WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2025

Hi everyone;

Going back to work tonight. I thought about what you said, M, and I have had surgery on my septum as well, and I did note improvement. However, the injury I sustained, hitting my head in the shallow pool when my float ring flipped, has caused the occipital portion of my head to hurt, along with my neck. Moreover, the MRI did show damage to that area and concurs that it can cause pain. I may need to see a neurologist about this. My headaches in the past, before the mishap, were bad, I thought, due to the Los Angeles smog. They got pretty bad, and I didn't carry medication with me. By the time I got home from work, my headache had worsened instead of improved. I do try natural things like using Headache steamers in the shower and applying Plant Guru to the areas of my pain and headache, which helps with the neck pain. Ice packs also work for the stabbing eye pain and the flashes in my eye. Migraine tea sometimes helps, and just keeping my room dark, but if I don't take anything, I wake up in pain. I will make an appt. to see my eye doc too. When I had a cerclage to keep my son in, it was pretty painful. Morphine did not help with the pain as much as having an ice pack. So, I understand what you are saying, and I also try natural techniques with my patients first. However, at times, it is best to treat the symptoms and investigate further. Thank you, M You did give me food for thought as always.

You all thank you for the well wishes. Heather, continue to enjoy your birthday. Margaret, I hope you don't mind if I take a picture of your flower on the lily pads. It is gorgeous.

Melanie, I posted pictures of Rose's elbow. Her coat is so dry. I put coconut oil on it.

M, I took piano with my kids, and I loved it, but my teacher moved to the coast, and everyone wanted to stop learning. I was so sad, because they were so good at it. DS got a superior rating at the Bach festival, and DD got an Excellent rating. DH thought DD was better than DS, but he worked harder. That is why he rated better, and I thought the opposite was true. DD was more into Dance. I was getting pretty good as well. If you don't use it, you lose it. So, go for it.

Since the COVID pandemic, I tend to stay home and avoid people. So I doubt it is COVID, Beth. Time will tell. I was going to test myself last night, but I am out of tests.

Have a fantastic week, you all. Rita, I hope all is well with you. I haven't heard from you. Glad to hear from Sue.

XO,

Mo from Mississippi

Hidee ho all -

The kids are at our local fair..having a ball..im just laying low today

Machka - how thrilling to see that new queen taking flight. Nature doing what it has done for eons. That made my day. 😁

Heather - love the photos, looks like a wonderful time at the birthday meal. It sounded scrumptious. The grands are looking so grown up.

Debbie - have a wonderful time at the reunion. I'd love to see a photo of the gang.

Kylia - agree 100% with your DH about that carrot cake, it's got to be one of the perfect foods, lol. I dug around yesterday and found a recipe for apple cake using almond flour that I want to try, so kind of the same thing. Maybe I need to wait until after the blood draw on Wednesday though.😉

Beth - sunshine and fresh air will help bake those germs out of you. Is your son able to sit in the sunshine? Hope he's on the mend!

Allie - looks like a fun time for the grands. Santa already….gasp!

Kay - good job getting that heavy lifting in with Jasper. And getting that printer hooked up. Nice there's a work-around.

Melanie - what well behaved horses all lined up so nice, and I see one has a braided mane! 🤩 Are they quarter horses? Didn't summer go quickly, especially at your latitude? Maybe it's our age. I try not to get upset when we get the rare super hot or super cold days. In the blink of an eye, the next season rolls around and I get to complain about different weather, lol. Hope your headache gets better.

I started this post hours ago and kept getting sidelined by needing to find features that I discovered are no longer supported with W11. Like downloading photos from my old Canon camera. Blast it! 😢 Again, Chromebook to the rescue. I had to have AI Copilot guide me through the process with the Chromebook but now all is good. I guess if I didn't have that Chromebook, I'd be buying another laptop.😣 Or a new camera. Probably a new phone too. $$$$$ This Dell I'm using is barely a year old. Just get out the checkbook, right? Nope. For what little I do taking photos, what I have cobbled together is fine. But I guess the good thing about this morning is my brain got to do some "heavy lifting" figuring all of this out.😁

OK better close this one before it gets to be tomorrow somehow.

Lanette 😎

SW WA State

HAPPY WORLD CARD-MAKING DAY!!!

LOVE AND WONDER AND MAGIC!
(and yes, it pulls open and there's more magic inside!!!)

So, who wants it? Just PM me your address and I'd be OVERJOYED to send you a hug in an envelope! (include your birth date (and even your anniversary-with partner's name) and you'll get even more hugs throughout the year! YES! I love making and sending cards and giving away smiles over the miles.

Lisa,

He just adapts games to buildings, and scenery. He has some Asian style buildings, some Pablo style stuff, various shrubbery, and trees, plus rocks, to strategize troops or whatever with. He recreates battles in games with random type outcomes. He's a kid at heart.👍🏼💖

He just keeps them until the next time he needs them. At this rate I expect a wall full of buildings, and such.😁🙃

Rebecca Whidbey Wa

Well I fell tonight out in the paddock while feeding horses. Luckily my DD and DGS were out there too and were able to help me up but I am going to be stiff and sore tomorrow. Skinned up my hands a little but no other injuries. Grace is definitely not my strong point. Old mare was trying to avoid a dose of bute and turned right in front of me putting me off balance.

