WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2020

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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 9,793 Member
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    Morning ladies
    Kim- my 2 days to work with Faith are thursday and friday,with Jean not working and if i stay overnight thursday then she leaves early thursday morning and doesnt come back until sunday afternoon..
    The less time she can spend at home the better for her...once they close up both the cottage and lake house then they will have no choice but to be home... im sure she will still have Sherry and I still there..sherry is going to school to become a nurse and will graduate in April.. then she will look for a nursing job..
    Today i go to the hairdressers yipee..i have my skunk stripe showing lol..
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,149 Member
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    drkatiebug wrote: »
    Beyond whiny! I was feeling so good today, getting a bunch of stuff done, then I tripped and fell sprawling and either jammed or broke my right pinky finger. It throbs, won’t bend, and is swelling and turning purple on the underside. I’ve taped it to the finger next to it and iced it. If it gets worse, I’ll take it to the doctor, but for now I’ll wait and see while
    I just feel sorry for myself. The painter is coming in an hour to give us an estimate. I was so excited to get our garage project underway. So much for my decluttering.

    Ouch! Sorry to hear that!!!
  • Faetta
    Faetta Posts: 1,059 Member
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    Barbara The top will be a dark gray. I chose that color as it will go with about any over garment color. I love the color in the photo for wearing solo, but I could only afford one at $73. It should arrive right before my birthday. so I justified my lavish spending as my present for riding this old rock around the sun for 70 years.

    Katla Glad you are doing well in this smoke. Numbers look lower for here but visibility is worse. Some of it may be moisture. It is still very astringent air when I quickly opened the door this morning. I can't see any difference from yesterday. Probably because my nasal passages are so raw. I see a lot of heavy pockets around your area and also in the gorge and then again out in the basin. They now say it should lift by tomorrow.

    Ginny I guess the reason they replace styles is they think we are going to buy something we don't really need just because it is a new style. That may work for others, but for me, I want the same old thing. I found very similar sleep cotton shorts, but they have pockets. Who needs pockets while they sleep? Just more to bunch up.

    Lanette Thanks for the compliment about modeling. I never cared about modeling but did do some photos for a custom swimsuit maker and also for an online clothing store at age 66 and 68. I received a couple of free two-piece swimsuits and a couple of pairs of mom jeans, jean shorts, and tank tops. I still wear the, to the ankle jeans, but no shorts or swimsuits in 2020. After cancer surgery, it was hard to shave legs for a couple of months, so I have got lax in that dept. The wet bandana is what I use when out watering flowers. I just hold my breath for getting my mail.

    Banana The thought of 2 expressos makes my head spin. I love my coffee and hot chocolate, but some of the expresso brews revered by the experts around here are just glorified asphalt.

    Debbie I love cats but after my cats died at age 20, I didn't want any more. I noticed after the cats were gone and my house was cleaned and had new flooring, my nose never bled again. I had cats all my life and also had frequent bloody noses. Not one bloody nose in over 5 years since the girls died.

    Terri It has been a while since I have heard a turtleneck called a polo neck. When I did bowling a lady from Australia on our team called it skivvy. We call underwear skivvies, so that was a bit confusing at first. I remember her saying one cold fall that it was about time to break out our skivvies. We were all like, "So you have been going commando all summer?" She says, "Oh yes, but what has that to do with roll-up neck shirts?" She was such a hoot and kept us all laughing.

    Faye still in smoke
    Mid Central OR USA
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,149 Member
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    auntiebk wrote: »
    Machka have you started on that last assignment? I’m so excited for you!

    Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie

    I had a quick look at it and started to set up the structure but I'm not sure how to divide it up. There are 4 of us in the group and it doesn't divide nicely into 4. So I've sent an email asking for a suggestion of how it could be divided.


    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,149 Member
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    Machka9 wrote: »
    Today I got the Dhal Makhani. If I can find it, I really like the Paneer Palak. We also go with the Dhal Tadka and sometimes the Paneer Tikka Masala. We do prefer the somewhat milder choices. :)

    Machka in Oz

    Just thought I'd add ... I can make palak paneer and have done a nice one in my slow cooker, but it does take a lot of spinach!!! Delicious though. :)




    So here's a question for you all ...

    If we were to come to your house for dinner, and you had to cook, what would you serve?

    No hiring a caterer. No getting takeaway. What's your specialty? :smiley:


    I don't do a lot of cooking. So if you were to visit me, you'd probably get one of three things:

    1) Some kind of cheesy pasta with broccoli and chicken served with a grocery store garlic bread.

    2) A serve-yourself "Mexican" taco thing with chicken mince, diced tomatoes, lettuce, guacamole, refried beans (from a can), cheese and of course a choice of soft and hard taco shells.

    3) A selection of two or three curries. Palak paneer would probably be one. Plus a basic chicken-veg curry. And maybe something else. Served with rice and naan.


    Dessert would be either an apple crumble, a pavlova or chocolate lava cakes. :)


    Enjoy!


