WOMEN AGES 50+FOR MAY 2024
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SophieRosieMom wrote: »[
Debbie -you can handle a chainsaw? I'm impressed! I've been thinking of getting a little battery operated one (Stihl again). Great job on the walking. And nice your DH will be attending the show and you'll have Saturday to yourself.
Lanette
SW WA State
Both my mini chain saw and the one I used yesterday(mid size, not full size) are battery operated.
I will be using the mid size again this next week in the back- neighbors have huge juniper branches hanging over the fence and into my garden. I will set them on top of the fence or put them on their side I think. May just cut them up and put them in our yard waste- will see how generous I am feeling when I get up there and start cutting.
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Barbara, I didn’t feel an earthquake, but I wasn’t up early this morning either, lol. Haven’t turned on any news stuff yet and nothing came up on my phone, not that that is a good indication, I get more stuff about US politics on there…..
Lanette, I’ll put the health details in a spoilerMy aunt was in a privately run care home. She had been confined to a wheelchair and when my uncle passed my cousin had to find somewhere for her as she couldn’t be on her own. She also had vision issues and was probably legally blind. When she first got to the home, she could transfer from bed to chair with assistance but then a little over a year ago she decided she could make it to the bathroom without any help and she fell and broke a hip. Not sure what went wrong, but she ended up bedridden after surgery. We saw her last year and it wasn’t a huge surprise to learn that she had passed.Allie, l keep forgetting to comment on Tracey’s baby situation, but all of you have been in my thoughts. Very sad, keeping my fingers crossed for the best possible outcome.
The first uncle had had a major stroke several years ago and some of his left side was paralyzed. He still lived in an apartment with his wife and they had help coming in every day to get him up and dressed and other personal care. He had had a series of small strokes over the last few months and had been in hospital for almost three weeks. His passing is both sad and a relief, it was hard on everyone watching his decline.
The second uncle had been in a care home for a few years, he had fallen and couldn’t get up. That in itself was bad enough but he had been cooking bacon and the pan was still on the stove. Fortunately he was able to use his cane to move the pan off the element. I don’t know how long he was on the floor for, but his family was able to get him into care pretty quick after that.
My aunt was only 86, but both uncles were in their mid 90’s so really, they did really well! My aunt and the second uncle were my mom’s siblings, first uncle married my mom’s sister.
Heather, yes, it definitely is that season of life where good byes are said. I have to commend your brother on his generosity in regards to his family situation and I’m so happy for you to have reconnected with your niece. They all need all the love and support they can get at this time and going forward. Your lunch out sounds lovely and how sweet that your friends are planning their trip to come and see you post-op!
Lisa, don’t worry about writing novels, I, for one, love reading them! Glad your friends made it fine, despite the electrical issues and getting stuck it must be just so wonderful to actually be in the same space with them.
Machka, I’ve never read Crichton, but love the idea that a grade 11 physics book would be more interesting, lol. You really did make me giggle, and I really needed that, so thanks!
That’s it for me for now, my brain is a little fried. Thank you for your kind words, it means a lot.
Hugs for those needing them, congrats to those celebrating and welcome to any new gals!
Evelyn, Vancouver Island6 -
Evelyn ... so sorry to hear of your recent losses.
Ginny ... I made a promise to my dad before he died that I would take care of my mom the best way I knew how. I fully intend to fulfill that promise. I'm also blessed that I have a husband who supports me in doing so.
Medicare Hearing Aids ... when my mom was still in Ohio, she had a medicare advantage plan that did cover the cost of hearing aids. However, they had to be from a vendor that was approved by the advantage plan. In her case, the hearing aids weren't very good and then she lost them. Once I got her into NY, I had my audiologist test and fit my mom with custom molded hearing aids. They were expensive but do help her immensely more than the "cheaper" models she had before.
My vertigo may be slightly better today, but I still can't look up or down and need to hold on to things to walk. Appetite is non-existent ... which is probably a good thing! Finally got to wash my hair (protecting incision) and that made me at least smell better. The tinnitus is still loud, but then there's still a lot of swelling. And after I read the surgical notes from my surgery, I'm surprised I can stand at all today! Much more complicated surgery than I realized.
Beth near Buffalo10 -
Afternoon ladies
Got up at 5 am took Dan down to the train station.he is down in Philly enjoying himself.
Tracy texted me and asked what I was doing the last week of June ,because they need someone to watch the dog while the go on vacation..I guess thats what im good for lol.
A neighbor that goes outside to smoke brought me a bag of birdseed and some mealworms to.put out for the birds which I thought was sweet.
