WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2020

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,599 Member
    Katla49 wrote: »
    Machka: I know you used to ride bikes with your DH for fun. If he can’t balance on a two-wheeler, perhaps a trike would be a good choice. We had to make that transition several years ago due to DH’s MS. The trikes we have are made in Utah. The brand is terratryke. Balance is not a worry. Ours have two wheels up front and one behind. Motorized assist is an available option but we haven’t tried it. Neither of us has ever had a fall while riding our terratrykes. :noway:

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

    My husband is all right on a bicycle - a 2-wheeler. :) But he is much more affected by fatigue than he used to be so we can only ride short distances now.

    We're trying to build up a bit after both of our surgeries. A week or so ago, we did a 8.5 km ride. This past weekend we did a 12 km ride. If we can, we'd like to build up to 50 km by October. Still really short for us, but better than nothing!


    He finds walking more difficult because of his left leg and double vision. If the ground is nice and flat and clearly visible, it's OK, but if there are undulations or a combination of shade and light, that's difficult.


    Machka in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,599 Member
    I envy various ones of you your heat! I like heat! I miss heat!

    I'm not keen on cold. Yet, here I am living in chilly Tasmania.

    M in Oz
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,523 Member
    Went to Food Lion today. Have to go back Wednesday at 11:30 for some sort of “test”. I have a feeling it won’t be much at all.

    Donna – welcome

    Debbie     – do you know that this year was the first year Vince EVER shucked corn. What a deprived childhood he had!

    I don’t mind the heat as long as it isn’t humid.

    I’m thinking that the next project I will maybe do is make sourdough bread. But the thing I think about is that making it, I would want to eat it. My neighbor made it when we first moved here and Vince wouldn’t eat it so it was left to me. So I know that if I made sourdough bread it would be left to me to eat. Wonder if you can make sourdough biscuits? Anyone try it? Maybe Vince will eat that if I don’t tell him it’s sourdough. The “sour” in the name probably turns him off. From looking on the internet for how to make the sourdough, it looks like there is a lot of waste of the starter.

    Carol and Beth     – now I’m just the opposite. I don’t take Novocain for a crown. I did take it for the root canal, but that was over 10 years ago. Since then, I haven’t had Novocain for anything. Everyone’s different.

    Faye – for $3 even if you think you’d never wear it, I’d buy it and if it turns out that I didn’t wear it, I’d just donate it. Who knows? You might wind up wearing it.

    Debbie – doing a craft helps me not to eat at night mainly because if I get the material/yarn dirty I know who has to clean it!

    M     – but I miss seeing PJ (not going up there). He doesn’t even know us. For the few days, I honestly don’t think we’re going to have any problems. I’m going to think positive. If Vince doesn’t go, I will. But I think he’ll go. He’s 66. Fortunately, he doesn’t have any of those chronic medical conditions.

    Tracey     – no, Denise isn’t expecting again. I just miss PJ. It’ll be a year in September since we’ve even seen him in person. The last time I even saw him on Skype was in early May for his birthday. We’ve missed his first Halloween, Christmas, New Years, Easter, birthday, and probably others that I haven’t thought of.

    Michele NC
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,599 Member
    edited August 2020
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    Machka - my maternal grandmother chose to leave her home and went into a seniors boarding home. In 2000 my brother and his wife moved in with her to help fend fires and such. It also gave her piece of mind as she was scared she wouldn’t hear a smoke alarm in the night. When she became more unsteady on her feet my brother asked her to move her bedroom downstairs. She refused. She also refused any family member helping her with any personal care. She decided to move at that point.

    My Dad also chose to go to the hospital for his last two weeks so Mom and I didn’t need to help with his personal care. I think I would make the same decisions, I don’t want my girls to have to care for me. Visit me and love me, but don’t care for me.

    Tracey in Edmonton

    Yes, if at all possible, I would like to make those choices myself too.

