WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2018
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »Great day today. Went out on a boat to an old fishing island. 35 inhabitants. Bought sűrstromming - a fermented herring. Apparently smells foul and tastes good. Penny?????
We were shown around by the island's head honcho who is also a clown and internationally renowned. He took us to a famous wooden painted chapel, done in the 18th century by a local young man. Amazing! The king paid for it to be preserved, he liked it so much.
Never mind. I've located you with ETA Örnsköldsvik yesterday at 5 am. (https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=8000214) That's way far north in prime surströmming territory!
My husband likes surströmming (or at least he purports to like it), but I say it smells foul and tastes foul. It's sold in cans shaped like tuna cans but about twice the diameter. Afficionados judge a good can on the basis of how much it bulges. As long as it just looks like a big tuna can the surströmming isn't "ripe" yet. True lovers of surströmming don't open the cans until they approach spherical.
Some Scandinavian airlines have rules prohibiting transport of ripe cans of surströmming, as they are essentially just big stink bombs. It's best to open them outdoors because the juice is under pressure and will spray everywhere. Yet people eat surströmming and claim to enjoy it! There's no accounting for taste. :noway:
Some years ago my husband encountered a Japanese filmmaker who was traversing the globe in search of the most foul-smelling food. Surströmming was right up there on his list, along with Iceland's rotten shark and durian fruit (prohibited in many southeast Asian hotels)
More stinky foodstuffs here: http://openjourney.com/article/18-stinky-foods-around-the-world-41.html
I'm briefly in Svalbard but head back to north Norway later today. Busy, busy! Preparing for the annual trip to New Hampshire later this month.
/Penny, perusing posts but preoccupied at the
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morning ladies~
I am up and staggering... my ankles and feet still hurt,I didn't think I was able to be able to go to sleep
I did thank goodness. I am hoping upon hope that I can stay at the local office today, dont think my feet could handle another day..
Have a couple loads of laundry in and will walk Alfie and walk Homer and Chester ,feed my DFIL ,working at 10..4 -
Good morning all! Happy Tuesday! I have been weighing daily, but haven't been announcing daily. I remain at 228, for now. Last week I was up every day, and I kept quiet as I just had to "chew" on that bit of information. I knew I would see fluctuations like this when I started weighing daily; but just takes a while for it to sink in and watch the weight settle again. Hoping to see the numbers go down again.
Kay- Wow! What a month you have had! The bathroom, the mamm, and now your ankle! Sending you much love for strength and patience as you heal!
Heather and Penny- I think I will pass on the stinky fish! lol Like Heather, I do love smelly, strong cheeses best; but I draw the line at a lot of other stinky foods.
Allie- If you can't stay off your feet for a day or two; do you have some ankle supports to wear? Like the ACE bandage type of support? Those get me through days when my ankles are really hurting and I still have to work/walk. Sending healing thoughts!
Lisa- Wow! Good news on the house! Have you done a walk through yet? lol That was fast! No sooner did you get the words "We will just forget about a forever home for now" out of your mouth and this popped up!
Dana- Love the photos of you and the grands in the pool! fun times!
Had a great day yesterday with the kids. We made a walking rainbow and oobleck for our science experiments. Both were well received. The walking rainbow showed the kids how water can travel and showed colors and color mixing (primary and secondary colors). The oobleck showed one way to turn a liquid into a solid (then watch it turn semi liquid as you hold it). The oobleck is cornstarch, food color, and water. Feels solid when you poke it and try to pick it up; but once you pick it up it oozes like mud out of your hands. (definitely for table play only). My new little guy Harrison fits in well and seemed to have fun all day; but had some issues when I would try to discipline him and or put him down for nap. Can definitely tell he does his own thing at home with mama. lol Oh well, not the first one I have had to teach them new ways. Just makes me feel like I earn every penny.
ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
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Hello all ... thanks for posting and inspiring me! I am 61, mother and grandmother, wife and librarian. Not quite retired, but have had a health related reality check, so am working toward that curve in my life’s path.
I am a returnee, and really like Myfitpal and it’s communities. I have lost over 35 lbs towards my 100 lb. weight loss goal and would really like a partner or 2 to share with here. Looking forward to “hanging”with you all!
Terrill, from BC Canada9 -
Tuesday ... back to work.
