My Daddy

My dad and I like to talk about our BMs. It's not the main topic of conversation with us, but no one else is interested. We commiserate when we're constipated. We share new strategies and we delight with one another when our pipes are working well.

As strange as this may seem, it's a precious part of my relationship with my dad. He's 73 and I appreciate every day I have with him.

I love you Dad! Have you had a BM today?

Curlers

Ran out the door to deposit a check for my husband. I forgot that I had curlers in my hair (not that it would have mattered). Went throught the drive through window. A male voice welcomed me and commented that he knew my hair was going to look great!

He must've grown up seeing curlers. Remember when your mom would wear them to get ready for a date with your dad? Or maybe on Saturday night for Sunday morning? I hope he wasn't thinking about seeing his old granny in curlers!

Anyway, his comment made my morning.

Books

I bought a book at Savers the other day. Today I discovered that I already have it! Got to get back to entering my home library on "LibraryThing.com"

Update on Vinegar

The vinegar doesn't seem to be working. I've been spraying it on. Maybe I need to pour it!

The most discourging part was when I checked one morning to see if it had kept the neighborhood stray cats off my charis on the front porch. It didn't seem to. There was cat hair all over both of them :(

I had sprayed vinegar around the perimeter of the front porch, on the base of the chairs and on the arms (which are metal). I didn't spray the cushions. I wondered if they had just jumped over it all. Grrr.

Vinegar

While looking for a natural recipe to use to kill grass and weeds I came upon a website devoted to the many uses of vinegar. When used full strength, it's supposed to kill grass. I'm experimenting with a patch in my yard.

It will stop ants and deter cats from using your yard as a litter box. One tablespoon of distilled vinegar in one gallon of water should clean your plastic patio furniture. I haven't tried that yet. I'm on a quest to find out how you can eliminate the chalkiness of white patio furniture once its been in the sun for years. If you know ... please post a comment. Thanks!

A New Workout Routine

I've been working in my backyard pulling weeds and dead grass. By the time I stopped the first day I could barely walk. And if I was bent over it was not easy to stand up straight again. When I came in the house I sat in our recliner and didn't move for a couple of hours. Bad idea. Sitting felt wonderful, getting up was another story.

My husband said I had the weekend warrior syndrome.