WOMEN AGES 50+FOR MAY 2024

Stats for the day-

Walk w/family- 2hrs 7min 38sec, 37elev, 3.0ap, 79ahr, 91mhr, 6.40mi= 595c
Strava app = 784c
Slow jog/walk to doctor and bk- 1hr 7min 31sec, 31elev, 127aspm, 115aw, 128ahr, 166mhr, 13.10min mi, 6.14mi= 637c
Strava app, 650c

Total cal 1232

Had to go to the doc, so I went for a slow jog/walk. When I got there, I apologized for dripping sweat on their counter.

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Back at the hotel after a long day of driving..but so long as Doris had a great time,thats all that counts.. No word from Tracy think I'll wait until I hear from her or text her in the morning..don't want to bother her tonight.
Had a nice late lunch at 99 ,i had a small garden salad,a diet soda and a childs cheeseburger.
On the way back had to stop at a gas station and didn't make it all the way to the restroom.ugh
Oh well chucked those undies out..
Alfie is having a blast.and Siri is being a lovebug to Trudy..all is good.
Tomorrow is Doris' 93rd Birthday..

Kylia, glad you mentioned how much you liked your Stihl GTA 26 battery operated pruning saw. This afternoon I tried it out. It's very easy to use. I watched a couple YouTube videos first to get some of the finer points. Using it reminded me how out of shape I was, lol. And how little my hands are, it was a stretch to disengage the safety and operate the thing at the same time, but once I figured it out, it went smoothly. I haven't checked into any of the other tools that runs off that battery.

Heather - thanks for relating your love story - how you met John - again. I'd heard it before but always love hearing you retell it. That's a nice amount of tea.

Rebecca - glad your kitchen is coming back together, slow but sure.

Debbie - glad to hear you were able to plant some tomatoes. Most of mine are becoming trees! I should have staked them better- drove a chopstick in beside each stem when they were little and tied the plants to each of them with a piece of yarn. They now tower over the chopsticks but it's better than nothing. Your plants look safe from invaders, nice set-up. You'll have a great garden this summer.

Ally- prayers for Tracy for the best outcome. Happy Birthday Doris!

Rita - so glad the move went OK. Great story. I once watched a show where someone was called Venus Flytrap...WKRP in Cincinnati?? I always thought that was a cool name for a character in a Sci Fi story.

Rosemarie - I'm glad you are taking time off from the cat rescue, you'll be busy enough with your plants when you get them put in. I'm sure the cat rescue appreciated the help and you were able to get back in the world again after your husband passed. Onward and upward.

Tracey - great cards! I remember when you got the Cricut, you sure have enjoyed using it. I'm not surprised you made a difference in some of the children's lives the short time you were there. You're a natural and will do well when you're employed in the field.

This morning I drove to a local little hardware store to pick up a bag of potting soil. An old friend works there, and it was fun catching up with him. We talked for a couple minutes about diabetes, I knew he'd been under treatment for Type 2. He said he had been on insulin shots, then metformin. He lost 30 pounds, and no longer takes any medication, now just watches what he eats. Good to hear a success story like that.

Welcome new gals! We're an eclectic group and talk about all kinds of things that support our physical and mental health.

Lanette
SW WA State where it's sunny, cool and very windy. Big heat up coming this weekend. 85F which is chilly for some of you!

Because the grandchildren are coming tomorrow, I decided to brave the very short walk to the shops around the corner. Ow!Ow!Ow! Horrible pain, despite doubling up on the painkillers.
John is going shopping today , so I didn't have to go, but I knew exactly what I wanted and I love a chat with all our 'village ' shopkeepers. They all know me well.
Got everything, but the butcher had no Scotch Eggs as the supplier has stopped coming out this way as costs are so high. Disaster!! He is looking for a new one to the old standard. Most are not.
I could barely hobble home with my trolley. Found a wall to sit on and asked a builder, who was taking a break, if he could wheel my trolley home for me. He was happy to and we swapped stories of hip replacements.
Phew! Now recovering with a strong coffee.
I won't be doing that again, but I so miss my little chats. Only 3 weeks to go tomorrow.

Love Heather UK xxxxxx

Heather: I am so jealous of your village. It sounds like a Doc Martin type of place. I watched the 45 minute documentary of Mr. Bates v The Post Office. I have not watched the 4 part mini-series. That is quite a story. Enough to make me decide to continue to keep a paper trail on some accounts! 3 more weeks! I am counting the days for you!

Rebecca: We had men in the house to install flooring a few years ago. They were here just short of a week. I was so exhausted by the end! And I wasn't the one laying the flooring!

Terri: I hope you enjoy your last Latin Group before summer!

GrandMallie: I remember gray, slightly rainy, overcast days on the Cape. Those days can be long but walking on the beach can be fun. Sometimes the waves are great to watch on those days!

Lanette: I hope your A1C is better this month!

Vickie and Lanette and others who mentioned that it is probably best I left the rescue. Yes, I will go one more time next week. I am excited at the idea of being less tired and with less heat exhaustion on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Vickie..I have not thought about planting in garden pots, though I have several pots!

Well I joined a gym where a regular group of ladies gets together for exercise 4 mornings a week. And as luck would have it the long time instructor there age 51 has suddenly resigned. She was well liked. I don't have the full story yet because I was at the rescue. I hope this gym still plans to have this exercise class. This is what I was planning on doing since I was no longer doing the rescue.

I believe I am mostly an introvert. But I might be a borderline extrovert because although I can make ice coffee here at home I am inclined to drive to McDonalds and get their ice coffee. Several of the ladies know me there and just this contact seems to make my day better. Strange how that works! I have a zoom church group at 10:30 and there is a zoom meditation group at 1pm. i have to be careful that I don't totally live a Zoom Life!

For the couple of people that live in GA ..NPR has started an 8 part series on the Athens GA music scene. I believe one episode will be a discussion of the B52's, a group I liked. The NPR show is called World Cafe and this is a series called A Sense of Place. The first episode was last night.

Best,
Rosemarie from Georgia

Heather: That looks delicious..I wonder if there is caramel inside?

I wanted to also say that my 3rd order of Nutrisystem came yesterday. This deal required me to buy desserts and snacks. the first order I ate them all in 48 hours. The second order I did better and with this order I plan to throw them all out!
So maybe my diet is improving! Rosemarie from Georgia