WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2024

Whidislander · April 20

dlfk202000 wrote: »

Whidislander wrote: »

Today my hair was straight up like a punk rocker but with some water and my fingers, it obeyed and went how I like it. I need some actual red lipstick now.😁

Kids had company visiting, her friend from her childhood. She has a little boy younger than Athena though. He has some disabilities but looks likes quite the trooper and looks quite resilient handling it.👍🏼 He and Athena get along like peas and carrots.💖

I guess my son was the photographer so none with him.😂
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa

LOVE Multnomah Falls. I want to go back again. We have only been there once.
I am so ready for a vacation, anywhere!! Last trip we did was our last cruise which was at the very beginning of Covid(we were on the Grand Princess-the people getting on the day we got off are the onese that got quarantined on it)

Your hair looks so good. Mom has her's short, so does my younger sister.
I have a hard time imagining what my hair would be like shorter. It is so curly with it really long.
Not planning on cutting it to see.

Heading up to mom's this evening. Looking forward to it- will be a working weekend, getting her greenhouse planted as much as I can.
I picked up all kinds of seafood for me to cook for us. Seafood salad and sushi for tonight, salmon tomorrow night and shrimp on Sunday night.

Walked MIL's dog for a shorter walk and will do the shorter path at the wetlands. I have, what I believe to be shingles popped up again on my foot. I get them every six months or so, only on my feet but in different spots. This time it is a cluster of blisters the size of a nickle right where the toes meet the ball of my foot, right in the middle. I did pop one of the blisters last night because it was hurting so much. That helped. May have to pop another one after my walk.

Need to start packing my clothes and the plants I plan on taking up. Find the seeds(they aren't where I thought they were)

Debbie
Napa Valley,CA

Enjoy yourself at your mommas!💖

Whidislander · April 20

drkatiebug wrote: »

Rebecca, your new haircut reminds me of Tyne Daly.

Yep, me and a sidekick blonde gal, fighting crime!😁
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa

skuehn48 · April 20

TerriRichardson112 · April 20

Thanks for the birthday wishes. I intend to enjoy the weekend, hopefully with a modicum of moderation.

I was growing my hair out before the first lockdown. I did have it trimmed a couple of times between lockdowns, but not recently. I just trim off the messy ends from time to time. I did a trim last week.

Heather: Sorry about the UTI. Hope it doesn’t affect your surgery.

🤗🤗🤗 and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for those who need them.

🙋‍♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.

☘️ Terri

Machka9 · April 20

House Progress

-- Still moving the garden over to the new house.

-- Waiting and waiting for flooring. That's one of the joys of living on a small remote island.

-- We think we'll go with the light blue paint at the bottom.

Machka in Oz

Anniesquats100 · April 20

Good morning ladies!

Thank you for your concern. I don't really know whether I had a bug or just severe dehydration. Thursday I climbed the stairs, and suddenly got so dizzy I was crashing into the walls. I stumbled to the bathroom, vomited, spent a few hours on the floor in there, and then made it to bed with a headache. I swear I wasn't drinking alcohol at all. I'm just lucky this was after I drove home from horseback riding.

Yesterday was recovery. I read a book "The Return" by Nicholas Sparks. I'm still a bit weak, but I suppose I ought to do some gentle exercise today.

Nothing on the calendar today, except a little laundry, and returning a call from a friend in Albuquerque. Oh and a quick run to the drugstore.

My hair is long, straight and limp. The length doesn't take extra care this way. When it was short, I had to curl it and spray it, then wash out the spray, and that was a nuisance. Not to mention the haircut appointments.

I do dye it with henna about every four months. That's a royal pain, but I love the results.

It's wet out this morning. It doesn't seem to be raining but Teddy came back in wet.

Have a great day, my friends! May you be happy, healthy, safe and free!

Annie in Delaware

grandmallie · April 20

Geez Annie ,that doesn't sound good at all,I'd lay low today If I were you..
Rita- have you come up with my character yet?
Its a yucky rainy weekend here..

1948CWB · April 20

Annie ~ Sorry you were feeling bad and hope you continue to feel better. Maybe you got too hot during your horseback ride.

Debbie ~ I do a trivia quiz every morning and learned a new word today that describes you and your husband. Y'all are ailurophile's....People who love cats.

Carol in GA

LisaInArkansas · April 20

Good morning, my chickens, from the soon-to-be rainy morn of the socked-in Arkansas River Valley,

My husband's heading into work for the morning to get one of the trucks fixed that just came in last night and needs to be available on Monday morning. Hate how tired he gets when he works this much overtime, but that kind of responsibility to his job is why his employer loves him. They treat him well.

Since it's a rainy day, I will probably do my yoga and then work on the quilt I've got in progress. No pressure on anything today. Can't even express how lovely it is to not have anything medical for the next 17 days.

