WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2020
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morning ladies~
having a sublime cup of tea.. and watching Kelly and Ryan.. and will get myself together and do a clean up around here as it is a Hot Mess.. I am a procrastinator..
i spoke with my insurance guy and since my accident last year they have hiked my insurance by 600.00 so I am going to hunt down my own insurance for homeowners and car..3 -
Pickle Carrots and Jalapeños recipe!
https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/recipes/pickled-jalapenos-and-carrots/1 -
Ginny Is this the brand you like?
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Michele, neither of us drinks milk so we don't have the milk buying problem you have. We decided to put Jake's health at the top of our priority list ahead of saving money or getting exactly what we want. That's why I decided to buy everything in one store even if some items might be cheaper somewhere else. Jim likes salads but will do without and settle for orange juice and V8. I stick to frozen veggies so we buy only a few fresh veggies and do without when they are done until the next shopping trip. I am grateful every day for how well supplied the stores are here. I had the most amazing feeling of well-being yesterday after Jake put away all the things I got at the store. My breakfast and many of my snacks come from Isagenix and I order those products online and it's delivered by Fed Ex. I had a momentary sense of what causes people to "over buy". When I was at Costco to buy dog food, I passed the meat section and noticed that they still had a lot of chicken in the packages that I like. I was momentarily drawn to go buy some more even though I have enough in the freezer to last several months. I have to consciously discard the fear that hangs in the air. My friend who picked up the extra case of dog food for me, drinks soy milk, a lot of it. She likes the refrigerated organic Silk brand and has had a hard time finding it where she shops so I offered to look for it when I shopped yesterday. My store had no refrigerated soy milk at all. I guess she's settling for the boxed shelf stable soy milk that is still readily available.Lanette, I noticed yesterday that my grocery store had slightly rearranged where things are located. Maybe it's to make sure that the shelves don't look so empty.Heather, Jake feels the same way about his favorite coffee that you feel about your tea. He gets it by mail and always makes sure that he has several boxes of 50 pods in the closet so he doesn't run out. I am looking forward to staying home today and puttering and dancing and watching TV. Going out two days in a row was exhausting. In the afternoon, I will compose the start of the new thread for May. I saw a picture of a shirt that said "2020 is an unusual leap year---February lasted 29 days, March lasted 100 days, and April lasted 5 months."
Barbie in NW WA 8 -
Barbie - D H got absolutely soaked as the heavens opened and the wind blew up. He had to change his pants when he got in. He found 2 x 80 teabags. Normally we buy the 480 packs but I haven't seen them for ages.
We get through at least 10 a day.
He had also loaded up with fresh fruit and vegetables.
Love Heather UK XXXXXX4 -
Other than the panic buying shortage the 1st weeks TP, beans, pasta, etc. there has been very little shortage here.
The prime minister said if we stay closed the country's economy is likely to collapse. I don't have a good grasp of macro economics, nor of the budget management, nor of unknowns, but it seems conceivable.
France makes a big chunk of income from tourism and culture things (museums, etc.) and there will be next to none of that in months to come.
I didn't go out yesterday cause i had a fair bit of teaching to do. i have none till next Tuesday, but it was cold today with threat of rain and i just didn't feel like going out today. We are largely encouraged by many not to put a foot out the door but i go out for my permitted 1h walk almost every day.
When i was reading my novel it somehow felt productive.
I still have some books out from the library.
I took out a couple of the rare novels they have in English. i took out Dracula. I never read it, though i once met an American guy originating from Transylvania (or his father maybe) and he had very pale skin, and was over-sensitive to sun, and had slightly pointy canine teeth, i found he drained my energy. (a bit of a manipulator and liar). true story LOL
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For those who go long times between grocery shopping (one person I thought of was Barbie) – what do you do about buying milk? I have to go to the store tomorrow because Vince is out of milk. If it weren’t for that, I wouldn’t be going
Michele NC
I buy at least 2 gallons at a time, split them into half gallons and freeze them in ziploc bags. It takes about 2 days in the fridge to thaw them and then I pour it into a pitcher. It works rather well. I originally started doing this so we'd have milk for coffee after we returned from a long vacation. I'm usually too exhausted to go to the store the same day or early next morning. Now, I freeze it just because it's usually the reason I have to go to the store more often.
