WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2021
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Michele, woohoo, I am on my way, (mentally, no worries)😁😂😂
Rebecca
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I also may have found something that could work for those deep (down, vertically deep) drawers of mine. But I have to measure the drawers to be sure.
M in Oz
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I love how all of you always tell stories about what is different in the different countries. I feel like I’m travelling all the time and I feel I would be very comfortable visiting these places now without worry of starving to death.
Tina - I found the best macaroni and cheese mix at the store about 6 months ago and we’ve had it at least once a week since. It’s Cracker Barrel White Cheddar. I have tried the other varieties yet. Mac and cheese is my favourite, and I am very fond of just plain old KD.
I prefer a sitcom too, but I haven’t found many to like lately. I have watched one episode of Call me Kat and it was OK, I’m not anxious to watch the other episodes that have recorded. I do watch The Conners now that Roseanne is gone, but they tend to get a little too political sometimes. It doesn’t upset me a lot as I’m not American but I’m sure they have some haters and fans.
I try to watch some with music every night. I watch all the contestant type musical shows and usually the dance ones just for the music. I find that has helped me a lot to get out of my own head this past year.
Michele - I don’t know how you do it every year with the Christmas decorations. It seems you spend half the year working on Christmas.
Debbie - I would be your husband and son. I just hate cooking so much and would eat out everyday if I could.
It’s not good for the waist or the wallet though and I’m trying to be much better behaved.
Dee - Is that Kristin Hannah’s Firefly Lane?
Hubby and I are going to pick up our eldest tomorrow to take her with us to her Sisters outdoor gathering. It is supposed to be -23 tomorrow night. We have said we would go for a little bit, but probably won’t stay long. Our youngest lives in the country about an hour away. Her sister was not keen on driving out on a cold winters night by herself.
I’ve worked on my diamond dots tonight. I am enjoying it.
Tracey in Edmonton2 -
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So much to say, so many responses, no time left in day! We had slush falling from the sky tonight! That is the only way to explain it. When it hit the truck it sounded like going through a muddy field. More solid than rain, not as solid as hail, and really big blobs of really wet snow. I dont ever remember anything like it before! Rain/snow here tonight too. Cooked diner. Cleaned up dinner (grilled cheese with bacon and tomato). Laundry going. Hot tub (cause I didnt make it this morning) . Now catching those last 1000 steps so I can go to bed after helping husband with online shopping. More to that story later. Thank you for keeping me company!
Protein 16%
Water yes
Hot tub yes
Steps yes
Under calories and not hungry a plus!
Stay safe!
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Kylia4 -
Tracey: Yes, it is Kristin Hannah0
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hi all,
this will be short, I have caught up... I took 4 days of complete vacation, no computer at all, was with a friend of mine and we laughed, drank, cooked great meals, worked on a quilt I am making, and sat in her hot tub fixing the world.... LOL got home and my computer started up and then was dead. The hard drive is dead... an 8 year old laptop that gets tons and tons of use. so a new computer has been ordered and will be here tomorrow...
I am borrowing my housemates computer as he is now on vacation (we traded off so Levi had someone home with him).
Allie - so good to see you posting. say yes to every bit of help anyone offers, and slow is the right way to recover.
Kaylie - happy birthday
So many things to remember to share
Scents - I love rain, redwood forests, and my mom's marinara sauce
Colors (? i think I remember this being asked) purple for clothes, but greens/blues/and earth tones for decorating
talking over each other - I do this, I really try not to but I do.
eating in a restaurant - I like the full service style, but am a good enough cook that I want something I won't make at home, fish and chips, calamari rings, breakfast with eggs benedict
that's it for now.
Kim in N. California3 -
grandmallie wrote: »Well ladies,im home.. and boy am i wiped out..very very week so will lay low and just walk up and down the hall a few times to get myself up and moving...but first a nap I have 194 messages to check
(((hugs)))
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I forgot to mention that my favourite sitcom is Young Sheldon. I have a lot of episodes to watch though as I watch this with my Grandson and he hasn’t been here.
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@snowflake1968 I don't mind the fancy places but it's just not worth it to spend so much on a meal out very often, maybe once or 3 times a year at most...if that. I don't eat out a ton, but here you can usually find a place with a decent meal for 15 euros.some for much less, depending on the neighborhood. but my sister takes the cake and manages to find 3 dollar eat outs that are fine.1
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TV shows --
Sitcoms - we watch old episodes of M*A*S*H, Big Bang Theory, and Friends. That's the extent of our TV sitcom options. Later in the evening, we might get a few others from way back when, but I've usually turned the TV off by then.
