topic Re: MORNING ROLL CALL! ! ! OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2020 in Our Front Porch

MORNING ROLL CALL! ! ! OCTOBER -DECEMBER 2020 CLOSED

DaveMcK — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 15:53:30 GMT

Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021.

Goodbye, September.

Goodbye, summer. You were one for the books, and it makes my heart actually ache to think about how full of adventures you were and how much I’m going to miss you.

Goodbye to surviving my first big hurricane. Cheers to making it work and cheers to (please?) never doing it again.

Goodbye, butter pecan coffee from Dunkin’ Donuts. I was late to the game in discovering you, so our time together was short-lived. I look forward to the many summers we will spend together in the future.

Goodbye to a month that taught me, over and over again, that I am way stronger than I think, but that I can’t do everything alone. That it’s okay to ask for help. That taking a break is so okay. That inviting people into your mess is so, so good.

Hello, October.

Hello, FALL. With your pumpkin spiced everything and cooler (maybe?) nights.

Hello, kickoff of the most magical three months of the year.

Hello, doing more creative writing for fun. You fell off my to-do list this summer (ahem, year) and I really missed you.

Hello, bonfires and apple cider and pumpkin carving. I’m ready for you.

Hello to more adventures, more strength, and more love, always. Hello October!

Re: MORNING ROLL CALL! ! ! OCTOBER -DECEMBER 2020

catwoman500 — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 14:13:43 GMT

Good Morning, Porch Peeps!

Happy October!

Where did September go?

Here in the Philly burbs, October is starting off on a beautiful note. It's a bright sunny day in the 60's, climbing to the low 70's later.

It's a day to bite into a crisp crunchy apple and take a walk (those of you that are able to do that). Because of my tooth implant process, I'll need to slice that apple and walking, well, that doesn't happen much other than hobbling around the house and getting to the store. No recreational walking anymore for me.

It's a good day for...

Mmmm!

I had mine from Starbucks yesterday and it was a delight!

You all take care now and enjoy a good start to the month!

Re: MORNING ROLL CALL! ! ! OCTOBER -DECEMBER 2020

Frozenoem — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 20:02:03 GMT

70* sunny afternoon, still trying to catch up on sleep and normal hours of business.3 am emergency calls are a pita.

My pills are working, 2 years of no balance has improved.🤣 Not ready to play with chainsaws again but, improving daily.

@catwoman500

Recreational walking can’t give up on, hope to be back on hikes or snowshoes soon, weather dependent. One more R to scatter only 6 miles in and out, kinda paved, better not be any oak trees en route.

As soon as I plot where Oak trees are in town. Discovered they produce more than normal acorn amounts in drought condition last night.

Insert colorful language of choice, where it used to be only a 100 acorns on normal fall nights in late October, add 500-1000 on early autumn in Maine when dealing with 150-250 year old mighty oak trees.

I was felled by many tiny acorns last night, cussing ensued. Another great reason to avoid sidewalks at night in the country, must remember crown in roads are for water drainage an also to send acorns to sidewalks.

@DaveMcK

Haven’t seen the inside of a DD since March and first shutdown, we’re now on 2nd or 3rd shutdown.

Froze

Re: MORNING ROLL CALL! ! ! OCTOBER -DECEMBER 2020

MsStretch — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 01:26:08 GMT

@Frozenoem , oh yeah, ♫ acorns keep fallin' on my head ♫. (OK, BJ Thomas I'm not 😏)

Last year, acorns weren't so bad. This year, not so lucky. Only a matter of time before my deck makes for dangerous walking. Rockin' & rollin' on marbles!

Found a doggie igloo buried back in the woods on a foreclosed property next door. The owner of the property I live on ended up buying it for a fraction of its assessed cost. Long story there, but the guy who lived there had basically turned all 5 acres into a landfill. It's cleaned up now and they rescued the igloo. Dirty, but looks in pretty good shape, so guess what? Can always use another igloo for the furkids.

Who knows? Maybe one day, I'll come out and Stellar will be there. 😥

@catwoman500 , my days of biting into a apple are long gone. No implants, just crowns, but don't need those popping off!

Re: MORNING ROLL CALL! ! ! OCTOBER -DECEMBER 2020

DaveMcK — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 19:45:27 GMT

Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch on this Friday morning in 2020. We are expecting a high temperature of 49* with no chance of rain until Saturday afternoon. Now that Fall weather is here does anyone have plans to go to a farmer's market, a pumpkin patch or a friends garden to harvest Falls bounties.

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Re: MORNING ROLL CALL! ! ! OCTOBER -DECEMBER 2020

MsStretch — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 18:02:16 GMT

Went out this morning and saw a big broken branch lying next to my truck. Uh-oh. 😮 Was afraid to go look. Didn't see any dents. Side mirrors still intact. Saw another piece of branch in front of truck and another one on other side. Leaves all over. But still nothing...

