WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2020
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Faye ... I'm particularly fond of your #5 on DH list ....
5 Years From Now Question ... there's a covid-19 meme floating around (that I can't find right now) that reads "we can safely say that everyone that gave an answer to the question 'where do you see yourself in 5 years' was WRONG!"
Beth
But actually ... for some interview at some point I've answered that I saw myself working from home and that came true!! But it probably wasn't in 2015.
M in Oz5 -
We have a bright, bright sunshiny day and no plan for the day so far. It is currently 8:01 AM. I hope to put some fun into the day.4
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Personally, I'm mentally toying with the thought of uncertainty - and why humans are so uncomfortable with it as a species. Just cogitating.
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR
I think I'm fortunate in a way that I have (like you) moved a lot, lived in a lot of different places and conditions, gone to school in different places, and worked in different places. I think all of that makes dealing with uncertainty a little bit easier.
Machka in Oz
It's a good call, Machka - When an interviewer would ask, "Where do you see yourself in five years?" I would have to lie like a rug. Like you, looking ahead was always pretty much a useless exercise. Now I'm trying to figure out how to plan ahead when I've never actually done that before!
Oh yeah ... I've come up with all kinds of exciting stories of where I saw myself in 5 years!!
For a well-established family organisation who had a lot of long-term employees, I'd gush about how much I liked the city and how I wanted to find an organisation where I could be comfortable for years to come.
For a place that only hired temporary staff (their HR needs were taken care of by employment agencies), I would emphasise that I would like to remain with their organisation but that I was also interested in pursuing further education (on my own time) to increase my opportunities within the organisation.
But each time I felt like saying to the person, "Seriously ... where do YOU see yourself in 5 years?"
M in Oz
Love those ... my stock answer became, "I've lived a lot of my life moving and changing. Now I'm finally ready to find the last company I will ever work for - and I hope it's yours," and then go into rhapsodies on how wonderful they were, and how I could see myself helping drive the company to greater heights, blah, blah, blah...
I hadn't seen the COVID-19 answer to the question, but it's kind of hilarious.
Lisa in AR2 -
dellafayefox wrote: »1948Peachy wrote: »PIP ~ Does your coffee have the Irish Cream in it?
Damn straight skippy!
I should try Irish Cream. I have been partial to C & J's brandy with my poor girls mocha, but maybe I need to broaden my horizons. I have an unopened bottle of Grand Marnier from last Christmas. I wonder if it would go good in coffee.
Doesn’t hurt, give it a shot2 -
Faye ... I'm particularly fond of your #5 on DH list ....
5 Years From Now Question ... there's a covid-19 meme floating around (that I can't find right now) that reads "we can safely say that everyone that gave an answer to the question 'where do you see yourself in 5 years' was WRONG!"
Beth
Beth I offer 54 choices and you pick #5 hahaha!2 -
Rita: Your clothes line is great! I am so impressed that I showed it to DH. He was impressed, too.
I’ve been looking for something like it because mine is on its last leg and we’ve been bandaid fixing it to keep it going. Haven’t had luck. DH will just have to build one for me!
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5 Years from now ? Nearing 70 where I see myself in 5 years is not the question. I asked myself just this beautiful morning at 3 AM where do you see yourself in 5 hours. I envisioned adding another mile to my walk, but here I sit 5 hours later struggling to find the motivation to get out and about.5
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Lanette - my Grandmother was born in 1913 and passed in 2009. She often told stories about riding in the horse and buggy. There were two that I think about. She met my Grandfather when she boarded at his parents place to teach at the one room school. She actually had a little crush on his brother who had been taking her back and forth to town to catch the train. One weekend there was a sick horse so my Grandfather ended up taking her to town instead of his brother, she said “and that was that”.
The other was when they had to get the horse and buggy to go to get the doctor who was needed because her brother was ill. The doctor came back and operated to remove his appendix on the dining room table.
I was born in 1968 and both my mother and Grandmother used a wringer washer until the early 80’s. I’ve hung my fair share of laundry on the line in winter.
My cousin had a dog that kept getting bigger and bigger. She couldn’t figure out what was going on, turned out that the scoop they were using for the food was 1 cup bigger than they thought it was. They changed the scoop and all was well.
