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@Sayra we get brown eggs, they’re on the small side but the yolks are a deep orange and so flavorful..

Been meaning to tell you my Mother was Sarah and pronounced “SayRa”.. and my youngest daughter lives in Washington Court House, Ohio!

And, while shopping for frozen fruit I found frozen Minute Maid lemon juice made from concentrate.. maybe that would eliminate squeezing, if it would work for you..

Lorita, I’m glad you have a helper… I’m 67 and can’t do so many things I used to.. it’s frustrating! My husband just came in from building stables and found me on the ladder trying to get the cover off the ceiling vent return and had a fit😂 He got it down for me and put it back after I washed it, lol

It’s sunny and dry today but with storms coming in Tuesday.. hope everyone has a good day. Time for me to get in the kitchen and finish my house chores.

There are so many things that I can no longer do. Physical things. Big and little things. Some II can work around...others are just annoying. Thankfully I do have people who come to my aid and life goes on. I am very busy with what I am still able to do like my work at the museum and the flip house which by the way is on hold due to tax issues. I am learning a lot about investments etc. I also am still involved with my history study and ancestry. Additionally there is Netflix etc to fill in the blanks.

Wierd. Yesterday i could not see the letters on my keyboard . Really frustrating. Today it is like twilight outside and the keys are all lite up. I guess the "back-lite" works. Jokes on me.

Yesterday I did not even get one box of stuff emptied. Several things left me searching for answers. One was a sketch of Anne Hathaway's cottage, Turns out the artist was a lifelong friend of my father's. He was an architect thus the lovely rendering. I searched and found a grandchild of his. I emailed. She replied and the piece is off to Chicago tomorrow morning.

Hopefully that container will be emptied today and another one as well.

Later...

Lorita Glad you were able to get your odd jobs done. Always feels good to get that off your plate.

Washington courthouse is south and west of me a little bit I believe. I’m about an hour north of Columbus. I’m using the Minute Maid lemon juice this week. It works it’s just like pure lemon juice the best I can tell and that’s what it looks like. But only one grocery store carries it and we have three grocery stores plus target that carries quite a bit of groceries. So anyway, I bought all three and I hope to stop by there tomorrow evening And pick up some more if they have them because it’ll take about four bottles for the week. They are 7 1/2 ounces each and I have to drink 28 ounces a week. Any little bit I get is Les lemons I have to juice myself. It’s more expensive if I only have to buy two bags of lemons, but it’s not that much more so if I have to buy the third bag of lemons, which I do once in a while, it’ll be cheaper buying the Minute Maid. Thank you for mentioning that to me.

we are about the same age Jerilynn, I’ll be 66 in December. I feel like I do pretty good for my age, but can I do what I did when I was 40 , no, I get tired. I probably used to push myself too hard though. I realize that now. I was a pusher guessing you are too.

That is interesting that your mother pronounced her name SayRah. I seen someone’s name one spelled Sayra so guessed that that’s how they pronounced theirs also.

Lorita they probably do make a vegetarian version of the beans.

To my surprise mom accepted the pumpkin roll and she told me she liked it. So I told her I’d bring her a piece every three or four days until it runs out.

Ron, Joan,Beth and others thinking of you.

Thinking of you, Ron, and hoping Lou has settled down. You are a very loving husband and a fantastic caregiver. Glad you are getting to see the friend who was helpful to you in finding the Lord.

Judith, you live an interesting life. I admire you/am inspired by you. I enjoy your posts.

Lorita, you certainly keep busy. Although you cannot do all the things you did a few years ago, I think all that you accomplish is remarkable. I think you being busy does help keep you young.

I went to a wedding yesterday. The individuals were both widowed, and he is in his 70's; not sure about her age but probably late 60's or 70's. It was great to see my friend smile and be happy again after he had lost his wife to cancer 2 or 3 years ago. It also was nice to see several from my former church at the wedding. Always good to catch up.

Hubby is getting better and stronger. He has a ways to go in rehab before coming home. I am missing him in more ways than one. While I do see him most days, there have been house and yard "things" (problems) that I have had to deal with totally on my own. I will say I do have helpers, some that I pay and some like my son who is very, very helpful.

Eagle, I am praying for you and your DH, that you will soon feel much better. Also, that HB and her family do not come down with the virus.

