In the garden, and RAIN!!! (2) by SIGNYM

Got a call earlier. I am off to work in the morning.

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Friday, June 14, 2024 6:06 PM

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Since earbuds always fall out of my ears and risk getting drowned in dishwater, hubby bought me one of those cool Bluetooth earbud/ microphones that hook over your ear. With his help, I'm using it now.
And don't I look Hi-Tech while doing dishes!

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Friday, June 14, 2024 8:40 PM

I always wanted a pair of those, but I'm way too cheap to buy them.

Pretty cool, huh?

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Friday, June 14, 2024 11:37 PM

Got back after 4pm today. Tired now after doing my own clean up when I got back.

Expecting rain at some point tonight and on and off tomorrow.

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Friday, June 14, 2024 11:39 PM

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Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:
Got back after 4pm today. Tired now after doing my own clean up when I got back.

Expecting rain at some point tonight and on and off tomorrow.

Rain.
It's in the distant past by now!

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Saturday, June 15, 2024 12:01 AM

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Got back after 4pm today. Tired now after doing my own clean up when I got back.

Expecting rain at some point tonight and on and off tomorrow.

Cleaning is a lot harder work than most people realize. Especially if you're old like I am, or low on energy.

Speaking of which... those hot temps that have been threatening for the past week or so look like they're finally arriving.

Assuming I can scratch enough time away from appointments (mine, hubby's, daughter's, dog's) and regular chores I should attend to some housecleaning.

Also, there is an opening in the outer brick part of the house (outside of the fireplace and flue) that I paid no mind, since it only leads to an ash cleanout below the fireplace. But the dog started paying serious attention to it this past week, and then serious attention to sounds in our attic space and garage perimeter. And seeing as we have an abundance of roof rats in the neighborhood...

So I got partway thru stuccoing a mesh screen in place (had to run off to hubby's Dr appt B4 could finish) and so far the screen hasn't been dislodged. Checked the garage floor perimeter for signs of rat infestation ... trail of rat droppings, "rub lines" along frequently used runs. So far, maybe found one dropping. But tomorrow I'm going to set a rat trap in the garage, baited with bacon "glued" onto the trip plate with peanut butter, to see if rats are in there.
If not, I'll put it up in the attic.

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Saturday, June 15, 2024 12:20 AM

Oh no, Sigs...

Real "Roof Rats".

I was really hoping that's just what you called the squirrels, cause I call them Tree Rats over here, but I see that's not the case.

Boy I hope you keep them out. Don't you waste any time thinking about getting professional help for that the first time it ever becomes evident what you're trying ain't working. Let us know how that's going.

Sorry to hear you're getting the heat wave we're going to get too. Absolutely miserable in the beginning around here, and it don't look like it's going to let up any time soon after that.

They weren't predicting any of this just a few weeks ago, so here's hoping for everyone that we get toasty for just a little while and it blows back the other way.

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Saturday, June 15, 2024 2:01 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:
Got back after 4pm today. Tired now after doing my own clean up when I got back.

Expecting rain at some point tonight and on and off tomorrow.

Rain.
It's in the distant past by now!

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Just on 11pm now and not sure if it has started raining or not.

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Saturday, June 15, 2024 2:03 AM

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:
Got back after 4pm today. Tired now after doing my own clean up when I got back.

Expecting rain at some point tonight and on and off tomorrow.

Cleaning is a lot harder work than most people realize. Especially if you're old like I am, or low on energy.

Speaking of which... those hot temps that have been threatening for the past week or so look like they're finally arriving.

Assuming I can scratch enough time away from appointments (mine, hubby's, daughter's, dog's) and regular chores I should attend to some housecleaning.

Also, there is an opening in the outer brick part of the house (outside of the fireplace and flue) that I paid no mind, since it only leads to an ash cleanout below the fireplace. But the dog started paying serious attention to it this past week, and then serious attention to sounds in our attic space and garage perimeter. And seeing as we have an abundance of roof rats in the neighborhood...

So I got partway thru stuccoing a mesh screen in place (had to run off to hubby's Dr appt B4 could finish) and so far the screen hasn't been dislodged. Checked the garage floor perimeter for signs of rat infestation ... trail of rat droppings, "rub lines" along frequently used runs. So far, maybe found one dropping. But tomorrow I'm going to set a rat trap in the garage, baited with bacon "glued" onto the trip plate with peanut butter, to see if rats are in there.
If not, I'll put it up in the attic.

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal." - Henry Kissinger

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It's a drag for me after I've been there most of the day doing what she wanted done.

Oh, jeez SIG. I hope you can catch whatever it is and get rid of it.

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Saturday, June 15, 2024 1:21 PM

Out to get things done that I couldn't yesterday. Need some groceries. It was raining most of the night which was good. Some of this rain even found its way up to the Peace River country which is even better.

Will take my umbrella with me.

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Saturday, June 15, 2024 6:24 PM

Back and done for today.

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Sunday, June 16, 2024 1:51 PM

Soggy Father's Day around me and I am not doing much. Might get a start at researching some more publishers as the poet who is helping me, she and her husband decided to send off my last package of material for me. She called me yesterday to let me know this and I called her back to say thank you.

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Sunday, June 16, 2024 1:54 PM

Just got a phone call got a pick up game of mah jong tomorrow afternoon.

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Sunday, June 16, 2024 2:20 PM

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As usual, I got derailed from one pressing project to another.

After gardening, I started popping up with itchy bug bites. Was willing to dismiss the ones on wrists and hands as mosquito bites, especially since we have those daytime Egyptian browns and Asian tigers flying around. So I went on an indoor mosquito hunt and killed three (one a CA native).