Oh, I just thought of one other sitcom we watch: As Time Goes By!
Reality Shows - we don't get any singing and dancing ones anymore. There seems to be a lot of cooking ones, and survivor type but I'm not interested in those. When Lego Masters comes back on (soon, I hope!) we'll watch that.
Documentaries - we'll watch the science/engineering types about trains, ships, cars and buildings occasionally. They're usually fillers if there's a gap between other shows we might want to watch.
Other Filler Shows - QI, Antique Roadshow, Bargain Hunt ... maybe a Border Control show or an RBT/Highway Patrol
Home Shows - Better Homes and Gardens, Escape to the Country, Selling Houses Australia. These are usually on Fridays and Sundays.
Dramas - these are what we usually watch:
Doc Martin on Mondays,
Pie in the Sky on Tuesdays & Poirot after sometimes,
As Time Goes By and Midsommer Murders on Wednesdays,
Father Brown and Murdoch Mysteries on Thursdays,
Columbo and Kojak on Saturdays ... sometimes Midsommer Murders if they happen to put it on.
Death in Paradise comes on at random times ... sometimes Sundays, sometimes another day of the week. I think we caught an episode on Tuesday this week.
And that's just what's on now. The new school year has just started again and that usually means a great reshuffle of programs. In a week or two we'll likely have a completely different arrangement. There's no telling with the TV programming around here! It's kind of "lucky dip".
The tennis put an end to quite a few of our most recent "usual" programs earlier this week ... and then tennis was cancelled and I don't have any idea what's on now. Certainly not what's listed on the TV Guides or what was on before!
M in Oz0 -
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TV shows --
Sitcoms - we watch old episodes of M*A*S*H, Big Bang Theory, and Friends. That's the extent of our TV sitcom options. Later in the evening, we might get a few others from way back when, but I've usually turned the TV off by then.
Oh, I just thought of one other sitcom we watch: As Time Goes By!
Reality Shows - we don't get any singing and dancing ones anymore. There seems to be a lot of cooking ones, and survivor type but I'm not interested in those. When Lego Masters comes back on (soon, I hope!) we'll watch that.
Documentaries - we'll watch the science/engineering types about trains, ships, cars and buildings occasionally. They're usually fillers if there's a gap between other shows we might want to watch.
Other Filler Shows - QI, Antique Roadshow, Bargain Hunt ... maybe a Border Control show or an RBT/Highway Patrol
Home Shows - Better Homes and Gardens, Escape to the Country, Selling Houses Australia. These are usually on Fridays and Sundays.
Dramas - these are what we usually watch:
Doc Martin on Mondays,
Pie in the Sky on Tuesdays & Poirot after sometimes,
As Time Goes By and Midsommer Murders on Wednesdays,
Father Brown and Murdoch Mysteries on Thursdays,
Columbo and Kojak on Saturdays ... sometimes Midsommer Murders if they happen to put it on.
Death in Paradise comes on at random times ... sometimes Sundays, sometimes another day of the week. I think we caught an episode on Tuesday this week.
And that's just what's on now. The new school year has just started again and that usually means a great reshuffle of programs. In a week or two we'll likely have a completely different arrangement. There's no telling with the TV programming around here! It's kind of "lucky dip".
The tennis put an end to quite a few of our most recent "usual" programs earlier this week ... and then tennis was cancelled and I don't have any idea what's on now. Certainly not what's listed on the TV Guides or what was on before!
M in Oz
my husband and I very rarely watch tv together(or spend time together for that matter when we are at home)-
He watches more sci-fi, horror, stuff like Walking dead which is the one show I have told him he can NOT watch in the living room where I am. He spends 95% of his waking hours back in his "man cave" and I am in the living room.
I watch HGTV, FoodNetwork, National Geographic and TLC most of the time. I will watch channel 5 for Survivor(have only missed one episode in all the years they were on, and that was back before we could set the dvr to record the whole season) and Amazing Race. I was watching Hallmark but have watched every episode of Little House on the Prairie and The Waltons so many times so stopped watching them- When we first got the channel it was free but we couldn't record it so I found myself staying up until 1AM watching it. Now we pay a small amount and can record but don't because I have seen them all. I haven't turned the tv on yet today and it is almost time to head for bed. Husband, he on the other hand turns a tv on in what ever room he is in as soon as he gets in that room. There is a tv in every room except the bathroom and he takes his phone in there and he actually did have a little one in his bathroom before cell phones came out. He will fall asleep with the tv on almost every night. I can't sleep with any noise or light.