    I have no family home I'm tied to.

    I've done dramatic downsizes twice and as soon as I'm finished this degree I'm working on, I want to get into our home office and downsize the file boxes (scanning and/or tossing). There are several other things I'd like to work may way through as well, to downsize and make a potential move easier.

    And we're slowly saving up for a hopeful move back to Canada in a few years ... who knows now, might not be for another 5 years or so ... so that we can go into a convenient place for both my husband and me.

    As you say, I don't want people to have to care for me. Visit me and love me, but don’t care for me. :)


    On that note, there was an ad on TV that had both my husband and I growling a bit.

    It showed a woman in the forefront sitting at a kitchen counter with a cup of tea. She looks to be about 45-ish. In the background, sitting on a sofa, is an older woman who looks maybe 70-ish. In the shot the younger woman is clear and the older woman is slightly blurry although they focus in on her briefly a couple times.

    The younger woman speaks and says something along the lines of ... "We noticed Mom wasn't able to manage the large house as well anymore. We didn't know what to do. Then someone told us about "Some total care home". My husband and I visited "Some total care home" and we so impressed we signed Mom up there and then. Mom has never been happier!" (focus in on beaming Mom) They have this, that, and the other to do so Mom is never bored or lonely. (shot of Mom walking briskly down a path with another older woman). If you have an elderly relative, we highly recommend "Some total care home". It's such a relief to have Mom there.

    What gets us about it is ... where was Mom in the decision-making process? Mom looks to be a strong healthy woman ... doesn't she get a choice?


    M in Oz
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,255 Member
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  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,188 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    Went to Food Lion today. Have to go back Wednesday at 11:30 for some sort of “test”. I have a feeling it won’t be much at all.

    Donna – welcome

    Debbie     – do you know that this year was the first year Vince EVER shucked corn. What a deprived childhood he had!

    I don’t mind the heat as long as it isn’t humid.

    I’m thinking that the next project I will maybe do is make sourdough bread. But the thing I think about is that making it, I would want to eat it. My neighbor made it when we first moved here and Vince wouldn’t eat it so it was left to me. So I know that if I made sourdough bread it would be left to me to eat. Wonder if you can make sourdough biscuits? Anyone try it? Maybe Vince will eat that if I don’t tell him it’s sourdough. The “sour” in the name probably turns him off. From looking on the internet for how to make the sourdough, it looks like there is a lot of waste of the starter.

    Carol and Beth     – now I’m just the opposite. I don’t take Novocain for a crown. I did take it for the root canal, but that was over 10 years ago. Since then, I haven’t had Novocain for anything. Everyone’s different.

    Faye – for $3 even if you think you’d never wear it, I’d buy it and if it turns out that I didn’t wear it, I’d just donate it. Who knows? You might wind up wearing it.

    Debbie – doing a craft helps me not to eat at night mainly because if I get the material/yarn dirty I know who has to clean it!

    M     – but I miss seeing PJ (not going up there). He doesn’t even know us. For the few days, I honestly don’t think we’re going to have any problems. I’m going to think positive. If Vince doesn’t go, I will. But I think he’ll go. He’s 66. Fortunately, he doesn’t have any of those chronic medical conditions.

    Tracey     – no, Denise isn’t expecting again. I just miss PJ. It’ll be a year in September since we’ve even seen him in person. The last time I even saw him on Skype was in early May for his birthday. We’ve missed his first Halloween, Christmas, New Years, Easter, birthday, and probably others that I haven’t thought of.

