tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post5728807054558478547..comments2024-03-29T08:54:05.713-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: The Dog Days of SummerMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-80925245472792858572016-08-11T15:25:39.257-04:002016-08-11T15:25:39.257-04:00Going to my tourist town just for a nostalgic visi...Going to my tourist town just for a nostalgic visit seems too much like a pilgrimage and I know I won't do it more than twice a year to check on the cemetery. So I am sad about that.<br /><br />My Travel Club meets at a funeral home and I've long gotten over the creepiness of that so I'm hoping it will be the same with the new Red Hat meeting place. :) Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-64814353231468423982016-08-11T15:12:55.198-04:002016-08-11T15:12:55.198-04:00I don't care for change and this move for the ...I don't care for change and this move for the ladies wouldn't be too popular with me. Of course, you can still go to that quaint little town for your nostalgic visits, it would have to be separate. I don't care for your new location, thinking it would be a downer. A twice a month preview, so to speak.<br /><br />Your flower pot looks very pretty, nothing I grow looks so good. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-66579412391967959412016-08-11T11:47:44.879-04:002016-08-11T11:47:44.879-04:00You've been reading me since my very first blo...You've been reading me since my very first blog on the stroke support site and I feel privilege to have someone follow me that long. You know all my secrets now. LOL Well, not all but neither does anyone else in this world. LOL <br /><br />In the book I'm reading now there is a long that says something like: Moving on does not mean you loved him any less. I love that thought and might Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-331709124370158172016-08-11T11:28:29.277-04:002016-08-11T11:28:29.277-04:00I love all your blogs learn so many new things its...I love all your blogs learn so many new things its kinda educational for me. It teaches me valuable life lessons how to look closely & find that small open door for happiness. you were so fortunate to find that kind of love in Don that getting over is so difficult.<br /><br />AshaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-66617587483816987462016-08-11T10:50:08.901-04:002016-08-11T10:50:08.901-04:00I have never heard of Florence and the Machine'...I have never heard of Florence and the Machine's until I wrote this post. That's one of the things I like about blogging...I learn stuff.<br /><br />That's interesting about Miracle Gro! I never would have guessed that and I'll check out your link later.<br /><br />I thought this post was kind of sad when I wrote it and I was trying at the end to find a more up beat ending. Maybe Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-33949830795996433712016-08-11T10:02:07.606-04:002016-08-11T10:02:07.606-04:00I don't know why, but this post hit a tender n...I don't know why, but this post hit a tender nerve with me and I found myself with tears in my eyes at the end. Still trying to figure out where that came from, but thanks for the lovely post that touched my heart for some unknown reason. <br /><br />I think the assisted living location for your Red Hat gatherings is a crummy idea. My mom was in a beautiful assisted living facility -- verydonnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-84582459925563679912016-08-11T08:55:13.673-04:002016-08-11T08:55:13.673-04:00We rarely have power outraged because of the heat ...We rarely have power outraged because of the heat like you do in your part of the world. I have a friend out your way and the had to buy a generator. I fear winter outrages and they do happen here. Not often, thankfully. I wish I could be as devoted about exercise as you are.<br /><br />I guess that makes sense---why you don't write about the happier parts of your life. If it works for your, Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-28303643109943072552016-08-11T07:15:54.829-04:002016-08-11T07:15:54.829-04:00East of you, and we're getting your dog days n...East of you, and we're getting your dog days now. I went bicycling in mildly hot, humid conditions a couple weeks ago. Seven miles instead of my usual 25 and I was bushed...for days. Now that's it's so grim outside, I'm looking forward to forced indoor activity. Maybe I'll set my bike on the trainer in front of the TV, maybe I'll catch up on my PC, maybe I'll do GowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-3637763419419871872016-08-10T20:07:43.399-04:002016-08-10T20:07:43.399-04:00I'm sure I will. I'm hoping I'll be ab...I'm sure I will. I'm hoping I'll be able to weave it in with some stories my dad told about growing up the the Klan living near by.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-78146140729701148312016-08-10T19:56:27.183-04:002016-08-10T19:56:27.183-04:00That sounds like an interesting, and worthy, excur...That sounds like an interesting, and worthy, excursion. I'm hoping you'll write about it. If only all racism was in a museum. Unfortunately, it's not.shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-28082559927372593452016-08-10T18:41:32.577-04:002016-08-10T18:41:32.577-04:00It took me a couple of years to get my reading con...It took me a couple of years to get my reading concentration for reading back again after Don died. It's still not back in full force again. I'm hoping the book club can held with that.<br /><br />One of my chapter sisters has a cat-in-hat style hat that she wears to parties. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-64103715098236786082016-08-10T18:06:18.852-04:002016-08-10T18:06:18.852-04:00The planter looks beautiful, and a great advertise...The planter looks beautiful, and a great advertisement for Miracle Grow.<br /><br />I don't have the patience to read any longer - now I just rifle through the pages, and read the ending - finish! Web-surfing so much better and real-life.