Senior Golden Sneakers
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A beautiful day so I've dug out my umbrella for the deck so I can sit in the shade and read for a while.
My neighbour joined us for a quiet walk for about an hour and we stopped off at our local Neolithic Trethevy Qoit which is some sort of ancient burial spot for someone important all those year's ago.
A cheese omelette for my lunch and now thinking I'll put the vacuum round the cottage before chilling. I'd better start upstairs because George and Betty have crashed out in my sitting room after their long walk!
Hoping everyone continues on in a safe and healthy way. Yes Barbie, seeing how some areas of society are struggling right now I'm truly grateful for what I have and the wonderful friends in my life.
😍🙋♀️❤ Jackie
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Happy Thursday!
Thank you for reminding me of things I preach to all of you. One Day at a Time and so much to be grateful for. Today is my meeting and I am leading so I will remind everyone to be grateful and to take is one day at a time. You are such good people and I am very grateful for all of you.
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Good morning to you beautiful sneakers! It is a lovely but cool spring morning here. Marveled at that gorgeous moon again last night. It was amazing to clearly see some lunar features.
John did a supply run and we are set for a month. He might dash out in a couple of weeks to see about fresh fruit and veggies, but maybe not. Our pantry looks ready for almost any eventuality. I also can’t help feeling a bit depressed about not seeing and hugging our kids. But we will talk on the phone and I am trying to understand and set up a zoom chat with them. I am not a techie but our son and our daughter are very knowledgeable. Our grandson is a gaming champ so he is impatiently trying to help me. He can’t understand how I can live and be uninformed about technology. Until now I have never felt the need to learn more about technology.
I am also very grateful and blessed. But I often descend into dark worrisome places. Exercise, cleaning our home and being with John and Katie help me enormously. At night I lie in bed enumerating my blessings. You must know that you sneakers are at the very top of my list.
Eastertime is such an emotional time for me and is bound up in my beliefs, memories, family and the uplifting church services. Mixed in with odd chocolate bunnies and Easter eggs and lovely Easter baskets. We are a strange culture. A little of everything stirred together while we run around in our new clothes with a basket gathering eggs. Huh? I have a couple of special hand painted eggs we bought from a Russian village when we lived in Alaska. I love them. They are so fragile I keep them in a little box but they are brought out at Easter to wonder at the artist who painted them.
Thank you for letting me be a member of the sneakers. You are all very tolerant of my rants and political clap-trap. I am grateful!.
Patsy☘️2 -
Good day. I did a bit of cooking this morning and had a nice long conversation with one of our coffee club members, well, former library ladies and now former coffee ladies. She does not have any Internet access and does not turn on the television all day. She waits until the evening news. But she reads newspapers, in print, each day. Our local paper, the Wall Street Journal and another Sunday newspaper, I cannot remember which one, maybe the New York Times?
She is well caught up on current events due to the daily reading. Consequently, we talked for a long time! Maybe an hour or so. She is quite sad about the Holy Week and not being able to worship with others. While spending more time in prayer and meditation she very much wants to be with others during the next few days with the Maundy Thursday service a Good Friday service and the two Easter services. If she had an Internet connection at least she could stream those services from several different local churches. She of course has no email account so cannot avail herself of all the special devotions and messages that have been available.
Anyway, a good catch up!
The handyman showed up with his helper this morning and they worked on stabilizing my backyard fence. I am so glad because as they finished, the wind started gusting again and is forecast to continue to be strong through this evening. Just in time. Very thankful.
Have also caught up with some Facebook friends and have placed a grocery order for delivery whenever. Another one of those, will take any available openings, but will be delivered by Sunday. So we shall see.
Jackie, loved the photo. That must have been a lovely walk.
Sandy, yes, you are usually reminding us of the one day at a time mantra but we all have times when the enormity and uncertainty throw us off balance a bit. I am happy to see you are back on track. And I hope the meeting went well.
Patsy, I loved to hear all of the bits and pieces you shared about Easter, your traditions, and your own honest uncertainties that plague all us in a dark moment. We love you and John and Katie and will be here❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ And wow, what a shopping trip!!! If I would go to the store myself, I might be able to find more things. As it is, I am relying on others and whatever times they have to make deliveries. But all in all, doing well.
Barbie, you always have things totally in hand. You are my hero!
