Senior Golden Sneakers
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OK, so my middle kiddle just gave me an earful about my sleeping habits, neuropathy, carpal tunnel, and whatever else she could get in to admonish me for, so I really will get some sleep tonight! Never did last night, as I finally straightened out that ridiculous Windows' update around 6 AM, and wandered toward the bed, turned on the TV so I could fall asleep(6:30 AM!! I woke up at 8 and decided to rise and sort of shine and get ready for a meeting of the beta Portal website we are setting up for the ACTS communities. I figured I'd find time to use my compression boots but never did, and got down to dinner just on time! Now, I'm droopy as can be, and am about to get to bed and make up for last night!
quick comment for everyone; yes, I thought and firmly held onto my faith in human beings being capable of improving the world as I knew it! I no longer know what to believe as things seem to escalate into heretofore unknown realms almost beyond belief! The casual use of life-changing drugs, enslaved children, atomic bombs casually threatened, (as if the entire atmosphere would be unaffected!!!)... Has the "virtual" unreality of TV encompassed our minds to the point that we don't even recognize our role in the demise of human decency? Thank goodness for our little group, with your basic decency, working at making a difference! Yawn, yes , my bed, here I come!
Buzz
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Good for you Buzz!! Excellent words and thankfully you are off to get some rest tonight.
The Windows update nearly did my laptop in overnight. I woke up to a plain grey screen. Just stuck. Couldn't even get it to shutdown the first three times I tried. Then on startup it went back to the plain grey screen and I thought the thing was toast when it finally came to an HP logo screen, then nothing once again. Ultimately it did slip to the Windows updating screen. I was so relieved. I found out later the same thing happened to another friend as I was describing the harrowing circumstances. Windows had fun with many of us last night apparently.
Well, we had our little low key recognition of the birthday at the library this morning. She enjoyed it and it was quite nice. She was having a fine day with text messages, FaceTime, Skype, etc. with various children, grandchildren and siblings.
I did watch the two webinars I had signed up for today. Got my veggie box and everything is put away at least. I hope tomorrow afternoon to cook a few veggies and clean some nice raw ones as well.
Tai Chi in the morning and then I am dropping off a mantle clock for repair. I spoke with them today and they will look it over and call me with an estimate for repair. I likely will have it fixed. I brought it home from my parents home and I never was clear if it belonged to them or if it was from my dad's family and given to him when his mother died. If they can tell me how old it is, it might help with that question.
Okay, I will admit I was eager to read a book I picked up at the library. Loved it!!! I just finished it. "A Distant View of Everything" by Alexander McCall Smith. It is the latest offering in his Isabel Dalhousie series. I have read the series so it was like catching up with old friends. Anyone else read these? The setting is Scotland and the books ooze philosophy, ethics, all types of tidbits of knowledge of history and more.
Time to move along I guess. I sat too long in order to finish the book and now I have chores left to finish.
Bad me.
Hugs.
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Hello All,
A busy day with lots of running around.
I was in a funny situation this morning. I've rejoined Weight Watchers, actually I do both WW and MFP as it helps me stay on track. I record using MFP and WW's online app. I rejoined WW because I am at my original goal weight and I am a Lifetime Member so it is free if I am within 2 lbs of my goal weight - + or - . As a lifetime member I am also eligible for a coupon for free online WW. This morning I planned to do my once a month weigh in as we'll soon be taking off for Nova Scotia. I stood on the scale at home and saw I was actually lower than I wanted. What a new predicament for me. Haha. So I went downstairs and had a bigger breakfast than normal and had 2 cups of tea. I dressed in a pair of heavier capris and off I went. I was okay, I had .1 lbs to spare. We'll be away for a month so I shouldn't have any problem in September.
Then Ed wanted to go to another store in the shopping center. I wandered around looking for a new non stick Fry pan but decided to wait until they go on sale. Off we went to buy food for the fish pond.
