Come on there's room for 2 more cases of goodies!!!

Great shot. You look like my passengers when I am driving. 

I got really busy in June and I neglected to post my photo
of "Midnight" Summer Solstice June 20, 2024 from inside my home.
HUGS, Danielle

           

Wow! That is gorgeous.
I remember the snow pic you posted. You live in beautiful country.

Thanks for sharing!

Wow, how I have missed these threads.  As always @Danielle, you are a fabulous inspiration and I am so glad to be back and seeing what you are up to!

Quote from: Myranda on August 20, 2024, 07:56:58 AMWow, how I have missed these threads.  As always @Danielle, you are a fabulous inspiration and I am so glad to be back and seeing what you are up to!

@Myranda
Dear Myranda:
I appreciate your kind words and I am glad that you found my blog thread again.

I most certainly recall your earlier time here on the Forum... and I am thrilled to see
that you were able to get your member account back again...
              WELCOME BACK

As you are certainly aware, the site experienced a site crash on January 1st this year and much
data was lost including member accounts, postings, private messaging, etc.

Through what seemed to be endless work, our staff has done a great job in piecing things
together again to very quickly have a fully operation site even though much of the lost
data appears to be unrecoverable. 

Some things have changed here on the Forum since you were last here... you should
read a couple announcements that were posted after the crash:

                  The New Years Outage and our Lost years
              https://www.susans.org/index.php/topic,246809.0.html

                    The "NEW" updated Forum
              https://www.susans.org/index.php/topic,247170.0.html 

            Important Update: Revising Our Language Moderation Guidelines
                https://www.susans.org/index.php/topic,247169.0.html
           
              The Foul Language and Respectful Communication Policy
                https://www.susans.org/index.php/topic,247168.0.html

... and be certain to read the revised and updated Terms of Service rules for the site.
              As we embark on this new chapter, we urge all returning members to familiarize themselves
              with our updated Terms of Service (TOS), which are vital for maintaining a respectful,
              inclusive, and safe environment for everyone.
You can review the new TOS here: 
              Susan's Place: Community Guidelines and Terms of Service
            --> https://www.susans.org/index.php/topic,2.0.html

If you have any questions regarding the Forum please feel free to
send a Forum private message to me or you can Email me at alaskandanielle@yahoo.com

Many HUGS, and a BIG warm WELCOME back.
Danielle [Northern Star Girl]
The Forum Administrator..

Quote from: Northern Star Girl on January 26, 2024, 03:35:45 PMI always am talking about and mentioning my Tooth-Fairy sweetie and I realize that
as a result of the Forum crash at the first of January that I lost many of the
postings that showed her picture... 
This picture was taken at my recent hospital visit. 



I have been suffering from debilitating chronic Migraine headaches for several years
and some of the oral drugs and an injection drug that were prescribed to me in the past
did not really work that well.... and finally my doctor prescribed an Infusion drug that
has really done a good job in eliminating my chronic Migraines...  it has to be repeated
every 3 or 4 months so I usually plan a big city shopping trip in Anchorage which is
a little more than a 6 hour drive.
HUGS, Danielle

I also get pretty bad migraines.  They start about 20 years ago when I lived overseas, but they were really in frequent up until maybe the start of the Pandemic, when they came more often.  But maybe over the last 2 years they have become quite frequent.  A small part of me wonders if it is from the Estrogen injections, but I can comfortably say that the frequency that I got them did not noticeably increase immediately after I switched to injections.  I'm probably over thinking it, given my sister's experience, which while I don't know exactly all the details was definitely tied to her hormone levels.

Thankfully, my migraines are treatable with acute care medication.

Quote from: Northern Star Girl on April 30, 2024, 01:08:41 PMI could get accustomed to being retired, but the time is not yet. 

HUGS, Danielle

I know what you mean.  I have at least another 12 years or before I am eligible[/i][/u] to retire.  Which would give me a half-way decent pension all things considered.  That being said I am no where close to being able to retire mentally or financially.

Quote from: ChrissyRyan on May 27, 2024, 03:56:04 PMThis day is all about honoring the men and women who died while serving in
the U.S. military.  True.  ...  Not all Veterans' Day.

When I hear people thank Veterans on Memorial Day it really annoys me.

Waterfront? Whoa! Is that a lake, backwaters, the ocean, or river?

You and your sweetie are a cute couple.

@Oldandcreaky
What you are seeing is nearby overflowing river water because of summer
snow melt and many days of pouring rain.
My little town is hundreds of miles from any ocean.

Thank you for your kind words about my tooth-fairy sweetie.
HUGS, Danielle [Northern Star Girl]

Quote from: Oldandcreaky on August 23, 2024, 06:48:44 AMWaterfront? Whoa! Is that a lake, backwaters, the ocean, or river?

You and your sweetie are a cute couple.