I'll pack this weekend for the Cape.7 -
Worked then stopped at Big Lots. They don’t carry boxes for presents. When I go to WalMart Sunday I’ll look. Then the soup kitchen. In a few I’ll probably take Jess’ dog for a short walk (I know she’s concerned about him getting overheaated, but I don’t think that’s going to be a problem.)
Evelyn – when it rains, it pours. I’m so sorry about your uncle
Rita – I hope all goes well with the move
Carol – I’ve told Bryan that when I die, I’m coming back from the grave to worry about him!
Making a cross-stitch for a lady in Poland who took care of my father. I never expected it to be as difficult as it is! You have no idea how many times I’ve employed the 5 foot rule. Can’t wait until it’s finished.
Michele NC5 -
Stats for the day-
Walk w/family- 2hrs 8min 39sec, 39elev, 2.85ap, 79ahr, 92mhr, 6.15mi= 570c
Strava app = 754c
Zwift home spin bike- strava stats- 54.12min, 554elev, 107aw, 16.7amph, 50arpm, 30gear, 103ahr, 131mhr, 15.06mi= 353c
Strava app= 331c
Zwift stats- 54.14min, 558elev, 107aw, 50arpm, 16.71amph, 15.1mi= 332c
Total cal 923
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Debbie - OK, I'm going to start battery chainsaw shopping. When the landscape crew was out here a few weeks ago and took down a couple trees, they didn't saw the remains of the trunks down to ground level and I hit one of them with the mower yesterday. Needs to be a hair lower - I already have the mower deck set pretty high. I tried to pare them down with a hatchet this morning and it's too much of a struggle. Plus more limbs are hanging low on some other trees that they've leafed out and wipe my hat off when I try to go under them. It's time.
I have a chicken question for Debbie:Does your mom let her hens free range or are they kept in a run, at least at night? And if they are kept in a run, does she close the coop door? With the longer days, my girls don't go in the coop until after 8:30 this week and are up before 5. In another couple months, it won't get dark until after 10 and the morning sun will start lighting up the sky at 3:30 or so. There's not a way to put an automatic coop door closer on my cheap little coop. The run is completely enclosed chain link, including tight fencing over the top. I can't think of any predator big enough to do them harm if I don't close that coop door at night, they are safe from raccoons and opossums. I figure I have another couple weeks to think about it.
Barbara - sorry about that GERD. The way I dealt with my "attack" several months ago was to stop eating 3 hours or so before I went to bed so my stomach was empty, plus I'd drink half a glass of water with half a teaspoon of baking soda right before bed. The plan was to neutralize any acid remaining. Mine kicked up several months ago when I ate a piece of garlic chicken alfredo pizza before bed. Has been OK ever since and I still stop eating 2 to 3 hours before bed. I also had a sore throat for quite a while.
Rosie doesn't stop barking if people are in the house and if I'm in there too. She doesn't even remember who I am, she gets so wound up telling them it's her house. DH was the alpha dog and it's been hard for her to reconcile that I'm not her equal anymore I think.
I took my high-frequency gadget and tried it out on the barky neighbor dog next door.I was walking along my fence, minding my own business and that dog saw me and came blasting over, barking up a storm, with its little Pom buddy barking too. I pointed the gadget at them and hit the "on" button. This also activates some LED lights. That got their attention, though they still kept barking a little. Then I walked closer, got within about 10 feet, and they ran back behind the trees. The Pom had quit barking, the big one still barking some, but by that time they were near the house back door and the hard of hearing owner came out and told them to be quiet! I consider that a win. I didn't have to say a word, I don't think that neighbor even knew what I had done. The rusty field fence isn't in that good of shape, so hopefully the big dog will quit lunging against it when I'm out there on the mower.
I read up on that gadget. I guess people use them to train their own dogs to stop barking. Rosie is the best watchdog so I don't want her to feel she can't let me know if someone pulls in the driveway for example, so I just deal with it. Her watching out the window nuisance barking has gotten a lot better, the UPS truck driving by no longer gets her excited.
Rain is back.
Lanette
SW WA State
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SophieRosieMom wrote: »I dug around in my closet - last year I had ordered an ultrasonic trainer device which supposedly emits a high frequency that dogs don't like. I hadn't used it yet but put the battery in it and am anxious to give it a try. Yesterday when I was mowing in back, another neighbor dog went for me and barked and lunged at the fence. Those neighbors - the man of the house is deaf and has the TV up so loud, his wife can't hear anything that goes on outside it seems.
Think I'll get the weed eater going by the back fence....maybe I can test the new gizmo today. [/spoiler]
Lanette
SW WA State
You must tell me more about this device!!
