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Good Morning Peeps and welcome to the HSN Community. 😎🎈

NATIONAL YELLOW BAT DAY

April 21st honors National Yellow Bat Day. On this day in 1967, the Army activated the 265th Army Security Agency Company (Airborne) with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

NATIONAL KINDERGARTEN DAY

Each year on April 21st, National Kindergarten Day honors the birthday of the man who started the first Kindergarten. Friedrich Wilhelm August Fröbel (April 21, 1782 – June 21, 1852) is credited with starting the very first Kindergarten in Germany in 1837. Frobel was a German teacher and a student of Johann Pestalozzi. Frobel laid a foundation for modern education, recognizing that children learn through play and experience.

NATIONAL RENDERING DAY

National Rendering Day is on April 21 and we are celebrating by bringing awareness to reducing and eliminating food waste through a process known as rendering.

NATIONAL CHOCOLATE-COVERED CASHEWS DAY

National Chocolate-Covered Cashews Day is observed each year on April 21st. Not unlike other nuts, cashews and chocolate get along well together. Of course, chocolate lovers savor the combination of nutty crunch and creamy, rich chocolate.

Enjoy the day. 😎🎈

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@oodiebom,

Good day on the Gulf Coast of Florida. 🎈😎Oodie try not to do too much in the yard.
i don’t want your back to act up with the lifting or all the bending. I know things always
looks great when they are finished. 😎

Have fun at the Markets Florida do have some good food Venues. 💕🎈

I am doing laundry today and everything in between.

I hope hubby is doing well and enjoying some real food. 💕🎈

@sheba2011

I was up half the night itching. Could not figure out why until I happened to get a weather warning. I was outside early yesterday morning getting things ready for garbage pickup. It was very windy, but didn’t think about any problems. It was just nice to be outside. Well, seems Mother Nature is full of surprises. I thought allergy season was behind us. Not so. Seems the wind picked up the tree pollen and now you know the rest of the story. Hoping I can get some things done later..

@sheba2011

Who would have guessed that “Smart Water” would aid a sinue infection. My voice is still a bit raspy, but the itchiness is gone and I feel better. This worked in conjunction with the allergy pills. Guess I needed that extra boost. Laundry is now in the wash cycle . I’m getting a few things done.
Still very windy. Wind gusts are over 20mph. Humidity is down and that’s the reason why we have a fire warning in effect. Have a great evening.

@oodiebom,

Good Evening sorry you are a bit under the weather. That does not feel good. OZ has
been windy all weekend we really had to clean up debris we have trees for miles. 😎

I would just rest and take the meds glad you caught it in time before venturing out.

Enjoy some tea with your Manuka Honey. 😎💕❤️

@taci,

Good morning in S. California. 🎈😎Taci I know you and hubs are busy looking at
homes and I hope you find the right one for you and your family soon. 😎

Hope your husband is healing nicely. I love the Doves in your garage. 💕😎
What a surprise.

Hey here is to whatever you do today just have a little fun. 😎

Sheba, Read your post from last night. This is a fun vacation spot. I’m sure they have a list of great places to go.
Marina Del Rey holds a lot of memories for me. I had a weekend job there when I 1st moved to CA, and worked in my day job in a building up the Road nearer to LAX. Those were the jobs that I drove to and from while living in the Valley.
Love your menagerie of critters. You have your regulars and then some.

@taci,

Good Evening interesting I never knew you work in that area. My brother and his wife go
there often and they hit all the spots. Bro will spend time with our niece and she knows
many places to go. When I come to S. California all I need is a driver the traffic bothers
me to many cars. LOL! ❤️😎🎈

My husband’s family live in N. California near the Wine Country. 🎈😎💕
I love the Doves how sweet.

Oz is very nice and we are finally in Spring. 😎💕 Taci I saw in MI where they have huge
Ice from a storm coming through people’s homes I’ve never seen anything like that.
This is off a Lake those homes are done now that is bad weather imagine a block of Ice
coming in your living room you can see this on the national news.

Here’s to a good evening. 💕😎

@taci

You are not alone with birds in the garage. During Spring and Summer, hubs leaves our garage doors open during the day because he is in and out a lot. A few years in a row we had robins build nests on top of a shelf. I noticed after eggs were laid and I saw them flying in and out. I felt so bad at night when the doors were closed and they couldn’t get out. I became a crazy robin momma every morning! Hubs got strict instructions to watch for a nest being built or keep the darn doors closed!!!

@shoelady60,

Good day in the ‘burgh. 😎💕🎈I just remembered you are out with your mom and sister.
Enjoy the day. I know all your beauty treatments will look pretty on all of you.

