WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2020

Barbara, Yes, my spouse has an appointment with her regular neurologist about a week after her neuropsych testing. The anesthesia did a number on her. We keep hoping it will resolve. Her surgery was over 8 months ago.

Karen in Virginia

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Morning all. Just taking a few minutes after my workouts (2 x 30 mins interval walk/jog) to catch up.
Allie: I hope that place works out for you.
Heather: Hubby was worried about not sleeping until he got his Fitbit, and it showed that his sleep patterns were good. He’s happy as Larry now that he’s getting the positive reinforcement of good scores.
@Snowflake1968 😍Property brothers!!! And many other property progs. I think that not adding to the immediate burdens of bereaved people by suggesting that they do extra stuff is a great idea. Just being there for them can be an immense comfort.
Machka: Ouch! That would be a hefty bill.

I just have to go to our local shops for Sunday roast and bread then the rest of the day is clear.

I’m hoping to get out into the garden for a while or do some crafting if the weather turns wet again.

Hope no one has suffered from the extreme weather that has been hitting the Eastern seaboard.

Take care! Stay safe!
☘️ Terri

It's Saturday!

Thanks for all of the "Coffee talk".

Before we received the Keurig as a Christmas present years ago, we used a Mr. Coffee and the minute it finished brewing, the coffee was poured into a thermos hotpot which kept it fresh and hot.

And we drank "Taster's Choice" instant for years - I was raised in an instant coffee household, lol. Restaurant coffee was a treat. At college I lived on vending machine coffee.

I subscribed to Tom Ryan's blog a while back, and this comment yesterday made me think of you writers:

I believe I find an affinity to these trails because they mimic the life I've chosen. Society is just out of sight, but not too far away, yet I prefer nature. I'm like a kite tethered to the human world, but flying where the wild things are. Perhaps this is what makes me a writer. For all writers live on the edge of the world, just far enough away from civilization. We are students. We are observers, social scientists. Edward Abbey proclaimed, “Our job is to record, each in his own way, this world of light and shadow and time that will never come again exactly as it is today.” I think this even pertains to letter writers.

Margaret - thank you for sharing. ((HUGS))

Faye - ((HUGS)) It's a reminder for me that there are things we still need to get organized around here so when one of us passes, the other won't be faced with big decisions. When we're younger we always think we have tomorrow. Heck, even when we're older.

More apple picking today. A friend who makes a LOT of applesauce is coming out tomorrow to get, I hope, a lot of the Chehalis apples. She doesn't mind picking them a little green, I've been grabbing the riper ones which let go easily. When she's got her fill I'll pawn the rest off on the neighbors and maybe make a batch of applesauce myself in the crockpot.

Have a great weekend ladies!

Lanette
SW WA State

Ashamed of myself! I slept in, cut my exercise routine short, canceled music practice and the only thing I accomplished is reading all your posts. I was too lazy to take notes so I could comment individually, so to all thank you for the hugs and sharing your lives. I see a bit of myself in all of you and that is helping to lift this gloom. I have no idea why I have it but regardless I must shake it as I have yard work today. These cool mornings are helping the grass and weeds to recover from the daytime blazing heat at a faster rate. I must start early as another hot day is predicted. Hard to believe that we can have a 40-degree change in 12 hours, but that is the nature of Oregon/Washington east of the Cascades. The older I get the less I adjust.

Time has always passed fast for me, even when I was sick. Now it is a blur. The end of August 2020 already and it seems it was yesterday I completed all my monthly financial responsibilities for July.

Barbie - you are a faithful friend. I'm sorry for your loss.

Allie - congrats!

Pip - He is such a happy man... even soaking wet.

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Holy humidity, Batman! Even though the temperature is relatively cool, at 73, the humidity at 89% makes it almost impossible to take a deep breath out there. The air just feels boggy. I trimmed the front yard, took about an hour, burned 495 calories, taking about a half-hour break, and then going back to it.

But first, some more of my iced coffee...

