Ages 70+

Got back from the greenhouse and got my roma tomatoes. Got a pack of 6. Tag says they are large roma so should be fantastic along with my beefsteak in the tomato sauce I'm planning on making this fall. I freeze the sauce in 2 cup portions in ziplock freezer bags. So much better than sauce you buy. I think I'm going to take a chance and put all 12 out in the garden tomorrow. Supposed to be nice with temperatures dipping down at night to about +8 C so they should be fine. Will be paying attention to weather forecast and if frost is a maybe I can cover them up for the night.

Have to be mindful when I'm planting my garden and not get carried away. Remind myself that it is time to slow down a bit. Want to spend my summer relaxing and enjoying our nice weather.

Farmers around here are scrambling trying to get seeding finished. Some fields are too wet in spots so you can see how they are just going around some areas.

Picked up a hanging basket with mostly red petunias so will be hanging that outside near my hummingbird feeder. Have one pair that always stays here all summer and raise one little one. The rest just stop in for a few days and then migrate a bit further north.

@Joy1580vb ... Are you really in your 70's???? If so, you sure do a lot of physical work for your age. I grow Plumerias... and I think I'm up to my limit... Can't handle many more... but I love my little garden hobby and it's good for me. Like right now, I need to go out and water them. It would be so easy to stay inside the air conditioning and just watch TV or sit here on the internet... but the activity and sunshine is good for me.

I bought a new Amazon Firestick... I don't have cable TV or an antenna. I stream everything through the internet (so much cheaper plus I don't like what's on regular TV and all the commercials). With the new Firestick, I have instant access to Amazon Prime movies (most are free) and it has Alexa... so just have to push a button and say what I'm looking for and presto, it appears. I can even ask about the weather and get an instant weather report. I'm loving it. My son came over today and I asked Alexa for HITS FROM THE 90'S (his era) and there they were, and he enjoyed "his music" while he was here.

I can also ask Alexa about diets, health topics... just anything. I am thrilled with it, and it only set me back $20.

OK... I'm procrastinating going out (96 degrees) but here I go. See you ladies later!

@BarbMessimer Good choice converting to the Amazon Firestick. Last year we got rid of our Cable TV. Yes all re runs and commercials. Could not chose the channels a al cart. We pay a subscription for the Apple TV and still tune into other apps that have the TV shows we liked - free. We ditched our landline telephone about two years ago. The monthly cost was more than our two cell phones. We use our cellphones and iMessage our children. No large data packages required.

@Joy1580vb I coming to your house to sit in the pea patch and eat all those wonderful peas. In my youth, in the summer months if you could not find me; go to the pea patch.
We travel just 20minutes outside of the city to U Pick farms. Some are berry and some are vegetable or both. I can spend hours there if time warrants it. There is a great demand out there.

Made a pot of chili this morning. Quick meal. Heading out for a 45 minute walk in the residential area of the neighbourhood. Then off to the Senior Centre 50 unites of stretch and free weights.

Have a healthy day everyone!

Good morning ladies.

Going to be another very nice day. Finished planting my garden yesterday and put all 12 tomato plants out into the garden. They were getting so overgrown in their little pots. Decided to cover them with a frost cover cloth and was simple to do as I had planted them in one long row. Going to just leave them covered for the next couple of weeks as the night temps are dipping a bit. Sunlight and rain can go through the cloth so they should be fine.

Need to pick up a package of bamboo stakes for the tomato plants that need pruning. I think Home Hardware carries them so will get them when I go to town later in the week.

Thinking about AC too. Put in central air about 4 years ago and has been so nice to use in the summer. Took the winter cover off and it's ready to use when needed.

Also ditched our satellite provider a few months ago and went to direct streaming. Just got a cheap streaming device (Roku) and finding it works very well. I think quite a few people are turning away from cable or satellite and going with direct streaming. I have amazon prime and find I'm watching that mostly. Had to add a couple of sports channels for hubby and also discovery+ for him. Still works out to a lot less than what we were paying for satellite.