4.9 km walking
4 flights of stairs
55 min on the trainer ... Zwift!
I was going to do some other stuff this evening but decided to spend nearly an hour "cycling" instead. I find I feel a little bit better about things when I do that, or when I'm able to go for a run.
Machka in Oz5 -
Counter-offer signed this morning, and we're officially under contract... now we wait. No discernible reasons why it would fall through, and probably won't pay for a home inspection, as there's honestly no reason we wouldn't take the house. The land alone is worth the price... so now it's just banks and title companies and scads of paperwork, unless the seller just completely goes crazy for some unknown reason. We should take ownership around mid-July. Nice anniversary present...
Love y'all!
Lisa in AR - where the power was out for the last hour and a half, due to as storm, but back on now.12 -
Machka of Oz
Thanks for the fascinating article on ‘where does the fat go’. Really offered a wider view on what we are all trying to do here.
Terrill from BC1 -
Lisa. Did you for sure get the stone house? Congrats if you did, what a lovely home that will be! Add: Oh, we were cross-posting - I see the status. Fingers crossed!
DrKatie. Sympathies on your injury & this rough patch you are experiencing. Sending hugs and support.
Heather & Penny P-U! That's all I have to say about bulging cans of rotting fermenting herring. Ugh.
Kelly Can I tell you one more time how inspiring you are? Lucky, lucky kids. You are brilliant.
@terrillscott. Terrill, just bookmark the page by clicking on the white star top right corner of this page so you can find us, then jump right in. Look for Barbie's link at the end of the month for next month's thread.
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I am pooped from working late last night, but heeded my partner's prodding this morning to get moving, and spent an hour digging out part of a horrible weed patch that invaded a daylily bed. I am salvaging the daylilies. Maybe I can finish it tomorrow.
I did finally get those iris moved, but I found some more that need to be relocated. I actually like tending to iris. I find it rewarding, though the gratification is somewhat delayed as you don't see the glorious results until next season. It's intrinsically satisfying, though, to break or cut off the old part and look for signs of borers & rot. I just like it. A simple pleasure.
We voted in Virginia's primary elections this morning. The Republican ballot had 3 candidates vying for the nomination to run for Senate against the Democratic incumbent, and the Democratic ballot had 2 candidates vying for the nomination to run for Congress against the Republican incumbent in our district. I thought there would be a ton of people voting, but there weren't many people at the polls, which I find somewhat worrisome. I am so passionate about the midterm elections. There have been Presidential elections where we had to wait in line for an hour to vote, even though we got there when the polls opened. This morning we got there about 8:15 and only about 5-6 people were there.
(((Hugs))) to all who need them, and especially to anyone who is lurking but just feels too bad to post, or is too timid to join in, or is super busy & doesn't have time to do anything but skim through.
Karen in Virginia5 -
Lanette & Lisa: DH has a couple of men friends in our neighborhood that are generous with their time and inclined to reach out to him. I am thrilled about that. He spends too much time sitting, IMHO, but he has health problems that create difficulty. He has was not very social during the years that our kids were growing up because he worked long days and didn't seem to click with many the men in that neighborhood. He did have some work friends. I have been luckier. I have horseback riding friends and yoga friends, and I'm actively involved in our city, plus I have all of you as good cyber friends. I feel like a very lucky woman. :flowerforyou:
(((Rye))) Inviting your DH's friends for diner seems like a good idea. I hope it all works out and you are able to feel comfortable and enjoy yourself.
Rebecca: Sorry that you're still having problems with vertigo. :flowerforyou:
Heather: I love the photo of the painted Chapel! Thanks so much for it and the others you've shared. You and your DH look very fine in your evening clothes.
(((Dr. Katie)))
We recently bought a motor home to fill the spot that sailing has occupied in our lives. We loved to cruise in our boat, and hope to enjoy cruising in our motor home. Right now were getting it set up. There is one mechanical concern that needs to be addressed and then we're heading to DH's sister's house for a short visit. That will be a 400 mile trip each way--an ambitious starter, perhaps, but mostly easy freeway driving once you escape Portland. I hope we turn out to like this big vehicle. DH says he'd rather have me drive than him. This is the first time he's ever said anything like that & we've been married a long time. It is more than a little concerning.
