WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2017

DJ Congrats on the good biopsy news. Whew!

Penny Lovely to hear from you. I was wondering about eclipses at the North Pole just yesterday when I was doing my homework on the current eclipse. We will have only 86% here and I, alas, have no glasses!

Machka Ouch. I had a painful broken tooth the Wed before Thanksgiving once. I was working the whole weekend, and dentist's office didn't open 'til Tuesday. That was a long week.

Heather Wonderful photos.

KJ Joaquin is stylin'! You sound really busy. Love reading your posts, you are such a dynamic active person!

Karen in Virginia

Happy Monday Ladies. I had a busy weekend with the hub. We met some friends halfway between our houses (about 1 1/2 hours for each of us) for lunch on Saturday and had a great visit with them. We used to live in the same town and went to dinner together almost every Saturday night. Now that we live 3 hours apart (we have both moved), we are trying to get together at least every other month to catchup. Life sometimes intervenes, but we try. I bit my lip while we were eating lunch and you know how that goes. I continue to bite the same place every time I chew so I have put myself on a liquid diet for a couple of days to give it time to heal. I've only had one liquid meal so far (last night) and I don't know how people do the shake type diets to lose weight. I was not at all satisfied with drinking my smoothie I made. It was good, but it wasn't a meal to me. Since it is short term, it is fine. Voluntarily doing it for weeks/months, I could never do! I hope everyone has a great week!

Okie in Central Texas

Just seen Oregon's total eclipse live on our news.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

The clouds moved away in time for us to view the eclipse. Not totality, but still spectacular. I was fortunate enough to be on a Caribbean cruise during a total eclipse. It still ranks high up on my list of incredible life experiences. Number 1 remains being present during the birth of friend's children.

Mia in MI

(((((Dorrie))))) you are due for a break - you've had enough challenges the past few weeks

Okie adding protein powder to a smoothie is the secret to making you feel full

Solar eclipse we watched the eclipse here in Hot Springs with a little disappointment. It got dim and a little cooler for a minute or two. We had 87% coverage too! One thing was interesting about taking pictures was shadows of leaves on the ground. There were crescent shapes!

Lanette My daughter and her husband are working things out. Thanking for asking!
The fish fry was absolutely wonderful!!
How have you been?

Ginger in TX Gish, it sounds like you have your hands full with you mom and dad's stuff. I know how that is. I wouldn't be too hard in yourself. If you need a break once and a while. It's ok! Get back on track when you can!!

I've been off track lately. Hopefully I get back on track starting today!!

Have a good evening!
Dana in Arkansas

Michele – At least the Mother of the Groom ‘waited’ until after you got yours. I had a friend (Mother of the Bride) and the Mother of the Groom bought her dress early. When my friend found out, she was NOT at all happy. Especially, when she bought the same one. Her daughter told her about it. I know when I was the Mother of the Groom for DYS (who actually got married in a church), I told my soon-to-be DDnL#2 to let me know what color of dress she had picked. When I went to go buy mine, I had two choices, a dress or a suit (which I probably would have burnt up in and it was the more expensive one. Took pictures of them and sent it to DDnL#2 and asked her which one she liked best. She chose the dress, which was ‘teal’ sheath with a lace overdress. He mother’s dress was not exactly like it but she had one that had lace over it in an orange sherbet color. The suit was ‘orange sherbet’ colored. I am glad she told me she liked the teal dress better than the teal one. It was hotter than Hades and the church did not have A/C … just every thick walls, so it was cooler. We all had to go to the restroom because it also only had an outhouse. I haven’t been to an ‘outhouse’ since my grandmamma was alive.

Daddy and one of my uncles put in a full bathroom. She asked them what they were doing and Daddy told her getting running water to the house. Then he got the first bill and got the electric company to come out to see if the meter needed replaced. When he got there every faucet was running at full speed. He asked her why. Her answer was ‘Well, you said you were putting in running water, so now it is running.

Why does Denise what her hair and make-up done before the final fitting. I would think she would want it to be done on the day of the wedding. Tami does it all the time, usually putting on the veil at the same time. One of her co-workers does the make-up. She usually does the entire party, bridesmaids, maid of honor, mothers, and the bride. Usually each pays for their own. Tami did my hair, I did my own make-up. Her mother has very short hair so she did not get it done. Her 2 bridesmaids had theirs done. One in a very 40’s fashion and the other also had a dated haircut. One did Tami’s make-up, complete with false lashed. She was beautiful!

Anne – On the last day of the month, Barbiecat will post a link to the next month. You need to ‘bookmark’ it by clicking the outline of a star, it will turn yellow. Then to find us, click on the gray star between the bell and gear. Sometimes you will find that when the bar drops down you might find that some have posted before the link is, you might want to go to them to read, then you’d have to go back up and click on the gray star again. Now, it only takes you back to the beginning of the last page. It ‘used’ to take you back to where you posted last. Personally, I don’t like this change. So I will usually write down the last page I was one and find my last post that way. I will post to the person that they need to go back up until they see the blue link in Barbiecat’slast post of the month. Sometimes others will also post the link.

It is easier to find if you leave a mark of some type after your last post. A letter, number, or a special character, or a ‘face’ which you will find up at the top of the box you type on.

Machka – I had a broken tooth split in quarters and they took it out along with all the nerves running to it, they I had a post and a permanent cap. Not everybody can have a successful post put in. My oldest sister was one, so she had to get a removable bridge.

I treated my cactus/succulents with Margaret’s recipe. I sure hope it works. While I only paid $10 for this huge plant, I don’t want to lose it. I’m going to wash it off in few minutes and wash out all the dirt around the roots and repot it, then put it down into another post, both have drainage holes in them. If I did not kill all those pesky little mealy bugs with that combination of household products, they never will be. I decided to repot it …

OMGoodness, look like I have had a fight with my cat. I finally wrapped a towel around it. Did a little cursing. Then decided, ‘while you are out here, what don’t you repot your orchids’? So I did that, only lost one. Leaving them out under the covered deck of my studio. They’ve been on my porch and I think maybe it has gotten too hot out there in the afternoons. I spend 2 ½ hours out there doing manual labor. My body doesn’t take the heat all that well.

Spent 2 ½ hours working with my plants and reporting all but one of them. I was drenched in sweat. A shower felt ‘wonderful’. My face stayed beet read for another hour. Got something in my eye and had to come in to wash it out. I think it was the dish soap and alcohol mixture, splashed up when I was washing the plant off after 20 or 30 minutes.

DJ – I was working out in the yard and we were supposed to get a 90+ part of the eclipse. I expected that it would get darker; but, not that I could tell. I’ll watch it on TV, I am sure it will be on it. Great news about the biopsy.

Toni – I hope you did not damage your eyes with your quick looks at it; they say it doesn’t take much to do that.

Lenora

evening ladies~
Home from work, they had glasses so I peaked at the eclipse..
I did tell Tom that I signed a lease and I was moving out on Oct 1st.. and I also told him I also would'nt be able to have the dogs there, and he said he would never ever keep the dogs from me, and that he was planning on keeping the house here... so we shall see..
Tracy -DD just sent me pictures of her in her wedding dress, very beautiful long sleeves sweetheart neckline and open in the back.. needs alterations ,and I know a woman who is awesome..

cityjaneLondon wrote: »

Just seen Oregon's total eclipse live on our news.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

Me too awesome

Kate UK

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