WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2022
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KJ - excellent advice to Allie
Allie - can you tell we all love you and want you to be well?
Heather - hope you heal quickly
Went to water exercise today and then to bank to get a signature guarantor for a form I need to claim the residue of my mom's IRA. I had all the paper work filled out per instructions but they would not sign it. They want an original death certificate. The instructions said a photocopy. They also want a statement from the investment company. These are their own requirements . So now I have to make another trip on Thursday. It seems like they make the estate process as difficult and confusing as possible in order to exacerbate the grieving process and my mom thought she had everything set up so it would go smoothly.
Everyone take care, Sue in WA6 -
Awww I love you all too
I went up to Trudys for dinner..we had a nice time.. Trudy told me she is a platinum member with Hilton and there reservations are services are done remotely,this started before Covid.. so she told me to let Tracy know about that ,Tracy does have the experience with doing that kind of thing with scheduling.. so here is hoping..
Im going with Tracy up to Hartford tomorrow so she can get bloodwork done and i can stay in the car with mr Miles..we have more than a month before she goes back to work so we shall see what happens in between..
I'll pray about it.. today is the 22nd anniversary of my moms passing.. how i miss her..but I know her and dad are together and are keeping an eye out on the family4 -
Heather, I'm so sorry about your fall. 0 -
Hi Gals,
A few random thoughts…
Allie – like most of us “Oldies” who have known you for years, I too have been concerned about the babysitting venture. Although if I read this right it would be 4 hours a day, 3 days a week so a total of 12 hours. My concern is creep – the oh can you watch him while I shop, or work overtime, or…. Can you just stay until time to pick up Carmine? Nothing you can do until it happens except for thinking out a plan for how to respond. Creep is harder to deal with after it starts than to deal with it the very first time.
Katla – could you just pin a piece of fabric on to the headliner to cover the skylight, so it was not so bright?
Heather - Ouch!!! take care of it!
For about a month I have been trying to put 2-3 hours of work in my yard every day – we have had unseasonably warm weather, so I am trying to take advantage of it. And it is really showing, the yard is more cleaned up/trimmed then it ever is in February!
Which is great as I have a couple of bigger projects I want to take on, and this may be the year. My on-going yard plan is to have the front yard be low water but full of plants/flowers. I have not watered in 5 years and in my climate there is no rain from May to October. I do have 6 pots that I do water, but that’s it. I have 4 inches of bark around every plant, and all the paths are flagstone.
There are dozens of daffodils, snow drops, bluebells, iris, and California blue eyed grass – all bulbs. They die back in May-June and then the saliva’s have the yard to fill with color. Red/white hot lips, purple and white Mexican sage, orange and yellow lions mane, and in the center of it all is a plumbago that is sky blue!
The back is grass, and veggie garden, with Peach, Lemon and pomegranate trees, Olallieberry and grape vines. I have started tomatoes, eggplant (aubergine) and peppers in the green house. I think I will put another round of peppers in as not as many came up as I had hoped. The seed is aging and not all are viable. In another month I’ll put in zucchini (1)(( courgettes)), acorn and butternut squash, snow peas (mangetout), carrots, chard, basil and a row of beets (beet root) I also want to try some lettuce or spinach, I have not had luck with those in the past, but I am hoping! I also saw my first asparagus of the season today
Thinking of you all, and hoping for a happy healthy day
Smiles Kim in N. California
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Hi Gals,
A few random thoughts…
Allie – like most of us “Oldies” who have known you for years, I too have been concerned about the babysitting venture. Although if I read this right it would be 4 hours a day, 3 days a week so a total of 12 hours. My concern is creep – the oh can you watch him while I shop, or work overtime, or…. Can you just stay until time to pick up Carmine? Nothing you can do until it happens except for thinking out a plan for how to respond. Creep is harder to deal with after it starts than to deal with it the very first time.
Katla – could you just pin a piece of fabric on to the headliner to cover the skylight, so it was not so bright?
