WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2024

Reading the new November chat makes me want to say prayers and give virtual hugs to all of you. There seems to be so many health and family problems going on amongst our little community. Just want you all to know that it is so good to be here among friends.

Carol in GA

Barbie, whooshing healing, comfort and blessings to Jake, you and the pooches. Deeply grateful that you were able to start us off for November despite all you’re going through. ((hugs held extra long)).
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Thanks$Carol! your maple. Do you know the variety? I often have to google Heather’s shopping list and menus, and sometimes the answers are inconclusive. Are escalopes veal cutlets or lamb chops? Your den project is inspiring. Taking it one wall at a time makes it seem possible… maybe… ;}
Okie yours, Beth’s, Machka’s et al’s to Allie about all the candy at the daycare. WOW.
Rebecca when do you visit Athena Rose and Eli again? Did y’all bob for apples at the clothing optional resort? Had the same question as Carol about your new hair protocol. Will be interested to learn how it works out. What you said about not wanting to be a grumpy Gus with age, even despite pain. I think loneliness is another factor, without other people to give us positive energy it could be easy to become bitter.
Kay belated best birthday wishes. I’m with Lanette, who is that spiffily dressed and coiffed 40 year old?
Lanette do you think a sunset maple would produce such a brilliant show here on the southern Oregon coast? Is the color dependent on the environment, soil, weather? Thanks for the baking soda and white vinegar tip. Read it too late for the cleanup of Moose’s upchucking today. No idea what triggered it, maybe the deer leg he brought Joe yesterday. SMH. Con VERY gratulations on the labs! T’s grand daughter is another cute little punkin.
Lisa love, your house. All your hard work really shows well. Love, love, that laptop runner, looks just like Egg! :laugh: Love, love :LOVE: the afghan you made for Corey. Never knew you could knit/crochet in plaid ;}
Machka I so admire your food resilience/independence, tireless research and caregiving. You are a true role model.
Heather ((hugs)). So hard to hear about your ex’s severely compromised health, hope the dialysis gives him some improved quality of life. Likewise to hear of your brother’s struggles. So brave of him to give flashes of his pre-cancer-treatment self despite the pain and vomiting. ((hugs held extra long)) Brava for all the writing! “GF Vegan Suet”? I thought suet was beef fat? You and Johnny inspire me to start Christmas baking… almond crescents first . . . Glad I no longer bake 17 lbs of fruitcake every Christmas, turned out I was the only one who liked it :devil:.
Annie does Jell-o count as liquid diet food? Beef bouillon? So sorry you’re going through this on top of your Dad’s issues. Would Teddy use a puppy pad? I believe all senior dogs need a safe place to go in an emergency. Saves them the guilt and makes the cleanup easier. Hope your sister will be there for the prep day too, it’s the worst part and you wouldn’t be able to help your dad from the throne…
Thanks Rita! Added headphones to my Amazon wish list. Such a sad story about Jim, and by extension so many other seniors who have no one left. :sad: Good luck with the PT and MIR!
Vicki thinking of you as you begin this new journey. Had to smile at the frozen broccoli Halloween treat
Margaret thanks for understanding about paper work piles. Keep us updated on attic progress, I could use the inspiration. Do those flamingo skeletons glow in the dark?
Allie congrats on the weight and its impact on the low grade lupus. Loved seeing Carmine and Seth sitting with her family. So relieved she is healthy, safe and probably happier than her expression would suggest Oh that Delia, what a little punkin!
Mo and Flea have I told you both lately how much I admire the work you do every day? The world is a better place because of you.
Belated welcome @PDizzleB ! thie pic of Turbo in his shark costume.
Ginny ((hugs held extra extra long) and prayers sent for clear scans.
Beth yours bout medical life predictions.
Evelyn ((hugs)) it is sad to see the last of a generation pass, and a reminder of what’s in store for us. ((hugs))
Michele fingers X'd for favorable lab results.
TMI UTI question Gratitudes:
Friday-Joe had a fire going in the wood stove when I got home from Medford. It was very welcome as I was windswept and storm-soaked.
Thursday-Eye Dr said cataracts are not too bad to wait awhile for $urgery. Dermatologist said my skin was the second best she’d seen that day, best was a 13 yo boy. No zap gun!!!
No decluttering progress, Sorry for the long post, was gone from home yesterday and today. Will summarize October results and November intentions tomorrow.

