WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2020

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  • megblair1
    megblair1 Posts: 1,226 Member
    Oh, yes and I have been enjoying the cats!!!
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,206 Member
    Peach1948 wrote: »
    RITA ~ Your grandson is a good look tween! My grandson started 5th grade this year also. Next year he will be at his mom's school, so we will see how that goes. Your camp photos came out very good!

    COFFEE: I know that many folks here obsess over Starbucks Coffee, but, the few times I have tried it it has been too strong for my taste. I have been drinking coffee since I was probably 4 yrs old and I love my cuppa. During college it was instant but ever since I got married it has been drip.

    Carol in GA

    we don't care for Starbucks either- husband says it is ashy tasting to him. Too strong too- I am too cheap- I prefer making it at home, just the way I like it for pennies a cup instead of $4-5 a cup.

    We picked up a big 32cup percolator pot to use at our craft festival- got it at a garage sale for $5 so needed to try it to make sure it worked right- that made the best coffee- we ended up using it here and picking up a second one for the festival(which was canceled this year).
    We have one of the pod using pots that we use most of the time but got some Bailey's Chocolate Cherry coffee grounds super cheap so pulled out the 2cup drip machine-
    We use what ever we get on sale EXCEPT instant plain coffee.

    Debbie
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,727 Member
    I've always found Starbucks coffee like dishwater! I have to have it double strength and even then it's rubbish. :D Nearly all coffee is weak compared to our own.

    Tracey - I'm a bit the same with my neck. I can't go to sleep with my hand touching it. :(

    Isn't it strange, Bananas, how smart French women smoke. My DH hates smoke even more than me. I believe it is because they think it keeps their weight down. :o It's even worse in winter with the covered terraces.
    I have a question for you. Is your French fluent? How good is your accent? Can you pass as a French person? :D I can pass if I keep the sentences short. ;) I pride myself that I look like a French woman when I am over there, so I am often mistaken for one, and then I don't understand what they are saying! B) It's the one place where I force myself to wear a scarf in the winter. It's like a uniform and a national badge. :laugh:

    Pots have been collected. All happy.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx who is not contemplating any dinner parties in the not so near future. :'(:s
    IF I were, I would tailor it to my guests' taste and pick a theme.
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,206 Member
    edited September 2020
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    Katla - I hope that that is the case, but I know she is bullying someone else right now so is just leaving me alone.

    Evelyn - I have been watching the numbers steadily climb here in Alberta as well. I, of course, have been wearing a mask at work all along when dealing with the residents or when we have meetings and can't keep our 6ft apart. We are allowed up to 15 people in our cohort, but we don't have that many. It is our girls, their husbands and grands that we have allowed in except for Saturday when I relented and allowed my Son in Law's parents in for Jonah for his birthday. They have been careful, she works in our local hospital and he is retired. Other than that no one has been in our house. I am amazed at the friends and family of mine that are having huge gatherings and parties though. In New Brunswick where I'm from they are doing it right.

    Machka - Our grandson's nickname is Smudge. It came about when his Dad saw his ultrasound picture and said "it looks like a Smudge".
    If you were coming to my house for dinner I would serve you a pizza casserole, with Caeser Salad and garlic bread. Dessert would depend on what I found at the grocery store bakery, probably a chocolate cake of some kind.

    Heather - Like you, I don't like anything around my neck, mine is more to do with claustrophobia than heat though. I even find some necklaces tight and have to have extensions on them. I hope your money is returned soon for the fridge.

    Pip - That was a lot of damage, thankfully the other guy was honest and gave you insurance information.
    It sounds like you made new friends. That's awesome.

    Annie - I'm happy your date went well. Will there be a 3rd?

    Rita - Beautiful pictures and a handsome grandson

    Carol - I agree with you 100%, I am not a Starbucks fan. I had this discussion this morning with a young coworker, she worked as a Starbucks Barista for 3 years so swears she can find one I like. I don't agree. I like plain old coffee and rather mild.

    Debbie - I feel we have a lot in common when it comes to husbands. I am realizing how incredibly selfish my husband is. This is a hard wake up call after 33 years. I need to have a sit down talk, but have been putting it off as I hate confrontation of any kind.