I was shocked when we got there as I had lost my fitness tracker. Panic city. I've worn one non stop since about 2011. I felt like I'd lost a child. Off we went back to the store and I found it sitting where I had been looking at fry pans.
I realized that I needed a new one as the bracelet had broken and wouldn't stay on. Poor Ed after going to Best Buy, Walmart and Costco I found a new one. It doesn't have a battery that will last a year like my old one, but it has lots of new features. I love it.
So it took me awhile to get all the settings the way I wanted and I still may have to play around with that but so far I am happy. Good thing this happened here, had it happened in Nova Scotia I wouldn't have been able to replace it so easily.
I'm such a nerd. LOL
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Not too hot, not too cold yesterday so I managed to tidy areas of the garden and cut all the grass by 5.30. This morning we have drizzle again but did manage a different walk on the moors that took us along a trail that I imagine was created by sheep because we often found ourselves running out of track and having to pick our way through wet bracken..... good fun though. George snoozed in the car while I did an Aldi shop and after his brunch is now running round doing zoomies and squeaking his toys.
Jeri ~ You've done a great job quietly getting on with losing weight which considering your busy lifestyle with family and trips can't have been easy so well done you. The trick now is to ease off and maintain.
Lin ~ No, I don't know that author or her books and just wish I had more time to read as I do miss it. I've had a book on the go for weeks now and am enjoying it once I settle but that's not often enough!
Anne ~ The appalling things that are going on in our UK towns and cities are at least finally being acknowledged rather than politically correct individuals hushing it all up for fear of offending certain communities and police have been shamed into doing something about it. Society in general is to blame for a lot of what's gone on by not protecting young kids in care and having last night watched a documentary about a group of mainly men left to fend for themselves in the wilds of Scotland for a year I'm convinced Neanderthal man is just under the surface ready to break out at the first opportunity as all civilized behaviour is forgotten! Buzz is right, humanity has lost its way but you sneakers are all like family to me and prove there's always hope!
On that cheery note I'll make myself a ham sandwich then soak my feet before a pedicure. Happy Friday!!
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Love Friday and seeing Mike, loathe the grocery shopping! One of my neighbours popped in last evening for a chat which changed into really a session of confiding in the old lady. It lasted 3 hours. She's a sweet lady in her sixties and a cancer survivor. She HAS got a whole heap of problems but worrying gets you nowhere. The only advice I could give was she must stop worrying or she will become ill again. If one just sits back and says, to hell with this, I can no longer handle it and let fate or God take over, things have a remarkable way of falling into place I find. Her worries are nothing to do with her health, ..........at the moment!
JERI, I threw my fitness tracker in the garbage not so long ago. I didn't really need it. I mean taking Miss Jilly out for walks a few times a day really says it all as far as tracking goes for me! I'm back to wearing my watch instead! I noticed on the home page you have been losing weight steadily so big congratulations at reaching the level you wanted to achieve. At the moment Sandy and Jackie are maintaining weight on the pound a week site, but not me, I just maintain 4 lbs heavier than I want. Never mind, those extra pounds might come in useful if I have to sock a bag snatcher! An old lady here of my age was robbed as she withdrew $450 from a bank machine this week. A big burly fellow caught on camera, knocked her to the floor after she gamely fought back. On local TV she was shown with badly bruised face and ribs, but she and I are happy to report the thug has been caught. Cowardly thug actually! He wouldn't tackle a young guy of course.
Watch out for Neanderthals JACKIE on your moorland treks, but didn't Homo sapiens wipe them out? So watch out for lurking Homo sapiens instead, lol.
Well Miss Jilly is looking at me hopefully, so off we go, through sleet and snow, except it's humidity right now.
God bless,
Anne.
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Happy Friday!
