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Welcome @deejoan. After you bookmark the thread: , click your profile pic and "Bookmarks" will list those you’ve saved. Kate so good to see you posting again, despite the rough year. Hope your PT gave you some warm ups to do before the stretching to make it less painful. :cry: Ginny “when [the legs] feel better I slide on…

Rebecca gratitude for Owain’s call is flooding my heart. Rejoicing he’s safe (and repentant). Heather Thanks for your insight and for sharing your honest replies to Edie’s and Bea’s questions. Lisa :love: the happy in Hawaii pic. Kay Think I’ll pass on Contexto, but may try Phrazle and give Connections another try. Cynthia…

Welcome @cyntdooley Cindy from FL! Brava for grooming Izzy yourself. I should do this, but my eye hand esthetic coordination are non-existent :[ Pip you GO gal! Machka many thanks for the Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction enzyme analysis recommendation. When I get in to new MD I’ll ask her. So sorry to hear…

Lanette, guess we’ve dated ourselves with “Diet for a Small Planet”. Somewhat relieved the amino acids might not have to be balanced at the same meal. I used to make her chocolate chip cookie recipe until my then boyfriend explained to me that while they were filling and sustaining, they were like eating rocks… and he was…

Terri yours to Barbie. Truth. Rebecca, “a wee bit boing:. Mama once asked me “Aren't you bored?” with our calm, no arguments, life. Nope. We chose less drama, more peace, and are content with that choice. Michele imho the benefits of fresh fruit outweigh the sugar… but maybe berries? Tracey yours to Annie about the time…

Welcome @morgansean1924 Michele in SW FL! Michele in NC is also sometimes in FL. ;) so this will be fun… Barbie, as usual, you zero in on the crucial “… most important travel essential … having the right attitude…” Allie :love: the Alfie pic. We call that first one the fish eye ;) Annie, back to the dumbbells? Yippee yay…

Debbie, just heard about the Holiday and Diamond fires in the timber north of Calistoga. Hope that’s not affecting your mom’s place.

Belated welcome back from vacation @jgabsalot Julial! Belated best birthday wishes dear Carol and Juliel! Lanette nope sorry, not my bday, but Julie’s (@bananasandoranges) same as Carol’s. :love: your <3 Insightful * Inspiring * Like * Hug <3 . It’s in my handy mfpcolors.txt file now :naughty: Okie “linner” just didn’t…

Kim belated best birthday wishes. Hope there was fun involved. Lisa napcopalypse must be contagious. Came home from dog group hot, tired, aching and not hungry. Took an ibuprofen and slept for 3 hours. Soon as I catch up here I’ll make “lupper.” Brava on the room project, and :love: the Hobby Lobby find. Perfect! Heather…

Michele, oh yeah I sure do remember baking “special” brownies in the ‘70s and late ‘60s. They don't call me an Ageing Hippie for nuthin' :wink: One friend got the munchies, ate too many, and turned the color of split pea soup. Had to leave the A's baseball game in the 7th inning. Oregano might not be too tasty, could you…

Terri thanks for sharing those pics. Kim your “one pan” story :laugh: Lisa “napocalypse” :love: that word. “…put your cast iron pans in the dishwasher” oh nooo! Yours to Debbie, well said. Tracey air dry vs towels, that make sense… especially how grimy our dishtowels get when used as hot pad, counter wipe, hand dryer, etc.…

Welcome @nescalera2710 Nini! I’m 73 and my weight is finally beginning to microscopically creep down toward pre-menopausal ranges… maybe by next year ;) Baby steps starting where you are, weighing and logging every bite lick or sip, finding an activity you enjoy, these are key for me. Weighing food was a real eye-opener,…

Just excavated some (very old) dried black and adzuki beans from the recesses of the pantry and put some on to soak. Is there any danger in eating old beans? No obvious defects or fuzzy mold . . . ;)

Communication is so challenging! Investing time sitting with Joe without being tied to an expectation that things will go MY way, this is tough! Yesterday morning he resolutely sat with eyes closed and barely spoke until I’d finished my tea and stood to go up (patience is NOT my strong suit :laugn: ). Then his attitude was…

Today’s (8/6) gratitude: the fresh scent of the forest when I stepped out on the back porch to put bottles in the recycling bin. Whoop, whoop. Wii reported weight below 130 for the first time in forever!!! Know it will bobble back up over, that’s why I use the monthly average for the check in. Doing the happy dance anyway…

Welcmoe @mferoli ! Lots of compassionate, wise, inspiring and motivating women here. Lisa in AR 10K steps, yaHOO! Vicki so very scary. Glad the MD had a magic pill, hope it doesn’t happen again… and what Lanette said ;) Tracey and Rita what you said about the inspiration of the ladies on this thread. Amen, sisters, amen.…