Heather - Ouch!!! take care of it!
For about a month I have been trying to put 2-3 hours of work in my yard every day – we have had unseasonably warm weather, so I am trying to take advantage of it. And it is really showing, the yard is more cleaned up/trimmed then it ever is in February!
Which is great as I have a couple of bigger projects I want to take on, and this may be the year. My on-going yard plan is to have the front yard be low water but full of plants/flowers. I have not watered in 5 years and in my climate there is no rain from May to October. I do have 6 pots that I do water, but that’s it. I have 4 inches of bark around every plant, and all the paths are flagstone.
There are dozens of daffodils, snow drops, bluebells, iris, and California blue eyed grass – all bulbs. They die back in May-June and then the saliva’s have the yard to fill with color. Red/white hot lips, purple and white Mexican sage, orange and yellow lions mane, and in the center of it all is a plumbago that is sky blue!
The back is grass, and veggie garden, with Peach, Lemon and pomegranate trees, Olallieberry and grape vines. I have started tomatoes, eggplant (aubergine) and peppers in the green house. I think I will put another round of peppers in as not as many came up as I had hoped. The seed is aging and not all are viable. In another month I’ll put in zucchini (1)(( courgettes)), acorn and butternut squash, snow peas (mangetout), carrots, chard, basil and a row of beets (beet root) I also want to try some lettuce or spinach, I have not had luck with those in the past, but I am hoping! I also saw my first asparagus of the season today
Thinking of you all, and hoping for a happy healthy day
Smiles Kim in N. California
All those veggies, I wanna be your neighbor!💖👍. Sounds very industrious, but that's just because I don't have a green thumb.
Rebecca
Whidbey1 -
Heather, oh no! Hope your injuries heal quickly! Let the kids play doctor, with you, but your medicine is your wonderful stinky cheeses, and stewed fruits.👍💖
Rebecca
Whidbey
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Tired boy from walking and playing on the beach6 -
Sue - are they good apples?
Barbara -I am a firm believer that age means nothing about knowing of you love someone. I know two couples, 1 going into their 40th anniversary, another been together 10 years now, that met in kindergarten and swore they would marry the other.
I love your love story. We were married in ‘87 too.
Rebecca - another great story.
Machka - have you thought of applesauce. I don’t like it myself but I know many do.
Allie - like the others I hope you don’t take too much on. If you are watching Miles will you be expected to drive Carmine back and forth, let Homer out. They ask a lot of you and don’t seem to take your health into consideration.
Heather - looks like a great day with the Grands until the fall. Hope you heal fast.
Katla - car problems are my pain this week too. Mine is brakes I think. It is parked right now.
Michele - the NASCAR break didn’t seem long this year at all.
Kim - the creep, I’ve never thought of that in quite that way before. It spoke to me.
I started a project to stop myself from eating out of boredom. My BF has asked me for a stocking for Christmas, of course I can’t give her one without her husband, then I can’t do one for her and not my brother and his wife. I then thought, well I might as well do them for Rodger’s parents and sister. I have designed 4 this past weekend and have some of the felt on those tacked on. This weekend I’ll design 3 more. I should have my East coast presents complete except for my nephew and mother by Easter. I’ll thank myself for this come Fall.
Work is still work, so stressful.
Tracey in Edmonton
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Kim,
The repair company left the roof glass in place on our car. They removed shade screening under the glass because it wasn’t doing what it should & has to be replaced. They are ordering parts from Germany to finish the repair. I don’t know how long this will take. We’ve been told it will be a minimum of 8 weeks.
Meanwhile we are looking for a puppy. Our veterinarian’s staff gave us the name of a well regarded breeder of healthy poodle puppies. We hope to get a puppy after it is born and ready to come to us later this summer.
Katla1 -
Tracy - Gravensteins are very tart apples best used in cooking. I have used them in apple crisp and pie. They would probably make good applesauce or apple butter.
