WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2020
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Rebecca Beth
My grammar mistake It wasn't that I had made a grammar mistake, but rather that the words have such a different meaning. One might wonder what is Faye going to "peddle" in that pedal car? I had to clarify because I am not that kind of girl. LOL!
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Barbie
Love the pics of Sasha and the cat!
Heather
Your sun room is so bright and airy. Know you enjoy it. And, even if the floors don’t get sanded, they have a really nice shabby chic appeal. The pics of your grands are fun to watch.
Kate
Healing thoughts for your wrist and bruises.
Kim, Debby, & Others
The news keeps up a steady stream regarding the California fires. Prayers for the safety of you all.
Barbara
Hope Joe’s feeling some relief from having the straw inserted to reduce pressure. But, know it must be horribly uncomfortable.
Julie
Know you enjoyed your holiday time and seeing friends.
Tracey
Such cute little girls. Agree that the photo of them running across the lawn holding hands is precious.
Rebecca
You have a handsome family. All the men look so much alike it is amazing.
Welcome to all who come here to chat!
Enjoying a few days of cooler weather here with low humidity! Just the weather I like!
Carol in GA2 -
Apologies to any new people who have asked me to be a Friend. I'm not doing Friends right now as I'm very busy on here, where everyone is a friend!
Went for my 5k run. A bit breezy, but otherwise pretty perfect. My back was a bit achy, but I persevered. We stopped off at the deli on the way home for milk and veg. I'm cooking mushroom risotto tonight with green salad and tomorrow is ragu, tagliatelle and broccoli. The next day is lamb tagine.
On my YouTube French video today they taught us "j'ai perdu le nord" . It means literally, I have lost the north. It means you don't know where you are, what you are doing, or, what way is up. :laugh:
Thought it was very appropriate for the way so many of us are feeling at the moment.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx J'AI PERDU LE NORD3 -
I'm not talking to myself
I'm just thinking out loud
It's acceptable now you see
With cell phones and such
Hidden memories buried
In the recesses of my mind
Exhumed without warrant
Spout forth intense as a geyser
Vocalized without rhyme or reason
Baffling listeners ears myself included
Forgotten events now carved in stone
Bleached bones now flesh-covered
Pay me no mind or mental concern
The cobwebs of my mind carefully woven
Appear as tangled encoded twisted nonsense
Crystal clearly defined in the eye of my mind
So as I babble on with laughter laced tears
Straight talk requiring no white binding jacket
Dismiss the crowd, I'm just thinking out loud
Advanced year's discourse; not talking to myself
Della Faye Fox - Sept 2020
Mountain and River Girl
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Kate UK: So sorry for your injury. :flowerforyou:
Heather: I love the view through your windows and doors to the back yard. Charming! No wonder you decided to buy the place. Re the visit with adult children—We are staying home until it is safe to travel. We hope to visit our adult children when the pandemic wanes & disappears. We are safest at home. DH’s autoimmune system is poor. He has Diabetes and MS. :ohwell:
Swan57: Welcome! Post often so that we can get to know one another.
SuziQ: Thanks for the yoga link!!!!
Machka: I love your photos. Beautiful.
Our air quality is questionable this morning. It seems to be a mix of light fog and smoke. I wish/hope I’m wrong about the smoke. There is an air quality advisory for parts of southern and central OR due to wildfires. I see haze here, and suspect our friends across the river in WA will be seeing it, too, if they haven’t noticed already.
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
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Rebecca - I cringe at some posts on FB for spelling and grammar errors, but like you remain quiet. I don’t understand people that have to comment and embarrass the person. I am not perfect when it comes to grammar and I hate when people (usually DH) points it out. You never know how someone has struggled to learn. I have some brilliant friends that struggle terribly writing. I honestly don’t remember any of the rules for punctuation, sentence structure, etc.
Barbara - how blessed you are to enjoy your neighbourhood so much.
I have been extremely homesick for the country since my daughter and son in law bought their little piece of heaven. Thankfully, I am welcome anytime to go enjoy it.
I don’t know how dentists can be so expensive and why more isn’t covered under benefit plans. It’s insane and people need their teeth, I don’t think it’s just vanity.
Debbie - I can’t imagine that heat. I read a news article this morning that one fire in California has been deemed started at a gender reveal party. The pyrotechnics set it off.
Katla - you talking about a horse drawn carriage ride reminded me of taking a ride with my parents in 2008 in Old Montreal. What a blessing that little work trip was. I believe they had the bags too.
Heather - I’m happy to read hubby is speaking up. I think his daughters should do the travelling, they expect a lot of him it seems.
Machka - I have read some studies that suggest multitasking isn’t all it was hyped up to be in the past. I can’t do it anymore really. I find it harder to do as I age.
This three day weekend seemed to have flown by, I have to go get some groceries and do some laundry today.
I received the quote yesterday for the car repair, 1700.00 not as bad as I was expecting but still pretty far out of reach. It’s been a rough few years and I’m tired of the struggle.
It has been since 2014 that DH has had a year round full time job. It’s time for a change.
I have to order a birthday present for our Grandson today. I am struggling to figure out what to get him. We are having a very small gathering here for him next Saturday the only guests are our youngest daughter and his paternal grandparents. We are doing it at our house because they do not have outdoor space for it.
Well off to start some chores. Have a great day everyone.
Tracey in Edmonton6 -
Greetings from the Caregiver Cave. J'ai perdu le nord, le sud and all points in between!
