Senior Golden Sneakers
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Strange Spring!
Rain mixed with ice and snow and it's 42f so what in the world?? This in Atlanta?
Lol @ Anne and lucky bird poops/paint remover.
Marie, I've never seen birds who clear a bush of berries in one day And it all comes out the other end the same day! Must be Spring Cleaning!
Phoebe0 -
Hello Sneakers,
Buzz- Lovely picture of your family and you got to the spend time with them even though it was at a
sad occasion. We always have a lot food too and when my SIL passed the firemen, (her sons were
firemen) and their friends did a tailgate outside of the funeral.
Sandy - I hope you are feeling better, you have had this a long time. I finally got rid of my cold but it did
take me into the vacation for a few days but went away after that and came home with no cold.
Lin - Sorry to hear about the nasty phone calls and trouble with it. I hope you don't receive any more
of those to upset you.
Phoebe - Safe travels back from your last load.
We got back home yesterday, but had to stay an extra night at the hotel due to weather in Toronto and
freezing rain in my area. We started out the next day, and our friend Tim drove, but we ended
up having to detour due to collisions on the highway. It took longer to get home. Also in Atlanta, GA
at the airport we were delayed 30 mins. due to mechanical failure on ther plane. Glad that was
fixed.
All unpacked today and doing laundry. Dave and I went for a walk at the arena this morning and back
to making changes again to ge the vacation weight off. No more coconut bread and coconut cake and
back to fruits, vegetables and no eating after dinner and no added sugar. I hope this may get things
going again.
Our temperatures here are 28F and we have had two choir practices cancelled due to weather.
Spring was around the corner before we left and now it is back again.
We spent the day, Wednesday, at Green Turtle Cay with our sailing friends who rented a house there.
We had to see them by Ferry. It was a glorious day and hot.
Shirley0 -
Must be they do it every year close to spring. Just the one day. I don' even know what kind of birds. Now the bush is going to have to produce more berries. for next year.
_Marie0 -
A busy day almost finished after dog walking, weekly swimming, shopping, more dog walking and finally a bit of cooking as I made fishcakes and steamed carrots, broccoli and green beans. The fire is lit, the pets curled up and I'm enjoying indoor cycling world championships on tv which looks very energetic while at the same time getting new ready made curtains prepared to hang in my recently decorated dining room. Winter has arrived rather late and we're promised ice and snow for the next few days so I'll be having serious words with Anne and Shirley if they're sending their nasty weather across the pond, or could it be Phoebe moving it away from Atlanta? The groomer is due to clip George tomorrow and I'll need to give him a good brush through later as he's a shaggy dog at the moment so a cup of tea and on with the chores.
Jackie0 -
Well, you can see how easily I get thrown off beat nowadays! SANDY asked about the Shiva, and I never answered! Traditionally, it lasts 7 days , people used to sit on plain wooden boxes, but that seldom happens anymore! Mourning is delayed over the Sabbath (Friday night to Saturday night) and then started again through the 7th day. I think non immediate family goes home at night, but visitors come during the hours of "sitting Shiva" often bringing food, platters, roast chicken, and other things so the family does not have to perform the work of cooking during that time.Visitors are usually asked to help themselves to the food, which must be eaten there and not taken out. I think there also is supposed to be no work of any type performed by the grieving family. I'm not the best one to inform anyone about these things, because I don't know a lot about the rules. As for grandparents, Mike and I simply stop by for several hours and as my eyes start looking heavy, he says "Let's leave before rush hour!" and we do. One of my meds is making me sleepy, so I hate to stay too long, anyway.
For the 1st time in the 38 1/2 years her Dad an I are married, Marci introduced me as her Step Mother instead of just "my Father's wife! We're making progress!
I'm letting lots of things go during this time, and I will be hit with tax time, cleaning, laundry, phone calls, etc. as soon as this period is over. But I can see the difference with Marci as long as she is with people, and I hope we can find time to spend with her far more often than we have in the past!
I think I'm on the wrong page here, but I'll catch up with you all eventually. Buzz 0 -
Morning,
A beautiful day and sunny it's still cold out but smells like Spring, we can only hope.
