WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2022

Greetings dear friends. I'm typing on my phone so will keep this brief. Took me 2.5 hours to read last 12 pages. I have been busy this month and it's not over yet.

Went to visit a friend in Atlantic City. She spoiled me with delicious home cooked meals and a day trip to Cape May. I enjoyed getting to swim in the ocean.

Then traveled to Shenandoah, Virginia and spent 2.5 days at a getogether with DSIL, 4 of her 5 daughters and a close family friend. Sitting around the fireplace one evening I instigated an impromptu salsa dance session. The National Park was beautiful, but we hot some muggy weather. Had more fun tubing down the river which ran right behind our AirbnB.

Came home and two days later my very dear friend of over 55 years came for a 3 night visit. My "guest room" is now being rented by my roommate, so I gave Margie my room and I used pull out couch in my cat's room. We also took a road trip to Great Sand Dunes National Park and our room at the lodge was a vintage bullet trailer. We made great memories. Despite having purged several bins of photos and memorabilia over the past year, I managed to find a couple dozen items she and/or her late mom wrote me years ago. We had many laughs and she took all the items home with her

Roommate MT has settled in well. He is quiet, gracious and lives a mostly healthy lifestyle. He works at Whole Foods and loves to cook. Goes to his gym 4x a week. While I was away he took excellent care of my indoor and outdoor plants. And most importantly, he loves Mars, my ever demanding cat.

Speaking of kitchens, my handyman is almost done with painting my cabinets and attaching new pulls. Took them from "last century oak" to white. Looks so much brighter! Now I'm looking at countertops and appliances. Phasing in the improvements.

My job continues to be a huge joy. I have seen so many great shows this summer. Pitbull, who has provided the music that makes my gym workouts FUN, was here just last week. Audience danced from first song thru encore. Tomorrow I'll see Sammy Hagar and then Thursday I am ushering the play Hadestown. Next month I will be transitioning back to working only the indoor venues for the theatre/dance/opera and symphony events. But I will forever remember the beautiful nights and healing energy of live music I experienced this summer at Red Rocks. Blessing in so many ways.

Next Tuesday I'm off to Montana for late season white water rafting with my girlfriends up there. We will take road trip to Missoula and Wallace. First time for me to that area.

Unfortunately my vision is blurring right now from too much time in front of this little screen tonight. I'll be back soon. Know I think of you all often and send waves of happy, healing vibes from the place in my heart where I carry this group.

Stay well. We can do this.

Rori
Colorado Foothills

At this time DH and I are in a retirement center in Illinois where he is getting physical therapy & occupational therapy after his heart attack. He is very pleased with his progress. We are content being here while he is getting help. Once he his ready we both want to return to our home in Oregon. We are taking things one day at a time.

New weight loss technique -- food poisoning!

Just a bit suspicious.

I went to lunch with former work colleagues and it was lovely spending time with them, but I found that the food left a little bit to be desired. It came out really quickly which makes me suspect that a microwave was involved. I had a tofu and veg stir fry, but the veggies were incredibly hot (heat, not spice) and it took about 20 minutes before they cooled enough for me to eat, which also made me suspect microwave. The tofu was tough and rubbery with an inner consistency of scrambled egg ... and was also way, way too hot.

I ate about half of it, and soon didn't feel very well. And this evening, the toilet and I have become friends.

It's late in the evening now and I'm feeling a little bit better, but not at all hungry.


Machka in Oz