WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2020

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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,714 Member
    Oh the wonderful Levi, 'enjoying' his food! :D<3

    Evie - Your grandchildren are adorable! <3 They look very happy and healthy.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
    Kate UK ❤️
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,042 Member
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  • LisaInAR
    LisaInAR Posts: 2,020 Member
    Evie - love the grands! Aren't they fun?
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,714 Member
    In my memoir I've been writing about a 'sliding door' moment when I was 15, when I answered a request sent to our school to go to the boy's school youth wing to take part in a play. That small decision opened a door into a different life.
    I found myself wondering if any of you have had such a moment. Not the big decisions that we agonise over, like getting married, taking a job etc, but the tiny acts of chance, unnoticed at the time, that somehow led us down a different path.
    Do tell us. :)<3 Let's keep it positive. :D

    I'm going to have a day off writing today and do some telephoning of friends I haven't spoken to for a couple of months.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx



  • Sara628588
    Sara628588 Posts: 88 Member
    Turns out if you do 8 minutes of a 30 minute exercise video you feel like a truck has run over you the next day........ word to the wise :)

    So just catching up on some of the chat to see who is doing what. And I am possibly looking to move...... nothing like adding stress to life when you want to lose weight...

  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,098 Member
    Morning ladies
    Heather - this trip.for me is a big change to a different life..
    We will see how it all works out,its either going to be a big change and interesting, or it will be the same old up here..
    It is going to br oppressive today so will go get Homer and then drop him off and go get my license done finally..
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,259 Member
    Levi what a Cutie

    Evelyn darling!
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Pip Wonderful. Hopefully the inspection will not turn up any major problems. I'll be sending thoughts to the inspector like, "This is an older home but it has been well-maintained. I just can't find any major problems with any of the systems!" or "Who are these people? Nobody keeps an older home with older systems maintained this well!" or "I wonder if I can outbid the buyers. I want this home for myself!" LOL!!! All day.

    Evelyn Such cute grandchildren. Your needlepoint is lovely.

    Sara Ouch! 8 minutes of a 30 minute workout is actually quite admirable if you are out of shape. Back in the day, I lasted only 1 minute on the Stairmaster on my first attempt. I was mortified. Before long, you will be able to do 10 minutes, then 12 minutes…I predict that you will be up to the full workout within 6 weeks if you hang in there. Before September, for sure. And your muscles will stop being so sore, as you know. You can do this!

    Rori Please check in, even if only to leave a heart or a smiley face. <3

    Heather One of the small choices I made that changed the course of my life was the decision to learn Carolina shag dancing.

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    I'm going to work on irrigation for the hanging and potted plants today. It's not finished yet, and I had to rescue some droopy New Guinea Impatiens on the front steps last night as a result. When I told my spouse what I was going to do today (my telemedicine job and the irrigation system), she attempted to hijack my day as usual with disability paperwork and tax stuff. LOL!!! I didn't let her. (I do what she wants me to do A LOT!!!) Not today. I 'Just Said No'. And she was fine with it! I need to do that more often. It frustrates me not to be able to get to my projects and plan my own agenda.

    Karen in Virginia

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,615 Member
    In my memoir I've been writing about a 'sliding door' moment when I was 15, when I answered a request sent to our school to go to the boy's school youth wing to take part in a play. That small decision opened a door into a different life.
    I found myself wondering if any of you have had such a moment. Not the big decisions that we agonise over, like getting married, taking a job etc, but the tiny acts of chance, unnoticed at the time, that somehow led us down a different path.
    Do tell us. :)<3 Let's keep it positive. :D

    Much of my life has been like that ... just drifting wherever the wind blows. I've occasionally thought that I would like to travel just like that ... literally go in the direction the wind pushes me.

    But I suppose ...

    Cycling one evening, when two girls on bicycles caught up to me and rode with me a bit. We chatted and they mentioned a Century (100 mile) event coming up in August. I went to the event ... my first cycling event. There I met other cyclists and chatted to the girls again who mentioned racing, and the next year I started racing!

    Cutting out and filing a small article from a newspaper on something called "randonneuring", then digging it out several years later, when I got tired of racing, calling the number on the article, and entering the world of ultradistance cycling.

    Asking a question about a long distance cycling event on a cycling forum ... which lead to me travelling to Europe and Australia and all over North America, marrying the person who responded to me, and moving to Australia.


    If one of those tiny acts of chance hadn't happened, I might not be in Australia married to my husband now.


