Still Washing Stuffies...
Apr. 23rd, 2020 07:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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So, I've been washing more stuffies - big surprise there - so here are some more pics showing stuffies and behind the first one you can see what I've been doing in the garden. Compare it to the last lot of pics for the 'before' shot. ;)
The last picture is of some mysterious holes I found under the ivy I was clearing. I have no idea whose holes they are. The biggest one is about 3.5 inches across, goes down about 5 inches then heads left. Not sure of the hole is in use, but the smaller one wasn't there the day before... o.O
The last picture is of some mysterious holes I found under the ivy I was clearing. I have no idea whose holes they are. The biggest one is about 3.5 inches across, goes down about 5 inches then heads left. Not sure of the hole is in use, but the smaller one wasn't there the day before... o.O
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Love them!
Date: 2020-04-30 04:58 am (UTC){{{Hugs}}}
Debbie
Re: Love them!
Date: 2020-04-30 10:39 am (UTC)At this point I'm thinking maybe wood mice because we do have those in the garden. If it's them I don't mind, they're no trouble. Maybe I'll find out at some point.
Re: Love them!
Date: 2020-05-01 02:18 am (UTC)Wood mice would scare me, but as long as they stay out of my house I would be ok. I had a Christmas mouse once in our house when Michael was still alive and he had to set mouse traps. He caught it, but I felt kind of bad. It was a cute little mouse. I didn't really want to kill him, just not in my house.
Talk more soon,
Deb. :)
Re: Love them!
Date: 2020-05-01 10:20 am (UTC)Most of my stuffies were in a storage unit for 7 years, then the last couple of years in plastic sacks here at the house. They needed washing but the weather was never good enough for long enough to get the dry. It's only because we've had an unusually hot April that I've been able to start washing them. I ope we'll get some more good weather soon so I can get the last few loads done.
I'm not scared of mice. Wouldn't want house mice in my home, but the wood mice stay outside. They're very cute.
Re: Love them!
Date: 2020-05-02 05:24 am (UTC)Ok, now I need to look up wood mice. Not sure I have ever seen one. :)
Oh I hate it when my computer acts up. Drives me crazy, well my old one. I finally got a new laptop I really like except this keyboard is not as good as on my old one. They had improved the keyboards on laptops, but making them more streamed lined made the keyboards not so good now, I am getting used to it. I like it, it has a touch screen too which I have never had before on a laptop though I still have Michael's Android tablets. I would love a new one of them, the fast charging kind they make now that is like my latest phone.
Do you have a smartphone that you text on? Was just curious, if we were ever able to catch each other at a good time we could text sometime, but only if you wanted to. I am busy with Alex's school, but I text a FB friend some even working. I text teachers too.
Talk more later,
{{{hugs}}}
Deb.
Re: Love them!
Date: 2020-05-02 10:42 am (UTC)Just be careful washing your stuffies. Use a delicate cycle and ow temperature, no higher than 40 C. Be extra careful if you use the drier on them because it could be too hot. Don't machine wash anything that has a squeaker or something inside, and check the label. Polyester stuffing is fine in the machine but some fillings don't do so well.
No, I don't have a smartphone, can't afford one and I don't even have a basic mobile. Never got the hang of them. I've just got this 8-year-old increasingly cranky laptop.
Re: Love them!
Date: 2020-05-03 06:25 am (UTC)I bet your clothes smell so good drying outdoors. My Mom said when I was little she didn't have a dryer and had to hang all our clothes to dry. I am spoiled. No I will be careful, read the tags see if I can even wash or dry them.
You don't have a cell phone, I guess you have a landline don't you in your house in case of emergencies. I got rid of mine, we had people calling and hanging up on answering machine. Michael got so annoyed he disconnected the phone from the wall all the time so why pay for it? We got rid of it back then. I only have a smartphone, and one that is actually Alex's but he is not into them now. He plays games on a tablet and has a computer. Michael built him one and just lately a friend of Michael's was over and gave Alex a new one he built. He is like Michael in the computer geek stuff, but he is much younger.
I was so glad to get a new laptop, my other one is about the same age as yours and very slow, did have a much better keyboard though like I said somewhere. lol! Glad you can still use it and get online and write your stories. :)
Deb.
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Date: 2020-05-03 10:11 am (UTC)They do, when the weather is good enough. Last year I only got laundry done once over summer because it was too wet out to dry things most of the time. Good thing I have so many clothes. Many of mum's fit me and I kept them so I was okay.
Yes, I have a landline, it's cheaper and more convenient. I have that and my broadband together.
It's the new version of windows that I don't want. The new versions of internet explorer don't allow downloading as text files, which is how I've been saving fanfic for years.
Re: Love them!
Date: 2020-05-03 07:38 pm (UTC)Oh good was worried you had no way to contact people. Glad you have a landline.