    Well I am at work and should get back to it, it's been a busy morning already.
    Tracey in Edmonton

    I think we are very much alike!!! for us it is 28yrs(this Saturday). I have only sat down and talked to him about it once(he really thought I was calling it quits) but have written letters and left them for him a few times- they did little to change him- the talk made him change for about a week. I too HATE confrontation, and because of that, he has gotten away with continuing to act like this. I told him I am so tired of being nothing more than a maid and his room mate. He has treated me like that for 24 of the 28 yrs and I put up with it. He even leaves the house, doesn't say goodbye or anything- I thought he was going to the garage to get a drink before going back to work(home for lunch) then I heard the car leave- Mentioned it when he got home- didn't seem to care-
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,266 Member
    Hazy here from the fires out west and we are in Minnesota.
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    Love the photos of all the cats! We loved our Siamese for 15 yrs and she was our last cat. She was the sweetest cat imaginable. I would love to get another cat or dog; but, DH says it would break his heart if the pet had to leave our world.

    Carol in GA
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Heather Your DDIL is an excellent advisor. :flowerforyou:

    According to my close friend, Siri, the air quality index in my town is currently 356, up from earlier today, and is very unhealthy. :grumble: The air quality inside my home is much better. We have our air filtering system turned on and it helps. :star:

    I've been hearing sirens and suspect they're from our firefighter/paramedics. They are a valued asset in our town. A few months ago they saved my husband from a severe blood sugar low. The recent sirens could have been for any serious health problem.

    Keeping my fingers crossed and hoping that I am done with errands for the day. I’m tired of being the “gofor.”

    Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
  • Faetta
    Faetta Posts: 1,059 Member
    Katla I hope you get a light wind to help blow it out which it should soon. Your cloud ceiling is at 3500 feet which is a good sign. Mine is at 100 feet which would be bad except Biggs is at 28,000 feet and the light wind is pushing smoke upriver and being dispersed over the desert at Biggs. Several new fires burning but with light winds, they are controlling them. Things are looking better, but we still have a month to go.
  • Vickil57
    Vickil57 Posts: 1,886 Member
    Caught up but out of time. Keeping all in the fire and smoke in prayer.

    Blessings, Vicki GI NE <3
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Air Quality was better last night than now. I am beginning to feel a headache. I can barely make out the trees & shrubs on the Washington side of the river. :/
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,072 Member
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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,293 Member
    Katla49 wrote: »
    Viv: It is good to see you posting again! Welcome BACK! :bigsmile:

    Machka: My first cat was given to me at an auction when I was a college freshman. We named her Peter because the auctioneer said she was a boy. Peter Cat was amazing. She was poisoned several years later by a neighborhood cat hater. I hope he was reincarnated as a cat. :cry: On another topic, if you came to dinner at my house it would include meat, likely chicken, beef or fish. It would also have brown rice, gluten free pasta or potatoes and green salad. :star:

    Faye: AQI is not very good this morning, but has dropped to 363. It is a little better, but still unpleasant. We’ll be staying inside as much as possible. :grumble: We saw the sun briefly this morning, and then the smoke covered it up again. :cry:

    Pip: I’m delighted to hear that your Airstream found a good home. Do you suppose they’ll still call it Bette? :wink:

    Heather: I like the look of the new stainless refrigerator/freezer much better than black. I think black shows every little bit of dust on it and is harder to keep clean. I crave light so dark appliances don’t appeal to me. :star:

    Lisa: I’m always happy to see you post. I’m glad you were able to get a little extra sleep. :smiley:

    Annie: Congrats on a nice day at the beach. :star:

    Rita: Our elementary school is next-door to the grocery store. The lights were on and the parking lot full of teacher’s cars. Back to school is good news. :smiley:

    Carol in GA: I don’t prefer Starbucks coffee, either, but my neighbor loves it. I like a medium roast and Starbucks is usually too dark for my taste. :ohwell:


    We went to the grocery store this morning and DH stocked up on beef. Holy moley! I hope we have enough freezer space to handle it all.

    Add me to the list of coffeeholics. We have coffee every morning, but not later in the day.

    Our AQI is 363 right now. This is an improvement from yesterday. Being outside is still not a good idea. Our Covid masks are good for filtering out smoke as well as virus, in my experience.


    Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

    I doubt it, but that’s ok, she’ll always be Bette to us
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,109 Member
    edited September 2020
    Afternoon ladies
    Barbie- you are exactly right im making a living and thats a good thing.
    Went and got my hair done ohhhh boy does it feel sooo much better...thank goodness
    Enjoying the Waltons ,always did..
    We are getting the smoke all the way from across the US .hazy sun here..bless you a that are in the path of the bad stuff..
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,820 Member
    Rain most of yesterday and last night. Our air is much clearer here on Whidbey island, in WA. My sister in Damascus OR isn't fairing well, using her nebulizer, feeling lousy, won't talk to me on Messenger. I hope she pulls thru this smoky mess. Maybe she's just going thru alcohol withdrawals who knows. Talked to my sister in Montana, she's feeling under the weather too. Dang nabbit! My poor sick family! Husband and I are the only healthy ones! Oh and my mother inlaw. She's got Arkansas blood, nothing can slow her down!💖
    Hugs to each of yas!
    💖Rebecca
  • Faetta
    Faetta Posts: 1,059 Member
    Rebecca Sorry to hear about your sisters. Nebulizers are a real lifesaver during these smokey times for many. My best friend uses one and seems to be taking the smoke better than me. Damascus is still at 283 and very hazardous. It seems to be getting thicker here now. Their prediction of lifting and sun seems to have reversed. Hugs to you and best wishes for your sisters to get better.
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,667 Member
    Hi Ladies!

    Guess who had pouring rain this morning? I drove to town to do some quick shopping while my cleaner was here and the freeway was just like old times, spray all over from trucks and windshield wipers going. Didn't have quite that much at our house, but enough to dampen things. The AQI is now 199, down from 210 earlier this morning and there's a definite breeze. Hope is on the way I think.

    I had thought this morning. If loving my housecleaner is wrong, I don't want to be right. <3 Of course I only see her maybe 10 minutes every 2 weeks before we turn the place over to her.

    Faye     - where are you getting the cloud ceiling figures? Before this virus crap came on the scene, I was waiting for a class to open in our area to become a "weather spotter" for the National Weather Service. I just checked - I see they have an online class. https://www.weather.gov/pdt/spotterTraining Might be a fun way to fill up some time at home.

    Lanette
    Still smokey SW WA State but there's hope!
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,206 Member
    Faetta wrote: »
    Rebecca Sorry to hear about your sisters. Nebulizers are a real lifesaver during these smokey times for many. My best friend uses one and seems to be taking the smoke better than me. Damascus is still at 283 and very hazardous. It seems to be getting thicker here now. Their prediction of lifting and sun seems to have reversed. Hugs to you and best wishes for your sisters to get better.

    Agree with you about the nebulizer- they really help. Got my prescription filled last night- well PART of it- know it all pharmacist decided that what the doctor wrote out wasn't what she meant so instead of 75 vials, that is on the script, she said it was only for 25(something about because it was 2.5ml for each vial-) Supposed to use it every 4 hours so 25 will not last very long- Emailed my doctor and hopefully she will send in a new one.
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,293 Member
    ............PRESENTING:............

    New vehicle, don’t remember if it’s 2020 or 2021, doesn’t matter tho, what our criteria was:
    1- better gas mileage
    2- color (my issue)
    3- sun roof (my issue)
    4- back seats need to fold flat
    5- back wide enough to fit a bike
    6- can put on rack on top

    BIGGEST problem was the color!!! I don’t like silver or dark gray, Kirby Schlotterback didn’t want white or black, there are a shitload of black white and gray cars out there!!!

    This is it, it’s more like a blue
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,959 Member
    Debbie - that’s how we were for more than a dozen years. Last year when I packed a bag seemed to have changed that part mostly. I can live with it at least. It’s the maid, cook, and such that hasn’t changed much. He says the same thing to me about Mother’s Day, I don’t agree I think you should be respected as the mother of your children.
    I was raised that women were important and to be treasured. I thought I married someone like that but it seems to have changed through the years. If we were closer we could go for coffee and commiserate together.

    Tracey
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,959 Member
    Pip - love the new car
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,293 Member
    The car we have but will b trading in. I love this car but we logically don’t need it anymore
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  • Faetta
    Faetta Posts: 1,059 Member
    Lanette I use AccuWeather and designate the city and it is with all the other daily stats. Just search Cloud Cover for your city and then pick the AccuWeather site.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,634 Member
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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,293 Member
    Going to start getting on the bike trainer a lot more. Kirby can go take yogi for a walk while I ride. Going to do the MS virtual ride. This will b interesting. Tomorrow we are going to the dealership to finish up the paperwork and then drive the new car home.

    We took Bette to the repair shop and they will get back to us with an estimate to fix it so we can then give to the ins company. Then we took the car to the new owners. They gave us a check, will go deposit it tomorrow
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,109 Member
    I feel for all you ladies in marriages where your not happy,believe you me been there twice.. im happy to be friends with them,and happy to be living on my own with Alfie....
    Best thing i could have done. Took me long enough though...
  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
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