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MORNING ROLL CALL! MAY - JUNE CLOSED

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May 1, 2019
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Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch! Welcome to May 2019. We had an overnight shower to ring in the morning on the Front Porch! Welcome to May 2019. Going to be a busy day tomorrow if we do not have more rain. Remember that March - April is CLOSED now.

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DaveMcKAuthor

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There are three weeks until the Fourth of July, but if you can't wait til then to celebrate the Stars and Stripes, we have another patriotic holiday for you.

Today is Flag Day, an annual celebration held on June 14 of America's flag.

The holiday commemorates the adoption of the national flag in 1777 by the Continental Congress. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14 as Flag Day, and in 1949, Congress passed legislation establishing it as day of observance. The day inspires parades, essay contests and other community events across the country to show support for America and its service members.

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catwoman500

Community Champion ⭐

Uncle Sam CatAhhh, I loves me some flag comfort.

Hey, Everyone! Happy Flag Day!

Shhhh...don't tell Mother Nature, but it's June 14th in suburban Philly and it's 66 degrees with a strong wind. I know we'll be paid back probably as soon as next week, but this is heavenly. Last night after a little rain, I slept with windows open and the sheet, blanket, and comforter on!

Ran some errands this morning and now need to get busy around here.

Have a lovely weekend!

LaDolceVita

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@catwoman500 I needed a vest and turtle neck to go to the grocery store this AM! I bet Froze is freezing in his north woods corner.

DaveMcKAuthor

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Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch on this 15th Day of June, 2019!

Happy Father's Day to all of the Fathers out there.

My Family 2018

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LaDolceVita

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me & tractor

It was a beautiful 72 degree day at the homestead last week. Since then we have entered warm & miserable, hovering below 90 for the next 10 days or so but muggy. Two and a half months to go before relief.

catwoman500

Community Champion ⭐

Good Afternoon, Everyone

Cloudy here with high humidity making it feel very sticky at only 79 degrees. Storms due in later...probably when I'm either on my way or on my way home from dinner.

Trying not to use the AC...so far so good. A stormy week ahead in the forecast so not looking forward to that.

Hope everyone is safe and happy.

Porch Purr

LydiaN586309

Community Champion ⭐

Image result for good morning with coffee Good morning, Front Porchers!

I don't want to jinx myself by talking about the weather here. But suffice-it-to-say, it's been dry for all of two days now and if I have any luck at all, it will hold long enough so I can at least mow my front and back yards. And if my energy holds up, maybe I can tame by bushes with my brand new Hedge Hog (well that's what I call it) hedge trimmer. I splurged and bought a heavy-duty trimmer because I have so many bushes and a couple of big pines that need some serious trimming. So I'll have enough to keep me busy for a couple of days....if the weather stays in my favor that is.

A little prayer for all Our Front Porchers:

Hope everybody is doing okay and life isn't too demanding. But if you have to face some challenge today, may your abilities and energy be greater than the thing you have to face. Amen.

Frozenoem

Community Champion ⭐

Amen.

Think my bush hog and chainsaws will remain parked today.

If you can’t finish the yards , just take a break. As long as your mower deck can be raised or mower , it’s all good.

Three days later mines almost mowed. Just need to remember to lower those notches when done.

76* sunny and black fly stage.

Froze

And yes, after long days/nights, I'd still like to swing these hunks of glass , plastic and silicon against the nearest wall Come on retirement!

DaveMcKAuthor

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Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch on this rainy day here in Madison!

Monday was a great day for golf and the weather was great. I also had my best round of the season. Hoping the weather turns out to be as forecasted for golf tomorrow. Also I have to harvest the back lawn tomorrow.

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Frozenoem

Community Champion ⭐

Upright before noon 64* fog burning off, to rain showers.

Feel another day away from clearing all of side yard, when younger 300’ run of fence seems manageable, now not so much.

Had to go Rangeley earlier this am, just got back. Saw these 4 lying down in a Rangeley and thought you might like.