And then I saw it. The windshield was shattered. With the sun's glare, I didn't notice it at first. Crap! Pulled up my insurance app and reported it. Earliest appointment I could get for on-site replacement was Monday, but was supposed to work tomorrow for first time. Christmas decor is a go this year. (Wasn't sure property managers would be doing it this year, given so many stores are closing/closed, but I guess budget was already locked down.) Anyway, nothing new this season, but need to refurbish old stuff for re-install. But not driving truck. Crack, maybe, but I can't even see out the windshield, it's so bad. 😖 I am lucky and grateful that is the only damage. That was a big branch! Smallish ding on roof, shouldn't interfere with replacement. 🤞

Have I mentioned lately I am so ready for 2020 to be over?

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Frozenoem — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 18:22:10 GMT

50* and raining👍 It’s a good thing near as I can tell we’re down around 10-16” on rainfall totals. Come to think of it I was able to see out first floor Windows all last Winter. And there just haven’t been that many drenching rains this spring or summer.

@MsStretch

Generally only get this many acorns during drought and later in November, something about mast production floatin in my mind.

Nothing seems normal in 2020, this will either be a year to remember or one for erasure from history depending upon who wins.

Mask up all, pills are hitting, 2 more months to get used to them , feel colorful dreams coming on.

Froze

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catwoman500 — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 19:52:40 GMT

@MsStretch ....#%$&*&#!!!!!

I'm so sorry about your truck. You are so right about 2020. What else can possibly go wrong?

Re: MORNING ROLL CALL! ! ! OCTOBER -DECEMBER 2020

Frozenoem — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 22:15:02 GMT

@catwoman500

Don’t ask on what else can go wrong this year, starts getting dangerous.

Fire, Plague, Locusts, Drought, Hurricanes, Methane Leaks cattle and Russia / Alaska beneath melting permafrost.

@MsStretch

You have windshield replacement for free or is that a Maine thing, have had enough chunks of solid gravel or sand fly up and hit ours .

I remember you having an older manual pickup , your Golden as long as windshields still made.And you don’t have super fancy connections built-in.

Need a dose of Lewis Black, you tube favorite when my mood is funky/colorful.

Went to store an hour ago and even the R was masked and gloved. There are changes being made and accepted as fact today.

Contact tracing in hyper gear for t, he met with donors close & personal mere hours before diagnosis, and presently at Walter Reed with symptoms. That might explain the masks and gloves at the last convenient store in town.

Symptoms present Melania and potus.

Froze

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MsStretch — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 23:46:31 GMT

@Frozenoem , 2009 Toyota. No fancy connections. Impact even knocked my mirror out of its socket, but dash cam hung in there. Go figure. Replacement through insurance co. Second time for windshield. First year I had it, a rock took it out on the Beltway.

Haven't had a plethora of pressing appointments or engagements for the last 6½ months, so when I do have somewhere to be --- KABAM! Maybe trying to tell me something. 🤔

@DaveMcK , loving the Farmer's Market. I had to laugh at Grandma Mary's Caramel Apples, especially after @catwoman500 and I were just talking about apples and teeth. Add caramel, another lethal threat to crowns 😲, but they do look good.

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LaDolceVita — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 15:56:30 GMT

My favorite month is here!! I just want it to last and last. The peppers plants are full of blooms, wonder how many will be able to make it to eatable pepperhood. Ok pepperhood is not a word yet but should be in my world of Camelot.

@MsStretch Shock on the windshield but it could have been so much worse. @Frozenoem Good for you that pills are helping. If colorful dreams are the only side effect that is not too bad. @DaveMcK Really nice market there, wish I could get out this time of year. @catwoman500 Yikes I almost forgot about the tooth implant.

Going to the homestead next week and getting closer to demolition/building process. Hopefully next summer will the last summer that I have to struggle through here. I barely made it most days, felt so tired by 7PM that my eyes hurt.

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DaveMcK — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 18:26:40 GMT

Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch on this Sunday morning in 2020. We are expecting temps in the lower 70's with a small chance of rain!.

Hoping everyone will have a restful day and weekend.

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DaveMcK — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 19:31:43 GMT

Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch on this Sunday morning in 2020. We are expecting temps in the lower 70's with a small chance of rain!.

Hoping everyone will have a restful day and weekend.

Start of our Fall Colors from our 4th floor apartment and the same area from the grounds! Gardens around the grounds.

Re: MORNING ROLL CALL! ! ! OCTOBER -DECEMBER 2020

DaveMcK — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 19:21:31 GMT

See next post!

