We had a nice dinner last night with just the three of us (only Jules could come). We didn't bother with the fire down at the creek and we could all sit together at one table in the living room instead of using 2 tables like we do when the grandboys are here. We talked politics mainly. Thank goodness we are all on the same page. I got up early this ( Read more... )

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Spending a lot of time hiding in my room, in bed sleeping. Very tired. Though now I'm kind of doubting it is the dreaded covid. I took the test yesterday and it was negative (though that isn't really to always be believed) but just before I got the sore throat on Thursday, when this all started I was noticing a toothache. Now the toothache is much ( Read more... )

I'm not as smart as I thought I was. I guess I did not make a back up (set-up) disk. I did back up my data onto an external hard drive so I still have the photos I took before and the documents I saved before on the external hard drive but I didn't end up making a backup (set-up) disk. I guess. I don't know. Unless maybe I did, but now I just don't ( Read more... )

Not even 9 am and I've got dell all talked to and done. It wasn't that easy. I could barely hear the guy on the phone and had to ask him repeatedly to say things over, and over. Embarrassing. I will have to give up my laptop for what looks like a couple weeks so I can send it in to be fixed. Blaa. No photo processing will be done. No pictures! ( Read more... )

Today I am going to tackle dell. The hinge on my laptop is broken and the screen just flops. It's been that way for at least a month. I have to prop it on some books in the back to keep it stable. Decided today that this is the day. I hate to do it (use up so much of my day in contact with dell) but I'm coming to see that I just can't keep going ( Read more... )

15 If you could pick a new first name, what would you choose?I have thought about changing my name, or using a different name sometimes. Because my totem bird is the wood thrush I wanted to riff off that. Sylvia Vogel. Sylvia for "forest" and Vogel for "bird" (in German). People might call me Syl for short. I'd like that ( Read more... )

A little sad with saying goodbye to everyone leaving. Jules took Sebby back to college too. It was nice having everyone here while it lasted. We are back to a quiet house. That's nice though I would give up the quiet to have them here more often. I am fixated on the idea right now of getting a little shed that can be insulated (not my goatshed - ( Read more... )

On Friday we took Sebby to Bradford. Jules drove his car with Heather, Rossy and Sebby and Hazel drove my car with me and Sebby's bike on the rack in back. After we got Sebby's stuff taken up to his dorm room we had lunch in the school cafeteria and then said goodbye. A sad moment but I do think Sebby is okay - I was thinking the sooner we got out ( Read more... )

Good morning. Rainy morning. Jan and I were planning to walk today but it’s too wet. A stay at home day (till my piano lesson at 3:30). I hope to get myself down to the basement for some cleaning and organizing. I have two things that I have been dragging my feet on. 1) Making the watchband for Kathy (but I finished the prototype yesterday and am ( Read more... )