WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2024

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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    edited September 28
    Poor John got to the cricket ground and the outfield was too wet to play. :# They said they would start after an early lunch, and I can see they have just started. I think John went for a wander, as it's still a lovely day.
    I had my favourite steel cut oats with salt and butter. And a rind of Parmesan. :p Prepped the pasta and spinach. Washed the hall floor around the front door (filthy) and hoovered the rug. Then I watched my Almodovar, and realised I had seen it before. Still liked it though. I feel so at home in his world. I have another one recorded to watch another time.
    Yes, Lisa, what a joy it is to spend time exactly as I like it. Funny food and all. :p I can't do things downstairs because he's writing every morning. In the dining room. Grrrr! He's just finished the first draft of his 8th book. I admire his persistence, but it limits my time to potter.

    Allie - You are doing brilliantly. <3 We had our baby's ashes buried in the cemetery and her name and a message in the Book of Remembrance.

    It looks as if my brother will not have to have chemo after all. He has finished his 6 weeks radiotherapy and should be feeling a bit better in a few weeks. I expect he will be over the moon to get rid of the feeding tube. That first beer will taste good!

    Love Heather UK xxxxxx
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,286 Member
    Good morning beautiful ladies!

    Heather sounds like your brother is doing better! Excellent!

    Lanette Yay for the return of your sense of smell!

    Rita that's scary about the new NP. What a mess in the records! But Yay for your walking!

    Barbie how frustrating to have the driver plans fall apart. Glad you made them work out.

    Beth so glad your mom is doing better!

    Allie hugs and condolences.

    Barbara thanks! You are right. One of my caregiver friends said her helper was selling her Mom's drugs out of her house! Could be so much worse. I have a helper that I really trust.

    Lisa I need to do some yoga too. I'm getting creaky! Hope the new washer is better.

    I got lost on the Internet this morning and missed my walk! Oh well there's a chance of rain anyway

    Have a great day ladies! May you all be happy, healthy, safe and free!

    Annie in Delaware
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,253 Member
    Lanette I inherited my cast iron skillet with a cover from my mom. I use it to cook steak in it and spaghetti sauce like my mom did minus the added sugar. For everyday I use a Delarlo stainless steel I bought to replace my Faberware. I use the smaller size at least once a day. I bought a smaller and larger size. I have to use coconut oil to keep foods from sticking. Both small and large have glass covers. Love both of them.
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,248 Member
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  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,647 Member
    Margaret - I have my grandmother's Griswold #3 cast iron "egg" skillet. It has a 5 inch base and holds one egg perfectly. I think she gave it to us when we were married so I've had it nearly 50 years, and she probably got it in the 40's. I bet she didn't want it anymore because Teflon was the rage, lol. I love that I never have to wash it, just wipe it out. Your mom's cast iron skillet sounds like a real a treasure. <3

    Barbie - I'm sure you're right. Someone who drives others places on a regular basis knows how to curtail controversial conversations, especially when the passenger can already be stressed about the upcoming appointment. There are a lot of fun and interesting neutral topics to chat about - dogs, cats, container gardening and Sasquatch to name a few. :p

    I also have a Medicare supplement and I'll be curious to see what the rates look like next year. I see WA state finally has high-deductible plans. I switched from F to G to N over the years keep costs down and so far with the few co-pays in the N plan, I'm still way ahead.

    Michele - I just saw an announcement that western North Carolina is a mess, a dam is threatening to burst, and Ashville is having major flooding problems. :# How are things at your house? Has Jess been impacted? Crossing fingers that you and your property are all OK.

    Heather - having to navigate around someone else being in the house who didn't want to be interrupted is the main reason I can never see myself getting married again. Living with someone else is hard work and not sure if I'd have the energy or temperament for it at my age.

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,086 Member
    Morning all
    Just watching all the devistation of hurricane Helene,it is just horrible..
    But ,I pray for all the people in its path..
    I got alot of sleep last night..
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,303 Member
    Today is Ask a dumb question day: How do you make the number 1 disappear? (Answer at bottom)

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    (Answer) You add a G to make it GONE!

    RVRita in Roswell
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,184 Member
    SophieRosieMom wrote: »
    Barbara - my local Walmart website shows organic oranges $5.97 for a 3# bag. No idea if they are in good shape. ;) I'll take a peek next time I'm in the store.

    Debbie - wow that's a good deal on rotisserie chicken. I see they are $5.97 hot and $3.97 chilled at my Walmart, which isn't too bad. It's great you are able to get a lot of swimming in and it's cooled down enough to enjoy your walks in the wetlands.




