WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2020

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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,355 Member
    I’m glad we have a garage, we don’t have a house!!
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,355 Member
    Stats for the day

    Walking- 38.48min, 1.78mi= 146c
    Other- more unpacking 163min I = 500c

    Total cal 649
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,554 Member
    I placed an order with WalMart for home delivery. One of the items I ordered was Cream of Tartar. I thought it was expensive but I know that some spices are more expensive than others. Anyway, WalMart purchased it from Amazon. I just checked the price on Amazon. For 6 pack it $22.14. WalMart charged me $11.71. I don’t believe this!

    Michele NC
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,888 Member
    edited August 2020
    Thanks ladies, being that I was the youngest sister, I was a freshman in high school when I was introduced to stepfathers whole family. I was texting my eldest sister yesterday, when I told her about his passing. I remember his family being really welcoming. My father's side of the family kind of snubbed my Mom and I sadly. They just didn't know how to handle the divorce, or what to say to us. Being that it was my father that wanted the divorce, not my Mom, they felt guilty maybe. my step sister and I had a great phone conversation though. Both our families are slowly passing away, and it just makes you more thankful for the family left.

    Today our grocery shopping was fun. I did not play the prices game, but I still stayed about $160. I even bought some expensive olive bruscetta sauce, and some nice blue cheese crumbles kind of expensive too. I bought some street taco sized tortillas, and I plan to cook up some kielbasa sausage with the olive bruscetta, and mozzarella shredded cheese like small pizzas! I passed up many items, they just didn't appeal to me. I bought a lot of protein, fats and very little carbs. I bought cucumbers, I will pickle. I plan on making some great cold slaw with the cabbage I have, and some red onions I got today. I also bought avocados, chicken, turkey slices, and vine tomatoes. Yummy!😁

    I am officially a food snob!
    💖Rebecca
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    Perms - I used to have perms in my early 20's, but for some reason when we moved to Alberta my hair became naturally curly. It is hard to manage and I straighten it a lot. Two years ago though, my daughter was in hairdressing school and needed a model for a perm twice and I volunteered. The perm actually helped control my curls and I have enjoyed it a lot since then.

    Have a great day,
    Tracey in Edmonton

    I had the opposite thing when I moved to Alberta. My hair curls in humidity so when I lived in Manitoba, it was wavy or even curly in long ringlets. But when I moved to Alberta where it is so dry, my hair straightened.

    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    dlfk202000 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Me and my hair ... :)

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    Machka in Oz

    love the color and it looks so nice and thick. Mine has never been that thick.

    Debbie
    Napa Valley

    Thanks! The colour isn't natural ... natural is mousy brown with grey. I dye the under half a dark rich brown and the top half a reddish colour. That combination seems to add some depth to it, rather than all one colour. I need to do it again soon.

    I get it cut to one length once or twice a year ... this is just before the shutdown ...

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    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    LisaInAR wrote: »
    The fraught with peril shopping trip for the week is done--the liquor store for a bottle of wine, Walmart for grocery shopping, and Aldi's, because they have the best ground beef around. And the "fraught with peril" is that, while everyone is wearing masks, as the governor mandated, they just canNOT seem to stay six feet away. Seriously feel I'm ducking and dodging in any store. I want to start screaming, "You have a seat belt AND airbags on your car. Why can't you figure out masks AND six feet apart?" Am just over this whole mess.

    Later, y'all,
    Love,
    Lisa in AR

    I know exactly how you feel. I work in the middle of Hobart and it's not just offices, it's a shopping area too. So the minute I step out the door of my office building I'm among people. Most will keep a little bit of distance but even in doing that, they're only maybe a metre away. I was standing in a store when the store safety announcements came on telling everyone that they needed to be 2 arm lengths away. I looked to my right and left and the people on either side were only 1 arm length away, they had hemmed me in so I had to squeeze out from between them.

    The people who are the best at following the instructions are the Asians. They're great!

    Next week, I think I'll head for the waterfront. Now that the cruise ships aren't coming in, it's quieter there.


    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    edited August 2020
    dlfk202000 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Friday evening ... nice and quiet.

    I have been out and about way too much for my liking this week and I'm exhausted.

    [*] Shopping ... or actually "window shopping" looking for ideas of what to get for my husband's birthday. And I did get a few things.
    [/list]

    Machka in Oz

    A gift idea for his special day-
    I did this for my former hubby for his 60th birthday a few months ago- It will not cost much if anything but will take a lot of thought/time.
    I made a little scrap book that each page had a word/phrase that made him special to me. You can embellish as much or as little as you want. 60 pages for 60 things that make him HIM.
    I used a pack of scrap booking paper and just tied the corner-
    He loved it, even his current wife thought it was nice.