I’ve read and skimmed through. I am going to leave in just a couple minutes to go get my Grands and we are leaving for our sleepover at Auntie’s. I don’t know who is more excited the Grands or my youngest and her husband. He built a tire swing on their new property for the kids because Michaela asked for it on the day they moved in. They moved in one month ago today.
Have a great day everyone
Tracey in Edmonton4 -
dellafayefox wrote: »Good morning ladies! I can't stand it any longer. I just have to ask and risk being the thread dummy. At least two of you refer to your husband as DH. Is this just coincidence that they have the same initials or is this an internet code for the husband?
Curious Faye USA
49 years a widow1948Peachy wrote: »Faye ~ DH = Dear Husband or Damn Husband....LOL Whichever you like!
My DH say that and when I told him what it meant said we should use DM to be politically correct! Lol
Darling/Damned Mate=DM
I was talking to my high school best friend in Australia now and using DH. She asked and thought it was the funniest thing!
RV Rita2 -
"Binding Bras and Billowing Bloomers" Saying from my American Indian/Sinti Gypsy Grandmother. Sashaying my old "kitten" out to walk.... later lovelies ...
DF = Della Faye or Dizzy Female your choice
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dellafayefox wrote: »1948Peachy wrote: »Faye ~ DH = Dear Husband or Damn Husband....LOL Whichever you like!
Faye's DH list - The Top 54
1. Divine husband - a rare find
2. Devil husband - demands you wear scant lingerie and assume uncomfortable positions
3. Divisive husband - better watch his every move
4. Delusional husband - dreams of winning the lottery but never buys a ticket
5. Dick head - he doesn't understand the penal code
6. Damn husband- hint ... he doesn't work for the Core of Engineers
7. Demure husband - he may wear your panties
9. Dead head - still listens to hours of the Grateful Dead
10. Dufus husband - never take him to a dinner party
12. Dyspeptic husband - known for walking flatulence
13. Deranged husband - one that will soon be an ex
14. Demented hippie - a real sicko that refuses age-appropriate grooming
15. Dashing husband - every girl's dream
16. Devastatingly handsome - the dream continues
17. Drunk husband - all too common and hard to tolerate
18. Druggie husband - ditto the above with more emphasis
19. Dunce husband - no biggie, just give him a stool in the corner
20. Defunct husband - his past performances are ancient history
21. Departed husband - one that was loved and now missed
22. Dear husband - multiple meaning and keeps the hubbies confused
23. Dallywacking husband - don't make me explain
24. Distinctive husband - that sharp-dressed man that ZZ Top sung about
25. Developing husband - this makes you a cradle robber
26. Devolving husband - old man turning into a boy needing his mommy
27. Dastardly husband - a devilish dick head
28. Dazzling husband - one that leaves you breathless and flushed but you test negative for COVID
29. Dawdling husband - do I really need to explain ladies? Just look at that 40 years old unfinished project
30. Degrading husband - a rectal orifice
31. Demeaning husband - hemorrhoid on a rectal orifice
32. Depraved husband - bleeding hemorrhoid on a rectal orifice
33. Diligent husband - an endangered species
34. Delightful husband - otherwise known as Prince Charming
35. Dramatic husband - a drama king, possibly a closet queen
36. Dreadful husband - one that needs walking papers
37. Dream husband - only known to Sleeping Beauty
38. Dreary husband - a total lack of sunshine vitamin D deficiency possibly
39. Drowsy husband - this can be an asset when you need time alone
40. Dynamic husband - yeah right
41. Dorky husband - burn his bowtie
42. Dogmatic husband - send this loser down the mountain talking to himself
43. Danceable husband - waltz across texas and be happy about it
44. Drap husband - buy him suspenders and toss his hip hop CD's
45. Dopey husband - send him to Snow White
46. Dizzy husband - call Heather to administer a maneuver
47. Dogbreath husband - Scope is the word, ladies
48. Devoted husband - few and far between these days
49. Defensive husband - stop attacking his old keister
50. Defiant husband - send him home to mommy
51. Daydreaming hallucinator - sorry you married a politician
52. Docile husband - so you married a monk
53. Dynamic hero - time to flush the weed girl and put your best breast forward
54. Decorative husband - saves money on a Lazyboy. Just install a hook on the wall
Faye
Love this list! Married twice (still to second) and between the two of them, I experienced the whole list at some point! No one constantly!! Lol
RV Rita5 -
Morning again ladies
I didnt sleep much at all last night/ this morning and smartened up and moved to the back sleeping porch that my dad used to use.. this way lm not right above party central and my SIL can fall asleep watching a loud movie that kept me awake after she fell alseep.. this is the quiet corner..3 -
SophieRosieMom wrote: »
Here's a fun fact: Rosie the mini schnauzer is kind of a chub I think and I looked on the dog food bag to make sure I wasn't giving her too much. Looks like for a 12# dog, who sleeps 90% of her waking day, she needs 300 calories a day, which is what we were feeding her. WOW! Anyhow I did a little detective work and realize even though we don't give the dogs people treats other than a few nibbles of fruit or veggies I might be snacking on, they still get tooth cleaning chews 2 or 3 times a week at 50 calories per chew, plus their Omega 3 treats are around 20 calories each. Will ask the vet more about it.
