Senior Golden Sneakers
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Isn't it odd about electronic devises? They just go "belly up" for no good reason! Last night while we were doing our forever hated (that's my opinion) exercises, our DVD player just up and quit. It was doing just fine...no one was fiddling with the buttons or changing anything. Suddenly! Static and snow and the blamed device died! It is such a drama to get the right one and then get it hooked up and communicating to the tv and the satellite dish. John refuses to depend on our son to come rescue us. Anyway that's probably enough of my tale of woe.
Cloudy! Rainy! Brief sun! Cloudy again! The daffodils are sprouting everywhere. We had a beautiful doe standing right outside the back door eating grass and a few small branches of rose bush. She was so pretty and she wasn't in the least disturbed by my presence at the kitchen window. MoMo sat quietly on the back step. I am never sure if she is afraid of the deer or if her eyesight is not good. Maybe both.
I decided to hem some jeans that I bought several days ago. All the sewing conversation made me remember to get them out. I am short and round so jeans need a bit of tailoring to fit comfortably. I also ordered some spring cosmetics from Macy's. I noticed one of my more stylish friends with updated makeup and she looked so bright, cheerful and spring fresh. I felt dowdy and rumpled. Not sure if this will do the same for me but...it couldn't hurt!
Patsy
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Reading....need to learn to put the book down. Ha.
Totals today: 20,000+ steps and 18 flights of stairs
Nite. Somebody take this book away from me.
Lin0 -
Oh poor Lin can't lay her book down. My eyes would automatic closed. Reading puts me to sleep. hope you had a great night.
Marie0 -
Sandy - No disrespect taken. For what it's worth, most of the doctors don't care much for the "new" way of doing things either. Both of the doctors my husband began working with 30 years ago, have retired within the past year. As much as Jim enjoys being a pediatrician, we're having to start to discuss that option as well. Insurance companies, government requirements for computerized systems and large managed care groups have taken a toll on being able to truly do one's job. It's sad. (Cool that you won $88 having fun!)
Today, I'm enjoying a few minutes of computer time with my kitty before starting on the day's activities. Hopefully, by the end of the day, the house will be neat and clean and dinner ready for the hubby when he gets home.
Have a happy Friday, everyone!
Marcella
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Hello, my house smells lovely today. I'm making cinnamon, walnut, raisin bread, or a "Sally Lunn" named after the Derbyshire Victorian lady who invented it. More useless information for you gals. I'm full of useless information! Are they still named Sally Lunns JACKIE? Or was that a northern name? It's warming up here, but at that dicey stage of in between.
It's almost time for the final rise so must away to add the raisins and walnuts.
Bye, Anne.0 -
Anne- Love the machine and your receipt looks pristine after all those years. Thanks for sharing.
I too took Home Ec in junior high school and made a red skirt. No, I don't still have it and never sewed
anything after that. I did do sequins on my girl's costumes when they danced and I do repairs that's about it. My mom knitted, made things out of nothing she was very talented.
Well Sandy, you are right I am all packed but alas I caught a cold on Wednesday and was not on here
at all yesterday due to aching and feeling lously. I think I caught it from Yoga class, both my instructors
had colds this week. Of all the luck! I have the funeral tonight and I am still in my pajamas and will be
until I have to leave. Feeling a bit better today and pampering my sinuses this time.
I remember the days when the doctor came to house. He came to my house once when I was sick.
Seems like eons ago.
The weather is warming up here and the snow should be melting soon.
Shirley0 -
A cold and miserable day so after a walk on the moor when George managed to stick his nose and paws into smelly muddy water I popped him into the shower and then in front of the fire to dry and keep warm. Nothing much else has been achieved while I sat watching "The flight of the Phoenix" on tv with James Stewart and Peter Finch. I'm now contemplating my evening meal of either pizza or a haddock fish cake with veggies. It's obvious which will be the healthiest but the weather puts naughty ideas into my head!!
Patsy ~ Do you use a dvd cleaning disc because I once found when my player misbehaved running a disc cleaned the head and stopped all that snow. Just a thought. Your story of the little doe in your garden was a joy to me because a few years ago someone I befriended on MFP told me how her husband regularly hunted and then sent me a photo of him with his gun and dead doe across his knees so of course being a softy English rose I had a tear in my eye.... we're no longer in touch!!
