WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2025

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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 18,060 Member

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  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,608 Member

    If you don't have buttermilk or want to use something you already have on hand, use regular milk and add a bit of either vinegar or lemon juice to it. If you do that, you can make just the amount that you need

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 26,319 Member
    edited June 24

    Bridges — my discomfort has nothing to do with height. I'm not overly bothered by heights. I enjoy gondolas, immense ferris wheels, the glass skywalk along the Icefield Parkway in Canada, the tops of mountains and skyscrapers.

    It also has nothing to do with the bridge itself. I like the architecture of bridges and often take photos of bridges.

    The discomfort has to do with falling into water … and drowning. I know it is highly unlikely I'll fall into water, but nobody said these things are rational. 😛

    I'm also not keen on swinging bridges because I feel like they're designed to throw me off into the water.

    However, I'm OK with causeways … which is good because I'm on one causeway or another just about every day.

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 26,319 Member
    edited June 24

    Caves — no problem with tunnels I can walk upright through and no problem with big caverns … as long as they aren't too deep underground. I can even manage to duck and step through a lower opening.

    But if I'm faced with having to crawl though a tiny tunnel on my stomach. Nope … not going to happen.

    Remember the group of boys who got stuck in the cave system in Thailand in 2018 and were rescued by a team including the Australian anaesthetist and cave diver? I followed the story closely (it was all over the news here) but looking at the map and how they had to move their bodies to get out was difficult and gave me the chills.

    @1948CWB … Carol … is the Sandra Brown book you're reading called The Witness? Most of Sandra Brown's books have descriptive sex scenes (which I tend to skim) and some level of violence, but I think that one kind of bothered me too.

    If you're looking over the books I've read for ideas of something to read, a tip … don't read anything by Tim Weaver or Karin Slaughter. I don't mind a certain level of horror, violence, etc. in books, but both of those authors were right on the edge of my tolerance level. After reading 2 Tim Weavers, I had to read a couple Cosy Mysteries to settle myself.

    @OregonMother … thank you for the explanations and I'm with you.

    I'm fully prepared to use the products science and scientists have provided for us. Perhaps my Canadian-Australian background means that I'm not so worried about Big Pharma, the money, etc. I don't look at the medical world as a money-making scheme. I'm so glad that there have been medical developments … if there weren't penicillin, I would have died at age 4. Then about 10 years ago, I developed an allergy to penicillin and now I'm very glad that scientists have developed other antibiotics. I'm glad there are tests like ultrasounds, MRIs and CT scans and more. I'm relieved to know that if I need my gallbladder out (it gives me trouble now and then), it should just be a keyhole surgery. And don't even get me started on the medical interventions in my husband's situation.

    And I've had a couple different kinds of cancer too. Fortunately mine have been relatively minor but both required surgery (one twice because it came back) and a chemotherapy cream. My gynaecological oncologist has been fantastic as has my skin doctor.

    BTW - I really like your blue dress with the white polka dots. It looks good on you and looks like something I'd wear. 😊

    Wellness — Of course, even though I'm all in favour of the medical developments and options we have available to us in that regard, I'm also all in favour of wellness.

    Before prescribing anything, doctors recommend the usual list:

    1. Don't smoke or use tobacco
    2. Get moving: Aim for at least 30 to 60 minutes of activity daily
    3. Eat a heart-healthy diet
    4. Maintain a healthy weight
    5. Get quality sleep
    6. Manage stress
    7. Get regular health screening tests
    8. Take steps to prevent infections

    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-disease/in-depth/heart-disease-prevention/art-20046502

    If you look up just about any disease, you'll see basically the same list.

    Machka in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 26,319 Member

    Cold, windy, rainy, possibly snowy tomorrow with abnormally high tides. Lovely day tomorrow. And the boots I want are not accessible right now. 😕

    Another swimming lesson tonight and I'm slowly, slowly putting things together.

    Machka in Oz

  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,992 Member

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  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,668 Member

    No Machka, it is on Rte 10 between Port Arthur, LA and Houston, TX. We drove Rte 10 from Pass Christian MS along the coast.

    Last night, I experienced the 'itchy ankles' for unknown reasons. I put body lotion on them and my feet which stopped the itching. This morning woke up way to early with an asthma attack. Of course, that woke up Lucy so there was no going back to bed! It has been raining here for the last week, so I think it is mold (which I am allergic too of course!). So, no sunrise walk this morning b/c it was raining. So here I am, reading and writing to you all. Of course, Lucy is sleeping now. SMH

    The list you provided Machka, I heard from my cardiologist yesterday before doubling my cholesterol medication. He said one of my cholesterol markers predicts possible strokes. My grandmother died from a massive stroke, and my mother has had a stroke, so I didn't argue when the doc doubled my cholesterol meds.

    "Before prescribing anything, doctors recommend the usual list:

    1. Don't smoke or use tobacco
    2. Get moving: Aim for at least 30 to 60 minutes of activity daily
    3. Eat a heart-healthy diet
    4. Maintain a healthy weight
    5. Get quality sleep
    6. Manage stress
    7. Get regular health screening tests
    8. Take steps to prevent infections

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mayoclinic.org%2Fdiseases-conditions%2Fheart-disease%2Fin-depth%2Fheart-disease-prevention%2Fart-20046502 "

    Town is flooded and there was a funnel cloud spotted about 15 miles from me last night. So a good day to curl up and read. Campground is not flooded, just muddy so we should be safe here.

    Thought for today:

    What happened when two slices of bread went on a date?

    What happened when two slices of bread went on a date?

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    RVRita in Roswell 👽️🎢

  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 13,311 Member

    I'm in Waitrose, having my free coffee in the café while I'm waiting to walk down to the school. John usually meets me at the bottom of the hill. I did a quick run around the aisles to pick up pork pie and a few other bits. I hope he will carry it back!

    I had breast cancer in 2007 .They said they aimed to "cure" me, so I was more than happy to go through surgery and chemo to obtain a 'cure'. The chemo only got rough in the 4th month. I hated losing my hair, but it all came back. I was 57. Now, I'm not sure what I would do if it came back. I am 75. A different story. It all depends on the prognosis and your fitness. I have lived a wonderful life, and ...... well, I don't know.

    Love to all, Heather UK xxxxxxxx

  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 4,574 Member

    Such cuties! Love all the photos! I need to ask son for more of Athena and Eli!

    Rebecca Whidbey Wa

  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 4,574 Member

    Good idea! I am going to make some oat farls for husband. Made with oatmeal and the buttermilk, leaving on counter overnight, then the next day you mix with flour and knead, making a circles and cutting into scone triangles. Scotsmen would take these in their knapsacks when traveling. I used to make them when we did our Renaissance camping. 💖👍🏼

    Rebecca Whidbey Wa

  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 4,574 Member

    I need to buy some steel cut oats for my oat farls.😁 So not making them today, maybe Friday. How long does buttermilk keep anyway?

    Today making some pinto bean an ham hock soup for husband. I am having cottage cheese, wild rice with quinoa and a shrinking of "everything bagel" sessoning.💖👍🏼

    Rebecca Whidbey Wa

  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 18,060 Member

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  • OregonMother
    OregonMother Posts: 1,833 Member

    Thank you for sharing this, Margaret. It is heartbreaking. I have more to say, but hate typing on my phone, so will wait until I get home.

    Those of you under the heat dome, try to stay cool

    Flea

    Willamette Valley OR