WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2023

13 Tell a random person they look "good" today - I just told DH that before I knew what it was today.

Heather - I might look into that. Thank you for the encouragement.

Allie - I’m so terribly sorry you had to witness that. I hope something changes soon. Tracy needs to protect herself and the boys. As a mother I can’t fathom how worried and upset this makes you.

Annie - I notice how my Mom is progressing by who she remembers in the family.
She was diagnosed in 2016, the year my granddaughter was born. She only has met her once because of the distance. She has rarely remembered her, but when I would say her name she seemed to try to cover it up that she forgot about her. Last week when she talked I could see the look in her face when I mentioned Michaela.
She had been asking about Jonah almost every time we talked and she didn’t last week. My SIL, Ryan is mentioned very occasionally, my SIL, Brodey a year ago was asked about at least three times per conversation. Last week she didn’t mention either of them. She did ask about my girls, and remembered they were adults, this was new she mostly thinks of them as teens (I think about 2012 from things she has said).
I just go along with whatever she says and that’s how we are taught to talk with the residents at work. The number 1 thing is to distract, the 2nd is never argue only agree as that is their reality in that moment.
I do know that I learned a lot about my Dad’s family growing up as that is what my Aunt talked about most. It was rather sweet.

Vicki - your experience as a teen was the same as mine. My Teen Line phone was a doodle bag phone. I thought it was the best! I even had a sofa that turned into a bed so made my only little living room. No TV but a tape player and radio.

I had a call from my MIL this morning that there are four spots on my FIL’s liver. She called again this evening to say that he has some in his esophagus as well. He is finally in the hospital and they will biopsy on Monday. I’m praying he can be kept comfortable and that we can figure out how to pay for us to get home very soon and in time.

This is when I absolutely hate living across the country.

Tracey in Edmonton

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I'm 'Machka in Oz' ...
Machka has been my nickname for about 20 years now. It's actually the Serbo-Croatian word for female cat.
Oz is where I live ... Australia. I was born in Canada and lived there for just over 40 years, then moved to Australia to live with my Australian-born husband.

Machka in Oz

Already mid-Jan. Can't believe it. Had an injury between Christmas and New Year, stopped me from doing what I had planned. NY's goals and all. Starting new today though. Glad to be here. Liking all the inspiration.

Today reached about 31C (88F) which is one of our warmest days since about last March.

As you can see in a few posts above, I spent some time at the beach walking and wading in the water. That was lovely!

It was also an excellent day for drying towels on the line ... warm and WINDY! They were dry in no time.

When it gets this hot, bees "beard" and fan to cool themselves and their hive. These are our bees doing what they know to do to cool off ...


My guys ...




Machka in Oz

Hope your arrangements work out Tracey. An upsetting time for your family.

This morning I rang up and booked a time in 3 weeks for me to go in and paint the pots I made. I also booked, with the voucher my brother gave me for my birthday, another pottery session in March. It's to make a stem vase and a succulent pot. I don't have, nor want, any succulents, but I'm sure I can think of something, maybe a dip pot. A stem vase sounds good.

Then I adapted the photo design I posted previously, so I could possibly use it as a cover. Thank you Lisa. A lot depends on the Kindle templates when I get to that stage.
Then .... I actually added a lot of lines to a poem I'm writing about 'painting' and what it means to me. I've amazed myself. Perhaps I should have a sleepless night more often!

Still very, very windy out there. I hope G will, be OK on her ferry tonight, coming back from France.

Love to all, Heather UK xxxxxxxx