<br /><br />Shame about the venue change. I don't like change, but often find that in the end it often has unexpected advantages. I do like the name &Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-56914686154973695022016-08-10T16:03:08.565-04:002016-08-10T16:03:08.565-04:00Not going to a distillery but we've been to a ...Not going to a distillery but we've been to a brewery. The Jim Crow Museum is billed as a place that teaches tolerance through the use of racist memorabilia. It's connected with a college and quite an extensive museum, from what I understand.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-9147290509011012512016-08-10T15:28:25.045-04:002016-08-10T15:28:25.045-04:00Ah, ha. I think I just answered my own question. A...Ah, ha. I think I just answered my own question. Apparently I conflated my dad's Old Crow and Jim Beam. Personally, I can't stand that stuff -- I'll stick with wine and beer. But I still think the Red Hat ladies in a distillery would be lots of fun.shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-46904919422249165422016-08-10T15:26:24.848-04:002016-08-10T15:26:24.848-04:00As long as you don't end up eating crow after ...As long as you don't end up eating crow after your visit to the Jim Crow Museum, it'll all be good. I'm still trying to decide whether you're going to be focused on race relations or whiskey. :-)<br /><br />shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-75420336222557148712016-08-10T14:23:42.175-04:002016-08-10T14:23:42.175-04:00Each Red Hat Society chapter is free to make up an...Each Red Hat Society chapter is free to make up any rules they want except for one fast rule that must be observed from the international: you must wear red and purple. Some chapters do service projects---our adapted a nursing home to entertain at several times a year, and send cards and gifts to at holidays---and some are just social clubs. We do both.<br /><br />Free meeting rooms are easy to Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-65236350822810297532016-08-10T12:03:23.493-04:002016-08-10T12:03:23.493-04:00Daughter has been here from Texas where temps are ...Daughter has been here from Texas where temps are over 100. Everyday she's been here temps have been in the low 70s and upper 60s. She's loving it.<br /><br />Tour planter is gorgeous. Potato plants add so much to mixed planters.<br /><br />I guess I never thought about Red Hatters needing a meeting room. I thought their purpose was strictly social with no service projects etc. I suppose Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-2441077487095021162016-08-10T09:36:56.153-04:002016-08-10T09:36:56.153-04:00You articulated that perfectly about seeing yourse...You articulated that perfectly about seeing yourself (myself) in every wheelchair and every room at nursing homes and assisted living places! I don't feel that way at the senior hall because people there (me included) are trying to enrich our lives with activities and entertainment in an effort to STAY young of mind.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-90817554544475498162016-08-10T09:16:10.720-04:002016-08-10T09:16:10.720-04:00I get that same feeling whenever I walk into a Nur...I get that same feeling whenever I walk into a Nursing home/Old Folks home--whatever they call them nowadays. I can see "me" in every wheel chair I pass or every room I glance into. Maybe that's why I can't get comfortable with the Senior Center or the other groups for Seniors? I keep thinking, "I'm too young for that."I would much rather spend two hours at the Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-31656419705522454912016-08-10T08:10:58.192-04:002016-08-10T08:10:58.192-04:00Makes you wonder what is in Miracle Grow, doesn...Makes you wonder what is in Miracle Grow, doesn't it. But soil does get depleted of its minerals so I guess it shouldn't have surprised me that it works so well.<br /><br />I've already decided that I won't be taking any assisted residents in my car. It's one thing to take a loved one whose medical history, docotors and hospital preferences you know and quite another to take aMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-34639986265758884992016-08-10T07:58:59.026-04:002016-08-10T07:58:59.026-04:00I've never had a potato plant before (the dark...I've never had a potato plant before (the dark plant in the center) and it's done so well. I'm going to try bringing it in house in the fall.<br /><br />I get tire of the air conditioner but sometimes you just have to have it on or I live like a lizard taking a sun bath in the desert. <br /><br />I'm sorry, too, about the change. I know I can still go there but it's not the Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-88094664503985081942016-08-10T06:56:08.708-04:002016-08-10T06:56:08.708-04:00That planter is beautiful. Here in Northern NY we...That planter is beautiful. Here in Northern NY we are officially in drought conditions. My cucumbers had so many lovely little yellow flowers but no fruits have come ( I lie...I got one stunted cucumber yesterday). The tomatoes like the weather: hot and sunny. My neighbors, who use either miracle grow or something equivalent have plants at least 4 times the size of mine and they have been Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-85036198705557769812016-08-10T06:12:32.629-04:002016-08-10T06:12:32.629-04:00That is one beautiful mixture of flowers. Miracle ...That is one beautiful mixture of flowers. Miracle Grow is aptly named.<br /><br />We had a short "sort of" reprieve - not super cool but not really hot and still kind of humid, but not as bad as it can be this time of year. I turned the a/c off in the car and rode around with the windows down and the sun roof open yesterday. As long as you keep moving and catch the breeze, everything&#Bella Rumhttp://bellarum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com