Dinner was excellent but with having the coconut shrimp I of course gained some salt weight. Not much 0.8 pounds but have to be careful so it doesn't keep going up instead of down. When I got home last night I went to put my car in the garage only to find a car in my driveway. I had told the neighbor downstairs I didn't mind if they parked in my driveway but I did mean if I was home for the night. I parked in the street where she could have and told her this morning please check in my garage to see if I am home before parking in my driveway. Tonight I am meeting friends for a fish fry except I won't have fried fish but grilled shrimp. Will probably still bring a gain, but oh well.
The parents lost their volleyball game last night so they are done. I felt bad because they were winning with me sitting, think I am a little superstitious? I told them I would sit once a week for them to play tennis together just not on Wednesdays so I can return to bingo.
Anne, I'm with you, I hate grocery shopping, in fact I hate any kind of shopping which is why I try to buy most things online. (not food) That was very nice of you to listen to your neighbor, sometimes one needs to just talk things out with someone else to help clear their heads.
Jackie, now I know you are a big animal lover and would never hurt a flea but I do have to ask if George was okay being left in the car while you shopped. Here in the states we are allowed to break car windows if a child or pet are left in a car. Please don't be offended but I still have to ask.
Jeri, bad news about your tracker but good news about getting a new one. I thought I lost my fitbit the day of Robby's party and three of us searched my car. When I left to go home it was on top of a plastic bag in the front seat. Mysterious things do happen. Enjoy your trip, will you be able to check in with us?
Lin, my automatic updates restart my computer on their own so no problems here. Good luck with mantle clock, it sounds like it has special memories for you.
Buzz, I am glad you are listening to your middle child and will get more sleep. It amazes me how you can stay up all night and function the next day.
Have a wonderful day and keep smiling.
Sandy
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Good day. Lovely weather here!! Much fun at Tai Chi/Qigong today as our instructor changed the orientation of the routine which made the old right brain work hard. She did that on purpose to challenge the mind as well as the body. Then I had coffee with a few ladies afterwards. I mostly listened to them talk but it was nice. Then I dropped off my clock at the repair shop in the way home. They will call sometime next week with the repair estimate.
Soup is in the pot cooking, I am having lunch and then I have more cooking, bill paying, material organizing for tomorrow and I see the check engine light is on again. I reset it again last week. Maybe I will let it ride for a while.
I do not like to shop as I once did. I would wander through the shopping center and look in the Windows of all the stores. I would do that often. But now, once in a while I want to look through a specific store, I prefer to order things online and save the hunting for things. I do several grocery stores regularly , and on occasion one locally run hardware store, the small shops in our historical area (sometimes) and the big box stores maybe once a month. Craft stores, well that is another category altogether!!! So overall I guess I am much more a shopper than I thought I was.
Jackie, a sheep path. Now that is interesting. I thought it would be pretty well broken down and marked due to the little sheep hooves and their wide bodies. I will say you and George are very adventuresome. I picture George doing zoomies around your house. It makes me smile. Now for your weekend, I hope it is very pleasant.
Anne, I hope you made it through your shopping chore. Hopefully being with your son makes it more bearable. Very nice of you to let your neighbor unload her problems. You are a kind person and I doubt you would ever turn anyone away. A bit of moaning is therapeutic I think but you're right, it solves nothing. Did Jilly like the conversation?
Sandy, many people are superstitious when it comes to replicating a win! Wearing the same clothing or socks or shoes, eating the same dinner but I hadn't thought of having the same babysitter! Maybe you were their lucky charm.
Jeri, glad you got your tracker replaced and clever of you to pack on some extras to get just the weight you wanted. I would never have thought of it. But then I would normally be sitting in a sweat box trying to get down as low as possible! So crown on Monday and then off for a month. Please stop by if you have a connection. And of course, always eager to see your photos.
Time to get back to my chores.
Hugs.