Crocus are up and hyacinth are starting.
Believe in your capacity for change, Sue in WA4 -
Well, at least my son and wife adored the show they went to see! It's had rave reviews.
I had the fall at the top of the house, where the older two's bedrooms are. I had turned all the lights off to encourage them to go to sleep and thought, "Oh, I can't see the stairs, I must be careful!" Not careful enough.
I then had to slide on my bottom, all the way down a huge old house from the third floor.
DH fetched me ice, which helped a lot.
This morning I'm awake early. I can hobble on it, - just. I've had worse sprains on that same ankle. I will not do my morning exercise today and take it easy. We are travelling to lunch in the car. I found an old compression sock from previous strains, so I've got that on.
On the way home, after midnight, we were stopped by the police. DH had not got his headlights on, only his sidelights. And people wonder why I don't like travelling in the car with him!
He has done this several times before, years ago, and each time I have had to argue with him that he actually hasn't got them on. This time, I was saving my sanity by sitting in the back, so didn't notice. Grrrrrr! Today I will sit in the back and read on my phone or Kindle all the way. He has been to the pub before. I am going to make the best of it.
Lots of love to all Heather UK xxxxxxxx5 -
Sorry about your ankle, Heather!
M in Oz0 -
Accountability:Chose well: Joe, readings, BP, made up 2/14 SWSY, osteo back, dogs to powerline, steps >7400, CI<CO, CI<250<CO, active 5:09.
Bonus: laptop zoom test and pickup, Freddie’s, veg & mushroom prep.
Workin’ on it: 140.9, Hooray!, H20x6.
Friendly February 2022
15: Support a local business with a positive online review or friendly message.
16: Check in on someone who may be struggling and offer to help. D&R? C? Ru?
Going to bed snackless last night had good scale results this morning. Can I do it again?
Got my laptop back, restored the files I’d temporarily updated from Joe’s pc, but wow, the paperwork and filing pile up in just a few days. Tomorrow will be a “reconcile-update spreadsheets-and-file” morning.
KJ thank you so much for your advice to Allie. You have the experience and knowledge and said it so much better than I would have. Likewise Barbie and Katla, well said.
Machka stunning river pics. Is that near where you live or was it an excursion?
Carla hooray for honest logging!
Vicki don’t you just hate it when you work harder to pay more in taxes? ((hugs)) to you and your DH and your pug.
Rita gorgeous pics, brava for trying to be positive.
Rebecca I admire your ability to find the fun in purging unneeded objects. A skill I wish I had… sometimes
Katla hope there are no “supply chain delay”s in getting your car parts.
Heather “…felt the tendons tear…” oww! Sounds like collapsing is the right idea. And perhaps asking your weekend guests to “help themselves” and even wait on you? No standing in the kitchen preparing your normal gourmet feasts!
Michele, hope you can let the “million things” go. Aren’t you supposed to be on vacation?
Welcome @AliceK813 Alice from FL! Great progress!
Sue how frustrating. Did you speak with the branch manager and show the instructions specifying photocopy? Personally when all’s done and done, I’d find a more cooperative bank.
Kim your insights on how Allie can avoid the inevitable creep are spot on. Your no-water garden sounds gorgeous. Seasonal pics? So wise to only plant O N E zucchini :laugh:
Pip
the pooped pooch-with-teddy-bear pic.
Tracey your stocking project sounds both fun and effective.
Sue what about cider?
Caved in and had cocoa and biscotti. Relished and enjoyed every sip and bite. Will remember that tomorrow morning when the scale bumps up.[sigh]
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
2022: Be still and listen.
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Machka stunning river pics. Is that near where you live or was it an excursion?
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
2022: Be still and listen.
That was during a little trip up north last weekend.
It's near a place we've stayed quite frequently and when we're there, I try to go for that walk.
Machka in Oz
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Snowflake1968 wrote: »Machka - have you thought of applesauce. I don’t like it myself but I know many do.
