WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2021
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Barbara – In our neighborhood no one goes into another person’s home because of the CoVid Virus risks. We talk from outside one another’s homes or use telephones &/or computers. None of the people who live here have gotten sick so far. :flowerforyou:
Heather – What a lovely photo of Johnny and the grandchildren!
Lisa – My favorite tea is not caffeinated. I love Celestial Seasonings Peppermint Tea. I drink coffee in the mornings and peppermint tea the evenings if I want a hot drink.
Machka – I am sorry that it was necessary to lockdown again. I hope it will be safe to lift the lockdown on Monday. :flowerforyou:
Cheri – Happy 38th Anniversary! Your photos are wonderful. I especially like the photo of you and DH in your wedding finery.
Barbie – I have been able to use my own durable plastic bags at the store for a very long time. I fill the bags myself and the checker doesn’t ever need to touch them. This helps the checker to stay healthy and allows me to reuse my own bags so that I don’t end up filling the local landfill with plastic, or to waste trees to create paper bags.
We have cloudy skies this morning. Yesterday our parking lot was filled with cars from Halloween Town tourists. I parked my car on the driveway apron next to my garage door.
Katla in Halloweentown
one of my favorite parts about doing the Celestial Seasonings factory tour was the Peppermint Room- They have to keep the doors closed as much as possible to keep the smell/scent from getting into all of the other teas in the factory. No one had sinus issues after a few minutes in that room. Eyes watering and all. I loved it- some were not fans of it.
A trick my former brother in law taught me was to use a candy cane in a cup of hot water- hot peppermint tea that was a bit sweet. I thought he was crazy the first time he put it in my tea(with black tea) but now I buy an extra box of candy canes when they are on clearance after the holidays, just for my tea.2 -
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Weird about posting pics with Android. I can post pics no problem using my laptop and the MFP website. I can post pics from my android phone and the MFP app. However, I cannot post pics using my android tablet and the app. I will try using the website on the tablet. I betcha it works!
Cheri
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Margaret ~ I feel for you concerning you DH's stuff taking up space. At this time, our dining room and living room are completely covered in my DH's stuff. I just try to not look at it when I pass through.
Question: Does anyone but me not like all the "pumpkin" things that are so much in the news this time of the year?
I grew up on sweet potato pies and not anything pumpkin. Did decorate them when my son was small.
Carol in GA
Pumpkin is a year round thing here, and it is served as a savoury dish.
Pumpkin and curry soup.
Roast pumpkin.
Pumpkin and fetta pie.
and so on.
It is much better as a savoury dish.
Machka in Oz1 -
M – that delivery charge of $19.95 a month for me would definitely NOT be worth it. I only use the delivery from them once every few months. I usually need certain foods during the week or for the next week and most times it doesn’t come close to $35. So it would not be worth it for me. At 1.88 per delivery, I’d have to have an order delivered once/week. It’s worth it more for me to just go to the store for the few items I need. I don’t know how I’d feel about a lockdown such as yours. From what you are telling us, it just seems to me that the government is running your life. Prison for not adhering????? I think that’s a bit radical. I’d like to be treated like an adult who can think, not need someone to think for me.
Michele NC
No ... the two who were jailed became agressive and abusive with police. Had they acted like adults who can think and thus had they been polite, they would have probably got away with a fine or maybe no fine at all. Several people were just herded back into their 5 km limit with a warning.
M in Oz
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Lottery Win - I would buy a house and 2 new vehicles. I would then give one daughter money for a down payment on a house and the equivalent amount to the other daughter to pay some of their house off. I would also take a trip to Europe with hubby.
Machka - the online market is active on Saturday, but posts stay up until Wednesday. This is only the 4th week we just need to have more followers and more exposure.
Heather - hope the strike is over! What a mess that can cause.
Margaret - Are you moving into sons house or getting it ready to sell?
Carol - I am not into the pumpkin things like some people are. I definitely don’t eat anything pumpkin.