    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,149 Member
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    Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of rowing)
    Mar-15 … 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
    Apr-15 … 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
    May-15 … 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
    Jun-15 … 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
    Jul-15 … 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
    Aug-15 … 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
    Sep-15 … 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
    Oct-15 … 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
    Nov-15 … 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
    Dec-15 … 499.91 km (282.8 miles) = 54 hours 56 min
    Jan-16 … 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
    Feb-16 … 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
    Mar-16 … 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
    Apr-16 … 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min
    May-16 … 267.09 km (165.9 miles) = 36 hours 10 min
    Jun-16 … 552.1 km (343 miles) = 54 hours 48 min
    Jul-16 … 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
    Aug-16 … 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
    Sep-16 … 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
    Oct-16 … 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
    Nov-16 … 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
    Dec-16 … 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
    Jan-17 … 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
    Feb-17 … 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
    Mar-17 … 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min
    Apr-17 … 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min
    May-17 … 426.6 km (265.1 miles) = 39 hours 21 min
    Jun-17 … 575.7 km (357.7 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
    Jul-17 … 714 km (443.7 miles) = 52 hours 23 min
    Aug-17 … 475.8 km (295.6 miles) = 38 hours 41 min
    Sep-17 … 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min
    Oct-17 … 647.1 km (402.1 miles) = 57 hours 19 min
    Nov-17 … 427.0 km (265.3 miles) = 50 hours 4 min
    Dec-17 … 553.5 km (343.9 miles) = 52 hours 12 min
    Jan-18 … 590.2 km (366.7 miles) = 57 hours 49 min
    Feb-18 … 826.9 km (513.8 miles) = 57 hours 35 min
    Mar-18 … 582.01 km (361.6 miles) = 50 hours 11 min
    Apr-18 … 176.23 km (109.5 miles) = 29 hours 47 min
    May -18 … 167.6 km (104.1 miles) = 29 hours 08 min
    June-18 … 349.9 km (217.4 miles) = 36 hours 58 minutes
    July-18 ... 324.2 km (201.5 miles) = 24 hours 26 minutes
    Aug-18 ... 210.1 km (130.6 miles) = 25 hours 59 minutes
    Sep-18 ... 261.7 km (162.6 miles) = 25 hours 11 minutes
    Oct-18 ... 230.8 km (143.4 miles) = 30 hours 15 minutes
    Nov-18 ... 216.8 km (134.7 miles) = 30 hours 3 minutes
    Dec-18 ... 285.2 km (177.2 miles) = 37 hours 49 minutes
    Jan-19 ... 241.6 km (150.1 miles) = 27 hours 2 minutes
    Feb-19 ... 175.5 km (109 miles) = 19 hours 8 minutes
    Mar-19 ... 170.3 km (105.8 miles) = 28 hours 21 minutes
    Apr-19 ... 160.3 km (99.6 miles) = 25 hours 4 minutes
    May-19 ... 164.0 km (101.9 miles) = 29 hours 10 minutes
    Jun-19 ... 246.2 km (153 miles) = 25 hours 40 minutes
    Jul-19 ... 217.3 km (135.0 miles) = 33 hours 45 minutes
    Aug-19 ... 162.5 km (100.9 miles) = 28 hours 4 minutes
    Sep-19 ... 136.0 km (84.5 miles) = 23 hours 10 minutes
    Oct-19 ... 196.5 km (122.1 miles) = 31 hours 27 minutes
    Nov-19 ... 155.5 km (96.6 miles) = 25 hours 01 minutes
    Dec-19 ... 203.7 km (126.6 miles) = 26 hours 54 minutes
    Jan-20 ... 304.4 km (189.2 miles) = 32 hours 49 minutes
    Feb-20 ... 248.6 km (154.5 miles) = 34 hours 50 minutes
    Mar-20 ... 148.3 km (92.2 miles) = 30 hours 12 minutes
    Apr-20 ... 171.9 km (106.8 miles) = 19 hours 28 minutes
    May-20 ... 183.7 km (114.1 miles) = 20 hours 49 minutes
    Jun-20 ... 130.9 km (81.3 miles) = 18 hours 50 minutes
    Jul-20 ... 41.8 km (26 miles) = 9 hours 8 minutes
    Aug-20 ...148.9 km (92.5 miles) = 21 hours 43 minutes

    Goal: More than ... Sep-19 ... 136.0 km (84.5 miles) = 23 hours 10 minutes
    Tuesday, 1 September 2020 … 1.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 2 flights of stairs
    Wednesday, 2 September 2020 … 4.6 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 7 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 3 September 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Friday, 4 September 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 5 September 2020 … 3.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 6 September 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Monday, 7 September 2020 … 6.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 8 September 2020 … 3.4 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Wednesday, 9 September 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 7 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 10 September 2020 … 2.1 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 8 flights of stairs
    Friday, 11 September 2020 … 3.9 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 12 September 2020 … 0.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 13 September 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Monday, 14 September 2020 … 5.9 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 10 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 15 September 2020 … 6.3 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 10 flights of stairs

    2020 Monthly September
    Walking Distance (km): 41.1
    Walking Time (min): 513.3
    Cycling Distance (km): 0.0
    Cycling Time (min): 0.0
    Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 56.0
    Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 44.8


    Total
    Total Distance (km): 41.1
    Total Distance (miles): 25.5
    Total Time (min): 558.1
    Total Time (hr): 9:18:03


    I've got to get on my bicycle!!