M in Oz
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SophieRosieMom wrote: »Debbie - OK, I'm going to start battery chainsaw shopping. When the landscape crew was out here a few weeks ago and took down a couple trees, they didn't saw the remains of the trunks down to ground level and I hit one of them with the mower yesterday. Needs to be a hair lower - I already have the mower deck set pretty high. I tried to pare them down with a hatchet this morning and it's too much of a struggle. Plus more limbs are hanging low on some other trees that they've leafed out and wipe my hat off when I try to go under them. It's time.
I have a chicken question for Debbie:Does your mom let her hens free range or are they kept in a run, at least at night? And if they are kept in a run, does she close the coop door? With the longer days, my girls don't go in the coop until after 8:30 this week and are up before 5. In another couple months, it won't get dark until after 10 and the morning sun will start lighting up the sky at 3:30 or so. There's not a way to put an automatic coop door closer on my cheap little coop. The run is completely enclosed chain link, including tight fencing over the top. I can't think of any predator big enough to do them harm if I don't close that coop door at night, they are safe from raccoons and opossums. I figure I have another couple weeks to think about it.
Rain is back.
Lanette
SW WA State
mom locks the chickens up every night. They are let out in the mornings. She actually has an alarm set on her phone to remind her to lock them up at night. She is having to go out later because of the time change. She uses a hose to chase them inside if they are not in when she goes out.
Her chickens are fenced in at all times (and it is covered too) because she has had critters come in the middle of the day and grab chickens before she had it covered and when she let them out in the pasture.
If any chicken doesn't go inside for the night, there is a very high likelyhood they will not survive the night.
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Rosemarie2972 wrote: »I purchased a pre-planned garden with 17 perennials and have asked the lawn service to till me a garden. the garden is suppose to have full sun. I want it in my front yard where I like to sit but the shade from the trees is there all morning long. I am not sure what to do.
I hope you all have a good May 1st!
Best,
Rosemarie from GA
If there's full sun in the afternoon, it should be all right.In one week I'll be in Charleston for music, beach and the sweet attentions of my Golden Goober. It's just starting to feel real. Slightest shiver up my spine when I think about it.
Stay well, friends. We can do this.
Rori
a lucky lady
Colorado FoothillsSnowflake1968 wrote: »I marvel at the meals you all make and eat. I am so incredibly fussy, and it seems the last few years I’ve only wanted junk. I was asked last week what I liked, my response was “if your average 10 year old would eat it I probably would.”
Tracey in Edmonton
Me too!
Although if a person served me a bowl of plain pasta or rice and steamed veggies, I'd be perfectly happy with that.
In fact, that's more or less what I eat.My extended family took a couple of big hits this week. Details in spoiler:Wed evening I got a text from one cousin to let me know that her mom had passed earlier that day.She had been confined to a wheelchair so when my uncle (her husband) passed a few years ago my cousin was able to find a private care home for her. I visited her there a few times, it was quite nice. The first time I went to see her, she could be transferred from bed to a wheelchair, but then one night she decided that instead of calling someone when she had to go to the bathroom that she would just walk as it was only a few steps. Well, she fell and broke her hip. I'm not sure what went wrong, they apparently did do surgery, but something went sideways so she was bedridden. Hubby and I saw her last year when we were traveling, she kept saying stuff about "when I get better". We have a group text going with several other cousins, so the next morning my phone was going nuts trying to keep up. Then Monday afternoon, another cousin texted that his dad wasn't doing well, he'd had a series of small strokes in the past few months and had been in hospital since April 18. He'd had a massive stroke a few years ago that left him partially paralyzed (mostly left side affected) but he was still doing okay although it was a lot on my aunt. Another group text this morning to let us all know that our uncle had passed peacefully last night. My uncle was in his early 90's, my aunt was 86, neither of them were in great health, but it's still hard to have to say goodbye to them. Not sure what anybody is planning in the way of a service, just have to wait and see.
Evelyn, Vancouver Island
So sorry!
M in Oz
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Machka “…might read a nice exciting Grade 11 Physics textbook to liven things up a bit” you crack me up! I vaguely remember enjoying the “Andromeda Strain” by Crichton, you might give that a try, but if it’s a slog in the beginning, go for what you know you’ll enjoy. Are there photos of the stairs, hill and cenotaph in your albums?
Barbara
The first shot from the top of the stairs, looking down. The empty lot is to the left, and that's where the bottom of the stairs ends. The road that goes off to the left is the road to nowhere. There is absolutely nothing down that road and it just ends after about 300 metres or so.
The second is from near the bottom of the stairs looking up.
The third is looking at the cenotaph from the bridge to nowhere (no, not quite ... it does sort of go somewhere but is the most pointless bridge in the city). The stairs come up way off to the right, out of the picture.
The fourth picture is the road to nowhere, taken from where it ends looking back toward the stairs to nowhere. You can't see the stairs to nowhere because the road curves slightly, but they are at the end of the road, off to the right.