But bug bites under my arm, and under my waistband? MUCH harder to explain! Two possibilities: baby spiders in the house/ sofa/ bed, or garden mites of some sort that I picked up while trimming up the out- of control climbing roses and raking up/ prepping part of a flower bed underneath for cosmos seeds. Or possibly from the dog, who enthusiastically digs thru the tall grasses and brings whatever home.

In either case, the fix is mostly the same: Wash the dog and her bedding. Vacuum under the bed and nightstands and the baseboards, strip the bed and gather up all clothes worn in the past few days and wash everything in hot water. Take a hot, soapy, scrubby shower.

Mission apparently accomplished: no new bug bites accumulated last night.

Meanwhile, my favorite fix for itchy bug bites of all kinds: soak a cotton pledget with isopropyl alcohol and stick it on with medical tape. Repeat as necessary. Something about alcohol, if it diffuses into skin, it seems to either denature whatever spit that bugs inject, or it puts the nearby nerve endings to sleep.

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Sunday, June 16, 2024 7:57 PM

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Finally got around to baiting and setting a Havahart trap outside. That way, if I catch a possum, squirrel, cat or (god forbid) a skunk, I can (carefully!) let it go. The bad part is, I'll have to kill any rats that I catch.

I'll have to get some snap traps for indoors, where skunks, possums, and squirrels won't get caught.

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Monday, June 17, 2024 12:29 PM

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Well, no new bites! I have the chigger(?) problem figured out: Given that 6 bites were under my waistband, 2 on my r shoulder, and none at my ankles, they probably landed on me from the roses when I was crouching under them, and came in on my clothes.

That means I'll have to at least run my clothes thru the dryer (on hot) and take a shower after gardening in the backyard.

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Monday, June 17, 2024 1:15 PM

Out and about to get somethings done before my pick up game of mah jong this afternoon.

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Monday, June 17, 2024 7:38 PM

Haha... I'm a dummy.

I took myself a little nap this afternoon. When I woke up several hours later I had that dread thought... "oh no... This little A/C doesn't have a chance at keeping the house cool".

Little did I know at the time, because I had YT playing on the TV and the sound of a loud fan drowning it out, my furnace blower (from my furnace in the attic) was blowing all the hot and humid air from the attic into my house!!!

This happened once... many, many years ago. It just hasn't been an issue for so long I forgot about it. It got so hot in my attic today that the furnace thought the burner was on and it was time to start spreading that sweet heat throughout the house.

I don't even have any idea how long that was going on for. 10 minutes? 2 hours?

At that point, the 2nd floor read 78 degrees, and it was a hot and humid 78 degrees.

It's back down to 77 now and a few hours later it seems like quite a bit of that humidity is already out too.

Thanks house.

We're in only the 2nd day out of a 7 day stretch of 90 degree temps. It only got up to 75 before the temps outside started to break yesterday. But at least it cooled off one degree pretty quickly and you can tell that in only several hours it is notably less humid in here. I'm glad I got that dehumidifier in the basement.

This weather needs to cool off. I'm not feeling the digging work I have yet to do and in any normal year I'd have been outside doing that all day today. Just the middle of June here and we're already having temps we usually only see in late July and August of the worst heat wave years in these parts.

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Monday, June 17, 2024 11:36 PM

Not a bad afternoon playing mah jong. I won 2 rounds and another lady won 2 rounds before we called it quits.

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024 12:05 AM

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Not a bad afternoon playing mah jong. I won 2 rounds and another lady won 2 rounds before we called it quits.

Woohoo!!!

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024 12:10 AM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
Haha... I'm a dummy.

I took myself a little nap this afternoon. When I woke up several hours later I had that dread thought... "oh no... This little A/C doesn't have a chance at keeping the house cool".

Little did I know at the time, because I had YT playing on the TV and the sound of a loud fan drowning it out, my furnace blower (from my furnace in the attic) was blowing all the hot and humid air from the attic into my house!!!

This happened once... many, many years ago. It just hasn't been an issue for so long I forgot about it. It got so hot in my attic today that the furnace thought the burner was on and it was time to start spreading that sweet heat throughout the house.

I don't even have any idea how long that was going on for. 10 minutes? 2 hours?

At that point, the 2nd floor read 78 degrees, and it was a hot and humid 78 degrees.

It's back down to 77 now and a few hours later it seems like quite a bit of that humidity is already out too.

Thanks house.

We're in only the 2nd day out of a 7 day stretch of 90 degree temps. It only got up to 75 before the temps outside started to break yesterday. But at least it cooled off one degree pretty quickly and you can tell that in only several hours it is notably less humid in here. I'm glad I got that dehumidifier in the basement.

This weather needs to cool off. I'm not feeling the digging work I have yet to do and in any normal year I'd have been outside doing that all day today. Just the middle of June here and we're already having temps we usually only see in late July and August of the worst heat wave years in these parts.

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Trump will be fine.
He will also be your next President.

FWIW you, Chicago, NYC, and all parts in between (including my sister's) made the national news.

I guess this particular heat done isn't gonna wander off any time soon.

I feel for everyone stuck under it!

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024 12:33 AM

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
FWIW you, Chicago, NYC, and all parts in between (including my sister's) made the national news.

I guess this particular heat done isn't gonna wander off any time soon.

I feel for everyone stuck under it!

Yup...

I'm a little more concerned about what these temperatures are going to mean for the crops. Especially once we stop getting rain.

Something like that would be just another bad thing with some more cascading negative effects for those trying to stay in power before the election, but I don't wish that on us right now. People are hurting enough without more drastic price increases at the grocery store because of drought and food shortages. There are already enough synthetic reasons that's happened for the last 3.5 years. Bad timing that a legitimate reason out of our control might be forcing the issue on top of all that.

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024 2:52 AM