Debbie
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dlfk202000 wrote: »TV shows --
Sitcoms - we watch old episodes of M*A*S*H, Big Bang Theory, and Friends. That's the extent of our TV sitcom options. Later in the evening, we might get a few others from way back when, but I've usually turned the TV off by then.
Oh, I just thought of one other sitcom we watch: As Time Goes By!
Reality Shows - we don't get any singing and dancing ones anymore. There seems to be a lot of cooking ones, and survivor type but I'm not interested in those. When Lego Masters comes back on (soon, I hope!) we'll watch that.
Documentaries - we'll watch the science/engineering types about trains, ships, cars and buildings occasionally. They're usually fillers if there's a gap between other shows we might want to watch.
Other Filler Shows - QI, Antique Roadshow, Bargain Hunt ... maybe a Border Control show or an RBT/Highway Patrol
Home Shows - Better Homes and Gardens, Escape to the Country, Selling Houses Australia. These are usually on Fridays and Sundays.
Dramas - these are what we usually watch:
Doc Martin on Mondays,
Pie in the Sky on Tuesdays & Poirot after sometimes,
As Time Goes By and Midsommer Murders on Wednesdays,
Father Brown and Murdoch Mysteries on Thursdays,
Columbo and Kojak on Saturdays ... sometimes Midsommer Murders if they happen to put it on.
Death in Paradise comes on at random times ... sometimes Sundays, sometimes another day of the week. I think we caught an episode on Tuesday this week.
And that's just what's on now. The new school year has just started again and that usually means a great reshuffle of programs. In a week or two we'll likely have a completely different arrangement. There's no telling with the TV programming around here! It's kind of "lucky dip".
The tennis put an end to quite a few of our most recent "usual" programs earlier this week ... and then tennis was cancelled and I don't have any idea what's on now. Certainly not what's listed on the TV Guides or what was on before!
M in Oz
my husband and I very rarely watch tv together(or spend time together for that matter when we are at home)-
He watches more sci-fi, horror, stuff like Walking dead which is the one show I have told him he can NOT watch in the living room where I am. He spends 95% of his waking hours back in his "man cave" and I am in the living room.
I watch HGTV, FoodNetwork, National Geographic and TLC most of the time. I will watch channel 5 for Survivor(have only missed one episode in all the years they were on, and that was back before we could set the dvr to record the whole season) and Amazing Race. I was watching Hallmark but have watched every episode of Little House on the Prairie and The Waltons so many times so stopped watching them- When we first got the channel it was free but we couldn't record it so I found myself staying up until 1AM watching it. Now we pay a small amount and can record but don't because I have seen them all. I haven't turned the tv on yet today and it is almost time to head for bed. Husband, he on the other hand turns a tv on in what ever room he is in as soon as he gets in that room. There is a tv in every room except the bathroom and he takes his phone in there and he actually did have a little one in his bathroom before cell phones came out. He will fall asleep with the tv on almost every night. I can't sleep with any noise or light.
Debbie
Napa Valley,CA
We don't get any of those channels (HGTV, FoodNetwork, National Geographic, TLC and Hallmark) but I remember a HGTV and TLC from back when I lived in Canada.
We've got 5 ABC channels. On those we'll watch Midsommer Murders, Death in Paradise and QI.
We've got 2 Southern Cross. We rarely watch anything on that one.
There are 2 Channel 7s. Those ones have the docos, home & garden stuff, MASH, Doc Martin, Father Brown and Pie in the Sky.
There are 3 WIN channels. We rarely watch anything on them.
The 9 Network has 6 channels, I think. We'll get Antique Roadshow, As Time Goes By, Midsommer Murders, Death in Paradise, Poirot and Agatha Christie on those.
Channel 10 has 2 channels and we'll get old sitcoms on there.
SBS has 2 or 3 channels and we'll watch cycling on there when there is an event on.
And finally, we've got 2 or 3 odd channels that rarely have anything interesting on.
That's it! About 25 channels and often nothing on! There is often an evening each week where I'll either just turn the TV off or put on a DVD.
