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MORNING ROLL CALL JANUARY-FEBUARY 2020 CLOSED

DaveMcK — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 14:19:07 GMT

Good Morning to the Front Porch and Welcome to JANUARY 2020 Goodbye DECEMBER 2019

Hoping everyone has a great First Day OF JANUARY 2020.

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LydiaN586309 — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:00:02 GMT

To Everybody on Our Front Porch,

May every hardship be left in your rearview mirror and every blessing be in sight on the road ahead. Wishing you all the best in the New Year -- starting right now!

Lydia

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PattyDiane — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 14:22:07 GMT

Here's wishing a happy, healthy and peaceful new year to all my friends on the porch.

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LaDolceVita — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 14:48:16 GMT

Happy New Year folks! Only resolution I have is to try and take a half hour for yoga this year. I feel creaky and tight and much like an old person. And I have cataracts too. Have not visited eye doc for 2 and a half years and this was a surprise. No wonder I cant see!

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DaveMcK — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 16:37:27 GMT

Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch on this first day of 2020 on Wednesday, January 1st! My you all have a Joyous and Blessed Year!

New Year’s Eve 2020: Pictures From Around the World

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/31/world/new-years-eve-2020.html

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Frozenoem — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 17:37:51 GMT

Afternoon all, decided to sleep in. Medicinal toddies worked, walking upright once more!

Yesterdays light and fluffy became heavy, wet and dense. Wonder what today will bring, it's snowing.

@LaDolceVita
cataracts happen Had both eyes done awhile back. Went from cokebottles glasses/contacts to 20/30 and 20/20 and Re-learning blinking without glasses. Felt like vampire for aweek if separated from my welders goggles (it was bright everywhere).🤣

Now need glasses or microscope to re-work solder on computers or iPhones/androids/etc.

Enjoy the new year all, time to get weather and start anew.

Only resolution is gain weight and get answers.👍

Froze

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catwoman500 — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 23:53:44 GMT

Hi, All,

I hope everyone had a safe and happy New Year’s celebration.

Best wishes for the best year ever in 2020!

Welcome to a new year!

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MsStretch — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 02:16:50 GMT

@LaDolceVita , I had cataract surgery a couple of years ago. Been nearsighted most of my life. Wore contact lenses for 50+ years. I went from always sticking something in my eye(s) to zero-maintenance clear vision. It's a lifestyle changer for sure and I love it.

I opted for the multifocal toric lens which correct presbytopia and astigmatism. Medicare pays for monovision, but I decided to pay the extra because it was something that would impact the rest of my life and I really, really hate reading glasses. The doc said I went from 20/750 to 20/15.

@Frozenoem is right about bright. I went from looking at the world through warm white to bright white.

Ooooh... the colors... Like wow, man.

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Frozenoem — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 16:41:18 GMT

Like wow man awoke to the sound of Messiah and emergency FaceTime family call.

Nieces cat had prolapsed rectum, really didn't want to think without coffee and now slightly off food but, sugar reduces moisture , saline for a rinse, and olive oil as lubricant. In it goes.

Now, curiosity has me wondering what old book of Maine I read that in or what recess of my brain it came from.

Today promises 40* and sunshine with another storm on weekend, hope the weathers back to normal. And cat keeps internal organs internal.

It's been awhile since I had a cat 35 years, odd stuff cluttering my brain. I know the olive oil lubricant came from , "We took to the woods", wonder where the rest came from.🤣

Edit- Just remembered Grandmother on Farm in NH in '56 did similar with barn cat, guess who was beside her. Ah, the memories of youth.

Pre-saline solutions pre-mixed she made her own🤣

Froze

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catwoman500 — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 18:08:23 GMT

Good afternoon, everyone,

It’s partly sunny and mild here at 46. Rain will be moving in later and Friday and Saturday seem likely to be washouts. Not happy about that since I have to travel about an hour to my stepson’s so we can “do Christmas.”

New Year’s Eve was quiet with just 3 of us “girls” able to make it. We ate and chatted and played some games. Actually we were so involved with the game we were playing that we forgot to turn on the TV to watch the ball drop. Only the fireworks from surrounding areas let us know it was 2020.

I didn’t get home until 2 AM so I slept really late yesterday. Glad I didn’t have to be anywhere.

I need to start putting some of the decorations away. Guess I’ll start with my Santa collection. Little by little I will eventually get everything done. Will replace decorations with some snowman related items so it doesn’t seem so blah in here after all the colorful holiday stuff is gone.