Tina in CA5 -
bananasandoranges wrote: »
When i was reading my novel it somehow felt productive.
I still have some books out from the library.
I took out a couple of the rare novels they have in English. i took out Dracula. I never read it, though i once met an American guy originating from Transylvania (or his father maybe) and he had very pale skin, and was over-sensitive to sun, and had slightly pointy canine teeth, i found he drained my energy. (a bit of a manipulator and liar). true story LOL
I read Dracula shortly after we moved to our current place. I nearly always read at night, before bed, and that is how I started Dracula. Well, this house is on a canyon, has a large deck hanging over the canyon, lots of windows/sliding glass doors to the deck, AND is often rather windy. I had to stop reading that book at night. It's one of my favorites.
Transylvania was one of my favorite vacation spots.
Tina4 -
Happy insurance will pay part of the cost of our losses. Didn’t think they would pay anything!
RANT: all the hoarding going on I blame on the media posting all over about companies closing cause of COVID and production stopping. First toilet paper , paper towels and cleaning products now meat! If everyone simply continued to buy what they normally need there would not be any shortages!
Did landscaping all day yesterday at the park. Sore today. Plus allergies really high. So pretty negative right now.
Rv Rita
Ideas? Ps. I rescued a soft shell turtle yesterday. I released it into the lake. My dog found it in the road in front of my camper.
Ah....,the little things in life!
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windy and rainy here today... I just sent out $3074.00 to the IRS and State Taxes.. this was a horrible year for my ex boss messing up the tax deductions and being a PIA with unemployment... the only blessing is I have my sanity back..
I had to cash out a couple of CDs to keep me afloat...so that money came from that.. and hopefully the rest will get me through the next couple months
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Heather: The guardian article has excellent insight. I do not find the lockdown to be a relief, because I wasn’t stressed in the first place. I am retired and have no work worries. Many business people in my community are in forced lockout of their business premises. That is a terrible shame and needs to be managed in some other way than lockout. The dog groomer is happily in business. Customers drop their pets off at the door. The beauty shops for people are locked out. The rent still has to be paid, and there is not an income stream. It would be a good thinking if they could manage the number of people inside their doors the way the liquor store does with an outdoor line and only 5 customers inside at a time. Making staggered appointments might be another possibility. The marijuana shop in our town is selling its product by meeting customers at the door. The transactions take place on the sidewalk outside the store. The liquor store has a line outside, and only so many customers can be in the store at one time. Grocery stores are open but people are asked to maintain social distance of a 5 foot buffer with other customers. Some businesses are having a much harder time than others. :ohwell: My DH used to have a saying the irritated the dickens out of me, “Work smarter, not harder.” It is irritating to hear regularly, but a productive strategy.
Lanette: I contacted Rori because I hadn’t heard from her in a while. I think that Lisa has also been in touch with her. She is safe and well, but there are challenges caused by a water leak from another condo that is upstairs from her. She was staying put rather than going to a hotel, the last I heard. Her DH is happiest at home.
Today is a “bright, bright sunshiney day.” (Johnny Nash, 1972)
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Hubby managed to find mini tiny bag of spinach yeah!! Smallest bag I’ve ever seen but what a treat! He found a big bag of baby carrots. Mini tiny bag of mixed lettuce (no heads of lettuce). A few tiny tomatoes 🍅 to go with the huge onion y small one I found eating the onions like apple slices! He managed to find banana y avocado 🥑. Hard to find stuff here still y limited allowance but Dad said no restrictions in his town my cousin a few towns over (both 1-2hours away) also none. Our population so huge if they removed the limits the long lines would go home empty handed. He got small 4 packs of meat y found 2 small bags of chicken. No vegan meats for months now always sold out of them. Hoping his gout doesn’t flare up hard to get his diet needs.
