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Iris what a great trip that was! Are you referring to the passwords that are saved in google password manager?

HB glad to hear your mom is a bit better; pray she continues to improve. Glad your bruises are healing!

David…I have one. I use it for walking, sitting and carrying stuff from room to room.

Iris…here are some netflix movies I have enjoyed

Humor; Grace and Frankie, Cunk on Earth, Ugly Betty

Law and order; Lincoln Lawyer, Suits

Romance light; Out of Africa, Victoria and Abdul, Young Victoria, Virgin River, Somethings Gotta Give

Bingeing; Inventing Anna, Heartland, Vikings, Last Tango in Halifax, House of Cards, Better Call Saul, Peaky Blinders

Medical light; Royal Pains

Historical light; The Crown, The Last Kingdom, Outlander,

Documentarty; Our Planet

Other; Bank of Dave

Mystery; anything by Harlan Corban

Thank you, I also use it to transfer things from room to room including my meals.

HB and everyone, it is said that 1/3 of older adults will have a fall each year. Each fall is potentially dangerous. We need to be diligent about fall prevention!

On my trip, one of the ladies fell. We were on a boat, and we were warned specifically to step down, getting out of our seats. This lady forgot and missed the step-down. Down she went. Fortunately, she was bruised but not injured. I fell when I was in Egypt, transferring from one boat to another. Again, fortunately, not injured.

CaroLynne, Judith had mentioned to be careful to remove passwords. I suppose she means Google password manager, if that's where they are stored. I never have thought about it.

Judith, you have eclectic taste in TV entertainment.

Iris

good morning everyone

Iris you are so right about falls.

Zetta, glad there is interest in your home but that you are having some time between showings. I know it gets tiresome trying to keep it picked up and to round up the animals when someone is coming to look at it. Did you hear it was 113 degrees in Phoenix yesterday? You might consider, after moving, spending summers in Oregon. But winters in Arizona, very nice!

HB, I'm so sorry to hear about your fall and your facial injuries. Glad your teeth are ok. Have you had your implants yet? I hope your mom is feeling better. UTIs can take a lot out of a person, especially an older person. What kind of tea do you like, HB? My grandmother, I think, lived a long life in part due to drinking green tea every day. It was Lipton's, a tea bag, and she would save and reuse the tea bag. I like Harney and son's hot cinnamon spice a lot. There are plenty of others I drink too. I bought some Kenyan tea and tea marsala (spices) to make Kenyan chai but haven't tried it yet. Last week a friend and I went to a Japanese tea house recently and enjoyed sitting and sipping an iced tea, with plenty of good conversation.

Lorita, You got a lot of rain recently. We have had quite a bit too but not like you. Whole state is now out of drought although some areas continue to be "abnormally dry." We have had flash flooding and overflowing rivers although all have receded now.

Eagle, hope your leg is healing well. Hope it's not too hot down in TX.

JeriLynn, enjoy your trip! Look forward to hearing about it!

Mint, I'm sorry about your uncle. I know it is hard when you lose the last of the aunts & uncles. None of mine are left. The last uncle passed away a few months ago. I hope whatever has eaten on your plants has stopped. I follow a gardening page on FB for people in my area and there are so many complaints about insects and critters doing garden damage this year. Maybe more insects, due to a mild winter.

Judith, hope your computer issues and password issue are getting resolved. I copy my passwords down on paper. Plus, I have a Mac and it will save my passwords for me. When I go to a site that is password protected, I use my finger print to enter the password automatically. I feel it's safe; no one else has the same fingerprint that I do. You watch a lot of movies! I watch quite a bit of Youtube and a few movies. I do have a watch list for movies and tv shows on Prime, Netflix and HBO Max. My favorite was "The Crown." I wish they'd make more episodes; lots has happened since the ending of their series.

Iris, you are so right about fall prevention There are Youtube videos on exercises for fall prevention (balance).

Ron, still thinking of you. Hang in there. Know that you are loved.

CaroLynne, Joan, Sandy, David and anyone else I missed addressing directly, best wishes for a good day and a good weekend.

My friend has a pool and Thursdays are pool day. There were 6 of us there yesterday. Remarkably, I didn't get sunburned - first time in the pool this year. I do use sunscreen and I have rash guard (UV swim shirt) so that helps. We had a lot of fun. Lots of good conversation, lots of getting cooled off. Great times.

We will go get groceries this a.m., then errands to the hardware store, car wash and cupcake place (getting a dozen cupcakes for grandson's birthday this weekend).

I'm having trouble with bolding which is not uncommon. I highlight and hit the B and sometimes it bolds and sometimes not. So I shall not continue messing with it on this post. Sorry, for any who have vision issues.