    Machka in Oz
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Photo by Jeanette Munger in Nebraska:

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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,714 Member
    Karen - don't leave us in the lurch! :# What was it with the Carolina Shag? :o<3

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,274 Member
    Pip Wonderful. Hopefully the inspection will not turn up any major problems. I'll be sending thoughts to the inspector like, "This is an older home but it has been well-maintained. I just can't find any major problems with any of the systems!" or "Who are these people? Nobody keeps an older home with older systems maintained this well!" or "I wonder if I can outbid the buyers. I want this home for myself!" LOL!!! All day.

    Evelyn Such cute grandchildren. Your needlepoint is lovely.

    Sara Ouch! 8 minutes of a 30 minute workout is actually quite admirable if you are out of shape. Back in the day, I lasted only 1 minute on the Stairmaster on my first attempt. I was mortified. Before long, you will be able to do 10 minutes, then 12 minutes…I predict that you will be up to the full workout within 6 weeks if you hang in there. Before September, for sure. And your muscles will stop being so sore, as you know. You can do this!

    Rori Please check in, even if only to leave a heart or a smiley face. <3

    Heather One of the small choices I made that changed the course of my life was the decision to learn Carolina shag dancing.

    >>>

    I'm going to work on irrigation for the hanging and potted plants today. It's not finished yet, and I had to rescue some droopy New Guinea Impatiens on the front steps last night as a result. When I told my spouse what I was going to do today (my telemedicine job and the irrigation system), she attempted to hijack my day as usual with disability paperwork and tax stuff. LOL!!! I didn't let her. (I do what she wants me to do A LOT!!!) Not today. I 'Just Said No'. And she was fine with it! I need to do that more often. It frustrates me not to be able to get to my projects and plan my own agenda.

    Karen in Virginia

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    at least, 3 major things are not an issue, we don't have chipped paint, we have vynal siding. we have a newer roof, our stairs are up to code. when we moved in they weren't. i prefer older houses and the quirks that come with it. we will see how it goes.
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,660 Member
    Good morning ladies!

    Machka - good luck on your upcoming nasal surgery.

    Katla - Last year our vet recommended a CBD chew called "CannaChews" made by GrowPharm. At the time, our young dog pulled a muscle and was limping, so it helped her recovery. This spring, our old gal (12) started obsessive licking, so I started giving her 1/2 treat each morning with her breakfast and the licking is a fraction of what it was, plus she is more active due to the anti-inflammatory effect. Each treat has 15mg of CBD, so it's easy to measure slicing one in half. I think I paid around $50 for a container of 60 treats which lasts around 4 months, and I order them online from the company above. Shipping takes a week or two. Just an idea.

    We are having wierd tomato weather - a slow start getting fruit set on the vines. The past couple years it's been too hot, this year too chilly maybe? The only plants doing really well are a couple dwarf plants - Little Sicily - that I planted in big flower pots- that were prolific last year and grew lots of medium size sauce type fruit.

    I ran across an article about the Dwarf Tomato Project - so I've started a seed shopping list for similar small, compact tomatoes that will produce a variety of tomatoes of various sizes and colors. I have a couple on the list that are "micro" cherry types that can be grown in our garden window - I hope. :) It's too late in the season to start them this summer, but I can get a head start next January-February if I order seeds now.

    More about the Dwarf Tomato Project here: https://www.craiglehoullier.com/dwarf-tomato-breeding-project and here: https://www.dwarftomatoproject.net/

    Walking early this morning, so better get going.

    Have a wonderful day! <3

    Lanette
    Cool SW WA State



  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Pip Those are some expensive issues you have already taken care of. I had an older home with asbestos floor tiles and a buried oil tank…ugh…even if you've taken care of things, people are still leery. Hopefully nothing like that with your house.

    Heather just following suit as you didn't really elaborate on why your small decision influenced your life so dramatically either >:) but okay, here goes: I wanted to learn Carolina shag, so I went to lessons and became a pretty good Carolina shag dancer. There was a nightclub called Visions where people went on Sunday nights to dance to beach music. It was there that I met Billy, my second husband, father of Joy.

    <3

    Karen in Virginia
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,042 Member
    Lisa: 🥰 that you found yourself.