Let's see.... if dogs need 25% to 40% (depending on how active they are) of their body weight in calories, if humans used the same formula, I'd be needing around 5000 calories per day just to maintain 160 lbs. Amazing, isn't it?
Lanette
Sunny SW WA State
So that would only put me at 4000 calories per day to maintain 160 lbs. I wish
Again, I repeat, good gravy!
Early this morning (like at 4 am) I took my coffee cup and sat out on the deck, enjoyed the cool air and saw 2 shooting stars in the space of about 5 minutes. Likely the Perseids Meteor Shower. Nifty.
Then at around 5:15 am, when I had the little dog out and it was just starting to get light, I saw the Spacex Starlink satellite train whizzing nearly overhead in the high southern sky.
Lanette
Got my walk in, watered the garden, picked the Aronia berries. My DH is out mowing while the oven door is still relatively closed.
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When we first moved to our new house in1959 we had a washer/mangle combo. I can remember it steaming up the kitchen. We also had a spin dryer which used to travel across the floor.
Then (.....drum roll.....) my mother bought a Hoover Keymatic on HP. (Hire purchase) It was fiendishly expensive, but state of the art. You programmed it by inserting a square plastic plate that had different notches in it on each side. Height of sophistication!
Unfortunately, as you can see from the screenshot, the drum was mounted at an angle (stupid design) which meant it was inherently unstable and the ball bearings kept wearing out. The repair man had to come out frequently. Our proud purchase was a liability.
I haven't had a dryer for years. I hang my washing up in the utility room on a wooden airer on a pulley. I finish it off by laying it over the chairs in the dining room to air. Not elegant, but cheap!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Rita Lordy girl, the entire list, I admire your courage and honesty. I cut my walk short as I remembered I promised to go help friend again with her lawn before it is rezoned agricultural status. So now I plop drop my knackered kitten in this patio chair and de-bra my paltry pups and break out a cold one, not beer but an iced coffee. Wonderful cool morning, now vanished and dry blazing heat coming on rapidly. It is a braless wet T-shirt day. I keep from overheating by spraying myself with cool water from the hose and let the swamp cooling effect lower my body temp. Out to gardening and lawning while my DH continues to push up daisies.5
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grandmallie wrote: »Morning 🌄 Ladies
Im awake and had my tea,and shake and now but yikes barely any sleep.. im to old for that.. going to take a nap sometime today...
But its great to see my nephew...
same here but no nap-I can never nap, no matter how little sleep I get.
We were part of the rolling blackouts last night- no power for 3 hrs or something like that. Son said it was 107 yesterday- drank regular tea too late in the evening so, even with taking the pills(had to take them twice)I finally got to sleep sometime between 2:30 and 3AM, then MIL called me at 8:30 to tell me her tv's weren't working, couldn't get back to sleep so got up, fed all the cats(they heard me on the phone so figured I was awake so time to eat) and got the dishes done from last night. It wasn't as bad as I thought with her calling- for some reason, the atomic clock that is supposed to set its self said it was 7:30 instead of 8:30 but I didn't realize what time it really was until I was already up. She then called back to say, dont wake Frank up, the tv's are working now. I am sure it was the cable box/tv' had to reset after the power being out.
Having my tea and waiting for DH to get ready so we can figure out what we are going to do- looks like we will make the rounds at the grocery stores(we have four we go to, check for bargains, plan out the meals for the week)
Need to get back before it gets too hot- not supposed to be as hot today but getting hotter with Tuesday the highest.
Debbie
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Faye ... I'm particularly fond of your #5 on DH list ....
