Senior Golden Sneakers
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So Alex Morgan dissed the Brits with her tea drinking gesture and images of the original 13 colonies. BBC news.
Oh boy, I can't wait for the next women's world football match!
Morgan (now there's a British name for you) will be a marked woman if she's still playing football. Hope I'm still around as well, lol.
War is declared despite Donald, with his military parade and tanks, for Gawds sake!
Only kidding girls. I'm afraid Brits and Canadians don't take our various sports seriously enough on the whole. Mainly fun for us.
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Jeri,
Happy Wednesday!
Going to see foot doctor at 11:00 and hope I get to stop wearing this shoe. I think I have more pain in other areas of my foot from wearing it as well as my back.
Tonight we are going to a local hotel for dinner and to watch fireworks. I just hope it doesn't rain since we are to go outside on the lawn to see them.
No time once again so have a good day.
Sandy
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No great progress in the garden but have potted on a ginger plant the gardener gave me last month as a get well gift already bursting out of its original container. Aware my cherry tree is getting rapidly stripped by a blackbird I've just come in from attempting a precarious balancing act picking the fruit from lower branches while doing my best not to fall into brambles. Mrs Blackbird was cross and shouting at my head in spite of me leaving plenty of cherries in higher branches I couldn't reach. Meanwhile Hebe snoozed in the long grass by my feet totally oblivious to any birds... some hunter!
Anne, you've explained why commentators talked about tea drinking when watching the match. Seems harsh to have stopped her playing unless they feared for her life!! 😄😄 I gather a couple of USA team members were found wandering England's hotel the night before which Phil Neville found amusing!
Patsy, I may have shot myself in the foot walking out of the tool store because my Amazon order won't arrive until middle of next week. Oh well, much like yourself it's not as if I've nothing else to be getting on with. 😉
Happy birthday Jeri. 🎂🍾
Good luck with the boot removal Sandy!
4pm so kettle for a cuppa then back outside.
Jackie
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JACKIE. Why prowling around the English teams hotel? Hoping to disturb sleep? Maybe a rematch is called for!
Not that I could watch! One or two of the English girls reminded me of some of the tough factory girls I encountered when playing field hockey as a girl for Ranks Flour Mill office. One opposing defence player I remember saying, thinking me from "out of mill" and not in the accounting department, "I can't stand nanby pamby office girls, can you" as we watched one of their teams office staff prancing around. Coward here kept quiet!
Was any explanation given for the USA team members nocturnal visit? Just curious.
Anne, once, long, long, ago..... defender of goal posts. Oh yeah! Ranks management was desperate methinks.0 -
Anne, it's only a game of football but you've got to laugh.... a man up a tree too!
Jackie
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Hi, I'm here, but mostly to look up effects from Gabapentin! Gasping for breath when I walk (if you can call it walking!). If my appetite were gone, I would be more worried, but if the food is good, my appetite is even better!
JERI, love, a very Happy Birthday to you!
Thanks, JACKIE, will do!
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Four more weeks..............
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Made my day JACKIE. Hilarious! As you say "it's only a game, old "chap", and its not cricket to climb up trees to spy". But then maybe he was "one of those" interested in ladies legs lads.
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Wooo. Storms here right now. Thunder, wind and downpours. Last night the lightning and thunder seemed to be camped over my house which made me very skittish. I am worse than an animal with fireworks when that happens.
Sandy, I am sorry that you are required to wear that uncomfortable shoe/boot for four more weeks. Did they image it again and decide it wasn’t healed? Is there anything to do to make it more comfortable? Hope you are enjoying your evening. Early outdoor concerts are cancelled here. Later concerts and fireworks are uncertain.
Jackie, oh my, what lovely cherries. Glad you were able to snare some without causing yourself any harm. And have you noticed that many things from Amazon no longer arrive quickly? I have. You will get the staples one of these days. You are always busy so you will be occupied no doubt.
Buzz, I hope you found the information you were seeking.
Patsy, you have a wonderful plan. May you all survive the noisy evening (s) without distress.
I am trying to update my listings on Facebook but difficult today with the glitches over there.
Many good wishes sent along to all dear Sneakers.
Hugs.