Anne, are you cooking today or waiting to make your big Easter dinner. I saw an ad today saying you could make an Easter dinner for under $10. A small chicken, potatoes and carrots! 🤣😂 In my childhood that winks have been poor rations with no bread or pie.
Must go. I think some type of delivery may have arrived, something trumped against my house.
Hugs❤️❤️❤️
Lin
P.S. yes, that was the delivery thump 😉1 -
Interesting color.
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I've just had a lovely surprise and have to share. Derek my grandson and his love Bev have sent me a beautiful bunch of purple tulips and a card! I haven't had flowers bought me for years! It will be the first time in his 27 years we haven't had Easter together!
Anne
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LOvely posts, dear ladies. Feeling groggy and anxious to switch to new grout medications in a couple of days. Hoping it works for me. Meantime I keep my fingers crossed! Reading BECOMING by Michelle Obama is teaching me much about Chicago. I' m liking the book! Stay well, my loves........
Buzz 1 -
101 years old and he's just beaten the corona virus. Worth remembering it's not all doom and gloom!
Then there's your beautiful tulips and card Anne. What a thoughtful young man Derek is.
Bedtime for me.
Jackie
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Good Friday morning friends. I've just had my traditional boiled egg and "soldiers" for breakfast. Bean had a little egg yolk sprinkled on her chicken. It will be fish cakes for lunch. No meat on Good Friday.
Out in the garden, despite a sprinkling of snow yesterday, my daffy down dillies are in bloom along with the hyacinths, and inside Derek and Bevs tulips are cheering me up no end.
Hope today is safe, peaceful and contemplative for everyone,
God bless,
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Good day, nothing new here so here’s a lovely tea set
Hugs ❤️❤️❤️
Lin 🙋🏼♀️🌷
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Another beautiful day full of sunshine. A quiet time, a few chores then a book to read. Until that is George threw himself into the duck pond chasing a stone my neighbour threw for him! Into the baby bath to wash off the silt and duck weed, especially as I had just finished shampooing the carpet and now back to my book.
Have a good Good Friday everyone. Stay safe.
Jackie
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Definitely Worcester china Lin. I recognise the ceramic roses in the bowl.
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We went to the mailbox and nearly got blown off our feet. VERY windy. Not a soul out and for the first time ever no church goers cars cluttering the streets. Eerily quiet, but kinda nice. Now to assemble the aforementioned fishcakes.
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Happy Good Friday! I just finished a scrambled egg and a small yogurt as like Anne I do not eat meat on Good Friday. Will have a hard boiled egg for lunch and some pasta for dinner.
We are back to rainy chilly weather after two days of beautiful weather. I am also doing laundry but nothing other than riding my bike later.
Comcast sent me the wrong boxes so now I have to wait another three days for the new ones and hope they are correct.
No word on my grocery order that is supposed to be delivered tomorrow but we will see.
My friend's daughter did these signs for me for my grandkids, aren't they cute?
Have a peaceful and blessed day.
Sandy
One Day at a Time
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Pasta is on the boil that I'll have with salad and then, because it's been such a warm day, a chocolate and mint ice cream cone.
I managed to speak to my brother living in Spain where he hears a rumour their lockdown might ease next week... he's not holding his breath! Other than that he's well but bored.
I love the collage for the kiddos Sandy. Great fun and so thoughtful.
Kettle boiling for my tea. 😊
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Sending a laugh. Alien teapot.🤗
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Alien green tea?0
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Hello darling sneakers! It ilks a cloudy day but I am not sure if it is to rain. Sort of chilly. Good Friday is always a quiet and contemplative day. Another time we might have been attending church.
Today I am making split pea soup and cheese toast for dinner. We eat fish several times a week so this will work as a Good Friday supper. I have really felt the arthritis lately. Let’s me know that I am alive and in need of a few exercises and maybe some apercream.
Not having wee ones around during Easter time makes it less special as a family event. but we do pretend our Katie is a rambunctious 5 year old. I can understand Sandy’s need to be with her grandchildren. I know they miss her as well.
This “shelter in place “ order isn’t so boring. Living out in the country, we always have chores that need attention. We have a large collection of dvds and music CDs as well as chess, checkers and cards. John beats me every time in chess. I nail him often in gin rummy. We have lots of board games that can be played with just two people. That and Katie is very demanding. Many games of ball and playing with all of her dollies. I suspect we all have devised ways to spend our time productively. Creative and intelligent sneakers will be just fine while We wait this out.