I am going for a nice facial tomorrow I take good care of my skin. 💕😎

Sending nice spring vibes to you and Jake. 😎💕

Shoelady, Our husbands are alike like that… If he is home the garage door is always open.
I don’t know about where you live but here in So Ca if the birds laid eggs you can’t remove them. I was on a step ladder looking for any signs of a nest and eggs and enlarging my pictures. Thankfully there weren’t any.
I know what you mean about feeling bad about shutting the garage door but these birds are pretty smart so they must have known the door would go down eventually (I hope).

@sheba2011

Beautiful day for running around. Not too hot, not too cold, just a little windy.

After the nail salon, take one guess what we had for a late lunch – pasta!🍝 All three of us had some kind of noodles on the plate. It was a nice day with family.🥰

Hockey team did not get the job done, they can’t even get half the job done.☹️ I am disappointed but have to give Philly thumbs up for playing great.

Going to relax this evening with a glass of something. Enjoy a soothing facial tomorrow. Lots of hugs to you and Poppy.🤗💖

@shoelady60,

Good Evening glad you had a nice day with your sister and mom. 😎💕I think you know
how much I love any Pasta.

Oz is nice tonight just finish feeding a couple of cats.

Tomorrow late afternoon I will have a full facial I need to relax a bit.

I am playing Small Faces tonight I love Steve and he passed too soon I was a long
way from being born but my parents had his music and I love the British Sound.
i don’t and have never UTube my music every post I’ve made I have lived the music.
I spent my wild money on CD’s and Clothes it’s always about the music. 💕😎

Hey I am sorry about the Team they will bounce back. 😎

Enjoy a little drink and enjoy your evening. 💕

Prince And The Revolution Lyrics
“Purple Rain”
(from “Purple Rain” soundtrack)

I never meant to cause you any sorrow
I never meant to cause you any pain
I only wanted, one time, to see you laughing
I only want to see you laughing
In the purple rain

Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
I only want to see you bathing
In the purple rain

I never wanted to be your weekend lover
I only wanted to be some kind of friend, hey
Baby, I could never steal you from another
It’s such a shame our friendship had to end

Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
I only want to see you underneath the purple rain

Honey, I know, I know, I know times are changing
It’s time we all reach out for something new
That means you, too
You say you want a leader
But you can’t seem to make up your mind
I think you better close it
And let me guide you to the purple rain

Purple rain, purple rain, yeah
Purple rain, purple rain, woo!
If you know what I’m singing about up here
Come on, raise your hand
Purple rain, purple rain, yeah
I only want to see you
Only want to see you in the purple rain

We bow our heads as we say goodbye to “Rosie the Rieveter” Marian Wynn, a woman who didn’t just witness history, she forged it with her own two hands. At 102 years old, the welder’s mask has been set down for the last time, but the flame she carried for over a century will never truly go out. When the world was shrouded in darkness, Marian didn’t wait for a hero, she became one. She traded her youth for a welding torch, her comfort for a shipyard, and her silence for the roar of the war effort. She was the heartbeat of the home front, proving to a skeptical world that a woman’s resolve was as unbreakable as the steel she joined together.🕊️🇺🇸
She wasn’t just “Rosie.” She was the grandmother of our modern strength.
To Marian, the iconic red bandana wasn’t a fashion statement; it was a battle flag. It represented the millions of women who stood up when they were told to sit down, who worked until their hands bled so that freedom could endure.
Rest now, Marian. Your shift is over. The ships you built have long since sailed, but the bridge you built for future generations of women stands stronger than ever.
We promise to keep the torch lit. We promise to remember. Because of you, we know, forever and always—that We Can Do It.

Good Morning Peeps and welcome to the HSN Community. 😎🎈

The Dance of Life’s Threads
Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf, don’t grieve for the fading dusk for the creator ever weaves new strands of light for the morrow.

Masterpiece of the Elegant Vortex
In this besieged life, every inch of progress is the result of a silent inner struggle. Keep spinning the threads of hope, for only through the courage to resist the current can a human find their true dignity.

Spiral Elegance Awaiting Twilight
Accept the twilight with a tranquil soul, for life is but a small fragment in the great symphony of the universe. Seek not happiness outside yourself, but instead adorn your inner being with virtue that will never fade with time.

420 DAY

Every year on April 20th, cannabis producers, consumers, advocates, and those who are just curious have long celebrated 420 Day. Once an unconventional day, the day has become the rallying cry of those who seek to legalize marijuana for medicinal and recreational uses.

NATIONAL PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE DAY

National Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day on April 20th celebrates a sweet cake that contains pineapples and cherries. Americans have been enjoying this springtime cake since the early 1900s when many cakes were made in cast iron skillets.

NATIONAL LIMA BEAN RESPECT DAY

National Lima Bean Respect Day on April 20th gives the humble lima bean its due. When cooked, fresh lima beans have a creamy texture. However, dried lima beans once cooked serve up a bad reputation due to their graininess. There are ways to achieve smooth, buttery lima beans using dried beans.

