WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2022
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Today's Christmas painting session. I may choose one to make a Christmas card next year.
Love Heather UK xxxxxx
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Heather ... interesting conversation regarding perfection/expectations during the holidays. I was just reflecting on how I ruined so many Christmases in the past because I couldn't make them perfect ... getting upset with details and unimportant things... striving for some ideal that probably came from a Hallmark Card commercial. I regret those times, because, let's be honest, there's no such thing as "perfect." I've been planning this year's Christmas celebration for weeks with the joy that my Mom could finally join me after years of not being able to get together. And now mother nature is getting ready to throw every nasty winter element it can into the Buffalo area ... flash freezing, lake effect snow, blizzard conditions, bitter cold ... She is only 15 minutes from my house and I most likely won't be able to have her with us due to the weather. Cancellations are currently being made for community events, etc. In the past, I would have had a crying-jag-meltdown. My mother would have thrown some out some guilt producing comments. Yesterday, my mom and I talked about the forecast and the plans that are being changed all over the area ... we are both disappointed, but we'll be fine. Evidently, we're both growing up.
My mother wanted stuffed cabbage for Christmas Dinner ... do you think I can find cabbage anywhere? No. Still, I'm going to look again today because I'll be getting together with my mom sometime next week when the weather behaves.
I have developed a cold (currently negative for Covid). Other than one last look for cabbage, I'm just going to lay low and finish up my
wrapping ... maybe do some baking for my guys (they don't care about my germs).
Beth near Buffalo7 -
Vicki, I can just imagine your concert. Yesterday I played my M S cd in the morning and again in the afternoon.
Lynette, I'm with you on enough of this cold and ice. I'm hoping we don't get the freezing rain that I heard might come.
Tomorrow is my 72 birthday. I'll enjoy a quiet day and will get together with my best friend for a walk with our dogs. Some of the kids will call. I wonder what this next year will bring.
Betsy in NW WA10 -
Good morning, afternoon and evening, as the case may be, hope everyone in the midwest and central is staying home, warm and dry.
KJ - You look like you're catching the worst of the snow now, hope all's well with you and yours.
Machka - you look to be healing well...
Debbie - keep taking care of yourself dear heart...
Annie - When you own your choices, it's no longer a diet to break or keep, it's a change in your lifestyle. I'm glad you're owning your choices.
Just got a text from my daughter - power's out at Fort Riley, including base housing, and it's -7 degrees. They're out of the snow-band, so hoping the crews can get out and get it restored quickly. Her husband works at the base hospital, and it has fallback generators, so will be warm. She's going to head that way if the electricity doesn't come back up soon. Gotta love a girl with a backup plan!
Texting back and forth with my sister, too - she's in southwestern Oklahoma, near Fort Sill, says the winds started howling around 4:30 a.m. Hasn't lost power, but it's flickered a couple of times.
My best friend, in Montana, is at -33, and that just doesn't even seem like it could be real. Brr. Thinking about you, Tracey, and all our Canadian friends... Hope you're staying warm!
Making me feel guilty at 36 degrees, practically a heat wave! Just got a few electricity flickers of my own, but I'm prepared. Corey got some kindling ready for me to start a fire in the fireplace when I'm ready. Keeps the house temperature higher and the heat from coming on quite so much. Plus it's very peaceful and makes me happy.
And speaking of happy - Corey and I with the grands this past weekend.
Later y'all.
Love,
Lisa
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Old pic
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Thinking of you all, in the cold about to descend on the US. It's in our newspapers and online news. Sending big wishes for the power to stay on, and for all hospitality plans to work out. If not, I wish for peace for all.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx1 -
Pip— Gorgeous photo of you and Kirby. ❤️. 💕2
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Aside from the additional 5' of new snow and blizzard warnings, we got an extra day off ahead of Christmas break today! YAY!
22 A song that makes you happy: this season... White Christmas
Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN5 -
Darn it! I was helping my dad with his computer and missed an online medical appointment. I simply can't remember two things at once anymore - too many concussions. Every once in awhile I think about working again, and then something like this happens. Well, I was able to reschedule for tomorrow so no real damage.
When my dad's email changed a year ago, I told him he had to go through all the programs he uses and update it. But he said that was too much work. Now each program wants to do two factor identification, and of course they send the codes to the old email, but dad can't access that. And to update the email you have to login with the code. Not much I can do now.
So meanwhile I just need to settle down. Deep breathing. Thanks for listening, friends! It really is nothing compared to the power outages and freezing weather some of you all have. If there's no police and no ambulance, and we are warm and dry, it's not such a bad day. Okay, back to our regularly scheduled claim to clean my room today.
Annie in Delaware4 -
KetoneKaren wrote: »Machka, It might be the self-heal herb Prunella vulgaris.