Anne ~The Sally Nunn bread I know is from Bath so known as a bath bun and not the same as yours. I think it goes back hundreds of years. Anyway yours sounds delicious as I love anything containing cinnamon, it's so warming.
Shirley ~ Such bad timing to catch a cold just before your holiday. I do hope it doesn't spoil your time away.
Lin ~ Do you read and walk steps at the same time or just have a long day?? Whichever, it's great to find a book you enjoy so much you can't put it down.
Similar to others experiences my sewing projects didn't extend beyond school classes when we had to make a summer season school uniform that was a short sleeved pink gingham number that considering it was the early 60's was awfully unfashionable because the skirt length went below the knees and we girls were getting into mini skirts. It remained unfinished in my wardrobe long after I'd left home before ending up in the linen bag that was handed out to the rag and bone man (Anne will remember them!!)
I've put together another dog walk video and will see if I can put it on to You Tube this evening and then leave a link. It was the last time I saw the sun shine!! Time to shut the hens for the night and then make my mind up about healthy or unhealthy!
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Happy Friday!! No sitting again today, they wanted me to rest for one more day. I also think Lisa just wanted alone time with Robby. The meds seem to be helping although I still have a nagging little cough which I am sure will take time to cure. It is 60's degrees here with wind but I am just going to stay in since I have a big weekend planned. Tomorrow is Bryanna's 21st birthday so after 5:00 Mass I will join her and her mother at a restaurant for dinner. Some of her friends will come later and that is when I will go home. Sunday, her dad, Lisa, Robby and I will take her to dinner again. So I hope one more day of resting will get me through the weekend.
Shirley, sorry to read you have a cold, the colds this year are just terrible. Make sure to drink a lot of water and use a nasal spray to keep your sinus' clear. I hope it is gone by the time you leave so you can enjoy your vacation.
Anne, all this cooking makes me hungry but I am too lazy to make big dinners for myself. lol
Marcella, thank you for understanding. Even my doctor said with all that she has to put in the computer for every patient takes time away from the patient. The insurance companies don't make it any easier for the doctors than they do for us.
Lin, where are all these stairs you are climbing?
Patsy, I know that feeling with electronics, one day my smart DVD player decided it didn't want to show Netflix any longer. It decided it wasn't compatible with my TV out of the blue.
Good thing I have a Wii console which does let me watch Netflix. Crazy huh??
Still thinking of going to Arizona in March, I think Buzz is right, money shouldn't be an option to visit family and make myself happy. I can always go live with one of you when I run out of money.
Have a good one.
Sandy
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Actually Sally Lunn JACKIE not Nunn or was MFP doing its helpful spell test? It's named raisin bread over here. Bath buns were for us.......Bath buns. Which got me thinking of Devonshire Splits! Sort of like a sweet bread bun but split almost in two and filled with thick clotted cream. Can you still get those? Oh dear, this isn't appropriate for a fitness group. Apologies girls.
Rag and bone men with their horses and carts. Oh yes! I believe, but not sure, you got a penny for a carrier bag full of rags? I suppose the rags and bones went for recycling?
I think LIN is in a two storey home SANDY with a basement for laundry etc. I just have the basement but even so those stairs add up for me going up and down for the root veggies. Usually though only about 6 flights a day for me.
Happy vacation SHIRLEY, and hope the cold disappears real quick.
We are promised 9 degrees tomorrow, oh happy day! The snow is already slowly melting.
Anne.
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I think in Chicago we called them Rags Old Iron or Rags a line........brought back some childhood memories. I think they sharpened knives as well as taking old rags.0
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I wonder what happened to the horses and all those old wooden carts when the dust/garbage men took over? Same with the milk floats when the super markets took over. When I first married we didn't live far from my father in laws dairy farm and he delivered our milk daily. We got the odd cabbage etc as well. Seems (and is) a bygone age now; almost Dickensian. I think we live less colourful lives today, buried in our head phones, opening our plastic packages of frozen food, rarely seeing the beautiful cart horses etc.