    Debbie
    Napa Valley

    I did something like that for our first anniversary (11 years ago). :)


    I brought home cannelloni for dinner, and had ordered a couple small cakes and nice ice cream to be delivered in our grocery order, so we had that while watching Better Homes and Gardens. :)

    I had suggested going to several different places or getting take-away, but he told me he preferred eating at home and not being out among people. He said a nice quiet dinner with just us and gardening on TV suited him. He has been very risk aversive since his accident, finds crowds too much to deal with in general, and doesn't like being out among people in this C19 situation.

    I got him gardening books and 3 of the kind of caps he likes to wear when he is outside. He hasn't had a new cap in 3 years! One has some wool in the material so it should be warm on these chilly days.

    And we'll celebrate with Rowan's sister a bit later. :)

    M in Oz
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,256 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    dlfk202000 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Friday evening ... nice and quiet.

    I have been out and about way too much for my liking this week and I'm exhausted.

    [*] Shopping ... or actually "window shopping" looking for ideas of what to get for my husband's birthday. And I did get a few things.
    [/list]

    Machka in Oz

    A gift idea for his special day-
    I did this for my former hubby for his 60th birthday a few months ago- It will not cost much if anything but will take a lot of thought/time.
    I made a little scrap book that each page had a word/phrase that made him special to me. You can embellish as much or as little as you want. 60 pages for 60 things that make him HIM.
    I used a pack of scrap booking paper and just tied the corner-
    He loved it, even his current wife thought it was nice.

    Debbie
    Napa Valley

    I did something like that for our first anniversary (11 years ago). :)

    M in Oz

    Time for another one ;)
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    dlfk202000 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    dlfk202000 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Friday evening ... nice and quiet.

    I have been out and about way too much for my liking this week and I'm exhausted.

    [*] Shopping ... or actually "window shopping" looking for ideas of what to get for my husband's birthday. And I did get a few things.
    [/list]

    Machka in Oz

    A gift idea for his special day-
    I did this for my former hubby for his 60th birthday a few months ago- It will not cost much if anything but will take a lot of thought/time.
    I made a little scrap book that each page had a word/phrase that made him special to me. You can embellish as much or as little as you want. 60 pages for 60 things that make him HIM.
    I used a pack of scrap booking paper and just tied the corner-
    He loved it, even his current wife thought it was nice.

    Debbie
    Napa Valley

    I did something like that for our first anniversary (11 years ago). :)

    M in Oz

    Time for another one ;)

    It's a bit difficult ... since his accident (severe traumatic brain injury), he's not HIM. It's not a bad thing. He's just a different person than the one I married and I'm still figuring out who he is ... and I've become a bit more of a carer than a wife. But one thing I would like to do when I have more time is to have a nice photo album printed of us together. I've got the photos all gathered in Flickr, it will just be a matter of doing it.

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-bb/albums/72157621786260063/page1


    M in Oz
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,256 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    dlfk202000 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    dlfk202000 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Friday evening ... nice and quiet.

    I have been out and about way too much for my liking this week and I'm exhausted.

    [*] Shopping ... or actually "window shopping" looking for ideas of what to get for my husband's birthday. And I did get a few things.
    [/list]

    Machka in Oz

    A gift idea for his special day-
    I did this for my former hubby for his 60th birthday a few months ago- It will not cost much if anything but will take a lot of thought/time.
    I made a little scrap book that each page had a word/phrase that made him special to me. You can embellish as much or as little as you want. 60 pages for 60 things that make him HIM.
    I used a pack of scrap booking paper and just tied the corner-
    He loved it, even his current wife thought it was nice.

    Debbie
    Napa Valley

    I did something like that for our first anniversary (11 years ago). :)

    M in Oz

    Time for another one ;)

    It's a bit difficult ... since his accident (severe traumatic brain injury), he's not HIM. It's not a bad thing. He's just a different person than the one I married and I'm still figuring out who he is ... and I've become a bit more of a carer than a wife. But one thing I would like to do when I have more time is to have a nice photo album printed of us together. I've got the photos all gathered in Flickr, it will just be a matter of doing it.

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-bb/albums/72157621786260063/page1


    M in Oz

    Shutterfly does amazing ones- my husband and son made one for me for Christmas one year- that was the best gift- didn't cost them anything(used a coupon code) but it took their time. Something that husband doesn't do often- he thinks buying things makes things ok but what I want more is for him to spend more time with me- tired of being the maid and nothing more.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    dlfk202000 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    dlfk202000 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    dlfk202000 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Friday evening ... nice and quiet.

    I have been out and about way too much for my liking this week and I'm exhausted.

