WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2020

Michele: “Katla—any excuse to go to an ice cream store . . .” Absolutely! :bigsmile: They won’t be open until tomorrow. :ohwell:

Barbie: I’d pick Chihuliy Garden if I was doing a walk in Seattle. I’ve only been there once, and I’d love to visit again someday. It is a slow walk to see & appreciate all the beautiful glass art. I’d need to get my heart pumping either before or after visiting there in order to burn calories and build endurance.

(((Margaret))) Sending my love.

Katla in Beauftiful NW Oregon

"Get to do"s and "chose well"s Altruistic August
1: Choose to be kind to others, including yourself, all this month. This will be a challenge.
2: send a positive message to someone you cannot be with physically. Call Rusty, listen and lend support.

Thanks, Tina, I’ll keep Allegra fexofenadine in mind if the drip gets too socially unacceptable. I’m one of those who gets pumped up then crashes on Benadryl but it sure keeps those mosquito bites from itching
Katla Umpqua Spumoni is my favorite, I’m only saved by it almost NEVER being available.
Heather I used to love to travel, and Joe is a great road trip companion, but he’s found his “place” and never wants to leave it. Have a few galfriends with whom I could travel statewide, and would journey solo back to Idaho for a women’s retreat or down to So Cal to visit siters and friend, but international travel is over for me. Makes me sad to see it written in black and white, but there it is.
Kim brava for lining up new garden clients, such a shame about the camp’s mismanagement, ignoring your team’s suggestions.
Barbie would love a pic of your reading challenge Tshirt.
Teri the pink flowered tree, or is that a shrub with a tree for backdrop?
Rebecca “… and may your husband never know how much you spent.” Amen, sister, amen! But with me it's books and gardening supplies, not craft materiel. One automobile tire down, two to go.
Tracey Joe is oblivious . They’re revenge bras because of the $$$ I spent in anger.
Faye Expect most will be returned. At a sedentary 4’11, 145 lbs, and 38DD I am envious of your sportsbra knowledge. Was unable to try any on as fitting rooms closed for pandemic, but salesgal and checker both assured me I could return those that didn’t fit. If any one does I will be thankful for the miracle. Love your poetic signatures!
Machka “place is smelling quite fresh now”… made me smile. Sounds like you’re really enjoying your repaired sense of smell.
Viv thanks! What a sweet image of you helping your mum fill in the lottery tickets. Fingers Xd for her!

Sun never came out, actually rained instead. Hoping warmer today. Time to comb out some of Tumble’s tangles before today’s dry run with the pet sitter. Persisting against Joe’s strong opposition is hard. One foot in front of the other.


Lighter, lovelies!

Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD

Delaware is still being very cautious, masks everywhere. I did have a meal on a restaurant patio, and that seemed okay. But in general I leave the house once a week or less.

OK, all you lovely Jills over the Hill Advanced Years Babes, I have lollygagged, drug my feet, dug my heels in, sat on my laurels, twiddled my thumbs, fiddled around, held down this chair, dawdled disproportionally, dilly-dallied, doodled noodled around, beat a dead horse, gilded the lily, committed murder against time long enough so time for me to go help a friend bring her yard back to a nice lawn instead of its current lush sheep pasture status before the impending heat spanks me like a stepchild. I can hear the baah baah and it is motivating ... not!

Faye with short wild hair of silvery gray
Sweating this multi bra heat rash fun-filled day

Barbara – I’m sure you’ve heard me say this before. But if you want to TEMPORARILY relive itching, put your blowdryer on the itch, get it as hot as you can possibly stand it. The reason this works is because the heat will break up the histamines. When I first heard it, I thought “yea right”, but decided to give it a try. And it worked!!!

Anne DE – the masks I can live with. But are there any restrictions in DE about people from out of state coming in? I think technically the beaches are closed (is that right?) but people are still going to them. If the beaches are technically closed, doesn’t that mean that there aren’t any lifeguards?

Pip – safe travels,

Michele NC
Who is off to the pool

dellafayefox wrote: »

Rebecca Flowers in high heels in Hammond, Oregon. Now to most here that doesn't arouse any mental pictures, but for me, it reminds me of a couple of days I spent in Hammond back in the early 1980's. It was the start of our trek up the Columbia River to its source back down to where it meets the Snake and then around to Hells Canyon where we jet boated down to that point and then back up to Oxbow and followed the Snake River to its source in the Rockies near the Idaho/Wyoming border. If you saw a dark bushy-haired tall well-tanned lady and a shorter dark long braided haired naturally very dark skin lady both dressed in frayed short blue jean shorts and dusty rose wrap halter tops with running shoes, that was me and my long time Paiute friend, Blu.

Awe, I would've smiled and said "howdy do", but we only moved to Hammond on 12-12-12, (never forgot that date), when we moved from Vacaville, CA to get husband on Oregon's liver transplant list. We might not have been living there long, but it captured our hearts.
💖Rebecca

@auntiebk ah! i'm not really big on mirrors but i guess that could help maybe

August Goals today

Machka: I’m sorry that you’ve had to clean up mold in your home. I’m glad it smells great now. YAYYY!!! In early married days, we had a duplex apartment with nasty mold. It was work to fix it, but the landlord didn’t charge us rent and helped with painting & plumbing supplies. He also had to dig up and replace the septic system. He owned a plumbing supply store. His personal skill wasn’t plumbing. It was schmoozing with the contractors. :ohwell: Luckily, DH had great plumbing skills.

Deliafaye: I am not a member of the Red Hat society. I don’t like to wear hats unless it is very cold outside. :noway:

Barbara: The ice cream shop was closed this morning. I’ll stop by tomorrow. If they’re open, I’ll indulge in ice cream and find out the variety name. I already know that Tillamook is the brand.

Pip: Travel safe & stay in touch when you have the chance.

Michele: Thanks for the tip on using the blow dryer to combat itching. :flowerforyou:

2100k30: Welcome to a great group of supportive women. Stop by often to get and give support.


This is a quiet day so far. I went to two grocery stores to get two cartons of cottage cheese. Luckily, the second store had the cottage cheese that we wanted. The ice cream shop was closed today. I'll check back tomorrow or the next day to "taste test" and get the right name of the ice cream that I like so much.

Katla in Beauftiful NW Oregon

Whidislander I need to lose an elephants penis....LOL Loved your list and the laugh!

Barbara - welcome. Sometimes kids can be brutally honest. I'm sorry that happened to you but glad it brought you here.

Michele NC