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DVD player arrived yesterday afternoon and DH plugged it in and ready to go. $49. I'm fine with DVDs. they work best for us. I dont want to re-purchase workouts that I still might do. plenty are beyond my capabilities now. seems you cant even give dvds away now rainy today so I...

DH and I both use the exercise room. I bought an adjustable weight bench 30 yrs ago. we both still use it . I like that its always ready. the incline adjusts easily. I use it for dips and presses pullovers. I needed back surgery last yr and the cushioned surface is great. It was not...

A deer thru the window would get everyone's attention! and two windows at that. that would not have a category on an insurance claim form. we have a pair of twin fawns around our area that might have lost their mother who are a problem. they look like they are getting along Ok alone...

DH finally listened to me and checked out the DVD player. he sets up the electronics and Im the useful idiot who is the "gofer" usually, but I was pretty sure something failed this time. I generally don't mess with the system. he wanted to do a workout this morning. DVD player is dead...

We did a trail ride for the usual 15 miles an hour 20 minutes. cathy isnt it disgusting that animals like that are still hunted and trapped? I mean, what kind of person would wear animal fur these days? I remember my aunts wearing mink stoles and winter coats with the little dangling...

I love seeing pine martens cathy. Im not sure I ever saw a fisher. they were effectively trapped out here but are being reintroduced since the habitat is great for them. so they're here but never saw one. wolverines are on my bucket list. they exist here in WA and also in montana...

Ha... the weasel ran across the trail in front of me as fast as he could.......... which was pretty fast. only got a brief side view. DH was right behind me and didnt see it at all. when we had one in the log pile, it was 30+ years ago but I saw him pretty often and didnt realize how...

Did a trail ride this morning, 15 miles 1 hr `15 minutes. I saw a weasel he ran across the trail right in front of me, maybe 15 feet away. fast and low to the ground with a ridiculously long body and a black tipped tail. they're supp[osed to be very common but not seen that often since they...

I dont have a countertop where the KA could sit. its WAY too big to set on the island. so on the floor it is, even if heavy and awkward to get it out of the pantry. its under the lowest shelf. trying to think of something thin I could set it on to slide it out from under the shelf...

My neighbor gave me the mixer because she is moving to Europe and the power is different so it wont work there. its not new but I know KAs last forever. I used to make bread all the time, but now its occasional. I make pizza crust and focaccia mainly, and not that often. DH and dont...

The airport here used to be reasonable. now its awfully crowded, busy. expensive. traffic getting to it is unpredictable but you would need to allow 3 hours for the drive depending on time of day. but it might take an hour! you never know..... so hope for best, plan for the worst. we...

drove yesterday 11 long hours. all ok, just a long sit! DH would love my lipid values. his are not great. he has tried every statin in a variety of ways. he gets muscle pain. people who know he's a retired MD often ask him questions and that's a common one, the discomfort from statins. he...

The water bottle was only about $5 so not a big deal really, but it was new and harder non BPA plastic. . my older ones have been around for years and years. we found these new ones that fit in a bike cage. most bottles that have a covered spout dont fit, the circumference is too big to get...

Ride was good except somewhere along the way I lost my new water bottle. the "road" is very rough now and overgrown. we looked hard on the way back but could not find it. Its about 6 miles altogether but not as easy as it used to be. lots of loose rocks, wash outs, tall weeds. alongside...

didnt do much yesterday. some therapy work and a little upper body. we had friends for dinner lst night who are moving across the pond to live. so it was a goodbye dinner and fun until we had to say goodbye. we hope to see them again in the future but it wont be like living a short distance...

did a hike this morning for about 2.5 hours. seemed like a good temp but when we got going it was very warm in the sun and kind of buggy. we did it onvce before and saw good critters but august is not a good season to see wildlife. its too watrm and they are not very visible. we will...

Did an easy mt bike ride this morning to warm up. 1 hr 40 minutes. uphill one way and downhill back to the car. thi one is technically easy but climbs gradually and helps me acclimate. will hike tomorrow. got decent sleep last night. also therapy and some upper body workevery day. our water...

We made the drive fine. it was forecast to be very hot 100+ for a chunk of the drive but it was cloudy and rained for more than half the distance. rained a lot! totally unexpected and good for the firefighting efforts. made the drive tougher with bad visibility from spray and puddling...

diane sue I've never understood why bicycling seems to get categorized as as kind of lightweight, non weight bearing exercise. especially mt biking. I know one can ride and exert almost no effort but if you work at it and go fast and uphill you get a good workout. it seems to spare...

another ride today quite early. usual 1 hr 15 minutes. I thought my butt would need a break today but it was fine. it isnt that long a ride but we really crank hard through the whole thing. bike riding is considered barely aerobic and not as good as weight bearing work, but we work...