Amber Tx
Have a good day guys taking JR outside again. He still won’t touch the grass. Our stores have no plants to plant folks have bought all edible types of plants to fruit trees. Big city HOAs vote on what’s allowed so by the time we get an answer back there not going to be available in store anymore. Used to seeing neighbors with mounds of dirt to gardeners with their HOA y city permits to plant displayed . Tons of trucks dropping off trees to bushes. This year nothing. Not even patio furniture being delivered. Definitely a different world 🌎 . Our yards where the whole neighborhood electrical boxes are located to meters. If power goes out they’re are workers flooding our yard to repair it. So got to watch JR like a hawk.2 -
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Heather I find I have to reboot my Kindle every once in awhile. I have to hold the on/off button for at least 20 seconds and then it will reboot. The first time it happened I thought my Kindle was toast then I read what to do on line. I admit most of the time I read my books from my laptop. It is easier. At night I read with sunglasses on and put the laptop on night light. I still do read from the Kindle if I read outside.
I find grocery shopping very stressful. Too many still are not wearing masks. Many I need to get a Cosco membership. The other alternative is a store called Byerly's. The it is much nicer to shop in less crowded and wide aisles. The only thing I don't like is they don't let you take your cart out and an employee has to walk the cart out and you feel you need to tip them. Because of social distancing I would rather take my own cart out. So I have time to decide what I will do.2 -
Ketone Karen-yes that is the brand I get. Thanks for sharing the recipe-I think I will give that a try. Sounds fairly easy and tasty.
RV Rita-putting turtle in lake is as good an idea as any. We have "rescued" turtles before. They end up wandering where they want so who know how long she/she will stay where you put him.
Work going fairly well today. Quite cool here so I am wearing sweats-may change sweatshirt to a slightly better top for a video meeting I have at two, and maybe freshen up my hair a bit. Took a bit longer lunch break today so I can use up some vacation time. May take off tomorrow afternoon and get some cleaning done.
Well, off to get ready to go "back on the clock."
Ginny in Ohio4 -
Well I started a fasting app, so it can keep track of how long I have been fasting, just one more thing I don't have to think about. Then I started up another app to tell me to drink more water! Something I need to think more about!😁. Technology ain't it grand?
Eating pretty simple today. Avocado toast with tomatoes, salad and hearty chicken soup with rice and cabbage.💖
Hugs to all.💖
💖Rebecca3 -
RANT: all the hoarding going on I blame on the media posting all over about companies closing cause of COVID and production stopping. First toilet paper , paper towels and cleaning products now meat! If everyone simply continued to buy what they normally need there would not be any shortages!
Well, yes and no.I agree that media hype is the cause of some panic buying, but there are also some real causes. For instance, with no kids at school, and many people working from home, people are, um, pooping, where they don't normally poop. So households legitimately are going through a heck of a lot more toilet paper than normal, and schools and offices aren't going through any. (At my work, in the 5 floor building I work in, only the bathrooms on the 4th floor are open and available for use.) And we can't just say, oh, well, we'll all just buy the industrial toilet paper for home use. Have you seen those rolls??? My husband and I were laughing about trying to use one of those rolls in our bathroom somehow.
Same thing with meat. The meat you and I buy at the grocery store is not the same meat sold to restaurants and caterers. Those people aren't buying any because we aren't eating out as much, but our supply chain doesn't have the mechanism for getting that restaurant grade and packaging -- think of how a fast food burger joint must buy hamburger, for instance, to us, the normal consumer who buys hamburger in maybe 5 pound packages, at the largest.