    [*] Shopping ... or actually "window shopping" looking for ideas of what to get for my husband's birthday. And I did get a few things.
    [/list]

    Machka in Oz

    A gift idea for his special day-
    I did this for my former hubby for his 60th birthday a few months ago- It will not cost much if anything but will take a lot of thought/time.
    I made a little scrap book that each page had a word/phrase that made him special to me. You can embellish as much or as little as you want. 60 pages for 60 things that make him HIM.
    I used a pack of scrap booking paper and just tied the corner-
    He loved it, even his current wife thought it was nice.

    Debbie
    Napa Valley

    I did something like that for our first anniversary (11 years ago). :)

    M in Oz

    Time for another one ;)

    It's a bit difficult ... since his accident (severe traumatic brain injury), he's not HIM. It's not a bad thing. He's just a different person than the one I married and I'm still figuring out who he is ... and I've become a bit more of a carer than a wife. But one thing I would like to do when I have more time is to have a nice photo album printed of us together. I've got the photos all gathered in Flickr, it will just be a matter of doing it.

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-bb/albums/72157621786260063/page1


    M in Oz

    Shutterfly does amazing ones- my husband and son made one for me for Christmas one year- that was the best gift- didn't cost them anything(used a coupon code) but it took their time. Something that husband doesn't do often- he thinks buying things makes things ok but what I want more is for him to spend more time with me- tired of being the maid and nothing more.

    Thanks, I'll have a look at Shutterfly!
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,256 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    dlfk202000 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    dlfk202000 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    dlfk202000 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Friday evening ... nice and quiet.

    I have been out and about way too much for my liking this week and I'm exhausted.

    [*] Shopping ... or actually "window shopping" looking for ideas of what to get for my husband's birthday. And I did get a few things.
    [/list]

    Machka in Oz

    A gift idea for his special day-
    I did this for my former hubby for his 60th birthday a few months ago- It will not cost much if anything but will take a lot of thought/time.
    I made a little scrap book that each page had a word/phrase that made him special to me. You can embellish as much or as little as you want. 60 pages for 60 things that make him HIM.
    I used a pack of scrap booking paper and just tied the corner-
    He loved it, even his current wife thought it was nice.

    Debbie
    Napa Valley

    I did something like that for our first anniversary (11 years ago). :)

    M in Oz

    Time for another one ;)

    It's a bit difficult ... since his accident (severe traumatic brain injury), he's not HIM. It's not a bad thing. He's just a different person than the one I married and I'm still figuring out who he is ... and I've become a bit more of a carer than a wife. But one thing I would like to do when I have more time is to have a nice photo album printed of us together. I've got the photos all gathered in Flickr, it will just be a matter of doing it.

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-bb/albums/72157621786260063/page1


    M in Oz

    Shutterfly does amazing ones- my husband and son made one for me for Christmas one year- that was the best gift- didn't cost them anything(used a coupon code) but it took their time. Something that husband doesn't do often- he thinks buying things makes things ok but what I want more is for him to spend more time with me- tired of being the maid and nothing more.

    Thanks, I'll have a look at Shutterfly!

    I just checked there site- I know it is short notice- 50% off but ends Sunday- I am sure there are others
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,071 Member
    <3
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    I got perms as a child ... usually Toni perms.

    My last perm was a long hair one done in a salon in about 1998. This is me with the perm, my mother and grandmother. :)

    While I liked it that curly, I don't think I'd get another perm. Plus, as long as I live somewhere humid, I can get about halfway there using mousse and scrunching my hair while drying it.

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    Machka in Oz
  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
    Kate UK ❤️
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    Today is International Cat Day

    https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/international-cat-day/?timezone_offset=nan

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    M in Oz
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    ah! lost my post!

    @cityjaneLondon Heather, I agree, I prefer short and sweet than long and less sweet now.

    You could probably find a swanky place in Paris and stay for a night in some off season, booked in advance.
    There are many boutique hotels now too and some are very special apparently and not very pricey.

    fancy things done :
    - when in 20s w boyfriend we couldn't afford restaurants so we'd have tea in fancy places: on a peniche(house boat restaurant on the seine), on an island in Paris woods, etc.
    - I went one time to the Tour d'Argent for lunch. It was 60 per person (plus drinks) a few years ago. Very fancy service and amazing view.
    - Go sometimes to café beaubourg to meet a friend. A bit more for an espresso but can be a slightly fancy experience.
    - went for lunch to nice places last week. Lunch tends to be cheaper than dinner in France, and if it's more expensive I just get the main dish, which is so great it's worth it, and the price evens out.
    -used to get cheap tickets in good theatre places and sometimes change places if some places were not full.

