WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2014

Good morning all! :flowerforyou:

DH has just gone off to football so I have the day to myself. :bigsmile: The ex brother in law that he usually meets there texted this morning to say he wasn't coming any more. This is the one that DH gave a good talking to and moral lecture about his fleecing his daughter (DH'S niece). DH was fairly philosophical about it all, but it probably means he won't carry on going next season. The end of nearly 30 years tradition.

Our new recorder that I complained to Amazon about arrived at 10 am this morning. I was going to watch my French film on my laptop today, but I think I will wait now until the DVD is set up. Instead I will spend the day prepping for the Christmas visitors. I will be making Babba Ganoush (eggplant dip) for my DSD and others. It is her very favourite thing. Also the eggplant and spinach rollatinis from skinnytaste.com, for our veggie guest. That should see off all the eggplants! ! ! ! :laugh:
Does anyone have an idea for a diabetic dessert? I will offer cheese, but would like an alternative that we can all eat.

The dinner party went really well. All very relaxed and DH and I even managed to get all the washing up and tidying up done. :bigsmile: They are very nice and chatty guests and it really helped me to join the ex alcoholic in a couple of mocktails. I had a couple of small glasses of red wine, but not nearly as much as at a normal dinner party. :bigsmile: I kept my calories down by taking only small portions and ended the day 200 calories under TDEE. Hooray! ! !

An old friend rang this morning to say she had developed vascular necrosis in her hip. I am going to have to google this. She is in a lot of pain and has a lot of problems walking. Her nutrition has always been very poor and she has been underweight for years so I don't know if that has something to do with it. I suspect it is genetic as I think her mother had something similar. I had in the end to make an excuse to end the conversation as she was going on and on. I feel sorry for her, but I haven't seen her for five years. She is the second really skinny, nutrition limiting friend of mine who has had awful problems with their bones. Another one broke her pelvis just stumbling on holiday. The moral is, don't get TOO thin and eat well with good nutrition. Both friends don't drink milk and are vegetarians. And toooooo thin.

Love to all. Heather in sunny Hampshire UK

Good morning. I thought I posted last night when I got home, but I don't see it here. The open house went well. Sales weren't quite as high as last time, but we still had a crowd. We were competing with other events, like the college graduation.

The first person in the door, other than the other artists, was a tv news cameraman. Once I settled down it went OK. We saw the piece on the news last night and it wasn't terrible. He showed a lot of pictures of the gallery and the artwork, and only a small clip of me talking. I liked that a lot. It's funny, he was trying to wait for customers to arrive so he could show people whopping, but the only people inside were other artists, so they pretended to be shoppers. As soon as the cameraman left, lots of other people came in. I think they were waiting for him to leave.

I was pretty proud of my little shop and thrilled with my friends and other artists who helped me so much. My friend Debbie made it her job to walk around and rearrange the pottery so it didn't look like there were holes on the shelves. She's really good at that. My friend Daria stayed mostly in the back and monitored the refreshment table.

My son and grandkids came in to say hello, and the kids seemed impressed with the whole thing. The crowd, and people talking and laughing, and all the artwork and food. I don't think they had seen that before. So that was really nice. My granddaughter who was sick in the morning had recovered and said she felt fine.

I, on the other hand, felt like cr*p. My throat was really sore and I felt like if I ate anything I might lose it. ( Still no fever though, so it's not Ebola.) So, I drank water and ate a few grapes. But I managed to stay on my feet and get through it without a problem. This morning I feel even worse, but I have to go to the studio from 10-2 today. A number of people have called to say they couldn't make it to the open house but will be there today. I have pictures of the studio and will post some later if I have time.

Well, I have to get around and dressed and go to the bank on my way to the shop. Have a great Saturday!