The yeast shortage is really puzzling -- I guess people want to bake bread??? Or were they normal bread bakers, but now, since they are home more, they are eating more, and need more? I can't quite figure that one out.
Congrats on the insurance!!
And I love the pictures you post of your atomic hideaway.
Flea
Willamette Valley, Oregon6 -
HEATHER just catching up with Repair Shop from last night was some of it a repeat Sure I'd seen the miners lamp before
Kate UK1 -
Update on me:
So we are doing okay. I finally have the eating under control. I guess as I have adjusted to the new normal, I am under less stress? So I stress eat less?
Also, not drinking a fancy coffee every day has helped.
I still go into work once or twice a week. It is unavoidable, but I wear a mask if I run out of my office, and in any case, there are not very many people around.
Thankfully, hubby and I both still have our jobs. It's a little hard not to feel guilty about that because so many people are suffering. Our minor inconveniences pale in comparison to what some families are going through. And no, we did not qualify for any stimulus money. Which is fine with us. We had talked about donating it to the local food bank if we were going to get any, but alas, nada.
Every weekend I fight the urge to drive the three hours up to see my mom. I know it is unwise and against the spirit of both Oregon and Washington's stay at home/stay safe policies. So I am not going to do it. She went through a period of depression last week -- couldn't find motivation to do anything, slept a lot during the day, but I think she is snapped out of that. She and her neighbors are getting braver about sitting outside, distant from each other, to chat, so I think that is helping.
I don't usually bake bread, but all the talk about yeast, has made me want to start. Lol
Much love to everyone and strength to those who need it.
Flea
Willamette Valley, Oregon4 -
Kate UK - YES, it is billed as a new programme, but I have seen all those before. I think they have just combined previous episodes and mixed them. But it is definitely not new. Annoying that it counts as new.
I've been watching Kirsty doing her crafts, even though I have no intention of doing them myself. Very relaxing.
Very misleading.
I'm still watching The A Word, about an autistic boy. It accompanies my rowing in the afternoon on iplayer. Only one episode to go, but a new series starts next week. I love to have a good box set to keep my exercises company. In the morning with DH we listen to BBC Radio 4. Today was a repeat of a programme about a famous mathematician. Gauss. Fascinating. We asked Max one of the conundrums that the guy solved at the age of 8 and Max already knew it! What number do you get if you add every number from 1 to 100? (Find the short version)
I wish I had been taught all this stuff at school, because now I find it fascinating. I was TERRIBLE at Maths and failed my GCE the first time. Now I love all the history of mathematicians and their discoveries.
Going to watch a programme I recorded ages ago about gravity tonight as there is nothing else on apart from a repeat of Lewis. There are no programmes being made at the moment, so we have a thin time ahead.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx2 -
The credit card company I rang last week has failed on its promise to transfer the Saga excursions credit back to my bank account. They promised me last week. Soooooo I'll have to ring them AGAIN. GRRRRRRRR!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
Just ordered loads of tea bags from Amazon. We have enough now for about 5 months. We only drink PG Tips pyramid bags.2 -
HEATHER I loved the A word saw it when it was on originally. We have Netflix and Amazon Prime courtesy of my daughter. We have a digital box and an Amazon Firestick so we have more choice thank goodness
Kate2 -
The banking problem is already fixed. They may have caught without my calling. I do think having the extra info sped up the process. Nice to have that fixed. Tomorrow we get the outside faucet done! 4
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Did Barry's bootcamp DVD. After I got ¾ of the way thru it, we lost power. It’s just me, but I need someone there telling me what to do and counting. So I’ll probably do this DVD again another day. The plan for tomorrow is to do Patrick Godeaux Metabolic Training DVD.
Took all 6 boxes that I had of papers to be recycled to the recycling center. Since they only pick up once every two weeks, it would take months to get everything into the recycling bin. Then stopped at WalMart to get Vince his milk. Also got some for me to make more yogurt. Then took a Christmas tree skirt that I made about 20 years ago and which has yellowed to the cleaners. If they can get the yellow out – wonderful. Personally, I doubt it. I’ll probably just wind up making another one.