There is a town and a lap-strake boat, both called same, it’s not a canoe per se.

Been a might wet, up here.

Enjoy the day.

Froze

And yes, after long days/nights, I'd still like to swing these hunks of glass , plastic and silicon against the nearest wall Come on retirement!

catwoman500

Community Champion ⭐

Hi there, Everyone,

Haven't been here for a day or so...been building my ark! (JK) Geeze! The rain has been bad here the last 2 days. Woke me around 4 AM and then of course the sump pump in the basement (right under my bedroom) kept doing its job every 5 seconds! I was afraid it was going to wear out. A little after 5AM the rain subsided as the storm moved elsewhere. Didn't get back to sleep for a long time though.

Without the pool to catch all the rain, I had water retention in places that never "puddled" before.

@Frozenoem ...love the canoe and its occupants. Many people could have used that canoe in certain areas around here last night. Lots of water evacuations...especially in NJ. How about you, @n566192l ...did you make out OK?

Today is the last day for this annoying weather (so they say). We should have a nice weekend with low humidity! YAY!

Hope you all are having nicer weather! N.

drip drip drip

DaveMcKAuthor

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Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch on this Saturday in June 1969.

We are looking at a nice day today weather wise with temps in the high 70's. Sunday will be rainy most of the day and caring on into Monday.

Golf was ok on Thursday with very nice weather.

Hoping everyone has a nice weekend and a restful nights sleep.

@LaDolceVita I hope you find some assistance with your mother and some peaceful time for yourself.

Peonies are one of the best-known and most dearly loved perennials. This is hardly surprising considering their sumptuous beauty and fragrance, trouble-free nature and longevity. Peonies also thrive almost anywhere in the country. Many varieties can even survive a zone 2 winter (that's a low of -50 degrees F). Ours are about done for this year.

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catwoman500

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@LaDolceVita ...I feel for you. Sure hope you can hang in there and maintain your own health until you get some relief.

@DaveMcK ...Your peonies sure lasted longer than mine. Mine were over and done with last month!

Had a breakfast out this morning, but had to eat lightly as I have dinner and Game Night later.

Weather is gorgeous with sun, nice temps, and no humidity.

Have a pleasant day, All!

porch nap

DaveMcKAuthor

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Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch on this cloudy Monday morning!

I would like to take a moment to salute those that are or have been a caregiver.

Hoping everyone has a great week.

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catwoman500

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Hi, Porchers,

Happy Monday.

I can feel the humidity crepping in after two lovely days. I see AC in the near future as they are callyng for our first heat wave this week.

Meanwhile my coneflowers are looking good...

Bees will find these soon!

MsStretch

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@catwoman500, I was forced to turn on my AC weeks ago. Not all the time, but enough to keep the wretched humidity under control.

Have you noticed less bees in your area? Big difference here in VA. Right now, my neighbor has her veggie garden up and going but even the tomatoes are looking pretty bloom-less. No bees to help with the pollination. Squash has been sort of useless for the past couple of years, unless you manually pollinate them. Very sad.

Frozenoem

Community Champion ⭐

Morning rain coming and 70* with humidity for a first of year.

And with humidity comes swarms of mosquitoes, mega waves by neighbor and I this morning, we were both swarmed. Here comes the Picaridin! And Frontline For Chelli.

@n566192l Geez ask a Mainah about lobsters - White is rarest and albino. Blue, cotton candy, orange, etc.

In people coloring would be determined by melanin , lobsters coloring determined by Astaxanthin.

Not to worry about colors, worry more about even Maine waters heating up and lower numbers of lobster over coming years.

Brown spiders or all spiders treatment, clean , antibiotics and ice with elevationif on leg or arms.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/313661.php

And boric acid for ants, sounded to much like boraxo the way my brain works. After the log cabin on the coast of Maine just became a believer in calling the Orkin guy for all bug infestations.🤣.