Anne, the would be neanderthal. Lots of laughs, MFP, being helpful, changed Neanderthal to "bean thermo".0 -
We didn't have any of these men at all. When I was married and lived on the farm we'd have the Junkmen come around looking for scrap metal. Always a couple of guys in an old beat-up truck. They made me nervous as they wanted to poke through everything you had.
Yes, Anne, you are right, I live in a 2-story house with a basement (which has my laundry, lots of kitchen gadgets, almost all my non-perishable food stocks, file cabinet, and other storage) so I am up and down the stairs all the time. And I walk around a lot with my iPad reading email and looking at Facebook. So I get in a lot of moving around. When I am reading a library book I don't often walk around though, I get dizzy!
So warm but windy windy windy! I did a few errands this morning and the wind gusts nearly knocked me over again. But now I have some gift bags I needed, cards for St. Patrick's Day, Easter, and some general thinking of you cards as well. I have the birthday gift I needed to get ready all put together now with a nice gift bag and glittery tissue paper.
I need to make vegetable broth but I don't really want to get started today. Not that it takes that long to make but it takes a long time to cool down and strain. I would rather start in the morning. I'll get things lined up today.
Shirley, I hope you can enjoy your vacation.
I am reading M.C. Beaton's new book~~Death of a Nurse. I was reading and texting and checking email so have quite a bit left to read.
I hope everyone has a good week-end. (And that Jackie made a good choice---pizza?). I'll just be doing churchy things on Sunday.
Hugs.
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OK, Anne, the bean thermo, how was the bread? Lunn or Nunn? It sounds delicious! I don't remember rag men either. Maybe it was more in rural areas.
Lin, is the m.c. beaton the book you couldn't put down? I like to listen to them.
Sandy, do you need to go in March? I know it tires you but, I'm happy for Robby that he doesn't go to daycare. So many children benefit these days from being closer to their grandparents. Mine were there for visiting, but we didn't interact much.
Watching a little TV then to bed. We leave on Sunday.
Phoebe0 -
I am getting more sleep now been sleeping all night without potty break. so unlike me. My nite light went out off over my pillow went out and can't read in bed no more. so I just drift off to sleep.
Gonna to have to go shopping to find me another bed lamp. Maybe I need to search the web for one.
I had a nice surprise this morning of a 107.82 dollars back from my Mail order pharmacy. Nice. yeah Anne I could smell it baking clear across the border this morning.
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Interesting memories in all your posts today!
PHOEBE,
, very observant....and wistful! We lead such different style lives today, yet your offering shows a bit of change we perhaps seldom consider! SANDY is so generous with her time for family, though!pjsatticPhoebeWaleskaGA wrote: »Sandy, do you need to go in March? I know it tires you but, I'm happy for Robby that he doesn't go to daycare. So many children benefit these days from being closer to their grandparents. Mine were there for visiting, but we didn't interact much.
Phoebe
LIN, I couldn't recall knowing there had been a marriage in your past. You certainly appear to be so self-sufficient, and I realize I don't believe I know anything about you prior to your caring for your late Father during his difficult time! Perhaps you have discussed it on another website or forum?
ANNE, your baking brought back memories of my Mother's cousin, whose name was Sally Lunn! (My maternal grandmother's maiden name was Lunn)...the pastries sound yummy!
SHIRLEY, drink tea and honey (with maybe a touch of you favorite liquor? Get lots of rest, grab your favorite throat soothers (Plenty of Vitamin C) and hopefully you will be OK for your vacation!
Everybody have a great evening; I must get ready for Blue Bloods! That and Downton Abbey are my only shows on TV. And then I fall asleep anyway!
Buzz
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I don't know what happens to my posts! I know you miss all my great pearls of wisdom....ahhhhem! Anyway, I am embarrassed and just plain astounded by the political scene here in the US these days. I will be so glad when this is over. The negative stuff is getting me down. John even suggested we apply to NASA to be the first seniors on Mars. He also said they would never accept us because they would take one look at at all the stuff I would want to bring and they just don't have a space ship big enough! Oh well...
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Move over , PATSY! That makes two of us!
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My theory is we humans inhabited Mars, destroyed it and moved to earth where we haven't learned a thing! One day we're going to be exploring Mars and shock horror will discover signs of McDonalds along with dried up oceans and burned down forests but still won't get it!!