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Losing my mind about birthday dates and discovered I've totally missed a few dear friends living here. My face will be red tonight at dinner! Kudos to JERI for sticking to her goals ad please have a fabulous trip across your gorgeous country. I adore the destination area, too, and my Dad's painting of it is in my den! SANDY, somehow staying up late doesn't affect me, I think, though DD doesn't agree! She tells me my burning hands are a result! Glad your fitbit tuned up! LIN, your description of the Alexander McCall Smith series sounds right up my alley! I don't seem to find much time lately for reading, though. I used to love it! JACKIE, I also picked up what SANDY said about snoozing George in the car. It is against the law in Florida, as well! ANNE, dreadful attack on that woman! I used to know how I would handle something like that, but in truth, now I don't think I'd be able to lift my knee to anyone's groin! Golden years, lol! Buzz
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Hello sneakers! Enjoyed reading about the latest adventures here. I am getting ready to fix Johns favorite dinner tonight...salmon! It makes such a mess in the kitchen. I am going to try to find one of those doodads that make spiral noodles out of squash. I think John will like that.
Big summer party for symphony musicians and friends coming up. It is potluck but not just anything will do. It must be special. These are major "foodie" people. They bring and expect others to bring food that you have to fuss with! I am bringing Greek stuffed grape leaves. I would like to stay home except the musicians all bring their instruments they play in small groups all night long. Jazz mainly but amazing! It is an event!
I belong to an artists internet group and it is very interesting to hear (read) about friends that have left the states for adventures elsewhere. Let me say this...these are NOT young people. I am amazed that they are just picking up at almost 80 and trucking off to various parts of the world. Tropics, South America,etc. I keep wanting to just hole up here, and be as safe and secure as possible. Sound boring? Kate, John and I are going for a beach walk then have our salmon dinner. That's about as adventurous as I can manage. I am going to clear another area of the dungeon. Old drawings and studies from at least 10 to 15 years ago. Great for firewood! The paper is that handmade stuff from France. It is like cardboard.
Patsy
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Patsy I love my veggie bullet. Had veggies, for lunch. I found I eat a lot more veggies with my veggie bullet..
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You ladies are all so nice.
I'm going to try to check in but it will depend on internet coverage in the evening.
Marie what is a veggie bullet?
Have a great day everyone.
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Just lost a large post re: PATSY's music group meeting making me reminisce about the 1st Newport Jazz Festival, and taking a carriage with my 3 little kids in it! To this day, hey all play instruments and love both classical and jazz but don't care for the cacophony called music today! Wish I could hide in PATSY's bags and sneak along!
Lin, wonderful that your tai Chi/QiGong teacher is into the brain thing. So is ours and I sure hope it helps!
I'm off to bed now, having finished several belated cards with designer envelopes. One envelope I made like a jigsaw puzzle and used several sketches like this around the name, as the person is an avid fan.
I'm also starting to run out of ink. so goodnight, y'all! Buzz
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I FOUND THE LOST POST SO I'LL POST IT ANYWAY. YOU CAN IGNORE IT!!!
PATSY, I'd love to hide somewhere in your baggage so I could hear what sounds like a fabulous super jam session! And I adore the idea of classical musicians being capable of playing jazz; the concept is so different! Having attended the very 1st Newport Jazz Festival with all 3 kids still in a carriage, I recall thinking we had found heaven on earth. My kids still play instruments and love most kinds of music except the present cacophony!
LIN, good for you, finding a Tai Chi/Qigong teacher who challenges the brain. Our instructor is so enthused about blending the two! I hope it work lol!
I'm off to bed now, having finished several cards and envelopes (which I decorate almost as highly as the cards themselves). I made one of the envelopes appear to be a jigsaw puzzle, as she is an avid fan! Buzz, I think
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Not much happening here so far. Well we did meet a grey haired lady and two teenage children who seemed a bit cautious of the exuberant Miss Jilly. I said, "don't worry, she's harmless and just wants to say hello" whereupon the grey haired lady said in a Liverpool accent, "now there's a nice northern accent". Visitors from Great Britain off to have "a big Canadian breakfast". So my writing might be somewhat Canadian but the rest of me remains the same!
