happened about a month ago and took a day or two to go away. I took an allergy pill, so maybe that will help.

Windy this morning and rain coming in tonight and lasting a few days. I sat outside yesterday evening and felt sad about not being able to do that much more for the next few months. Some of my plants and flowers are looking like they have no idea the weather is changing. Even my Hibiscus is blooming like crazy.

 Gorgeous here - this is how October is meant to be!

Bugsy has had a busy morning - his usual friend came by and then about 10 minutes after she left another friend came by. His usual friend doesn't play too much so he was super happy to see is little goldendoodle friend.

DH is back at killing the shrubs

Cathy those red & yellow flowers on on their second round now - lots of new ones have sprung up - I was wondering if you had any survive?

I planted some camellias in early summer and am thrilled that both are blooming

I took a nice walk, did a bit of cleaning and am now relaxing. We are off to a fabulous SPCA event later - always a fun day. It is essentially a block party in a trendy downtown area. You get free beer and wine with your entry fee, there are bands on, contests for the dogs, lots of food trucks, all the businesses allow dogs in and have stuff set-up for them and there are a ton of sponsors/displays. Last year was a bit too hot but today should be perfect. I love how happy B is at events like this, I don't love how he always winds up pulling on the leash hoping to run around and visit.

Last year a golden won the costume contest - it was dressed as a cowboy - totally fabulous outfit

kpwlee

Cathy those red & yellow flowers on on their second round now - lots of new ones have sprung up - I was wondering if you had any survive?

I had a few sprouts and then all but one died and it wasn't exactly thriving. I almost took a picture of it a week or so ago and sent it to you for a giggle. I went outside one evening and it was like something just chewed it off. I could see the nibbled off stems at the soil line but that was it. A day or 2 later, the whole thing was gone I'm not going to toss the soil and maybe they'll come back in the spring?

I have a few Camellia bushes and love them!! Mine haven't started blooming yet but when they do, it's a mass of color and really nice when everything else is dreary looking.

I googled ear plugs and hearing loss and lo and behold, I found what is likely my problem. Apparently, when you push the ear plugs in, you force air into the canal. When you pull the plug out, it can cause a drop in pressure in the outer ear. They suggest jiggling the ear plug before pulling it out. The hearing loss is only temporary, so that's a relief but there's no remedy for it because it's not the middle or inner ear. It just has to resolve on it's own. Oh well, I'm just glad to know what's going on and happy that I can probably prevent it.

Cathy, I envy you being able to grow camellias.  You guys get your water from the Sacramento River and we get ours from wells and we have a really high mineral content ... so no camellias or azaleas for me unless I'd be willing to get bottled water for them. I'll consider myself lucky if the hostas and salvia come back next spring.

It's super overcast and cool today ...  looks like it's going to start pouring any minute.

Joyce

Just running by to say hi!  We had a great day at the beach yesterday.  Gabby decided to try and drink the ocean dry. :(  Explosive diarreah soon followed.  She's fine now.  Twister had an absolute blast and I'm so glad we took him.  I don't know how many more trips to the coast he'll be able to do so I really soaked up a lot of priceless memories watching him enjoy himself. 

I just got back from visiting my cousin in the nursing home.  I'm trying to eat a sandwich and type.  Not good for the keyboard. lol

Lots and lots to do before the day is over and all I want to do is be lazy. 

Congrats on the ribbons Jen!

JackieG

Twister had an absolute blast

JackieG

Gabby decided to try and drink the ocean dry. :(  Explosive diarreah soon followed.

mrstjohnson

Well, it sounds like when they trotted last week (we have just been walking) it was too fast for her.

Oh, bless her heart. I'll bet that was scary for her. I hope that a small break will give her the confidence she needs to try it again. As much as I love horses and riding, I totally understand the fear thing and have to fight it myself.