A good night's sleep, chocolate, the happiness and satisfaction of sharing on AgingCare forum. Does anyone have some favorite things to think about? Yes, this phrase is from the song in the movie "The sound of Music". My husband and I often resort to using movie lines and song to improve communication. We were the only two in a gathering of people who heard the background music playing. We both had the same (cassette tape/CD). A connection bringing two people together. To this day, we crack up when one uses a simple movie line to make a serious point.
SO, What is one of your favorite movie line, some of your favorite things?
Hot chocolate after being outside in a blustery, windy day when the wind chills plunge down into the teens.
Waiting for gardening catalogues to start arriving right around Christmas.
I had noticed occasionally a little bug on my kitchen counter but just killed it and moved on. Turns out it was baby cockroaches Yuck!
I forgot to mention -- I'm with you on the book thing -- now I see why your userid is bookluvr! I love cats and once had two named Jingles and Boots, hence my userid.
Oh, my favorite things are books, books and books...
My mum died in 2001 and I think about her a lot, and sometimes despair of the way I treated her and the way she treated me -- that haunts me, I think. My dad died in 1997, a true alcoholic to the end. I don't know why I'm even saying this except that it's three o'clock in the morning and I'm a bit lonely. But my kids are coming for Christmas so that's three of my favourite things right there! :)
When you say horse chestnuts are you talking manure? Please say no..........
Jude, do the Health & Safety Executive know about you? Christ on a bike, girl. Mind you, I don't suppose you have much of a problem keeping the weeds down, either.
As for ants when it comes to that time of year when the bloody things come into the house I paint a 2-4 inch band around the house using gasoline (no I don't smoke while I am doing it) Even when it seems to have dried the toxins kill the ants. We don't have pets though and you shouldn't use it if you do and I suspect it would be really unwise if you had a wooden framed house too. It may not be friendly for the environment but I am pretty green outside of this one labour so I figure its OK..ish Too late to tell me its not good for my health I have been doing it for 30 odd years
I hate to kill anything but spiders in my bedroom i just won't have.
And on the subject of insects, I've had an invasion of ants during this unseasonably warm weather. Much as I like it, I think a colder spell might be good for chasing the little buggers back into their burroughs. I do plan to give them a going away present though - some 20 mule team borax to take back to their friends to injest along with a little bit of sugar to make sure they don't just discard the borax.
One year I took home an empty basket after all the goodies donated by a client to the firm had been eaten. A few years later I found evidence of some kid of insect. They were about 1/16" long, brown, and looked like slimmed down fleas, narrow and elongated but without as many legs. After getting rid of the basket I still found more of them, in the basement, first floor and second half floor. They were worse in anything that was powdery chocolate.
I found them primarily in baskets. I think there were some larvae in the reeds that the Chinese used to make the baskets which were exported to the US, and during certain conditions they hatched and chomped on the reeds.
I still have some good basket that haven't been attacked; I don't know what the little munchers favorite choice of reed is, but light colored or bleached reeds seemed to be their favorites.
Your post reminded me that I'll need to tell my father to get rid of the basket quickly before the little buggers hatch and set up housekeeping.
GardenArtist, yes it is wonderful when people show kindness to the senior population. Really like the idea of baskets. Baskets would go over big in my area....hmm.
For the 4th time that I can remember, someone paid for our meal the last time we were at our favorite restaurant. it's still a mystery every time it happens who the resident Santa is.
Meals on Wheels volunteers, who bring not only packaged meals but a short time of companionship, comfort, cheer, and other good things (not the Martha Stewart type of good things): cards from school children, gifts, and holiday greetings.
Today my father received such a basket, including a blanket from the local utility company as well as cards from members of a Girl Scout troup and some school children.
It's comforting to know that there are still people who care for others in their older years, as well as teachers who are teaching children how to develop that caring attitude.
But thanks, Cwillie, I will go to sleep now, because you said so!
Another favorite movie, with Diane Keaton, 'Because I Said So! Lol.
Thanks for looking after me.! I am okay.
Sweet Dreams.
Talk later!