Katla - I have reusable bags too. I don’t think there is a good answer at all unless we go back to baskets and growing and getting our own food. 😂. I just think it’s so funny that it only took 40 years to see the harm that plastic is doing.
Mary - great picture. I love horses, but am very nervous around them.
Beth - I have no profound words for you, but I bet those photos are a true treasure.
Heather - I agree about the videos. I saw a sign that someone had made with a QR code that had their Dad’s writing that said I love you. If you scanned the QR code you could hear him say it. I’ve seriously thought about trying to make one for myself of my Dad’s voice, but I really just want his laugh and I don’t have it on video.
My Mom bought one of those storybooks that you record your reading for my Grandson. My grandchildren do not remember her. (She’s alive just in NB) I love when they “read” that book though. I think it is the best gift that a grandparent could give. It is always a pleasure to me to hear her voice.
Debbie - that is disappointing that your Mom didn’t speak up.
1 of The button ornaments is the only thing I sold.
I am so glad I went into work yesterday, I feel almost caught up! It was a dreary day here today, the lights on the deck came on at 6pm. They are on a dusk to dawn switch. We had municipal elections today, I didn’t really follow the candidates and never really participate in municipal elections, so I voted for al females. 😂 I only went to vote because we had two referendum questions. One was on whether Alberta should remain on Daylight Savings time year round. Although I don’t like the time change twice a year I have read some reports on how for areas this far North it would really interfere with our circadian rhythm and may cause more depression. Also, because we wouldn’t see daylight until close to 10am our bodies would not adjust well to starting work and school with so much darkness to get through yet. There were also financial implications and number 1 for me is that it would make a 4 hour time difference to call home to NB for half the year. I find the 3 hour difference difficult enough.
I guess we’ll see what happens.
Our other question I voted no on too. I think it may go through though.
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For years we grew several varieties of pumpkin to bake and freeze to use for pie or as a vegetable. One year I lost interest and stopped. I love the look of pumpkins as yard decorations but since I no longer care to prepare pumpkin to eat, I won't waste what should be food. I don't care if we stay on standard or daylight savings time, I just hate the change. We submit our grocery order every Friday and pick it up early Sunday morning. We plan ahead so we go out as little as possible. Barbie in NW WA 1 -
Worked then the landscape guy was here so I didn’t go to bowling. He left around 1 so I was able to get in a walk.
Tracey – I remember reading a book called “101 Ways to Save the Earth” and I was amazed at how many of the things they recommended my grandmother did!
M – that delivery charge of $19.95 a month for me would definitely NOT be worth it. I only use the delivery from them once every few months. I usually need certain foods during the week or for the next week and most times it doesn’t come close to $35. So it would not be worth it for me. At 1.88 per delivery, I’d have to have an order delivered once/week. It’s worth it more for me to just go to the store for the few items I need. I don’t know how I’d feel about a lockdown such as yours. From what you are telling us, it just seems to me that the government is running your life. Prison for not adhering????? I think that’s a bit radical. I’d like to be treated like an adult who can think, not need someone to think for me.
Julie – I very seldom wear a mask right now. Maybe it’s because when I had to wear a mask, my throat would get so dry that I would drink. Even tho I don’t have to wear it, maybe my body is just so used to my drinking that that’s the reason. PJ was 2 in May. Congrats on the bath! I’m sure that feels really great.
The landscaper took out all the large bushes. Boy, it really looks different. He’s going to have another guy come and grind down a few of the stumps so he can plant. Then another guy is going to come here to talk about plants. I was assured that the plants would be in this year. I mentioned that we put up the “fence” for Halloween and it stays up until Christmas, so they’re going to do the seeding in March.
Heather – my girlfriend in Switzerland has to use a trash compactor. Do you? Great news that the strike is over
Mary – lovely picture
Allie – your happiness just abounds in your posts
Debbie – boy, that’s a lot of tomatoes. You’re making me hungry.