A couple years ago, I bought the full set of Scrubs (sitcom) just to have a sitcom to watch. At that time Channel 10 was not running old sitcoms all evening and some of the other channels were trialling horrible things like Criminal Minds etc. and we simply do not watch American horror/crime dramas - they are way too graphic - the thing of nightmares.
Fortunately about the time we got through the whole Scrubs series, TV here smartened up and returned to mainly British/Australian programming.
M in Oz1 -
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dlfk202000 wrote: »TV shows --
Sitcoms - we watch old episodes of M*A*S*H, Big Bang Theory, and Friends. That's the extent of our TV sitcom options. Later in the evening, we might get a few others from way back when, but I've usually turned the TV off by then.
Oh, I just thought of one other sitcom we watch: As Time Goes By!
Reality Shows - we don't get any singing and dancing ones anymore. There seems to be a lot of cooking ones, and survivor type but I'm not interested in those. When Lego Masters comes back on (soon, I hope!) we'll watch that.
Documentaries - we'll watch the science/engineering types about trains, ships, cars and buildings occasionally. They're usually fillers if there's a gap between other shows we might want to watch.
Other Filler Shows - QI, Antique Roadshow, Bargain Hunt ... maybe a Border Control show or an RBT/Highway Patrol
Home Shows - Better Homes and Gardens, Escape to the Country, Selling Houses Australia. These are usually on Fridays and Sundays.
Dramas - these are what we usually watch:
Doc Martin on Mondays,
Pie in the Sky on Tuesdays & Poirot after sometimes,
As Time Goes By and Midsommer Murders on Wednesdays,
Father Brown and Murdoch Mysteries on Thursdays,
Columbo and Kojak on Saturdays ... sometimes Midsommer Murders if they happen to put it on.
Death in Paradise comes on at random times ... sometimes Sundays, sometimes another day of the week. I think we caught an episode on Tuesday this week.
And that's just what's on now. The new school year has just started again and that usually means a great reshuffle of programs. In a week or two we'll likely have a completely different arrangement. There's no telling with the TV programming around here! It's kind of "lucky dip".
The tennis put an end to quite a few of our most recent "usual" programs earlier this week ... and then tennis was cancelled and I don't have any idea what's on now. Certainly not what's listed on the TV Guides or what was on before!
M in Oz
my husband and I very rarely watch tv together(or spend time together for that matter when we are at home)-
He watches more sci-fi, horror, stuff like Walking dead which is the one show I have told him he can NOT watch in the living room where I am. He spends 95% of his waking hours back in his "man cave" and I am in the living room.
I watch HGTV, FoodNetwork, National Geographic and TLC most of the time. I will watch channel 5 for Survivor(have only missed one episode in all the years they were on, and that was back before we could set the dvr to record the whole season) and Amazing Race. I was watching Hallmark but have watched every episode of Little House on the Prairie and The Waltons so many times so stopped watching them- When we first got the channel it was free but we couldn't record it so I found myself staying up until 1AM watching it. Now we pay a small amount and can record but don't because I have seen them all. I haven't turned the tv on yet today and it is almost time to head for bed. Husband, he on the other hand turns a tv on in what ever room he is in as soon as he gets in that room. There is a tv in every room except the bathroom and he takes his phone in there and he actually did have a little one in his bathroom before cell phones came out. He will fall asleep with the tv on almost every night. I can't sleep with any noise or light.
Debbie
Napa Valley,CA
We don't get any of those channels (HGTV, FoodNetwork, National Geographic, TLC and Hallmark) but I remember a HGTV and TLC from back when I lived in Canada.
We've got 5 ABC channels. On those we'll watch Midsommer Murders, Death in Paradise and QI.
We've got 2 Southern Cross. We rarely watch anything on that one.
There are 2 Channel 7s. Those ones have the docos, home & garden stuff, MASH, Doc Martin, Father Brown and Pie in the Sky.
There are 3 WIN channels. We rarely watch anything on them.
The 9 Network has 6 channels, I think. We'll get Antique Roadshow, As Time Goes By, Midsommer Murders, Death in Paradise, Poirot and Agatha Christie on those.
Channel 10 has 2 channels and we'll get old sitcoms on there.
SBS has 2 or 3 channels and we'll watch cycling on there when there is an event on.
And finally, we've got 2 or 3 odd channels that rarely have anything interesting on.
That's it! About 25 channels and often nothing on! There is often an evening each week where I'll either just turn the TV off or put on a DVD.