NATIONAL CHEDDAR FRIES DAY

Grab your toppings on April 20th to celebrate National Cheddar Fries Day! What better way to enjoy your fries than with an indulgent dollop of cheddar cheese? Of course, several other ingredients go well with fries and cheddar cheese.

NATIONAL LOOK ALIKE DAY

National Look Alike Day on April 20th celebrates those who look like another person. National Look Alike Day each year on April 20th celebrates those who much like look like another person. Similar to the two sentences preceding this one, people who look like each are still unique in their own way.

VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION DAY

Volunteer Recognition Day is the annual celebration of those who selflessly benefit the lives of others. By providing a helping hand to those in need, humans and animals alike, we are all naturally working towards making the world a better place.

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She wrote the most famous song about self-love while cancer was killing her. And you’ve never heard her name.
Philadelphia. 1949.
Linda Creed grew up in North Philly where her mother cleaned houses and her father worked construction. But Linda had something nobody could take away. Words.
She filled notebooks with poetry. Feelings nobody around her could express. Pain turned into rhythm. Hope turned into melody.
At 16, she started showing up at recording studios. Philadelphia in the 1960s was making soul music history. Motown sound. The Philadelphia Sound. Hits that would last forever.
She’d wait outside studio doors. Ask to watch. Just to learn. Just to be close to the magic.
The producers noticed her. This young Black woman who could write. Who understood how words married music.
At 19, she partnered with Thom Bell. He made the music. She wrote the words. Together, they created magic.
Their first hit came in 1971. “Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)” for The Stylistics. Top 40.
Then came “Betcha By Golly Wow.” The song at every wedding. Every anniversary. Every soul radio station for five decades. Those words are Linda’s.
“You Make Me Feel Brand New.” Number 2 on the charts. Millions of copies sold worldwide. Gold record.
She was 23 years old. Writing hit after hit. Making other people famous. Making producers rich.
She made decent money. Not rich. Not poor. Just working. Just creating.
“People Make the World Go Round.” The Stylistics again. A social commentary wrapped in beauty. Linda’s pen.
She wrote songs for The Spinners. For Johnny Mathis. For artists whose names everyone knows.
But nobody knew hers.
In 1976, everything changed.
She started feeling exhausted. Bruising appeared on her skin. Pain in her bones that wouldn’t stop.
The doctors ran tests. Then more tests.
Breast cancer. Stage 3. Aggressive. Already spreading through her lymph nodes.
She was 27 years old.
They started treatment immediately. Chemotherapy flooded her body. Radiation burned her skin. Surgery took pieces of her. She lost her hair. Lost weight. Lost everything except the words.
She kept writing. Through every treatment. Every hospital stay. Every moment when death whispered in her ear.
In 1977, she wrote something different. Something that came from a place deeper than music.
“The Greatest Love of All.”
Originally for Muhammad Ali’s biopic. A song about a fighter. But really, a song about fighting.
“Learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all.”
She wrote those words while her body betrayed her. While cancer consumed her from the inside. While she learned that loving yourself sometimes means accepting you might not win.
George Benson recorded it first. It became a hit. People loved it. Played it. Sang it.
But the credits just said “Creed/Creed.” Most people didn’t even notice. Just another songwriter. Background. Invisible.
The cancer went into remission in 1978. She thought she’d beaten it. Two precious years of believing she’d won.
She kept writing. “Rubberband Man” for The Spinners. More hits. More invisible success.
Then 1980 came. The cancer returned. Worse this time.
Her lymph nodes. Her liver. Her lungs. Everywhere.
She kept writing anyway. What else could she do? The words were all she had left.
By 1985, everyone knew she was dying. The cancer had won. It was just a matter of time.
She was in and out of hospitals. Hooked to machines. Drowning in medications that stopped working.
She kept a notebook by her hospital bed. Kept writing. Right up until the end.
Linda Creed died on April 10, 1986. She was 37 years old.
Her funeral was small. Family. Some musicians. Industry people who remembered.
The Philadelphia Inquirer ran four paragraphs. Called her a “prolific lyricist.” That was all.
But here’s what happened next.
Just weeks before Linda died, Whitney Houston had recorded “The Greatest Love of All.”
It exploded. Became massive. Bigger than anyone imagined. One of Whitney’s signature songs. One of the most performed songs in history.
Whitney sang it everywhere. Awards shows. Concerts. The Super Bowl. Nelson Mandela’s welcome concert in 1990. The whole world watched.
Every time she sang “Learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all,” millions heard Linda’s words.
Most of them never knew those words came from a woman who died of cancer at 37. Who wrote about self-love while her body was destroying itself.
The Songwriters Hall of Fame inducted her in 2003. Seventeen years after she died.
It was an honor. A nice ceremony. Almost no media coverage. Just industry people who already knew her name.
Today, her songs have been streamed billions of times. “The Greatest Love of All” alone has over 500 million plays on Spotify.
Walk up to anyone on the street. Play them the song. They know every word.
Ask who wrote it. They’ll say Whitney Houston.
Nobody says Linda Creed.
She wrote over 50 charted songs. Created words that have been sung at millions of weddings. Graduations. Funerals. Moments when people needed something beautiful.
Her lyrics about self-love have helped people through depression. Through abuse. Through addiction. Through loneliness.
“Learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all.”
She wrote that while dying. While cancer destroyed her body piece by piece. While she learned that sometimes the greatest love means accepting you’re losing.
She never got rich. Never got famous. Never got to see her words become immortal.
She just died at 37 in Philadelphia. Another songwriter. Another name in the credits that nobody reads.
But her words are still everywhere. Still on the radio. Still being sung in showers. Still helping people believe they’re worth loving.
Linda Creed died thinking her body had failed her.
She had no idea her words would outlive everyone. That they’d still be teaching self-love decades later. That they’d still be saving people.
The next time you hear “The Greatest Love of All,” remember Linda Creed.
Still teaching. Still healing. Still reminding us that loving yourself is the greatest love of all.
Thirty-eight years after cancer killed her. And most people still don’t know her name.
The woman who wrote about self-love while dying. The woman whose words became immortal. The woman the world forgot.