I wonder, should Jilly ever get a new owner if she will understand commands and does she bark with a Yorkshire dialect?
There's always something to ponder, lol.
Amy understands Jilly anyway. Janice said she couldn't believe Jill could hear them from half a street away and us in the back garden. Amy responded to Jill's excited yapping by pulling on her leash and dragging Janice at great speed to our house and down our drive, whereupon the doggie friends received doggie treats from sucker here who will never be rich in this lifetime.
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Happy Saturday! My grilled shrimp at the fish fry was good and since I rode the bike in the afternoon I actually lost the weight I gained from the night before. All is good again. Today possibly a pool day before church and a visit with Babe and Daisy.
Anne, I think I must be getting old, you have confused me with the Amy and Janice story. I bet it was wonderful to hear someone from back home with the same accent.
Buzz, love your little puzzle for the envelope, very talented.
Jeri, don't worry about us, just have a wonderful time.
Marie, when is the big move to Alice's house?
Patsy, you sound like a wonderful cook making different types of meals. Enjoy the concert, I hate to admit I am not a big jazz fan but did enjoy my nieces son perform on jazz guitar.
Lin, glad you had fun at Tai Chi/Qigong and accepted the new challenge. Nice to see that you are making new friends even if you are the quiet one.
Jackie, where are you?
Have a great day!
Sandy
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SANDY: Mmm, not sure how else to put it. Here goes.
Jill and I are in the back garden.
Jill has wonderful hearing.
She heard or smelt Janice and Amy when they were out of sight and
half the street away. Quite a distance,
Jill starts barking.
Amy the dog hears Jill from that distance.
She pulls Janice holding the leash at great speed to our house.
Amy refuses to walk past our drive.
She Rushes down the drive to say hello to Jill.
Janice was just surprised that Jill could recognize Amy, out of sight, and so far away.
I hear the Yorkshire accent daily. Mike and Mark both have retained it although more diluted than mine. It's a very hard accent to get rid of!
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A fun day at the dog show for us where Scruff wowed everyone with her agility and speed and dear George came away with a rosette for 2nd best rescue dog. He's not at all impressed with it because it tickles and makes him scratch but I'm very proud! The top rescue was from Romania where few people care about the plight of dumped or neglected dogs but a charity is doing its best to rescue, rehabilitate and bring them to the UK for rehoming. The last event we stayed to watch was Britain's Got Talent dog tricks and it was amazing how many people teach their pooches to dance, roll over and do high fives with their paws. An 8 year old girl with a tiny chihuahua had her dancing through hoops and won a night at a luxury hotel for 2 so I hope she gets to go with one of her parents!
We have a similar hairstyle as you can see!!
Sandy ~ Have no fear, I would never leave George in the car unless I knew he was safe and yesterday it was never going to get too hot, in fact we had the heating on when we first drove to the moors for our walk and I made sure when I parked at the supermarket both windows were open in spite of the rain so he had plenty of fresh air plus because I hate supermarket shopping I'm in and out in about 15 minutes! On sunny days I drop him home first and then continue to the shop but when I go into smaller places in town he comes with me on his lead. Oh yes and unfortunately we have to call the police to smash any window to let an overheating dog out but not everyone waits for them to arrive!!
Lin ~ The bracken at the moment is very green so bounces back when stepped on by humans and sheep but there's just enough of a gap to tiptoe along one foot in front of the other!
Anne ~ You know what they say, it takes one to know one and certainly most English accents are immediately recognisable but lucky you to keep your Yorkshire one because when I lived in Canada mine became that awful mid Atlantic twang that sounds more South African than anything. Yummy to the big Canadian breakfast since I'm sure it would include pancakes with maple syrup although I could never understand bacon, a sausage or ham being added to the mix! I'd like to think Neanderthal man is extinct but as each news bulletin becomes more bizarre I have my doubts. Just a thought, do you ever wonder what the North Korean people think of the ever expanding waistline of their wonderous leader while they starve?
