I remember many women in the plant where I worked taking their summer off by having some minor surgery done on their feet and then saying it was not healing and staying off wor****il their kids went back to school. One day they made a list of the 100 worst offenders of sick leave in the plant and 20 of them were in my department.

They had a union that backed them and in order to keep the job they had to have worked eight hours during the past 365 days. It was the last work day of the year and I had one guy who had not completed eight hours that year. He came to work that morning. At noon he came to my desk and had only worked four hours. He said, "you will be hearing from my doctor and my lawyer." He left and slammed the door.

Because he had not put in eight hours that year the union could not win his fight to keep his job and he was fired. This was a man in is 40s who was quite healthy.

I was always fascinated by downhill skiing. I love water but never waterskied and not sure why. My brothers had a boat and waterskis but it just seemed like something I would not be safe doing and I jus****ched the kids doing it.

There is a place in Pennsylvania that grows peaches called Chambersburg peaches. The soil there has to do with growing them. They are ripe from now until the end of August and I can't stop eating them. They have smooth skin like a nectarine and so much juice you have to hold a napkin under them to keep it from spilling on the floor.

Your shepherds pie sounds so good with mashed sweet potatoes. For the next few weeks I will eat a lot of tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, and corn on the cob. When I was growing up we lived off the garden in hot weather. No air conditioning then but always a great garden so not heating up the oven kept the house a lot cooler.
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Our weather has been delightful, sunny, high 70s with a light breeze. In a condo there is nothing to do outside excep****ch the yard people do yard work. We are not allowed to grow agricultural products of any kind, not even a tomato on the porch.

Last summer one of my neighbors who is a doctor grew a beautiful garden in her backyard. Nobody wanted to say anything to her but board members were all upset. She is such a nice person and just did not know about the rules. They are not written down anywhere. She has no garden this year so I am sure someone talked to her about it.

People sometimes start gardens and then leave vegetables on the ground that attract rodents. There is woods behind us with lots of racoons, chipmonks, and I am sure mice and rats if something is left out to attract them.

Both the ocean and mountains are attractive to me. I did some mountain climbing when I was younger and never did deep sea diving. The diving would be fun as I love to see fish in the ocean.

Blueberry will be wonderful. Enjoy the blueberries. I have been diabetic since I was 39. One thing they caution you is to never be barefoot. A tiny cut could fester and cause you to lose a leg. When you are diabetic wound healing is very slow.

Last year I quit driving. I pay for rides now but dont have the problem of dreading being in traffic anymore. The drivers are younger than me and calm and composed on the road. Like I used to be. Where I live senior rides are either free or $2 each way. I do tip the drivers well so they are quick to pick me up. You may feel better using Uber or Lyft for local trips. Buses can also be a good source of transportation when you don't want to drive.

I made it clear that I wanted to work with computers and numbers. People made me crazy. Most of the time I have been able to get people to shape up when they were slacking and I was assigned to do something about it. But working with people is so much harder than numbers.

Broken teeth are normal for me every year or two. The dentist can fix them so they look like new.

My mom had a dog that she thought was welcome anywhere. She was always bringing it to my house and I could not say No to her. When I newly married I always had my cat in the car so I guess I got paid back.

When I was young I would have tried anything but could not afford to do that. I was always skirmish about things like a fish with head on and would send it back for them to remove the head before I ate it. I could not stand to eat anything that still had eyes looking at me.

When I could buy anything I wanted, I no longer wanted to try exotic foods. I am perfectly happy with a piece of halibut or salmon. The last thing I had that was not a usual meal was oxtail soup at a bed and breakfast and years ago.

Your kids, human and goat`, are adorable. Glad you had a great weekend. I like pineapple, orange, cranberry, or tomato juices. I buy them jn single serving cans or bottles because I would never use up a large container. I do think tomato is my favorite. Anything with tomato is good to me,.

My parents got married 7/12/1947. Your parents wedding picture and those receipts are great pictures.

Most often caused by foods with sugar alcohols. Most of them end with itol like sorbitol. Use Imoodium or find a different product with no sugar alcohols. Bariatric foods and vitamins will often cause gas and diarrhea.

Most of us have issues with constipation and take something like Miralax top help with that. I have never been "normal" after gastric bypass and do believe the bypass is responsible.

I crave salt and because of low blood pressure, the doctor tells me to eat plenty of it. Stuffed olives, dill pickles, pretzels and potato chips are my favorites. I am working on my next adventure, A trip cross country on Amtrak. Then a week in Portland, Or with different ocean and river cruises and trips by air every day. I believe Julie is in Portland or Beaverton so hope for a meetup. Should be last week in October.

Your food and flowers all look so beautiful. I have not invented anything but am experimenting with grits. I have not gotten the taste I want and have gotten in restaurants. I have used water, milk, cream, butter and cheese and none of my attempts tastes good to me. But it is fun trying.