Oh I just now have had no choice but to have Windows 10 put on our computers Michael made. His friend Jonathon is so nice, he put it on our computers, of course laptop came with Windows 10. I am getting used to it, but I still have to hunt for things and it is annoying. Jonathon said Windows no longer supports Windows 7 and I would get viruses so we had to update. I waited as long as I could. I loved Windows 7. Have you tried Chrome or some other browser? A lot of people are using Chrome over IE now or does that not work with what you are doing? I am sorry about the changes, I wish they would just leave things alone sometimes. Some "improvements" are not always good.
hugs to you*
Debbie
Re: Love them!
Date: 2020-05-04 09:54 am (UTC)I expect a lot of people are putting on weight through stress snacking. Maybe put on music and dance around for exercise when you're doing chores *grins* I would but I don't have
the energy.
I have good antivirus programme on my computer so the lack of one through windows doesn't matter. I do use google chrome too, but that doesn't allow downloading ass text files either, and I have to format posting for my stories in internet explorer then copy and paste into google chrome for posting because chrome screws up formatting, removes the line spacing and makes the text tiny.
Improvements never take into account the things people might want to keep on using. They're not suitable for everyone. I hate being forced to change the way I do things.
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Date: 2020-05-04 10:23 pm (UTC)Yeah would be easier on people if they just left stuff alone. We live in the age of constantly evolving technology. My TV's and DVD player is way old and now they are saying everything is going to these 4K TV's and DVD players. Sound and picture quality is suppose to be amazing and when we got our LCD TV's I thought that was the best we would have for a long time. Well I guess it was, but after Michael died things started changing again and he is not here to help me buy new stuff and hook it up. We will be forced to or have to use adapters on our stuff eventually. I am tired of re-buying my movies! Enough with all this change! haha! We re-bought a lot of movies when Bluray came out and now I see 4K movies at the stores. Oh no! In 10 or 20 years they will have something even better again, I guarantee it!
Oh yeah, yeah before the home schooling I was exercising every day, watching my food intake and yeah I was dancing. I got me a boom box not long ago and play CD's on it and would dance. Great way to burn calories that is more fun than running in place and exercising alone.
{{hugs}}
Deb.
Deb. <3
Re: Love them!
Date: 2020-05-05 10:28 am (UTC)A text file is just what it says, just plain writing like this is. Nowadays you have to download whole pages exactly as they appear on the screen and the files would take up a lot more memory on the computer.
I never bothered switching to bluray. My DVDs are fine, I only have a small TV anyway. As long as it woks that's good enough. I can't afford to replace stuff all the time.
Maybe you and Alex could have a daily dance-a-thon after schoolwork, a bit of fun to look forward to even it's just for 10 minutes. Sake of the stress of teaching and learning.
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Date: 2020-05-06 03:02 am (UTC)Oh I know bluray costs a lot, I wouldn't have what I have if it wasn't for Michael. I could slowly afford to upgrade this, but I need help hooking up electronics. I am just no good at it. Michael had his own system and didn't want me messing with the big TV in the front room. Bad idea because he is gone and no one has been able to figure out how to make the speakers he bought work except through the DVD player. There are some small speakers that work through the TV that are fine, but I watched stuff with him where he had surround sound and all this cool stuff that I miss. Now it is all out of date so I need to buy new stuff and set up my own system that I know how to work with help. Right now just not worrying too much about it.
Oh Alex has a bad sore throat tonight. Going to call his doctor in the morning, see if she wants him to come in for a strep and regular flu test. I know there is a place to check for Coronavirus, will ask her about it if other tests are negative. Of course you can test for strep too soon and it show negative when it is positive, but I am scared. Alex would not wear a mask when we have gone out. He has mild asthma and pollen allergies so I am worried what might happen if he has it and I don't want it either. I had something a month ago with a fever, took antibiotics and finally got over it. Have no idea what I had though. My dumb doctor didn't have a regular flu test even. They checked me for Strep, but I did not have it.
I will let you know what I find out.
Deb.
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Date: 2020-05-06 09:45 am (UTC)*Hugs Alex* *hugs you* Hope it's just strep throat, nasty a that can be. The virus is usually a fever and cough, I haven't heard of a sore throat being involved. There are so many other viruses about as well, all the time. See what the Doctor has to say and try not to worry.
Thinking of you both!
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Date: 2020-05-07 02:17 am (UTC)Alex doesn't have strep, but the doctor doesn't think it is likely Coronavirus, she thinks just a regular virus, I will keep a watch on his temperature, but he actually is a little better tonight already. He has some congestion which was probably causing the sore throat. Thank you for caring about us! <3 I think he is fine. We care about you too. He asked about you sometimes. Who was that girl that sent me the crystals? I think that is what they are called. My mind is going on me.
Re: Love them!
Date: 2020-05-07 09:41 am (UTC)Well, that's good! I'm sure he'll be fine in a few days but it was best to check him out and be sure.
Yes, crystals. I still use mine all the time. =)
Re: Love them!