Vince was saying that last night Lexi peed on him. That is so not like her. She’s VERY meticulous. When we got her, she had been severely abused. She had a dislocated hip among other things. Well, they bandaged her up. When we took off the bandage there was all this really sticky stuff. One of the ways she was probably abused was she was kept under water. For the longest time she wouldn’t go near running water (she’s over that now). I thought “oh, how are we ever going to bathe her and get this off?”. We never once had to bath her, she got it all off herself. You should see when she uses the litter box! You’d never know she’d gone, she covers it so much. I’m afraid this might be another sign of her aging. We know that she’s hard of hearing. But she’s happy so that’s what matters.
Have to go to the dentist tomorrow at 11 to have him put the bridge back in, so that means no soup kitchen. Fortunately, it’s not hurting, just more of a PITN. After the dentist will probably stop at Food Lion. I really like their frozen peaches and I’m about out. Last time I was there they had very little frozen fruits. Come to think of it, WalMart didn’t have much either
The other day the WalMart by me was totally out of flour. The WalMart I went to today was also totally out. What’s with flour? Guess a lot of people are baking.
Tina – the last time we went to the condo, I remember I froze the milk just to see how it was. Vince wasn’t real crazy about it, but it worked.
Kylia – wouldn’t surprise me one bit if your MIL was waiting to see her baby. I firmly believe my father waited to pass on until I got there.
Heather – ((HUG)) More PITA about that cruise
As soon as I can figure out how to save a pic of Lexi that Jess forwarded to me, I'l post it here. It breaks my heart, but I feel good knowing that she's happy now
Michele NC
Who has yogurt being made in the IP now.
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HEATHER Have you ever watched Ch 91 lots of historical stuff Watching a prog at the moment about a lost Egyptian city Later on one about the Mayans
Kate1 -
Tina – the last time we went to the condo, I remember I froze the milk just to see how it was. Vince wasn’t real crazy about it, but it worked.
It seems to work better with less fat in the milk. It's not as good as not frozen, but it works well enough to avoid a trip to the store JUST for milk.2 -
Here is Lexi:
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Poor baby Lexi....
Hope she heals fast...
I'm watching the Waltons... nostalgia is always a welcome thing1 -
Michelle: Lexie is a VERY cute kitty. I hope she heals quickly.
I ran errands this morning to buy coffee, canned dogfood and cutie oranges. I just spent 30 minutes riding my terra-tryke in the garage. I had a book with me so I was able to read and burn calories all at once. I feel like I had a good work out. :bigsmile:
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Kate UK - I don't know Ch 91. I'm too mean to pay anything out for internet service on the tv, so we only have freeview. I don't pay for anything except the BBC licence. Plus the main tv can't get any streaming apart from itv, it's too old, and DH doesn't care enough to buy a new one. If I really wanted to I could sit in his study to watch stuff on his Firestick, but he never uses it and I watch nearly everything streamed on my tablet. We have a recorder for most free to air stuff. The gravity programme was excellent. I'm extremely fussy about the voice overs and can't stand most of them. Hate all all that breathy, 'incredible', nonsense. Also hate intrusive music. And too much slomo. I am a 'grumpy old woman' when it comes to tv and radio and spend a lot of time grumbling about stupid presenters, poor grammar, sloppy statistics. gratuitous music etc etc. And yet I do love good tv and I'm a die hard Radio 4 listener.
I have got quite a few foreign language films reserved on my Amazon Prime, but rarely have time to watch them. I have always preferred to watch films on my own in my own private space, so need to secrete myself away with my tablet. When I lived in London I used to go to midday showings of foreign films on my own. Loved to have a very spicy Curry Laksa before or after. Heaven!
I think we've seen most of the good stuff two or three times over! Vera etc.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx3
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