    Michele NC


    My husband had no clue how to shuck- still doesn't really know how.
    I did great not snacking when I was making all the masks- now I have a surplus of them done(with tons of more fabric ready to go) but no one is interested in them. Before that it was Christmas ornaments and 3D printed butterflies that I decorated. I was making and selling at the craft fairs(including the one we have at my parents- our Gourd and Craft Festival)- now have a surplus of them ready and no fairs to sell at. I did buy some patterns for a few skirts/dresses that I may make for myself- haven't sewn anything for me in years- hates when I gained the weight and had to go up a size- really shocked when I saw the size I had to use now, even after loosing most of the extra weight(only 15 more to loose to get to my goal of 125)- I know pattern sizes run big and it is because I have more curves than I did 40yrs ago when I was doing all my sewing but still hard to see that big number.
    Pictures of the butterfly pins(also made bigger ones that were magnets) and some of the ornaments.

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    Debbie


  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Machka: So happy to know your DH is all right with riding on a 2 wheeler bike. That is great news for a couple who have loved cycling for so long. Shorter distances fit with his health challenges. Perhaps you can ride shorter distances more often, and hopefully he will gradually gain stamina for longer rides. An 8 KM ride and a 12 KM ride sound like excellent rides that may lead to more to come. Congratulations on progess!!! :heart:

    Michelle: We have enjoyed sourdough biscuits, & I think sourdough rolls would be a big hit with the family and for you. We usually make sourdough pancakes. They are a well-loved occasional treat. Let us know how it works out if you decide to try it. :smiley:

    Pip: CCCC back-atcha! I hope you and Kirby are settling in and having fun. :flowerforyou:


    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,702 Member
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  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,946 Member
    Michele - sorry, I thought you had mentioned a shower when you were talking about the lamps.

    Machka - I have learned very quickly in the last year that most “children” rarely think of the parent and only think about what they believe to be the best. My Mom is in a nursing home but we still ask her opinion on anything concerning her. We may not do it, but we listen and weigh her opinions.

    What part of Canada will you come back to?

    Tracey in Edmonton
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,599 Member
    edited August 2020
    Katla49 wrote: »
    Machka: So happy to know your DH is all right with riding on a 2 wheeler bike. That is great news for a couple who have loved cycling for so long. Shorter distances fit with his health challenges. Perhaps you can ride shorter distances more often, and hopefully he will gradually gain stamina for longer rides. An 8 KM ride and a 12 KM ride sound like excellent rides that may lead to more to come. Congratulations on progess!!! :heart:

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

    He was very anxious to get back on the bicycle right from when he emerged from post traumatic amnesia. We finally did go for a very short (about 2 km, I think) ride in August 2018, about 5 months after his accident. And we've been riding fairly regularly since then.

    If the weather is bad, we'll ride inside and if the weather is good, we'll ride outside.

    The main thing that stops us or slows us down is his fatigue ... and my fatigue.

    That was one of the things I LOVED about the shutdown. We could go for a bicycle ride in the early afternoon while both of us were feeling fresh and the sun was out. :):) And we built up to 20-25 km during that time. (Then we both had surgeries.)

    Normally, after a long day at work and with the prospect of homework all evening, I don't have much energy or enthusiasm for doing something active. And he's best in the morning and loses energy throughout the day. So most of our cycling has been done on weekends, which isn't ideal. That's one of the many reasons I would like to go to 4 days a week ... so we can get out for a ride 3 days a week! I'm also looking forward to finishing my degree so I don't have homework into late night. If I could go to bed before midnight, I might have more energy!

    It's winter right now, so we aren't even going for short strolls after work ... too dark. But in the summer, we try to do that at least.

    In the first summer after his accident, we were building up our cycling a bit and then I was able to take a good 16 or 17 days off over Christmas ... by the end of it, we were able to do one 40 km ride. The next summer (last summer), we did something similar and were able to do one 50 km ride. So I'm hopeful for this coming summer too. We'll see. :):)

    But that is just a small fraction of the riding we were doing just before his accident.


    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,599 Member
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    Machka - I have learned very quickly in the last year that most “children” rarely think of the parent and only think about what they believe to be the best. My Mom is in a nursing home but we still ask her opinion on anything concerning her. We may not do it, but we listen and weigh her opinions.

    What part of Canada will you come back to?