Kim - so glad your vision is improving.

Carol - hope your DH is doing better.

Everyone take care, Sue in WA

Heather - Understand your sense of both wonder and satisfaction. We had that spate of mental adventure this summer, thinking seriously about a future of RV life, even going and walking through luxury RVs. But both of us are really enjoying autumn coming in here, at the house, in our little bit of paradise. Getting past the brutal summer and into our favorite season of the year helps. There are just so many reasons to enjoy this space we've created for ourselves, and so many reasons not to go a-wandering… Always good to think about the possibilities, but I think they sometimes make you value what you already have even more, and what you're already doing.

Annie - You beat up on yourself a lot, kiddo. You're doing the best you can for your dad and for yourself; don't forget to give yourself a "yay" for that, too! And I'll give you all my vegetables and keep the yoga for myself, if that's OK! 😂🐈‍⬛🥰

Sue - So glad there was someone there to help! Those unexpected falls have some unexpected consequences. Take care of yourself, dear heart.

Tracey - Woke up thinking about you… I think you're traveling this weekend. Hope you're doing OK.

As you can see by the picture, someone REALLY wants to be on my lap this morning, even though there's very little room between my tummy and the keyboard.

The scruffy bit on the back of her neck is her last flea and tick treatment for the year. I made Corey give it to her, since I get tired of being the bad cop. The nights will soon be too cold for the little parasites to survive. The deer bring them into the yard as they wander through and then Egg brings them in the house.

Well, she figured it out. Going to have to disturb her soon so I can get Corey his third cup of coffee.

I do love this life. The changes the Skyrizi brought make me feel like a drowned ship that's been raised to the surface, emerging from the depths, shedding the old pain and years of struggle, like water sheeting off the decks.

Able to float again.

There are still some leaks, not everything is perfect, but then again, it didn't start that way. I'm very nearly seaworthy, and that's what matters.

And that's it, kids, I'm off to the races,
Love,
Lisa in AR

Sundays are brunch days here. Baked hash brown casserole, bacon, sausages, eggs done in some fashion and toast. 6 adults, a toddler, and one 10 month old. We’ll probably do supper here as well- I took out a chicken to roast.

Woke up through the night with neuralgia. Not sure what brought it on. Usually wind but I wasn’t out side yesterday. I got it from my mom who got it her dad and I have passed it on to my son. It’s like someone is sticking a hot poker in the side of your ear every few minutes. Advil and a heating pad have helped. I am hoping it will improve as I want to go for a bike ride this afternoon. The fall foliage is beautiful but won’t last long.

Rebecca- pretty cool what your husband does. Must need steady paws for that work. I would not have the patience, and my back would ache too! I am not crazy about horses. At least cows are honest- they plain don’t like people. But horses are sneaky and sometimes just want to get a bite or a quick kick in. At least cows can’t bite and they don’t kick quite as high. Great picture 😊

Lanette- these are quarter horse or QH X draft cross. They only had about an hour and a half on that trailer so it wasn’t too long a trip.

Lisa- my husband had at one time suggested a dude ranch. He is an extrovert, I am not! I love my peace and quiet. I also reminded him that I chose my profession and it was not in the food and entertainment industry. We also worry about outside people coming in as there is a lot of rural crime and little police presence. So we want people looking around at what might interest them to steal. There was a time we didn’t lock our doors or our vehicles. Not anymore. People are even having beef stolen out of their freezers. But if you ever find yourself in Alberta we’d be happy to have you 🙂 Loved “Able to float again” 💕 Rang true for me.

Sue- be careful out there! Hope you are doing ok.

Heather- got a reminder of the fragility of life as well last week. A friend of ours fell off of a grain bin and died instantly. He was my age and his kids the same age as mine. I can’t stop thinking about the family.

Take care everybody,

Melanie, Alberta

Melanie - your horses are handsome. About cows—-when my dad was in the dairy business a cow he was milking kicked him in the mouth and his s teeth were loose for months. Luckily he didn’t lose any.

Rebecca - those paintings your husband does look great and must take a lot of time & patience.

Lisa - thanks for all the photos of Egg. She always looks at home in your craft room.

Day 12 in the hospital. They are waiting for his kidneys to show improvement. When they do, we may get to go home.

Carol on Ga

Machka - love the bee update! I want bees but travel too much to give them the care they need … but one day!

Lisa - it makes me happy to see another lover to Great British Baking. I am personally trying to reset my diet with less baked good, but I love to see all the treats anyway. And love to see people compete and support each other at the same time!

I’ve visited my older kid - he’s happy and healthy with a fridge full of yummy food (thanks to mom 😉), and tomorrow I visit kid #2. Hard to workout and eat right on vacation, but I had a quinoa salad while watching my son polish off a steak sandwich and beer (#healthygoals).