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  • It is a terrific Tuesday, hope yours was grand too! Kim, Sylvia, - sorry, we do take our royals seriously, but at times we must also be lighthearted about them! Especially when Charles puts his royal foot in it! As we say, “Betty was probably on the blower” about that gaffe about Russia. Just like his father, that one.…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2014 Comment by bjmcq May 2014
  • Hope you all have a meaningful Memorial Day in the US and time to enjoy a day with friends and family! The devastation of the Civil War is still haunting....I have been to Gettysburg. We had Victoria Day here last week with Chuck and Cam.....but that backfired on poor Chuck all over CBC, BBC,+ CNN. Not a good…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2014 Comment by bjmcq May 2014
  • Wonderful Sunday, spring has sprung in the hot south of CA! Hope you all have a wonderful day of rest and refreshment. Today, I once more learned the value of planning ahead and conscious eating. It is my GD#1 's first birthday...and a big family party. I had the green salad and water, and two bites of cake. What is so…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2014 Comment by bjmcq May 2014
  • Hi, I have been long lost for quite a few months, buried under work, but happy to see the thread alive and thriving! It continues to be cold in the most southern part of Canada here.....and winterkill is evident on plants. Climate change is here, and it is a threat to us! I just wish my own gov would get their head out of…
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  • Bump - on last day of a 6 week marking deluge; and just as I changed my picture to lovely tulips - it snows. ha. Mother Earth has a weird sense of humour.
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  • Bumping for now, the winter continues to make our lives snowbound, but beautiful! BJ
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  • Just a note to keep my place! We woke up here, in the southern part of Canada, where we are lucky if Christmas is white over the last 50 years, to find the wind chill at -49 F! It has not been this cold since I was starting primary school, and the bus was so delayed by the cold I had to walk back home to keep warm,…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2014 Comment by bjmcq January 2014
  • I hope everyone had a good Saturday....I woke up missing my son, who we deposited back at grad school yesterday... hopefully tomorrow will be brighter! Back to the grind on Monday!
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2014 Comment by bjmcq January 2014
  • There are so many old and new people, it is hard to know how and where to start. A simple thanks to the community here is the first ,and best, idea. Many thanks for the interest and support for the last year, and for the days and months to come. I enjoy reading your posts, even if I am not commenting every day; it is great…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2014 Comment by bjmcq January 2014
  • I logged on to express the exact same thoughts as Renny, so well said, and presented with such heartfelt sincerity and full gratitude. At this point, all I can say is a simple "ME TOO!" Thanks Renny, for penning the difficult and complex thanks for the community that keeps me coming back too.... and thanks to all my mfp…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2014 Comment by bjmcq January 2014
  • HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR ! May this be the best year yet to the wonderful MFP family of friends!
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2014 Comment by bjmcq January 2014
  • Bump :-) just finished marking one whack of essays....starting another pile today!
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2013 Comment by bjmcq December 2013
  • Hello to all, Happy Hannukah ! Happy post Thanksgiving day, when the meal is over and nothing but the comfort of family and leftovers are yours! Unless you are fighting your way through Black Friday sales...... There is a lot of support here, so my Canadian thanks for you all on US thanksgiving! I am making progress on…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2013 Comment by bjmcq November 2013
  • Just a wonderful wish for all the US vitamin F's here: Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all have a fantastic holiday today! Cheers, BJ, SWO, buried under snow for the first time in 9 years!
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2013 Comment by bjmcq November 2013
  • Whatever your political colours, it was a shocking moment for the whole world to see the US President assassinated 50 years ago today. It rent a gash in our understanding of how civilized societies operated. Fifty years later it is still a sad day, BJ, SW Ontario, CA
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2013 Comment by bjmcq November 2013
  • Thriving Thursday! popping in for a happy hello, busy day, saw friend and granddaughter, (with DD3). Class today. Will catch up with all tomorrow, have a wonderful evening BJ, SWOnt
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2013 Comment by bjmcq November 2013
  • Tuesday, soupday for JB I think- yet the long faces on students meant it was not a terrific Tuesday...hopefully your day was much better. It was another long day for me, not completely successful. If students do not do the reading, I do not want to do the class! Still, managed a good food day, given I have no time to…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2013 Comment by bjmcq November 2013
  • We can be grateful for the fullness of our lives, whatever barriers we face! Even on this gray, rainy, dull Sunday. The snow has melted and the temp spiked to 14 C, good thing, our leaves fell because of the snow! Messy cleanups. I am grateful for the warm memories of seeing DS yesterday. We took up hampers of food,…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2013 Comment by bjmcq November 2013
  • Happy Friday, still cold in the warmest part of Eastern Canada, but the temps will be warm again on Sat. Wow, so much activity, so many of us all trying to have fulfilling lives while maintaining or acquiring a healthy lifestyle. This group always makes me stretch, to see things anew, even foods I would never touch. ( Ok,…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2013 Comment by bjmcq November 2013
  • Good Winter Wednesday, yes Virginia, the snow has caught us off guard. My hardier students were still wearing shorts three days ago. Still, the cold brings the bluest skies, and the most beautiful of winter memories...so I am not complaining about putting on boots 3 months early. I have not gone too far back in reading,…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2013 Comment by bjmcq November 2013
  • SNOW! It is one of those impossibly beautiful days..... two inches of snow have covered everything, it looks like Christmas... It is the wonderful November surprise of winter! ( Most of it will melt and be back to grey by the end of the week) Happy Tuesday! BJ, South Western Ontario...(in that weird Lake Huron snow effect…
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  • Welcome back Goobs,! I am also just returned from a sabbatical gone pear shaped !
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  • Good Monday Morning..... I am so grateful for all those who have fought during the last major wars . Their sacrifice kept my wonderful culture free from "isms" impinging on my individual rights. I fear "isms", wherever they come from! Barbie, thanks for posting that beautiful copy of "In Flander's Fields", Dr. McCrae was…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2013 Comment by bjmcq November 2013
  • Happy November to all, We had our Thanksgiving in October, and I am thankful for the safe delivery of my last grandchild two weeks ago, born breech, but safe. That makes four grandchildren from the dear (step) daughters. I am grateful for the improved health of my husband's first wife, she is a dear, and her heart problems…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2013 Comment by bjmcq November 2013
  • Happy Saturday to the 50+ Vitamins here, old and new, Glad to read up on all your lives, wow! such a range of human experience. Today is going to be great and crazy, and we head to the hospital when the new grandbaby is born...sometime in the next few hours, I guess. Glad DD3 did not go for C section.....if ever there were…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2013 Comment by bjmcq October 2013
  • Hi all! it seems forever since all your daily wisdom was part of my life, and I have missed it! This year took me by surprise, my part time teaching seems to have ballooned into full time, and I am often whipped each day. Great to see so many new people, thanks to all the stalwarts who connect every week...... We are…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2013 Comment by bjmcq October 2013
  • Bump!
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2013 Comment by bjmcq October 2013
  • Terrific Tuesday to you all! I would say ain't it great that the cool nights have hit for better sleeping, but last night the temp climbed ...still going up today to 111 Degrees F; (we use C ). ... in the middle of September? Yes Suzie, climate change exists! It is one thing for it to reach 80, another when it is hotter in…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2013 Comment by bjmcq September 2013
  • Happy Friday ! I find myself extremely tired today...and then realized that I have had company for the last 12 days in a row....yeah, that can tire me out! Love the people, but I find that I am tempted to eat the wrong things when I am that zonked......don't know how it is for you? Trying to do a few things but keep it low…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2013 Comment by bjmcq September 2013
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