    Tracey in Edmonton

    Likely BC ... maybe Vancouver Island, maybe lower mainland, possibly even inland a bit.

    Most of my family is in various parts of BC now.


    M in Oz

  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Allie: I hope you like the new dentist. :star:

    Rebecca: Happy birthday to your eldest! :bigsmile:

    Machka: We’ve visited BC several times on our various boats. We love it there. DH’s health no longer allows that sort of adventure and we both miss it. It will be fun to see you enjoying yourselves there.


    I’m ready for rest. Be well.

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    edited August 2020
    Katla and the other knitters I want to start knitting dishcloths. I am not a knitter but I have have 3 dishcloths that were made for me by a client and I love them. What equipment do I need? Are there particular yarns & patterns that make for sturdier, more useful dishcloths? Plus I want them to be pretty. This one is crocheted, I realize, but I love the colors and gingham look, so maybe I would like to crochet…I just don’t know! because I don’t know how to do either:

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,599 Member
    edited August 2020
    A small town in northern Tasmania has a Winter Chocolate Festival each August.

    This year, they weren't able to hold the festival, of course, but they have had some socially distanced events. In one, people made displays using chocolate. I like the shoes and they were the Judge's Choice! They are made of chocolate! Or perhaps coated in chocolate ... it's hard to tell!

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    Machka in Oz
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,018 Member
    Greetings to all. Just a brief visit before I head out to have my hairdo.

    Faye:
    Length is pre-covid. It's muchnlonger now. My hair grows quite quickly. Hairdressers here opened at the end of June, but I held off until I saw how things were progressing. My hairdresser is an ex pupil from my early teaching days.

    Karen &Katla:
    Definitely need cotton for dishclothes. I have done a few in my day. I knit out from a magic loop in a square format and incorporate a hanging loop in one of the outer corners. Also corner to corner using a different colour for each row can look quite jolly.

    Positive vibes to all.

    ☘️ Terri

    #soon2belessshaggy
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,700 Member
    Internet back. Phew! :p

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,702 Member
    Grumble! Was writing, had to move, and poof gone! Sometimes using my phone for this is frustrating! Will retry on my laptop in a few!
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,700 Member
    Still soooooo hot! It's around 90° at 11 am. I had to go out as we were out of bread and fruit. I picked up salad stuff as well. It's just around the corner, but it was a walk through a furnace.
    I'm doing a veg and feta omelette for dinner. With grains and tomato salad. Arugula. I'm done with cooking. I did buy some cilantro, which is rare for us. I might put a little in the omelette and serve the rest separately. D H says he likes it, but not too much of it. I know it is a controversial herb and I would never serve it to a guest without checking. I love it, it reminds me of Mexico, but not something for every day.
    One good thing is that, because the blind man is coming this afternoon, I actually put something decent on! I'm wearing the top I bought in Norway on one of our cruises. I rarely wear it, so I'm pleased to give it an outing. I will put some face on when I've cooled off. No need for makeup with mask and huge sunglasses for local shopping. Anyway, I count local shops as my own back yard, so I don't have to smarten up. They see me in all states. :o If I'm going further afield I like the confidence that a face and clothes give me. Round here I'm in désabille.


    Gosh, what panic when the Internet went out. I think it was the provider, not us, but we restarted it anyway, on the grounds that it cures most things. :D My life is spent on my tablet, especially this weather!