    Meanwhile, I'm watching the TdF while doing cycling club stuff. :)

    Machka in Oz
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 16,976 Member
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    :) We don't have people at our house for dinner. I cook exactly enough for the two of us so there would be no food for a guest. The last time we had people here for dinner was Thanksgiving 2018 and we agreed to never do it again.
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 16,976 Member
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    :)Allie, I know that you are concerned about finances. Perhaps you could reframe your reaction to Jean asking you to care for Faith as a great opportunity to earn much needed money instead of thinking of it as Jean manipulating you or spoiling your free time.
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,341 Member
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    Faye - I like my espresso so strong it takes the top of your head off. B)
    Can't stand anything around my neck. I just get super hot and sweaty. It has to be freezing out for me to wear a light,silk scarf.

    Bananas - That's one of the few things I don't like about France. The amount of smoking! Especially middle class women. You would never see a woman of that status smoking in Hove. Hardly anyone smokes at all. It stops us eating and drinking outside in France.

    Good day today. Loads of replies to my pots. A woman is coming at 3.30 to pick them up. :D
    I decided at the last minute to colour my roots. So that's a good job done. :)
    Then DH and I walked to the watch guy to get a new battery. It's on a lifetime service,so that was done for 'free'.
    Popped into Boots (chemist and toiletries) to spend my £41 worth of points. Got some nice stuff for 'free'.
    Bought artisan bread on the way home.
    A good long, profitable walk.

    DH has cancelled the fridge. We didn't trust them.

    Now to wrap and bag the pots.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 16,684 Member
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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 16,684 Member
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  • pipcd34
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    Well, today is the big day.. we are taking Bette to a place where they can evaluate the damage to her so it can be submitted to the insurance claim adjuster, then after that, we are going to take her to her new home/owners where she will live out her new life with Melissa Bee and her husband. The live in the neighboring town, Clovis. We are now friends with them on FB. Kirby even said once we get our camper maybe we can go camping. They are totally into it. I feel very thankful and positive she will be well cared for and loved. Her husband is a stud at backing these things up (which we were not) and they have their own storage building where she will be kept so they won’t have to pay for storage and worry about some *kitten* backing up into it.
  • Faetta
    Faetta Posts: 1,059 Member
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    Heather I love your expression to describe strong coffee. "Takes the top of your head off." I like that one better than my mothers when I drank very strong coffee, "Faye, that stuff will grow hair on your breast."
  • Faetta
    Faetta Posts: 1,059 Member
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    RED DAWN
    Several days ago out for my last walk
    before the smoke got dangerously heavy.
    I haven't seen the sun since then. I am gnawing
    at the bit (as my dad used to say) to get out and
    gallop around the corral. Battling the smoke and
    virus brings back my rancher grandpa's words of
    wisdom, "Faye, don't worry about the treacherous
    descent until we reach the summit. Ride it out girl."
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  • LisaInAR
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    Pip
    So glad you're sending Bette to a good home, and it sounds like you'll get to see her again. With all those bumps and bruises, she definitely needs a safer place!
    :)

    Viv
    So glad to see you posting, was wondering how you were doing.

    Heather
    Your new fridge looks terrific. I've pulled my custom away from companies that get sketchy and give you different answers about when things will be there, too--but it was so hard to get a freezer at all when things went bad here, we just had to grin and bear it and wait it out--took more than two months all told.

    Ginny
    I think it was less a matter of all this coming on so fast and more a matter of me ignoring the small signs until they grew into a great big sign and it fell on me. It is not my finest trait.

    Machka
    The only cooking I've done for guests in years (or plan to do in future, either) is family holidays. In fact, it's almost the only time I cook. The rest of the time, Corey does the cooking. This Christmas, COVID-19 willing, will cook a large country ham for my son and my daughter and her family, who are all supposed to be coming in for a few days. I'll make the bread and the pies a few days before to make the day easier, and on the day, will do two or three side dishes to keep things simple. Corey will bake a cheesecake for our son-in-law, who begs for it anytime we get together. We no longer actually have a dining table, so I'm not quite sure how I'm going to make that work but will figure out something before the day. If they are even able to come... life is so weird this year. Our maximum gathering is ten, and with everyone, there will be nine of us.


    Actually came by and posted earlier (or tried to) and lost the post in progress when I moved to another page. Haven't done that for a long time. So I went back to bed and woke up feeling a bit more... put-together. The laundry's done and the bed's made. Time to accomplish something besides a nap.

    Later,
    Love y'all,
    Lisa
  • Faetta
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    Annie Great to hear you are off to a good start! It sounds like a perfect day.

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