Weekly Chat (Non-Osprey), 2 July 2017

LOL, the Dog Bed story was meant to make you laugh!  :-D

Lindybird: I can relate to the dog bed incident - I often come in from in the garden looking like I fell in a puddle - typically when I'm working with the sprinklers and a head comes off when I fiddle too much. Thanks for the update from Brenda's OH.

OG: I prefer redwood chips for mulch (lots of different kinds of mulch available though). You can get them in large or medium size and there's a smaller walk-on option (although you can walk on all of them). They look nice and smell wonderful, especially when new and after rain, although they do fade to gray after a while. I agree it was sad Brenda never saw her first grandchild, but I'm sure the newcomer has lifted the family's spirits after the last few months.

Heather: I have only one pair of variable-focus lens glasses - reading, computer-range and distance. They were expensive but I really should have a back up pair. I tend not to lose them coz I wear them all the time.  I have some old ones, but...

I'm always misplacing my cell phone. Have this habit of stuffing it in an apron pocket while I'm doing dinner, then taking the apron off and hanging it in the kitchen closet where I can't hear the phone when I dial it from the house phone.  That's so sad about your friend's family - sometimes we just have to keep our mouths shut and (as my granddaughter likes to say) "suck it up."  She's going through a challenging time right now as her ex- has remarried (a match not made in heaven from what we've heard), but he and his new wife just had a little girl and sweet Ms. D is so innocently thrilled to have a baby (step) sister she never stops talking about it, so granddaughter is busy being positive for Ms. D's sake, but rolling her eyes at other times. And the thing is, life is full of twists and turns and things that seem ghastly at the time sometimes have pleasant and unexpected consequences (all too often years or decades down the road though!).

dibnlib: Glad you enjoyed the concert.

Am watching Andy Murray and Fognini; Andy's going through a bad patch right now. Phew! Better now.

Too hot to eat lunch outside today; besides have to watch this match.

Just watching the very tense Murray match........

Phew!!  He looked as if he might lose that at one point. But then, he often comes back from the brink.

I did notice that he seemed to be limping a bit, towards the end. Hope it doesn't stop him getting further.

I've lost the plot!  Almost started a new thread...

Lindybird: Yes, Andy came through finally - was an exciting match.  I see Roger is playing again tomorrow; also Djokovic.

Have a good Saturday all...

Forecast: Chance of shower in morning. Thunderstorm & 90% chance of rain afternoon. Reality: Not a drop. Lovely breezy day. Hence washing didn’t dry cramped in garage. <sigh> Let’s hope that it did rain somewhere, such as farms that need it.

Good Morning, All.  Sunny here.

Annette - The TV schedule was all thrown out of the window last night by Andy's battle to stay in the tournament. I was interested in your description of how you mulch, as of course you have to try and keep as much moisture around your plants as you can. Mulching has become more popular here as a way of keeping down the weeds.

Families are certainly taking on new shapes, often with children from different parents all in the same family. In my OHs family, one branch have a difficult situation also, with a father who has been rather toxic and whose children are now maturing and coming to realise what kind of a person he really is. :-(

OG: It was good to hear that Brenda's OH has had successful treatment for his eyes and can now drive again.

I see AQ came on whilst I was wittering and drinking my tea: sorry you didn't get the much needed rain. 

 Nearly forgot today's pic:

"I need to snatch a rest where I can!"