He took care of termites, ants and wasps.

@catwoman500

I blame it all on a quirky memory, punctuation gone but, spelling has lasted.🤣

Too many years coding in LISP, List Processing language for computers.

Froze

And yes, after long days/nights, I'd still like to swing these hunks of glass , plastic and silicon against the nearest wall Come on retirement!

LydiaN586309

Community Champion ⭐

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To All Our Front Porchers!

It's hump day already. Can't believe how quickly this week is moving. But it is and I'm just trying to keep up! Still working a lotta hours and sleepin' much of the rest. So I guess I'm doing good just checkin' in here today.

Sure lookin' forward to the day when I can spend at least a little while lazin'

at home...if not on my front porch, at least on my back patio. Wistful and wishful thinking indeed!

Wishing everybody a sunny and beautiful ....

coffee-laced Krispy Kreme filled kinda day. That's the latest thing with Krispy Kreme you know--coffee flavored donuts with a hint of coffee in every bite. Yum!

Nothing like fresh donuts and an endless cup of joe. And to everyone I share these few words.....

and to.......

Lydia

Frozenoem

Community Champion ⭐

Spoiler

70* and sunny with swarms, Chell and I came back from morning stagger/ waves in back yard.

Debating how to hay and continue standing, maturity 🤬 Foxtrot.

C wants another stagger, and my presence is required. Apologies for whoever’s birthday I missed, Think I can only remember two posts this week.

Enjoy
Froze

70* and sunny with swarms, Chell and I came back from morning stagger/ waves in back yard.Debating how to hay and continue standing, maturity 🤬 Foxtrot.C wants another stagger, and my presence is required. Apologies for whoever’s birthday I missed, Think I can only remember two posts this week.EnjoyFroze

And yes, after long days/nights, I'd still like to swing these hunks of glass , plastic and silicon against the nearest wall Come on retirement!

catwoman500

Community Champion ⭐

Hi, Everyone,

Sitting here with iced coffee this time...Had to turn the AC (ugh) on to preserve my sanity.

This will be our first heat wave this year, and according to the weather folks, the humidity will only get worse as the "wave" goes on. But, as I've said before...It's summer in suburban Philly, what's new?

I was going to go out and wipe down the porch, and maybe vacuum,but it feels too hot to do anything out there.

Oh, BTW...that lemon bundtlet was delicious! So moist and lemony! N.

Potted purrch

LydiaN586309

Community Champion ⭐

Good Morning, All!

I really, really....

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So glad we finally made it to the end of the week. For me, It's been busy, long, tiresome, and fun too at times. But I'm glad it's the end of this week. I'm gonna rest from work, from play, and do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!! That's my goal today.

@Frozenoem , sorry about the loss of your friend. Losing someone is never easy, but I wish you strength and peace.

@LaDolceVita , I hope you feel better. Just take it easy. It's the weekend!

Everybody enjoy and keep safe!

DaveMcKAuthor

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Good morning to everybody on the Front Porch on this last Friday of June, 2019. Rain, rain go away. We had a wild drive in rain and wind coming back from two days in Milwaukee with friends going to 2 Brewers games. They won 1 game and lost won 1. One of the highlights of the first game was an in the park homerun. Hoping everyone has a great weekend.

Miller Park MilwaukeeMy wife Mary with meOur friends Denise and Wayne

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n566192l

Community Champion ⭐

Greetings,

I saw on the news that the Cookie Monster sang a song during a baseball game. He even got his on Jersey afterwards. Pretty cool 😎.

Hot in New Jersey and a good day for the beach

I hope to be going to Rehab soon. Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying their day

LaDolceVita

Community Champion ⭐

Things are looking up. My helper is back. Will wrap her in cotton. I hope my head stops aching pretty soon. And the feet. The weather is heating up, 90 degrees for about a week, nights about 70. To be expected in July I guess but I still like to complain. Take care of your health folks. @n566192l Feel better soon.

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