@sheba2011

This sure brought tears to my eyes.

Girls I love Music and every song I have posted have some kind of meaning to me. 😎❤️
I love all Genre of music. ❤️😎

I found her story very sad and she was so talented I love the Philly Sound they don’t
make music like that anymore. 🎶🎶

@shoelady60,

Your area has a lot of talented singers, writers and producers the area is well known
for all that talent. 😎

Oodie thanks for the shout out. 🎶❤️I found it very interesting.

@sheba2011

I never knew, until now.

Whitney Houston
“Greatest Love Of All”

I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be
Everybody’s searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone who fulfilled my needs
A lonely place to be
And so I learned to depend on me

I decided long ago
Never to walk in anyone’s shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I’ll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can’t take away my dignity

Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all

I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be

I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone’s shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I’ll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can’t take away my dignity

Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all

And if, by chance, that special place
That you’ve been dreaming of
Leads you to a lonely place
Find your strength in love

Written by Linda Creed

@oodiebom,

@sheba2011

Nice tribute to Linda Creed. Yoou and the media were right. No one knew her name. No credits for writing the songs that became hits. So sad.

I read some of the news on the Bankruptcy and found that both QVC an HSN are on TikTok. The good news is that they started adding customers, so maybe things may be getting better. I hope so. At least they are giving it a good try. Yes, I will miss Community if things go the other way. Time will tell.

Like you, I am doing this and that today. Got the garbage out early this AM and then started clearing things from the carport.and then paid the bills. A dull morning, but a nice afternoon. Will be visiting hubby shortly.

No rain in sight. We now have water usage and fire warnings. This is the first time ever since being here full time. It is windy today. Yard work and recycle on tap for tomorrow.

@oodiebom,

Good evening thank you for the music shout out. I like to read about interesting people.
There is so much out there to read I can never get enough. 😎

I am hoping things come out good for the Q/H. 😎I have a nice order coming from
HSN on Wednesday and I have seen some really good deals. The shipping is fast. 🎈💕

Oodie when we have a storm in OZ it takes a while to clear the debris or trees. My neighbor
have working on the back yard for at least three weeks and still not done. I said that was a
major project. Hubs and I are not finished yet and I am in no hurry. Oodie be careful picking
up things I wish a trusted young kid could help you with the yard.

Hey rest well tonight I hope your husband had a hearty appetite that will get him
up and going soon. 🎈😎

@taci,

Good Morning in S. California. 🎈😎Taci wishing your husband a smooth recovery.
Sorry about the beautiful earrings you had to return there is always something else
that will come along. 💕🎈

Hey good luck in find the right home just take your time and get what you want for
you and your family. 💕

Enjoy the day for what ever you choose to do. 😎💕

Sheba, Hello and hope you had a great day.
No worries about the earrings. I did find something else of course and used a coupon too.
Did a little more yard work but will have to wait for the bins to get emptied and then will do a bit more. Oh, I have a wild cactus plant in my backyard and accidentally had a run in with it. It’s small and plant-like and the leaves are like razors. I tried to remove it once and will try again next week.
Two morning doves ( I think) were in the garage on a high shelf where hubs stores paint. They didn’t mind hubs or son but after I drove the car into the garage and tried to take a picture they dove towards me and left the garage. Maybe they want to nest there? I looked at my picture and they don’t look real. They look like a painted picture not a live bird. odd, huh? they went to the back yard and made all kinds of sounds. I checked for a nest or eggs and didn’t see anything.

@taci,

Good Evening I love your post about the Doves. What a chance meeting. 💕😎

I am posting to you and seeing a Possum on my porch drinking water LOL!