A couple years ago, I bought the full set of Scrubs (sitcom) just to have a sitcom to watch. At that time Channel 10 was not running old sitcoms all evening and some of the other channels were trialling horrible things like Criminal Minds etc. and we simply do not watch American horror/crime dramas - they are way too graphic - the thing of nightmares.
Fortunately about the time we got through the whole Scrubs series, TV here smartened up and returned to mainly British/Australian programming.
M in Oz
I agree with you- American horror/crime dramas are just too graphic. Those are the things my husband watches most of the time. I don't understand why they have to be so graphic. The story line might be really good but I don't want to see all the blood and stuff.1 -
Sue in WA: I have an open invitation to see Arrow but haven’t had the energy it takes to go there so far. The injuries from my fall in December are healing slowly and don’t hurt so much anymore. I am encouraged that I’ll be able to do the things I like to do in the foreseeable future. The sooner, the better.
Your kitty looks like a big guy. 
Kim: Congrats on having a vacation!!! It is wonderful to see you here again. :flowerforyou:
csofled: It is good seeing you posting.
We got our Christmas boxes tucked away in the garage attic today. I’m glad to have finished it. We also had the chance to talk to our adult kids in VA and IL. I am grateful for getting the chance to see photos and talk with them.
Katla
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Just got the news that we Tasmanians may all be vaccinated by the end of October. That's the plan right now.
If my husband and I are set free from his situation we might be able to leave the island in 2022!!0 -
"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: dogs to powerline, Post Office, bank, progress ordering v6 training textbooks, made egg salad.
Bonus: massage, listen to H and D
Get to do: take BP, Post Office, bank, dogs to powerline, fire district: call Credit union re: credit card, ask for boots donator contact info, appreciation letter or certificate to boots donator, research effective conflict resolution, index mutual aid files; call S, call C, call R, FM Cu, watch STAS Day 20, make experimental almond paste, declutter sideboard, practice new dances (Pure Movies to Wine, Beer, Whiskey, Sleeping with the Devil, I ain’t never gonna love nobody but Cornell Crawford (Alley cat), A Little Less Broken, One Margarita, I’m so used to being broke, All Night, Nothing but You, Blame it on my beating heart, Homesick); finish mulching flowerbed; broadcast cover crop seed in veg garden areas, invest another 10 minutes in prepping living trust, Freddie’s for complete series TDAP <$48, get Shingrix vaccine, find and configure a screen time popup, figure out where to plant naked lady bulbs, and soon as it warms up above 50 and dries out below 60% humidity I’ll tape and spray paint those rusted areas of Aunt Elsie’s stove. Reconcile Joe’s EOB’s Thrivent shows only 2263.48 so far, next BGBS ask Terry about GB’s FD firetruck tax levy – contacts, media, advocate???, call Wild Rivers (541 247 3514) for dog wash/nail trim appointments.
Reward: inventory seeds, plan next year’s garden, wishlist replenishments,
Friendly February:
4: organize a virtual tea break with friends: That was our zoom Happy Hour Wednesday
Not off to a good start this month either stepwise nor AF-wise. Fire hall phone calls eating up my time. While I’m giving the gift of listening while people process, I’d better get up off my butt and step in place.
Lisa thanks for the Bosal Poly-Therm Fleece, that’s just what I was imagining… that and a square of space blanket…
Allie Do you have some home care or meals on wheels?
Karen in VA your squirrel looks so relaxed!
Sue in WA Wow, is that a bobcat?
Debbie in Napa, I thought it was weird to see blackberry blossoms here in January, but your February ripening raspberries – amazing! Joe, like your DH, likes to watch horror flicks. I do not. My nightmares are bad enough without them. So yes Joe watches in his man cave and I in the living room.
Tracey glad the clamshells are helping. Thanks for the Young Sheldon recommendation, think I’d enjoy that. Really enjoyed Modern Family when it was on. Sometimes watch Mom. Record evening and morning local news so I can fast forward to the weather and bypass most of the rest. Used to love the home improvement shows (Property Brothers, Fixer Upper, Holmes) but realize they just add to my dissatisfaction with our house so tapered off. Poirot? Father Brown? Will have to search our pbs station to see if available here.
Machka when I read “The new school year has just started…” I thought oh nooo, she isn’t going to start a new course already??? :laugh: Hopeful news for your 2022!