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,090 Member
    Morning ladies
    Im up and having some watee and watching the local news.i hate the national news...
    Have to feed Alfie and hop in the shower and go get Homer..will pick up my granddaughter after my dental appointment.
  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,612 Member
    "Get to do"s and "chose well"s
    Chose well: BB&B, cancelled boarding reservation at vet, invested an hour decluttering desktop (more to go), Library.
    Bonus: hike with Tracie, text estimate.
    Get to do: rx, 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. Tuesday Line Dance class, board meeting prep, Wednesday T’ai Chi, pack, pooches to petsitter, board meeting
    Altruistic August
    10: contact a friend to let them know you’re thinking of them: call Carolyn or Patty
    11: be thankful for food and those who made it possible: remember to say grace

    Lisa woot, WOOT! I cannot find household ammonia anywhere either. A friend of a friend said it’s been banned but google hasn’t enlightened me, except that it is no longer available in Australia. Hmm.
    Kylia hopeful prayers for your niece and grand nephew.
    Karen, glad you’re not sad. :heart: Hope you enjoy your new adventures as much as I’ve enjoyed retirement. :love: the dishcloth hope someone has a pattern.
    SuziQ I was surprised too, but not sure it was a flood insurance credit but a water damage, like from burst pipes or leaking water heaters. At 600 ft above sea level back in the woods we’re not in a flood zone either. “Well, you do not have children” sounds pretty snarky to me :devil: Suffering basil and outdoor orchid envy. Love the onion poster, but like sweet onion sandwiches too.
    Allie it sounds more and more to me like Faith needs more care than her family can provide, even with your good help.
    German hillbilly in MO con VERY gratulations on saying good by to those 10 lbs. Knitting socks when it’s hot and humid (Missouri in August, no kidding!) is truly a labor of love.
    Welcome @ixchelkeshet , @dsgoingtodoit Donna from N.TX !
    Faye since they changed the meaning of “woo”, before removing it entirely, I don’t use the link/buttons under each post. Your post to yourself made me chuckle :laugh:
    Annie what could possibly go wrong indeed. Hope your father sees reason and stays grounded!
    Debbie I’d never heard of Japanese hull less popcorn. If we got more sun, I’d give it a try as I just :love: popcorn! Those butterfly pins are lovely.
    Heather glad you can use the fan in your top floor. Light and heat, Joe likes it between 68-72F I love it 72-80 and can tolerate up to 90 as long as it’s dry. I need every speck of light and more, but the glare hurts Joe’s eyes. Hoping his glaucoma and cataract surgery will ease that discomfort.
    Beth I suspect you are right ;) Beth if I’d had the experiences you’ve had, when the 8 novocaine shots didn’t deaden the tooth I’d call a halt and ask for a referral to an oral surgeon who could put me out to do any needed work. You are one brave gal!
    Rebecca beautiful cake, lucky number one son!
    Tracey sorry your boss is so insecure that she makes trouble when a vendor mistakenly refers to you with “her” title. Hoping you can find ways to calmly survive the coming storm. She sounds like she’s on the verge of a meltdown.

    Finally yawning, time to zzzzzzzzzzz . . .
    Lighter, lovelies!

    f8qt1s098sxm.gifBarbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
    August: better than July.
    daily: steps>5491=7261 vits=11 log=10 CI<CO=8 CI<250<CO=6 Tumble & Shadow 5=6 mfp=10 outside=5 up hill=4
    wkly: T’ai Chi or BB&B x3=4 rx=1 dance=1 clean 30 mins=3-2/3
    mnthly: board mtg= grant=2 20for20=
    bonus: AF=6 play= sew=
  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    Heather- I remember the top; still looks fabulous on you!
    Faye- I really enjoy reading your posts! Your style is strong, energetic, and youthful!

    I want to comment to so many of you, but this is all I have time/energy for. I feel like all of the life has been sucked out of me by the recent COVID requirements and the hub-bub with school aged kids (do they attend in person, or virtual school AND where do they do their school work). I just came off vacation, but just feel like I got no rest (or maybe not enough).
    Hugs to all who need them! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,599 Member
    auntiebk wrote: »
    Lisa woot, WOOT! I cannot find household ammonia anywhere either. A friend of a friend said it’s been banned but google hasn’t enlightened me, except that it is no longer available in Australia. Hmm.