Oz is beautiful tonight and we have a beautiful moon out.

Glad you found another pair of earrings. 😎 My brother and his wife are in Marina del Rey
they just landed today they will then travel to SD to visit our niece this is their vacation. 😎💕

My sister in Colorado is going nuts over the NBA Games and so are other relatives all over. 🎈

Hubs and I worked our buns off this weekend this is just the start we take our time.
Next weekend it’s the backyard once we are done all we have to do is enjoy them and
water and fed them. My plants last until well into the winter season. I love your cactus plant. 💕

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@shoelady60,

Good day in the ‘burgh. 💕😎🎈Lady I am wishing your Hockey Team all the best. 🎈😎
They can do this. 💕

I bet your meal was good I do one pot meals too. 💕🎈I am having some toast and some
fruit for a snack. I know boring LOL!

Hey OZ is very nice today. Lady if this Community goes away I will miss it. 💕I hope
everything and everyone can turn all around time will tell. 😎

Wishing you and Jake a very nice Spring Vibes. 😎💕

@sheba2011

Brrr – there was frost outside this morning.🥶 One more day and it will get better.

Hockey team must win tonight. Your family in Colorado are sitting pretty. They have the best team in the entire league this year and could win it all.🏒🏆👍

Meeting mom and sis tomorrow for a nail and lunch day.💅🍔 I hope your ribeye was delicious!
Always my favorite steak.🥩

Sending big, big hugs to you and Poppy.🤗💖

@shoelady60,

Good Evening I hope this is a nice evening for you. 💕😎

Lady have a great time tomorrow with your sister and mother. 😘
I am thinking of my father and his upcoming heavenly birthday. 💕

Hang in there sweet dreams. 💕

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Happiness is not about how grand the wings we spread to the world are, but about the peace when thousands of small pieces within us finally find the harmony to shine together.

Elegance in Struggle
Struggle is just our way of greeting tiredness, making it a real hope so that silence no longer recognizes our wounds.

Grandeur Behind the Woven Sun
The future need not hurry… it is merely a silence weaving itself behind the light, waiting for you at the end of the path you paint with prayers.

NATIONAL HANGING OUT DAY

You will reduce your carbon footprint.
You will save money.
The fresh air and sunshine recharge our bodies in therapeutic ways.
Clothes dried on a clothesline have a natural freshness.
It encourages us to slow down.

NATIONAL AMARETTO DAY

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NATIONAL NORTH DAKOTA DAY
On April 19th, National North Dakota Day recognizes the Peace Garden State.

NATIONAL GARLIC DAY

Consider our dreams and garlic too. Our dreams often have meaning and dreaming of garlic is no different. To dream about garlic in the house suggests good luck and if the dream includes eating garlic (perhaps in a pesto sauce), there might be hidden secrets. Over 300 varieties of garlic grow around the world to dream about as well!

NATIONAL OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING COMMEMORATION DAY

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@oodiebom,

Good day on the Gulf Coast of Florida. 😎🎈Oodie I love the fact your husband is eating
solid food and with gusto. 🎈😎That’s a good sign he is feeling better.

I hope you are able to finish everything you need at the moment.

Oz is alright today we have the sun. I can see everyone’s State on the National News.
I know more about Texas, Florida and California than some parts of my own State.
My family is glad there is snow in Colorado and they want more it is needed.

Oodie enjoy this Sunday hubby and I are going back and forth in the yards. 😎🎈
Always something to do here.

@taci,

Good morning in S. California. 🎈😎 First I hope your husband is feeling better.
I hope he is not in any pain men are like that.

Good luck with the viewing of homes I hope you hit the jackpot with the right one. 😎🎈

There is no place like home. 💕😎

Have a pleasant Sunday. 🎈

Sheba, Hubs is all good, and not in pain. Staples will be removed in about 1-2 weeks. The number of days suggested varies by the Dr. then Nurse, then written paperwork. I’m a specific person so vagueness is hard for me. When I got to the ER I told my hubs that if he really wanted my meds to just ask…lol. I have a lot left over and will take it in soon for disposal.
I was like you today and cleaned up the back yard with some weeding, and cutting branches down. It’s probably a 2 day job though.
Regarding the houses, we looked at 2 but neither were a go for us. They were nice but just not quite right for our needs.

Have a great week ahead.

@taci

The HOA part was mainly for your friends getting ready for their trip to Florida. Why I am saying this is that some areas require a guest stay no more than 2 weeks. You may have the room for a guest, parent, grandchild, etc., but they cannot stay more than the time alloted. I happened to be at a meeting when I heard one person scream at the HOA because his dad or mom had to leave. This was the middle ow winter and the dad or mom was battling cancer and the warm climate was good for their health. Rules are Rules. Guess I saw red and took a stand and blasted those who made the rules and stood up to them. It turned out that the parent stayed until the family could return to their home. This not only is a concern for condo dwellers, it also is a concern for areas of private homes as well. Not sure this is something that Floridians must deal with, but it is a concern if a parent or child cannot stay for more than the rules allow. People rush to purchase and think an HOA is good and find out too late what is what. It is important to read everything and know what you are signing prior to a purchase.