Michele NC1 -
Tracey DH wants to stay in our home. Son's home gives me a place to retreat to as we declutter and fix our home. There are positives to both homes. Son's home is ready to sell if needed. I also learned that if we sell our home and then we live in son's home for two years we will not have to pay capital gains tax on either home. Son's home has gone up in value considerably since we bought it three years ago.0
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Hi Gals,
Tracey – Oh I was laughing thinking of me being able to code or create a computer game…. I worked for 25 years in IT working my way up from a Telecommunications Tech to the Director of Telecom. Always on the phone side – Desk phones, car phones (remember the brick phones? ) pagers, blackberries, and cell phones, I left as smart phones were just becoming a “thing”. I worked with phone auto attendants – and phone trees (the awful press 1 for this 2 for that), manage all the vendors and the telecom budget, taught phone etiquette, different places had different weirdness – but I have fond memories of much of it, I also have a number of horror stories, being the only woman in my area until about 20 years in I have a collection of “me too” moments.
I worked for Sun Microsystems when I turned 40, and because of my job everyone knew me, so when my birthday was coming up my co-workers passed the word and it turned out in the engineering building I was working in I was the oldest employee (my office mate was 19) So they threw and “over the hill” party, everything black, I got a walker, a cane, wheelchair and Geritol – I laughed and laughed, we all went out that night and I made arrangements with a cop friend of mine to come get me at the bar we were going to - we danced and drank and at 10pm my officer friend came in uniform and “arrested” me off the dance floor because I was too old to be out after 10. My co-workers were stunned and thought it was real. I was not telling anyone who I was dating at the time (the cop) and he was getting off and we were going out for a drinks and dessert with some of our friends. I kept work and home separate. The next day at the office they had a million questions, I just told them it was a joke.
Good times…. But stress oh the stress! I really like owning my own business and having more control
Smiles Kim in N. California
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Kim Love that Sun Microsystems story.
xoxo
Karen in Virginia
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Kim - I thought you were going to say, he did a strip.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx1 -
"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: take BP, dogs to powerline, practice WBW, DM, SWTD, SL, first 5/6ths of GDLL, called county for tax roll data, met grant writing volunteer at fire hall.
Bonus: one load laundry, 28 mins grooming Tumble, cooked down cider to syrup, veg prep, explained fence grant to L, he’ll arrange for description and estimates.
Just one thing: confirmed tomorrow’s massage appointment
Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, post office, library, massage, download booster vaccine forms for both, make up pack walk from Saturday, practice WBW, DM, SWTD, SL, learn the rest of GDLL, backup files, then call pc guy to schedule tuneup, text C, fire district: board meeting minutes, arrange to meet J to sign check, email D about check and corporate information signature, email F and ,L about fence grant research district tax exemption for volunteer firefighters, AFG grant requirements including NIMS, call NFPA cancel inactive accounts, clarify benefits included in annual dues, input 2019 call sheets into NFIRS, work with chief on equipment letter, substance abuse policy, NFIRS mutual aid and other missing details, likewise Lee skills/tasks, ask for boots donator contact info, appreciation letter or certificate to boots donator, index mutual aid files; start Part D research with new rx info, watch STAS Day 20, declutter sideboard, learn new dances (Tequila Little Time, Homesick, Nothing but You, A Little Less Broken, Blame it on my beating heart, Do Your Thing, practice dances: All Night, TGIF, I ain’t never gonna love nobody but Cornell Crawford (Alley cat), One Margarita, I’m so used to being broke); finish mulching flowerbed, invest another 10 minutes in prepping living trust, Freddie’s for complete series TDAP <$48, get Shingrix vaccine, find and configure a screen time popup, figure out where to plant the last of the naked lady bulbs, and soon as it warms up above 50 and dries out below 60% humidity I’ll tape and spray paint those rusted areas of Aunt Elsie’s stove, ask Te about GB’s FD firetruck tax levy – contacts, media, advocate???, Sunday: call S, Reward: inventory seeds, plan this fall’s garden, wishlist replenishments (Milena F1 orange peppers and beit alpha cukes next year).
