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It wasnt that long ago when we were driving to MT and got a bad set of directions. I was looking at mileages to give some friends directions to get to our house, and up popped directions to get off the interstate and take "Trail creek road" as a shorter route. not open in winter. the...

omg Cathy, they are so similar! DH and I grew up with maps but i do pretty well with phone apps now. road cues in "developed' are not always exactly right and side roads? those little apps may not even have that road visible without zooming way up and then you cant see if they go where...

Hugs to you Carolyn. hoping you have good family support during this very difficult time. yesterday we did a park walk that started out rough because of a wreck that happened a short time before, closing the only road. its on an island so there are not many alternatives. DH acts as if we...

I am so sorry Carolyn. I hope he is at peace.

well cathy I'll honor your wishes and tell you its sunny and supposed to be in the mid 60's today. this is so completely out of season its actually upsetting.! we did the ride and then the hike and today DH and I are tired and we will do home things. we even hooked up the garden...

We did a harder hike today. 2 hours and 5 minutes. a lot of elevation gain and loss on this one. 3-4 miles we think. i keep trying to remember to check elevation at beginning and end but there is so much up and down that would still not be too helpful. its so spring like. all kinds...

My favorite lettuce is romaine. I buy baby romaine heads and wash them thoroughly but i know its usually the lettuce that's a problem. best I can do is grow my own in season. I would never ever buy something like butternut squash that grows on the ground and is cut into little squares...

there are more and more "prepared" products on the shelf especially refrigerated. like sandwiches and salads to go, entire meals to go with all the ingredients on the tray. mixed fruit cups. i am wary of fruit. if the outside of the fruit is not thoroughly washed, when you cut into it...

Carolyn I do the same. we seldom eat out. I worry about produce because we eat so much of it, and there is e coli contamination. sometimes the bacteria cant be washed off although i do wash most things at least once in a salad spinner. I love that thing and have worn out 4-5 of them...

cathy we also have a pressurizer on our water system which goes out if we lose power, but water is still functional. leak located ,is but in a hard to get to spot. we assumed( never good to assume) that the water line was along the road like the rest of the development, but its not...

cathy our toilets work, power or no. but not without water. no water jug weighs less than10 pounds. our small ones are 25 and the big ones >45. if we ever have a natural disaster or like this, our water system fails, we can get by with enough to share. that is so crazy with...

I did more grocery shopping this morning after picking up a prescription for DH. We keep a stash of foods water and extra clothing in an outside shed in case we ever have a major disaster here and every few years it needs replacing. then this afternoon our HOA had a big water problem...

I did therapy 2x and Stacked upper body today. mild temps 50-ish- and rainy today and tomorrow probably too. Carolyn getting supplies ahead of time is the best plan. I don't leave shopping to the last minute. we have (in a way) lucked out this year by not having any true winter...

We walked the park again this morning. its warm today and we could maybe have ridden but it was quite windy and we expected rain any minute so a walk was best. 70 minutes. was at least 50 degrees. the WSDOT is the only road info I know , and "road conditions" are not part of the...

Well there is always the smart ass with the giant 4WD truck or SUV who thinks they are exception to the rules of physics about objects in motion tending to stay in motion. Western WA is terrible that way especially the little 20-somethings in a big tearing hurry. plus it doesn't snow...

We walked the park again this morning. an hour 20 minutes. again very pleasant out but the rain is coming back tomorrow. upper 30's to start and probably mid forties now. ooo no sideways snow is the worst kind! we get that in Montana because its always windy there and drifts...

oh sigh................... the stupidbowl. I'm not enthused. I do my best to ignore it. the ads used to be funny and worth seeking out but the last few years they haven't been very clever. we usually plan something outdoors to take advantage of fewer people around if the weather is...

Carolyn I know too well! omg the hype is overwhelming. i'm not a sports fan. I used to be more interested, so I know reasonably well how the game is played etc. I just don't watch. I watch some of the Olympics but that's about the limit on sports for me. my husband...

I feel kinda guilty here with sunshine and cold but otherwise nice weather. didnt do anything yet today but will do some cardio shortly. there is a big football game here today that is monopolizing the news. not likely to get any "real" news today. Good to hear you are doing Ok so far...

we are still cold and clear here, total anomaly in January. no rain for 12 days in a row so far. we learned the hard way about exposed pipes. we had insulated covers on outside outlets and insulated the obvious pipe in the garage. the pipes that connected to outside spigots were in the...