WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2020

Steel Magnolias was good.its one of those movies you can watch over and over again

I know I am only on page 34.....But needing to send this.

First Happy Easter to all who celebrate!

Second, my SIL took my MIL to the hospital yesterday. She was feeling bad enough that she didn't argue. She got admitted. After a CT scan with dye, they found a mass on her pancreas. We don't know if it is a group of cytst or cancer yet. They drained a bunch of fluid from her belly this afternoon to hopefully help relieve some of the pain. She hasn't eaten anything of any substance for 4-5 weeks. She was constipated and suffering from a UTI......well, it looks like it is worse. I am not having a good weekend. My SIL says no reason to panic until we get biopsy results tomorrow. My husband is momma's boy. He has a bad heart. I am scared for her and him. I will catch up when I can. Prayers, hugs and warm thoughts needed.


Kylia crying in OH

Made these today. Knitted and lined. Someone mentioned a crochet mask so looked for the pattern and found this one. I had yarn and all to make. Didn’t take long at all!

RV Rita

Did an Intense Burn 15 Minute Rest DVD. Not bad, not the best, either. The plan for tomorrow is to do an Intense Burn 25 minute Rest DVD. I suspect that I won’t keep that one. I do need to go to WalMart and I want to go early (like when they first open). Hopefully, there won’t be that many people there at that time

Colby came here last night. Left their Easter Basket outside their bedroom door

M – ANOTHER leash loving cat! It would be great if he could meet Mars, I bet they’d have lots in common. Did you know that the Lake Victoria desert is the largest desert in Australia?

SuziQ – A lady at the condo last year was saying to me how she got a lot of UTI’s. So I told her what my doc told me. After swimming, use my hairdryer “down there” before putting panties back on. Also, try as much as possible to dry off your feet (especially between the toes) before putting on socks especially in winter when your feet are in sneakers. Makes sense. When I first saw the trees trimmed at the condo, I thought for sure those trees were massacred and would never grow back. But I was really wrong. Good job you did there! I’m a bit surprised they let you do it yourself, but it’s great that you can

Remember how I was saying that my toe was hurting so I didn’t go for walks. Well, it feels perfect, but last night Jess said something about watching something on TV tonight so I probably won’t go for my walk tonight

Barbara – Vince was in IT for over 20 years, and he really doesn’t like Windows 10. I think a lot of it is because he likes to do things his way and Windows 10 only lets you do things a certain way. He’d like to make certain changes and Windows 10 doesn’t let you.

Bananas – I highly doubt the Y is spending much money at all on the gift. Wouldn’t surprise me one bit if it was something like a t-shirt or a towel. Nope, the email just said “come in for your gift”, no indication as to what it is. That crocheted mask has a pocket in it where you can put a filter. I just thought it was something different. I guess one advantage is that you can remove the filter and put in a new one each time you go out. How I wish our HOA would allow clothes lines. We had one at our second home and I really loved it, the sheets came out smelling so great. The sun would bleach the shirts, etc. I liked the smell of the sunshine on the towels but Vince didn’t like that they weren’t soft. That was the only complaint.


For the past many years, I seem to not have to or else I go a LONG time between when I need to shave my legs and underarms. But the bad news is that now there are hairs growing on my chin!

Peeled the potatoes for dinner tonight. I’m going to try the mashed potatoes in the IP. They were so good when Jess made them for Thanksgiving that I’m going to try it. Then cut up the lettuce for dinner and put it in the salad spinner so that’s all ready to go.

Allie – sorry about your friend’s mom. I know how hard it is not to be able to go to the hospital with a loved one

Bananas – one problem with the number of deaths reported from COVID is, say, someone goes to the hosp. with a heart attack. Although they tested positive for COVID, they actually died from the heart attack. It’s listed as another death due to complications from COVID, when in actuality it really wasn’t

Amber – did you know that if you put hydrogen peroxide on a fresh blood stain, it will take the stain out. If it’s a big stain, you may have to treat it with the hydrogen peroxide a few times, but it WILL take the blood out

Jess seems to be bent on getting us a fire pit. I’m just fussy. It’s not that I don’t want one, if I get one I want to be happy with it. Now I know Vince wants one with a ledge of sorts so you can put utensils on it and plates. We shall see….

SuziQ – you make me grateful for the fact that my keyboard can be pushed under my desk

Rebecca – I don’t rewrite my shopping list. I keep it on my phone and when I’m in a store, I have it to buy what I need

Well, I know I went over on calories. I was doing so well, then Colby bought my most favorite wine. I only have it at Christmas, I could drink the whole bottle. So there went the diet. But I know that I’ll get right back to it tomorrow

I understand that Melania Trump is donating the Easter Eggs that would have been used for the hunt.

Kylia – (((HUG)))

Off to do more crocheting

Michele NC

SuziQ Keeping one's pubes neat is a labor-intensive business. Perhaps using the ripper outer would last longer. (Kidding).

Beth Thank you so much I got through another shift intact. We were busier than I thought we'd be, and saw at least one patient today who is undoubtedly C-19 positive. A child.

Heather I didn't know about those Dualit kettles but I need a new kettle as my lid broke off so it won't automatically stop heating once it reaches boiling. Which kettle did you get? I want one. They look wonderful. I have never had a really high quality kettle.

Lisa Come to Richmond, VA! We'll go to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to see their permanent Faberge egg collection!

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Last night I roasted cauliflowerettes, bell pepper, onion, and Brussels sprouts in olive oil sprinkled with a bit of coarse salt and thought I had died and gone to heaven.

Tonight I'm so tired. Going to bed.

Karen in Virginia

Hi Gals,

Shopping by isle, I have always been more like Barbie, list order is by when I either run out or open the last of something depending on the item. Or if I need it for a recipe… BUT last week when I shopped for my Mom, and she would only accept house brands from a small chain here called Nob Hill, I got on their web page and figured it out isle by isle as I wanted to be in and out. And I was super glad that I had organized it that way as certain things were not grouped the way I would have thought. For example Flour, spices, and boxed mixes were together. But many rows over was cereal, pancake mix, syrup and sugar. In my regular store the sugar is where the flour and spices are… I would have spent far more time hunting things down.

I have been working on my income taxes today, my bookkeeper does most of the heavy lifting, but I go over it and add in items she might not know about like the mow and blow guy I pay in cash, and business mileage.

In the middle of the day when it was a bit warmer I worked in my garden, getting ready to plant! I have raised beds but did not do a winter garden at home this year at home, just in the garden at camp. So weeding need to be done. I am looking at a few places to expand my food production footprint, so will be pruning back a few shrubs and may be eliminating some grass.

Kim from N. California

💖Rebecca