Reminder: Weekly: Mon=15 mins SWSY. Tues=30 mins line dance at home. Wed=30 mins T’ai Chi & 1 hr pack walk. Thurs=15 mins BB&B. Fri=30 mins T’ai Chi. Sat=1 hr pack walk. Sun=15 mins pilates, yoga or wii balance games.
October
18: Set hopeful but realistic goals for the week ahead: minutes, contact new grant writers, get out that rain gear and keep making it easier to take vitamins, walk dogs and dance.
19: Identify one of your positive qualities that will be helpful in the future. Grateful.
Thanks Machka. I was thinking about medical appointments, but guess most of those could be by phone. Like Michele, I think if our government tried such a strict lockdown, rebellion and anarchy would result.
Thanks Heather! And con VERY grats on the final edits.
Barbie I
that pic of grumpy Bernie! I'm like you, DST or ST, pick one and stick with it. Takes me weeks to adapt.
Margaret I’m impressed you are able to compost banana peels. You must be a diligent turner!
Carol, this native Californian got introduced to sweet potato pie by her Kentucky born sweetheart and loves it. Feel somewhat “meh” about pumpkin pie. I used to like pumpkin pie spice scent, but now that it’s in everything (even toilet paper rolls?) I’ve wearied of it. Trader Joe’s used to sell a pumpkin vinaigrette in October and it was delicious. Wish they’d bring it back.
Mary Hooray! your smiles. That horse looks tall!
Michele “I remember reading a book called “101 Ways to Save the Earth” and I was amazed at how many of the things they recommended my grandmother did!” True this. Also ways to reduce debt and live within your means.
Beth apples, yes and walnuts and sharp cheddar and soup say “it’s autumn” to me. ((hugs))
Debbie what a lot of tomatoes that your mother can’t eat. Has she considered scaling back next year? the candy cane sweetened tea idea!
Rebecca thanks for explaining commissary rules. How rude! Next time, if it was a bagger who’d demanded more, I’d just bag my own, no matter how many items, rather than reward such inconsiderate behavior. Pfaugh.
Kim :laugh: “too old to be out after 10” ROTFLMAO!
Heather
Joe walked Shadow for the 4th day in a row, I’m so very very grateful for his new afternoon habit.
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
October: leaner/stronger/kinder than September.2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW
daily: sit with Joe:18, weigh/wii: 18/3/46; steps>7228=7407 vits=18, log=18, CI<CO=18, CI<250<CO=14, Tumble=16, Shadow=16, mfp=16, outside=21, up hill=18, clean 10=15.
wkly: Sun:P, Y or W=3, Mon:SWSY=3 , Tue:LD=2 , Wed:TC=1.87 , PW=2, Thurs: BB&B=2.1, Fri:TC=2.77, Sat:PW=3, rX x4=3.
wt=1/31:141.3 2/28:142.4 3/31:145.3 4/30:141.5 5/31:142.4 6/30:141.5 7/31:140.2 8/31:140.0 9/30:141.2 10/3:141.3 10/10:141.8 10/17:141.8
10/24: 10/31:
mnthly: board mtg=1 , grant=2, plan=, waist=42.
bonus: AF=11, play=46 sew=
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Another Getting to Know You Question ...
What would be the first few things you'd do if you won over a million dollars, pounds, euro in the lottery?
M in Oz
The first few things I'd do are:
- put it in the bank
- hire an accountant. How does one find a good accountant?
- hire a financial advisor. How does one find a good financial advisor?
- then I'd set up an annuity for a portion of it (2/3) and leave the rest in a lump sum for more immediate use (maybe 1/3).
Boring!