Beth

Going to start Your Honor tonight.

My passwords were saved on my computer. Still working on getting that data retrieved. I will print out the list on a regular basis from now on.

I am going to Trader's today too. Here is what we get; English cucumber, tomato/feta soup, crisp shocolate chip cookies, flowers (the peonies lasted 10 days) tomotilla (sp) salsa, peanut butter cups (they are amazing) cholate protein powder. Here is what not to get; cheeseburger burrito, tortolini (sp).

Then to the bank and back to do battle with my computer. They put on Windows 11…ugh. I was told that in 2025 we will not be able to get on the internet without it. I am seriously considering Mac Air m2.

Ron…you are not going to be "OK" for some time. Love has a price.

I mix with skimmed milk.

I watched the last episode too, David. I'm not a regular watcher.

Iris

I'm not a regular watcher either but I but late wife was so I watched it in her memory.

How is it Saturday already? The weather is stunning here. Breezy, not a cloud in the sky and warm. I'll take it.

Beth L- I'm not adventurous but persnickety about tea. Hot, I mostly drink Breakfast, Assam or Darjeeling teas. With a splash of milk- skim ideally. Cold? I like black, Raspberry Zinger or a nice mint blend. I also really like an Arnold Palmer that's properly made.

The pool day sounds like fun. Good on you for the UV rash guard. I don't always wear one, but mom has an entire wardrobe of rash guards and UV leggings with skirts. She gets a lot of side-eye at the pool for this, but I've had her in for 3 MOHSs and 3 excisions for basal and squamous cell in the last 6 years, so UV protection it is.

David- I envy you the Trader Joe's. How I live in a county without one is beyond me. We are certain hip and bougie enough all up in here. As it is, I have to drive to Princeton to get DH his massive chocolate bars.

Eaglemom- I hope your little guy's tummy calms down. It's always sad to have a pet who just isn't well. Aside from the expense and inconvenience of ultrasound, they usually get a shave too. There's no joy in that.

Judith- Thanks for the TV listings. I am a fan of The Crown, though sometimes I feel like the writers took more liberties with the story than the recreation of the clothing worn. Perhaps that's why they were reluctant to focus on more recent storylines where viewer memories might be better, and principals might sue.

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Plus one on computer issues. I'm in that hell at the moment. DH's ancient HP died yesterday afternoon. He opened it and it just fell apart with pieces landing on the floor. This constituted an emergency (I got a panicked phone call in the midst of shopping) and me rushing home to take him to Costco for a replacement. He really struggled with setting it up and somehow did so in a way that I am the administrator, and he has access to all my files and bookmarked websites. He lost files and his games which has him salty. He also lost his saved music. This led to much fussing until I realized he was looking for iTunes which disappeared in 2019. He didn't appreciate DS and I chuckling over this.

There was much gnashing of teeth and swearing which created additional stress I just didn't need after my week. He kept asking for random code numbers (note to DH: Wi-Fi password and network security key are the same thing dear) and passwords (all save to a mailbox in email). I got yelled at for suggesting he look there when he couldn't get online. I reminded him he had an iPhone on the table next to him which didn't go well. By dinner time, he had himself semi-sorted out and was able to print out my NYT crossword. I'll look into getting the files off his hard drive next week but I don't have spoons for that at the moment.

My niece who'd been so ill has been transferred to a SNF for 6-8 weeks of physical rehab because of her weakness and back surgeries. A quick look at reviews for the place are not promising despite it being in a very nice area of the city. I do hope it's not too awful as many of the reviews mention urine smell and rats as a concern. Yikes. DS has had some sort of stomach bug for the last couple days. Nothing too concerning but still not feeling anywhere near 100%— he even called out of work.

Mom seems to be holding her own. She's still not at a baseline physically, but her vitals are holding. She'd missed a couple calls from the NP at her doctor's office; she wanted to make sure mom was safe to wait until Tuesday to be seen. We called back and talked— I assured her I would have eyes on her daily and check vitals which are so far within her normal range. They were especially concerned about her breathing but given that mom didn't have her bi-pap, correct Mucinex dosing or OPEP and was slumped on a gurney I suspected she'd be better off home. I was right. She seemed to agree that mom could wait but that I could get an earlier appointment on the fly any day but Sunday. She wanted to water her small garden and fill her bird feeders yesterday. I did the feeders and set up the hose for her and then sat outside while she had at it. It was probably a terrible look for the neighbors with me sitting on her little porch watching her work.

I'm headed over in a bit. Wish me luck.

HB

Saturday afternoon my wife are sitting on our screened in porch just rocking and reading our books. Had breakfast and lunch here. The weather is so nice just a slight breeze no humidity and lots of clouds and very little sun.