WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2020
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Be kind...not a seamstress. Made out of a dish towel and rubber bands.10
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(((Lisa))) I’m glad you’ve been able to feel a bit more philosophical. It is far better than the alternative.
Rebecca: I love the Athena photos.
Kate UK: Thank you for posting the video of the two California doctors and their advice regarding the Corona Virus and herd immunity. What they had to say seemed very well thought out and sensible.
I am still wearing mask and gloves when I go to the grocery stores because I think that it is the right thing to do in our community. I don’t think I need them when I'm walking the dog in our neighborhood. I seldom encounter other walkers. I do think it is sensible to keep them with me “in case.”
Small businesses in our town have been suffering huge financial losses. I think there needs to be a reasonable way for our beauty shops, restaurants and movie theaters to open ASAP. Perhaps the beauty shop can create space separation and book appointments at wide time intervals so that each station can be wiped down with powerful sanitizers before the next client AND stations can be separated by appropriate distances. Along that line, the theater could block off rows so that the social distances can be maintained. Restaurants could offer take out if their facility isn’t big enough to meet social distance needs. I think some are offering curbside pick-up, now. These ideas are mine based on news information that I’ve seen online and on TV. I hope that some of these ideas are implemented soon. Luckily for me, I am retired. Our local business owners and service providers are not retired and they need to be allowed to work.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Rita I am so sorry that happened.
Josephine the Ballerina is walking.
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Karen VA ~ Yeah for Josephine and what a nice smile she has! I like your homemade mask. We got ours from Etsy yesterday and it is so thick I feel like I can't breathe. Ordered some from Amazon and they won't get here until June.
Lisa ~ I'm sorry about your work situation, but, I am sure you will make the best of it and move on whichever way the spirit leads you.
We went to Walmart this AM to get DH's prescription and I was surprised at the number of young people who were taking no precautions. My county has the third highest death rates in Georgia.
Carol
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nice classes today.
BUT after 2 months of activist work to keep employer for acting illegally they prepared a legal contract in March. i didn't have time to sign it. i was going to sign and shutdown was making it hard. NOW they are trying to renege, for non-realistic reason.
Really a drag. it was 2 months and a lot of work to get contacts provided. What they are doing is again illegal (this is retroactive correction contract for work 100% already done) and they are pretexting all sorts of BS.
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Disappointed that we in Paris may not be able to go out more from May 11 on. I hate having a paper to go out, to be limited to 1 km, to 1h and not to be able to see friends and colleagues live, ever.
No serological testing is planned.
They are talking about FINALLY upping coronavirus tests, and then quarantining all contacts of anyone sick without every doing serological tests, whereas without a doubt many of us are already seriologically touched.
Also, people who are in touch with someone who has been sick will have to be quarantined. Then will we have to be quarantined again if in touch with someone sick 1 month later or 2 months later and over and over without ever doing serological tests. What a mess.4 -
Ballerina walking on even ground she’s doing great!!!
Athena learned straws yeah!! Now she can teach JR lol 😂 he still just makes the noise pretending. He managed to get 2 sips in 3years from a straw more by accident.
Amber Tx
JRs day enjoying spaghetti,upset his napkin was dirty lol 😂,wrapped up as a baby being held his head kissed as we watch tv 📺.
The last who started the protests to reopen had coronavirus during the time she protested. They asked she refused to answer didn’t say no either, the timeline shows during 1 protest she did have the virus - Asymptotic according to her she feels it’s against her rights to be quarantined even tho she is infectious.
I see nothing wrong with Buisnesses opening up .I do see something wrong with those not willing to make safety changes . I also see something wrong with people who ignore the warnings y pile into places with no PPE or ability to comprehend this virus is real.
Ideas 💡 on it (PPE for ALL workers allow them to bring their own!! Stop with the it will scare away customers thinking it’s the opposite makes them feel more confident look down on the companies practices less! Also PPE shows you care about your workers especially the oldest y pregnant y ones with tiny babies or sick family at home!)
1. Packed restaurants need to simply remove 1/3-1/2 tables. Less tables is good..have more to-go orders a worker to go stand at the curb bringing out food orders. If they can afford it like Mexican restaurants here they have a To-go window even tho their a sit down places. Glass/walls between food y non-workers . Sneeze guards on ALL buffets.
(Customers need to have common sense no friends from multi households at the tables just family members if possible only from your inner circle ⭕️ who lives with you or you take care of). Here they open windows have a window unit going which would limit the spread. Use home delivery services with no contact rules. Sanitizers y soaps.