I went to Yoga class today and it felt great to stretch and flex my muscles and joints again. I was six
days without Yoga and I can feel it. My studio will be starting Hot Yoga tonight. I asked Joyce how
hot will it be and she said 80 degrees. Some places are 100 degress, needless to say I will not be
doing that Yoga. I sweat enough without the temperature being jacked up.
I will be making soup today and making dinner for tomorrow. Tomorrow is my TM Retreat at a cottage
in my neighborhood and it will be from 9 to 4 so Dave won't have to worry about dinner. I still have to do a dry run to see where this place is.
I did some grocery shopping after Yoga and Dave did some yesterday to catch up on food from our vacation week off. I gained 4 pounds on vacation and I am wearing my tight jeans now so I will be making a smoothie for lunch today. Back at the weight loss plan again. I am going to make some
changes so hope it will show this week when I get on the evil scale.
Shirley0 -
SHIRLEY didn't you get all the snow this morning? Lucky you if you didn't. I went out to fetch the garbage bin in and it was quite deep. However the suns out now, and with warmer temps predicted for Sunday, it should be soon a memory. I go neither up nor down on the evil scale so I've thrown in the towel and decided to just be me, a few pounds more than I'd like to be, but seeing the only one who really cares is me, I can live with it. I thought you looked pretty darn good on your holiday photo and Dave looks pretty darn happy too! It's on the previous page and I'll lose my post if I check, but I think you mentioned coconut bread and coconut cake? 4 lb is worth it!
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Yes, Anne, I agree, coconut bread and cake would be worth 4 lbs! I would want that for breakfast. Then grilled everything the rest of the time.
Beach walking is good exercise, right? That kind of sand that you sink into with every step.
We are home. Today it's up to 55 f. Yesterday, as I mentioned, was strange. Closer to home, there was snow and ice on the road. Slippery spots driving up to our house. Never below 35 degrees!
So I slept late and feel caught up. It seems slow here these days.
Jim is so glad to see his little Okie cat did well when we left him at home with the other cats. The little guy curls up on his chest and sleeps, purrs, and slobbers like a baby.
I'm going to finish watching this old ww2 movie then get started on laundry.
Soup sounds good to me too. I think it will be pizza for Jim.
Have a great weekend
Phoebe0 -
Happy Friday!! Well I lost 3.2 pounds this week, but don't forget I gained last week. With taking the cough medicine with codeine I haven't been having any wine, so I am sure that is why I lost the weight. I did not take cough medicine today so I might just try a glass of wine and see how I feel. Maybe it will kill all the germs left in my body. LOL
Phoebe, 55 sounds wonderful, we might hit 60 next week but with rain. Beach walking sounds great, we can dream together. I hope to sleep late tomorrow to catch up on sleep, but I stay up too late when I don't sit. Okie sounds so sweet and I can see why Jim loves her on his chest.
Anne, the only person you have to please is yourself. As long as you are healthy and are happy that is all that matters. Just don't leave us on our sneaker forum, we would miss you too much.
Shirley, vacation weight doesn't count as far as I am concerned. What is the point of a vacation if you can't enjoy it all?? You will lose what you gained now that you are home.
One of the sneakers who doesn't post here anymore does hot yoga and loves it. By the way, I love the picture of your group on vacation, everyone looks so happy.
Buzz, I am glad you and Mike leave the Shiva before traffic. I am sure the family understands that driving is difficult and they want you safe. Mike's daughter must finally appreciate all that you do for her father and is proud to call you her step mother. I do hope the connection stays strong and you can remain a happy family.
Jackie, you and Barbie would make great walking buddies with your pups. You have such beautiful trails and land to let the dogs run, I think Daisy would be in her glory. She might go after the sheep though since she is a sheep dog. LOL
Marie, are the birds gone, along with the berries??
Patsy, your husband sounds talented, how did the hat rack turn out??
Have a great night,
Sandy
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One way or another, this past week must have really gotten to me as my legs have become badly swollen, the right foot too painful to walk on, and I'm tiredd constantly. But I called the cardiologist and he told me to stop taking the Cardura he prescribed as it might be the cause of everything (swelling, tiredness, etc.) so I won't take any more and will see if I feel better! Heard from Mike's middle daughter and she says the family is really confused emotionally by what their cousin put his Mother through ; she is helping them to not feel responsible for not preventing the whole mess! I recall several of our grandchildren (now all above 25) saying "If only I had flown down to talk to him!" ...Nothing would have made a difference!