Later, lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD

Move more than yesterday, fuel better than yesterday, live NOW.
Open heart and mind before mouth.
2024: Strengthen: body, mind, heart-connections

Heather - Got a few of those. Corey makes a mashed potato that's half russet, half sweet potato, and those are "pink mashed." Really good, by the way. Asparagus, from my own childhood, is "ash-puh-RAY-gus." Any chicken that comes with breading already on (one of his comfort foods), no matter the actual shape, is "oven chicken."

I've had to look up a number of your dishes as well... which is fine, adds to my vocabulary! I was just lamenting to Corey last night the fact that so few dishes have names anymore, just the list of ingredients. We only get named dishes in the U.S. if they're from other countries, like Mexico, France, Italy.

Thanks for the comments on the afghan, Lanette and Barbara. When I'm sitting with Corey in the evenings, watching C.R.A.P.-TV (there's another nickname for your list, Heather... 😂) I'm usually crocheting something. The color and color pattern are actually from the yarn itself, not from any color changes... I fell in love with that yarn, which is a bummer, as it has been discontinued. I'm already working on the next one, for my nephew and his wife, in their favorite colors. My kids and grandkids have all gotten at least one already!

I've read everyone's posts, but haven't responded much because I've been highly up in my own head of late, thinking through a couple things, trying to avoid the news until after Wednesday, as well. Too on edge to be verbal, I think. This coincided with Egg going through her every-other-year-or-so thing where she shuts all systems down for a couple days and just curls up in a corner. She's usually quite interactive (obviously from the pics, huh! 😹) so I always worry when she doesn't respond to us. She's back to her usual self this morning, so whatever it was passed. It's possible it was a mouse stomach-ache. She just walked cross my new keyboard and burped. Rude! 😍

I mention the mouse stomach-ache possibility because I woke up to a slightly flooded coffee corner in my kitchen. At some point, she had tipped over the small pitcher that we keep on the counter to fill up the Keurig, and I had left probably two cups or more of just water in there. There has been a little mouse evidence near the stove of late (and she may have been chasing one when she tipped over the pitcher). When the weather starts getting chilly, and the seeds, etc., disappear, the mice tend to invade the house.

So, I'm going to clean out that cabinet once my joints are lubricated with hot tea and sympathy, and then will mop the kitchen floor once it's light enough to get the rugs outside to dry. I needed to mop the floor in there anyway, as I noticed yesterday.

That's my exciting Saturday morning. Kinda scatty (but verbal!) today. Hope your weekend is going well.

Love y'all,
Lisa in AR

Some info about Jim. He had been at this park for 20 years. He loved it here and told everyone he met he would die here. He was good natured and always had a smile for anyone he met. He used to drive through the park with a sign that had an old man on it with a large grin and the word SMILE written on it. People loved seeing him drive through. He always had a joke for the campers and had a ‘pet’ plastic roach on his desk. He loved anything alien too. The regional supervisor wanted him to leave because he had been here too long (us too). Volunteers are only supposed to stay 6 months. We have been here 6 years, Jim 20. He lived in his camper and had a pickup that he towed it here with years ago. The camper had not moved so I doubt it could have been towed anywhere. Its condition wasn’t very good. We all suspect he will haunt the visitor center, where he volunteered until his death.

To top everything off, we had a major storm here last night that dropped 8.75 inches of rain last night on our desert campground. Took out THE bridge to town and now have to drive 10 extra miles to get to town. This happened once before since we have been here. Campers hate it because the only way out is up a small town road (it is paved) up a 65 degree incline through a small town up to the next highway. Very inconvenient for everyone. The town didn’t flood this time, we did!

RVRita in Roswell

My friend G is on board her ship and sent me pics of her cabin. I think I'm even more excited than she is. I was getting updates every half hour of her journey there.

This morning I did my roots. Hooray! Unfortunately, I didn't wash the conditioner out properly, so I will have to wash it again tomorrow. Never mind.
Then I ordered a long, black, velvet skirt from M&S. Arriving tomorrow. I have no skirts at all! Should be very wearable for lots of occasions. I can't wear anything that shows my awful legs and ankles. I have some ankle boots that should work. Here's hoping. We are going to the shop soon to buy anniversary food, so I can take it back if it doesn't fit.
I also got a gold sequinned Santa hat for the Christmas Day swim. I love going down to the beach to watch the mad swimmers and I often admire the sequins some people are wearing!

That's not me by the way! :laugh:


Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx