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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!
Holy cow! This really bites! All the posts are mixed up and "discombobulated" for sure! @MsStretch , @DaveMcK .
One constant in our lives has been totally tossed!
I hate this!
What can we do, and who the heck wanted a new design and format? This makes no sense to have all the dated posts mixed up!
Feel like I'm on Mars! Help!
Hi, all,
Whew…Delta remnants are messing with us today. Certainly not as bad as the poor folks who got hit directly, but it’s making for a miserable day. Staying in the 50’s until tonight when it rises a bit. Normally I wouldn’t have to go out in it because the post office is closed, but dang it all I had a doc appt. at 9:00. Got my flu shot, too, and will now have to wait 2 weeks to a month before I get my second Shingrix shot.
@Frozenoem …did you take that shot of the gorgeous trees? WOW! Now that says, “autumn” for sure!
@DaveMcK …stay extra safe!
@MsStretch …Eagles screwed it up again yesterday. 😫
I agree that it is time for more caffeine.
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.
Even though this could be construed as a political statement it is key to Mary's, our family, friends and all Wisconsinites it is important to raise the flag that we are backwards across the world!
CDC: Wisconsin has 4th highest number of new COVID-19 cases
Wisconsin now has the fourth-highest number of new coronavirus cases in the country, according to the CDC. Now, Governor Tony Evers says that is in part because of a highly-divided political climate -- including many who are not wearing masks as a political statement.
MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin now has the fourth-highest number of new coronavirus cases in the country, according to the CDC. Now, Governor Tony Evers says that is in part because of a highly-divided political climate -- including many who are not wearing masks as a political statement.
Governor Tony Evers
"When our leaders in the state don't want to cooperate on this issue, it makes it difficult for people that support them across the state," Evers said.
Wisconsin's new high ranking from the CDC is based on cases of COVID-19 in the last seven days. Many of those cases are among 18-24-year-olds as many of them returned to college campuses.
Evers said on Thursday it is the wide range in opinions keeping Wisconsin from flattening the curve.
"We will continue to push this issue," Evers said.
FOX6 News has heard from many sharing their thoughts.
"It's just a good safety precaution," said Andrew Miller, who supports the mask mandate. "I don't see it as an infringement of my rights. I still get to go do and be active the way that I want."
"People are being smart, people are being respectful of each other. I think it's a little heavy-handed to have a mandate," said Dennis Berg, who opposes the mask mandate.
Many who oppose the mandate are still happy to wear masks in local shops and restaurants.
"A lot of people really don't like that mandate," Berg said. "In this suburb, people are responsible. And I`m not seeing anything that bothers me."
Link: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/data.htm#summary
Afternoon Sunday 49* sunny, have begun hiking again, 💩 shoot on when I’ll be able to check in mornings.
Need to exercise and remain upright👍 While doing it.
Somethings surpass politics as per usual, like how we’ve become a 3rd world nation at T’s doing, next year we leave NATO, WHO,etc.
Someone can perhaps remember where he puts us at 9th class nation in recent speech.
Strong believer in mask vs the alternative of unmasked spreader, would prefer not to expire this or next year. Took 2+ years to feel human again.
Have to offer my thanks to Socialism, I guess. Medicare, TriCare and Martins Point for new drugs and research for multitude of pre-conditions. But, my brain is back.
Froze
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.
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!
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! 👍
Enjoy your day and stay safe.
Good morning to everyone on Our Front Porch!
It's 63 degrees right now with a forecasted high of 77 degrees by mid afternoon. Like @LaDolceVita, I am truly enjoying these days of muted sun and moderate temps. It's warm enough to yet sit outside and comfortable enough to spend hours working in my yard without being overwhelmed by the blaze of the sun and heat of the day. Warm days and cool nights...what a blessing.
I'm also enjoying the beauty that is unique to fall...the fall colors. The green leaves are giving way to the colors of fall--the yellows, the oranges, and reds. Some leaves have slowly begun to drift from they lofty perches above. Not many though. Soon they will turn brown and fall, but I thankfully won't have that great abundance of leaves to rake this year because I had that enormous tree removed earlier in the spring. And my neighbor later had his "old faithful" cut down as well. So he and I stand to have a very light task of raking and bagging leaves this season. Yippee!
I'm glad everyone is yet hanging in there on Our Porch. @Frozenoem, I hope your new meds will really take ahold and help get those shakes and staggers, as you call them, under control. I find myself having days where I limp and drag myself around the house as well; particularly when "old arthir" kicks in. But you seem to do remarkably well despite having a disagreeable body at times. I guess we all have to do the best we can with our bodily changes as the years advance. And so we do.
Morning, @catwoman500 , @MsStretch , @DaveMcK , and everybody else stopping by the porch today. I hope you all are safe and well and happy as much as possible. Enjoy the day and I hope you all have a great weekend!
Now,
Lydia
Hi there, Peeps!
Guess everyone has been busy with fall stuff…not much action here on the porch.
Had my coffee on my porch this AM, with a jacket on! It’s supposed to go to 80 today, but I don’t think that’s going to happen it’s cloudy and still at 64. Sounds like your forecast, @LydiaN586309 , except we have no sun. Love your animal pictures.
The week went kind of fast for me since I actually had 3 things to do this week! Nothing really exciting, but at least I got out. Hairdresser on Tuesday, out to lunch for the third time since COVID hit on Wednesday, and then the periodontist on Thursday. Ready for my crown to be made, but the dentist has no openings until November 19! So frustrating.
At lunch on Wednesday the 3 of us were one of 2 parties eating. Not sure how these restaurants are staying afloat. Probably catering and take out, but this was a rather upscale restaurant so not sure they would do take out.
@Frozenoem …hope your fingers are working!
Everyone have a good weekend while staying safe!
76 * and sunny for now, arose at 5:30 and took a hike, just to move, not used to sitting upon my hands this much.
Speed is returning slowly, and today was for pleasure only , no one to scatter👍
Can’t get shots until next week, I’m hoping flu and pneumonia. Seems people are requesting more than average year, courtesy of COVID in mill 20+ cases, 2 towns away.
Colors are appearing, most leaves are still attached to trees in Western Maine mountains.
Social distancing no problem.
Froze
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.
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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