Re: MORNING ROLL CALL! ! ! OCTOBER -DECEMBER 2020

DaveMcK — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 19:17:30 GMT

Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch on this Sunday morning in 2020. We are expecting temps in the lower 70's with a small chance of rain!.

Hoping everyone will have a restful day and weekend.

Start of our Fall Colors from our 4th floor apartment and the same area from the ground! Will follow up with photos later!

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catwoman500 — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 16:25:55 GMT

Happy Monday, Porch Peeps!

The sun is shining and it’s going up to 70…a great day here!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend.

@DaveMcK … nice colors! We are slow to change for some reason. My smoke tree just got brown and then all the leaves fell off. Wondering if the tree is dying although the arborist didn’t mention anything when he was here to assess the downed limb on the other tree. Pretty looking tree, but so messy. It’s like I have tumbleweeds all over the place in the summer. Used to be a pain when they blew in the pool, too.

In case you are wondering, this is a smoke tree:

My friends who live in the woods, about 45 min. north of here had a change overnight last week. Their huge backyard looks gorgeous.

@LaDolceVita …So glad you made to your favorite month! Bye Bye heat and humidity, huh? 😺

Eagles finally got a win over the 49ers yesterday. Takes them to first place in the East with one win…kinda pathetic, but we’ll take it. We'll also take the 5% discount at the Acme when you wear Eagles attire on game days. Since the Eagles usually play on Sundays, I'm in like Flint! 👍

GO EAGLES!

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

I see you!

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MsStretch — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 17:01:34 GMT

@catwoman500 , actually Eagles in 3-way tie for first place with Football Team and Cowboys. And since Football Team has one division win and Eagles and Cowboys have none, technically... 😁. Giants hold sole last place. It would appear that the NFC East has the worst record of all the divisions. 🤦

Cool-looking smoke tree, but yes, I can imagine the 'tumbleweeds'.

Still pretty green and brownish around here, but the acorns are now starting to get dangerous. ACK! Rapid fire! 👷

But it's those branches that scare me. Just got nice new windshield. The ding on roof next to windshield did not impact new installation. Whew! It's ironic that my insurance co. recently gave out COVID rebates, because less cars on road, less accidents and my first claim happened while my truck was sitting parked in my driveway!

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DaveMcK — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 23:09:17 GMT

Good afternoon everyone on the Front Porch on this Sunday morning in 2020. We are expecting temps in the lower 60's with a little chance of rain this week. Temps will be in low 70's by the weekend.

Hoping everyone will have a restful day and week.

Mary and I voted by absentee ballots this weekend on Saturday at the Madison city park near us. They station poll workers at all Madison city parks. They checked all envelops to be sure they were signed and witnessed. They collected them and turned them into the City Clerks Office in the afternoon. They were posted as recieved over night and locked in a vault till November 3rd. They will then be taker to our ward to be verified and entered into the voting machines.

We were able to go to My Vote - Wisconsin online to check their status Sunday.

We seam to be talking football to start the week. With a win tonight the Packers will be 4 - 0 and in sole possession of 1st place of the NFC North.

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Frozenoem — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 03:56:45 GMT

64* and cloudy, didn’t want to get out of bed this am, so slept in.

Fingers just not happy with any keyboards or my lighter for fire last night.

Played 90 pill pickup, this noon.

@LaDolceVita

Need 12 pills every 12 hours to walk upright, with more food than I’ve ever eaten, otherwise nausea and hallucinations.It’s the 70’s all over again.

PT will be fun next week, have hiked-yes 10 miles 3 times this month and last.That’s in total per trip, more or less.

No mail in 2 weeks, believe the post office may have been effectively killed by t. I usually get 2 post office boxes per week, filled with magazines and correspondence.

Guess it’s time to go digital on magazines and stop paying $150 year for the largest mail box at P.O., will see after November 3.

@DaveMcK

Our local Fair in Maine Standards, will be going virtual we’re in lockdown again. Maine Standards= less than 100 miles away is local.

Great recipe for fudge at end of piece, still losing weight, guess what ai eat four times per day this far my caps are happy🤣.

https://www.newscentermaine.com/mobile/article/news/local/207/207-maine-events/fryeburg-fair-goes-virtual-with-cooking-and-contests/97-3ba77413-a559-439d-8855-c8506319c677?fbclid=IwAR07bLwzhlF25Mizeo3qrqoBh5qYbACTzbbKX57v0PhqhHTYVJoIgEW8aQw

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Frozenoem — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 18:47:06 GMT

Thursday 46* and cloudy this afternoon, had a storm blow through last night trees, phone and electric down.Awoke mere minutes ago to UPS powering down.🤣

If grass ever dries need to mulch it and 🍁🍁🍁🍁. Time for caffeine and happiness. Firewood must come in, and kindling made, before the cold hits.

Froze