Work is still work, so stressful.
Tracey in Edmonton
I've thought of it, and I don't mind it, but I rarely eat it.
Maybe it reminds me of eating pork when I was growing up. My parents served it with pork chops and pork roast and other horrible pork things. I do not like pork!!
Sorry that your work is so stressful.
I'm still getting used to my new job. I came from an area that was very, very quiet. Hardly anyone talked to each other. On the one hand, that was great because I could focus on what I was doing, but on the other hand, that was problematic because if I had questions, I always felt like I was interrupting when I asked questions.
My new area is very, very chatty. Everyone talks. They talk to each other. They talk on the phone. They talk in TEAMS meetings. They all talk at once and it gets very loud. On the one hand, that's not good for people like me who like quiet to focus, but on the other hand, if any of us have a question, we just shout it out and various ones will answer and discuss and it's good for learning new things. It's a very different experience.
M in Oz5 -
Morning ladies
Thank you ladies i will take all your thoughts and concerns into consideration.. Kim i think she would be working M-F 8-12 but with that being said she can drop Carmine at school and with it getting warmer will tell her she can walk home or Tracy will have to pick up. We shall see..
Im hoping some other jon comes up and maybeshe can get a job with Hilton and work from home that would solve alot of issues.2 -
Hi Gals,
For about a month I have been trying to put 2-3 hours of work in my yard every day – we have had unseasonably warm weather, so I am trying to take advantage of it. And it is really showing, the yard is more cleaned up/trimmed then it ever is in February!
Which is great as I have a couple of bigger projects I want to take on, and this may be the year. My on-going yard plan is to have the front yard be low water but full of plants/flowers. I have not watered in 5 years and in my climate there is no rain from May to October. I do have 6 pots that I do water, but that’s it. I have 4 inches of bark around every plant, and all the paths are flagstone.
There are dozens of daffodils, snow drops, bluebells, iris, and California blue eyed grass – all bulbs. They die back in May-June and then the saliva’s have the yard to fill with color. Red/white hot lips, purple and white Mexican sage, orange and yellow lions mane, and in the center of it all is a plumbago that is sky blue!
The back is grass, and veggie garden, with Peach, Lemon and pomegranate trees, Olallieberry and grape vines. I have started tomatoes, eggplant (aubergine) and peppers in the green house. I think I will put another round of peppers in as not as many came up as I had hoped. The seed is aging and not all are viable. In another month I’ll put in zucchini (1)(( courgettes)), acorn and butternut squash, snow peas (mangetout), carrots, chard, basil and a row of beets (beet root) I also want to try some lettuce or spinach, I have not had luck with those in the past, but I am hoping! I also saw my first asparagus of the season today
Thinking of you all, and hoping for a happy healthy day
Smiles Kim in N. California
I'm trying something similar.
One of the reasons I've been putting as much work as I have lately in our garden is to get it to the point where it is easier to manage.
I've picked up 2 native plants which should turn into nice bushes but one of the things I really like about them is that they are drought resistant. They don't require much water. I just need to figure out where to put them. I had a place in mind - a gap in the hedging around our yard - but I pulled all the weeds in the hedging and especially in that gap, and the hedging has finally started growing into the gap. So I'll leave it.
I had planted Swan River Daisies because they are also supposed to be hardy and somewhat drought resistant too, but they didn't come up. I'll have to give them another go in a different place I think.
We also use lots of mulch. My husband enjoys making mulch!
We do water, but it's with an irrigation system and only for about 30 minutes late at night.
"My" garden bed wasn't the success I hoped it would be so my plan has changed. I want to put in a fake stream meandering through. The "stream" might be just stones. Then when I plant, I'll plant somewhat closer together for more impact. And I'm going through and removing weeds and all their roots so the plants have a better chance.
One of the things we have a lot of this year is cabbage. I'm actually thinking of trying my hand at cabbage rolls!!
Machka in Oz5 -
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