Heather - Hope the next bout of antibiotics does it for the UTI, so glad you're on top of it, and the docs are willing to take your word. It's just not an option with the VA docs.

Annie - That does not sound like any fun at all! Hope you're feeling much better today. Take care of yourself, dear heart.

Machka - Love the color, it looks like it will brighten your space enormously.

Vicki - What was the upshot overall on what's going on with your heart? You may have said and I missed it, sorry. You stay on my mind, especially with how hard you work.

On with my day, hope yours is, was, or will be filled with joy and serenity,

Love,
Lisa in AR

Machka9 · April 20

Anniesquats100 wrote: »

Good morning ladies!

Thank you for your concern. I don't really know whether I had a bug or just severe dehydration. Thursday I climbed the stairs, and suddenly got so dizzy I was crashing into the walls. I stumbled to the bathroom, vomited, spent a few hours on the floor in there, and then made it to bed with a headache. I swear I wasn't drinking alcohol at all. I'm just lucky this was after I drove home from horseback riding.

Annie in Delaware

Could be dehydration. Did you drink water at all before, during or after your horseback riding?

Have an extra couple glasses of water today.

It's probably OK to exercise a bit ... go for a walk with your father.

M in Oz

pipcd34 · April 20

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margaretturk · April 20

I watched a video on YouTube last night on insulin resistance. As I look back to my numbers from my last doctor appointment I was going from the slipping category to pre diabetic. This wake up call is what got me to change my diet. The damage insulin can do in your body when it is not doing its job properly is scary same with cortisol. Both insulin and cortisol are important to our health. When they are in excess and can't do their job properly it leads to excess inflammation leading to weight gain and many chronic diseases arthritis, cancer, heart disease, blindness, dementia.

His solutions is eat a diet of real food no processed that adds extra sugars and starches. A low carbohydrate diet and some fasting. Foods high in fat are not the problem. Foods high in starch and sugar are. My diet is not perfect but it now much more in alignment with his suggestions. Going off wheat and corn and reducing other grains like rice and oats has helped me tremendously.

As I shared before...waist is smaller, blood pressure down, no gum disease, low grade sinus infection is down, weight is down. (167 pounds)

Continuing to work on the internal Me. Reading the Book the Light We Give...An autobiography written by, Simran Singh, a Sikha. I am finding it very thought provoking and helpful as I find ways to give purpose and kindness to myself and to others in the times we live in today.

Joy1580vb · April 20

Good morning, ladies.

Annie, sorry to hear about your illness. Hopefully it passes quickly.

Rita, what characters are still needed? Would like to jump onboard.

Hubby is getting busy here. Had the electrician out yesterday and he wired everything for the seed cleaner. Put a control panel in that has only two buttons to start the machine so a very simple setup. Also has a safety feature that will shut down the unit if it gets overloaded with grain. Hopefully it works good. He's still setting things up so probably won't be trying it out until later this afternoon.

We are in a total fire ban area as I'm sure is most of the province is. Extremely dry here. Not able to burn our household garbage anymore so will just collect the bags in the garage then take them to our local dump. We usually just burn in our burning barrel in the yard but certainly can't do that for now. Lots of concern that we are going to be in a drought this year. Southern Alberta uses irrigation for crops and some areas have already been told they will only have access to 1/2 of the water they usually use. Will have a major impact on crops and also pastures for cattle.

Enjoy the day.

Joy

Machka9 · April 20

We're going for a "beach" look ... if you look up Beach or Coastal decor, you'll see the sort of thing I mean.

These places are NOT our place, but I like the look of the blue walls and white trim

We've decided to do the main living area and main bedroom in blue, and leave the rest white because the white paint in the other rooms looks in good shape.

Machka in Oz

Machka9 · April 20

Joy1580vb wrote: »

Good morning, ladies.

Annie, sorry to hear about your illness. Hopefully it passes quickly.

Rita, what characters are still needed? Would like to jump onboard.

Hubby is getting busy here. Had the electrician out yesterday and he wired everything for the seed cleaner. Put a control panel in that has only two buttons to start the machine so a very simple setup. Also has a safety feature that will shut down the unit if it gets overloaded with grain. Hopefully it works good. He's still setting things up so probably won't be trying it out until later this afternoon.

We are in a total fire ban area as I'm sure is most of the province is. Extremely dry here. Not able to burn our household garbage anymore so will just collect the bags in the garage then take them to our local dump. We usually just burn in our burning barrel in the yard but certainly can't do that for now. Lots of concern that we are going to be in a drought this year. Southern Alberta uses irrigation for crops and some areas have already been told they will only have access to 1/2 of the water they usually use. Will have a major impact on crops and also pastures for cattle.

Enjoy the day.

Joy

We're in a drought in Tassie. Several places have water restrictions in place now.