    Heather: My door opening came when I found out my baby sister had cancer. She went very quickly. The upside was that It made me reassess my very busy life and apply for early retirement. I have never regretted that decision.
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,098 Member
    Well I picked up Homer ,cleaned out a cupboard .. thinking about what stays and what goes ,even if I stay its time to heave ho a bunch of stuff..
    Have macaroni on to make cold macaroni tuna salad for the ladies...
    Also have to deop my friend Kitty off at the hairdressers and then take Dan home.. then go over to triple A...
    Lisa- i feel.you.. I am darn close to where I was when I started Keto and am way to heavy..
    Another reason maybe to move is there is stuff to do outdoors all year long..
    Was watching Joyce Meyer this morning and she said something that hit the nail on the head..and its one of those aha moments..
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,042 Member
    Karen: Ihad to google the Carolina shag! It’s a bit like jiterthe Jitter Bug! 😂
  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
    Evie ~ Your cross stictch is beautiful. The photos of the grandchildren are lovely and they look joyful.

    Lisa ~ Levi has the most beautiful blue eyes. The photos of your transformation are inspiring.

    Allie ~ I think you were meant to be at the beach.

    Karen VA ~ Love that photo of the church steeple.

    After reading comments about CBD oil and listening to a doctor discuss it on a Rachael Rae rerun, I decided to buy some on Amazon. Then, I got to reading about potential interactions with medications and cancelled my order. It appears that it reacts with meds in a similar manner as grapefruit reacts with meds. My husband takes a blood thinner and I take several meds also that grapfruit would interfere with. So disappointed to learn this.

    Carol in GA
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Terri Yes it is - perhaps more like Swing than Jitter Bug. It's supposed to be done smoothly - the difference from many other dance styles is that the most basic step is back and forth in a straight line, keeping your body directly facing your partner without any turning of your body when you rock back.

    Karen in Virginia

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  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Lisa <3 so inspiring and insightful and wonderful

    Cheri I see why your husband likes that leftover yarn blanket. It's so cheerful. A feast for the eyes.

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  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    OK! heading out to work on the irrigation system. I had cantaloupe with lime and salt and a cup of strong black coffee for breakfast. Yum. 15 minutes of TODAY show. Some kitchen chores done, doggies tended to. Have a lovely day, ladies!

    Karen in Virginia
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,714 Member
    Karen - I think I talked about in a previous post, so I didn't want to bore folks. :o It opened my life to intellectual people and ideas, foreign cinema, acting and creating theatre pieces, a new actor boyfriend, and cemented a life long friendship with the girlfriends that I Zoom on Wednesdays. I invited them along to the Drama classes that were held there and we ended up best buddies for ever. It wasn't all perfect, but life bloomed with possibilities. :D I felt like a different person.

    I rang my old university roommate this morning. Nice chat. She has asthma, so is still pretty much isolating with her husband. It was good to talk. :)<3

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,098 Member
    Carol in Ga- honestly I think your right.. I am a Cancer and water sign. The beach has always been my happy place.and living down there would invest in a good bike and bike seat for Alfie and could tootle around with him instead of driving...will bring a resume down with me and maybe leave it with a few places .. cant hurt..
    And pray alot!!!
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    edited July 2020
    Barbie: Nobody has been inside our house since we dropped our cleaning service. The women didn’t wear masks and we didn’t appreciate the possible virus concerns. In nice weather we visit with neighbors outside on our deck. It is easy to have three or four people at least 5 feet apart there. :flowerforyou: I hope you’ll tell all about your DH’s ninja foodie projects. :star:

    Cheri: Your leftover yarn scraps are now a beautiful afghan on your couch. The colors are gorgeous. :star:

    Evelyn: My mom had miscarriages, too. She blamed my dad. I think both of them were the cause because they were heavy cigarette chain smokers who lit one cigarette from the previous one. The cigarettes eventually brought about their deaths. They got my dad’s heart and my mom’s lungs. :sad:

    Machka: I love the courage quotation. :star:

    Barbara: DH has had laser treatment for his eyes and it helped. The reason was excess tiny blood vessels inside his eye. On our last visit the doctor took his staff out for lunch and left us in the waiting room for more than two hours. DH hasn’t been back. :noway:

    Lanette: Our dog has been getting CBD oil for months and it is very positive. Our two suppliers are ACE Hardware & Safeway. We’ve been happier with ACE. I was not happy with the spray bottle, but we’ll use it until it is gone. So far it seems to help as well as the dropper bottles do. :star: I envy your land and real size garden. :flowerforyou:

    Allie: I admire you. Heaving ho would be very hard for me. I seem to be a hoarder of things from the past—such as my Mom’s piano & my wedding dress from 50 years ago. It was a mini dress, and my mom made it for me. :star:

    We have a misty morning and a forecast of mostly cloudy with a high of 73F. I hope to find ways to have fun today.

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
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  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
    RITA ~ Those photos made my day! :)<3:)