@Frozenoem ...Yikes, poor kitty!

Enjoy this second day of 2020.

Say goodbye, Santas!

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LaDolceVita — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 14:13:41 GMT

@Frozenoem OMG I had no idea that it would go back in.

Very hard rain here, this is the second day. Hard to get out at all.

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DaveMcK — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 19:18:44 GMT

Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch on this first Friday of January 2020! We are looking at our current temp of 32* the high for the day. No big plans for the weekend. Hoping everyone has a restful and peaceful weekend.

May our troops being shipped overseas be safe!

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Frozenoem — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 17:49:16 GMT

Afternoon all on this rainy day, disappointing I had wanted snow. I might be feverish need snow at least once twice per week in winter.

Maybe tonight when we get a skiff of snow 5-6". Or Later in the week for more. Not to worry though will be griping around March🤣.

@LaDolceVita

If my Scot grandmother wished something to go back in, it darn well had better or else. Army corp nurses were no nonsense types. As were most of her daughters.

@DaveMcK

We can hope, I feel a wag the dog, coming.

On that note need to get going before weather becomes a skating rink.

Froze

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catwoman500 — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 22:30:05 GMT

Hi, Porch Peeps,

Today was my trip to my stepson’s.

WOWIE! The FOG! I thought I’d have to call Santa and see if he’d lend me Rudolph for the trip it was that awful!

Could have used you today, old buddy!

I started out in more fog than I’d ever driven in here, and then went through places that were a little better, and places that were much worse. It was not pleasant. Much better on the way home, just dreary and a little wet.

It was worse than this.

Wish I had had some of this coffee!

I did have a mug of Peet’s Major Dickason’s when I got home this afternoon.

Sure could have used this!

Hope you all are doing something fun (besides shoveling snow!)

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DaveMcK — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 20:20:42 GMT

I saw this on the CBS MORNING SHOW TODAY! We slso saw our first tablescape competition at the HLCCA Conference in Milwaukee last July. Fourth of July scape photo below.

DESIGN: Competitive tablescaping (Video)
At the Los Angeles County Fair, Conor Knighton introduces us to the world of competitive tablescaping – a contest that is equal parts creativity and cutlery, as contestants try to design artful, decorative table settings in a variety of categories.

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Frozenoem — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 19:10:29 GMT

Ah, the joy of afternoon 30* and clouding up.

Have spent the last couple of days with flu, despite flu shots.

First time in 20 years of shots I get sick, must be all the hospital tests. There are 'sick' people in hospitals.

Time to search for lighter, match or something to start a fire with, need to get heat in the house, lost power last night and still without.

Might need to use the old standby 9volt smoke detector battery to steel wool pad, to create flame. Odd what I remember from survival courses.

Froze

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LaDolceVita — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:14:43 GMT

@Frozenoem The flu and no power sounds like many cuss words. We are having wonderful winter weather now that the rains have stopped. Sunny and warm for a few days then looks like rain again for a week. I am not wishing for spring, spring means the dreaded summer is coming.

Things are a bit better for me as I can get out and about a bit more since mom's companion is back.

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Frozenoem — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 18:30:12 GMT

Afternoon Wednesday - 30* and snowing, admit yesterday was colorful language day🤣.

Lighters have been purchased for woodstove and campstove, just in case. Power restored 2 hours after message.

Presently bringing in wood from garage. Later it's snowblower depending upon amount that fell

from skies.

@LaDolceVita

Glad your getting some rest, and things have returned to normal for you.

Time to play for me.

Froze

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catwoman500 — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 18:39:49 GMT

Hello out there in Porchland!

Seems like everyone is hibernating. There hasn’t been a lot of activity here for a while.

@LaDolceVita it’s great that your mother’s companion has returned to give you a little break. You sure need it!

@Frozenoem Hope you feel better soon.

Today is windy and cold, 32, feeling like 27, but by Saturday it’s supposed to be 67! I’ll believe that when I feel it!

Still trying to get the remainder of the Christmas stuff put away. I’ve done a good job so far, but the huge tree remains. I’ll miss it when I finally get it undecorated and taken apart.

Hope everyone else is well and just busy. N.

Brrrrr birds!

Ahhhh, Saturday's coming!

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DaveMcK — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 14:18:49 GMT

Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch on this Friday morning 2020. We are looking at up to 12" of snow between tonight and Sunday morning. Busy day today and tomorrow morning. Hoping everyone has great weekend