WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2020

8 hour day is known elsewhere as Labour Day.

ANZAC Day is similar to Remembrance Day. Remembrance Day is celebrated too but not with a holiday.

ANZAC stands for something like Australia New Zealand ... Army Corp maybe.

M in Oz

Getting to know me:

What excites you right now? (can't be the vaccine. ) - My family being together with real time off for husband and I

What are you looking forward to? (this can be the vaccine, but doesn't have to be. ) - , We are renting an airbnb cabin in the woods in NC for a week next week! (which is also my 59th birthday 12/25!)

What’s the best thing that happened to you this year? - This year, my son really blossomed as a young adult man (recently turned 19) and we have enjoyed phone calls, sharing recipes and cooking ideas, and just talking about life while he's away at college.

Where did you grow up? Florida age 0-5, West Virginia 5-17, Wisconsin/Iowa 17-22, Michigan (Detroit then Travers City) 22-36, Austin, Texas 36-41, Florida again 41-present, with a short stint in MD 53-57. Still working on the growing up part

What do you do for fun? - I have a hard time letting myself just have fun, but when I do, I love being active out in nature, crafting, hard puzzles, and reading.

Is there a charitable cause you support? - several! My most recent is the Maker Effect Foundation, in Central Florida. They do lots of projects, events, etc. and have a makerspace to support creative people.

What is the one thing you like best about yourself? - my brain and my compassionate heart, in combination

What’s the most important thing I should know about you? - I truly love people and try to see the good in everyone

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Great Barbie! That's what I think when I see some of you baking biscuits and making candies. If I gave them to people they'd look at me as if I was trying to kill them!
So many people with restrictions on this and that. Even the kids are strictly rationed on candies and biscuits. Bea gets very hyper on sugar.
I'm so glad I'm not cooking this Christmas, except for mincepies and pigs in blankets in the garden. I think I can manage that.

The weather was looking good so I suggested a walk to the sea. We looked at the forecast and it said rain.
I bundled myself into a fleece and anorak and we set off. The sky gradually darkened as we were out, but we made it back home in time. Looking very gloomy now.
The sea was up and the tide was high, so my favourite noise was filling the air. Wonderful! It felt soooo good.
Four young people were obviously up for some kind of dare, because they were in their skimpy swimsuits, holding hands and running headlong into the waves! It was predictably freezing and they came straight out, but mission accomplished!
Oh to be young!

Rebecca - I used to be the most disorganised, procrastinating person imaginable. It got me into all kinds of trouble when I was young. I've struggled all my life with self-discipline. Meeting DH has changed all that because he is a creature of routine and habit and very self-disciplined. I used to despise exercise and routine. I was a 'free spirit'. Free to accomplish little. Now stuff actually gets done. He has been such a good example for me. He has been so encouraging for my exercise, so that I have got to love it for its own sake. My health could have been a very different story. I was on my way to a sad old age.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

If the rest of the ladies here were coming to your location, what would the top 3 highlights be? What 3 places would you take us all?

I would take you to Bottomless State Park where I live. It’s a beautiful park!

Downtown Roswell where the Alien Museum is.

And White Sands National Park.

RvRita

Just got home this morning from being at my parents house- lots of candy(fudge/caramel cor/toffee bars/nut clusters/etc)made since I got there on Friday-
Need to catch up on here- 7 more pages to read. Waiting on my daycare girl to come in.
Debbie
Napa Valley,CA

"Get to do"s and "chose well"s
Bingewatching Holiday Baking Championship instead of actually getting up and making goodies is not good for me. Fewer steps and more sweets start an unwholesome cycle that ends with creaky joints. Today I will spend more time in the hot tub, kitchen and driveway than in the recliner in front of the tube.