Lin
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Stay safe Sneakers... thinking of you all with barbeques and fireworks but especially Katie. Turn up the music Patsy and John ❤
Returned from our walk on the moors with a smelly and filthy George who rediscovered the joys of fox poo! He's had his obligatory shower and while I was at it decided Betty could do with one too because washing herself with that short round body is nigh on impossible for her. Now under the garden umbrella sipping coffee... back later 🙋♀️
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A VERY HAPPY AND PEACEFUL 4th JULY TO OUR LOVELY SANDY, BUZZ, PATSY AND LIN,
Have a great day off from all the chores.
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Quiet day for me. Planning on going to pool and then making myself a burger on the grill.
I don't like to be on the road on Holidays so I will just stay home. We had a good time last night except all the fireworks were cancelled due to the field they use being flooded. I am sure I will be able to see them from my house tonight.
If you are celebrating be safe and if it is just an ordinary Thursday for you, take the day off.
Sandy
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Happy 4th of July, everyone! It is very cloudy and somewhat cool, so the fireworks will not be as visible but Katie will still be able to hear them. I will turn up the music as soon as I hear them. We have neighbors that take great joy in finding the biggest and loudest firecrackers humanly possible. If it didn’t upset Katie so much, I would sort of enjoy them as well.
Not sure if our son will be sailing or working or just hanging out with friends. We will chat maybe this afternoon. Our daughter might come out of her shell and say hello. Her dogs also hate fireworks. I am amazed at the number of sweet little doggies that just become terrified at the sight and sound of fireworks.
We send you all best wishes for a safe and fun holiday. Hot dogs, tater tots, & beer with a brownie for dessert. Listening to a patriotic concert on the local radio station.
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Good afternoon. We had very loud fireworks last night and I am sure there will be a repeat this evening.
Having a low key day here. The plan for me later is to make a Portobello mushroom into a pizza. Right now that does not sound so good so I may change my mind. Tomatoes and sweet corn sound good. I have no corn on the cob but I do have frozen corn and many little tomatoes. Yes, that may be just the ticket.
Patsy, I hope you have an opportunity to speak to your children today. But with plans unknown I guess you cannot count on that. Enjoy your fun 4th of July meal.
Sandy, enjoy the pool time. I am glad you had some fun with your friends last evening.
Anne, hello to you and dear Bean.
Jackie, smelly pups, hummmm, not a good outcome from what sounded like a lovely walk.
I think I will finish reading my book. Have made my way through all of the Qigong and did one Tai Chi form. Happy to do that much.
Hugs and happiness for all.
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real oldie with Lana Turner! I had forgotten what a 2 box of Kleenex movie was, but there wasn't a dry eye in the auditorium I think it was 1966.
I cannot see my screen at all now, and yes, I found out I am getting the orst possible side effects from Gabapentin (Neurontin) .. Affects my breathing so I feel like a dreadful asthma attack, I guess. Affects my eyesight so everything is horribly blurred. I'm weaning myself off so I don't get seizures and I'll have to go back to the CBD freeze!
SANDY, I have 2 matching "sandals" in the blue boots! My but you have beautiful looking feet!
I'll read the rest of your posts tomorrow. Too difficult to see this late! Buzz
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A quick hello everyone because I'm off with the sons for the day to view Michael's condo and possible conversion. Jilly is coming along as well because she loves to ride in Mikes car and peer out the window. Besides it will be too hot to leave her at home because I daren't leave the window air conditioner on when I'm out. It's proving quite effective and we had to retire to the back room last evening to warm up!
Anyway I trust you are all recovered with no hang overs from yesterday's festivities. Well not JACKIE, JERI and ME who watched from afar.
Gabapentin? BUZZ. It sounds like that drug I was prescribed by my ex doctor. I've still got the blind spot from the burst eye vein and have never been quite the same all over since. Haven't been to a doctor since either, and despite her warnings of my demise if I didn't take it, a few years later I'm still here to have a natter with you all. GET BETTER SOON BUZZ!
Well must away,
Anne.
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Wonderfully hot with a gentle breeze but that meant a shorter walk for the pooches because both were panting from the start. A flask of cold water kept the 3 of us going before heading home via the farm shop. Once I've rested under the umbrella on the decking with a cup of coffee the carpet shampooing in the lounge finally begins!