2. Churches ⛪️- Open windows,Deacons y young members move every 2nd or 3rd pew to a classroom. Windows open (bring your own hand fans ) with a few window units or box fans going like the good old days before A/C! Have less days open with deep cleaning. No singing it spreads the virus faster instead record outside a tape of hymns can play for the congregation as they sing in their head hands raised praying 🙏. More Outdoor services y Sunday school ones like in a town I lived in Cowboy Church it was called just speakers 🔊 cars folks sitting in them to folks standing listening far apart. No more printed out papers learn from their Own Bibles only maybe even gift some to those without. No mail sent to homes. More online activities to even payment systems for churches who sell items online orders with a pickup spot y checklist show driver license pay y go no searching a gift shop. Sanitizer y soaps
3. Clothing stores to resale shop types even toy stores remove racks y isles to create space in between so no crowding y safer less cluttered . Items clearly visible so less touching. Items priced on shelf behind cashier for certain ones that would be touched more to limit that. Glass /shield between cashier y customers. More credit card payment to keep from handeling too much cash. Sanitizers y soaps. Curb side delivery more online. Less customers allowed in at a time.
4. Movie theaters- no food or drinks since folks are not responsible with contaminated cups y wrappers. More cleaning but with no food y drinks less to clean up so more time for detail work! Glass /shield between customers. Remove rows store somewhere.
5. Zoo to aquarium even museums- limit customers y shields between animals y people. sanitizers to soaps turn gift shop into a area to sell soap y sanitizers y masks y gloves - no more selling of merchandise at the moment unless it’s behind the counter with clear prices. Have a bigger cleaning crew.
6.Schools - less class sizes more space. Way Less items in classroom more empty areas no clutter less to touch only easy to wipe down Hospital like environment. Online grading y classes from home available especially to ill kids or those who get sick or family feels safer with them at home. Change the school schedule to how classes are taught. Break up lunch time to be less piled in or eat at desks in the classroom only... deliver food on carts to classes starting early. Less paperwork more chalk board learning y verbal awhile. Less Interactive to group projects awhile. Can turn library y lunch room into classroom spaces if you use the eat at desk approach. Encourage meals from home more Don't monitor if it’s candy or soda in it or not if that what was available that’s what they got! Redo free meal program to update it more needing it now. Open windows have fans blowing. More cleaning with less stuff should be easier. Less paper homework more online learning only papers for those without online capabilities. PPE on everyone!! No school events don’t need those right now use gym class more for outdoor exercising to going over play books y even learning things so still get credit but no sweaty basketball games getting sick. Allow students to miss more days (in case their sick or might be as precautionary). Allow students to bring cleaners from home to their own sanitizers (my school had rules against it I argued back in the day the compromise I bring in receipt my name out on it kept in classroom I cleaned my area during Moms chemo treatments or flu seasons they agreed to allow disability kids to have hand sanitizers under a certain size).
They need to do this with ALL buisnesses it needs to be the new way of life for maybe even up to 2years.
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Bought me another chicken! I am averaging one every two.weeks. Its so versatile.💖. Bought pure Irish butter, some spinach dip ( to go with some olive oil & pepper Triscuts), light sour cream (for spicy chicken tacos), blue cheese crumbles for salads, my Greek yogurt, a huge plastic coffin of spinach, a head of cabbage for my salmon tacos, and sweet stuff for my homemade trail mix (don't freak out now) so here's what's in it:
Dried pineapple pieces
Coconut flakes
Mini marshmallows
Plain almonds
Chocolate chips
Peanut M&Ms
I mixed it up, and put it in a tin, with a plastic measuring cup on top. Just having it every so often. The amount I didn't fit in is in the part of the pantry I don't see on a daily basis, and I have told myself that I can not go into it until the pre-mixed tin is done. Its interesting that this is the first time I have bought myself sweets and not felt the urge to devour them the moment I get home. No guilt. No need to hide my snacks. I like the idea of a dessert most every day. Even if its a couple pieces with coffee. I might have an urge for a sweet thing, but now I can take care of it, and not feel deprived. I'm more excited I got tomatoes, chicken and "everything" bagels! Today's meal is going to be epic!
We wore our Navy tartan face masks. Not as comfortable as I had hoped, but at least more comfortable than the funny face ones that went around the ears. These have elastic around your head. Hard if you you want the elastic to go under your hair abit.
💖Rebecca4 -
Two doors down from son is a woman who runs a beauty shop from her basement. She just does one customer at a time so son, I, and DH all had hair cuts from her. She did a great job. She has been doing this for over twenty years. I still wore my mask too.2
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Karen in VA: Masks are fabulous if they help keep you safe from the virus. If this mask keeps you safe, it is beautiful. You have been beautiful all along. :flowerforyou: THREE CHEERS FOR JOSEPHINE THE BALLERINA!