Thanks Heather, for the pics of your Lamicall phone stand. It would be a big improvement over the stack of books and boxes I use to zoom council meetings, coffee klatsches and happy hours! I really envy your conversations with Johnny. Joe is not very communicative. It would help if I would take time to just sit with him and wait him out. He does chat a little then, but by then I’m itching to be up and doing.
Julie interesting pics of the GF pastries, but none of them appealed, thank goodness! Would you remind me what it is that you teach?
SuziQ! Never tiring of you! SMH at the roof situation, grateful it’s finally being replaced. that wreath, the non-traditional colors somehow look tropical to me, appropriate! Keyboard easier than clicking, amen, sister, amen.
Ann in FL 50K ultramarathon? WOW. Where in CA was that trail?
Lisa SNOW??? Kings Corner sounds fun. Alas, Joe has no interest in playing cards, one of the things I miss from my days living with Mama and Papa. We had lots of fun playing card games… until Mama and Papa discovered contract bridge ;P Getting to know... another brilliant idea, but think I’ll save it for tonight’s post. This one is encyclopedic enough already
Rebecca your chief sounds like Joe, who always wants to kiss me after eating smoked oysters. Yuck!
Barbie “grocery pickup is like writing a letter to Santa and getting everything on your list” :laugh: “Nothing says Christmas like … “ video made me laugh out loud. Reminded me of the 7 years Mama had to make separate dressing for me as I was an ovo/lacto veg.
Ginny what you said about weighing food as package/portion sizes can be misleading. My favorite hummus says 2 TBS=30g, but nope one TBS leveled off pushes 30 g. Makes a huge difference.
Kay ah thanks. Had to us a different browser to see the buttons. your smile when you said “I have a real heart for this” It shows! Wish I could watch your conflict resolution class, think I could really benefit from it ;} Your poor mom, were you there when she fell?
Machka what was affecting the beach’s water quality? great idea! It will allow us to travel vicariously.

If you lovelies came here, Day one I’d take you all on a jet boat trip up the Rogue River stopping on the way back at Cape Sebastian for the view. ). Day two we’d get up early and go to Circles in the Sand near Bandon, stopping on the way back at Cape Ferrelo viewpoint to watch the migrating whales. . Day Three we’d stroll along the Winchuck and Chetco rivers, or along Sporthaven or Lone Ranch beaches, finishing at a warm sunny sheltered picnic table above Harris Beach for sunset watching, Oregon wine and cheese. . The weather in October is reliably nice. Whales are usually going south toward the end of December and back north in late March. March would be rainy, December could have some brilliant days. But you’d all have to come at least twice, The jet boat trips only run when the whales don’t.

Allie awake and sitting up in bed is VERY good! The possibililty of no power for your defib is VERY worrisome. Doubt that Jean would go with you to your place to care for you, would Sean?
Flea thanks for the Corden video. IMHO they needed giant teddy bear dolls and big shaggy dogs . . .
Annie you can do this. One question, do you get enough fiber? I’ve found 5 psyllium fiber capsules a day have really helped my cholesterol.
Rita, like you I do like to help and can unintendedly sound bossy. Even worse, my Mama who loved me, told me I was “officious and condescending.” It had the painful ring of truth

Ok I’ve gone way over allotted time. The sun is shining and its time to take Tumble down the drive, while Joe has Shadow down to Crissey Field.

Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD

Hello everyone.

SuziQ - I agree that there is nothing exciting on TV right now. There are a few shows I watch with the mister, but I don’t really enjoy them. The writing is terrible and in one of them, I don’t trust any of the characters, so it’s hard to like it. We just finished the series Schitt’s Creek, so now there really isn’t anything enjoyable. I prefer books and podcasts to TV these days.

Julie - I agree that one of the best things about Paris (and most European cities I've been to) is walking around the streets and stopping at cafés.

Allie - Sending good wishes for a quick recovery!

Kay - So sorry about your mom’s accident. That sounds truly awful. Hoping she is on the mend soon!

I also have difficulty with “favorite” things. I like so many. It’s easier for me to identify least favorites.

Lanette - I also love the Kindle, especially for travel. When I received my first electronic book as a gift, I was very skeptical. Now, I don’t prefer reading physical books. What I do have trouble with is remembering which books I’ve read. With a physical book, you bookmark your page, close it and set to somewhere where you see the cover. With electronic, I never see the cover of the book once I “open” it. The mister asks me what I’m currently reading and most of the time, I have no idea what the title is.

We are still technically on “stay-at-home” orders here, but we drove through one of our favorite neighborhoods yesterday and it was very crowded. People were shopping local, which is good, but it doesn’t look like people are concerned about staying home.

My health in the spoiler.

It’s raining here today. Well, more like spitting. Not enough to register, just enough to make everything messy.


Tina in CA