WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2025

Happy birthday Mo! Hope you have a lovely day, doing just what you want. <3

I'm attending a lecture on the figures/bodies in Pompeii.

Love Heather xxxxxxxx

Barbie - Annie sure likes making your tasks more difficult.

Machka - they upgraded my computer to Windows 11 while I was away, it’s been a struggle this week figuring some things out while also trying to get caught up.

Lisa - I love the lampshades. What a great use.
I really need some naps! I’m so played out. My two weeks off feel like forever ago already.

Heather - I hope you’re able to keep dancing the whole cruise.
Happy Birthday to John.
Your paintings are wonderful.

Melanie - sorry about the loss of your animals. I think your birthday gift ideas are bang on.
Thank you for the info on beef prices.

Allie - I hope this is the back end of your medical issues for quite some time.
I don’t think hospitals should be allowed to charge for parking.

Lanette - At this point in time I don’t trust anyone whatsoever. The only couple that I would are not willing to be involved with her daughter and grandchildren. That is the problem, no one wants to deal with them. It’s not her that causes the problems.

Kaitlyn came over last night, we had a nice visit. This afternoon we are going to Kaitlyn’s. It wasn’t part of my weekend plans but Mom wants to go. She also wants to go buy a bra.
Tomorrow we’ll have to stay home. I’m tired.

Tracey in Edmonton

Hi Friends. I'm waaay behind in reading all the posts. But I want to jump in here and echo Heather's sentiments about retirement. My path went through years of caregiving for DH, giving up a career I loved long before it made financial sense, getting a part time job in music and sports which helped with grief over losing DH and DB, and then ultimately meeting a wonderful guy while working that job! N and I just spent 13 days together at my place and on the road. I have a few extra pounds to whittle off, but every morsel and sip was worth it. Life is blissful. I thought I had a positive attitude till I met this man who doesn't just see the cup as half full, but always full and overflowing. He faces every day and every situation with cheer and gratitude. I am a very lucky lady!

Latest adventure took us on a road trip through Southern Colorado mountain passes where the aspens were in full color. We saw jaw dropping sunsets. Soaked in Durango Hot Springs. We visited Great Sand Dunes and Mesa Verde National Parks, where the access to best sights was limited but still special. We also enjoyed the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque and Paul McCartney in concert. Paul, my favorite Beatle, and lifelong crush, is still adorable. Then we spent time at my little condo, where Mars the Leash Loving Cat stuck to him like velcro. (I'm trying to add photos, but it's not working from my phone…sorry) Our approach for each of the 4 "dates" we have each year is "if it isn't fun, we don't do it". No set date for next get-together. He is going to golf in Hawaii next month to complete his goal of golfing in all 50 states. I'll be heading to Morocco a month from today!

Stay well, friends. Find what's light and bright in your world and spread the joy. Hugs and wellness to you all.

Rori - Colorado Foothills

original floor in spin room

flooring that we had put in

new flooring that is now in. Matches more to the coloring of the living room

I put that dresser and chest in there all by myself. It wasn’t easy

Had a nice chat with my lifelong friend from Connecticut. Her life is still a struggle but I hope that for a time when we talk, she forgets all that. For some of my friends I have self labeled myself "their happy distraction". We all need distractions sometimes.

Today was an apple, chicken, celery salad mixture. It was so filling! My stomach gurgled a long time having conversations with me! Tonight is some zucchini tots and chicken nuggets. Sipping on my 17 oz tea looking at a rainy gray day!

Rebecca Whidbey Wa

Barbara – these are the bolts that hold the porch/deck to the house. They have to be sure the bolts are COMPLETELY thru the brick(and the leader board) before they can put the rest of the bolt together. Otherwise, the roof would collapse. Personally, I’d rather they cut the ceiling than have a roof cave-in….lol

Mo – you’re right, we ARE friends on FB. Me bad

Annie – how scary that incident with your father must have been! I hope he’s better

kylia – thanks so much for letting us know about Allie

Boo …. having to wear my vest at work.

Went to ceramics the other night and got my Raggedy Ann

The other day did a 20/40/60 workout. For those who don’t know, you recover (walk) for 60 seconds, go at a fast walk/jog for 40seconds, then run for 20 seconds. I usually do this on the treadmill since it is easy to change the speeds

Rita – I almost forgot about my Halloween earrings. Thanks for reminding me

Allie – you’ll get better so much faster the sooner you get home. So glad to hear that things went well and you’re on the road to recovery. I’d be more than ticked if that happened to me

Mo- happy happy birthday

Rori – your posts bring such a smile to my face. Everything is

going so wonderfully for you, I’m so happy

Michele NC

Good morning my friends!