Ahh, so I was seeing it at its wettest. Well, wet or dry, I'm sure it's as pretty as you and your sweetie.

September 04, 2024  Wednesday Update

To my dear Forum friends and followers:

I have been busy all summer... lots of work at my business and lots of summer gatherings with friends.

Here it has been fairly nice weather except for extended times of rain. 
The long, long days and short nights of June and July are over and being slowly superseded
with the approaching Autumn season that will start in just 2 weeks on September 22nd.
Where did the summer go?  Time is going by so very fast it seems.

I am already feeling the Autumn weather and summer is not even over yet.
Today... early this morning when I woke up at around 6:00am the temperature outside
was a chilly 36 degrees(f) or 2 deg(C)  
Later today the temperatures will only get up to around  53 degree(f) or 12 deg(C)
It is forecast to be raining in this early afternoon for several hours.

Based on what I am reading about the high heat warnings especially in the
Southwest USA (California, Nevada, Arizona) and also in the Southeastern states and upper
Midwest and Northeastern states... my conclusion for me is that I am glad to be living where I am.

I trust that all of you are staying healthy and safe.
Many HUGS, ❤️❤️❤️
Danielle [Northern Star Girl]
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NOTE:
THANK YOU for sharing and posting your thoughts and comments here on my latest Blog thread:
@Oldandcreaky @Myranda @Lori Dee  @Gina P @davina61 @Sarah B  @Mandy Spencer  @ChrissyRyan  @Paulie  @Kay226
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Climate Change, formerly known as Global Warming will eventually force all of us to become your neighbors. You might need to start building additions to your house to accommodate all of us. 

Yes the weather has been all over the place this summer, rain today and 17C but the weekend is sunny and mid 20C . Good job as going to the local VW van show.

Quote from: Northern Star Girl on September 04, 2024, 01:12:14 PMBased on what I am reading about the high heat warnings especially in the
Southwest USA (California, Nevada, Arizona)

Here in Orange County, CA we have high heat warnings ever September. 60 plus years ago when I was in elementary school, we always complained that the warmest days (over 90F) were just as school started after Labor Day. Which sucked since we did not have air-conditioned schools

Ellen

Even though it is not yet the winter season... here where I live the temperatures lately
are COLD... this morning when I woke up it was 15 deg (f) and a light
snow on the ground
... and it is still the month of September.  Later today it got up to 21 deg(f).  Last week I got
all of my warmer winter clothes organized in my closet.  I have winter tires on my truck and SUV...
 ... I am ready!
Hugs, Danielle [Northern Star Girl]

Quote from: Northern Star Girl on September 29, 2024, 06:49:11 PMEven though it is not yet the winter season... here where I live the temperatures lately
are COLD... this morning when I woke up it was 15 deg (f) and a light
snow on the ground
... and it is still the month of September.  Later today it got up to 21 deg(f).  Last week I got
all of my warmer winter clothes organized in my closet.  I have winter tires on my truck and SUV...
 ... I am ready!
Hugs, Danielle [Northern Star Girl]

Brrrrr. Today we hit 95. Sending some heat your way. 

Quote from: Lori Dee on September 29, 2024, 07:44:48 PMBrrrrr. Today we hit 95. Sending some heat your way. 

@Lori Dee
Dear Lori:
    15 deg(f) is not cold enough to cause any serious issues.

In another months when Winter really hits then we will get the negative
temperatures and snow and ice.
Typically in December, January and February we can have BELOW ZERO
temperatures for weeks on end... sometimes minus -15 to -25 (f) and
there are several days that the temperatures will not get above the
bitter cold temperatures of minus -30 to -40 .... the coldest
temperature that I have experienced here was minus -48 deg (f) in 2018.
In those bitter cold below ZERO temperatures one has to be very
careful to cover up and bundle up ...wearing many layers is my friend. 

Around town in many business parking lots they provide AC outlets for
vehicles to plug in the block heater and battery wrap.
 
Winter tires, not just regular snow tires are what is required.
 
Winter tires are designed for the sub-Zero colder temperatures.
They use a specially formulated rubber compound that will stay pliable
and grippy in the cold.

I have been through North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and surrounding
states in the the winter time and I know that the temperatures can get
very cold in those states.  I was in Minneapolis and also in Fargo some
years ago and experienced a few days of minus -30 to minus -35 degrees.

HUGS, DanielleNorthern Star Girl

Usually, when we get that cold -40 or so it is due to wind chill. I tell women to not wear jewelry or tight clothes. Yes, it looks nice, but frostbite is no fun.

We did cold weather tank warfare training in Germany in 1984 and my face froze. I had blisters all over and the medics put me on indoor duty for two weeks. I hated being inside where it was cozy. 

I take no chances when it is cold out. Scarfs and ski masks are your friend in the wind.