WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR DECEMBER 2019

barbiecat · December 2019

Brandy and Shilo who are no longer with us

Machka9 · December 2019

cmsavells wrote: »

Super fun night tonight! I so needed this night for me. One of the churches near my house has an annual Messiah sing-along. They hire soloists and a string quartet. It was so awesome and totally let me have a much needed fun night!

Lisa, the quilts are beautiful!!

Connie in KY

I would love that!!

M in Oz

Machka9 · December 2019

LisaInAR wrote: »

As promised - the kid's cheater quilts that I got finished last night - for those who don't quilt, cheater quilts are created from large panels that you then layer with batting and backing, and then quilt. These are done with hand-guided, free-motion quilting on a home machine.
This one is for my granddaughter Haley, as she loves being a princess. At the very bottom, you'll see a close-up of the free-motion quilting on her quilt, with the lighting changed a bit so the stitching shows.

This one is for my new grandson, Levi, due in January. The John Deere tractor motif is more for his mom and dad than for the new little guy.

This one is for my nine-year-old grandson, Tyler, who loves the game of Minecraft. The top margin of the quilt is just as long as the bottom margin, to go over his bed and pillows, but I'm too short to hold it up and still see the design that way!

Close up of free-motion quilting

On with my Monday,
Lisa in AR

Those are great!!

pipcd34 · December 2019

stats for the day:

bike ride hm 2 gym- 9.35min, 10.3amph, 131ahr, 136mhr, 1.64mi= 84c
apple watch- 59c
0 RUNNER- 30min, 10.17min mi, 116ahr, 141mhr, lvl11, 9h, 112c, 40l, 2.93mi= 255c
apple watch- 138c
bike ride gym 2 dome- 5.41min, 15.6amph, 132mhr, 1.47mi= 59c
apple watch- 50c
bike ride puy 2 sumn station- 14.46min, 12.1amph, 148mhr, 2.97mi= 167c
apple watch- 103c
jog sta 2 wrk- 5.26min, 9.07min mi, 147mhr, .59mi= 67c
apple watch- 58c
jog wrk 2 sta- 4.36min, 9.57min mi, 145mhr, .46mi= 56c
apple watch- 54c
bike ride dome 2 hm- 16.10min, 9.4amph, 143mhr, 2.53mi= 211c
apple watch- 128c

total cal 902

GodMomKim · December 2019

csofled · December 2019

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grandmallie · December 2019

Well yup woke up at 1 am and I'm still awake and sneezing my head off. OY..Well will just take a mid morning nap is all. I have to help my neighbor with Garden club party this afternoon.

cityjaneLondon · December 2019

Last night was huge fun! The dancing was great and we did some quite sophisticated moves. Very stylish! DH managed it ok.

Then we called in at a boutique brewery for half a pint. I love it there - great people and no background music. We recognized a couple of gay guys who were there last week and sat at their table. Chat, chat, chat for ages.

They have been together 18 years and got married this year.
It's so different here from where we used to live in the countryside. There no one spoke to you. Wherever we go in Hove we always seem to strike up conversations. So we left to catch the bus (ran to catch it again!) and picked up some milk for breakfast.
An excellent evening and I have to remind myself of that when I don't feel like going out in the cold and dark. It was soooooo cold out. It was the lift I needed though.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

LuciBThinner · December 2019

OMGosh! I am behind all of December!! The days are flying by and I lost my notes from the end of November. Just jotting a note so you know I'm still here, and thinking of all of you and trying to keep up! Thank you, Barbie, getting December started and I don't know how everyone stays up to date! I am grateful for each and every one of you and hope everyone enjoys whatever holidays December brings to your house!! We are looking forward to a not very white Christmas - hopefully with a newborn granddaughter.

Luci in WNC

TerriRichardson112 · December 2019

Good Morning/afternoon/evening to all.

Allie: Good news on the raise, but you deserve more than a dollar for all you do.
Heather: sounds like you had a fun night.