@shoelady60,

Good day in the ‘burgh. 🎈😎💕Beautiful Sunday here in OZ. I am doing a bit of this
and a bit of that inside and out.

Lady no Deer was sighted since the other night but i bring the food bowls in when
the Deer came the cat was eating and looked up saw the Deer and took off then came
back 10 minutes later once the Deer was gone. LOL! All I leave out at night is clean water. 😎

Hey chin up it’s not over yet for the Hockey Team. 🎈😎💕

How is your mom doing? I see a few steaks on sale I may have Ribeye with all the trimmings.
i am doing great with my walking I have lost over 10 pounds just doing walking alone.
I don’t really need to lose anymore. I know how to balance my diet and workouts. 😎

Welcome to Spring Vibes to you and Jake. 😎🎈😘

@sheba2011

Happy Sunday to you. It is sunny here but chilly and windy.☀️ Tomorrow will be in the 40s and then gradually warm up.

Pens played pretty good but not good enough. Our biggest problem are our goalies. On to the next game tomorrow. More hockey and golf in our house today.🏒⛳

I think we will have a potluck dinner, this and that all thrown together, lol!🤣 It may not taste good but it will be easy. Sending breezy hugs your way.🤗💖

@shoelady60,

Good Evening and enjoy the Games my family is calling me about their Games.

I am about to jump in the shower and use my Perlier body products which I love. 💕😘

Lady enjoy your evening the weather is perfect for a nice little treat. 💕

Sweet Dreams. 😘😎

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Girls OZ had a nasty storm I need to run and pick up things I will be back to
finish the thread. 😎🎈

Taci thank you for posting and I am so sorry about your husband glad he will be
alright. I know busy day for you too enjoy the viewing of the homes. 💕😎

@sheba2011

Hope everything is OK. I will check in again later. I”m off to the Farmer’s Market to pick up some homemade pudding for hubs and a prezel for the receptionist. As long as you, hubs, Poppy and everything else is OK, that’s all I hope for. You can replace the things that broke, but you cannot replace the lives of those you love most.

@oodiebom,

Good afternoon all we had were some tree debris and needed to go out to get
some lawn bags and garden stuff nothing is broken. LOL! 😎💕

This is Oz weather pattern up and down no big deal. Hubby and I had lunch while
we were out and did this and that. Still at it too.

I go places everyday I just don’t write about it. I have a busy life. 😎
Never a dull moment. Hey Oodie enjoy your shopping.

Oodie, Thanks for your post about the HOA and all the rules and small print. We have an HOA here and hubs likes that they maintain the area. It has its issues and most of my immediate neighbors are on the Board. As for AZ, it’s not for me. I’m not a heat or Dessert person. My husband would love to move there though. We were going many times a year because my parents retired there. I did say I would move there if I could be near the airport so I could leave. lol.

@sheba2011

Brief note. Had things at home for dessert. Didn’t stop at the market. Arrived in time to see him eating or should I say devouring normal, bite size food. He even asked for seconds.

@sheba2011

What an evening. I arrived with some dessert for hubs. This was a pudding and a chocolate chip cookie. He had a dinner that consisted of stew beef, veggies (carrots, beans, broccoli, + others) and noodles. Dessert on the first tray was pudding. On the second he had chocolate cake. He had two complete dinners because he was still hungry. Looking at the amount of food, all I could say was “take home please.” No way could I eat all that food. Miracles: I was able to hear the Tv in hub’s room without using volume control and heard every word hub said. He also started singing like old times. It was a perfect evening. I pray that it stays that way. This is the first time in months that he had the energy in his voice. Monday or Tuesday I will start phoning new contractors who have experience with handicapped accessibility. Will keep everyone informed. I just hope they do not shut Community down.

Happy that everything is OK at your place and everyone is fine.

@taci,

Good day in S. California. Wishing your husband a speedy recovery. 😎

Please enjoy the homes you may see.

Here is to a nice Saturday. 🎈🎈

Sheba, awe cute picture. Hubs is fine and hides the staples well with his hair. I was surprised they didn’t shave any hair but it was not needed.
Sorry about the storm. I looked up the weather in Oz and it looks like homes were damaged in areas.
I ended up returning the Rarities earrings. They won’t work for me.
And you know I couldn’t let a coupon go to waste….

Have a good evening.

@taci

Sorry to hear about your husband but so glad nothing serious and he is home. Hope he is as cute as above!!😊 Happy hunting at the open houses and good luck.🏠

@shoelady60,

Good day in the ‘burgh. 🎈😎All is well in OZ just another stormy night.