Thanks, my Dad has been fine since his fall. I really think it was dehydration. I've been pushing more liquid. And I think liquid other than water might be better. He dumps the water in the sink, but he won't waste milk. His latest quirk is that he has gotten really bad at shaving and has this weird patchy scruff.

So my uncle died yesterday. He was 98, had been in the hospital for a week with kidneys failing, then came home on hospice. He stopped eating and drinking. He was miserable with itching from the morphine. So it wasn't a surprise. I'm glad he didn't linger but he had time to say goodbye.

He was a lovely man with a huge heart. Never met a stranger. It was such a blessing to know him.

So I bought some meatloaf for my Aunt, but my cousin said to keep it for later. I want to visit, but it didn't seem like the right time, especially since I would have to bring Dad. Maybe I will see my Aunt at church this morning. He died at 1:30 in the morning, so they must have been up all night before. Things should be a little less frantic today.

I asked Google about what to say. It's so awkward when the religious views don't match. But I guess sharing memories is appropriate, and offering help.

Anyway, I need to try to sleep some more. Thanks for listening, my friends!

May you all be happy, healthy, safe and free!

Annie in Delaware

Rori - Your time, both with and without N, sounds wonderful. So glad you've found this space in your life that is yours alone. I think loving our alone time simply helps us enjoy the time with someone else that much more.

Mo - Happy belated birthday, darlin'. Hope it was good.

Heather - Sounds like you're having a blast on your cruise - loving the watercolors.

Pip - Loving the colors in the new paint job, and the floor too.

Annie - I'm so sorry about your uncle, but it sounds like a life well-lived, and surrounded with love as he passed. Hard to ask for much more than that.

Allie - Glad you're home - those parking fees are just whack.

Rebecca - You all have the same smile in that picture, but wow, it really shows how much weight you've lost, looking at how far you've come since that image!

Tracey - Thanks for the comment on the lampshades. I was pleased with them. The thing with your lovely little mother-in-law is adding an awful lot of stress to your life. Hope you can make it all work out for the best. I know you're trying to make sure she's OK, don't forget to take care of yourself, too.

First chilly morning came in faster than they said, we're well down in the 40s this morning (5-10c). The weekdays will get up around 21-25 C (70s F)… really lovely weather. Got enough rain yesterday that we won't have to water before the rain comes back in Thursday night. Did have to flip the heat on this morning, though.

The contemplation of the loss of husbands is something I did regularly with the ex-husband. Dreamed once a month or so of burying him and going to live with my mother and have a bunch of cats (he was allergic). However, I'm nine years older than Corey, so am assuming he will outlive me. Which leaves me thinking more of my own demise. I'm kind of oriented around numbers, and just realized this week that I'm at least 2/3 finished with my life, and possibly 3/4 of the way done, at 65. My mother died at 72, my father at 78. The thought of it didn't shake me exactly, but it does find me thinking more about a lot of things. I could have as little seven years left or as much as 30. Not mourning or dreading. Just thinking.

Yesterday, I watched a video on making a reverse bucket list - adding to it the things you've already done. I think I would add a second section, titled "What I'm Happy that I'm Never Going to Do." Like skydiving, for instance. No reason to walk off a perfectly good plane that I can think of.

Time to ferry a cup of coffee in to the man. Three more days with him at home! We went on an impromptu drive exploring some of the nearby small towns, really enjoyed it yesterday. So glad to be back where I can do spur of the moment again.

Later, y'all,
Love,
Lisa in AR

Sorry about your uncle Annie. But what that a long life like that has experienced!

The 90th birthday for my MILs twin sisters was fun. They both looked amazing. The one that was supposed to be on deaths door looked so good. Nice colour in her face and she was wheeling around with her walker like nobody’s business! They were even wearing matching outfits 🙂

Came home in the dark and decided to drive around as no one had been around all day. Two cows standing on my son’s lawn looking at us like “What?!”. Had a gate close by and luckily they ran right back in to where they were supposed to be. Now to figure out where they got out. They have too much time to find holes in the fence.

Going swimming at noon. Hoping it will improve my mood. It’s a weird feeling. Like I can’t get grounded 🤷🏻‍♀️

Take care of yourselves 💕

Melanie, Alberta