Stepmother's funeral was yesterday attended by both brothers and although I've not heard am hoping it passed without incident. Apparently the house is still full of dad's beautiful 70's retro furniture so we've agreed it can be collected by a local authority charity that helps the disadvantaged set up homes... dad would have liked that idea.
I'm hoping you all enjoyed your July 4th celebrations. No Anne, I didn't even watch from afar since I've never enjoyed seeing parades showing off military might. As we all know, pomp and ceremony is classy, tanks and bombers are not!
Take care Buzz and get yourself off those drugs as safely and quickly as possible. We missed the title of your Lana Turner movie... nothing like a good sob so do tell? 😭
Shampoo time!
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Good morning. MFP has crashed for me a half dozen times so far and I have no news feed on the main page.
So just saying hello. I ended up going out last night at dusk to sell an item. Goodness massive noise and little fireworks as well as large ones all over the place. I guess the ordinance regarding not setting off fireworks at your home was totally ignored. I had just put on some essential oil and apparently it was one that attracted insects. Eeeck.
I am off this morning to meet with someone else. If she shows up my childhood globe will be gone. It is lovely but not needed. I have looked over all the names of countries no longer in existence.
Take care everyone.
Many hugs.
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Happy Friday! Just as predicted a quite 4th at the pool and then made a burger (no bun) on the grill. It was relaxing and fun until Babe called to say that his DIL said she was selling the house and moving into an apartment near where her daughter is going to go to high school.
Babe said he doesn't know where he will go and could care less about his son. He took me by surprise and I said it would be too hard for him and Daisy here. He hung up only to call back to tell my how hurt he was that I didn't want him to live with me. I stayed calm and told him not to talk about hurt when he let me walk out of his life seven years ago. And when we are on the phone and his son walks in he immediately hangs up. Not too mention I haven't seen him in months. It was a nasty call and upset me so I called my sponsor and we talked a long time. This morning Babe called and apologized and said I was right he should have stood up to his son and never let me leave. He admits he couldn't live with me as my life has changed with my family and friends and the things I do. He is right and there is just no way we can live together every again.
On a happier note I am fine and just glad I don't have to be involved in the drama that goes on. I am doing laundry before heading to the pool although I should go grocery shopping.
I will be going to the memorial for my cousins husband tomorrow and Sunday I think I am going to the post 4th of July parade with Lisa and the kids. My son comes in next Thursday from Arizona so a busy couple of weeks in store.
BTW Buzz, that is not my foot.....I just stole it from the internet. LOL
Have a great day.
Sandy
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I'm enjoying a cup of tea while I catch up with tennis at Wimbledon. The shampooed carpet is nearly dry and it's such a pleasant evening doors and windows are wide open to finish the job. Looking at it now I can see the walk through area will need another wash tomorrow so hopefully another warm day. A flower bed has been weeded this afternoon so I'm feeling righteous (not really! 😊)
Just had a message from next door inviting me round for a glass of wine so back later!!
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Dragging around this morning...I think I am missing a good part of my sleep. I will struggle along here until after lunch then try for a nap.
Reading about Sandy and Babe and the ensuing drama, wow! I would be a total mess. What will happen to Babe now? What will happen to the stepson? Since I have read that alcohol dependency is a recognized physical illness not a character flaw, how does the stepson get medical and emotional help? What will happen to Daisy? How will all this effect Sandy? Dial 911 immediately. Good grief, there are going to be big changes no matter how one tries to avoid it. I am concerned for you Sandy. I am so glad you have a councilor to discuss these issues. I know your mantra is “one day at a time” and it sounds very calming. I think I would need more than that. Good luck and best wishes to you and your family. There has been much suffering.
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I think ANNE and I must have a lousy Gabapentin link, so I will get off ASAP!
The movie was Madame X, Lana Turner, Ricardo Montalban, Burgess Meridith, etc, and several others I recalled. This movie followed our &/4 buffet which in addition to the usual hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken wings, spareribs, baked beans sauerkraut, all the salads expected had the addition of....TA-DA
lobster rolls (!) and also delicious fried clams! All I ate were the lobster , clams and a frankfurter! I was too full too continue! But it was anything but institutional! The movie was old old Hollywood....and weepy fun! I don't know wh y my short post got even shorter!