I talked to my family and Colorado got snow so it could be worse but they need the snow.

I hope this is a nice day for you and hubs.

Sending good vibes to you and Jake. I can’t believe I had a deer come and eat like
a cat. LOL! 😎🎈

Shoelady, thanks for the post. Hubs is stubborn and so is his head I guess. He says he’s ok and not in pain. I was surprised he didn’t have a headache.
I did read about your sisters cruising adventures. Glad she’s back safely.

@sheba2011

That must have been one hungry deer!🦌 I don’t have food out like you but I’ve had them on my front landing where they ate flowers out of baskets. And they enjoy my bushes out back. As my husband always says “they have to eat, too!”😋

Did a lot of this and that at home today. In between loads of laundry watched some golf and hockey. Ready for tonight, I think.🤞

Sending Spring hugs to you, Poppy and all creatures near and dear.🤗💖

@shoelady60,

Good Evening so glad my new flowers and plants were not out. The baby ate and ran. 😎💕
I am getting ready to jump in the shower.

I have had a long day. Enjoy the Games. 🎈

Here is to a wonderful evening. 💕😎

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@oodiebom,

Good day on the Gulf Coast of Florida. 😎🎈I hope you are feeling good today.
I am having a very multi-task day working indoors and out. LOL! 😎

I am very sad to hear all the noise about the Company I do hope they can turn
things around as I have always said I shop at both sites. 😎🎈

I have things coming from HSN tomorrow and next week. 🎈

Oodie I hope you and your friend had a great time. Hope you are able to visit
hubby with some goodies. 💕😎

@sheba2011

I am also saddened by the bankruptxy filing. However, this isn’t the first time for wither company. Back in the 90s Barry Diller took over QVC and later HSN. Both venues became better under his rdeas because he knew the retail side of business. My mom loved QVC because it was the best quality of everything. She often called HSN the basement witn no named brands and poor quality. Of course this all changed under Mr. Diller. We saw remarkable talent under his leadership .This was all beaten to the ground uner the extreme takeover. Right away we saw vendors leaving and the replacements were not nearly enough to bring additional interest. HSN beame the basement store again. I think Mindy saw the handwriting on the wall way before we did. I grew up in a retail environment. Yes, my dad was a pharmacist. But he brought in more than prescriptions and over the counter medicines. He had toys for kids, beauty for adults, newspapers and magazines along with candy, gum and cigarettes. He also had a small liquor area and a fountain for sodas, salads and a grill for hamburgers, hotdogs, etc.. It is sort of like a CVS and Wahlgrens, but without the fountain. Yes, this is sad. But, with the right people, this again, can become household names. We definitely need a Barry Diller again to take on the reins. This is wishful thinking on my part.

We had a lovely breakfast yesterday. Then it was a rush to get the hair done and on to Costco. Very busy day and it was fun. I am almost back to my old self where I can juggle more than one thing on my list. It felt great knowing I could do this after the fall in January. May need to beome a “bionic” woman with the knees at some point. But yesterday proved that I still could move and that was important.

@oodiebom,

Good Evening and Amen to your post to me today. 😎🎈I like Barry Diller too and
his wife Diane von Furstenberg. I have many of her beautiful and colorful dresses
she did here on HSN still in Pristine condition. 💕 I have been watching documentaries
on both their lives and what a life they have lived. I am of the retail world too and there
is nothing like it. 💕🎈😎

These remind me of Iris Apfel. I miss her so much. I still have her pieces too. 😎

Oodie well alrighty super woman nothing wrong with that. Oz had a hard storm
but it’s over now. Rain is always good just not too much.

Here is to a nice calm evening. 😎

@taci,

Good morning in S. California and good luck finding your new home. 😎🎈
Oz is alright today and I have a lot of planting to do I am really going to be
creative I love making things happen. 😎

Here is to a beautiful day and enjoy the view along the way. 🎈😎

Sheba, glad Oz has better weather. We will probably look at an open house or 2 tomorrow.
Spent the last 4 hours in the ER, hubs had a head injury and ended up with some staples. He’s all good and not in pain.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend all!

@taci

Sorry to hear about your hubby., but happy to know he is in good hands.

What about Arizona? Or places en route. I enjoyed Arizona both times we were there. People are friendly and there are many communities that might have the right rhythm for both of you. I forgot to mention that some retirement communities are not always the best. Sometimes it is better to have a mixture of age groups. Also, read those HOA rules. Better to look at those before purchasing.

@shoelady60,

Good afternoon in the ‘burgh. 😎🎈💕I know your City is happy being in the Playoffs.
A nice congrats on that. YAY! 🎈😎

Hey doing a little of this and a bit of that it’s all in the mix. 😎💕

This is a day to do just about anything. I hope your mom cold is one and done. 😘

Sending good vibes to you and Jake. 😎💕🎈

@sheba2011

Hi in beautiful Oz! Great day in the ‘burgh, we will be cooling off next week.

