WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2020
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Fae- I have three blueberry bushes. Two are cultivar Sunshine Blue and the third is Bountiful Blue. I bought them at a nearby garden store. I wanted two cultivars for better pollination. All three bushes need a relatively mild climate. I’ll bet your county extension agent would have trustworthy information about what will grow well in your area. :flowerforyou:
Debbie- The Napa Valley grapes are gorgeous in their fall colors. Great photo! :flowerforyou:
Katla in Halloweentown0 -
😍😍😍 the kiddie pics.0
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Fae: I’m sure you can get blueberry plants that will survive & thrive nicely in your area. The plants that we bought were started in a mild climate near the coastal area close to Bandon OR & North Coastal California. I have Blueberry Sunshine Blue0
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Hi all. I was locked out of Community too. For a day and a half. Scan read most of what was posted. Little to add to what has already been said by others.
Today I’m adjusting to the time change. It has played havoc with my Fitbit settings, but think I finally got them sorted.
Last week was full on as I enjoyed doing a 5 day art programme, so time on here was pretty limited. Also working on improving my sleep patterns now that we are back on GMT.
I’m stoked that I hit my lowest weight a couple of days ago, although I did bounce back up partway. Sticking with my goals for 2020, and so far I have already smashed them out of the park. I plan to take a break for a few weeks in November before pushing on down. Nothing motivates like success.
Welcome to any new folk.
Prayers and hugs if you need them.
Here’s one of the pieces I doodled last week.
☘️ Terri
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Fae- I have three blueberry bushes. Two are cultivar Sunshine Blue and the third is Bountiful Blue. I bought them at a nearby garden store. I wanted two cultivars for better pollination. All three bushes need a relatively mild climate. I’ll bet your county extension agent would have trustworthy information about what will grow well in your area. :flowerforyou:
Debbie- The Napa Valley grapes are gorgeous in their fall colors. Great photo! :flowerforyou:
Katla in Halloweentown
Katla I could probably have them where my hydrangeas are on the northside shielded from the direct hot summer sun and get warmth from the house and stone terrace in the winter. The soil is perfect and easy to keep moist and easy to put a mist on them for summer. I don't think I could pull my hydrangeas. I have berries and a small raised bed garden on my someday list when I move and build my tiny house.
Debbie The vineyard photo is gorgeous! I will miss doing wine tours this year. The smell is wonderful.
Tracey Young Shelton! I love that show. The entire cast cracks me up.2 -
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Endless rain and really heavy cloudbursts. Parts of Brighton have had flash floods. OK here.
The window cleaner is coming tomorrow, but the windows are clean through all the rain!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx1 -
Irish Terri- Your "doodles" are fabulous! Art to life, indeed.
Heather- I’m glad you are okay although parts of Brighton have had flash flooding. I hope your son’s family is also safe.
Today is bright and sunny, but I’m having trouble staying warm enough. It is 46 Fahrenheit on my deck. It is sunny and bright, but not warm today. I am chilly, even though I have on warm clothes. I think this calls for a cup of peppermint tea. :bigsmile:
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Barbara- I HATE getting new mattresses. lol First of all the moving of them is a P.I.T.A.! (If you get a new mattress, the guys that deliver the new one, will usually take the old one). But even the testing out of a new mattress....Ugh! I long for the days when I was young and could sleep on anything!
KJ (Kelly)
That's partly why we decided to go with a European-style king sized mattress ... basically twin beds that can be attached together or detached. We slept with them attached until my husband's accident and detached since. The "box" section under the mattress is really light and easy to move, and twin mattresses are also relatively easy to move as well.
In addition, he and I have different mattresses. Same brand, but different firmnesses. I like quite a firm mattress and he likes a softer one. Knowing what kind of mattress I like means that going forward, choosing a new one should be easier.
Prior to our round the world trip in 2012, I slept on whatever I happened to have for a mattress ... usually something quite inexpensive. 2012 was the first time we spent a quite a bit of time in hotels, B&Bs etc. Prior to that we'd camp or stay in a hostel. But staying in hotels and B&B made me discover that there were some really nice beds out there.
Even after we got back to Australia, I looked forward to going away because we'd sleep in a better bed than what we had at home.
Once we moved to Tasmania I decided that had to stop. Why should I have to look forward to going away for a weekend to get a decent night's sleep? And that's when we made notes about the beds we liked along the way and came up with a solution for home.
Now it's usually the other way around. I love my bed at home and usually look forward to returning home from my travels to get back into my home bed.
M in Oz
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Saturday -- the biggest day of the cycling events we're organising and we had a beautiful day. Gorgeous weather and great scenery.
