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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!
Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch on this Tuesday morning in 2020. We are expecting temps in the lower 30's with skies clearing this afternoon!.
Hoping everyone has a restful day.
Meet our youngest daughter Emma Johnson's first child.
Adalyn Reece Johnson joined us just after noon Friday. We couldn't be more in love. She is the perfect addition to our family! We are so happy to introduce our new granddaughter to you.
Yesterday my wife Mary got to meet her new Granddaughter and hold her.
Adalyn Reece Johnson
1205pm 10/23/2020
6lbs 14oz. 19 inches
Hi there, Peeps,
Not much going on here, so I haven’t had much to relate.
Today I had breakfast with a friend. I continue being very lucky when dining out. This time there were only 2 other tables occupied when we were there.
Sunday I struck it lucky with a lottery scratch off…$100. Made my day!
That’s about it for news.
@LydiaN586309 …I understand about the laundry. I can only do one load each time because it is 3 trips down and 3 trips back up just for one load. Way too hard for these old body parts. Stepson is coming on Thursday to take more measurements and show me his drawing/plan of what he has in mind for this addition and renovation. Of course now that the weather is getting colder this will not take place until spring. Hopefully the next time I go to the basement…tomorrow…I won’t get stuck down there. Each trip down and back seems to get harder. Now my “better” knee is giving out sometimes on the stairs. Hope I live long enough to have the washer and dryer on the first floor!
@Frozenoem ….snow! Must be getting’ close to winter. Keep it up there, please! 😸
@DaveMcK …darling little g-baby. Congrats! 😻
Stay well everyone!
Mornin' Peepers!
It's Sunday. I'm up and awake and I guess you all are too 'cause you're readin' this. Hope all is good in your necka the woods. But that's all for now cuz it's "that" time....
Be good and good to you!
Lyds
Hello everyone!!! Hope everyone is doing well and in good spirits 🙂. Seems like Fall has finally arrived in Arizona, do hope everyone's enjoy the beautiful change in season. May you all have a blessed weekend and don't forget to vote 🙂👍
Good morning, Porch Peepers!
Thank God it's Friday.
I've been waiting all week for this day to come and now that it is here, I intend to rest, relax, do some major homecookin', and binge watch as much of the three seasons of "Killing Eve" as I can in the next two or three days.
We've had several days of rain, rain, rain and then we had some mighty cold temps and lotza fog last night. But I was delighted to awaken this morning to blue skies with mash potato clouds and wonderful S-U-N-S-H-I-N-E!!! What a welcomed change to the gloom of the past few days.
So I slept kinda late for me this morning. But I dragged myself (hips, arthritis, self-explanatory)......
cup of coffee. Well, the cup really looked a little more like...
After that, I limped/dragged my resistant legs and aforementioned hips to the basement where I successfully completed a full load of laundry; only one load as I could NOT talk myself into doing another.
Back upstairs, I opened yesterday's mail and dutifully paid bills all while sipping that cup of brew. I emptied and cleaned the contents of my work lunch bag and cleaned up the kitchen as well. After that, I 
After a long week like this one, it's nice to have nothing in particular to do and no particular place to be--other than being home.
Anyway, here's hoping you all are enjoying the here and now of today. Hope your weather is as you like it and your body isn't protesting too much (if you know what I mean).
Everybody take care, be safe, and be good to you!
Lydia
My main pain is that the right side of the function bar is not there! As you all know I like increase the size of the font and post in blue print. Must be interesting in the political groups to have this rolled out just before the elections.
Hi there, Porch Peeps,
Thought I’d give it a few days to see if anything got straightened out here, but guessing that is a “NO, NOT MUCH.”
Miss seeing the list of top taggers and kudos on the pages where the posts are.
Weekend was my normal routine. Finally turned the heat on. Sunday morning it was 36 when I woke up. Mostly chilly mornings now, but it has been warming up a bit in the afternoons.
Yesterday was our fourth lunch outing. Another success. Only one other table was occupied inside where we were, but lots of outside tables were filled.
@Frozenoem …love the poster about election being an IQ test. LOL 😹 On that note, I got an email from voter services that my ballot was received, so Whew! One hurdle over. Now to hope it is counted correctly.
Car has to go in for an oil change tomorrow so I'll need to set an early alarm. 😾
Hoping you are all healthy and safe. See y'all later!
@DaveMcK , I had to laugh at your comment about the political group. For sure, there is a discussion going on about the 'new & improved' look. 😄
About posting in increased size and blue font, there is still a toolbar with those options. Here is a screenshot of what I'm looking at:
Click on the 3 dots […] at the end to expand the toolbar.
@Frozenoem The 3 ... flash by when the reply box opens! It is a hit or miss thing on my android cell or tablet. I need a functioning tool bar not a reflex game. These things should have been ironed out before they went live. The program developers should have known that this was an issue during testing and not expected the end users to do their job. I've been around computers from 1968 when I went into the Army Signal Corps. These computers were used to encrypt voice and teletype messages. The troops in Vietnam needed equipment that worked out of the box and not having to field test them for the Pentagon. Hoping everyone has a great day.
The new and improved AARP is what it is🤣 different but, have managed to post. Still working out 🐜 🕷
Maine remains weather patterns confusion 54* and sunny. 30 minutes up the road/100 feet elevation change 3” snow. An hour / 200’ elevation = 6” snow. Here rain. Stuff happens and we continue .🤣
Guess I’ll figure out eventually when Winter begins and Autumn ends. Time to clean stove of ash, haul wood and prepare for the inevitable 🤣
November 3rd looking forward to, I 🙏, and a change of leadership to someone who believes the economy is not the stock market!
That’s about as non-political as I can be, enjoy your day.
Froze
Second on Leavenworth, WA for video, visited an uncle who lived there.
Never made it to Germany, close but, no cigar.🤣
32* and looking forward to snow, it will be snow of more rain -total 💩shoot or roll of the 🎲 Promise me 5” I go to snow mode.Softer when you fall on acorns.
Still getting used to the boards, clicking on additional options not working on IOS 14, maybe later on Win10 when I return to home.
Correction it works after many presses👍Time for caffeinated beverage need to trim some trees, had a gale blow last night.
Darn on edit missed first snow by 200 feet of elevation, camp got first snow.
Froze
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