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
My husband over the last couple of years has been getting me to do most of the driving when we go anywhere. We only have a car, not a trailer thankfully. He used to drive long haul truck for years, then has done a lot of city driving as a courier/delivery. He says he just doesn't have the patience for it anymore. He sure has changed about it, used to be I refused to drive with him as a passenger because he was such a backseat driver. I wish you luck.
Tracey in Edmonton4 -
janetr: I love the new message that you posted, "When you believe in yourself you have 100%of he people you need on your side." I like it, and may add it to my quotations, if you don't mind.
Regarding the motor home, I am surprised to have heard DH say that he wants me to be the driver. I've driven it once, and the road was chosen by me because it is rather narrow and windy. Did okay. For now we are not planning to tow anything behind the motor home. Perhaps that will change after we gain a bit of confidence. We have two trips in mind that will be coming up soon. The first is a trip to visit DSIL as soon as the RV is ready to go. She will be having a shoulder replacement in July and wants to see our rig before then. The second is a trip of twenty miles or so to a campground away from home so that we can get our dog out of town for the Fourth of July fireworks display. We have reserved a campsite in a county park that has electricity and sewer services available. Hopefully we will be away from the barrage of blasting noises that the neighboring state allows right across the river. The fireworks the city here puts on are not too difficult for him to handle, but the week long war of loud blasts and booms set off by people across the river in WA are not. With tranquilizers and a thunder coat he may be able to do okay on the fourth itself.
Allie: Good shoes are essential for a person who is on her feet all day. The definition of "good" is different for everyone. I hope you'll find "good" shoes if you're going to be doing so much standing on a regular basis. I need firm soles, and soft wrecks my knees. Others prefer shoes with some cushion. Both DH and DD need compression socks to keep their lower legs from swelling when they do a lot of standing and the socks seem more important in their situations than the shoes. WEBMED has an article about compression stockings. (((HUGS))) PS: DH gets his compression socks online at compressionsale.c--.
Terrill from BC: Welcome! Book mark our page by clicking on the hollow star at the top of the thread. It will turn yellow. You'll be able to find us again by clicking the yellow star. :flowerforyou:
We have loads of errands to do today, starting with taking our recycling in to the recycle center and donations to the food bank. Then we need to see about taking the RV to have its front suspension looked at, among other ongoing projects.
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
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spikeyhair wrote: »My DH is the social extrovert, he will chat to anyone. He has lots of "friends" but not on an emotional level, I think that's where I come in. He is not too close to family either, only his younger brother. He is my best best friend, but I think I could cope if anything happened to him, not sure how he would cope in reverse situation. When I was ill few years ago DD said he was distraught. I have 2 or 3 close friends from my working life, we see each other every few months.
DH loves our kids and grands to bits but it's me who has to communicate with them, he'll ask if I've rung them but doesn't often ring them himself, I think it's our role to provide the glue to keep family together.
Welcome to newbies, hugs for everyone with health problems.
HEATHER you 2 look great
Off to do KB workout and Leslie Sansone video
Kate UK
I believe that is a woman's role as well. My husband is the same as yours, I have to do all of the communicating, even with his family. Funny story, on Sunday I was to pick my daughter and Grands up to come visit for the day. One of their cars is broke down right now. Hubby comes to wake me up and asks what time I'm leaving. I said when I get there. He tells me it is 20 to 10 and our daughter has texted me, he can see it on the screen on my phone. One message is "Are you getting my texts", I asked him if he had answered her. He said, "no, I don't know how to use your phone", (he owned an iphone for a long time). I said Ok, but you could have texted her from your phone. He said, "Oh, I never even thought about that". His first thought was to wake me up to deal with it LOL
Tracey in Edmonton (who never remembers to put my name the first time)4 -
janetr: I love the new message that you posted, "When you believe in yourself you have 100%of he people you need on your side." I like it, and may add it to my quotations, if you don't mind.