SHIRLEY, what a beautiful group picture. Great vacation, eh ou both look wonderful!
SANDY, 3.2 lb. loss sounds terrific; no matter that some had just been added, you successfully removed it! I have no such luck, it just goes up, stays up, starts down, then bounces right up again! ARGHHHhhhhhh!
PHOEBE, spring is right around the corner...after mud season! Your description of Jim with that little furry pile sleeping and purring on his chest is so visual! Love it!
ANNE, fortunately, I don't love coconut bread or cake, but yummy actual pieces of cut coconut---oh, my!
Learning to try to get enough sleep. Recognizing I'm tired is hard to learn! Buzz 0 -
Good evening - dear Buzz I hope stopping that medication will help your legs. Just so concerned for you.
I hope everyone has a good weekend.
I made a phone call this morning that I thought would take 5 minutes and ended up on the phone chatting for hours. That put me sort of behind schedule all day. Needed to mail a few things and had to stand in line at the post office to pay for one envelope to be hand stamped. And after picking up my Rx refill I zipped over to produce to pick up some coin cut carrots. Oh my goodness! They had totally revamped the entire department and had some lovely organic things so ended up with organic baby peppers, cauliflower and a giant box of baby Romaine on sale. I did remember the carrots.
Well that is my life. A happy day is finding unexpected lovely vegetables.
Hugs.
Lin0 -
Late night again. Just wanted to wish everyone a great weekend. It will be a mixed one for us. Some chores, some relaxation, some shopping. Had a lovely lunch with our friends at a good Thai place. There was a veggie stirfry that worked for me, especially with brown rice. Very nice! It was quite wonderful to see our musician friend in such good condition. He isn't always but today he back to himself. It makes us miss him more when he sort of drifts away. The restaurant had repainted, new flooring and new chairs and tables. Business must be good. They are so sweet to us. They treat us like relatives. Not sure why. We don't come that often. One of life's peak moments.
Patsy0 -
Happy Saturday!! I am finally starting to feel normal with less of a cough and just more nose blowing. I stopped the inhaler and the codeine cough medicine since I was told only take when needed and I don't feel I need it any longer. I am still taking sudafed and day quill and night quill but hopefully only through the weekend. Hope all of you are well.
Patsy, it is nice to be treated so good and glad your friend was in good condition to enjoy his company.
Lin, is the store you found your unexpected vegetables closer to you then the others? That would be a good thing and something that makes you happy makes us happy.
Buzz, I feel awful for you and the pain you are going through with your legs. With all that your family is going through there will be a lot of emotions and lots of blame. This isn't anyone's fault and I would suggest counselling for all to help them get through this, especially his mother. Time will eventually help heal some of the pain but in the meantime you have to take care of you and Mike.
Have a wonderful Saturday.
Sandy
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Anne, bless you for saying how you feel. Whether Sneakers agree or disagree doesn't matter, it is your opinion to voice, and worth hearing(reading).
I second Sandy on the therapy. My mother committed suicide at age 45. About 20 years later I went to a therapist for a variety of reasons. At our last session, I said that we hadn't talked about my mother's death. He told me that he could see that I had resolved the issues resulting from that tragedy. I think he was right. The guilt, the pain,anger, regret. What was most foremost in my thoughts was that she made her choice. She did not seek help, and sadly, there wasn't much in the way of meds to treat depression at that time.
Sewing, laundry, veggies for supper, that's my day!
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Hi PHOEBE, I decided I didn't have the right to voice an opinion, and thought I'd eliminated any comments. However, I have experienced two cases of suicide, one a male friend and colleague facing an inevitable early death, and the other my father in law who had to leave his beloved family farm to end his days in a home for the aged. It is the most terrible of situations for the poor folk left behind and sadly fairly common when one talks to people. My deepest sympathy on the loss of your Mom. She will be most proud of her lovely daughter today and that is for sure.