  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    @Snowflake I'm so sorry about your boss. I can relate.
  • wizzywig
    wizzywig Posts: 1,246 Member
    B)
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    edited August 2020
    SCARY AIRBNB

    I didn't like this airbnb place. I found the couple a bit creepy but felt ok since they were renting out 3 other rooms. But last night, bizarrely, I was the only one booked, in middle of august, a Friday night near the sea, where anything anywhere nearby is sky high in price. Yet the night before she said she was sleeping at her mom's and her husband on the sofa to have space for everyone. Why did they not rent out the other rooms?

    I didn't feel at ease and also the things to visit nearby, that I hadn't already visited, were not that great, and it was too hot to just enjoy hanging out at the sea or yard in the afternoon. Since I was 2-3h from home, and was planning to leave early the next morning to spend a night at home before next stop, suddenly decided to leave at 5pm. I texted after leaving that I was leaving. The lady kept saying things that didn't match up. Like she said her husband was sleeping on theMaybe she's just weird that way and presumably they weren't serial killers, but I just really didn't feel at ease. So why bother spending a fearful night.

    I drove up the coast and visited several beaches or beach towns I hadn't known including one a friend had recommended that I really liked: Houlgate (more lowkey but still lively enough).

    I got home at 1am. Thank goodness for coffee. Usually you have to pay a LOT for non-residential parking in Paris (which this would be since it's a rental car), but today there is free parking due to pollution (silver lining). I went for a little walk in the morning and then read the paper at the café for a good while. I am wearing a red T-shirt that says "Grrr" in a conversation bubble on it, and it seems to catch me some friendly smiles. It's the first time I've worn it out and I otherwise never wear T shirts with messages or words on them.

    Now laundry.

    My place is a MESS.

    I'm tired too.
    It's SOOO quiet in Paris right now. it's like being on holiday.But will be soooo hot today: 101° F.

    Tomorrow I'm renting another airbnb (whole house mini-house) near the forest of Fontainebleau about 45 min-1h from Paris. Woman airbnb.has her picture on file. seems normal. 2 days possibly longer.

    I'm considering cancelling my 5 nights back at the sea, Aug 13-18 but I don't know... it can be nice...
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,728 Member
    @bananasandoranges Better to follow instincts! Sucks that it shortened your time though.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Friday evening ... nice and quiet.

    I have been out and about way too much for my liking this week and I'm exhausted.

    Too many people. Too many things to look at and do.

    I would happily stay home for the next week and only go for walks to the beach at a time of day when there's hardly anyone out and about. I miss that!

    Machka in Oz


    So today, my husband and I walked to the beach and back ... 4 km. :) We spent the rest of the day at home away from people.


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    Machka in Oz
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    @kymarai I really had a much nicer time this way. it would have been cheaper not to have paid for that night for sure.
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,786 Member
    Bananas - A good boutique hotel is nice and I've been to a couple in Paris, but what I really fancy is a Grand Hotel. I just love the service! And the architecture. I can't see DH stumping up for it though.
    He has however been dragged by me, kicking and screaming, to some Michelin 3 star restaurants,which he has absolutely loved. The only one which was a disappointment, service wise, was in New York, for my 65th birthday. The food was great, but they failed to make us feel special, which is half the point. On the whole, the grander the place, the better they are at putting you at your ease. I really admire top quality service, and you can get it at all price ranges, but it is very important to me. That's why I love the Saga cruises so much. :'(
    One of the best places was in Mexico on the Gulf Coast. The poor guy trying to find me the perfect pillow! And the guy who came to my aid when I locked myself out of my room half naked. What gents!
    Our India tours were also marvellous, staying in palaces. B) But I have never stayed in one of the great classic European hotels like The Ritz.
    I am very interested in logistics and love all those 'behind the scenes' programmes. Backstage fascinates me. On the cruises I used to spend most of my time observing the staff and the interactions. This week there was a programme on The Ritz and how they got the Christmas tree up in the lobby. Plus all the decorations. Overnight, basically, but what a performance! Fantastic!
    I do like things well organised and get very frustrated when I see things done badly. If i know it's all taken care of, I can relax, otherwise I spend all my time complaining and getting anxious.

    Done my morning exercises. Now to read the paper. Delivery between 1 and 2 pm.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,728 Member
    Dang it! Lost my post! Happy Saturday! I am drinking water (husband and my spark keep at me). Have hit my quota for two days now.
    @bananasandoranges Sounds like you ended up having a good time! Well done! 4 weeks until vacation for me. I am so excited.

    Hugs!
    Congratulations!
    Smiles!
    Blessings!

    ❤
    Kylia in Ohio getting ready for work

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