Regarding the motor home, I am surprised to have heard DH say that he wants me to be the driver. I've driven it once, and the road was chosen by me because it is rather narrow and windy. Did okay. For now we are not planning to tow anything behind the motor home. Perhaps that will change after we gain a bit of confidence. We have two trips in mind that will be coming up soon. The first is a trip to visit DSIL ASAP. She will be having a shoulder replacement in July and wants to see our rig before then. The second is a trip of twenty miles or so to a campground away from home so that we can get our dog out of town for the fourth of July fireworks display. We have reserved a campsite in a county park that has electricity and sewer services available. Hopefully we will be away from the barrage of blasting noises that the neighboring state allows right across the river. The fireworks the city here puts on are not too difficult for him to handle, but the week long war of loud blasts and booms set off by people across the river in WA are not. With tranquilizers and a thunder coat he may be able to do okay on the fourth itself.
Allie: Good shoes are essential for a person who is on her feet all day. The definition of "good" is different for everyone. I hope you'll find "good" shoes if you're going to be doing so much standing on a regular basis. I need firm soles, and soft wrecks my knees. Others prefer shoes with some cushion. Both DH and DD need compression socks to keep their lower legs from swelling when they do a lot of standing and the socks seem more important in their situations than the shoes. WEBMED has an article about compression stockings. (((HUGS))) PS: DH gets his online at compressionsale.com.
Terrill from BC: Welcome! Book mark our page by clicking on the white star at the top of the thread. It will turn yellow. You'll be able to find us again by clicking the yellow star. :flowerforyou:
We have loads of errands to do today, starting with taking our recycling in to the recycle center and donations to the food bank. Then we need to see about taking the RV to have its front suspension looked at, among other ongoing projects.
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
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Hi all!
First the bad news. The estate agents have emailed us to tell us that our vendors have probably decided not to move as they haven't managed to find a suitable house.
We thought that was a possibility, but it is still hugely disappointing. There may be other houses, but this one was perfect for us. I'm going to try not to think about it while we are away.
Otherwise Penny - My tin is a normal shape, but I don't think I will wait for it to bulge. :noway: We are now in Ulmeå and leaving tonight for Luleå. We will be seeing an old Church Town tomorrow, which was built of wood so people who had travelled long distances in the cold and dark could stay the night. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Then we are going on to have lunch and see some famous waterfalls.
Today in Ulmeå we caught the shuttle bus into town and walked to the Gammlia museum, which is a collection of old wooden houses, churches, barns etc from all over the area. Also some Sami people buildings (turf covered wooden buildings ) and drying sheds. The Sami are sometimes known as Laplanders.
We went into the museum proper and had a coffee and shared a delicious chocolate ball. Yum. The food that other people were eating looked so good, real homemade, that I asked one of them what he was eating and ordered it for ourselves. An omelette with local cheese and smoked ham with gorgeous salad.
So fortified we walked the longish distance back into town and caught the shuttle bus back because it had started raining.
Love Heather xxxxxxxxxx5 -
Katla I agree on the shoes. Once I got better shoes my knee improved quickly!. Arch support number 1 for me.
Lisa congrats on the house!
Heather love the dress.
Sitting and enjoying a bouquet of peonies I bought at the farmer's market. I tried to take a picture, but it does not capture their true colors. Our yard is too shady for them. I got the fuschia red ones. Spectacular.Margaret
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I'm posting in bits because of the unreliable wifi.
Last night we went to a tribute ABBA concert, which was fun and then bopped the evening away. I somehow got carried away with the dancing and the spotlights and couldn't resist giving it my all!!!!!! Went right back to my modern ballet days.I was so excited I couldn't sleep! Dropped off at 1.30 and woke at 6. Guess who had a long nap this afternoon?
This morning before we went out I had spent half an hour in the pool, trying to get the aches out of my legs!
So, tonight a classical concert - Vivaldi. Four Seasons.
Umeå is a university town, with a huge hospital. Lots of cultural activities and everyone cycles. I will try to post a pic. Today was graduation day and the students were on the floats with the loud speakers pumping out music. Great fun! We waved at them a lot!
Much love, Heather in the north of Sweden, nearly Midnight sun, but not quite.6 -
Dreamt of my BFF this morning, as she was when she was well and happy. Comforting.
Tracey in AB, please know you did the right thing. Hoping that as she stabilizes she will understand you did not abandon her but set her on the path to recovery.
Margaret you said it better. Thank you!
Kay ((hugs)) how did you break the ankle? If the Dr was so concerned, why didn't ins cover mammo? You don't have to answer, but please don't stay away. Feel free to vent and whine at need
Dana love your happy swimmer smile!