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I think we all have likely been touched in some way by suicide. Most recently the well-beloved ex-CEO of the company I worked for dove off his sixth floor balcony. He was a very intelligent man who was in decline due to Alzheimer's. He had been married three times and he looked after his second wife who died from Alzheimer's. He left a note. A few years ago a friend/acquaintance came home to find her son hanging from a tree in their backyard. It has taken her years to piece her life back together.
That is all. Except there is too much pain in this world many days. I am glad for friends.
Hugs.
Lin0 -
I just lost my very long post in answer to you all. I hit that return button again. I will let it go for now
and answer back another time.
It was Bliss Day today with Yoga and meditation at a cottage about 10 mins from my house.
I will tell you all about it another time.
Shirley0 -
Hello hello Sneakers. I did not do much today. lucky i had food prepare in the fridge. I try to cook a pot of soup on Monday to filled in during the week. I froze a bi bowl of my lasts batch
Phoebe what are you sewing? I wish I could get into the sewing mood.
I am sorry to hear about your Mom. That really much have been hard on you.
I have just been relaxing till I get my back/hip taken care of. I will be calling the doctor Monday morning to see who I need to see. I can't remember the last Doctor I used. But is shot did he rid of my pain. Also I want my neck check It has had a creek in it for a long time.
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Hello All,
Slow day today working on my computer for quite a bit.
Went to the casino - lost $20 and then out for supper. Had a nice salad with a glass of wine and grilled shrimp. I try to have a couple of higher calorie days a week - within my points but higher than normal off set by a couple of lower days. My metabolism reacts better to ups and downs than always the same. Anyone else find that ?
Sitting here now with a nice cup of herbal tea while Ed watches curling.
I have such a good life. I am so grateful
Cheers to all
Jeri
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To each and every one of you, present or absent,....come close,....more close;...very close!
I want to give each of you, plus one all-inclusive one, a great big hug! PHOEBE dear, an extra special one for and from your MOM, who was so distraught she was not thinking of the tremendous pain you, her survivor, must bear! It has to be extraordinary emotional pain that drives one to end one's life, and may none of us ever experience that! So hugs, hugging , and more hugs to each of my (our) special friends and stay well, please!
As for me, I had the luxury of watching a very lovely and poignant movie this morning called
"Jenny's Wedding". I recognized only one actress in it, saying to Mike she looked like a young version of Meryl Streep. Sure enough, in the cast was a lady whose last name was Gummer, which I believe is Meryl's husband's last name. The movie is about a daughter whom the entire family is hoping will find a nice candidate for marriage, and when she finally announces her desire to marry, it includes her coming "out of the closet"! We both shed more than a couple of tears, and it was a picture I would recommend heartily! However, while watching, I used my leg pumps for the first time in awhile, and forgetting to limit the time to under an hour, I enjoyed the soothing comfort for over 2 hours. Of course the whole purpose of those pumps is to get blood to flow readily, and sure enough, when I took my blood pressure after removing myself from the sofa, it was close to 200 over 88! I freaked out until I realized I had overstayed the pumps, and sure enough, the BP eventually returned to more normal numbers! But my legs had come way down in girth, and I will continue to use the pumps judiciously every day to keep them from swelling! No more than 45 minutes at a time!!!
BARBIE, are you OK? Haven't heard a word from you here (I left Facebook a long time ago) and wondered what you have learned about your condition, if anything? And How's JAKE?
To LIN, SANDY, PATSY, PHOEBE, ANNE, SHIRLEY, MARIE, JACKIE, JERI, and all our absent friends, whom we certainly miss and remember with love and concern, thank you for being you, my wonderful dear friends! Buzz
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Yes, hope Barbie is OK. Glad to hear from you, Marie!
Plz do not concern yourselves about me , I'm fine, it was a long time ago. God has blessed me and protected me even when I was angry.
I'm going to try to get to sleep before midnight. Coz if I stay up late, I sleep til 11am, ( and enjoy it
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Barbie is posting on the home page. She is with Jake and friends in Washington.0
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Hello again! Here I am up late and I have come to the conclusion my bio-rhythms are set for late evening and late mornings. That's when I can think better. I like that time of the day better. I know many of you are early birds. I would like to do that but I am just a zombie until later in the morning. Our kids are the same way. It is really hard for our daughter to get rolling so early in the morning. Teachers have very little leeway on scheduling. She goes through the morning with a cup of coffee permanently in her hand. Not good but it is what it is!