Sylvia

Hi!! My name is Lisa and I'm brand new to this website and app. I'm turning 50 in March and for the past year it seems impossible to lose even a pound!!! I'm determined to get this weight off my butt!! lol!!! I'm so uncomfortable and embarrassed about the way I look. My goal is to feel good enough about my appearance that I will allow my picture to be taken on my milestone birthday. Right now I run screaming from the room when I see a camera! lol!!! (but I actually do leave as soon as someone starts taking pics). I want my children to have pictures of me, and right now, they don't. Any tips on navigating this website would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!

Sylvia - the shop looks beautiful! I would buy something! For me though, as an inveterate "planner", it's a bit too close to Christmas to buy stuff as gifts as I've bought my presents already. Maybe next year you could have it earlier and you might see your sales go up. Just a thought. But great job! Feel better soon! :flowerforyou:

Heather UK

Cynthia, yes, that is my shop. Most of the work in these pictures is mine. The other artists were in the other gallery in the back. I'll try to post pictures of that too. There were so many people in there last night that it was hard to see the work.

Heather, yes, it is later this year than usual. I was trying to decide not to have it at all, but my friends pretty much insisted. All in all, I think it worked out. Earlier is a problem because we have a lot of other obligations in November and December, like a group show at the local art center and our group show in Joplin that we had the weekend before this. It's always hard to find a good time, and sadly, my own show usually loses out.

I've tried a couple of times to put in a picture but it doesn't seem to be working.

Sylvia

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One more shot of the front gallery.

Off to go drop off the kids at aunti Numia, then the gym, then spend the day/night in sea-bootle! aka seattle

Molly - your shop is beautiful! I'd love to go shopping there!

Sylvia, the gallery is fantabulous and I'm so happy for you in the 170's!!

Margaret, do you mean the display of my pottery or the display on the scale? Either way, it works. Thanks!

Sylvia

How do I get my ticker to show up in my posts? I thought I configured it in my settings already. But it doesn't seem to be working.

Hello,

Gaille from Edmonton, Alberta

Hi, everyone,

Small race went well. A woman I have known for years was director and had chocolate for all the volunteers........mine came home with me and went to DD.....for the most part. Met up with other friends (the yoga group) for breakfast, then took some soup to Gin's DH, and home for nap (3:20am is just too early for me). Must shower and get all dressy and go to Nutcracker Ballet tonight with DD; would rather just stay home at this point. Not looking forward to being sooooo bored and paying for the privilege; how many times can I see this????? But, I'll have my choice on Monday at the jazzy concert, so I'll suck it up for tonight.

Sylvia.........First: glad to hear it's not Ebola (!!!) : O !! Am extremely impressed with your shop and absolutely exquisite pottery!!! Gorgeous! And the weight loss milestone too!!!! Congratulations!!! LOL on the cameraman and your friends (they sound like real keepers, BTW!!!)!!!!

Heather.......I'm sorry to hear of the end of your DH's tradition with the other man (rat or not). It's still going to be a loss for him. Maybe he will find another person who follows his team to attend games with.
I was wishng for your blackout blinds when I was awake in the early am last night!
My DD has a necrotic bone in her foot; they have no idea what caused it; drs. only found one other case in a child. It's another one of the myriad number of reasons why I'm so basically against this horse obsession; if a horse steps on her foot and breaks it, there will be no healing (dead bone!!!) and she may well end up crippled. But of course I get nowhere with such reasoning because, at 22, we all know we are immortal and bulletproof.

I have unofficially done WW; all the points calculations etc. can be found with a little sleuthing on the web. It worked, but this is much better IMO. And, as sommeone said---there are NO free foods!!!!

Off to shower.

Hi to everyone else and welcome newbies!
yanniejannie
mid-Atlantic

Happy sat.Busy making Christmas cookies.My tradition of 30+ years.Didn`t eat a one.
+ HUGS
+ jane

Sylvia you look amazing! I can see the change in your face, can you really not see it looking at both those photos? You have worked hard and you look wonderful! Get hubby to take a new pic of you now you're down 20 more pounds!!! Fantastic my friend!!!! BTW love your studio, wish I could have been at your Christmas open house!