WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2025

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Delia likes her new toy.. and they went to see Thomas the tank engine today..

M I think you got why you have trouble on your stomach when your over bend your knees when you kick that drags you down and lifting your head out of the water will make it difficult to stay flat in the water. I taught swimmers to learn how to breath properly and keep their head in the water on the side of the pool. You always keep your mouth open. When your head is in you blow out and then quickly turn your head to the side like you are laying face down on your bed and need to turn your head to the side. You aim your chin to your shoulder. I am right handed so I always aimed it towards my left shoulder. I know some instructors will teach you to use both sides. Sometimes it worked better to practice this on land before trying it in the pool. Once they had the breathing down. I would have them add a stroke where as they were lifting their arm out of the water that is when you turn your head to take the breath. As you reach for the wall that is when you turn your head back into the water blowing air out. By learning how to breathe properly when swimming this helps you to keep your head in the water so it easier to stay afloat on your stomach. I would also help them to learn to kick with straight legs while holding onto the side of the pool. It does help to break up the components of swimming and then put the pieces together. I am delighted you are learning the skills of swimming especially since you have so many great places to swim.

I would not attempt to swim in areas where there are rip tides. Even highly experienced swimmers can get into trouble with rip tides. I also learned as a life guard. Know your limits and do not attempt to help a drowning person directly if you know it is too much for you. You always start with pushing a life preserver of board in front of you to offer them first or if in a pool use a pole or hook for them to grab and brace yourself so you will not be pulled in.

Also this is a good reminder this start of swimming season is sometimes people drown without all the thrashing. They get water in their lungs and cannot call out and will sink straight down. I remind parents and grandparents if you take you children swimming you keep your eye on them even if there is a lifeguard. The lifeguard has a wide area to keep track of and my miss if your child is having a problem.

I am not fond of water wings. It gives a swimmer a false sense of security and they can up up in trouble because they try something beyond their skill set.

The best gift you can give them is to get them in a good program to teach them how to swim!

I still remember in college a young high school boy drowned in the pool because the college allowed the local basketball team the use of the pool after the game. The coaches were in the bleachers and assumed everyone there knew how to swim. They found the boy unresponsive at the boy at the bottom of the pool. He did not make it. He was probably too embarrassed to admit he did not know how to swim!

Worked then had to buy gas. Stopped at Sam’s since they had Gatorade with a sale price. Came home and cut the lawn. Vince hurt his knee so I finished.

Sue WA – have fun at the concert. Sure hope dd makes it

leaving this Thurs to go to FL for only 4 days. I did ask the other gal at BK if W would work for me (asked thru Google Translate). As expected, she said “si” and I said “thank you”. I’m sure she understands “thank you”

deb – I remember one year I was staying with my aunt and she had a garden. We ate so many tomatoes right out of the garden that when I got home I, literally, got sick. But I still love a tomato still warm from the sun

I gave PJ an easel once, I haven’t seen it. Wonder if he ever got to use it?

Cleaned the wall from the spa into the pool. For some reason, there’s always these gray streaks after the winter. So I just clean them and they come off. Then got leaves out of the spa. I’m sure there are more. Vince spray painted the green poles, I didn’t do it the way he would have so he did it. Started to rain so they’re drying in the garage right now. Hopefully, by tomorrow I will be able to get my car back in the garage. Put flags by the plants that I’ll ask my neighbor to water while we’re in FL (just one day). Church tonight.

Took a short walk around the block but then it started to rain. Made a chocolate pudding pie because I had some heavy cream that I wanted to use up

Since I don’t work tomorrow, the plan is to do a Firm Total Muscle Shaping DVD and then part of the 10 Minute Solution Yoga DVD. Then I think I’ll take a walk to Food Lion.

Michele

Plant people … do you know what the tall, palm-like, plant is?

We'd like to get more of them if possible, but it helps to know what they are. 😊

And a humorous article for you to enjoy about how Australia is different from other parts of the world. 😁

https://www.escape.com.au/destinations/australia/things-we-take-for-granted-in-australia/image-gallery/234e4fe4d58ac60fae96173f112a63b0

Machka in Oz

Lynette- Yes, I will transplant some of the starts in to bigger pots, just like you do. Especially the ones at mom's that are planted in flats
I text the guy that lives in the motor home on her property and had him check the greenhouse- she has remembered to water it or my nephew who is visiting for two weeks is doing it.
He also told me that they (nephew and mom) were going to go look at a truck for her after she totaled hers.

Michele- Fresh tomatoes, still warm, are the best.

Had the show today. It rained on the drive up to Vacaville and while we were setting up but then it cleared up. Stayed cool. About half the vendors as last year and about half the customers I think. Sales were really down. Barely sold $100 worth of stuff. Next Saturday will be better- We will be in Lodi.
Dh did really enjoy talking about our stuff, telling them how he did things, etc. Not having the dread of dealing with his mom because he missed a day seeing her is making a big difference.

Need to go to Lowes tomorrow- to pick up potting soil I ordered online. Ordered it the last day of the sale. Need to pick it up by Tuesday.
Want to get more work done in the garden. Maybe tomorrow.

Debbie
Napa Valley,CA

Lisa … after further research, we think the tall palm-like plants in the photo above are actually madagascar dragon tree (dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia).

They're taller than me!

I did wonder about bamboo or palm.

Machka in Oz

Thank you-

The tomatoes at the stores are generally picked green or close to it, that is why there is no flavor.
If they waited until they were ripe to pick, they wouldn't survive transport.
You can plant them in just large pots- they do well in containers. Just need to stake them up.
They don't need a lot of care really, just watering it. Loves lots of sun.
All of my garden is in either raised beds(dad and mom built two of them for me years ago-LOVE them) or big pots. The soil is terrible here. I plant some tomatoes in one of the raised beds, the rest in pots(because I don't have room for all of them in the raised bed and the second one is for my cucumbers)

I have noticed that correcting stuff as you go along is hard. Like if you want to make the photos smaller and you already posted is troublesome. Also like if you want to make a name bold, you have to do it when youre all done typing, but before you actually hit reply.