Watched a startling and riveting movie called "Room." It isn't a feel good movie! But once you start watching...there is no going back. I went at least an extra 15 minutes on my bike. For me that's a big deal. I did almost a whole hour on the bike while watching this. Whew!
I made up my own receipe for a diet chocolate pudding. It is good and it's with a yoghurt base. I know that sounds yucky. Seriously, when you have a huge need for chocolate and you don't want to blow the doors off the calorie goal. I do try to fool myself with an invented receipe. I guess that's defeating the purpose somehow, but discipline is not my strong suit, as they say in bridge.
Patsy0 -
And today is a whole new beautiful day, the sort of morning that makes your heart sing! I shall purchase a large bunch of tulips today and think of you all and especially our LIN who loves tulips, but then who amongst us couldn't love a big, bold, brassy, beautiful tulip! I'm hoping Cinders will visit today along with her "parents". Such a happy little dog, she makes our hearts sing as well. Such good news BUZZ your relief from pain, and PATSY, you go girl and enjoy some chocolate. I'm enormously lucky and a bit of a freak I guess in not particularly liking chocolate unless it's wrapped around something like a Reese piece.
And after that rather bland bit of typing I must away to shower, glam up (in my dreams!) slap on a bit of war paint and hopefully await Cinders arrival to lick off and spoil any effort on my part.
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Anne, I hope you get your dose of Cinders! You'd make the perfect pet sitter if you wouldn't mind having plants in strange places. I should get some tulips too, Jim would love that. He lights up at the sight of them.
Jim has strange allergies. When he is involved in any outdoor activities, even those that don't involve gardening, he gets all the symptoms of a cold. The dreaded cough too. He's already taking Allegra and low dose mucinex DM. When he was younger, he was never bothered by allergies. He practically lived outdoors.
Enjoying our day in the 60s will hang out my patched quilt for that fresh smell when the washer stops.
Then it's off for groceries, can't put it off,lol. I am a homebody. But no milk in my coffee, well, for one day, but no more!
Marie, I'm sorry your back and hip are hurting. I know the pain of that. My doctor is in a group of orthopedic specialists. I hope you get relief soon. Hugs♥❇ I'm just sewing by hand. Adding denim patches to my quilt. The sewing machine wouldn't work for this. I haven't used my machine in a while.
I think Honey needs a short walk. She hurt her foot while dancing a couple days ago. I think we'll see how much better it is. Heaven knows I can't carry her back home!
Have a blessed Sunday
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For Jackie and Anne, who are mothers even if some are furry children. Correct me if I am wrong, but I think according to Debbie Flowers on Face book that today is Mother's Day in the UK. I know Anne no longer lives there but it is still in her heart. Have a wonderful day!!
Happy Sunday! I sure am making up for sleep this weekend but tomorrow begins another week of early rising. Two weeks of sitting and then a week off for Spring Break. We are supposed to get warmer weather this week but it comes with Spring showers.
Babe and I went to Church and dinner but I didn't visit Daisy long as I grew very tired and just wanted to get home and get in my PJ's. I am taking the meds again because I got so congested I thought I must need them. I do hope I am well for my birthday Thursday and for the St. Patrick's Day party on Saturday. If I am not better tomorrow I am going to call and see if I can get in to see the doctor again, just to be sure I don't have pneumonia. This is just too long.
Anne, I am not a big chocolate person either unless it is candy. I think because when I was in kindergarten I got sick on chocolate milk and threw up in the hallway. Traumatic for a little girl. lol
Patsy, after watching the Academy Awards that is one of the movies I want to see. I know it will be heartbreaking but it did look good in the trailers.
Phoebe, you are a strong lady and I am glad that you were able to go on with your life knowing nothing was your fault. I think that is part of Babe's kids problems, their mother tried suicide a couple of times and I know Philip found her once with her wrists slit. I believe she was bipolar long before they knew what is was and before they knew about lithium. No one ever went for counseling and they all needed it.
