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| Dracaena Plant |
I moved the dracaena plant to this end of the dining table to make room for the plant stands at the other end. This plant originally had three branches, but, one of them died and the other two were rather spindly looking, except for this side shoot that sprang from one of those side branches. This side shoot is growing vigorously! I cut off the dead branch and the other spindly looking side branches; the good branches have been cut into shorter lengths and put in a vase of water, to see if they will grow roots. If they do, then, I'll pot them up and there will be some baby dracaena plants!
The phone was working just fine this morning. In the afternoon, I was on the phone with one of the monks at the temple when the call dropped and then, I couldn't call him back! I checked the black phone box and, yes, the network status light was a solid red. Later, I tried to reset the phone. I unplugged it and plugged it back - no luck. I turned it off and on again, and still, the red light was still there. Finally, I pressed the reset button with a paper clip and that worked! I had phone service, again! My daughter called a little after 5:00 p.m. and there was no problem. Friend R called around 8:00 p.m., and I was able to chat with her. Later, however, after dinner, I checked on the phone and the red light is back! My daughter thinks it might be the SIM card, so, I will be going to the phone store to see if I could get a new SIM card for it and see if that works. If not, I guess I will be getting a new phone system!
It rained on Thursday night/early Friday morning, but, there was not rain during the day on Friday. It was cloudy and cool though.
I spent a relaxed day.
I did some laundry, including washing one of my wool sweaters by hand (it is now laid out flat on a towel to dry).
I had a brief phone call with my cousin who moved to Florida - she has dementia and is almost non-verbal right now, but, her daughter called to say that my cousin had mentioned my name and when asked if she wanted to talk to me, had indicated yes.
I had a phone call (the one that got dropped) with one of the monks at the temple - he had emailed me a speech he needs to make in English at a funeral and asked if I could read it over and make any edits as needed to correct the grammar, etc. I made the edits and sent it back to him; I consider it a blessing to be able to assist them in this way.
Later in the evening, M was here to tend to the garden. He planted two geraniums I had growing in pots in the front garden and divided and planted some of the aloe vera plants in the ground, too. There are dozens of baby aloe vera plants!
I watched news in the evening and later, chatted on the phone with friend R. The phone was still working; it went off sometime after that phone call. Still later, I video chatted with my daughter.
On Friday, I was grateful for:
- Being able to talk with my cousin
- Being able to help the monks at the temple
- The phone working at least part of the day!
- Other working appliances
- M's help with the garden
Today's joyful activity was video chatting with my daughter.
Plans for Saturday include more laundry and maybe some baking (I've some overripe bananas that need to be turned into banana bread or muffins).
How was your Friday? What are your plans for Saturday?
There is definitely something faulty and sounds to me too that it could be the SIM card so let's hope that's what it is and can be easily sorted. It's very windy here and we have another named storm, this one is Storm Kathleen, I hope she leaves soon.
ReplyDeleteI, too, hope that it is the SIM card and it can be replaced without much trouble. If I can't get the phone to work, then, I think I'm resigned to having another cell line, with the home phone number. It seems to be the easier option!
DeleteOh, I hope that Storm Kathleen doesn't do any damage! Seems to me that you have been getting quite a few storms, these past several months!
I hope you get your phone straightened out. Sometimes the effort it takes to keep all our helpful electronics running can be overwhelming.
ReplyDeleteIt’s a nice Saturday morning in NY at 44°F (NOT Celsius 🤦🏻♀️).
I have a family Zoom call at noon. I have been text messaging to younger daughter (who is working today) about airfare for a wedding she plans to attend in June. I saw a good price and we’re trying to figure out the timing with her tight schedule.
I made butternut squash soup earlier in the week for the first time. We both loved it. I think I have enough squash left to make another pot, so I’ll do that for dinner. 😊
Thank you, Taconix. Although, I must admit it's nice and quiet without the phone constantly ringing!
DeleteGlad you've had a nice morning and I hope the rest of the day was nice, too, and your family Zoom call went well. Hope your younger daughter is able to get a good deal on the airfare to the wedding she plans to attend. Sometimes, some airlines give good deals, but, you have to fly on certain days and to certain destinations to get those good deals, not to mention book in advance.
I have yet to make butternut squash soup, but, we baked the butternut I grew last year and I quite enjoyed that! In fact, I want to get some seeds and grow more butternut, this year. Every time I tell M I want to plant this or grow that, he looks around the garden and says, "Sure, but, where will you plant it?" LOL.
Sorry to hear that the phone is still acting up. It is particularly annoying to be cut off in the middle of a conversation. I hope getting a new SIM card will help solve the problem.
ReplyDeleteThe remainder of the Draecona plant looks very healthy. I hope you can root the other parts.
Thank you, Bushlady. I shall go to the store on a weekday when it might be less crowded and see if a new SIM card will help. If not, I'll have to decide what I want to do - get a new cell phone with the same number, replace my current cell phone number with the home phone number, get a second line on my current cell phone, or go with a basic landline.
DeleteI have rooted a previous cutting of the dracaena plant, before, so I am very hopeful that the new cuttings will root, too. We shall see. :)
Well, something is definitely amiss with that box. It looks like it's your modem for your entire system. Your lucky other things being serviced from it haven't had any issues.
ReplyDeleteI will read forward and see how it all worked out.
That's so nice you were able to help the monks with their speech.
Yes, it is the modem for the home phone system; nothing else is connected to it. The internet and TV have a different modem.
DeleteThank you; I felt blessed that I was given the opportunity to help the monks with their speech. :)
I'm sorry to hear your phone is causing you problems, once again. At least you managed to use it for part of the day, but not knowing whether or not it is functioning isn't ideal. Thank goodness you have your cell phone to use. X
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jules. Yes, the cell phone came in handy! :)
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