And the long range forecast (wild guess) is for a dry winter. That's usually when we get most of our rain.

I keep hoping for another solid day of rain like we had a few weeks ago. That won't solve the problem but it would help.

M in Oz

kevrit · April 20

Part 1.

Our MFP Murder Mystery characters and players so far:

Fairy Godmother [b/]- Rita (Still doting over the disappearance of her goddaughter, Felicity continues to hope that Cinderella will reappear and everyone will live happily ever after.)
Jinn ——————-Vicki (Jinn wants to get out of her lamp forever and become human. Perhaps her friendship to Rita is causing some mischief?)
Dwarf (Herbbette) ———Tracey (Like a sister to Sleeping Beauty, Allie’s dependence on Herbbette is endearing to some an annoying to others.)
Red’s Gran ———Barbara AHMOD (having escaped from the Wolf, Barbara is plotting something, but what or who will be affected?
Red ——————-Kylia (Red came to the Ball with her Gran. Unaware that she is plotting something. Red suspects something is wrong, but what?)
Rapunzel (Princess)————-Machka (Depserate to get out of her tower, this trapped temptress may have more than one offer on the table… the question is which one will she pick?)
Pixie ——————Rebecca (Pixie is flitting around the Ball everywhere. She is gathering information about each party guest to report back to??)
Nosey——————Michele (Nosey is walking from one group of guests to another. Not staying in any one place for very long. What’s this? She stops and writes notes in a notebook between each group. For what purpose??)
Sleeping Beauty——Allie (With hopes of moving out of the bed, this princess hopes to soon be known not as the daughter of an evil queen, but as the wife of prince that is charming.)
Cinderella ———-Lisa in AR (After being missing for a month, Cinderella shows up at the ball, dirty, tired, and ready to confront her kidnapper(s). She simply wants to rest first, but the Ball has disoriented her.)
Jasmoor———Heather (Heather thought that Jinn was her friend and would help her through anything. But now, she is questioning this friendship..)
Belle——Joy (Having tamed the ‘Beast’, Joy is happily going about her life. But no one knows her true motives…)
Grettel—- Linda (Wandering the woods and destroying the evil witch, Linda is becoming more confident and independent. But will that lead her to her goals?)
Griselda (Cinderella’s Stepsister)——Rusty (After years of animosity, Griselda has earned Cinderella’s trust and her place in the castle. Now that Cinderella is gone, will Griselda be next to disappear mysteriously?)

Prince Charming

“MFP Timeless Tale of Treachery and Treason in a Kingdom Far, Far Away”

“After the mysterious disappearance of Cinderella, Prince Charming is throwing a fancy dress ball to find a new bride. Some of the kingdom residents question how the prince could move on so quickly, while others are jumping at the chance to earn their spot as the new princess in the castle. No one has seen the Prince since Cinderella disappeared and the rumors are rampant!”

During the ball, as the dancing and rumors escalate, someone dies in the palace. Who died? Where? When? Why? How long was the victim dead? How did the victim die? What is happening?????

RVRita (Fairy Godmother) from the Kingdom of Roswell…….

Part 2:

The Ball has begun and people are arriving in droves. The entire MFP Women’s 50 plus group have arrived. The band has begun with background quiet music to welcome the guests. The servers are wandering among the guests with low carb, low calorie snacks, water, flavored waters, wine and diet drinks.

Fairy Godmother stands at the entrance welcoming the guests. Look! Here comes Jinn, Dwarf, Red’s Gran, Red, Rapunzel, Pixie, and Nosey! No one has seen Prince Charming. When will he arrive? The party is for him to choose a new bride. The crowd talks about the missing Cinderella and what they feel the Prince is rushing the search for a new bride.

The night progresses with more questions as it is near Midnight now, but the Prince has not shown up for his own Ball. Questions are floating among the guests as the band plays on.

The guest gasps in shock as Sleeping Beauty has just shown up with Cinderella!!

RVRita (Fairy Godmother) from the Kingdom of Roswell…….

kevrit · April 20

Having fun with the MFP Mystery! Hope you all enjoy it too. Sorry about the bold, I missed a spot when trying to bold the characters.

If I missed anyone, please let me know. I can still add you in. We are at a Ball after all!! (If anyone doesn’t mind playing a male part, I still need a Prince Charming, Beast, Aladdin, and other ‘husbands’. If none, I can work with that!!

Fairy Godmother, RVRita in the Kingdom of Roswell, NM

grandmallie · April 20

Great Job Rita 👏

kevrit · April 20

Today is: A good day to get out in the Environment and do something good for it (and yourself!) A picture I took a while back during my travel years with a Cannon Rebel EOS T6, which I still have and thinking about getting back to.

RVRita, Roswell, NM

Spoiler has some “other-worldly” pictures I took in Arizona

WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2024

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