Macaroni and cheese, my favorite is the one I make from scratch, but it has too much butter, cream and cheese to have more than once a year, so last night I had next favorite: https://www.amys.com/our-foods/macaroni-cheese
Dining out: My favorite is appetizers at a brewpub, with special $pendy sit down restaurants for birthday (with friends) and anniversary (Joe indulges me in this sometimes). Haven’t done either indoors since last March. Outdoor brewpub twice (and froze in the wind.)
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
February: leaner/stronger/kinder than January.
daily: sit with Joe: 3, weigh/wii: 4/13/49, steps>5627=3599, vits=4, log=4, CI<CO=4, CI<250<CO=4, Tumble=2 Shadow=3 mfp=3 outside=1 up hill=1
wkly: BB&B,T’ai Chi or SWSY x3= rx= dance= clean 60 mins= packwalk=1, wt=1/31:141.3 2/7: 2/14: 2/21: 2/28
mnthly: board mtg= , grant= , 21 plan= bonus: AF=2 play=3 sew= waist=42.5
2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW1 -
Kim - So happy you had a good break. Sounds like fun.
I'm like you, I can, and do, cook almost anything, so going out has to be for some other reason. Fish and chips as takeaway, or real pizza in a restaurant. It has to be 24 hr sourdough pizza and a real woodfired oven.
We go to a vegetarian restaurant in Brighton that does incredibly fancy food that I could not emulate, especially the 'small plates'. Sensational.
Otherwise I like to spend money on atmosphere, and especially service. I have been to quite a few world class top restaurants, which cost as much as a long weekend away, but it's always worth it. The only one that wasn't was in NYC. And that was the service, not the food. Paying that kind of money has to be a wonderful experience that stays with you. It’s a performance and you should feel special. The best waiters are just amazing , a combination of reassuring pilot and friendly doctor. Add that to the dazzle of the surroundings and the beautiful table and it truly is a little bit of heaven.
I am thinking about going to one when the lockdown is over. We probably won't have a holiday this year, and haven't been further than a mile from our house for a year, so I might suggest to DH a night in a posh London hotel and a top meal out. That could be our " cruise".
I've just got to carefully work on him.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx1 -
MICHELLE Just finished my latest 1000 piece jigsaw, I don’t make pics of them, just break them up and start another 😀
Kate5 -
We watch dramas, foreign films and series, usually crime. When hubby goes to bed I put ALL4 on and watch West Wing I went back to beginning and now on Series 6. There are only 7 series but I’ve got about 10 left of 6. Love it.
Kate UK ❤️2 -
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Machka when I read “The new school year has just started…” I thought oh nooo, she isn’t going to start a new course already??? :laugh: Hopeful news for your 2022!
Macaroni and cheese, my favorite is the one I make from scratch, but it has too much butter, cream and cheese to have more than once a year, so last night I had next favorite: https://www.amys.com/our-foods/macaroni-cheese
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
It's the new school year for the kids - some started on February 1 and others started on February 3.
The new university year starts on February 22.
BUT ... I am NOT going back to school.
2021 is not a school year for me ... thank goodness.
I love macaroni and cheese, and I had the best macaroni and cheese in Scotland. I could have lived on the macaroni and cheese there ... plus the millionaire bars for dessert.
Machka in Oz
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »Otherwise I like to spend money on atmosphere, and especially service. I have been to quite a few world class top restaurants, which cost as much as a long weekend away, but it's always worth it. The only one that wasn't was in NYC. And that was the service, not the food. Paying that kind of money has to be a wonderful experience that stays with you. It’s a performance and you should feel special. The best waiters are just amazing , a combination of reassuring pilot and friendly doctor. Add that to the dazzle of the surroundings and the beautiful table and it truly is a little bit of heaven.
I am thinking about going to one when the lockdown is over. We probably won't have a holiday this year, and haven't been further than a mile from our house for a year, so I might suggest to DH a night in a posh London hotel and a top meal out. That could be our " cruise". I've just got to carefully work on him.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
That's what I wanted to celebrate my graduation and so we went to the best place in Hobart ... a revolving restaurant on the top of the largest hotel/casino. Wonderful views as we slowly rotated around, and the sun went down. Great service and good food.
M in Oz1 -
spikeyhair wrote: »We watch dramas, foreign films and series, usually crime. When hubby goes to bed I put ALL4 on and watch West Wing I went back to beginning and now on Series 6. There are only 7 series but I’ve got about 10 left of 6. Love it.