    Lanette B)
    SW WA State

    check the chickens when you are there- the one here often marks them down, not usually $2 but most of the time $3 which is a great price for a already cooked chicken and they are a nice size and taste great.

    I made just over a quart of really reduced broth- drank the extra that wouldn't fit in the quart. It was nice to have after getting back from swimming.

    I will do the rest of the chicken today when we get back home.

  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,592 Member
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  • Vickil57
    Vickil57 Posts: 1,882 Member
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  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,879 Member
    Definitely stretched my shoulders out very well: https://youtube.com/shorts/cGipuFPH6bE?si=eP7TySBjlf2zESH9
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,248 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,593 Member
    LisaInArkansas wrote: »
    going with an old-fashioned agitator top-loader.

    Later,
    Love y'all!
    Lisa in AR

    That's what we did! Our first (and possibly second) washer(s) were front loaders. When it/they died, we went for a plain ordinary top-loader. (Can't remember if we had 1 or 2 front loaders ... all I remember is that it or they didn't last long).

    Rhody doesn't like cat-specific beds either.


    M in Oz

  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,040 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,593 Member
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    We are having a flu clinic at work coming up soon. I’ll have to decide if I want to get one or not. Covid is only offered to the residents now, not the staff.
    Great news for your brother.

    Off to bed, I overdid it a bit today.
    Tracey in Edmonton

    We were supposed to get our flu shot in April and our 6th (I think, or maybe 7th) COVID vax in May. Got the April flu shot done, partly because they herd all the staff to the department vaccination centres. But because of how busy we were with the move, we didn't get the COVID vax done till toward the end of July. Just in the nick of time for our train trip!

    I imagine Australia will continue to offer COVID vaccinations as an annual thing for the foreseeable future. I don't imagine they'll stop any time soon.


    Nice sofa!!

    M in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,593 Member
    More Indian Pacific Train Adventure photos ...

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    M in Oz
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    Lovely sofa, Tracey! Your living room looks great.

    John enjoyed his cricket yesterday. Despite having to wait ages for them to start. He chatted to a young man who was a musician, and an older man who had travelled quite a way to watch. John said he felt he had to 'put himself about a bit' as he is going to join the club next season. :p He walked both ways - a good, brisk, half hour each way.

    My pasta dish was pleasant, but I shan't be rushing to do it again. Quite a bit of work.

    I woke up early and did more than half an hour's physio exercises. I will have a short go on the recumbent bike after breakfast.
    Also ordered some 'Tête a Tête' daffodils for the large pot outside our dining room window. They have been amazing the last two springs. :D Last year I only used the saved bulbs from the year before, but I am ordering new for this year, as the ones I saved are a bit pathetic.

    Love to all, Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,879 Member
    edited September 29
    Good morning, my chicks, up too early this morning, but then, it's according to how you define "early," you know? Slept well, and that seems to be what matters most.

    That said, it lets me head off to Walmart at first light this morning, as I need to return the iron I bought. Far too heavy, and with how things are set up now, a retractable cord is in order. Ordered the replacement, which should be in tomorrow and put the online return process in motion for this one. Now all I have to do is drop it at the store. Plus I want to pick up a few bits and bobs I can only get there at Walmart, like light string cheese. It doesn't actually have much flavor - it's the way you eat it that makes me happy. You must slowwwwlllly take each string off and eat them that way. My husband, the barbarian, just eats it in three bites.🤷🏻‍♀️👀😂

    Drove into town yesterday with Corey to pick up another half-pallet of sod (pads of overgrown grass, basically) from work. They tend to over-order for the landscaping work they do, and the extras just sit there and rot right back down to the soil. After they've gone past the usable stage for pretty landscaping, he'll bring a bunch of it home to cover the spots in our yard that have gone bare. This time, he laid them down in the space where we had the big tree cut down this last year, which needed a lot of help. While we were at it, we stopped and got most of the groceries at a store in town, and got my washer ordered - should be here Tuesday, fingers crossed. I'm figuring the odds are about 60-40 that it will get here that day.

    The end of September will be here in just a moment, it seems, and the year is hurtling toward winter. I don't know about your bones, but mine are definitely feeling it - the right foot feels like the top bones are grinding together with each step in the mornings. Possibly the yoga is irritating it. It will pass. Reminds me to take my pain meds for arthritis every morning, though!