🔹We are going out early to do our weekly shop, then having lunch at a local Golf Club with our Garden Group. It will be a full Christmas dinner, but I plan to eat small portions, and have a light meal this evening.
🔹I will work on my Christmas card list when we get home. Then I have Crochet this evening.
🔹Out all day both Thursday and Friday.

🎄🤶 Gratitude for Christmas 🎅🏻🎄

#1, 15 Nov: Scents: loved the smell of the roses I put into my Floral arrangement
#2, 16 Nov:Technology: Glad that I had my car and didn’t have to stand in the cold waiting for a bus
#3, 17 Nov: Colour: the colour of the beautiful sunset as I walked home in the late afternoon

#4, 18 Nov: Food: Fresh produce form my own garden ..... or ....... Chocolate! 🍫 My ultimate comfort food.
#5, 19 Nov: Sound: I'm grateful for the sound of DH moving about downstairs. It's very comforting.
#6, 20 Nov: In Nature: I love the view of the night sky from my bedroom window on clear nights.
#7, 21 Nov: Memory: This triggered a veritable avalanche of memories of my life, the happy moments crowding out the less pleasant ones. So... the memory I am most grateful for is my own selective memory, which chooses to focus on the positives, and reframe the negatives as learning experiences.
#8, 22 Nov: Book: "Unlimited Power" by Tony Robbins. This book was a revelation to me and showed me that I was in charge of my life. It was pretty scary at first to accept responsibility for all my actions and decisions. It was no longer possible for me to blame others or make excuses. But it was such a positive turning point in my life. I revisit it often.
#9, 23 Nov - Place: the place I am most grateful for is the quiet place in my head where I go when I meditate.
#10, 24 Nov - Taste: Today grandson had made an experimental mulled wine drizzle cake. I was grateful that it tasted so good, (not all of his experiments turn out so well 😂) Fortunately, I always hold calories for my Sunday visit, so was able to fully enjoy his delightful concoction (NB: lemon drizzle cake is one of my favourites)
#11, 25 Nov - Holiday: I love my annual week's family holiday on the West coast of Ireland with our DED and the grands. This year was our 24th year of these holidays. We started them with my DMiL when our granddaughter was just 8 months old. I am grateful that all 3 grands still want to come on these holidays with us.
#12, 25 Nov, Texture: I love the feel of fresh soft fluffy towels after my shower.
#13, 26 Nov, Abilities: I treasure my ability to be adaptable, and look for the positive in situations.
#14, 27 Nov, Sight: I appreciate the sight of my husband bringing my tea in bed each morning. It means I can take my time waking up.
#15, 28 Nov, Season: All the season's have their good points' but the spring is my favourite because it heralds the end of winter and the lengthening of daylight hours.
#16, 29 Nov: I'm grateful that bones are strong. I have been very fortunate in that I have never had a broken bone. Long may that continue.
#17, 30 Nov, Knowledge: I'm grateful the self-knowledge I have gained on this health and fitness journey. Now all I have to do is apply it! 😂
#18, 1 Dec, Piece of art: Not sure why but found this one difficult. Settled on this. It a fire screen that my Nana embroidered. It sat in front of the fire in her sitting room. I rescued it when my aunt was about to throw it away after redecorating her apartment after my uncle had been taken into residential care with Alzheimer's. It means more to me than all the fancy paintings in the world.
#19, 2 Dec, Touch: This morning I am so grateful for DH's hand on my shoulder when he woke me with my morning cuppa. He is the wind beneath my wings. In light the two bereavement last weekend, I am especially conscious of the fact that many of my contemporaries don't have that luxury.
#20, 3 Dec, Person: I am most grateful for my DH. He puts up with all my foibles, and shows his affections in so many different ways. And he keeps me on an even keel. I'm fortunate that I have him in my life.

#21, 4 Dec, Song: There are so many songs that I love. But 2 that I regard as my anthems are
Girls just wanna have fun, Cindi Lauper which always has me up and dancing