5 Years From Now Question ... there's a covid-19 meme floating around (that I can't find right now) that reads "we can safely say that everyone that gave an answer to the question 'where do you see yourself in 5 years' was WRONG!"
Beth
now I need to go back and check her list!!!
Many could be accurate here, depending on the day (and my mood, and how much he is irritating me)
Debbie3 -
1100 hours - sitting here soaking my aching feet with infected toes in hot Epson salts water with antibacterial med. The last pedicure the lady was a bit rough on my cuticles and now I have paronychia. Sipping my poor girls mocha and watching The Pioneer Woman. Lovely woman and great recipes, but where is the chuckwagon, open fire with wild pig on a stick held above the flames by two forked support sticks? Where is the pot of beans, the cornbread, unfiltered coffee, dutch over bread pushing up the lid, zucchini being roasted like a hot dog, and mouth-watering cherry cobbler?
I still am puzzled why she calls herself a pioneer. A modern wealthy ranch woman yes, but a pioneer, I think not. I don't even consider my past as being a pioneer. A mountain woman living simply yes, but a pioneer no. My great grandmas were pioneer women. Here is one that was full blood American Indian that became a pioneer rancher. My grandma, my mother, and I all look like she did. Same facial features.5 -
A few years ago I took one of my photos and sized and colored it to that of my GGM and overlayed it (using transparency at 50%) on my GGM and the results were amazing! All our facial features are very close.4
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Did an hour of the Pulse Yoga Express DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do some Wii balance games.
They asked me at Food Lion to work Monday 7-11. I was going to go to the gym to do a barbell workout, but I’ll just do that when I get done at Food Lion. That’ll work since after exercising, the salvation army will be open and I can stop in there. Made chocolate baked donuts for Vince and then some biscuits for him. My scale should be here today so I’ll start on the sourdough. Hope it turns out OK.
Pip – yes, that white would have been a nice contrast for your floors. But the one you got is nice too
Made tentative plans to go see Denise Sept 5 to 7. That’ll be the first time in a year that we’ve seen PJ (thank you China)
M – wore those black shoes today. After standing for 4 hours my feet were hurting! That’s the first time I’ve worn Sketchers and they are probably cut more narrow. So I went to Hamricks and got a pair of Ryka black sneakers. I know that Ryka fits me. For exercise I am not crazy about them, but they’ll work for Food Lion. Avia fit me the best, but, of course, they didn’t have any all black in my size.
Allie – Thank goodness your nephew is fine. Sounds like he needs new friends
Kylia – my grandmother used to make me do the sign of the cross before I could get in the tub. Don’t ask me why. She also would make the sign of the cross before she cut into a cake or something like that. Again, don’t ask me why. But do you know that to this day I still do that. Don’t ask me why.
Faye – dh = dear husband. Just like ds (dear son), dd (dear daughter) etc.
Joes gal – welcome! Sit a spell
Beth – how true that meme is!
faye – I like to watch Pioneer Woman too. So does Jess. The only thing I have against her is that she uses sooooo much butter
Can't wait for the scale to get here. Unfortunately, the mail usually comes late on Saturdays.
Michele NC
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Burned my thousand calories building 25 feet of fence - the final bit we needed to feel we aren't looking down on the neighbors. Not that anyone's moved in, which is baffling, but pleasing, nonetheless.
Re: wringers on washers:
I rolled my sister's left arm up all the way to her elbow in the wringer at the laundromat before Mama heard her having a cat fit and rescued her. We both wanted to see if it would come out as flat as the wet towels did.
Laundry on the line:
We lived in Black Eagle, Montana, in 1965 or so, the year I started kindergarten, and I remember Mama standing my father's work pants in the corner, frozen stiff from "drying" on the clothesline outside. It was always the first sign that we were about to head south to Texas so he could find work for the winter.
Random thoughts and memories all DAY today, don't know what's up with that... but, I made bread this morning for the week, finished the laundry, finished the fence with Corey, and I'm... well, done. Time to chill out and watch some crap TV, get some crochet done...
Later, y'all,
Lisa in AR4 -
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Just been watching 'Disobedience' - a film set in the North London Orthodox Jewish community. With Rachel Weisz. Very good. I have always taken a great interest in the Jewish religion, maybe because I was very close to our Jewish lodger, who partly brought me up. She taught me Yiddish and lots of customs. The film is about the difficulty of being lesbian in such a community. It was well done.
