WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2022

Chilling in the living room while Corey tidies up the kitchen. We made beef enchiladas and cheese enchiladas in one pan, with his homemade enchilada sauce, and refried beans. The kitchen was a wreck, but the results should be glorious. He's such a good cook. I'm a ham-handed sous chef at best, but I'm capable of rolling cheese or beef up in a corn tortilla... and getting myself covered with enchilada sauce up to my elbows.

Already down to 33 degrees outside. After lunch, I was able to assist Corey with getting a load of wood racked and ready for firewood, but it kinda wore me down... so I spent the rest of the afternoon writing while he went to the grocery store for fresh veggies, etc. Had a kind of breakthrough, where I realized I needed to tear the whole website back down to the beginning and start again. Not unusual, and each of those spasms puts me further ahead in the end. All the past writing isn't lost, just edited and shifted.

Warm and cozy inside, and grateful for that...

Love y'all,
Lisa in AR

We have been on 15 cruises and are scheduled for another in July. Hope we are able to go. Wewillvisit a lot of the places Heather just toured.
Cold here. Expecting a lot of company for a week. Hope I can do it!
SueBDew in TX.

Recd some cinnamon apple butter from a new friend on the island. I put some items on the give away site and she took them. She thanked me by giving me some apple butter. I feel blessed.🙏💖

Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa

Awake early. Reading the thread in the living room. I will make us both a cup of tea in a minute. We have that and half a banana each before we go to the gym st 7 am. About 55 minutes there. Then we come back to the breakfast the butler brings to our room.
It's my subjective impression that I haven't put any weight on this cruise. I arrived on board feeling uncomfortably fat, but I've either got used to it, or I have lost a pound in two. I have drunk alcohol, which I've thoroughly enjoyed, top class bottles, which pile on the calories, but I've coped with the never ending delicious food by cutting out nearly all carbs. So, no bread, cakes, desserts, biscuits, potatoes, rice, pasta, etc. I have two tiny petits fours at the end of my dinner.
Gym, walking, lots of stairs, LOTS, dancing twice a day. I'm feeling comfortable in my clothes.
My big hit of the cruise has been my faux leather leggings. Loving them!

Love Heather xxxxxxxx

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minicooper452 wrote: »

I love potatoes, Debbie, but what on earth do you do with 50lbs!!!

Grateful for...
12-*texture-fleece
Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN

I share some plus if I keep them cool and dry, they will last until late spring and if they do sprout, they get planted. I love potatoes any way. DH isn't as much of a fan- he is half Japanese so of course, he wants his rice every day(not great for a diabetic-he and his mom both)

The German craft fair and dinner was pretty much a bust- only about 10 tables with crafts. I didn't buy anything- dh bought fudge to take to his mom.
Dinner was ok but not great. Was nice to go check out something different. And, because we were in town, we made the rounds to our favorite grocery stores and found some great bargains.

Today is 22 yrs since one of my best friend passed away- Laurie was just 38 yrs old, leaving a husband and three young kids. Hard to believe it has been that long. I was going to call her that day but told myself I would call her the next day. Her husband liked to get on the other phone and listen in when we talked. I never got a chance to call her that next day. Because of that, something I regret still, I tell people if you think about calling someone or seeing someone, DO IT- don't put it off. You never know if you will get another chance.
Her and I were friends from the first day of 5th grade. We went all through school together, including college. We both taught preschool and then did daycare(not together)

Military- I had a few uncles and cousins in the military. My favorite veteran is my best friend, who just happens to also be my former hubby- loved being a Coast Guard wife. Waiting on the dock for the ship to come in.

No rain today so walked MIL"s dog(haven't walked him for a few weeks). Between that and shopping, I hit over 10,000 steps again today.

cool here but I am warm because I have a fat cat on my lap. Hard to reach the keyboard with Tonashi on my lap
Debbie
Napa valley, Ca

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Debbie, - Curious if your husband is jealous of your relationship with your ex? And if you have any regrets? We have an amusing situation here - my ex-husband is not only a wonderful co-grandparent, but a good friend to both me & my spouse. We go out to lunch together and exchange gifts, etc. My spouse and my ex have their own friendship and communication without me in the middle. I know we are weird, but I don't actually care. It works for us.

Karen in Virginia

Sunday

We went to a beekeeper meeting this morning. I always learn something at the meetings and we usually get some practice with the bees.

Last month, I met a lady who is a fellow beekeeper but who also makes jewellery. I met her again at a craft show a couple weeks ago, and then bought two pieces online. She brought them to the meeting this morning. They're gorgeous! The one on the right changes colour in the light.




And then it started raining so we went our separate ways. My husband and I did a little shopping, then came home and I napped.

Last week was tiring. I'm still not sleeping really well. So a nap seemed like the thing to do.


Our garden in a break in the rain ...

Raspberries
Peace Roses
Blueberries


https://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-bb/


Machka in Oz

Good morning ladies

Machka - I love hearing about your bees. What do they feed on in your area? Around here, invasive blackberries have taken over. But, the bees love the flowers and "Blackberry Honey" is delicious. Does anyone remember that gal from New Zealand who was on here for a while who had hives placed among Manuka bushes and had a thriving market for the honey-shipped a lot to China? Have any of you ever tried Manuka honey? I guess it has a lot of healthful properties.

Flea, Katiebug (and Dave) praying your Covid is mild and you recover quickly. Good idea contacting your docs.

Heather - You are a talented watercolorist. And as I'm getting farther into "French Women Don't Get Fat" I'm really jealous that you have markets you can walk to and get fresh items. At least fresher than what I pick up on my weekly trips to the mega Walmart & Safeway supermarkets. During the summer there are weekly farmer's markets in our little towns with a lot of organic produce.

Rosemarie and others whose lives revolve around caregiving - ((((HUGS)))

The Woodpile: I kicked into gear yesterday and got a lot of wood moved into the woodshed. Probably 1/3 of the pile. I'm a little stiff and sore this morning but nothing is numb so I'll attack it again when it warms up today.

The pieces of wood are pretty small, but the woodstove is tiny and can't take logs over 12" anyhow. All I need is enough dry wood to burn and add some warmth to the living room. These mill ends work great.

Kill a Watt - my gosh this thing is lots of fun. So far it has measured around 7 KWH running 24 hrs in Kitty's shop. I'm projecting it will cost around $15 per month to heat that space, which is OK since it's not only keeping Kitty warm, but also tools and various things I don't want to freeze or get too cold out there.

And this laptop doesn't take much juice at all. Plugging in the tablet or phone to charge them thru the USB cord ups it a little bit. Interesting that when they were charged and removed, I could see the usage go down. Just having the cords still plugged in without the devices hooked up still used some current. Not a lot, but enough to see. Lesson here is unplug things I'm not using.

I can't measure the electricity the heat pump and water heater burn through with this device, but I've worn a trail to the side of the house reading the meter and subtracting the items I can measure and can project the bill from there.

I think this would make a good Christmas gift for anyone that's a little Nerdie - and it's a neat way to show kids and grandkids the benefits of turning things off and unplugging especially as power rates rise in some areas. It's on Amazon, and not too pricey.

That's the latest.

Have a great rest of your weekend.

Lanette
SW WA State