SANDY, I never thought you would hear those words, but hopefully , now you can just shrug your shoulders and MOVE ON! You have made a good life for yourself now, and you deserve the peace you have created!
Dahling friends, I am having such trouble seeing (and breathing) I'm logging off now. Suddenly I feel OLD! I'll see the doc Monday Buzz 0 -
I lost a huge post. However just to say PATSY said how we all feel SANDY.
I'm back after a delightful few hours with Michael, Mark and Beanie. We drove to Mikes condo to contemplate renovating from one to a two bedroom.
What a surprise, he bought it from a very old lady and the place was full of dark heavy wallpaper and grubby carpets. All gone. Today oak flooring, fresh paint and wall to ceiling windows created a much bigger illusion. I could well imagine sitting curled up on a sofa opposite the windows and watching the snow gently fall and coat the woodland trees opposite. We took some measurements and then we went outside and The Bean got cuddled by the folk around the swimming pool. After that we let her run free of leash in the enclosed tennis courts. What a happy little dog! She galloped around and around at top speed just the same as George and Betty on the moors. After that we walked on the lawns, admired the flowers and looked for deer that still wander in the next door ravine.
The upside:
Loved the new look of Mikes place.
No weeding and snow clearing.
A mall a short walk away with all major stores.
Jilly would have us both for walkies etc.
He is pretty broke having to support his ex wife and I would help with mortgage, condo fees etc.
The downside:
I get on very well with Michael and would hate to lose that friendship.
It would cost quite a bit to renovate and renovation would spoil what he has.
What if he meets a really nice lady? He says highly unlikely but who knows.
So, he and me have a lot to mull over. It helped telling you girls.
I came home to find a form from the British government about my forever £150 a month old age pension. I have to get me to a bank to have the manager ensure them I'm still alive or it's gone in August.
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Happy Saturday everyone. We've walked the moors with only a lady on horseback to have a brief chat to, probably because everyone's gone to the beach then I dropped the pooches home before driving Into town to buy dog and cat food. All done so now enjoying a coffee on the deck before contemplating my next move. Yesterday evening over at my neighbours was fun. They had other visitors there too who were highly entertained by George and particularly Betty as she spotted Pretzels and olives on the table so decided to dance, spin and do her best to chase her tail to win praise and treats!
Sandy, I'm sorry you had to have that upsetting conversation with Babe and for sure you were brave to tell him as it is otherwise would the truth ever sink in? I've a feeling his on again, off again relationship with his son is going to run and run so thank goodness you're settled and content.
Big decisions to be made Anne but hopefully there's no rush. I'll be honest, the image of you sitting watching out the window as snow falls made me sad but then I don't have long cold winters to deal with or banks of snow to clear so ignore me! You're as ever a sensible Yorkshire lass who will know which way to go using head rather than heart! Our government needs all the coffers it can get it's hands on if any of the empty promises being offered by Boris come to fruition so get to your bank quickly before it's too late!! 🤑
All that scrumptious food Buzz and now you have me planning a detour on my way home from a dentist appointment Monday so I can visit a Lidl store to buy sauerkraut and maybe rollmops that weren't on your list! I do hope the nurse you see in a couple of days can relieve the awful symptoms you're suffering. So many prescription drugs have a lot to answer for.
The good news is the Amazon order of staples has arrived, the biggest laugh though is for the huge box it arrived in... I might just take a photo.
Meanwhile a light lunch including cherries and strawberries so hello Lin, Patsy and Jeri.
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Good morning, having some coffee as I contemplate my plans. I think I will go to join the once a month papercrafters and scrapbookers for a while. I miss them when I don’t see them and since I am no longer going to Tai Chi classes I need to do my best to see some people.
Sandy, what upset with Babe. Thank the Lord you have omeone to call when such things arise. He has put himself in a mess. I am sorry.
Anne, so much to contemplate. Huge change to your life and to your son’s if you decide to go ahead with this plan.