Buzz ~ I adore your jigsaw envelope but can't imagine how you designed it. No wonder you don't get to sleep at night!
Jeri ~ Have a wonderful trip away and don't let that wristband take over your life too much!!
Time to cook something that will include my delicious home grown spuds!!
Enjoy the rest of your Saturday.
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Hello, home again and pretty well unpacked. Chomping on my chunky soup and reflecting on the morning and the people I met. Very friendly but of course, they have known each other for years as the newest person there has been attending for five years. They are very talented and experienced. There is apparently disagreement among the members on several issues. One is that each person needs to take responsibility for some of the activities and projects. Now that made my blood run cold. Would I have anything to share with these women who have been making cards and stamping for 15 to 30 years? And who have blue ribbon entries in the State Fair? And who recently made 150 cards to donate to Hospice and the Blood Center? I have been assigned the month of October in their 2018 calendar project. You have to come up with an apparently tiny original design and then make 12 more originals of that design. The calendars for the upcoming year are then assembled in December. Okay, sounded doable until a lady showed me the fantastic work from last year. One woman cannot understand why people wouldn't be excited for the challenge. And why there would be any hesitancy about leading a class.
Well, therein lies the difference between someone who has not been at this for a long time and someone who has been doing this since she was a child and has taken classes with top name designers. Ha. So we will see. They want more members and the lady said they don't know how they can make themselves attractive to all the different levels of card making expertise.
Meanwhile, I am happy to be back here with you!
Buzz, I too love your jigsaw design. Wonderful! Your friend will love it. You must spend a lot of time designing each card.
Anne, I have no idea what would be included in a Canadian breakfast! While I have visited in the long distance past, I believe we stayed in a fishing cabin where you made your own meals. I think we ate cereal for breakfast. Quick, few dishes, off to go fishing! And yes, dogs can smell much more than we can imagine and their hearing is exceptional. You are a treat pushover!!! Lucky pups.
Sandy, I hope you are enjoying pool time. The weather is totally lovely! There are many conversations where I can be pretty much 100% quiet as I find a goodly proportion of people are just interested in what they have to say and/or need to have their opinion heard. Haaaa. True!
Jackie, congratulations to Scruff on a job well done!! Now George may not be impressed with the beautiful rosette but I am!! Gorgeous photo as well. Excellent! I don't think you really have similar hair styles but you do not clash!
Thanks for the explanation, now I understand why the path is not more visible. Don't get lost out there with the sheep. Haaaa.
Well, time to move along once again. I should wash another load of clothes. I cannot believe I dribbled toothpaste on my shirt once again. Good grief!
Hugs.
Lin
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Well this just in about the eclipse viewing here...it simply will not be visible except for a dark 3 minutes. I feel sad for all the people who paid extra for a hotel room here on the coast. They wanted to be able to see the event without obstruction. I fear we will be under thick cloud cover!
I saw some yellow leaves tumbling down from our trees this morning. All the blackberries are being gobbled up by the deer family that lives in our little forested area. The Shasta daisies are all fading. Fall is coming. To make it more clear, pre-season football is on TV. John is happy to have something to watch instead of obsessing about our politics.
Buzz: a fabulous creative design on the puzzle people. Really! You have a great sense of design. I know from experience that cannot be tought but awareness can be achieved through exposure. You have had a rich creative life, that's obvious. Your card making is your blank canvas. You are painting with pixels.
Anne: our vet tells us often about the extra abilities animals possess. They understand and sense so much more than we are aware of. One of the things he does so often is get down on the floor and look them in the eyes and speaks softly to them. I have always been amazed at how he communicates with animals. He even takes care of a pot-bellied pig and a hedgehog. Of course Jilly would understand her friend Amy. Katie knows when our son is coming and hears his dogs barking miles down the road when he is approaching. They get messages in the air somehow.