Enjoy the day.

BarbMessimer...well done on your goal steps! I know it must be so difficult after a knee injury to get back in to exercise. I am fortunate that I don't have any mobility issues and find that simply walking makes such a big difference to my every day movement. Through the winter I'm not able to get out to walk on a regular basis and notice that I seem to get a bit stiff by springtime. I try to do in home walking videos in the winter but tend to slack off on that. I started walking outside since about the beginning of March and it has made such a big difference.

Happy shopping! I'm doing some in home Amazon shopping today.

Tuesday, May 28. Had a good day today. Walked more, worked in the yard, went shopping, did 6 laps in the pool.... Stayed true to my plan. Hoping to drop another pound before too long.

Good day

It's great to read that all of us are keeping active.
" If you do what you love, you will never work a day in your life" - Marc Anthony.
" Do the activities you enjoyed as a child and you will never be resentful, annoyed or bored doing your movement exercises." -Exercise Specialist (Kevin)

Oh oh..have to find the skipping rope and the bathing suit.

@BarbMessimer small steps make great strides.
@Joy1580vb When we lived at Cold Lake, there was a Home Hardware; they carry everything and so does Co-Op stores. Love and miss those places.

Off to the Senior Centre 45minutes treadmill walk and 50minutes stretch, balance and free weights.

Very windy here. Putting rocks in my pockets so I do not fly away.
Have a great day everyone!

Barb...All she has to do is go to this thread and leave a comment. Maybe she doesn't know that you don't really 'join' (like request to join or anything like that)....just leave a comment and you are part of the group. I'm sure she will notice the section at the bottom of the page that says 'Leave a Comment'. Just type something in that section and hit post reply....we will welcome her!

Please encourage her as it is so nice to read posts from our age group. I'm hopeful that this thread doesn't become inactive.

Hi, ladies. Just taking a few minutes to enjoy your posts and thought I would drop in. I'll make the coffee.

I love all the talk about gardening. I've cut down on my giant gardens too as the years have crept by. And I too have an annoying, attention-seeking, bad knee that I have to pamper. I still grow a few veggies (particularly peppers) but mostly flowers of late. I'm in Florida and have a large back deck shaded by an oak tree that my daughter planted before she died 10 years back. It is 20-25 feet tall now and provides lots of very welcomed shade for my deck. I'm now having to walk around pots of beautiful flowers and ferns, so I'm happy (except for the watering part which in this heat is a daily chore). It's worth it though for the pure joy I get from just being in the midst of my happy, healthy friends. My granddaughter and I drop by Lowe's garden department ever so often and find "rescues" in the clearance racks. We love giving them a new lease on life, and they have been quite generous in thanking us.

I started my weight loss plan with a goal of losing lose 61 pounds, mostly because of the darn knee (which complains loudly about carrying the extra weight). That was in January 2024 and as of this week, I've lost 32 pounds. Finally more than half way, and my knee is definitely proud of me. I'm doing strictly calorie deficit and most days stay exactly within my daily goals. Everyone says the closer you get to goal weight, the slower you lose, so I'm getting myself mentally prepared for a slow down. My secret is my mantra: I just keep saying "Stay the Course" and try not to worry about the rest!

I wish I was as active as some of you are but I still work full-time with lots of overtime hours, so I'm tied to my desk for the greater part of every day. Bummer, but we do what we have to do. I'm very fortunate to work from home, however, since my husband of 54 years is quite ill and will be leaving us within the next six or so months say the doctors. Working from home allows me to care for him and keep him comfortable so, all in all, things have a way of working out when you most need them to, and I'm grateful for the solutions.

I don't post often since I'm generally running around like the proverbial headless chicken, but I enjoy reading your adventures, so thanks much for the inspiring posts and keep writing!
~Sandra~