Buzz, glad you were able to get some relief with your legs but be careful with time. Now I have two movies to watch thanks to you and Patsy.
Jeri, you lost $20? That would be like a win to me. LOL A glass of wine with a salad and grilled shrimp sounds wonderful, was that at the casino?
Marie, I am so sorry you are suffering with your back and hip. I hope it is nothing serious but be sure to call the doctor tomorrow so we don't have to worry about you.
Shirley, sorry you lost your post. I am glad you got to do your yoga and meditation, I know you really love it. Have you seen Issac since you returned???
Lin, I know today is Church day, what other plans do you have for this day???
Have a great day!!
Sandy
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Jeri, re: 'My metabolism reacts better to ups and downs than always the same. Anyone else find that ?'
Marie and I were on a board that closed, I think, that was started by a woman on weight watchers. She noticed her weight plateau while maintaining the points. She created, designed, or discovered fluctuating points on different days. She called it The Wendy plan. Her name was Wendy. One day had very high points and that would be the day to ease your cravings..
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Phoebe - I used to be on a program like that too. I found out about it on a board in the Internet, DWLZ, and it is closed now too. But the info is alive and well. http://www.wendie-plan.com/about.html.
Sandy - well actually losing $20 is like winning in my mind too. This casino's restaurant isn't the best so we ate elsewhere. It has gone down hill, used to be one of my Mom's favorites but she'd be unhappy there now too. Sorry you are still feeling so crappy.
Buzz - glad that helped your legs. I am going to see if I can find that movie too. Thx.
Well must run. I am going down to get in my 30 minutes on the treadmill.
Jeri
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Afternoon Sneakers,
I will try again to write this post without it being wiped out. I will start with Anne - We did not have any
snow lately, today is beautiful and sunny but cold. Dave and I took our hockey arena walk later in the
morning and there was a hocky game going on but we could still walk around. I hope you see Cinders
today she is so cute. As far as our weight goes, we all know what is good for us. I have a long road
to get where I want to be.
Phoebe - Yes... the coconut bread was to die for as was the coconut cake. I weighed this morning and
the evil scale is going down. The beach by the water was okay to walk on but getting there was like
walking in the deep snow. At one point my back was throbbing from walking. Good exercise I guess.
Sandy - You poor thing, still sick. This bug just doesn't want to leave you. I went on vacation with my
head cold but felt better as the week went on and came home all better. I am hoping the same for you.
I will see Isaac this Wednesday and stay until Sunday. Dave and Tom are going ice fishing up at our
cottage. Congrats on the 3.2 weight loss.
Lin - I talked to a lady yesterday at the retreat and she mentioned organic vegetables delivered to
your door. I asked Dave about this and he said let's see how much we spend normally. The cost
would be $140.00 Can. a month. We will see if this is worth it.
Buzz - Glad you are feeling better after the funeral. It take days to get over the sadness I find.
At least you got time to spend with your family which you haven't seen in a while. Keep up
the pumping on your legs it seems you need it.
Patsy - I finally got to see The Intern on the plane and loved it. We hooked up my tablet to the plane's
app. I want to see Room also, we are going to the movie's on Monday, Dave's birthday, to see Eddie,
the Olympics skiing winner. I don't remember this guy but Dave does.
I am going to stop now and start another post before I lose this one.
Shirley
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Okay me again. Just a short post on my day yesterday. I went to a TM retreat of meditation and
gentle Yoga except for the shoulder stand, which I only did the half version.
It was at a cottage about 10 mins from my house so I didn't have to travel far at all. There were
10 of us, my TM teacher, the cook who did our lunch, and the lady who's cottage we used. The rest were
the other ladies. Susan's cottage was decorated nicely and her bathroom was redone like a hotel
bathroom, beautiful. I met some nice ladies there and it was nice we shared similar interests.
Helene mentioned they are getting some dates together for weekend retreats about 45 min from my
house. Unfortunatley, they are cruising weekends and we will be sailing.
So today I am recovering from yesterday because you get very tired releasing any stresses you may
have. So we did some napping while there too.
Today will be making my soup finally, washing sheets and starting a new weight loss book that my
daughter sent me. She always worries about me.
Have a lovely Sunday my friends, and you guys are always on my mind.
Shirley0