If it wasn't so serious your political scene could be quite entertaining for those of us outside the USA but we pray you won't launch "guess who" on the rest of the world!!
Anne ~ You're so right, the site didn't seem to like the word Lunn and it has a red line under it so probably corrected it. It's now underlining McDonalds above so who knows what it will make of that word!! There is a Sally Lunn bun in Bath but a different recipe to yours which sounds much nicer. I found this too
so it could be a case of keeping it in the family!!
Unfortunately in the UK most of the dray horses were phased out but luckily when a few people realised they were becoming close to extinct farms were set up to breed working horses and now we have Shire horse centres in many parts of the country. In the 50's our bread was delivered by horse and cart and I can remember my dad teasing us if a loaf had some burnt crust on the bottom that it had been dropped in the road behind the horse!! Wonderful times and a perfect pace of living!
Walking George across the moor this morning we both came close to being blown away because the wind was so strong and he's now curled up on a dry towel while I plan to light the fire before lunch and then a tidy. Scruff is joining us for a few hours tomorrow while her mum meets friends so that will keep me busy as both dogs race around the house doing zoomies!
Here's my latest video of a sunny walk last Monday. It is rather long so don't feel you have to watch it all.
https://youtu.be/fQr03sVWs2s
Have a lovely weekend everyone.
Jackie
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Good lovely, warmer, morning friends. The plaque is most interesting JACKIE. I must have got it all wrong about Sally Lunn. I could have sworn she lived in Derbyshire and even seem to vaguely remember a plaque in that fair county. Maybe she was a lass who liked to travel especially when BUZZ tells us her cousin once removed was a Sally Lunn! Fascinating stuff, I love historical mysteries. BUZZ you must research your Sally Lunn! and tell us what you find if you can be bothered, please. Just a thought, but could the Bath Sally Lunn be the Derbyshire Sally Lunn testing the medical Bath spring waters? And thus living there for a short spell?
Gravestone epitaph coming up to bore you all. I might have got it slightly wrong.
Here lies Mrs Smith and her two daughters
Who went to Bath to test the waters
If they'd only stuck with Epsom Salts
The wouldn't be lying in these here vaults.
And talking of fascination, I'm fascinated by the American politics this time around. Please don't go to Mars PATSY. Just think of the fun and games you would miss here on earth.! Am I showing my age, but does anyone else think we are showing all over the world a dearth in inspiring leaders with common sense? Maybe all the insecticides, antibiotics, excess noise is finally numbing the old brain cells. Or maybe and more likely the loudest get noticed the most. Remember the school playground, the loudest, shoviest kids always got their say over the mild and maybe more intelligent little mousy ones.
I better go before I upset any inspiring would be politicians! Most of what I say is said with tongue in cheek (or size 6 foot)
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Hilarious epitaph Anne!! I'm convinced like you a bun is a bun and a loaf a loaf so we must be looking at 2 different Lunns, or 3 if we include Buzz's cousin!
I used to think I was getting too old and cynical to cope with politicians but you have probably hit the nail on the head; it's the calibre of those going into politics that's declined rather than my ability to deal with the banal but dangerous talk of today.
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JACKIE, there's a "quick Sally Lunn"in my "joy of cooking" book and it sounds exactly like your Bath Sally Lunn and not a bit like my version which is a yeast bread with raisins. The book one is for, flour, baking powder, salt, shortening, sugar and 3 eggs. When baked you cut it into squares and serve hot. Does that sound like yours? I'm intrigued.
Love watching the videos of super star George. Have we another Lassie in the making, or maybe Laddie! Lovely seeing him galloping around with Scruff. Two very healthy and happy little dogs.
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Sunset cruise out of Naples last night. We are having a great time with our friends. We saw the Auduborn Corkscrw Swamp Sanctuary yesterday too
Off again
Jeri
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As always beautiful photos JERI. The alligator looks strangely contented as if he's (it's got to be a he) just enjoyed his lunch! I like the reflection of him in the water, and the sunset reminds me of the ones I enjoy here over Lake Ontario. I particularly love the sunrise here. I've always wanted to visit the Audubon centre, lucky you! Anne
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Jeri - Beautiful pictures! Thank you for sharing them.