Sandy: I read about a lottery ticket being bought for over 300 million. I also read (hahahahahah) that in order to win in a lottery, you MUST first buy a ticket. Interesting concept! I have never bought a lottery ticket. But I am not lucky in gambeling ever. Trivia pursuit games, I might do pretty well. I collect useless information. Like the capitals of states...Austin, Texas, Salem, Oregon, Olympia, Washington etc.
Must mop kitchen floor, Katie and John are tracking something in...mud and grass clippings!
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Hey JACKIE, I got my hair cut last Wednesday in the exact same style as you and George! Only mine sticks up more than yours and George's and it's a different shade! What a clever George winning the rosette! He's larger than I expected. I don't think the North Korean people are allowed to think anything except maybe private thoughts. Home grown onions, beets and teeny carrots in my salad tonight.
PATSY do you like scrabble? I never gamble either and I've never bought a lottery ticket. I don't know what I'd do if I won all that money! Probably keel over with a heart attack and the sons and grands would be the ones to benefit. Nice funeral though!
LIN what you've got that these women who have been making cards for years haven't got is a fresh, brand new approach. One can get in a rut you know, like writers block. My "Canadian" breakfast is usually a bowl of porridge, och aye. Never eaten pancakes, maple syrup and a sausage of dubious content all at once, yeuk! I have been known to eat a boiled egg with buttered "soldiers".
That WAS clever BUZZ, the jigsaw envelope.
I really enjoyed all the posts today!
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Love the picture of Jackie and George, you look terrific Jackie!! Love you haircut Anne, it looks really good on you. Lin, if you need card ideas my daughter is a whiz, I can get suggestions from her.
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Thanks Sandy, I have loads of ideas for cards but Preparing and demonstrating a technique for card making is a bit different. This is a pretty bright and competent group. I have looked over their projects back to 2002. The only things I haven't seen so far is Gelli plate printing and Distress Oxide Inking. I don't think most of the members have the Distress Oxide Inks and I am not the master of the Gelli plate. We will see. Early days.
Anne, you have so much gorgeous hair!!!!!
Wow
Patsy, we have maple teees turning already. My first thought was Fall but they tell us it is drought stress. Hummmm.
Lin0 -
I design the envelopes, (and cards) using a combination of clip arts since I haven't been able to figure out how to draw on my computer. Unfortunately, since each one is unique, they take lots of time, but it's really fun for me. That particular envelope had as a background a black on white jigsaw puzzle, with other designs superimposed over the background. I can't seem to paste it here, sorry to say. Wait, I may have figured it out!
DD #2 moved from N Carolina due to living with all the prejudice in that state to ...TA DA...VIRGINIA, where a horrendous clash broke out today between a KKK group and their more tolerant brethren! So...will she up and move again?
JACKIE, love, love, love that photo!!!
ANNE, love the dog stories and George haircut!
LIN, you are so creative!
PATSY, let us know about that special musicians' party.
SANDY, what cards does your DD make? Always hunting for new ideas! .....Buzz
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OK, THAT was a copy of the envelope I made yesterday. I gave Ellen the card as she was working on a puzzle in the lobby, and she loved it! Tra La1 -
delraybuzz wrote: »OK, THAT was a copy of the envelope I made yesterday. I gave Ellen the card as she was working on a puzzle in the lobby, and she loved it! Tra La
Wonderful Buzz. I love it.
Lin
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Happy Sunday.... it's a lovely one here in Cornwall so the plan is to muck out the hen house before continuing to cut back the jungle at the end of my garden. The lady who had been helping me keep the top half tidy hadn't been for a couple of weeks, put off by the rain so I've phoned and told her thanks for the help but I'll manage on my own for now because I'm finding I'm getting on with things rain or not! We've had a great walk on the moors with views that seemed to disappear into eternity so after my usual mug of coffee I should be raring to get on!