Bananas & Oranges: Very few people grow pot outdoors if they want to have a cash crop. The deer love it and gobble it right up. Marijuana in Oregon is grown mostly in buildings and warehouses. Farmers who decide to plant outdoors need very high fences to keep the deer out & end up with a crop to sell. I suspect that would be true in most places. :ohwell:
Amber TX: JR is a cutie! :bigsmile:
Margaret: Congrats on your hair cut! :bigsmile: I really need one, but there isn’t a likelihood that I could find a professional to do the job. :ohwell:
I’ve been shopping and found a new book to buy. I’ll start reading very soon. I bought fuel for my car while I was out. The attendant did the filling. I was not asked to do it myself. Oregon has been an attendant fill state for as long as I can remember. The governor’s office talked about self-service fill but I don’t want to participate if I can avoid it.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Making great progress in the garage clean up. It looks really big and we are only half done.
I want to post a picture of Riley, my Shih Tzu. Hope it works.
Just had text from haitdresser that she won’t be open until after May 15th. My hair is really getting long. Good news is it gets curly when it is longer.
Take care my friends. Breathe.
SueBDew in TX
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Hi all. Nothing much exciting to report; I actually found myself staring at my computer screen, hoping someone would email me! Now that's just sad.
It's a mild day but the wind is blowing a bit too hard for it to be enjoyable. I finished my pots yesterday so I'll hit the garden store tomorrow. I'm going into work for about an hour, so I can stop on my way back home.
I had dinner with our best friends Sunday night and we watched a movie, Extraction, on Netflix. It was ok, too much gratuitious and frankly ridiculous violence but the story line was good.
I've been mostly keeping up with my 9Round online workouts, but our gyms can open Friday I believe. They only have 9 stations, so at most, 11 people can work out at the same time, so keeping it under 10 won't be a problem. It's nice to have the online ones though, especially when we all go back to work, because sometimes I couldn't get there during their hours.
Well that's enough rambling from me. Take care everyone. Meg from Omaha6 -
DH agreed totally with US doctors I was mostly convinced. My daughters partner who is a microbiologist agreed totally. As I said it was interesting and thought provoking. It was hard to ignore the data.
Interesting that at the beginning our Gov were talking about herd immunity but that got dropped
Kate UK
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I literally walked alway from desk for 30 seconds and this is what I came back to see. Imagine if I had one of those type but do not send emails up. I always have to lock my laptop at home.
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Hello all: DD and I went out today to get dog food, went through the drive-thru at Arby's and then to the garden center. We plant marigolds, geraniums and basil in pots around our gazebo to repel mosquitoes. It has worked for us in past years even though we have a pond in the back. We have been able to sit on the gazebo in the evenings without being bombarded with mosquitoes. We also use fly predators to keep down the fly population. With horses and goats they can become quite obnoxious.
SusiQ - Love the cat on the computer. We have one that likes to play on the computer especially if there is movement on the screen.
Katla - I'm with you. My hair is getting really shaggy. I will be glad when beauty shops can reopen.
Everyone take care, Sue in WA5 -
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When the bars are finally open but masks are still mandatory:
Have a great evening!
Lanette
SW WA State
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stats for the day:
Bike ride home 2 sumner station- 1hr 5sec, 139mhr, 13.2amph, 13.24mi= 469c
apple watch- 504c
jog sta 2 wrk- 5min, 9.31min mi, 145mhr, .52mi= 51c
apple watch- 57c
jog wrk 2 sta- 4.21min, 9.22min mi, 148mhr, .46mi= 62c
apple watch- 82c
Bike ride dome 2 hm- 17.40min, 8.7amph, 141mhr, 2.57mi= 153c
apple watch- 146c
total cal 7352 -
Did Jeanette Jenkins Blast Off the Belly Fat DVD. This one’s a keeper. The plan for tomorrow is to do an Elle Glam DVD
Lisa – (((HUG))) I’d love for those (at least some of them) grants to come thru. Then you can silently say “told you so” while smiling
Anne DE – I have mahjongg on my phone, but I only play it when I don’t have my table with me. To me, it’s just too small. Guess that has to do with age and eyesight.
Rita – that’s just horrible! I can imagine how you feel, just barely imagine.
Making rice in the IP right now for dinner. Hope it comes out fluffy.