I cut back my potted mums and brought them into the garage. I hope they survive the winter. Although the flowers had turned brown, there is lots of fresh green on the plants. I have also been doing LOTS of raking (getting tired of it!). Almost every day for 3 weeks I've spent an hour or two at it. The backyard is done. The front yard, well, my next door neighbor has a huge oak tree that loses some, which I rake up, and then loses some more with the wind...still a lot to come down and I can see that my gutter on the front of the house is now full. I want to wait to hire someone to clean out the gutters until the tree has lost all or most of its' leaves. It's probably lost about 1/2 of its' leaves now.

I hope everyone has a good week and a Happy Thanksgiving.

Hugs, Beth

Life with dementia! Lou was the perfect angel getting ready fir bed; knew who I am, told me how much she loved me and kissed me goodnight. LOVE THESE TIMES!

I have a VA appointment this morning, suppose to be storms later, but hope I get there and back before it gets to bad.

Oldest son and his family is suppose to come fir Thanksgiving. I told him the cooking would be left up to them. Probably want be the traditional Thanksgiving dinner!

Still praying for all the sick front porch rockers!

Ron

Had a good rain and storm stayed mostly to the southeast of us.

VA appointment went well, I was asked to start a grieving therapy with one of the mental health counselors who is the VA chaplain. I do understand that as this disease progresses it is like losing a loved one, so I'll see how it goes.

Just helped Lou in bed so a little uninterrupted tv time for me.

Ron

Dear d2n, so sorry to hear of your accident. Hope your recovery is swift. Is there anyway to change your living arrangements to be on the first floor while you mend?

Living alone I also worry when having to get up on a stepstool to change light bulbs. Good thing you were able to get to phone to call 911. One of the things I did for emergency sake was to get a combination locking deadbolt put on the front door, I leave the door knob one unlocked. Now if family or rescue needs to come I can just tell them the code so they don't have to go to extreme measures to get to me.

Another thing I do is when I go to shower I take the phone with me and place it on a towel which hangs over the sink cabinet. That way if I end up on the floor I can just pull on the towel to get the phone down to my level.

So many things to consider when living alone...unfortunately some we don't think of until after an accident.

Wishing you well, soonest.

Dayn2nite, I'm praying you have a quick recovery. I wonder some times when I'm changing light bulbs, what would happen if I fall. Lou would be no help, I tried to get her to help me with a bandaid the other day and it didn't work.

Loveskitties, I have two cans of homey in my shelf now! Never tried it in a gravy, but will have to sometime.

Ron

I called 911 from my Apple watch, so that was covered. They had to use a transport chair to get me down the stairs, since the gurney couldn't be maneuvered due to the configuration of the stairs. I actually fell from the Little Giant step ladder, so I don't think I'll be using any stepladders again.

I don't have the option of moving to the 1st floor - my lease doesn't end until July anyway and my entire apartment is on the 2nd floor. My next apartment will not be on floor 2, I can assure you.

The dog walker has a key so she comes in and Chucky goes down by himself to her and she takes him out and back in. I yell hi and bye to her - she comes every night. My brother handles daytime, I just need her because he has to go out at least once while my brother is at work. He lives here now, so I'm not alone. He was at work when all this happened, though, so I was by myself for about 4 hours and I was so exhausted from the pain I just told him I would call 911 the next morning, I just wanted to sleep.

I'm hoping I have good bone healing like I did when I broke my foot years ago - I healed faster than normal and I was smoking at the time. I haven't smoked for 10 years, but I'm older now so we'll see.

Marie, I have only had hominy one time that I can remember and it was in first or second grade in the school cafeteria. No I did not like it. Sounds like quite a few of you guys here do though.

L O L a few years ago I broke my heel Day. I got up and down the steps a lot by scooting. It worked pretty good.

I like that phone on the towel idea too.

dark and rainy here all day not complaining just how it is. Very thankful for rain.

went grocery shopping at 6 AM this morning and was home at 7:30 AM. I hope I do not have to go out til after the weekend. I took J the things that she wanted and visited her a little bit today. I’ve had a very busy day but I'm not too tired. I am caring for mom the next two days so I tried to get as much done as possible.

Day, I am so sorry about your accident. I hope and pray that you heal quickly.