In an hour I'll be watching the rerun of the first series of 'The Bridge'. I saw it the first time, but now my Swedish is much better and, because of the series, we drove over that bridge on my 70th birthday last year on the cruise. In the film the body is lying half way across, but the actual border is much nearer the Danish side and there is no line on the border. It will be interesting to see it again with my familiarity with the Scandinavian cultures. When I saw it last I hadn't even been there, except for passing through Sweden once on my way to Finland. Now I know Scandinavia well.
Faye - Great likeness! Strong woman.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx3 -
The bridge, last October, but without the body on it!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx3 -
Don't open while eating! Just my ouchies!
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Lanette: You made me curious. What are Aronia berries? I haven’t heard of them before. Enquiring minds—(mine for sure) are curious. :huh:
Heather: What an amazing piece of clothes washing equipment. It looks functional. I am curious about the mangle. I don’t think I’ve seen one. Is it like a big wringer, but with heat?
Debbie in Napa Valley: I’m sorry to hear that you had rolling blackouts last night. You must be exhausted.
Allie: Happy you found a quiet place to get some needed rest.
We’ve made the grocery rounds this morning, already. Now we’re at home and it is 85F, with predictions of 100F by 4pm this afternoon. We have morning sun & a functional air conditioner. By this afternoon we should be in the shade. There is already a nice breeze. We did our shopping early to avoid afternoon heat & crowds. Both grocery stores in town have early morning hours for seniors. It helps!!! :bigsmile:
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Afternoon ladies
I had a nap and feel so much better... my nephew has had some family issues through his life and his friends ,father and son took him in when his stepfather kicked him out.. so he is close with them
I am not a prude or and enjoy friends and parties .but my brother was riding me telling me times have changed and its ok to have memories but ,we are dealing with 20 somethings that like to party and im more than welcome to come up and enjoy but have to learn to go with the flow...
I have lifetime use of the place but you remember the last time i was up here that i left early because he was on my a-s..
Since it is tax free here i ordered groceries at Walmart up here and will pick them up early afternoon tomorrow to take home..
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Lanette: You made me curious. What are Aronia berries? I haven’t heard of them before. Enquiring minds—(mine for sure) are curious. :huh:
We’ve made the grocery rounds this morning, already. Now we’re at home and it is 85F, with predictions of 100F by 4pm this afternoon. We have morning sun & a functional air conditioner. By this afternoon we should be in the shade. There is already a nice breeze. We did our shopping early to avoid afternoon heat & crowds. Both grocery stores in town have early morning hours for seniors. It helps!!! :bigsmile:
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
Katla - a link on Aronia berries: https://aroniaberry.net/ Our bush just came up "volunteer" a couple years ago after a bird decided to eat a berry somewhere in the neighborhood and deposit it among the little evergreen shrubs in a flowerbed. They aren't sweet or tasty like blueberries, the birds like them when they are dark purple though so I have the bush covered with netting. I add them to oatmeal or just munch them plain and pucker up, lol.
Lanette
SW WA State where it's a sunny 89 degrees with a IV Index of 7. Here's a cool website for figuring out UV Index, at least here in the States:
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Heather I get nervous just looking at that bridge. Interestingly, I, my mother, grandmother, and great grandmother all were about the same height, weight, and all had inverted triangle builds. High arched narrow feet about the same length 9-10.
Lisa Black Eagle, Montana Isn't that part of Great Falls? I did a trek following the Missouri River back when I lived and worked in Montana in the 1970s. I wintered in the Bitterroot. I like the way you burn calories! The arm in the wringer makes me cringe. Having bushy hair, small boobs, and wearing tight tops gave me a wringer accident-free record. I used it to roll deer hides after tanning when not washing. It was so great for doing filthy jeans. Clean soft jeans could stand on their own after work.
Michele Yes, Ree loves her butter. You would think she was a dairy farmer instead of a beef rancher. She is a bit heavy with things like cream and fatty meats also. She is a bad influence on me because I am now eating ice cream daily and occasionally have to bake brownies. When my FDH (Fake Dear Husband) lived next door I had a valid reason for baking brownies. He loved my brandy spiked cherry laced brownies and I liked playing wife on occasion. Now it is just unnecessary and foolish.
1343 hours and Umpqua espresso ice cream time ... yippee
Faye - gray-haired bank walking river woman
along the river where the mighty sturgeon still swim
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