    Tracey - Love the new furniture, it's wonderful when something you've waited on ends up fulfilling your expectations. And yes, enabling is a good word for the ideas we throw back and forth... That's OK, I'm halfway through that accordion wallet build and stalled. The easy ways don't work for it, so I'm back to square one. No worries, it will all go right in the end.

    Machka - Our current top-loader has lasted me six years - we had to really think hard yesterday to remember where we were when we got it! 🤔 I still think it's 8 years old, Corey thinks it's 6. In American appliances these days, something that gets hard use is doing well to last six or eight years, it seems. Designed and planned obsolescence, in the end, is part and parcel of the market. Technically illegal, but hard to prove.

    Egg just came running by, after hearing her come blowing through her kitty door at high speed as well. I'm hoping it's just because she decided she's hungry, rather than having brought something alive into the house. Not up for a mouse hunt this morning. She had a little one in her clutches in the yard yesterday, and I surprised her and the mouse. The mouse bolted to safety, so hopefully survived.

    Better go check,
    Happy Sunday, my chickens, past present or future,
    Love,
    Lisa in AR
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,647 Member
    Good morning ladies!

    Rita - I wanted to comment on your 3 mile walks - good for you! You have such nice walking areas there as I recall, with good foot paths - no dodging traffic, loose dogs, etc.

    Tracey - awesome sofa set, and perfect color. Your living room looks so cozy. <3

    I've started working on my 2025 budget, and it looks like costs on everything (Medicare premiums, other insurances, electricity, food, etc.) will be skyrocketing. I'm so grateful I have enough income to cover my needs. And I'm grateful I've had jobs where I worked with budgets in the past so this process isn't too daunting. My DH used to wonder why I spent so much time working on our home budget over the years - I told him I'm trying to eliminate surprises. (And funnel extra $$ into a secret emergency fund to deal with surprises that inevitably come up - I didn't tell him that part. :p )

    I'm shopping for a small pocket-sized 2024-2025 monthly planner with a plastic cover. I've been getting them at Walmart throughout the years but don't see any there yet. Amazon has some, but I'd rather not buy it online if I don't have to.

    I'm anxious to hear from Michele. I saw some videos of a bridge being washed out somewhere in N. Carolina, and I think her area was hit with flooding.

    I'll be heading out in the dark to early morning shop in about an hour.

    Weekly Check-In Reminder to those of you participating this week - please send me your info no later than noon tomorrow. Thank you!!

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State

  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,791 Member
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    Heather - I hope you have good weather for a while so you are pain free.
    We are having a flu clinic at work coming up soon. I’ll have to decide if I want to get one or not. Covid is only offered to the residents now, not the staff.
    Great news for your brother.

    Barbara - are you starting to enjoy the decluttering? You’re doing amazing at it. It feels so good when it’s done.

    Lisa - I’ll try not to give any ideas, you just keep unlocking memories and ideas for me. 😂 it’s probably best that we don’t live near each other. We would be enablers.
    I hope you find a sale on washers and get exactly what you want.

    Lanette - Our rotisserie chickens are $10.97, they don’t lower the price for chilled.
    I don’t know if it’s a brand available in the States or if it’s just Canadian, but I love my Heritage Rock set. I have pots, the pans and an electric griddle. My griddle’s thermostat went and I’m struggling to find a new one but I keep trying.

    Rebecca - how are you feeling today after the donation mishap?

    I have very slowly been paying for this couch on a layaway plan. I got it paid off and delivered today. I have been dreaming of this set up for 4 or 5 years. I’m so happy to have it. We only had comfortable sitting for three and now can fit 7 and with the little stools readily available 9. I can’t wait for Thanksgiving now.
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    I’m keeping my recliner in case I can’t sit on this for an evening, it’s quite firm so I should be able to.
    We ordered some lights to put in behind the tv. Rodger has been wanting it, and I never thought I would like it until I babysat at a house that had them in February.

    Off to bed, I overdid it a bit today.
    Tracey in Edmonton





    I was feeling fragile on Friday, but by Saturday all was fine. I was not a smart cookie donating while fasted, and I will know never to do that again. I plan on donating again in December so as not to shy away from it. As long as I do my part, all will be well.👍🏼🙏💖
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Wa
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,791 Member
    This morning up at 5:30 am, son leaves today. I am numb but will crumble after I have to say our see ya laters. It will be a couple years until I get to hug my big loving gentle giant of a son.
    "All will be well, and all shall be well and all manner of things shall be exceedingly well".
    👍🏼🙏⚓💖
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Wa
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