Buzz ~ Oh dear, what horrible scenes in Virginia and a President who appeared to choke on his words of condemnation no doubt not wanting to lose any more support. Your DD #2 must be wondering where next to avoid such violent clashes. Your envelope is wonderfully creative and something to be framed.... no wonder the recipient was so delighted.
Anne ~ George weighs about 8 kilos and Lhasas are quite long in the body although have stubby little legs! There's little we can do with thick mops of hair, right? I've an appointment on Thursday to get it cut so will probably ask for it to be shorter although if we chat as we normally do my hairdresser will do her own thing again! My style (if you can call it that) has been with me since the 60's Beatles' cuts because anything else tried has been a total disaster! What a lovely photo of someone who looks in her fifties! The allotment will be visited later this afternoon for fresh runner beans and no doubt more courgettes and patty pans and since there's only so much ratatouille I can eat I'll have to come up with an original recipe or two!
Lin ~ You would have laughed today at our walk on the moors where first off George confronted a little white calf so as my friend, Scruff and I continued on our way he found himself scared to run to us in case it chased him. In the end a good 1/4 mile on I blew the whistle and called until he finally plucked up the courage to race to me, occasionally stopping to look over his shoulder. What we didn't realise was just a little way away amongst a group of cows was a huge bull who by now was scraping his feet in the ground and snorting in our direction so we had to hot foot it across an open area to a track until he stopped snorting and turned his back on us! Heading back to the car park on the same track we stopped by a large granite rock where the dogs hop up to receive a treat just as 3 cows with their calves wandered from the grassy area to the track in front of us and stood and stared so after the bull experience we were wary to move on so decided to cut across a wet, boggy area to side track them. Haha, as soon as we were off the track they wandered past the granite rock and continued towards the bull so we then realised they were as scared of us as we of them!! Our walks are never uneventful that's for sure! As for your project, I have to throw in my two pennies worth and point out you are incredibly talented with your card making and other crafts so mustn't be intimidated by people in this group that seem to be more confident about what they do. If they genuinely want fresh blood amongst them they should support all newcomers so just do what you do best and everyone will be impressed and delighted at the results. I for one can't wait to see what design you come up with!
Hello to Sandy, Marie, Jeri and all others I might have left out. Enjoy your Sunday.
Jackie2 -
In this age of fiddling on mobile phones, and staring at TV screens I think it's absolutely wonderful that our little group is comprised of such gifted folk! As long as we create there's hope for mankind whether it be music, painting, unique card making, rescuing abandoned animals, veggie growing, story telling and beautiful gardens to sit in (after weeding and mowing of course) etc etc the fanatics of this world will never win. I can imagine your daughter feeling most unsafe once again though BUZZ. Horrendous scenes, ah: Planet of the Humans, I don't think apes are quite so destructive and intolerant.
Today is communication day with family and friends but seeing it is also the day of rest and inspired by you creative ones with just a hint of fall in the air I'm thinking of dragging out my easel again and ignoring the news channels. Between that and walking The Bean, let the rest of the world go by.
Anne.1 -
Just a PS to JACKIE who beat me to it! I should have met you years ago because this Beatle cut does seem to suit my fly away hair. Will stick to it from now on. By the way, you look so lovely and slim holding the beautiful George. Mind you I'm not surprised you are slim if you are frequently confronted by pawing bulls! Great incentive to jog!
Just a PS to LIN, Jackie said it much better than I ever could re the "superior" (or so they think) card making group. You ARE very talented and just like Jackie, I too am looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
Anne1 -
Happy Sunday! I have to jump in the shower and leave to pick Lisa and the boys up for a visit to my friends farm. They boys should love their animals and I am excited for my friends to meet Lisa and the boys. Will try to get back later but if not have a wonderful day.
Sandy
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