WOMEN AGES 50+FOR MAY 2024

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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,678 Member
    Carol - We always had dinner and tea, or 'High tea' if there was a hot savoury. We had 'School dinners'. Supper was something before bed, like a bit of bread and cheese.
    Now I have a light lunch, and a substantial dinner in the early evening.

    I've just climbed my way down two flights of stairs to take out of the freezer the bread rolls and parma ham for John's cricket lunch tomorrow. It's 2.45 in the morning! Forgot to do it before bed, even though I went into the kitchen to do it. I ended up having a glass of water instead. :| While I was in the freezer , I decided to finish off the vanilla ice cream and take it up to bed with me. I've eaten it.
    On my way down the very creaky loft stairs I woke up John, who came out, as I was going up, to visit the toilet. He didn't see the ice cream in the dark. I will confess in the morning. :p

    It's going to be hot tomorrow. Might have to take my socks off. :#

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    A day that resonates with me came up just recently. :) I spend lots of days without shoes or with limited shoe time. And I prefer not wearing socks either.

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    My feet are happiest without anything constricting them, irritating them, or rubbing holes into them.


    Machka in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    1948CWB wrote: »
    Question: How many of you call the evening meal supper. I grew up calling lunch dinner and the evening meal supper. All through my marriage I called the evening meal dinner but lately am thinking of it as supper.

    Love to you all,
    Carol in GA

    In Australia we have:

    - Breakfast (early morning meal)
    - Brunch (late morning meal)
    - Lunch (early afternoon meal)
    - Smoko/Coffee (mid-afternoon coffee and snack).
    - Dinner/Tea (late afternoon/early evening meal. Often the big meal of the day)
    - Supper (mid-evening snack)

    So someone might ask you round for Coffee, at which time you'll be asked if you would like coffee, tea or something cold, and likely some sort of snack will appear.

    Later, someone might ask what you'd like to do for Tea, and you might ask if the local Pub has Parmas and if they do, you'll opt for that.

    Then, back home in the evening, someone might ask if you'd like anything for Supper ... they've got some fruit or crackers and cheese or a bit of cake.

    Machka in Oz

  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,027 Member
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  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,862 Member
    edited May 12
    Happy Mother’s Day to those in the U.S. who celebrate. I spent a lot of years avoiding the day after I found out I couldn’t have kids of my own in 1985, and even more so after my mother died in 1999. Then after I married Corey and got a 15-year-old son and a 17-year-old daughter, 15 years ago now, I started making up for lost time. Life is funny. John and Soraya brought me a marigold plant, and promised to return for Corey's birthday/Father's Day in June.

    Tracey – Your cards were terrific and your photos are gorgeous, thanks for sharing them! Unfortunately, I was too tired to stay up late enough to see the Aurora Borealis. Fortunately, that is because I was sleeping well. Kinda loving your grands, as always!

    Terri – Absolutely loved the cards you made.

    Heather – I’m sorry for your DSIL’s pain. After my first husband’s secretive habits, it has been an amazing relief to live with a man who really is an open book. I think the quote is “You’re only as sick as your secrets.” My first husband had lots of them, and no intention of ever giving them up—and in the end, it’s what killed the marriage. I came into my second marriage terribly suspicious about what my husband could be hiding, and I can say after 15 years that Corey doesn’t keep secrets. He was very patient with my foibles on that front. Glad to see you writing again…

    Rita – I’m so pleased your middle daughter reached out, and hope that someday she gets it together enough to realize what she loses when she shuts people out. Genuinely not easy for a 40-year-old to change that much, though. Try to keep your expectations low…

    Lanette – Nothing yet on my BIL’s plans. Had to put it to the side. Old Texas saying, seen it from lots of possible sources, “Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.” Trying to do that. Really trying.

    Sue in WA – Hope everything’s settled down now that the horrible renter person has departed… Will you be renting the place out again?

    Allie – Things work out like they’re supposed to, in the end, glad the docs are keeping a close eye on Tracey. Hope you’re keeping up with your own health while you’re trying to make sure everyone else is OK…

    Beth – The celebration with your mom sounds lovely. Hope the activation is a great success, and glad the side effects are subsiding.

    Carol – So glad your son and grandson acknowledged Mother's Day for you. Sounds very yummy, and an awful lot of work for you! We had breakfast, lunch and supper growing up, brunch was not a thing in the country, didn’t even hear that word until I left home. Dinner was “dinner on the ground,” at church, or holiday dinners. Now for Corey and me, there's dinner and a snack for anything eaten after dinner, we seldom eat lunch formally or together, but we always eat dinner together… sometimes he makes each of us a different dish, but at least we’re together. Hope there’s good news from your husband’s doctor(s).