Home Health Aide, Mary S. started last week. She is a Occupational Therapist by training, with over 30 years experience working with all age groups. Covid caused her to lose last job, and she now wants to work exclusively with seniors and veterans. I think she is a good fit for our household and especially DH as long as she gives him time and space to get used to her. She wears a mask the entire two hours every afternoon she is here, and has a lively, fun laugh. She brought over some kale grown in her massive garden, and DH helped her make kale chips while I laid down to rest a painful knee and foot. Today I think they are doing a simple craft. I will remain close and gradually ease out of the house for longer periods while she is here. He does like her and usually gives her a hug.
DB got Medicaid approval and card! This means he can now schedule appointment with highly recommended hepatologist and begin to more fully address his health issues. 🙏
The foot I fractured last year is hurting alot, so I have put the boot back on and stopped all non-essential, weight bearing exercise. It's misery trying to keep to MFP limit of 1250 calories. The scale is not my friend at the moment, but I just have to suck it up.
Heather: I just went through getting new floors installed in two rooms. It was well worth the upheaval, and I know that you will be super delighted with the results of your home improvements.
Michele: I think you are making a good decision to eliminate visits to less than optimal gyms. I know your basement workout room is fabulous and you always manage to get in great workouts. Please do some laps in your pool for me. I haven't been to ours in months, and it will be closed down pretty soon. Wah 😢
Kate UK: Oweeee! Hope that wrist heals up quickly.
Pip: How close are you to the big fires?
Loving all the pix of travels, homes, gardens and grands! You are a wonderful circle of friends, and I treasure you.
Stay well. We can do this.
Rori
Colorado Foothills, where we will be 90 degrees today, and SNOWING tomorrow. ❄❄❄ I kid you not!7 -
My ideal vacation would be to return to this place:
https://www.adventurespanama.com/index.php/en/yandup-lodge
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The wind blew in a very heavy smoke cover. I cut my walk short as after a mile my nose was burning. I had too shut down the windows and use AC on my return home. There must be a big fire somewhere in central Oregon. Not good with this wind. It darkened the sky enough that the sun looks brown.
UPDATE Edit: Just found out that the fire is on The Warm Springs Reservation. The winds this morning have really fanned it. Also danger warning out because of predicted wind gust this afternoon up to 50 mph. The alert says to keep informed because, with wind speeds, evacuation time will be short. The alert covers everything from mid-Oregon to the coast. I should be safe except for air quality, but one never knows so I am on my toes.2 -
Kate - Ouch! Hope you feel better soon!
Rori - Glad you're getting help. It sounds like Mary is a good fit.
Debbie and Kim - Hang in there with the fires. It looks like they are getting more under control.
A fire broke out in my neck of the woods on Friday (about 20 miles away). It went from 1500 acres to over 10,000 just over the weekend. The winds here are quite strong at the moment, so that is not helping, nor is the heat. We have some ash starting to collect on our deck. The air is not bad today, but was pretty bad yesterday. Made for pretty skies and sunset, but it sure isn't healthy.
I love all vacations, except lounging on the beach. The idea is to just get away where I'm not thinking of all the chores and activities I need to do at home.
Have a great day!
Tina in CA3 -
Didn’t sleep well last night. Headache now. Just saying hi ladies!!
Laters! RvRita3 -
I just got my job back full time after being laid off in March (Covid layoffs). These past few months at home have taught me to take better care of myself. I have not only started working out, but actually ENJOYING it for the first time in my life. I think because I haven't been tired--working from home for the last two months has given me 3 extra hours a day (no commute) and I realize now how draining that was. Now I will be going back into the office two days a week, but NO MORE. I have made the decision to put myself first. I'm not giving up this new, much more balanced life for a paycheck. Nope. I'll go in, but it will only be from 8:30 to 2 pm, so that I have time to do my 4 mile walk daily, even when the days shorter and it gets darker sooner. Fortunately I am very valuable to my employers, they need me more than I need them right now, so they have agreed to all my conditions. Feeling very empowered about that.
As Autumn begins to creep up, and my vegetable garden starts to die down, I want to spend time researching and planning next year's layout and crops. I love to look at seed catalogues and dream of growing wonderful new things.
I've also started writing a children's book, something I have longed to do my whole life. I'm very excited about it's potential. Working with a talented young artist who will provide the illustrations.
My husband and I are also looking to buy a farm in Virginia, so it's been fun looking on line and narrowing down our choices. We've renovated 6 houses in the 34 years we've been married, I'd like to think this will be the final and best of our collaboration. He is a retired contractor and I'm a designer, so it's a great partnership. Something old, with good bones but that needs love, is what I dream about.11 -
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New toy. Kirby bought a bike repair stand so he doesn’t have to hunch over to work on our bikes4 -
HI Rori! So glad things seem to be coming together.
Been watching Easy German videos this afternoon. I've been to Leipzig, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Freiburg.
Plus I managed to download a Marie Claire Maison magazine. I had to search around a bit, but got there on Kindle.
DH has been talking to his cricket friend about their meet up. It was going to be at a pub on Thursday, but there has been a rethink. Now they are going to meet at the cricket ground next Monday. His friend has booked a posh room with a balcony overlooking the cricket match, which is not open to the public! So DH is going to drive there, wear a mask through the hotel and make it out onto the big balcony. They will eat a packed lunch.
I think that will be OK. It's a bit ofa drive for him, but he probably needs to do it.
Haven't heard back from his daughters yet.
Tracey - the elder daughter is on the autistic spectrum, which was only diagnosed in her late 40s. She isn't always able to see things the way we would. He finds it difficult to thwart either of them because he still feels guilty for walking out on the marriage when they were small. They do love him very much, but he is always on his best behaviour.
Sorry about the fires and heat.
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Joann Awesome that you and your hubs can still renovate and do gardening. Enjoyed your post and glad you can still work at your terms. We have some authors, writers, and artists on this ongoing thread. Your Children's book sounds like fun.
Faye
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