Lisa in AR

Did a pilates for Weight Loss DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to ride the recumbent bike

For a while there Vince was into exercising every other day. Now I don’t see my step moved (it’s next to the recumbent bike) so I think he may have dropped this. I don’t know

I use a fabric softener in the winter, mainly so that there isn’t a lot of static in the dryer. Sometimes I use the same dryer sheet multiple times

Made some short ribs for Vince last night. I don’t know if it was because I made them in the IP or if it was just a good cut of meat but they were gooooood. When I go to work Tues, I’ll probably get more. They are on sale

M – I haven’t had margarine in a long, long time. Give me a little of the real thing or give me nothing at all.

Since lockdown started we haven’t been out to eat. Well, in all honesty, we aren’t big on going out to eat so this isn’t a big hardship for us. We probably wouldn’t have gone anyway

Already cleaned the counters in the bathroom, cleaned the mirrors, yesterday I made the cake for bowling Mon and iced it (it's now in the freezer, I'll probably take it out tomorrow and cut it up. They gave me some containers for them from the soup kitchen) ran and emptied the dishwasher, took out the garbage. I hate to say it, but I’m getting so much done without Vince around. Yesterday I cleaned the floors, ran Buzz (the irobot) in the dining room, cooked for the freezer, now I think I’ll get dinner ready. Vince should be home tonight.

Sourdough starter: still very little activity. This is getting really frustrating. Think I’ll just order it from Bobs Red Mill. Looks like theirs is only flour and water and that’s what I want. Don’t want any added yeast or beer or pineapple juice. Just fed it, I tried putting just a paper towel on top, that didn’t produce much. So this time I added about 10 grams more of flour and put it on top of my refrig without anything on top. Maybe the yeast in the air couldn’t penetrate the towel. Who knows? I’m willing to try ANYTHING at this point.

Lanette – applesauce in the IP is so good. However, it really isn’t financially feasible unless you need something special. Or if someone gives you apples. If I was in WA, I’d probably take them all.

Speaking of feeling safe and secure: my neighbor (the one whose husband was just deployed but was able to come home) said that she would like our neighborhood to be gated. Personally, to me if someone wants to get in our neighborhood, you can take every precaution in the book and where there’s a will there’s a way. She did notice someone a while ago at the end of the street so she called the sheriff. Vince said when he told the kid that the sheriff ran the plates of at least one of the cars, the look on the kid’s face was like “oh s***”. I think the best thing you can do is keep an eye out and report anything suspicious looking.

Barbie – I’m so sorry about your friend. What a great outlook you have!

Pretty cloudy out..will probably rain. So I’m going to make some more of those towel toppers.

Michele NC

Ah... sent Corey off to pick up the mulch so I wouldn't drip all over his truck seat. Which was actually just a good excuse--it would have been just me watching him load mulch in the pickup with a little skid steer loader.

I put in another 50 minutes of trimming and I'm just wrecked. But got quite a bit done, and everything that really needed doing badly. I'm going to change shirts, more to get this clammy tank top off of me than anything, but will wait until he gets back with the mulch before I jump in the shower. I'll help him unload, and it's a dirty job. No sense in taking two showers, and my skin gets too dry if I do...

Later, y'all,
Lisa

Machka - that’s a crazy amount, I couldn’t do it if I had to pay that. I bet when that last stitch comes out you’ll be dancing for joy.

Lanette - if I was closer I would help you with your apples. I like making apple things but not eating them.

Heather - I think a lot of people are feeling the same as you with this whole Covid mess. My coworker who is normally very upbeat and happy, was down this week and when I asked if she was ok she said she was feeling down because the weather is turning to Fall and she feels that we just wasted a whole summer.

Barbie - sorry for your loss.

Michele - I haven’t used margarine since 2015. That Fall we cleaned my Mom’s house and rearranged it for her to be able to stay there longer. When we cleaned the cupboards we found a brand new margarine that was so old the writing had worn off the container. We opened it and it looked brand new, didn’t smell, nothing. From that day on my brother and I quit using margarine.

It is very cool, cloudy and windy here today. I need to go out for some groceries but will do that later in the day when everyone else has done their shopping.

I was invited to my daughters next weekend for a girls night. I will be going with my other daughter and her best friend. I’m so thankful my girls have included me in their cohorts. My other daughter’s friend will have to stay 6ft away but that will work. It will be hard not to hug her as she has been a part of my life now for about 15 years. I have no doubt they have been very careful through all of this but her husband is a teacher and will have been teaching for 3 days by next Saturday.

Tracey in Edmonton