WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2021

"Get to do"s and "chose well"s
Counting towards sew goal even though not really “sewing”: bound an orange in ribbon, spiked it with cloves and hung it in the closet near the hamper. What a great scent! Thanks again Penny for the inspiration.

Pip Kirby looks so happy! He knows what a lucky guy he is.
Rita your photographer’s eye is wonderful.
Julie Lost? :noway: You have to go through that agony again??? Good for you for persisting with your Dr and exercising to feel better. Do you have confidence in this Dr or option for a second opinion/alternative? Sorry to hear of the conflict with colleagues. I need to research something to calm tempers, to offset the testosterone poisoning. Looking for effective conflict resolution, know it will start with the hardest part, making myself listen without judging or jumping in with a solution. Safe travels to the DDS.
Kim Love your snark-avoiding email approach. Will incorporate it in the biweekly nag emails I’m thinking about instituting…
Heather like your zoom with friends, some of our zoomtogethers kind of fall flat, for the same reason. No one’s going anywhere, doing anything new. One of the gals is researching zoom games to play. Fingers Xd.
Rebecca glad you are safe. Joe had to move two fallen trees yesterday to get out of our lane. Forest litter is really piling up but with 7 dry days forecast we won’t be firing up the burn barrel any time soon.
Kylia sounds like your SIL’s “work” habits haven’t improved. Miaou.
Machka “… but we can’t predict what will happen tomorrow.” Truth.
Dee in OH 8 mile hike with running compainions? Bumble is a lucky dog! Agree about training the right end of the leash. Alas my training had not been 100% effective, While I (and Tumble) have improved, she still lunges and barks at other dogs, and incites Shadow to follow suit. Shadow walks nicely on a gentle leader when we leave Tumble at home, but spooks when anything with wheels moves nearby. We never leave the dogs alone to bark incessantly, but they DO bark, at deer, bear, squirrels, occasionally the wind… and the neighbor who shoots his guns off in the middle of the night. the pic of you and Bumble.
Allie (((hugs))) praying the list is short and you get new heart very soon.
Tina like you my stepdad was a country kid, with the worst hay fever from about age 10. Can’t eat anything grass related (corn, sugar, wheat). I was never troubled with poison oak until puberty, then wow severe allergic overreaction. It’s the only thing on which I believe Roundup should be used… from a loooong applicator. “…Something tasty in another city, preferably another country, that I don't have to cook and someone else cleans up.” Oh yeah.
Cathy in Arlington your grands’ Christmas pics, including the window hangings
Tracey sorry your “trusty converter” is still feeling unwell. Any chance to get him to phone visit a doctor? With a cattle prod??? Good luck with your physio.
SuziQ I wish I did not feel that way too, but eavesdropping on conversations at the grocery store and elsewhere fills me with dread. Adding my prayers to yours.
Lisa your lottery comments made me laugh, especially how you got Corey off to work.
Happy Anniversary Barbie and Jake! Between the tacos and the spicy crispy chicken sandwiches, I’d be lost if there were a Jack in the Box here

Meal: Mama’s sauerbraten, Aunt Eleanor’s German hot potato salad, Table Rock’s Copperhead Red Ale, iceberg wedge with Roquefort dressing, walnut brownies with sour cream fudge or caramel frosting. The last 2 I could make myself, the first three are gone from this plane.

Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD

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"Get to do"s and "chose well"s

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Julie Lost? :noway: You have to go through that agony again??? Good for you for persisting with your Dr and exercising to feel better. Do you have confidence in this Dr or option for a second opinion/alternative? Sorry to hear of the conflict with colleagues. I need to research something to calm tempers, to offset the testosterone poisoning. Looking for effective conflict resolution, know it will start with the hardest part, making myself listen without judging or jumping in with a solution. Safe travels to the DDS.

Heather like your zoom with friends, some of our zoomtogethers kind of fall flat, for the same reason. No one’s going anywhere, doing anything new. One of the gals is researching zoom games to play. Fingers Xd.
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Meal: Mama’s sauerbraten, Aunt Eleanor’s German hot potato salad, Table Rock’s Copperhead Red Ale, iceberg wedge with Roquefort dressing, walnut brownies with sour cream fudge or caramel frosting. The last 2 I could make myself, the first three are gone from this plane.

@auntiebk Barbara, thanks for your sympathy! I think the doctor is ok. it took forever to get an appointment with a haematologist. in general it's at least 3 months if non-urgent non-emergency, my case, then covid and conflicts of scheduling after pushed it forward then the past doctor left the service so sent me to this guy. this is one of the best hospitals in haematology and honestly I find him WAY better than the 2 others I consulted at other hospitals in 2016 and 2008, partly because those, particularly in 2016 should have ask for (I believe) a bone marrow aspiration, and they didn't communicate the results to me!!! they were very "it's nothing". this guy is quite serious, has called me 2x, answers mails. it's not his fault that the people managing the aspiration were not knowledgeable. I think there was a bug that day as I got there for opening and they were an hour late. maybe the usual person/technician was a close contact for person with COVID and they had to hustle to find someone to replace, or something like that. or musical chairs if someone else were out. That's very possible. I've seen, communication glitches in what are to be very good hospital service. Here, what's good it the health care coverage. Communication is not absolutely topnotch by any means. Just a few years ago and for decades, many doctors were haughty, would get irate if you questioned them a bit, but that seems to have changed to a fair degree in past 10 years or so. I'm not against a "young" specialist. (probably from early 30s to early 40s). That means they finished their studies relatively recently, and are probably more up to date on some of the latest things, possibly less set in their ways, possibly less tired...

ZOOM CALLS FALLING FLAT- yes that can happen... I try to stretch them out a bit if that happens, so we have something more to say...

FAMILY RECIPES: good idea! I'm switching out my past listed dessert for grandma A"s dark chocolate cake with meringue and bitter chocolate frosting. the meringue is hard to make, but it's unusual and yummy if it works. (GF version for cake). I need to buy egg beaters after I get an I.P.

uncluttering
exercise so far today.

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Exercise

Barbie Happy Annniversary!

Good things done today
Grateful today

Katla -- It sounds like vaccinations are being given at the state fairgrounds to anyone who wants to show up. I am double checking if this is indeed correct. I know that would be a long drive for you, but perhaps something like that will be started soon where you are.

Our local video store owner (yes, we still have a locally owned video rental store) and his young-ish daughter posted pictures on facebook in front of the "I got my vaccination!" sign at the fairgrounds.

Things are moving, so that is encouraging.

Update -- my husband went down to get one, but just before he arrived, they switched to giving it out only to health care workers. So close.

Take care.

Flea
Still in upstate Washington