Heather if you'll eat surströmming, can lutefisk be far behind? :noway: Like KJ I draw the line at limburger.
KJ love your walking rainbow and oobleck. Please can I come play at your house?... that is when the girls come back...
Machka I wish I'd channeled you last night. Then instead of playing Spider and FreeCell I'd have meditated, done the knee exercises and maybe even tried to meet my modest steps goal. Must remember I'll "feel a little better about things" when I do!
Lisa Eeeeee! When it all falls together like that it was meant to be.
Karen in VA, have a flowerbed full of Iris plants, only one of which bloomed this spring. It was a Dutch iris, not my fave. Thinking to relocate them all the the edge of the driveway and put something I like better in the bed. Any tips for the great relocation project? Then again I might just chuck 'em over the fence like someone mentioned their friend did awhile ago...
welcome Starsub, ScrapStitching, PastQueenDebra, Terrill from BC!
Time to get down on the floor and meditate, exercise. No excuses!
Thank you all!Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD.
60 g protein 9/11, meditate 9/11, walk one more step 9/11, knee exercises 9/11, 5/8 times walk Tumble, times SWSY 0/4, hang up or purge art 05 -
Hi friends. I am home safe and sound! DH, DD#2, and I had a great visit. We stayed at his cousin’s house and she gave me a house key and the code to the garage door so I can come whether they are home or not. So nice! She is saving me hundreds and probably thousands on hotel costs!
DH looks great. He has been exercising 3-5 hours a day and it shows. I felt kind of empty when I got home though. Last time I was literally giddy for days; this time I feel more resigned. This is really my new normal for the next 3 years. I can’t believe that. I always thought only certain types of people went to prison and no one I know is “that type”. Boy this has knocked my judgmental nature to the ground! Good lesson but hard to see why I had to learn it this way! :O
I had a very nice late lunch with Rori. I see she posted the pic. DAMN! The waitress who took the picture didn’t get my skinny side! It was nice to see her again and catch up. It’s nice to know I have a friend out there in addition to the cousins.
On the way out, the guy driving in front of us hit a deer and we had to swerve to miss the deer’s buddy. Very little traffic on the road, so it was safe to do so. Car parts were flying all over the place. He was OK, not sure about the deer.
On the way back, a tornado touched down right where we had been about 45 minutes previously. We had taken a different route out of the Denver area that shaved about ½ hour off our time, so thank God for that!
It was very exciting around here last night with several tornados close by and some areas had straight line winds in excess of 100 mph. No damage here except one of my awnings (the one that was fixed last week) is out of its track again.
I jumped on the scale this morning and I am down 9 pounds. I’m still not changing my tracker…I guess I’m too stubborn, or maybe too prideful, but that’s how it is. So if I lose 1 more pound, I will have met my goals for May and June. I’m trying for 5 pounds a month. I had stopped having weight loss as a goal, but then sort of lost my way, so I’m back to that again.
OK ladies. I had to come to work to meet with a student, so I better wrap this up. Take care, Meg who is glad to be home in Omaha
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This is a shopping street in town. Everywhere is the same, bicycles everywhere.
Love it.
Heather ☓6 -
terrillscott wrote: »Hello all ... thanks for posting and inspiring me! I am 61, mother and grandmother, wife and librarian. Not quite retired, but have had a health related reality check, so am working toward that curve in my life’s path.
I am a returnee, and really like Myfitpal and it’s communities. I have lost over 35 lbs towards my 100 lb. weight loss goal and would really like a partner or 2 to share with here. Looking forward to “hanging”with you all!
Terrill, from BC Canada
Welcome back Terrill! I am at 239 presently, and my goal is to get to 180 lbs. I was 250 for many years, so it's nice to see some downward movement. We live in Whidbey Island in Washington state, just living the island life. We are retired, due to my husband getting a liver transplant back in 2014. We might be poor, but we are rich in appreciating life's blessings. We are retired Navy, and share a huge home with active duty eldest son. It makes sense to us!
Use all of these ladies knowledge, we might be old, but many don't look it, and have wisdom up the wazoo! My phrase of the day!
WE HAVE WISDOM UP THE WAZOO!
haahaa!
Welcome again, pull up a chair, pop a squat, and sit a spell!
Rebecca
Whidbey island
Washington3
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