Jackie, I am still laughing after looking at that photo. Amazon packing can be so incredibly strange. That one really is a hoot! And now you have the staples so you can do your project whenever you wish. I love that Betty tried her best to get some treats. She is becoming quite the little character. That is wonderful.
Buzz, my friend I am so sorry for the prescription drug problems. I hope there is a way to wean yourself to a much lower dose. Or off of it altogether. Hugs and more hugs, just want you to feel better.
Patsy, I hope you got you nap. I took one yesterday afternoon. The fireworks continue night after night. I am afraid they will go all the way through the weekend here. May it be finished in your area.
Well, must pack up for the library. And FYI, the globe was sold yesterday. I heard from the lady yesterday afternoon and she is delighted as it is the same model she had as a child.
Hugs all around.
Lin
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Well JACKIE, at least your box couldn't get lost, lol.
I suspect if I DO move, and no one is pushing me out, my decision, Mark will sell this little house to developers and use the proceeds to help Derek and Bev with a downpayment on a house. At the moment Derek rents an incredibly teeny weeny 2 bedroom condo (kitchenette included in LR) for $3000 a month. He shares with a bachelor friend from his university days. It's almost impossible for the young to own a place without parental help in Toronto and surrounding towns.
Yes, I'll miss my flowers and the Apple trees, but two sides of Mikes place is wall to ceiling glass and I can see me with a jungle inside before long as we watch the snow fall.
Mike works shifts and is just 5 mins from his workplace so most days I'd have the daytime to myself, I trot off to bed early so he'd have his peace and solitude in the evening if I'm tucked in my "bedsitter" with my TV.
So it is a feasible and doable option and our entire but very small family win, including the Bean who'd get more walks and cuddles. Let's see if this idea actually takes off, unlike the deck project etc which I suspect are put on hold because of Moms habit of falling down.
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High clouds and cool today.
Hope to chat with our son and maybe our daughter. I will try to ease in a few chores before I dive into my dungeon. John and I still muddle on here, just the two of us. We are getting along just fine so far. My big concern is a tendency toward being so isolated. Our world shrinks as we age. We have a very small family and I even worry that their world is shrinking. We don’t visit and enjoy cultural events as we used to. I think it is often the lifestyle of aging here in the PNW. I will think about this and work on some happy solutions.
Today I will be cleaning out the frig. I have some ancient food that needs discarding. This is always upsetting for me. Why do we buy too much and then let it go bad in the refrigerator?
Anne: your new plans with Mike sound beneficial for both of you. I know you will make wonderful meals for Mike. I can even see you helping with housework and laundry etc. Jilly will offer her services if anyone needs cheer or companionship. The condo sounds easier for you to get around in and less chance of falling. Win/win!
Lin: it is fun to find something that reminds us of our happy childhood. It must have felt good to find a good home for your globe. John still has toy cars from when he was a tiny little boy. They are in his office bookcase.
Jackie: I never would have believed that Betty would have become such a delightful little girl. She is a perfect companion to George and the rest of your fur family. You must have seen it somehow when just looking at her photo back at the beginning. “I know you belong here with us. I will bring you home and we will walk in the woods and run on the moors. You will just need to work on that potty training!”
I need to get to work.
Patsy
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Lost another post! JACKIE, my package arrived yesterday large enough for a ream of paper so I had to puncture all the packing bubbles before discarding the protection for my tiny earrings!...What are rollmops?
ANNE, what a delicious dilemma! I think whatever your decision, you will both be winners! The boys sound like wonderful sons...And the Bean will continue to be a happy pup, wherever!
LIN, that LIFE button is such a smart solution to the "falling years" (meaning anything but GOLDEN!). We must simply become aware of changes in our own capabilities and prepare!
PATSY, some families grow (a la JERI) some shrink , most change,t and our adaptability is what keeps us somewhat sane!
AND SANDY, against all odds, you have carved an enviable niche in this life, concentrating on your non-toxic relationships! Good for you, and I hope your common-sense rubs off on me!
My typing is getting worse now as the finger pressure keeps missing more letters and the eyes miss more and more of the words, so I'll log off now. I do think my breathing is slightly easier today, so the Gabapentin stays down! Buzz
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