WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2020
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Another busy day. We took our car to the car wash to get cleaned up . I used to work there for 6 years from 19-25. Got to see my old boss.6
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I’m glad we have a garage, we don’t have a house!!4
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Stats for the day
Walking- 38.48min, 1.78mi= 146c
Other- more unpacking 163min I = 500c
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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
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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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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 Oz2 -
dlfk202000 wrote: »
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 ...
M in Oz
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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 Oz2 -
dlfk202000 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.
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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 Oz4 -
"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: T’ai Chi, pick up pooches,Altruistic August
Bonus: sanded platform on top Aunt Elsie’s stove and applied first coat of OSPHO.
Get to do: clean something, practice new dances (Turning Tables, Nothing but You, Shake it like that, Larger than Life, Here I Go Again/Mama Mia, Real Deal, Get it Right); transplant bean, make garlic almonds for Barb and Dan; prep potato area and raised beds for beets, carrots, parsley root, parsnips, radishes and sow; finish weeding drive, continue weeding flower bed, mulch flowerbed; Freddie’s for complete series TDAP <$48, get Shingrix vaccine. Reward: inventory seeds, plan fall cool season garden, order replenishments. Sunday board meeting reminder, board meeting prep,
8: Give to help a local charity: H20 to SDA soup kitchen Sunday. Monday make appointment to drop off stuff at Humane Society Thrift store.
Rebecca ((hugs))
Welcome @Germank106 !
Machka when you find a source for that social distancing enforcer, please let me know.
Faye enjoyed your Hotel Swanky story, too bad you didn’t get second (and third, fourth, fifth if need be) opinion on your novel How many rejections has Steven King had?
Annie “spray [you] with mint water”? Wow! Googled your resort and took two virtual tours, now I’m craving umbrella drinks and mint sprays
Barbie enjoy your dancing!
Margaret
Lisa , and was it Yvonne ?, you gals who regularly bake bread for meals have my admiration. Have neither the energy nor the knack.
Tracy I’m with whoever (was it Vicki?) who suggested that someone should let the board know. Hard that you have no HR to field/investigate such complaints. Would the gal who’s resigning consider sending an exit letter to the board?
Debbie I’m not a lover of tomatoes, but will borrow your breadless BLT substituting avocado, cucumber for the slimy red stuff and put on a bed of romaine. Thanks!
Rori
Michele, I’m not much of a people person, but the few I like, I really like. Not being able to hug is the hardest thing for me. $11.71 for cream of tartar? No way!
Katla I am so with you about perms. Never again!
Pip your boss was still at the carwash all these years later? Wow!
The pooches survived their first night away from us EVER with no obvious scars. Joe and I have been tippy toeing around each other as he was completely opposed to using a pet sitter, wanted to board the babes at the vet. I was insistent to try as it would be a more homelike environment, and I have hard memories of my first dog catching distemper when boarded at the vet’s in 1960. Back in the day we didn’t know to immunize our dog, and the vet didn’t tell us. It still hurts. Now of course the vets require immunizations to board, and it would have been an ok fallback option, but I’m glad I stuck to my guns despite his opposition. I think he was afraid if something bad happened I’d blame him as it’s his surgery that makes us need to board them. He finally relaxed enough to make a joke, that I pretended to take well ;}. Later he even selected a dvd he knew I’d enjoy and came into the house and watched it with me. That was a pleasant change, we’ve been retreating to our own spaces for most of the past week. I took it as a peace offering, and am much relieved.
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMODAugust: better than July.
daily: steps>5491=2816 vits=8 log=7 CI<CO=6 CI<250<CO=4 Tumble & Shadow 5=5 mfp=7 outside=2 up hill=2
wkly: T’ai Chi or BB&B x3=3 rx=1 dance=1 clean 30 mins=
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dlfk202000 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.
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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
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dlfk202000 wrote: »dlfk202000 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 Oz3 -
dlfk202000 wrote: »dlfk202000 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.2 -
dlfk202000 wrote: »dlfk202000 wrote: »dlfk202000 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.
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dlfk202000 wrote: »dlfk202000 wrote: »dlfk202000 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
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Survived the night. It felt like "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" when i stuck my head out of the window at 4.30 a m. HOT! And muggy. It's overcast this morning, which is my least favourite weather. I really feel the pressure. We used to get weather like this quite a bit in London, high 90s and heavy humid, but not down here by the sea.
Saturday is newspaper day, no writing. My delivery is bringing lots of goodies, but I am planning medallion pork chops in a mushroom sauce with cavalo nero.
My CICO has been good the last couple of days. But it's hard to get calories into DH when I'm not eating big meals. I give him extra sandwiches at lunch , 3 slices of bread to my one, and extra carbs for dinner.
My mother permed my hair with Twink when I was a child. She wanted me to look like Shirley Temple. She said it was my grandmother 's fault. When I was about 10 I had the worst perm ever! Humiliation! After that debacle I didn’t have one until 1984. That was OK, but, because I wasn't brushing my hair as usual, I caught my younger son's head lice!
I used to henna my mousey hair and liked it. Then the grey got too much and I gradually went blonde almost by mistake. Now I love it and will carry on until I die.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx5 -
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.
Machka in Oz4 -
Kate UK ❤️0
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Today is International Cat Day
https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/international-cat-day/?timezone_offset=nan
M in Oz4 -
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.
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@Snowflake I'm so sorry about your boss. I can relate.1
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HAIR
I've had all lengths: very short (not 2 inches all around), waist length, and more often shoulder length to upper back length. now I have just below chin length and I love the ease and also how it looks. It washes and dries faster.I'm not sure if most people like it but I don't care.
A WAY TO POSSIBLY HAVE NATURAL CURLS/WAVES
I have always had straight hair. I went to this horribly expensive hairdresser a few years ago and he showed me that if I always finger comb my hair an never brush or comb it it will be more wavy. He said to wash hair only 1x a week. He then used his own product which included salt and ... but recommended the I put an aloevera styling product in it to keep body. And, if time, dry with a diffuser to enhance/create waves. Now I always have little waves whereas I always had straight hair. it makes it much easier to get a good cut. I get it slightly layered on the bottom (whether shortish or mid-long) which helps the waviness. Now I can go to a cheap but good hairdresser and keep the same tricks.
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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...
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@bananasandoranges Better to follow instincts! Sucks that it shortened your time though.2
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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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@kymarai I really had a much nicer time this way. it would have been cheaper not to have paid for that night for sure.2
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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. 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.
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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 work2
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