Next time I climb the stairs to nowhere, I'll have to take a picture of the what the unsuspecting victim sees when he/she reaches the top.
Pictures in spoiler because they're so big just now.
Machka in Oz7 -
dlfk202000 wrote: »SophieRosieMom wrote: »Debbie -
I have a chicken question for Debbie:Does your mom let her hens free range or are they kept in a run, at least at night? And if they are kept in a run, does she close the coop door? With the longer days, my girls don't go in the coop until after 8:30 this week and are up before 5. In another couple months, it won't get dark until after 10 and the morning sun will start lighting up the sky at 3:30 or so. There's not a way to put an automatic coop door closer on my cheap little coop. The run is completely enclosed chain link, including tight fencing over the top. I can't think of any predator big enough to do them harm if I don't close that coop door at night, they are safe from raccoons and opossums. I figure I have another couple weeks to think about it.
Rain is back.
Lanette
SW WA State
mom locks the chickens up every night. They are let out in the mornings. She actually has an alarm set on her phone to remind her to lock them up at night. She is having to go out later because of the time change. She uses a hose to chase them inside if they are not in when she goes out.
Her chickens are fenced in at all times (and it is covered too) because she has had critters come in the middle of the day and grab chickens before she had it covered and when she let them out in the pasture.
If any chicken doesn't go inside for the night, there is a very high likelyhood they will not survive the night.
Debbie - thank you for that info, it helps. What are the main predators at your mom's place - possums? raccoons? weasels?
When we lived on the farm, one night we forgot to shut the coop door - the coop was set in a large pasture. That night, something sneaked in and killed nearly all of the hens, we figured it was a raccoon(s) Took the hens out into the pasture and ate the breast meat, left the rest of the carcass. Sneaky varmints!
I haven't seen any around here but that doesn't mean they aren't watching.
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Evelyn- So sorry to hear about the "cluster" of deaths in your family. IMO, that is the hardest part of aging; the loss of family/friends. Sometimes it seems that there are "years" that take a toll. For instance, in 1993 (the year my parents passed away) we also lost five aunts/uncles that year. Sending you peace and comfort.
Machka- Crichton's books tend to be very "science-y/sci-fi". I have read the majority of his works. He passed away in 2006 (or 2008?) and his "company" writes in his name, now. I think Rising Sun was the most political. I really enjoyed Timeline. It delved into history, time travel, science, romance. It was really good. I liked the books Congo and Micro as well. Of course Jurassic Park and Lost World, naturally. Like most books, they are a bit different than the movies. Better? Maybe. But different. BUT...I think you should try Timeline.
Beth- I hope your brain/body acclimates to the implant soon. It is amazing how much our ears affect other areas of our motor ability. Sending healing/recovery vibes your way!
Heather - So glad you were able to get out and enjoy some time with your friend. AND how nice that the girls are arranging to visit in your town while you recover! The days/weeks are flying by and before you know it, your surgery will be in the past and I am sure, due to your commitment to fitness , your recovery will be fast and whole. Hugs, friend!
Barbie- I giggled at the bit of sarcasm I read in your "joy" of destroyed puppy toys! This is one of those reasons why I don't have a dog. I have a houseful of small children that do those things (and need to be housebroken).
Well, I am up early and off to the stores. ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)6 -
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Machka- Crichton's books tend to be very "science-y/sci-fi". I have read the majority of his works. He passed away in 2006 (or 2008?) and his "company" writes in his name, now. I think Rising Sun was the most political. I really enjoyed Timeline. It delved into history, time travel, science, romance. It was really good. I liked the books Congo and Micro as well. Of course Jurassic Park and Lost World, naturally. Like most books, they are a bit different than the movies. Better? Maybe. But different. BUT...I think you should try Timeline.
ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
Science-y/Sci-fi wouldn't be bad. Droning on and on about politics, however, was just about enough to have me tear my hair out. His editor should have gotten in there and removed about 1/3 of the book as the first improvement.
If I come across Timeline, I might give it a try.
M in Oz
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Good morning MFP friends. I'm new here...actually back here from years ago... I turned 50 in January and have a lot of weight to lose. I'm sick of being sick and tired and I want to get my health and energy back.
I hope this is a good place to start my journey. Any other threads you would recommend? I remember there being one called 100+ lbs to lose so I may search for that.
I'm Angela, 50 years old, from Emo, Ontario, Canada. I work in economic development, recently married and run a small horse farm. I have no human kids but I do have many fur babies - dogs, cats and horses. Hello everyone!!7 -
This is the safe that Jake bought. It will arrive on Thursday.
https://amazon.com/dp/B0BLV5YYY7?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1
I'll report more when we get it and use it.2
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