WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2020

@snowflake1968 Tracey, I had heard that about bras making us sag more. I have rarely worn serious form fitting bras, went braless most of the time till early 30s then bralets, brasières (no underwire. I think there must still be some sag, but different sag. I think if you look at photos of indigenous topless women there is also some sag, but probably different.

just googling I found this :"The study did confirm that, according to preliminary data, when young women stop wearing a bra: -There is no deterioration in the orientation of their breasts
-There is widespread improvement in the orientation of their breasts" https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/259073#3 This same one study of 330 young women over 15 years is cited over and over on the net.

@Flea, I hope you feel better soon.

@Heather happy birthday! nice gifts!!

@Machka I hope you guys are well!

they are basing evaluation mostly on number of people tested positive, not on number of people ill. since they are testing about 100 times more than a few months ago, of course there are many more positives than when they were not testing at all, even if having a fever and cough, but so many many people are symptomless or very mild cases.

Happy birthday, Heather and Okie!

KJ, have tremendous fun with those grands...

KJ - Excited for you!!!!!!!!

Katla - Hope your pup comes through the op absolutely fine.

Glass of champagne coming my way.

Love Heather UK xxxxxx

Well had a busy morning made a great big apple pie in a 9x13 cake pan. wrote happy birthday on it. then made two blueberry pies and none for home. All give aways.
Linda in Northen Ontario

Machka - We have so little vacation time in the U.S. that people save up sick time to sneak in vacation days here or there, so they go to work sick to save those. Most places get 2 weeks or less and when you have family scattered across the globe or even across this country, and you want an actual vacation, 2 weeks isn’t enough.

In addition to that, part time workers don’t even get sick days. If they don’t work, they don’t get paid…so they go to work sick. I fear that since everyone is wearing a mask, that will get worse because they can hide symptoms a bit more.

I hope this pandemic will change that culture and that employers will accept it and provide more vacation time. I don’t know the answer. When I got sick before, it was become some inconsiderate colleague showed up sick…and that has to stop.

I am just glad I work from home and have no intention of going into an office or workplace again.

Katla - I agree about treats. If they come to my door asking for treats, they can take what I have or not. If they can’t eat it, they shouldn’t eat it.

Hope the pup is on the mend.

Pip - Love, love, love the bicycle at the entryway.

Tina in CA

Happy Birthday, Oakie!

Kelly, So excited for you to see your grandboys! Miguel and Joaquin.

Lanette, Great! I know there is another cushiony sock brand I like - when I remember it, I’ll post it.

Tina, Good question about the calorie burn. I want to know, too!

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I ZOOMed with my Nebraska friends this morning. We talked about C-19 mostly. My friend Shona who had the gallstone pancreatitis is looking and feeling quite perky now. It’s so great to see her recovering so well. When she ZOOMs with us, she drives all the way out to the far pasture because that’s where her connection is best. So she sits there in her pickup in the pasture with the cows while we all talk.

This morning before my ZOOM date, I planted the hydrangeas we needed to get in the ground. It involved moving a rose bush. I don’t like rose thorns. They make me irritable.

Next I plan to plant 6 perennial lantanas so they can get well-established before the first frost. I don’t know if it will work, but I am also planting my coleus in the ground and hoping they go to seed and germinate in the spring from seed. I’ll nurse a few cuttings through the winter just in case. And lots of other things to do before cold weather; I’ll just keep plugging along.

My spouse is not nearly as sore as we thought she would be, and she does not think she tore anything in her shoulder. She has had previous rotator cuff surgery and was afraid she might have undone the repair, but today we don’t think so. She is a bit ginger, but so much better than we feared. She fell yesterday taking the hydrangeas from the deck to the planting area.

It is GORGEOUS weather here today. 68°, blue skies, slight breeze, low humidity. Lovely, lovely, lovely.

I will work 2 hours this afternoon. It’s so satisfying to be able to work a couple of hours and make a little money without having to devote the entire day to work! I just go upstairs, work for 2-4 hours, then come back downstairs and join my spouse and pups again. 14 hours a week total.

Karen in Virginia


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Rebecca I love sweet potato fries, especially with jumbo coconut butterflied shrimp.We also have a few small businesses that folded. Very sad indeed and I will miss those shops. We are having a lot of flu break out here. Several cases of the bird flu and so far a strain covered by this years flu shot. Lately most testing positive and having COVID have had mild cold type symptoms and that is good it seems to be weakening. I am still going to be careful as I always have because of my immune system. A cold can make me very sick.

SuziQ I sure wish our Yoga and Tai Chi would return to the fitness park.

Flea Sure glad you tested negative and I think any flu or cold is going to be of more concern now than it once was.

Pip Love that entryway with the deco bike. I love decorations that speak about one's lifestyle.

Heather Happy Birthday! Have a great day!!!

Katla I always went with the assorted mini chocolate bars because any leftover never went to waste. Good to hear Schooner doesn't need chemo.

Faye in mid-Columbia, Or.

Yes sweet potato fries are yummy! Creamy on the inside, salty crunchy on the outside. I don't dip them in anything.
It was nice to see my old lady owner at the craft store where I made my tiled wall socket. She remembered me from last Nov! Because I had asked about the piano playing. The last couple of months she has been painting the piano, different scenes in the sides.👍. She doesn't know when she'll be able to let people play it. The lady at the candy store stated her business has been booming, ( go fgure)! I said, everyone wants candy, and its a good mood lifter.👍
💖Rebecca