PermaLolly @PermaLolly@octodon.social

Snow still on the ground from the Christmas Eve fall. Eight degree Fahrenheit outside, and a pot of chili on the stove. Shredded cheese, chili peppers, sour cream, assorted hot sauces ...

What am I missing?

I'm expecting my youngest grandchildren to come stay with me for a few days during school break. Also invited my son and his family to hang out on Friday night for pizza and movies/conversation/board games.

By New Year's Day I will be completely peopled out!

Is this wonky internet day? Came here today and found an entirely new and different set-up (with huge emojis dividing individual comments, one column wide) and no way (so far) to go back to the display I had yesterday.

Gloomy day and sinus headache seem to go together like cake and ice cream, only not as enjoyable.

I was lucky enough to have a dry day and a little help to get that tent taken down and put away for the winter season. Still not quite ready for snow, but making strides!

I've been in a long running legal dispute with someone who "wins", then turns around to have victory snatched from her hands by her own misdeeds, giving what I wanted in the first place.

The most recent win requires her to pay out about $8000 by Friday. Three weeks ago she was asking to borrow that amount (from someone who knows better).

So I was not surprised to find the back window of my car smashed, the interior filled with rain water, and the crystal on the rearview missing.

Win to me?

Why, oh why, didn't I take that tent down two weeks ago while it was dry for two days in a row?

I think potatoes are almost the perfect food, and come from the home state of former VP Dan Quayle. I would find this story interesting even if half of my relatives didn't originate from the British Isles.
https://www.boston.com/news/history/2017/10/19/potato-potato-potatoes-potato-the-story-behind-one-of-bostons-most-obscure-monuments

My grandchildren are spending part of their school break with me. Granddaughter has multiple handicaps and needs medicaid to provide services for many of her needs. Listening to some politicians talk today, you'd almost believe that they really intend to keep that program available across the board.

I was born at night, but it wasn't last night! Americans deserve health care as a right, provided by the taxes we pay. It's time for single payer.

I hate funerals, and plan on skipping my own in about 40 years.

But today is the viewing and celebration of the life of my dear friend's wonderful spouse of more than 30 years. I must force myself out of this chair an into suitable attire for leaving home for a bittersweet afternoon and evening with people I love.

That final door waits for each of us to go through in our own time. Knowing that the journey must be taken doesn't make it any easier for the ones we leave behind.

I loved the weekend weather in the walnut grove. The air was warm enough for comfort and the sun flirted around the edges of the clouds all day Saturday.

Well, there was the part where 30 mph winds kept a steady rain of nuts falling onto whatever surfaces, sometimes very noisily. That was prior to the sunset thunderstorm that forced cooking inside over a propane fire instead of an open fire of hardwood logs.

Sunday morning had a brand new crop of dead fall to go into the campfire pile.

It's that time of year again, when people let you know that they don't think for themselves by sharing the stupid "Moneybags" post about how specific days turn up five times this month and won't again for 823 years. Don't get caught showing your lack of knowledge on social media!
https://www.stevemorse.org/jcal/perpetual.html

Leaning that the difference between local and federated is more than just language.

I will spend time finding my way around, after a weekend in nature. Sustainable lifestyle to work on, means dirt needs moved!

A new platform to learn my way around.