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Thanks Machka. I was thinking about medical appointments, but guess most of those could be by phone. Like Michele, I think if our government tried such a strict lockdown, rebellion and anarchy would result.
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
Many medical appointments are done by phone or text anyway, but "attending medical or health care appointments, including COVID-19 testing or vaccinations" was one of the allowable reasons to leave home and go out of our 5 km radius. The government isn't going to endanger someone's health!
You can read about the lockdown rules here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-15/tasmanias-lockdown-restrictions-explained/100520606
And about a couple people who breached those rules:Tasmanian Police Deputy Commissioner Donna Adams said two people have been arrested for failure to comply with new rules.
"A male in the northern suburbs was arrested on Friday night for a separate matter, but as part of the investigation it was identified this man had a gathering which was outside of the public health restrictions," she said.
He was fined $778.
Another man in Kingston was arrested for not wearing a mask after police asked him to.
"He refused, he then became abusive and he was arrested," Ms Adams said.
The man will face court.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-17/tasmania-covid-update-hobart-lockdown/100544674
Parts of mainland Australia have been in lockdowns for months now. Lockdown is not unusual.
M in Oz0 -
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Morning ladies
Im packed and ready to go ,I have had a blast.. but will be good to get home...
I did buy some compression socks for the ride home and the pictures of myself im just ugh mortified..have to work on that ..1 -
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Kim, Thanks for sharing the great birthday party story.Allie, glad your trip was a success. Barbie 1
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Allie - So pleased it went well.
Starting to work on the book upload. I get very tense, but one step at a time. Making some progress on all the technical stuff.
Picking up Bea from school today. We will see the big ones at the house. I'm preparing a very quick dinner for when we get home. Sausage, bacon, cabbage and sauerkraut.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx2 -
Well i made it to the airport in one piece lol
I dont like driving in the dark ,in an unfamiliar place, in the fog,and trying to park a rental car in a parking garage.. let me tell you it was a long haul from the parking garage to the terminal to the Delta counter ,to get wheelchair assist but it has been a God send for sure..
I was able to find a decent Nashville sweatshirt at Airport ..
It took me the whole time to get all the kids names straight lol but all adorable just the same and got hugs from them all before they left yesterday4 -
Hooray! Even before the council has signed on the dotted line, our bins have been collected! We heard the dulcet tones of the glass collector early this morning, then the recycling and, glory be, the rubbish rubbish.
We just made it through without overspill.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx3 -
Early morning today. Off to sub for kindergarten. Got our Living Wills done and witnessed yesterday ( Five Wishes). Still have to do the Powers of Attorney. Big relief to get that done. Created binders for both of us with medical and legal info in them so anyone can find them if necessary. Easier for me to keep track of stuff too.
Off to work. Laters Ladies!
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Heather: <> great photos of the grands.
Shopping/bags. <> We shop very early on Wednesday mornings during senior hour.
We use a self scanner for our main grocery shop, packing our own food in reusable fabric bags as we go. I have reusable mesh bags for loose veg/fruit, and an insulated bag for fresh/frozen perishable. We carry fabric bags in both cars. I started using my own bags about 20 years ago.
☘️Terri1 -
This is the playground in the park after school. It is very busy! The council spent a lot of money on it recently so it's safe. Bea is in the centre on the roundabout with DH watching.
I am now putting my feet up while DH chats to the kids upstairs.
Love Heather UK xxxxxx5 -
Well I got safely from Nashville to Atlanta,now waiting to board for the last leg home.. of course im getting back to the airport right in time for rush hour lol,oh well..
Im telling you if i ever travel again ,im doing it this way.. was a wonderful experience.4 -
Kim in N. California, please tell me the cop did a dance for you later..... That's where my brain went! There's something about a guy in uniform. But the better thing is seeing a guy outta uniform! For me its the part where he is hanging things up while hanging.....well you get the picture. There's a whole lot of hanging going on!😁😁👍👍.
And yes my brain sang that..
Rebecca
Whidbey
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