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[Certificate of Excellence]

Day 3 being on prednisone for this ..

Due to removing these from our 20 year on-off wildflower fields

Here’s to 2026 looking like this again, here’s late 2010’s / early 2020’s look

Holy cow. What the heck did that to you? Is that poison ivy or some bity bug like mosquitos? That looks so painful 😖

*just saw your response! Wow, what a battle from those roots! Best of luck to you

I hope you get nice wildflowers in 2026!

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Just learned of the death of a close neighbour, a chap with whom we grew up - he had been ill, but it happened all too soon (he was a soccer coach and had been a teacher - his brother, with whom we were also very close growing up, also a schools coach and teacher, died suddenly - cardiac arrest - last year); shocking.

Today would have been my mother's birthday.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Just learned of the death of a close neighbour, a chap with whom we grew up - he had been ill, but it happened all too soon (he was a soccer coach and had been a teacher - his brother, with whom we were also very close growing up, also a schools coach and teacher, died suddenly - cardiac arrest - last year); shocking.

Today would have been my mother's birthday.

All happening there. Sorry to hear that.

Currently away with friends and it’s surprising how often the conversation turns to someone else who has died in our circle.

Got extremely wet on our hike today. Struggling to dry my boots for tomorrow’s walk. Not sure what plan b is.

 

[jbachandouris]

Mom has now been 'upgraded' to Stage 6 Dementia. There are only 7 stages. Stage 7 is full blown Alzheimer's. She is 85.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Mom has now been 'upgraded' to Stage 6 Dementia. There are only 7 stages. Stage 7 is full blown Alzheimer's. She is 85.

Tough. Good luck with it and look after yourself.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

All happening there. Sorry to hear that.

Currently away with friends and it’s surprising how often the conversation turns to someone else who has died in our circle.

Got extremely wet on our hike today. Struggling to dry my boots for tomorrow’s walk. Not sure what plan b is.

These two lads were our age, - okay, they had moved away, but we were very close to them as children and teenagers, they were our mates, we grew up with them - and both of them - well, they were both soccer coaches (and were both very good ones, enthusiastic, passionate, engaged) were also fit and looked after themselves; my brothers and I have been chatting (mostly by email) today, shocked and upset by this.

And that it is (was) my mum's birthday today, also.

Well, I shall raise a glass to her - and to her memory - tonight - my first beer this week.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Mom has now been 'upgraded' to Stage 6 Dementia. There are only 7 stages. Stage 7 is full blown Alzheimer's. She is 85.

Ah, my sympathies.

My mum - whose birthday would have been today - also suffered from that condition; you have my sympathy, this is not easy to have to experience.

The very best of luck.