I ended up spending a lot of time in the sun and got a bit of a tan ... first tan of the season!
Then I had a spa bath! First one in ages. Quite frankly, baths bore me but a little boredom is OK these days and the jets were great for my feet and the heat was great for my neck.
And when I emerged, we watched the AFL "Footy" Grand Final. My team did not win.
It'll be another early night because there is another day of cycling to organise.
M in Oz
Sunday --
The "cooldown event" ... a 100 km ride. It was another lovely day but a bit more windy than cyclists like. However all the cyclists that started finished!
After the ride, we rested and then went out for dinner with a group of cyclists we've known for a while. First dinner out in a long, long time!
And probably the last dinner out for a long, long time ... our borders have opened so our 0 cases of Covid status will come to an end.
M in Oz3 -
I have been busy, but just seem to be spinning my wheels. With everyone home, the weekends have become days to catch up on laundry and everything else I haven't gotten to during the week. Not particularly relaxing and not real happy about that. However, my oldest son will return to his group residence tomorrow evening. While I teeter back and forth between guilt that I can't take care of him any longer and relief that I will get a break, I know that it is the right thing to do in the long view. It will take a couple of days for me to train new staff and review all the supposed modifications that have been made as a result of his choking incident in August. I'm hoping all goes well.
Our younger son is still at home and will probably spend the winter with us. While his intent is to return to Nashville and his music career, he has many issues to iron out in his life. We will need to travel to Nashville sometime here n the next few weeks to help him move his belongings into storage (his lease ends in January). We were premature in helping him furnish an entire apartment and he has a lot of big things like a washer/dryer, huge sofa, etc... all on the 3rd floor of a building without an elevator. I am thinking we will hire some movers because my son, husband and I will not be able to move these heavy things.
This weekend consisted of multiple loads of laundry, cleaning out half of the garage, getting snow tires on my son's wheelchair van, balancing the chemicals in the pool, cooking and attending church services online. Tomorrow will be a full day ... dentist, early voting, and then loading up and returning my son to his residence.
If you can, prayers/good thoughts for my 91yo dad who is having a biopsy tomorrow on an area under his front teeth. I am getting inconsistent info from my mom, but there may be a tooth extraction as well to get to the area. While initial dentists/endodontists thought it was cancerous, after a PET scan and the opinion of a highly respected oral surgeon, it is 95% likely to be a cyst. Praying that is the case.
Beth near Buffalo who is determined to get back on track with a healthy lifestyle.
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Beth prayers!1
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Beth Best thoughts that your dad's cyst can be removed easily. I had several cysts over the years before I had teeth removed and none were ever cancerous so odds are very heavily in your dad's favor. How wonderful to have him at age 91. Sending energy for you to get back on track with health and fitness.0
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Allie – what channel is Ina Garten on? I always liked her show, but lately I haven’t gotten it. I’m wondering if she changed stations?
Beth – praying that it’s a cyst and not cancer
Don’t know what it is, but my right hand is so itchy. There are two small blisters where the itch is, nothing more.
Did more on the jigsaw puzzle. Now going to work on the crochet towel toppers
Michele NC
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We have had a beautiful sunny day today. It is also noticeably chilly. The shift from summer to fall seems abrupt. DH thinks so, too. I’ve been reading garden books to give me some ideas for keeping my chocolate mint plant happy. I’m considering bringing it into the garage when outside temperatures start to drop. A second idea is to tuck it behind the Rhododendrons that are next to the house. I have over wintered fuchsias under the rhododendrons in the past. The plants lived but didn’t regain their former beauty. They are more temperature sensitive than any of the herbs I have in pots. Advice welcome, it will help me think it through.
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Evening ladies
Michelle-Food Network not so much on the weekdays anymore ,but on the weekend is when her show is on..
Im not happy with how much urine is going in the jug and i dont think the dr willl be either.
It all depends on how much i drink and when its cooler out i dont drink as much..1 -
Allie- Can you drink warm herbal tea? I remember you having tea in the past. Sending hugs for a good resolution that has you feeling good. ❤️1
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Temperature here dropped below freezing overnight and into the morning. I wore my extra warm winter coat and had a great walk with the dogs early and then later with a friend. It was cold enough that I put up my hood. Also cold enough to change from regular sheets to flannel sheets on my bed.
We're watching the World Series . We don't care who wins, we just like baseball.
I've watched two days of Skate America figure skating. They have cardboard cutouts in the seats just like at the baseball games, but some of the cut outs are cats and dogs. Lots of fun to watch.
Barbie in NW WA2
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