tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post6360391731885943451..comments2024-03-24T12:29:05.492-07:00Comments on Older but better...?: my thoughts on the last Friday in January...Rianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-85267231542513275772022-01-31T07:56:04.311-08:002022-01-31T07:56:04.311-08:00Thanks, Boh, DH and I both seem to be OK... no oth...Thanks, Boh, DH and I both seem to be OK... no other strange things have happened so far. I'm sorry that you have had such a difficult time of it... (you seem to have more than you need on your plate). As for the ferals, we do what we can (probably not enough, but at least it's something). And just FYI, I always read your posts... but don't always comment... but do enjoy hearing what is going on with you and yours.Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-60356100018385640402022-01-31T07:52:11.279-08:002022-01-31T07:52:11.279-08:00Well, Linda, on a good note... nothing else has ha...Well, Linda, on a good note... nothing else has happened and I'm feeling OK now. Hopefully you will 'get over' whatever this is quickly. As you said, we shall see. But I will send good wishes and prayers your way.Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-39809972440802354232022-01-31T07:18:02.616-08:002022-01-31T07:18:02.616-08:00Rian I do Hope you are not coming down with or alr...Rian I do Hope you are not coming down with or already have The Rona, my Recovery has been tiring and slow. Glad the DH is getting over it, The Man and The Granddaughter are the only ones in our household now who haven't had it yet. Those Ferals, I just love hearing about them. Our Great-Grandpup, the Pit Bull, has been alerting us to a pack of Coyotes who have infiltrated The Mini Farm Community... so I'm glad our Cat is an Inside Only one. I do Hope our Neighbors Livestock will all be Safe?Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-86748534749199765452022-01-30T17:27:41.867-08:002022-01-30T17:27:41.867-08:00I have had the exact physical situation as you for...I have had the exact physical situation as you for the past three days. A little tired, a little headache, a little "not quite right". I'll wait and see what happens.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-77951900433753665622022-01-30T08:06:10.839-08:002022-01-30T08:06:10.839-08:00I know what you mean by 'meeting the demand...I know what you mean by 'meeting the demand'... it's a great idea, but hardly seems possible.<br />Do google AGA - it's an old English cooker and they make quite a few new combinations now. Read the history of it, it's fascinating. And if you watch any old English movies on BBC, most of them show the AGA in the kitchen. Keeps the whole kitchen warm.<br />Your pot roast and potatoes sound wonderful! Stay warm and stay safe too!Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-89581198798147359702022-01-30T08:05:14.912-08:002022-01-30T08:05:14.912-08:00Thanks, Tom. So far so good... with these new vari...Thanks, Tom. So far so good... with these new variants we just don't know what to expect... but at some point, I'm not sure it really matters. We still take all the precautions. I would like to think that the triple vax will contribute in any case. <br />And as for the ferals - yes, I think they seem to spread the word.Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-9360510515381141732022-01-30T07:25:21.786-08:002022-01-30T07:25:21.786-08:00Hope your "feeling a bit off" dissolves ...Hope your "feeling a bit off" dissolves into nothing ... I think we all get that from time to time. It seems like you're developing quite a fan club among the feline world!Tom at Sightingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08118442557208675758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-13202987326914292022022-01-29T12:34:40.831-08:002022-01-29T12:34:40.831-08:00it's nice to see an update today!! i am happy ...it's nice to see an update today!! i am happy to read that you will now be returning to your new normal!! i have not sent away for our tests, but it is on my list. i am not sure they will be able to meet the demand!! i know a lot of people think if you have had cover once, you cannot get it again but that is just not true!!<br /><br />i am going to google AGA, i am not sure i understand what it is or how it works!! sounds so interesting!! <br /><br />stay warm, stay safe...we got 19 inches of snow and it is still snowing!! i am making pot roast and mashed potatoes and i am so excited!!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823369215793154260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-40747919092992922372022-01-29T08:38:49.640-08:002022-01-29T08:38:49.640-08:00Mae, I would love for someone to catch the little ...Mae, I would love for someone to catch the little feral mama and spay her... and we used to do this... but not anymore. All we can do for them now is provide a relatively safe refuge, and food and water as needed. Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-5355698098366206432022-01-29T07:11:51.020-08:002022-01-29T07:11:51.020-08:00Glad to read you are feeling better. If it was a s...Glad to read you are feeling better. If it was a symptom of Covid, you may simply be asymptomatic now. If you have access to a test soon, I'd probably check it out for my own piece of mind.<br /><br />I'm grateful you're taking care of the ferals. Perhaps someone can catch the mother and get her spayed so there aren't an increasing number of them.<br /><br />Maebemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706540456819503068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-46117678235917464332022-01-29T06:41:08.376-08:002022-01-29T06:41:08.376-08:00It did, didn't it? But who knows? At 76, it co...It did, didn't it? But who knows? At 76, it could have just been a symptom of old age? Or perhaps even a reaction to spraying the shower with a chemical to clean it. I sometimes get reactions to things like that. We'll probably never know.<br />Squeaky is the only feral in a very long time that has shown any interest in actually stepping inside. I think if he ever does, he might run right back out... but you never know.Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-74535666859969282692022-01-29T06:34:54.942-08:002022-01-29T06:34:54.942-08:00Thanks, DJan. I am feeling better... and unless we...Thanks, DJan. I am feeling better... and unless we get those tests in the mail soon (and I doubt that will happen), I will probably never know if omicron was trying to have it's way with me. Hopefully, if it was, my triple vaxxed was enough to ward it off. Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-32788277821972719742022-01-29T06:31:43.446-08:002022-01-29T06:31:43.446-08:00I have seen unmasked people look at masked people ...I have seen unmasked people look at masked people in a strange way... kind of defiant. But I ignore them. If I choose to be cautious and considerate, it is my right too, yes?Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-7135350394930819642022-01-29T06:28:21.403-08:002022-01-29T06:28:21.403-08:00Dug, I wonder about that too... might have been my...Dug, I wonder about that too... might have been my body fighting the virus in it's own way. Will probably never know. But those waves of fatigue only lasted the one day and night, so hopefully that was it. I updated my post on the self esteem meme as soon as I realized that others may have a different definition of high self esteem. Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-61905784713777314402022-01-29T06:23:52.490-08:002022-01-29T06:23:52.490-08:00I am feeling better, thanks. Don't know what t...I am feeling better, thanks. Don't know what those waves of tiredness were, but they seem to be gone. Hopefully they will stay gone. And I'm with you and will continue to wear my mask long after probably needed... just to be safe. As for the ferals, watching and caring for them educates us as well as entertains.Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-79746764116638230202022-01-29T06:11:29.466-08:002022-01-29T06:11:29.466-08:00and after reading your comment, I updated my post ...and after reading your comment, I updated my post because I realized that others might have a different 'take' on what self esteem is... and the different kinds... and how they are characterized. This is simply my 'take'. Thank you for making me rethink. Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-35705949083123615742022-01-29T06:10:49.211-08:002022-01-29T06:10:49.211-08:00I do hope you have access to a test soon for that ...I do hope you have access to a test soon for that does sound like a symptom of Covid. Hopefully you are just worn out by all the mess we have gone through. Sure will be glad when the home tests arrive. Then we won't have to worry about each sniffle, pain or tiredness.<br />Your ferals sound so entertaining and I am so glad they have you to keep their bellies full. That would be cool if Squeaky comes in.<br />Stay safe and warm. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-49226104673988180842022-01-29T06:00:32.166-08:002022-01-29T06:00:32.166-08:00I do hope you will be feeling better soon and figu...I do hope you will be feeling better soon and figure out whether it's omicron trying to invade your cells or something else. I too am triple vaxxed but really dislike seeing people not wearing masks inside stores. DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-19454341903774599172022-01-29T05:52:29.273-08:002022-01-29T05:52:29.273-08:00The cat does express my thoughts about people in t...The cat does express my thoughts about people in the grocery store quite well. The last time I went there was a woman going around congratulating those who were not wearing masks and rolling eyes at those of us who were -- like she knows everyone's story and is free to judge.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-28281987293443840912022-01-29T05:31:35.030-08:002022-01-29T05:31:35.030-08:00Rian, hope this morning finds you feeling better r...Rian, hope this morning finds you feeling better rested. I bet that was related to Covid. Wonder when those tests are coming? I ordered mine too. Well, I'm sorry to read about your AGA and I hope Squeaky is doing okay. And I really liked that meme about self esteem...gives one something to think about.ApacheDughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520433539816634566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-55493938759377284492022-01-29T03:17:13.997-08:002022-01-29T03:17:13.997-08:00I hope you're feeling better now, Rian. I know...I hope you're feeling better now, Rian. I know we're supposed to assume that we have COVID if we even have a sniffle, but of course there are plenty of other viruses around, at least here in Canada in our winter climate. I have to say, though, that I would be freaking out if I were in a store around unmasked people. I still will be wearing mine, long after public health measures are dropped. Whenever that will be.<br /><br />Thank you for taking such good care of the ferals. As challenging as their lives might be, you've made that far less so. ❤️Keahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06809655107065918944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-13196352735329205632022-01-28T19:37:06.267-08:002022-01-28T19:37:06.267-08:00Joanne, why would ferals be dumped due to Covid? Joanne, why would ferals be dumped due to Covid? Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-41110842780441287012022-01-28T19:35:58.983-08:002022-01-28T19:35:58.983-08:00EC, I find that difficult to believe (no self este...EC, I find that difficult to believe (no self esteem)... from your blog I see otherwise. But perhaps it's a matter of semantics. I see self esteem as self respect... and because of that, a respect for all life. But I realize others may define the word differently.<br />And I know my 'offness' sounds suspiciously like the plague, but I too hope you are wrong as today I felt much better. Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-1849623405041570522022-01-28T17:58:16.319-08:002022-01-28T17:58:16.319-08:00I wonder how many new ferrals were dumped by folks...I wonder how many new ferrals were dumped by folks who are suffering Covid, or folks who have left California.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-38708407026781348882022-01-28T16:44:38.265-08:002022-01-28T16:44:38.265-08:00I do hope your final quote is wrong. I have no se...I do hope your final quote is wrong. I have no self esteem but do try to treat others with kindness and generosity.<br />Your 'offness' sounds suspiciously like the plague rearing its ugly head to me. I hope I am wrong. So much I hope it.<br />Hugs.<br />And thank you for continuing to care for the ferals.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com