Patsy☘️
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Aha! The interesting end of all new posts, fascinating insights, lovely or funny teapots etc! Such a joy to be part of you. And certainly wishing all who celebrate GOOD FRIDAY as peaceful a day as you can muster today!
And remember to be grateful for the GOOD things we still have while trusting the other will pass! I try to think of other times! Buzz
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Another beautiful day greeted me so out early with the pooches before it got too hot.
I'm now thinking over a coffee about what I want to do with my time. No doubt more gardening but also a few calls to catch up with friends to check they are coping.
Enjoy your Saturday everyone.
Stay safe and well. Jackie
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Good Friday, normally such a sad day, but mine was rather enjoyable. Lots of emails and cards from delightful people, my beautiful tulips, little Bean who is always delightful and to top it all off $443 appeared in my bank account which I THINK is a gift from Justin. Enough to keep me in Easter eggs and Jilly in chicken for some time. Providing both are available of course!
And so we start the joyous part of Easter when everything turns out well, and maybe, just maybe, this dreadful plague will peter out and disappear.
So, happy, happy Easter dear friends and may the Easter bunny hop out of quarantine and fill your lives with lovely chocolate Easter eggs.
Anne and Bean.🌷🌷🌷🌷 🐶🙃🐇🌷🌷🌷🌷0 -
Good morning. Cold today and forecast to be colder and wetter all weekend. Maybe even a dusting of snow. Staying in. Haaaa, of course. I saved half a package of tofu and will be air frying that tomorrow. No grocery delivery available so will start to use more of my frozen veggies. May even make “banana nice cream” aka vegan banana ice cream. ❤️❤️
Hugs to my dear friends and continued wishes for health and safety.
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A two teapot day? A novelty teapot.
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Happy Holy Saturday My groceries are due today and in checking my order it says my shopper will be shopping today so I can't add anything else to order. I hope it really does come today because I am running out of food. They will ring bell and I will go open my garage for them to leave in garage and Bryanna will come and clean all my groceries. That is the plan but we will see, I can't leave frozen food out too long.
It is nice and sunny right now and should get up to 60 before afternoon showers come.
I have no garden to attend so nothing exciting going on here. I will call my brother to see how he is doing and of course the video call with kiddos who have now found a way to make funny faces on their mom's IPad. We played for a half hour yesterday so it was fun.
Have a great day and stay positive. Watch this a see how some things are better with the virus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clmAQKWOmPc
Sandy
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A quiet day for me, but I am enthralled with SANDY's video! What is it telling us? I would like to find the URL and share it with the many people I know who need a cheering up!
I think I see a small improvement, but am not certain. Unfortunately, someone on staff has shown symptoms of the virus, although not in my building. We all pray and keep our fingers crossed!
Now off the prednisone and expect swelling in legs to start returning. My aide is suggesting I get my legs up now. So checking in to say hi, love you all and STAY WELL! Buzz 1 -
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High clouds but a few sun breaks here and there. I am sure I saw the Easter bunny hopping around early this morning. It could have been our resident kitty that lives with us part time. Our crow “Mr. Jeckle” was back on the gate. How long do crows live? I really like him so I hope he doesn’t go away any time soon.
I get so maniacal about the virus and the economy and politics, it is best that I keep making masks, cleaning house, painting tarot card designs and crossing and uncrossing my fingers. Odd thing about the tarot card project. That fortune teller woman seems to have moved or went on vacation or met with some unknown disaster. She Was pleased with my design of the tower card and the lovers card. She was to suggest some images for the king of cups card. She has disappeared like a wisp of smoke. Oh well....I will try to continue to work on a design for regular playing cards. Adapt!
I tried to set up a zoom account for us on Easter. You have no idea how much trouble I have with technology. I barely know how to turn on the iPad and it turns itself on! Where is my grandson when I need help with this kind of thing?
Wishing you a lovely day today and a blessed and peaceful Easter. I am sorry so many are ill and the threat is still very much with us. But I believe in Easter.
John and I will have a small Easter dinner and phone chats with family. Still we are lucky and blessed! I am going out to see if I can find any flowers to cut for the dining room table. Pink Camellias might work. The Cala lilies are full of ants so they stay outside.
Hop-a-long Patsy☘️
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Happy Easter
Hugs❤️❤️
Lin
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