Almost Scammed on Thursday!

Yikes!

This was the message that popped up on my laptop screen this evening, when I went to search something!  First, I received a message saying there was a delay in uploading the information due to the volume of visitors to that website and to click on "Continue".  That should have been my first clue that something was wrong, but, like an idiot, I clicked on it and this message appeared!  Oh, no!  There was a female voice playing a message over and over again saying my computer has been disabled and there is a security threat, that I should not turn the computer off, that doing so would compromise my information, data, etc., and that I should call the Microsoft security at the number provided!  Oh, my!  Instead, I call my personal tech support - my daughter!  I sent her the above picture and read out what it said.  She told me to turn the computer off, wait a minute, and turn it back on, which I did and which cleared the message!  Whew!  Thank goodness!  What a blessing to have her calmly guide me through that mishap!  I told her that if she had not been able to help me, I would have taken the computer to the computer store and asked them to help!  She said they would have turned it off and turned it back on (and probably charged me for it!)  LOL!  I am very grateful that my daughter was there to help me!  Now I am almost too afraid to do any searches on my computer!

On to other, more pleasant topics of discussion!

Plumeria/Frangipani Plant Cutting from M

This is the plumeria, also known as frangipani, cutting that gardener M gave me on Wednesday.  I hope it will grow!

Thursday's Broccoli Harvest

Broccoli is supposed to be a cool weather crop over here, but, my plants are still doing their best to provide me with some broccoli florets.  Not big florets, but, enough for a serving (or two if made into a stir-fry with some other vegetables).

Passionfruit Harvest

One of the passionfruits had fallen off the vine this evening and I picked it up.  It doesn't look very ripe, to me; maybe it broke off for the wind or a bird knocked it off.  I am keeping it to show M, when he is here, tomorrow, and cut it then.  He picked some of the sunflower seeds to try, yesterday, and we were both very disappointed to see that some insects had bored into them and there was nothing inside the perfect looking seed shell!

I called my cousin P, around noon, today, and chatted with her for a bit.  I told her that I would not be able to make it to her daughter's baby shower, scheduled for this weekend.  I asked her not to misunderstand or be offended, but, I am just not comfortable going out and mingling.  Today's new reported Covid cases in Los Angeles county amounted to 5,316, there were 13 Covid-related deaths, and hospitalizations are now close to 1,000 (989 to be exact).  Cousin said she understood and her daughter had already told her that I had called and said I will not be attending.

A Very Simple Baby Shower Card

I made a very simple baby shower card to go with the blanket I crocheted. 

Re-Covered Gift Bag

I had leftover baby-themed gift wrap paper, but, I didn't have a big enough plain box to put the blanket in to wrap it (and the paper was too thin and flimsy to wrap the blanket by itself; the package would have been too soft and the paper might have torn quickly).  I didn't have any pretty gift bag, either.  There was an off-white bag in my stash and I would have used it as it was, except it looked a bit dingy.  Wrapping paper, scissors, and glue stick to the rescue!  I re-covered the off-white bag and we have a baby-themed gift bag!  I used white and mint colored tissues from the stash to wrap around the blanket and two white ribbons to tie the handles.  The gift is ready to be given if and when cousin's daughter stops by.  I'll mail it to her, if she is unable to do so.

Later in the evening, I chatted on the phone with friend R; she said she received a similar scam message on her tablet, yesterday, but, she knew to turn the computer off and then, back on.  I'm glad she knew what to do!

I have not kept to my meal plan, this week!  Yesterday, I had chicken curry and a tortilla for dinner (it was what I had planned for Sunday's dinner); today, I was going to make the noodles I had meant to cook, yesterday, but, instead, had chicken curry and the last of the boxed rice mix I had made!  I will make the noodles for tomorrow's dinner!  

Today, I am grateful for:

- Not quite falling for the scam!
- Daughter's help with getting out of that scam screen!
- Phone chats with cousin and friend
- The garden harvest
- Gift wrapping, etc., from the stash

Today's joyful activity was making a card.

Plans for tomorrow include having M tend to the garden.  

How was your Thursday?  What are your plans for Friday?