Ahoy polloi (an island for the masses)

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Nice to know that mothers around the globe seem similar.
Mine is 84 discovered a lump in her breast at Christmas.
She had surgery, refused chemo, now has radiation. She also suffers from a thrombosis due to the cancer. She refuses any help - wants to deal with the medical stuff herself and won‘t allow me to help her. She cleans her windows, goes shopping, takes her own car to radiation because dealing with the insurance is too much hastle for her.
Her house is way cleaner than mine by the way! And she insists on babysitting my children in the meantime- says if she rests she will die.

Love her to bits, but accepting her reluctance to get help is hard
 
Hellooooo ladies!
How is everyone doing?
Today - no packing of books. Yahooo!
Hooray! Days without packing tape.:tup:
My ortlieb bike trunk is stuffed full today--stopped to buy dog toys.:blush:
Apparently they have Formosa termites there which swarm. And fly.
The subterraneans do, also. Is that time of year.
Formosans are aggressive & more tricky to exterminate.:frown:
She has a regular one.
She cleans before and after she comes.
First because she doesn’t want the cleaning lady to think she’s a slob and after because she didn’t do it right.
:lol:
Love her to bits, but accepting her reluctance to get help is hard
:hugs:Is hard.
My mother died of cancer, long ago.
She ignored symptoms, then expected a pill to fix everything. At the end.
Whilst continuing to smoke as a chimney & eat junk.
 
Hooray! Days without packing tape.:tup:
My ortlieb bike trunk is stuffed full today--stopped to buy dog toys.:blush:

The subterraneans do, also. Is that time of year.
Formosans are aggressive & more tricky to exterminate.:frown:

:lol:

:hugs:Is hard.
My mother died of cancer, long ago.
She ignored symptoms, then expected a pill to fix everything. At the end.
Whilst continuing to smoke as a chimney & eat junk.

Mothers are mothers. Can’t tell them anything. Just let them do what they want.
Didn’t know the South had a termite SEASON. Now I know it immediately follows crawfish season.
Glad you’ve been out on the bike before all the storms.
Below are two bags I picked up at the Dillard’s sale. Both are “oyster”. Lol
 
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Mothers are mothers. Can’t tell them anything. Just let them do what they want.
Didn’t know the South had a termite SEASON. Now I know it immediately follows crawfish season.
Glad you’ve been out on the bike before all the storms.
Below are two bags I picked up at the Dillard’s sale. Both are “oyster”. Lol
Not all termite types swarm at same times.
But usually follows big rains in Spring--as groups search for new homes.
Remember my house swarm, year or so ago? And following fun of digging trenches/applying chemicals?
Happily, no formosans here. And no more swarms--victory.:yahoo:

I see no bag photos. But will keep checking.:coolio:
 
Not all termite types swarm at same times.
But usually follows big rains in Spring--as groups search for new homes.
Remember my house swarm, year or so ago? And following fun of digging trenches/applying chemicals?
Happily, no formosans here. And no more swarms--victory.:yahoo:

I see no bag photos. But will keep checking.:coolio:

I remember now!
All daughters stuff will be in quarantine when we get back. IMG_0238.jpg
Here you go. Both are going back as feel like brick on string with ridiculous small/short straps.
Will post later when decide which others to keep.
Padded bike shorts are the bomb according to eldest DD.
 
I remember now!
All daughters stuff will be in quarantine when we get back. View attachment 4055451
Here you go. Both are going back as feel like brick on string with ridiculous small/short straps.
Will post later when decide which others to keep.
Padded bike shorts are the bomb according to eldest DD.
Oh dear! Both bags are really pretty, Murphy....
 
Oh dear! Both bags are really pretty, Murphy....

Not having any luck with completing the brown rainbow.
Not how how some of these bags pass quality control.
Returned 2 Dooneys: one with a broken line of stitching and the other with glue seeping out from the inner seams.
Returned a 3rd last night because the inner lining was smaller than the outer bag.
Returned 4 different Michael Kors last month with zippers that locked up when the bag was full.
Returned a Le Pliage that had a shorter front panel than rear panel so it hung funny.
I have been so unlucky lately I’m still carrying around an old Vera Bradley that is literally unraveling.
The sun has started coming out so it’s time to pull out the summer clothes.
And probably some LV.
 
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