    Barbie – Hot here too, enough that we relaxed inside after about 1 p.m. on Saturday, it was uncomfortable to work outside.

    Rebecca – The grands are so just beautiful, and simply can’t believe Athena is already five! What a lovely photoshoot! So sorry the kitchen is in an uproar, but it will sure be nice to have it done and have a sturdy floor underfoot.

    Machka – Love that priority message, too. It really strikes at the heart of what we want, doesn’t it.

    Kim – Was so pleased to see you pop up with your barmy little bulldog story, just because it was nice to see you, but I know that had to be unnerving to live with, even for a short time. Knew a couple with a Yorkshire terrier, a tiny little male, uncut. That dog basically humped a stuffed Baby Minnie soft doll everywhere he went, every waking moment. It was built to sit up, and when he flipped it over, it was the right size for a mate, apparently. He would just push it everywhere he went, humping all the way. Weirdly, when they tried to have him mated, he was utterly uninterested in his own species. Just wanted his Baby Minnie. Never heard of a female dog having that same tic, though.

    And on that note, I'll close this... More later, most likely.

    Love y'all,
    Lisa in AR
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,183 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    Sunday Highlights
    -- staying at our other home for the weekend
    -- making significant progress on my drystream border
    -- getting another job application in

    Machka in Oz
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,635 Member
    Happy US Mother's Day to all you moms of kids, grandkids, pets, livestock, spouses, etc. :D

    Carol - I grew up with breakfast, dinner for the noon meal and supper for the evening meal. :p Now, it's breakfast, lunch and supper for just me or dinner with others if that makes sense. Also, where I grew up, sweet carbonated drinks like Pepsi were "pop." My DH grew up calling them "soda" which I thought was odd. To me soda was "pop" with ice cream added. They say American English is a confusing language. I'll say - even confusing to Americans. :p

    Sounds like a nice Mother's Day. :) Your DGS is shooting up like a weed, wow.

    Heather - so happy to hear you are writing again. Your trip up and down the stairs reminded me of the Mother's Day dinner I went to yesterday.

    Lovely home built on a hillside, a "split level" here in the US. Lots of stairs - there's no level entry to the house from the front or back that doesn't involve at least ten steps, a landing, then more steps. Great for a younger person who needs to keep in shape. Hip, knee or foot problems or surgery....not sure how a person would negotiate that.

    Debbie - glad the sales were great and the items were a hit. Beautiful assortment!

    Rebecca - very nice photos of your DMS and family. I too remember when Athena was born - your grands are growing up so fast. Crossing fingers the dishwasher is plumbed correctly. I know you are very anxious to get your kitchen back, don't blame you for being tired of the disruption.

    Lisa - you are spot on with your observation about being set in our ways - our routines and habits developed for a purpose. I still have moments of questioning why I do this or that and realize - it's the way DH and I did it. So I decide to do some things "my way" and realize, in most cases, the old way is best. If and when I get a different house, then it will be all my way.

    I decided to subscribe to PBS Masterpiece for a month and found a French series called "The Mountain Detective" set in the French Alps. The series focuses on a detective Alex Hugo, who is part of a small rural police agency. The scenery is stunning, plots and characters engaging. Even though they are speaking French, there are subtitles and it's easy to follow. I'm hooked.

    Yesterday was so hot and windy. Much better today, will be on the mower this afternoon.

    **Weekly Check-in Reminder to get info to me today or by noon tomorrow. :) **

    Make it a lovely day! <3

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,211 Member
    1948CWB wrote: »
    Question: How many of you call the evening meal supper. I grew up calling lunch dinner and the evening meal supper. All through my marriage I called the evening meal dinner but lately am thinking of it as supper.

    Son and grandson came today and brought me roses and champagne! DIL and granddaughter are in another part of town doing soccer tournaments. I made the men folks fried ham, scrambled eggs, biscuits, and grits (brunch for lunch I guess). Anyway, they ate every bit. Grandson (aged 14) is now 6'2" and weighs 215 and boy can he put away the food. And, he still lets me kiss the back of his neck goodbye. Win, Win! :)

    Love to you all,
    Carol in GA

    Kirby calls it supper (from Indiana). Me at home was cena (Spanish from California). When I left home, in English it was dinner
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,211 Member
    Happy mom’s day to all, whether you celebrate it or not.

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