Kate UK ❤️
My husband used to love West Wing and I've purchased 3 seasons so far.
Now, however, I'm not sure if he could follow it very well. It moves very fast.
M in Oz0 -
2021 is not a school year for me ... thank goodness.
2021 is my Things To Do List year ... slowly chipping away at it.
In early January, I made my list ... in later January, I tried to start working on my list but for some reason, I just kept adding to it! Every time I turned around, there was something else to do.
This weekend is another long weekend and this time we're staying home. So I've started working on my dressing room!!
The first thing I've discovered is that I need to lose some weight! If I dropped 5 kg, quite a few of my clothes would look better on me. If I lost 10 kg, it would be even better!
The second thing is that my plan is coming together so far. I have spent some time thinking about what I wanted to do and I'm doing it in sections so that I don't make a huge mess. And that folding thing is working. It's interesting being able to see all my tops!
The third thing is that I may need some convincing to let go of some things, especially tops. They've been in my life a long time! I have had 2 other clothing purges so these have survived both of those. However, I am in my 50s and some of them will never work for me again.
My cat is fascinated and has been exploring empty drawers.
M in Oz2 -
At about 2pm yesterday we got some MAJOR snow! It started out beautifully large and fluffy; you know, where you can see whole clusters of perfectly formed snowflakes! Then it turned to slush (or what meteorologists like to call; a wintry mix). Tim started shoveling at about 3:30 and there was already about four new inches of snow on the drive. He went out again at about 1am and shoveled another two or three inches of heavy wet snow. I heard him come in. He is going to be in some major pain today. I got out of bed to help him out of his snow gear and to get a couple of pills out for him. He is, now, snoring away, and I will just let him sleep and handle the nine kiddos, myself. I only had about two inches of heavy to shovel. It wasn't too bad; but the wind was awful. Snow day for the school kids today! Which means I have extra kids (yea/boo). It should be a good day. I have the games and puzzles ready, plus we are going to make snow ice cream. I have never made it before, so we will just make a simple vanilla recipe.
My first two kiddos just arrived and brought a bag of playdoh and slime to share with the other kids. lol
TV- We got rid of cable; but use my son's Netflix, Hulu, Prime, and Disney+ subscriptions. The last show I watched was Bridgerton. Due to all of the gratuitous sex, it felt a bit voyeuristic to watch, but the romance part of it was good. I have watched a few series. I tend to stay away from them, because I REALLY don't want to invest that kind of time in front of the tv. BUT...I am obsessed with The Witcher (waiting for season 2), the Mandalorian (waiting for season 3), there are a few others that I will probably tune in for second seasons if they have them (The Old Guard, Warrior Nun, Cursed). I also tend to go back to my all time favorites when I am feeling "lost" or in need of "family". MASH is one, House (bc Hugh Laurie! mmmm), Stargate SG-1, Sherlock. All of those are like seeing old friends or family. Kind of like how I re-read certain books from my childhood or teen years. (Little House books, The Belgariad/Mallorean books, Harry Potter series (okay, HP is a newer one))
Well, I better scoot. The one year old is already into the cupboards! She has been up since 5am!! Can anyone say, EARLY NAP??? ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
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TerriRichardson112 wrote: »February Alphabet Challenge:
1. A - Aerobic Dance video:
https://youtu.be/yN3GgCUmmXw
2. B - I had to exercise in my bedroom today as it was bucketing with rain.
3. C - I did some chair yoga today.
4. D -
5. E -
6. F -
7. G -
Terri - I did your Aerobic Dance video a couple days ago and
I'm still sore! Actually it's an exaggeration to say I "did" it. That friendly fit woman with the shirt tied casually around her waist kept saying "Stay with me" and "Almost there" and I did my best. But DANG! I couldn't follow the moves because I've got two left feet. Later, I couldn't do anything except jump up and down in time to the music. Terri, if you followed along through the whole program, all I can say is: "You're a better (wo)man than I, Gunga Din!" 
I can't add anything to all this talk of favorite TV programs, because we have no TV. I'm hopeless at trivia questions about any kind of pop culture. But ask me to perform something out of a choral work by Bach, or the Congregationalists' Pilgrim Hymnal that I grew up with, and chances are I can sing it by heart.
The icy cold weather is behind us for now and I've been out jogging in the "balmy" 15°F. That was good for my poor stiff calf muscles.
Back to the salt mine...
/Penny, working on a big commission at the
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