WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2021

Good morning all! Happy Wednesday!
Machka- Whoa! Looks like you are in the eye of it! Hang tight and I hope all goes well!
Beth- Not sure if you are on and reading; but I agree with Margaret! Take your time, and know that you are in my thoughts and prayers daily! Sending love and hugs to you (((( ))))
Heather- I think that is the problem with electric cars and the hybrid cars; you really have to know what you are doing to work on them. Gone are the days where you see people working on their cars in the driveway.
Terri- Tim and I went down to one car a few years ago. WE got rid of the mini van and kept the jeep. It didn't take us long to realize that we should have kept the mini van for the simple reason that it had more room to use for moving items, travel, family (when we are all together), etc. Other than that, because I work at home, one car has been an easy adjustment.
Pip- Ugh! Sorry about the trailer mess. That is a big mistake for a company to make. Good idea on the tracking.
REbecca- Your salads always look delish! If the downed branches are outside your lot, think of them as wildlife habitats. They might look messy; but they probably house a lot of animals and critters. I would def go out and roll some of those logs over to find some salamanders or other fun things. Also...remember not to clean up too quickly. Lots of bugs (mantis, walking sticks, butterflies, bees) winter in stick/leaf piles. They wake up/hatch once the temps are constant above 50.

Thinking of music; what is the strangest song/lyric that has stayed in your head? Like most people, tv commercials and tv show theme songs still occupy a corner of my mind. (Gilligan's Island theme song). However, the oddest song/lyric that has stayed in my head is from an episode of Gilligan's Island. When a band called the Mosquitos vacation on the island and to convince the band to take them all back with them, the girls form a group called The Honeybees and sing a song called "You Need Me". lol That song, for whatever reason, has embedded itself firmly in my brain. I had forgotten about it until a couple of years ago, when my weekend daycare kiddo discovered Gilligan and that episode came up. The girls started singing and the song ended and I said, "Hey! They skipped a whole verse!" lol

ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. - Charles Dickens

KJLaMore wrote: »

Machka- Whoa! Looks like you are in the eye of it! Hang tight and I hope all goes well!

It's been raining all day and heavy rain predicted all night long.

Rhody wants us to turn off the irrigation system so he can go outside!!

KJLaMore wrote: »

Thinking of music; what is the strangest song/lyric that has stayed in your head? Like most people, tv commercials and tv show theme songs still occupy a corner of my mind. (Gilligan's Island theme song). However, the oddest song/lyric that has stayed in my head is from an episode of Gilligan's Island. When a band called the Mosquitos vacation on the island and to convince the band to take them all back with them, the girls form a group called The Honeybees and sing a song called "You Need Me". lol That song, for whatever reason, has embedded itself firmly in my brain. I had forgotten about it until a couple of years ago, when my weekend daycare kiddo discovered Gilligan and that episode came up. The girls started singing and the song ended and I said, "Hey! They skipped a whole verse!" lol

ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

One of the downsides of the lyrics "superpower" is that I remember many TV commercials and theme songs. Now that I think about it, maybe that's one of the up-sides of not having a TV until I was about 17!!

I find myself singing all the commercials ... the first few notes come on, and I'm off. Halfway through I stop myself. No ... I do not want to be singing commercials! I don't want to use up brain space on commercial lyrics. But there they are.

Incidentally, one of the ways I study is to convert my notes into a song and sing it to myself a few times. It sticks better that way.

Anyway, strange ones ... here you go!

https://youtu.be/UnO8HPCwOXc

https://youtu.be/Uw-l_LzcNLo


Machka in Oz

KJ - It's just a normal petrol engine car. Not electric.
Barbara - Guess what? He didn't sleep well last night because his bad back was playing up.

We don't need a car for anything. Everything is walkable or busable. My large grocery order is delivered. I haven't even been in a car since December 2019. I haven't driven for two and a half years. I hate cars. DH needs it for cricket, that's all. Cricket is unlikely to start for a while yet. I can’t see myself going on a long car journey ever again.

Spent a very frustrating morning trying to format my memoir. Grrr! But at least I've launched into it on the laptop. That's progress in itself. Felt panicky and annoyed the whole time.

Might trim DH'S hair this afternoon before the Zoom with my girlfriends. My difficult friend was called in at very short notice this morning for her second vaccination. She's the only one I know who's had both. Our government is asking us to wait 12 weeks between doses.. I expect they had extra Pfizer defrosted and needed arms.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Beautiful botanical gardens ... in less rainy times ...

I walk here from time to time at lunch.






Machka in Oz

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Pip: I’m sorry for the trailer problems with the manufacturer.
I hope it is straightened out by them ASAP. :grumble: You deserve better!

Machka: It looks like a good time to put your bikes on trainers and ride in the living room. I hope your area does not get flooding.

Lisa: I would not sing at Karaoke night, but I might lip-sinc. I have a tin ear and can’t sing well at all. I’m pretty good at off-key. :ohwell:

KJ: The song that sticks in my head was recorded by Herman’s Hermits—“I’m ‘enery the eighth, I am . . .


We did a thorough shopping trip yesterday and went to three stores. We’re well stocked at this point. DH & I have six days until our second vaccinations. I look forward to getting them done. I want to go to the stable, and to yoga classes at the fitness club. These are things that make me happy and improve my health. It has been a very long time since I have been able to go to either place. The next vaccination near the end of the month will be a blessing.

Katla in rainy NW Oregon

KJ (Kelly), ok you typed the words bugs, and critters, and my brain heard ahhhhhheeeeeekkkk! 😜😁😂
Ok I need to paint you a funny picture. Picture a nice sunny day, the birds are chirping, the bees buzzing. Perfect. Now insert Rebecca into the picture. She's about 8 yrs old. She peeks out, and stands on the porch, then sees a spider on a plant, she runs down the steps to the backyard! She then notices a spider on the wood pile! She then runs to the play house, (my dad had extra wood so it was a house with a floor, and roof but no electricity), anywhooo she sees the flies on the floor and screams! As she catches her breath a bee spies her, buzzing around her lazily. She screams and dramatically runs back into the house! The End.😋😂😂😂😂

Silly right? I still run in terror if I hear a bee. I can deal with spiders, but if they're big, I yell for Lee in a tone that implies that I'm dying.😜. As a child I ended my day every single night, by looking in every corner of my bedroom, and checking my pillow. For spiders.
😳😁 Rebecca
A loon on an island!

Rebecca - I am fond of honey bees and welcome them in my garden but yellow jackets are aggressively mean. They cause me to get out the bug traps & Raid. 🤨🐝 They seem to get aggressive toward the end of summer.