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Happy Saturday!! 21 years ago today the world welcomed my granddaughter Bryanna. It is hard to believe it has been 21 years, I don't know where those years have gone. We will be going out for dinner tonight with her mom and tomorrow with her dad. God blessed me when he put her as well as all my grandchildren in my life.
Jeri, beautiful photos, I hope you used a zoom lens for the alligator.
Anne and Jackie, I have absolutely no idea what either of you is talking about. LOL All I got of it was there is bread to be made. Love the video of the dogs, but then I always do. The countryside is amazing and beautiful at the same time. Love reading some of the old tombstones, some people had a great sense of humor.
Enjoy this day and all those to follow.
Sandy
One Day at a Time
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How was the banana bread Anne? One of my favorite bread.And would you believe I never made a loaf.
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Anne ~ It's me that's wrong because I just found this page that explains the London bath bun which was what I had in my mind but hadn't realised it was named London!
http://www.sallylunns.co.uk/history/the-london-bath-bun/
I think there are variations depending what part of England you're in but the one from my youth had crystalised fruit scattered across the top rather than the dollop shown in their photo. The plot thickens!! You've brought back memories for me of those stunning sunsets over Lake Ontario and somewhere in a box tucked away in the spare bedroom are photos taken on my way to or from Niagara, I think around the Hamilton area.
Sandy ~ It's 2 years yesterday that I adopted George and was wondering where that time had gone but 21 years is another story! You certainly have a wonderful family and I'm sure will have a great time celebrating Bryanna's birthday over the weekend.... enjoy! Anne and I do tend to natter on in another language at times I'm sure but don't feel excluded because as you say it's just about baking bread!!
Jeri ~ Just for a moment I forgot it was Florida you were visiting so was somewhat surprised to see Mr Alligator at the edge of the water!! Gorgeous photos as ever.
Hmm, what to eat this evening as I'm not particularly hungry? Perhaps a small salad will suffice.
Jackie
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Oh no, it's me again, I will lie low tomorrow, promise, but I just want to thank Jackie for the link. Absolutely fascinating for me, but I can imagine it all being a bit "what's all that about" for you SANDY. Sorry, as Jackie said a bun is a bun and of course a Teacake is a Teacake! I forgot about teacakes with gooey fruit on top and lashings of butter inside! Memories are made of this! Which is as it should be, a memory on a fitness site. Back to normalcy and enjoy your salad Jackie!
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I am with Sandy, I don't know what you ladies are talking about. But...I guess its bread or teacakes.
SandyI guess Bryanna and my daughter Kristina have the same birthday. My daughter turned
35 today and we will see her tomorrow and my little Isaac for dinner in the city. I guess I will have to kiss him on the head since I still have this cold.
and won't be hugging him.
I am feeling better and just stayed in my pj's today and watched TV. I did go to the funeral last night
but I missed my sister since she was there at 5:30 until 7:00pm. It was a nice tribute
to my cousin and its always nice when the Pastor knows the person who has passed. It makes it more
personal.
Jeri- Love the pictures and it seems you are having a good time with your friends. Enjoy the
warm weather.
Jackie- I couldn't open the video of George but I bet Scruff and him had a good romp.
Marie - I hope you got a new reading lamp and can continue your reading before bed.
Patsy- Don't got to Mars we would miss your sense of humor too much.
Buzz - I have been eating oranges, using saline mist, nose gel and Tylenol and drinking.
I hope I feel better tomorrow. I have never been sick before a trip before. Also resting a lot.
Our wind here has been blowing and melting everything. It feels like Spring today.
One day a time. Stealing Sandy's saying.
Shirley
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Wow! You English ladies really know about some amazing baked sweet things. If I lived near such delicacies I would be even bigger than I am. I have no resistance...NONE! My only saving grace is to not get near a bakery or even go near the area in a grocery store that has candy or cookies etc. I try to stay clear!
Did anyone see the PBS special on Shirley Temple? I know I am on beyond weird but I felt very uncomfortable with the fact that this adorable little girl was groomed from 3 years old to be a young actress. It was obvious she was talented and extremely intelligent. I just wanted her to have a somewhat normal childhood, playing with her dolls and toys and teddy bears. But she did seem to throughly enjoy her time on the silver screen. I didn't see all of the program. Sleep interrupted the view.
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