A cloudy dampish Friday here, not a whol
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| Fri, 06-06-2003 - 12:43pm |
Fortunately, there's always something I need to do inside...especially now with additional animals here on the homestead...I feel like a real Farmer Jane these mornings, what with feeding and watering, cleaning out the *barn* areas, and talking to each and every beastie! Emailed one of my daughters that I'm thinking we should get a couple head of cattle and maybe some ducks for the cement pond....The new cats are venturing out more now, and last night one of them played the piano for us. That was really a little eerie at first! We were reading, Maggie was semi-asleep, and suddenly: plink, plink, plinkety...Maggie jumped up, but the noise had stopped, and she settled back down. She has every intention of being a fierce watchdog for us, but she's not the smartest little pup. Persistence is, unfortunately (think barking..), her strong suit.
Older daughter is waiting to be called in on her job in Italy. She has notified them she's there, and they have to now set up a time when they can show her the ropes and get her started. Probably Monday. It's been good that she has a couple of days and a weekend to settle into her new digs, and to familiarize herself with the public transportation and so on. One important purchase she needs to make is a fan for her bedroom! It is very hot there, and no air conditioning anywhere. She's been very nervous about this job, is very intimidated by the people she'll be working with. Last summer her job was with a regular sort of law firm, up and coming, but not yet really big-time. This summer, she's with a very established international firm. She'll learn a lot, but the beginning is always tough. Her stomach gets tied up in knots when she thinks about it, but she knows what she wants to be doing, and this is the path she has to take. Hey, wouldn't it be great if they have air conditioning??!! Then she would enjoy putting in very long hours!
Younger daughter was on MTv in Rome yesterday!! Well, like maybe in a crowd scene! Not performing! but she was pretty excited about it. She and her friend were eating gelato in a park and there the crew was, filming something. I haven't heard the details, just a quick email, and she did say she found out then that she had a big bird poop on the back of her shirt!! She went to a fountain and tried to clean it off! She's also suffering from the heat, but seeing lots of interesting places and working on her Italian.
DH said last night regarding his recent trip: "I was wondering on the plane home, what in the world am I doing? I'm too old for this." LOL Poor guy. He was so tired and coming down with this killer cold. Travelling is exhausting. I think maybe the best way to go is on a cruise ship...altho I would love to have an RV! in another life maybe LOL
Well, duty calls, need to get busy. Hope you all enjoy your weekend. Seren

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Poof!!! I'm gone!!
KaCee
Oh to be young and in Italy for the summer. Any chance you can get away and join them for a week or two?
Hug
Hope
Plus, I would appreaciate it if you kept the cloudy dampish weather there up in Ga. We finally received some sun and I would like it to stay for at least 48 hours. lol I always blame you, BB and Dannie for our bad weather. Sometimes I add Bren's name too, as well as Pab, but you GA girls are the real culprits.
Lanie
One of my daughters is coming home next Thursday!! Can you believe it?? The date just jumped at me a couple of hours ago, and I called up DH and asked if he realized that. Well, he was as clueless as I'd been! Trying to keep up with what day it is is beyond me; I can usually get the month right, and am excellent with what year...LOL Sadly, the mind is going...The DD is always after us to come to Italy when she's there, but I figure she may very well be there the rest of her life, so if I want to see my grandbabies....grrrrrr. Yes, it isn't at all bad to be young and in Italy. LOL Even she admits it's fabulous, scary job or not!
So you and your DH are off on another little jaunt, this time to visit your dear friend in Florida. That's wonderful! Hope all goes smoothly and that you enjoy every bit of it. Seren
Doing anything fun this weekend? It's still hot up there, isn't it? Get out that Spree...! Seren
Poof!!! I'm gone!!
KaCee
Hey, Miss Lanie! I'm not a Georgia peach!! I'm an Alabama...hmmmm...bale of cotton??? not so nice as being a peach, but there you go. The Georgia ladybugs probably have those wonderful accents, just dripping with sweetness. Mine is just ordinary. Well, imagine "win-dah" for window, and "pil-lah" for pillow, lots of "ya'll's" (frankly, I don't know how ya'll manage without ya'lls), and that's me. And, hey, I will say that I do send my weather directly on to Georgia, specifically right to Atlanta, and I do believe those bugs blow it north to the Carolinas. Now what Bren and Pab and SusieK do once they have it, well, I don't know. I have heard the air can get real heated up long about Washington, DC...(chuckle..) By the way, aren't you up close to New York, Long Island, New Jersey, one of those Northeastern places? I do believe then that Georgia and Alabama wouldn't be "up there" from you, would they? or is that one of those quaint little yankee expressions, as in "down East"?? LOL I'm just teasing ya here, Lanie!
Maybe you'll enjoy a sunny weekend, because for sure, it's going to stay wet here! Just stay out of trouble, won't cha? You know I can't wait to meet you...Seren
Yes, I know you do NOT live on a farm. It was, what is the word here, sarcasm just doesn't fit, so i know you will come up with the proper one. lol
Now for Alabama or Georgia, I did not realize you lived in Alabama. So glad you are not "over there" with those Georgia peaches. Guess, when you spoke of travelling to Sav, I just "assumed" you lived in GA. Now I had a dear nursing instructor who would say to us, "Ladies, nurses must never assume. To assume is to make an a- - out of u and me." I loved that lady, but do realize she did not coin that phrase.
Here is another tid bit (aren't I interesting?), I live below the Mason-Dixon line, IF it were to be drawn in a line across NJ.
Please don't stop needling me, 'cause I love it.
Lanie
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