Kathiey's World

Oh no, not today!  I came downstairs this morning only to find that the downstairs toilet was clogged.  I tried flushing it and nearly had a mess on the floor.  Sadly I don't have a plunger.  I looked online for ways to unclog a toilet without a plunger.  The first suggestion was to use a cup of dish soap.  I squirted some into the bowl and walked away.  My fingers are crossed for good results. One site said to wait 20-30 minutes and follow with hot water.  Another site said hot water is fine but not boiling water because it can crack the bowl and that would not be good. I left the toilet for about three hours.  Well, nothing changed.  The clog remained.  Next, I poured hot water into the toilet.  Now it is time to wait to see what happens. Guess what?  Nothing happened.  The clog remains, very sad. Next, I decided to follow the suggestions and try a metal coat hanger. I found this suggestion to be u...

The pool is open in my neighborhood so I decided to get some summer items from Amazon. I thought I would start with an ensemble for the pool. Here is my youtube version of the items. (I am an Amazon Affiliate if you click on any of the links below and buy any item on Amazon I get a percent of the sale with no added cost to you.  Thanks:-) I needed a new bathing suit and I really liked the look of this one.  When I tried it on I loved the top but not so much the shorts.  The shorts were too short, I tend to like bike short length swim shorts.  I need to do an online search for some.  Overall I really like the top.                       This bathing suit cover caught my eye because it looked easy to wear and it has pockets.  I love pockets!                                          I...

Welcome to my world. June 2020 Continued Books What I just finished... I can't say I really finished it, it was a DNF for me.  It is a fine middle-grade book and there is nothing wrong with it I just could not get into it and I found myself skimming like crazy.  It is interesting in that there are different worlds, interesting characters, and animals that can talk.  Yes, a true fantasy.  For me and my level of interest in the book, it was not worth the effort to finish it.  Life is too short.  This is a book series and the books do seem to stand alone but they are connected by place and people.  I remember feeling the same disinterest in the first book and I am not really sure why I bought the second one. What I am reading now The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes.  This one I am enjoying.  I am around 100 pages in and I already have a love for some of the characters.  This book takes place in the hills of Kentucky ...

This time last year Erica gave me a wonderful Mother's Day/Birthday Gift.  She knows I love horses and so she purchased a 2-hour private ride at C and C Farm in Louisburg NC.  Here is what they say on their site... "C and C Farm offers a relaxed, family-oriented environment for equine enthusiasts.  We offer riding lessons, trail rides, and pasture boarding on our 65 beautiful acres."  Beautiful horses....  Erica getting ready for the ride...  Our guides.  They were great.  Very nice people.  We were in good hands...  I like this quote from the site... "Most of our horses have been raised on the farm since they were born so we have a very close relationship with all of them and their unique personalities" Alive, well, and smiling after a wonderful ride:-)  You will never meet a kinder lady than the one in the photo below.  There is no doubt that she loves her horses and all the critters on...

Summer is here and it is time to take a swim.  First, we need a nice bathing suit so let's go shopping. I found a quote online that said "life is better in a bikini". That may be true for some but not for me:-). Here are a few choices I found.  I bought the first tankini last year and I have really liked it.                                                                                                                                        . I added this coverup that I thought was cute and easy to wear.               Might as well through in a hat just for fun:-)         ...

My daughter Erica and Jane her new baby daughter were at my house for a couple of days because her husband was out of town.  My son-in-law does not enjoy scary movies and Erica does enjoy them so we decided to watch a scary movie and not put Josh through the trauma. There was a new movie that came out earlier this year "The Invisible Man".  I had checked it out on Amazon a couple of months ago and it was over $20 or so to rent and that was a bit much for me.  I check again while Erica was here and it was, I think, $3.99.  So with the reduced price, we decided to rent the movie. We gathered our movie snacks and our wine and settled in to watch our movie.  Here is the movie trailer I found on YouTube. The Invisible Man 2020 Rotten Tomatoes gave it 91% on the Tomatometer.  The audience score was 88%.  I would give it on a scale of 1-10 an 8 on my movie scale, which is a very good score. Here is a quote from Rotten Tomatoes "Trapped in a vio...