Vince wants to wash his cars today so I’ll probably string some of the popcorn for the Christmas tree (update: it was too breezy so didn't do it). Boy, when this is all over, will I be prepared. Finished cleaning out Bryan’s things, repacked the stuffed animals Vince wants to keep, put away the Beanie Babies we had. Now Vince just needs to seal up the boxes and they’ll be ready to put away. Wish I could get him to plan and do more things that he needs to get done without seeming like a nag. He SAID we’re going to trim the trees tomorrow. They’re such a PITA when I have to cut the grass.
I do find that I’m sitting more and doing things, I’m trying to exercise but my back seems to be hurting and now it’s starting to go down into the siatic nerve (or at least I think it is)
Karen VA – so happy for Josephine. Thanks for sharing it with us
Well, Vince washed his cars, I finished cleaning out Bryan’s room, then we actually put things back in the storage room. Well, there are a couple of things that couldn’t go back yet, but we know where they will go.
I can’t wait for ceramics to reopen!
Michele NC
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I am a wreck because my husband is a mess. His mom is on a fast downward spiral. She hasn't waken up since early yesterday. Warm thoughts from my circle of lived ones keeping us going. It seems strange to me that while her life is ending, everyday life just plods along....dishes need done, pets need fed, laundry needs done.... sorry....You all really have helped!
Red fairy book- I own! A little worse for wear, but well read. My favorite growing up were Nancy Drew. They were a treat. My brother, sister, and I read anything we could get our hands on. We read the childrens part of the encyclopedias until we wore the pages out. We loved several sets of fairy tale and read aloud stories. I have a few old 1920-1940 books that I pull out occasionally. One is my Uncle's first grade reader. He died from a gunshot wound playing cowboys and Indians when he was just 7. Not really sure how I got possession of his book, but glad I did. I also have my grandmother and mother's bibles. Apparently I am the book keeper. I need to read more....
I am exhausted. Heading to bed. Love you ladies!
Kylia mourning in Ohio13 -
Hi Gals,
Greetings, virtual hugs (Margaret’s kindergarten hugs! ) to all….
All of us are having our own stressors in this CV19 time, and I thought I had identified mine, and while not 100% confident felt I was handling it well, and I had been feeling that way for 10 -14 days… but all of a sudden over the weekend I got my mojo back. I didn’t even realize it was gone! LOL but in the last 3 days my production is up, my memory is better, my attitude has had a restart, and while of course I am still concerned and hopping into the car is more of an event (mask, gloves, wipes) I just seem to be back to the glass is ¾ full… I am glad to have me back. But it is a mental check to realize that I did not even realize I was missing. I have no idea what triggered it, but I am send good vibes to each of you that you get your mojo back too.
Kylia – you are doing so much with so much grace, understanding and kindness. I was so touched that you and your girls could give MIL sons the time they needed. Sending good thoughts
Kim from N. California
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(((Kylia)))1
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its called Ice Plant,
Heather. Its a succulent, likes full sun, dry sandy soils. Is a wonderful desert plant, will fill in bare spot where hardly anything else will grow. They come in a beautiful salmony orange, purple, yellow and apparently white. I have never seen the white until your photo3 -
I had a successful trip to Costco. Dog food is still limited to one case (24 cans--enough for 12 days) but I saw my Sunday walking friend while I was there and she agreed to buy a case of dog food with her shopping so now I won't have to go back there for 24 days.
Barbie in NW WA8 -
Julia- Hang in there losing loved ones during this weird times is harder. Take your time mourning I did.
Amber Tx
Hubby coworker made brisket put it in cooking bag for us to store a week before eating. Just plopped the bag in boiling water for 30minutes tadaaa tastes like we made it in the backyard was a nice treat! I pulled out the almost empty bottle of Ghughes 10calories bbq sauce,0cal dill hamburger pickles,cooked up some green beans y beans (only I had the beans I have Jewish bloodline but I’m Baptist ..hubby strict practicing Jewish man so no pork for him). 5 baby carrots each was a good meal followed by a warm slice of brownies (they were still softish not sure how long you leave it in for harder brownies). Felt like we ate out JR occupied (a blue moon thing ) himself the whole time so felt like a date night. JR showed Daddy a Ostichosasorus lol 😂 (stegosaurus y ostrich together he decided ostriches are dinosaurs 🦕 🦕 🦕 🦖 .)
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Janet thanks for sharing France24, that was really interesting to see your perspective.2
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Annie I play Township, which is a totally engrossing game, been playing a little over a year. Also play a very cute match 3 game called Strongblade. It has a mouse hero character. Scrabble Go round out my mobile games. I occasionally play Wordscapes as well. But then I get stumped and have to come back to it later and try again.
Rita, I am so sorry your RV was broke into. I hope the police will try and find the persons responsible.3
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