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Winter is here! A very light dusting of snow here reminds me once again that another year has come and gone, and I forgot to move to Florida. Well, at least Paula remembered! I am in full on winter gear this morning, wearing a bulky winter sweater and fuzzy socks. The windchill makes it feel like 14 degrees. DH was so sweet. He ran out and grabbed my NYT Sunday paper so I didn't have to venture out.
My brother sent me a video from the trail cam on our hunting property. It featured the most gorgeous buck, with a huge rack. He was giving off Bambi's Prince of the Forest vibes. I asked DH not to shoot this magnificent creature next weekend if he saw it. He said, you know if it passed by me, I don't think I could bring myself to shoot it. He then reassured me that nobody will probably bag him, because he must be a smart and cagey to have lived as long as he has. The trail cam is very entertaining, and a little spooky. Without it I wouldn't know that there are wolves, huge black bears and even a bobcat wandering around in the woods I used to play in. (Our land is a section of my Grandparent's farm).
The concert last night was marvelous. The vocalist, named Dessa, brought out a lot of younger people that I don't typically see at some of these venues. That's awesome, because if the art scene is going to continue to thrive in Minneapolis, they'll need them to turn out.
I think the trip planning to Brazil turned a corner yesterday. We want to visit a very pretty beach area north of the city we will be staying in. For many years it was bypassed by tourists and remained a collection of fishing villages. Tourism has arrived, but it sounds like it retains some of that laid back charm. We are going for 10 days, via bus. (About a 6 hour trip) There are some beautiful, but remote resorts, but we chose a fairly plain hotel, in a historic town, where we can walk to one of the many beaches. Our thought was it would be easier to explore multiple beaches from this location. We will use Uber to deliver us to a new one everyday. The first day we are there, we will go on a guided tour that will introduce us to 10 beaches! That way, we can pick out some favorites. It's a long held dream come true.
My weight continues to hold steady, and I don't even always remember to weigh each morning. I'm pretty much on auto pilot, besides a midday reckoning about how protein consumption is going. These last few years are probably the longest stretch of time where thoughts of food (either food noise or dieting) haven't been predominate. It's nice to just be.
Agreed. But they sound like the kind of people who aren't overly concerned with how things impact other people.
on 11/9/25 7:24 am
It's bad manners to not invite neighbors to an open house party if for no other reason than the noise! A sit down dinner party would be a different story, but a party like you describe, they are the rude ones here!
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Looks like Peps and Grizz had a good weekend in Napa this weekend. Nice place to visit. I wouldn't mind going back there.
Somewhat relaxed day yesterday though I did get 3 loads of laundry done and Justice had a bath. We ended up having both lunch and dinner at the beach club. We weren't there other than for meals though. We went to our outdoor music venue for a short time but didn't stay as the band had cancelled last minute and they had a DJ instead.
Today the bus leaves as usual in a little more than an hour. We will be back at the Beach Club by 1:00 to watch the Patriots play. There was a good contingent of New England fans there last week.
Thinking about CC's neighbor makes me think about our next door neighbors here. They are a bit more than 10 years younger than we are and from an extremely well-to-do family. They are friendly to say hi to and actual friends with many of our friends, a lot of whom are closer in age to them than us. I am still irked about the open-house party they had just before they left last spring (they just returned this weekend). They invited a LOT of people and were making a lot of noise until after midnight. Most of our friends were invited, but we weren't. Am I wrong to be peeved that we weren't invited? I would have if only because I would know that the noise would carry over. And BTW I had invited them to gatherings twice previously though they were busy each time. Is it our age, our financial situation or what?
Oh well - it really is like being in college around here. Time to think about changing for breakfast. This is the last warm morning for a while. It is supposed to be 40 degrees tomorrow morning. Have a stimulating Sunday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Narcissist much? The world revolves around her...
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Ditto to what DD said about bone density. You are at higher risk than average. Mine was first checked when I was 60.
Three days! Wow! That came quick once everything fell in place.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I agree, jeez louise. Why is it that we all probably know her type? Do they have some kind of manual about crashing through boundaries?
on 11/8/25 8:35 pm
Today's only outing was to Home Depot to return a hose that had a recall. With no receipt and having used Apple Pay (the number changes randomly making it impossible to tell them the card number used) I got store credit. Given the challenges of home ownership, I will no doubt use it easily. Being a beautiful day, I took the convertible, but still enjoyed the heated air scarf - the car can blow hot air at the back of your neck. Loved it!
Ugh, I forgot it was Saturday and the tourist crowds were NUTS on the roads to my house. Hundreds of cars everywhere!
Tomorrow I'm having lunch with the crazy neighbor. The latest is, I had mentioned to her that my other friend and I were wanting to do a Christmas cookie exchange party. Her response was to usurp the idea and make it a Christmas decorating party at her house (so she doesn't have to do her tree herself) and cookie decorating party AND asked "if I'd like to help her"! I really just floated the idea to see if she'd want to come to what we were planning, and she took it and made it hers. And then she graciously - ha - said I was welcome to invite whoever I wanted and Cathy could come to. The cheek! I don't have the energy to say anything about stealing our idea and morphing it to do her decorating work for her, but I'm irked. She really is seriously lacking in friendship social graces, but it's not like she didn't give me a huge lesson in that already. Sigh, we could still do a cookie exchange, but jeez louise.
I went to wash Kirby today and realized I was out of dog shampoo. Kirby was saved by the bell!
Anywho, that's all from my corner. Take care!
Re Osteoporosis : The women in my family had onset earlier than I did. As Diane pointed out, we had are own weight bearing activity every time we moved. I actually credit years of obesity as being bone protective due to the fact I was diagnosed at an older age than Mom, Aunts and Grandmas. So one benefit for all the other suffering incurred carrying all that excess weight.