Did some grocery shopping this morning. Hubs just left to pick up Chinese for dinner.🥡

Looking forward to the first playoff game tomorrow. Hope it’s a good one for us.🤞

Have fun planning out your garden.🌷🌼🌻 I’m sure it will be beautiful. Bless it so the critters stay away! Sending sunny hugs to you and Poppy.🤗💖

@shoelady60,

Good Evening you will never believe what happened last night. Lady I had a baby Deer
come into my driveway walked around my husband’s luxury car and came up on the
porch and ate out of the cat bowl. 😎I only say luxury because it is a very good car and
if the baby had ran into it or damaged it in any way oops. I have never seen a deer come
into the driveway and come straight to the front porch and eat like he lives here. LOL!

Honest these cameras are the best I was posting last night and I hurried up and shut down
to go take a look at it. Wait for it I had one of my cats eating and when the deer came he
he took off like a bat out of …guess what the cat came back after the deer left like nothing
happened. Mother Nature knows how to treat each other. I meant to tell you this early. 💕

I know they like your yard I have bunnies too. What a night. 💕

I think a little vino is in order for tonight and good luck to your team tomorrow. 💕🎈

Sweet Dreams. 😎

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@oodiebom,

Good day enjoy your special time with your friend. 🎈😎Oz is beautiful today. 😎🎈

I know your hair looks nice have a good time. 🎈😎

Enjoy the good eats at the market.

@sheba2011

I just came home to take care of a few things and to pick up a freezer bag. I met our friend for breakfast and she had not changed one bit. We have been emailing back and forth for many years. Her husband past away about the same time as your dad, maybe a few months prior. We met in the Community and have been friends ever since. Hubs would have joined me if he was able to stand and walk a few steps. Losing a spouse does not deter in any of our friendships. That’s the way we both are and have been since the day we met.

The place for breakfast is very tiny, but the breakfast is phenomenal. They have managed to put out three tables outside with four chairs each. It is basically on a sidewalk just outside of their café. There are no booths inside, just tables and chairs. The middle aisle has tables for 6 or more. The outter ones for two or four people. Yes, it is an endless cup of coffee either regular or decaf. I do limit myself to not more than two cups. I could not finish breakfast and did not take anything home due to other appointments. The temp is now in the 80s with low humidity. It is absolutely beautiful with no wind to speak of. No rain in sight until sometime nest week. If I didn’t have another commitment we would have gone to a breakfast place called “First Watch.” However, no matter what time you arrive, the line is out the door. All food, including rolls and bread are made on the premises. Like all breakfast places here, they open around 6am and close between 2 and 3 pm each day.

Yes, my hair is done and looks fabulous. This person is knowledgeable and has helped me regrow hair in areas that were bald. My head is now back to my youth where it is nice and thick.
Well, it is now that time. I just looked at the clock. I need to make a stop at Costco and Culvers.
Have a great day and don’t do anything I would and then some.

@oodiebom,

Good Evening what a day you had. I am glad your hair looks great and is doing well. 😎💕

I do remember you talking about your friend and when she lost her husband. So sad.
Glad you had time together and the place sounds charming to me. 💕

Wishing you a safe and good night. 😎

@taci,

Good morning in S. California. Taci take your sweet time walking or hiking.
No hurry as I think your body is in excellent shape. 😎🎈

One of my sisters birthday is today so a lot of face-timing going on. 💕😎

Very beautiful day in OZ so I will enjoy every minute. I am going for a nice long
walk. I need to keep these long legs in shape. 😎💕

Here is to safe trails when you are ready. 🎈

@shoelady60,

Good day in the ‘burgh. 💕😎🎈Things are very nice in OZ today. I plan to take full
advantage of it all. LOL!

Lady this month is very special to me as you know our were born on the same day
in April I am thinking of my father. I will be at his gravesite with flowers. I try to visit
often Dad has only been gone six years. Soon the butterflies will come. 😎🎈

Hey here is to a great day sending Spring Vibes to you and Jake. 😎🎈💕

@sheba2011

Beautiful day in the ‘burgh. Sounds like it’s beautiful all around!☀️🌺

Decided to make it a lazy day. Watched some morning TV with my coffee, read the newspaper, watched hubs ride around for the first time on the mower and saw one of my groundhogs for the first time this season. I did see one of the bunnies yesterday.🐇 Everything is waking up.

Keep those long legs walking along with Poppy’s short ones.🚶‍➡️🐾 Sending lots of hugs your way.🤗💖

@shoelady60,

Good Evening very pleasant evening here in OZ. 😎🎈I have heard all the noise about
what is going on with Q/H this is very sad news as I shop both channels and have for
decades. i hope they can work it out.

Here is to a good evening the world is changing every day good grief!

Sweet Dreams my friend. 🎈😎

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