Today’s (8/5) gratitude: The old van not running right and leaking oil, so Joe has something to work on ;) Yesterday’s (8/4) gratitude: waking up to blue skies. Just a quick accountability post, choosing to do PT. Will catch up 3+ pages later. Later, lighter, lovelies! Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD 2023: Be of…

Rats. Massage cancelled, she’s hurt and can’t work. Hot tub instead ;). Welcome @pizzafruit Mary in WI! Lethargy is so self-perpetuating. Hope you can take a baby step or two to break the cycle. Kim ((hugs)) Hope the appointment goes well and you were able to nap after. Tracey thanks for explaining about the family camp.…

Today’s (8/3) gratitude: baby hummingbird visiting feeder. Welcome @S66S Savi from India and @lisa032722 Lisa D. Would you let us know your general locale so we can keep you straight in our minds from Lisa in AR? Annie would love to see pics of your fiber art. (gentle hugs) for poor Teddy. Beth thankful for the clear…

Today’s (8/2) gratitude: that my legs actually feel better after yesterday’s exertions. Yesterday morning I was tottery with stiff and achy legs even after PT, so I took an ibuprofen before walking with D. Expected to be sore after 12K (!) steps yesterday but nope, my legs feel great! Invested a cup of tea’s worth of time…

Today’’s (8/1) gratitude: This thread and all the wise, compassionate, funny gals who share their lives here. Machka “* Meeting, meeting, bow-beeting, banana-fana, fo-feeting . . . “ Thanks for the laugh, and the memory! Terri your poem really resonated. “Waking up is winning” indeed. Kylia If you can, plan some travel…

Barbie, many many thanks as always for the new month’s link. :love: the meme. Belated welcome @Marcia_Cassiano from FL! Rita that WAS a funny skunk story. :love: the pic of tricky Wicket! Tina good to see you popping in. Safe travels! Wow Kim, What’s left for your other pot luck guests to bring ;} Sue thanks for taking…

Belated welcome @healingmysticmelody Melody from IL ! Hope PT helps you as much as it does me. Congrats on the healthier food choices. Belated welcome @kaynelvb Kayne in NH! Hope someone is coming to help you with your DH and your recovery from surgery on both feet at one time. Yikes! Pip Bravissima! You are an angel for…

Belated welcome @butterfly3215! Tracey, Lisa Etc, KJ et al, sorry to disappoint but had to back off the comments, way too far behind. Also the stats, but yes I’m happy, all’s well here, the Flat fire is not near, no smoke here and 20+ percent contained. Kim I keep one of these .…

Lisa Etc love it, miss both Janets too. Normal range hemoglobin? Hooray!! Eat then no pain? WowowWOW! ! ! Lanette, well done, Gladys! Btw :love: the vintage Tupperware, have that one in pink too. Michele I’d be happy to have my weight stay in your same range ;) Allie 5 weeks for bloodwork results? Sheesh. Rebecca thanks so…

Belated welcome @lwhelan2018 Lisa in AZ! “…resisted the junk calling…” and “ran for 17 minutes first thing.” Well done!!! Rosemarie delighted to hear about your planned Acadia National Park excursion. Sounds like a good plan. Brava! Tracey Thankful we are not under evacuation notice. The fire is northeast of us, we don’t…

Flat Fire now over 15,000 acres with mandatory “Leave Now” evacuations in place for the Oak Flat area 4 miles south/southeast of Agness. Not heavily populated but perhaps 40 structures in the area. Smoke not as bad today. Progress made clearing old breaks but zero percent contained after 5 days. Belated welcome back…

Wildfire season has begun. The “Flat Fire” is burning 8600+ acres in the Rogue River/Siskiyou National Forest near the town of Agness. Saw smoke from the fire blowing down both Hunter and Myers creek drainages and Pistol River on my way home from Gold Beach this morning. The terrain is so steep and nearly inaccessible the…

Belated “Welcome Back” @PackerFaninGB Tracie in WI! This book really helped me overcome my fear of retirement: “How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free: Retirement Wisdom That You Won't Get from Your Financial Advisor” by Ernie J. Zelinski. Finding physical activities I enjoy (not the dread “E” word) and volunteering helps my…

Terri, “… a relay task in Hogwarts” ? would you clarify or add a few details? Annie well done for upping the resistance on your bike. Heather yes please be gentle with yourself. Such a trigger is bound to have repercussions. 07/11 gratitude: enough discretionary income to sign up for Absolutie Dogs’ “Games Club” for $40/…