We wondered about that, and it's plausible. But where on earth did it come from. We haven't had it before and now we've got a whole lot of it!
I do have to say, it looks a lot like Prunella vulgaris.
We also wondered about Salvia Officinalis. That would make more sense, and in some pictures it looks similar. But it doesn't smell at all like sage.
This, for example, is Garden Sage (Salvia Officinalis)
https://www.kew.org/plants/garden-sage
M in Oz
I vote for Salvia. The leaves are more consistent with your picture, and it spreads like crazy. I love Salvia. My favorite is Black and Bloom Salvia.
Karen in Virginia0 -
cityjaneLondon wrote: »Today's Christmas painting session. I may choose one to make a Christmas card next year.
Love Heather UK xxxxxx
Oh my gosh I love these. Heather, you have a gift.
Karen in Virginia1 -
SophieRosieMom wrote: »Sue in WA - It's sunny, chilly, and 32F here at my house. No snow - a surprise since the weatherman was saying inches forecast for here a couple days ago. They seem pretty confident about freezing rain tomorrow night and into Friday morning.
Kim and Barbara - How did you fare with the earthquakes? Feel anything? News guys reminded us again this morning that our area is way past due.
Tracey - I see Edmonton had -30 F last night with a high of -15F predicted for today. That 32F at my house seems balmy! How are you faring?
Barbie - your walk in the snow was a fine workout!
Not a lot going on, nose stuck in books these days.
All is good here.
Lanette
SW WA State
I have spent the last week 10 days trying to get caught up here. I am so far behind on Christmas gifts that I needed all my off work hours working on projects. I read your note to me and I feel that 32 F would be wonderful right now. Currently at 920 am it is -35C with a -41 feels like.
My husband’s and daughters cars are frozen, I am praying mine starts when I go out. Our water drain pipe in the sink is also currently frozen. It’s bitter. By Monday it is supposed to be 0C.
I am playing hooky today to catch up on numerous things. One was sleep so I just woke up and have taken a few minutes to read here.
Tracey
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Our daughter stopped in to bring us treats this morning. What an unexpected visit! ❤️ She left treats for us & has gone home to her family. She and her family are warm and safe, and so are we. ⭐️4
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Hidee ho
Im hearing about all this weather and we will be getting heavy rain and thunderstorms and high wind and possible power outages..im hoping the power outages don't happen..
Lisa- that picture is a framer for sure.. love it!!!
Heather- beautiful beautiful water colors .yes those would make beautiful cards for sure..
Has anyone heard from Kim? I know she is near where they had the that earthquake and it was a doozy..
Tracy is doing her dads Christmas shopping after work today so im staying a little bit longer today.1 -
Wow Tracey! Stay safe!
Annie in Delaware1 -
Carol in GA2 -
We did get to see Mannheim Steamroller last evening. DH dropped us off and picked us up. That was a Blessing as the wind and cold was terrible. I enjoyed the show and the light show was great.
Now today the temp so far today is -14 with wind chill -35. Glad I am working inside. And I am spoiled as DH brings me and picks me up. So warm car.
Betsy--Happy Birthday. Hope you have just the kind of day you will enjoy the most.
Lisa--Great picture of you, Corey and the DGC.
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE5 -
Lisa ~ That is a great photo of you, Corey, and the grands! You all look so happy!
Heather ~ Your art work is impressive!
Good wishes and prayers to all who are living through the Arctic blast assaulting the USA.
Carol in GA
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The wind is really up, and driving snow in front of it, and the temperature has dropped to 15 in the last hour. I've got the fire going, and Egg is happy with that. Reading and keeping the fire going is pretty much the agenda for the afternoon.
For us, Christmas is done, so no pressures left at all. Cor has the next four days off, so plenty of time to relax and sleep late on his part.
Heather, I think the Christmas ornament watercolor would make an amazing holiday card. Love the vivid color on both.
Betsy - Happy birthday!
Feeling serene in Arkansas,
Love y'all
Lisa2 -
@dlfk202000 ... needles in the nose. That's a good way to describe it. My hip just aches deeply, but my nose feels like a 1000 needles are poking into it.
However, the bandage change and maybe a few stitches out should help a bit. I've had half my nose stitches out and should get the rest out tomorrow. And I'm not wearing a bandage over the tip of my nose when I'm inside. That feels better.
Machka in Oz
my nose has not been covered since I got out of the hospital. There is a little gauze square that is stitched on-stitches are all exposed. My neck is where the large bandage is- pulls every time I move.
For the week between having the spot removed and the reconstruction, I did leave the bandage off for a few hours the last few days and yes, it did feel so much better.
Waiting to see what they do at this appointment tomorrow-Hope they say the graft is healing well. I have been very careful.2
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