    Seems to be available at Bunnings:

    https://www.bunnings.com.au/long-life-1l-cloudy-ammonia_p4460494

    M in Oz
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,255 Member
    :heart:
  • Faetta
    Faetta Posts: 1,059 Member
    edited August 2020
    In Search of that Classy Sassy Classic
    The Eccentric Behavior of an old Fitness Junkie


    Faye rebelled!

    The morning air wasn't as cool as the previous morning. It was still refreshing and seemed to equal her house temperature, a cool 66 degrees. Living alone was great she consoled herself after reflecting on tales of spousal battles over house temperature as couples aged.

    She was her own boss. Since the decision to workout was hers and hers only, she decided not. No valid reason although she conjured up a lame and pitiful excuse about broken sleep and a mild headache. "Oh yes," she thought, "Bad dreams."

    Faye caved.

    Donning one the last of four custom sports bikinis, she shagged her old flesh-covered skeleton out on the patio. She moved with slow smooth confidence with her version of basic Tai Chi. She envisioned a hearing-impaired man, a hunk hungry for her body, moving toward her, deaf to her repetitious no. He approached arms out with the intent to grab her. Faye, after slow mesmerizing arm moves suddenly with hand palm forward, smashed his nose. She centered and then moving to the opposite side disabled another man with bad intent. She repeated these moves until she was satisfied she was indeed a warrior woman, a warrioress although Webster was delinquent including such a word his famous word book. That would be enough for this early morning's faintly moonlit patio workout.

    Faye felt guilty.

    Dropping down on all four she did her leg scissor ab building moves. Fifty of those babies to be exact. Faye's abs were her pride and joy. In this phase of life where her school girl titties, once perk had taken a gravitational move down and to the side, keeping her abs flat and solid was paramount. Her fears of having her abs cut for cancer surgery and losing her definition had been silenced after a year of abdominal focused exercises ... post-surgery. Scared with a mutilated navel they were, but flat and hard. Faye did 10 more totaling 60. No good reason, just because.

    Faye felt empowered.

    Assuming a side position she did 20 of her Yoga-inspired tunnel stretches. With foot backward, wrist and arm extended toward the moon twisted, she released all her tunnels, tarsal, cubital, and carpal. She repeated this one on each side for 20 invigorating repetitions. Then a car pulls up alongside her fence. A spotlight comes on. Faye springs to her feet and waves. She was pleased to live in an area where the police patrol regularly and recognize suspicious happenings. Faye had started her bikini patio workout 30 minutes early. 0230 hours was unusual and the officer was quick to observe a person on her patio since she had turned out the house lights. Faye was known to always leave one on as a signal she was up. The spotlight went off and a quick red-blue flash of the lights and the car pulled out and left. That was officer Maggie signaling, "you go girl." Officer Ron had retired and she missed the extra spotlight time he allowed her just checking to be sure she was all right, however mentoring a young lady in early morning bikini patio fitness, was also rewarding.

    Faye sashays.

    With the teapot heating water for her coffee-chocolate drink, her poor girls mocha, Faye stood back 3 feet from her granite countertop, fell forward, and did 20 pushups. Semi pushups of a sissy kind, but pushups none the less. Faye may perform this kitchen fitness move several times a day. As she breathes deeply, she envisions her mere school girl titties becoming real grown-*kitten* woman breast. Mentally she gains two cups sizes and amazing perk. Standing erect with abs sucked in, Faye aligns herself with floorboards and does her slow walk swinging hips side to side with extreme exaggeration. "Watch and learn Tyra Banks," she snaps. After several sashays, she stops and stands and does 50 high leg lifts with some hip action.

    Pleased with herself for completing her workout, she pecks the worn keys of her old laptop ... topless. A feeling of unease overcomes her as she has flashes of her computer being bugged and some old pervert checking her out and taking a screenshot.

    Faye dons a tee shirt.

    Faye loving the breaking dawn light
    over the Columbia River where the
    lush vegetation fades into the desert
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