Date: 2020-05-08 03:55 am (UTC)You are like me. Now that Michael is gone I stay in my room with the smaller LCD TV and my laptop and sit on the bed. One day going to get too old for this. I have a desktop computer in my computer room, would be better to sit in a chair again, room is cluttered and I just want it cleaned up before I use it again. I can't believe I can procrastinate on things that seem too much and too hard to do. I know, take a corner at a time, can't clean the whole room in one day. My Dad tells me this all the time. We got the downstairs room back in great shape. My Dad even painted the walls. They ripped out moldy carpet and put in dehumidifier. I want to get the house ready to sell eventually. The neighborhood is getting terrible. I have sleep problems and the neighbors play loud rap music by my window sometimes and wake me up. Just not a good place to be anymore.
I do hope Alex doesn't have the virus. He has been out playing today and his throat is sore, but still no fever. I hope I don't get sick. I try to be careful and really disinfecting now that he is sick. My cat is in here with me, Turbo, you might remember him is 7 years old now. He is the only problem cat I have ever had. He will scratch and never had one like that, but he is getting better, he picked Michael as his favorite, but I think he has decided Alex and me are ok. He gets in my lap sometimes. He is getting fat. lol!
Oh sorry about the fumes. We have an air conditioning and heating unit. Gas heat, air conditioning all electric. I live in a place that get so hot in the summer, you have to have an air conditioner. We have a gas, fake fireplace, but I rarely use it. My air and heating unit is old though, have had it repaired several times, if I was going to stay here I would need to buy a new unit. It is around 21 years old and 20 years is about the life of them. I've never had coal fire, not even sure what it looks like. My Dad has a real fireplace in the Den he puts real wood on and it is nice. They have two story house though. We really are just one level and the add-on room down the back deck stairs that used to be Michael's computer room. It is empty now. I just need to do some cleaning and vacuuming when we start to sell the house. I am lazy. My depression makes it hard for me to do stuff. I feel guilty a lot.
Oh I love the crystals you sent us. They are calming to me for some reason.
Sorry this was long, I don't have an adult to talk to so I tend to run my mouth too much when I am talking or posting to someone around my age or to my family. Guess that is it. May post tonight. Tired though. Things are hard...were hard before the virus and now worse. Sorry, I should be more optimistic. I get in moods. I hope you are making it and are in good spirits.
{{{hugs}}}
Deb.
Re: Love them!
Date: 2020-05-08 09:55 am (UTC)I have a computer desk and chair in my room and I sit there, which is where I am now. My room is cramped but it's the warmest room in the house and gets the best light. it's also at the back of the house making it the quietest. it's been my room my entire life.
Hopefully you'll be able to move somewhere better before too much longer.
As long as Alex is feeling well enough to play he can't be too bad. Sore throats are a nuisance but hopefully it will be gone soon.
We get much colder here in Britain than you do. Coal fires aren't much different from wood fires, but they're messy and a nuisance, and I wish I could have some other form of heating, but it's too expensive to make the switch. I have no heat at all over summer when the fire is out.
Crystals are very soothing, that's why I like them. They make me feel better. =)
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Date: 2020-05-08 05:37 pm (UTC)Re: Love them!
Date: 2020-05-09 09:57 am (UTC)We all had a great time at out social distancing street party last night, sitting in our drives with our drinks and food. I'm lucky to live on a street where there's still a great sense of community. Seeing people having a good time even though we had to keep our distance was good =)
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Date: 2020-05-10 06:07 am (UTC)Re: Love them!
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Date: 2020-05-10 07:13 pm (UTC)Hey I wrote you a private post asking for a picture of you. I was going to try to find out how to send one of me too. I keep wondering if I got it wrong when I made the Custom Group. I made one with you in it only, maybe I was suppose to put myself in it too. Not sure if you can see it or maybe it is only seen on the site and not email. Not sure how that works. I post at the site and not through the email. I have so many now afraid I will lose you that way. I just go to notifications here on the site. If you don't want to send a pic that is ok. I know you are a little thing. I remember you showed me a picture once a long time ago. Also, it confused me, I don't remember there being a Public and Private button on the Custom Groups page. I made it private thinking that way no one else but you and me could see it. Not sure you can see it. Geez! Still trying to re-learn how the site works.
thanks!
{{{hugs}}}
Deb.
Re: Love them!
Date: 2020-05-11 10:20 am (UTC)There a bad picture of me here with an owl.
https://badly-knitted.livejournal.com/555577.html
It's from 4 years ago an only my glasses have changed. It's the only one I have online and the most recent pic of me that exists. I hate having my photo taken.
Re: Picture and using LJ stuff
Date: 2020-05-13 04:04 am (UTC)Oh never seen this picture. You look happy and sweet. I think you showed me one or mailed it, and you were standing by a car or something, think it was a really long time ago. I can't remember the year.
I am terribly sick with a fever and head cold. I need to see if I can figure out how to upload a picture of myself too. I will as soon as feeling a little better. I have notes on how to do it, just been a long time.
Do you post from the site or emails? I come here so can insert icons. Maybe you can from email too. I have my settings to check notifications here. Like I said, I have too many emails now. A lot of them are junk I could probably unsubscribe from.
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