The Blind Side
Just home from the movie "The Blind Side".......I found it a wonderful movie and what a story about Michael Oher, the football player and the family who took him in and gave him a home. Sandra Bullock and the rest of the cast, particularly the man who played Michael Oher, are all very good. But, one word of warning: take kleenex.
Jane, your were spared bad weather off the mountain, this is good.You got to enjoy your evening out. And, old friends are just that, old friends and usually, good friends. Warts and all.......between dealing with dental appliances after a good meal to crocky limbs, hearing aids that ding off in the middle of conversations to cataract operations, which seem to be the current topic of conversation amongst my friends ..........getting older takes a bit of doing, patience-wise both with ourselves and with our friends, doesn't it.
Southern Ontario has a skiff of snow lying about and driving back home from the movie, the sun was soft and setting in the sky; horses were out munch on hay in the fields and there is still some green to be seen. This week the weatherman promises snow. We'll see how accurate he/she is.
Rosey
MORE ON WEATHER
I suppose with the title of this post everyone has gone back to sleep this cold and frosty morn in Dixie. As so often happens, happily in this case, the weather guessers were way off the mark. We had some barely noticeable snow while it was still warm enough for it to disappear as soon as it hit the ground and that was over by noon. Whereupon the sun came out. When I left for the dinner the road was dry as the temperature dropped. It's in the mid 20F (-3C) at the moment but no more precipitation. The dinner was beautiful but one of our number complained at the slow pace of the service. That's because it is done European style with breaks between the courses with entertainment. The Madrigal singers were wonderful as was the Jester and the Lord and Lady hosts on the small stage at head table. The complainer came close to spoiling it for me and I was amazed at her behavior. Normally she's game for anything and is a good friend. I finally responded as crudely as her complaints and asked her not to be such a grump. My dear friend of declining hearing Was, I think oblivious to everything social but enjoyed the music. I'm worried about her. She's missing so much and steadfastly refuses to see the audiologist. She is childless and is 80 years old. I know there is a niece in the area but it's a concern to several of us. One of our number has macular degeneration and travels to Toronto twice a year for some treatment not approved in the US. She still quilts but had to have the program read to her. It was in red print on pink paper. We all had a bit of trouble with that. Several members of the audience were dressed in Elizabethan outfits as well as the performers. All in all, though, it was a beautiful evening. My friend, the chair of the music dept. had called me yesterday to remind me that he'd borrowed a book from me months ago and wanted to return it to me. When I told him I was coming to the dinner but was concerned about the weather coming home if there was any moisture including black ice and he graciously offered to let me spend the night at his house so that was a relief but by the time I left here the sun was out so I didn't drag my CPAP with me.
Despite the cold temperature we are threatened with sunshine. It will be a good day for sewing in my sunny sewing room.
Jane
More on the beach
No, my DH doesn't like to clean, however he is very good at it. He is a perfectionist.
Our condo has a "storm restant" door, heavy 2 pane glass, with a 2 inch rubber lip on the bottom of the door. That keeps the rain out. It is on the 8th floor, so there is no sand blowing in.
I wouldn't mind a 3 bd. 2 bath condo, with a nice kitchen. However that would be at least $450,000 in today's market. I do need a bedroom for my quilting. We also have 2 small dogs now, so would have to be a place that would take them.
If there was a hurricane warning I would be out-o-there in a heartbeat! My friends in GA moved, so would go somewhere in the Atlanta area, I guss.
I'm not saying I would never move, will be 65 in 4 years, so maybe by then Ill get tired of yard work. Right now I enjoy the butterfly garden, etc. DH likes to sit on the balcony and watch the people and the ocean. The nice thing about Daytona is that cars are allowed on the beach. It is about the only place in Fla. that allows it, and the people are interesting. Especially the women from Europe who are topless!
I bought some Poinsettias today but it was so windy and rainy I didn't put them in the yard. Maybe I'll get them in Monday.
Looking forward to going to church tomorrow and seeing it all decorated for Christmas.
Right now going to watch Fla. vs Alabama football and have hot tea, cheeze, etc.
Sara in cool, windy Fla.
checking in
Glad to see the Board is up and running again.
Sara - I would have one word for your DH when he mentions moving to the coast: HURRICANES. End of discussion. ;o)
Rosey - Now you know why:
1) my DH stayed in Tennessee after graduation and growing up in Pennsylvania, and
2) my parents stayed in Tennessee after living most our lives up North.
When Saturn opened up here and I met lots of Saturn wives from Michigan, they all were thrilled that they would not need their snow shovels. Of course, our heat & humidity in summer is unbearable without A/C and I'm rather envious of how you can get thru the summer without it, in Ontario.
Jane in NC - is it snowing there this a.m.? Looks like it on the Weather Channel map. In fact, they said Atlanta had some snow! It missed us and we're not complaining. It's 27° here and that's bad enough.
Sophie had her one-year birthday last week. DH and I sang "Happy Birthday" to her (she was not impressed) and I gave her a new rawhide chew (she WAS impressed-LOL). It's hard to believe she's that old already, but wonderful that I don't have to watch her like a hawk in the house all the time. Puppyhood has its ups and downs. ;o)
Hugs to everyone,
Doris
Icy roads
Jane, it's too bad that you can't go into town the night before in winter so that you can do what you want to do socially and not have to worry about the weather. I know around here I just don't go out if there is black ice, particularly at night. When I drove home very early last Monday morning, I hit two patches of black ice on the road but fortunately my ABS brakes worked and I was far enough back from the car ahead. After your terrible accident, you sure don't want to take a chance, do you. Asheville is a pretty place...might that be a possibility eventually for you.
Have had a hard time settling down after being in Florida...mighty tempting with that sunshine and warm weather and back here it's cold and getting colder. I need to get my mindset readjusted to cold and no sun.
Rosey
GRRRR
In the same mood as Sara's post on the board: I've been so looking forward to attending the Madrigal Dinner at WCU (Western Carolina University about 20 minutes away) Saturday evening. Four of my regular Friday hand quilt ladies are to join me. However, the weather man is currently predicting the dreaded wintry mix of snow and rain of course with the temperature dropping with the setting sun. While the Prius is great on mileage it's a significant disappointment in many other respects not the least of which is its tendency to skid with far better conditions that those predicted. Oh to have my old 4wd back. In the meantime the mileage has dropped precipitously last two tanks full. That will no doubt cost me money and require a trip to the dealer in Asheville. Arrrgh.
Pass the wine I have plenty of cheese, albeit fat reduced.
Jane
Checking in on December 1st....
The weather in MN certainly would not indicate that it is already December! I heard this morning that our November was the second warmest on record. It has been an unusual fall, that's for sure.
Having our guild quilt show scheduled for March has really given me the incentive I needed to get some quilts finished. The most recent are my crazy quilt - a small lap size in all neutrals with the darkest color being copper - and the BC Pres quilt. The blocks are from a lot of you (that's the BCancer part) and the rest are from guild members the year I was Pres (that's the Pres part). Since it was all the same year, I put them together. I really like it. It isn't quilted yet but I will try to post some pictures - after DD gets home from school and shows me how again. The next one I am going to work on has blocks made by some of the people off the board as well. In 2000 when a group met in MN (Minnesota Babes 2000), a few of us did a challenge quilt. We each got some gold fabric and made blocks for all the others representing our idea of MN Babes 2000 using some of the gold in each. I found 9 blocks - there may have been more - and have a plan... Unfortunately, my "to-do" pile isn't going down because I keep buying more. I know. It's a sickness. And I have it.
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Joleen in MN
