The Hermit Club

Spookiesmom

Sorry Teka!

Teka

Jazzygirl

Hermits- well I wish that COLD and SNOW would leave the midwest and northeast! I think I heard it is creeping down into the Southeast now too? Still mild and dry out west but some hope of things changing soon.

Found out a family gathering in the works for late July in Rhode Island. May try to go so I can see a family of cousins I have not seen in awhile. Two of them were out to visit last fall, but I need more cousin time. Anyone here know the Naragansette area and have recommendations for a beachy type hotel?

Went to writing class tonight and there is a fellow in the class whose family is also from PA and he too had a grandfather who was a coal miner. He is critiquing my short story, since he knows the place, the stories of that time too. How cool is that?

Teka

Good Morning!!

3 days left in frigid January!

SallyS70

Good Morning and thinking of you all.  I wish I had something fun to add.

Teka

Showing up is half the fun!

camillegal

Jazzy I swear u'r life is not real==u go to a class and meet someone whose grandfather worked the mines--How unbelieveably fun for u. I'm so glad.

OK a little warmer but still very cold, and there is nothing that will stop this so we just take it.

Oh and oh so funny Spookie---we all appreciate warm weather in the winter, but u have to admit a big change to have 4 seasons. hahaha one thing we do have. So laugh now at our horrific weather but we will laugh when our spring is 70's and u'r hot and humid in the 90's.

camillegal

Teka

SallyS70

You are right Teka ... "showing up is half the fun."  I also had fun playing beach ball volleyball with a granddaughter yesterday morning.

Teka

You were on a beach (

SallyS70

No Teka ... we were naughty kids playing in the house.  Fortunately it was a beach ball as a stray volley hit the TV.  

blondiex46

way cool Jazzy coal mining is in PA my uncle worked  in there, find out where the guy is from....and that would be cool if you could meet with people on here

got chemo and the dr. gave me more meds, throat is still hurting and ears running with fluid on the inside...have to go to the drs. friday but other than that staying in.

SallyS70

Blondiex, hoping the meds kick in quickly.  Ears and throat ... you must feel yucky ... are you eating chicken soup?

camillegal

Blondie oh I hope u get this fixed fast, and another chemo down.

OK Sally u saved u'rself explaining the beach ball LOL--Isn't it so fun tho that u did that???

SallyS70

Cami, it is fun acting like a kid sometimes.

Jazzygirl

Blondie- I am writing a story based on my fathers family that was from Clearfield County out in mid to western PA. My fathers father was a coal miner in the early part of the century, and had his own company until the Depression took everything down. My father would tell us all these great stories about his fathers experiences in the mines, and I am weaving a lot of it into a short story. 

My writing partners family was from the Williamsport area from what he said. My father started college at Williamsport and later finished at Brown Univ. in RI. My writing partner, Wade, shared some stories about his grandfather with me that sound so similar. I think he is about 10 years younger and his grandfather was mining into the 50s. My grandfather was such a sweet man and he died of black lung when I was only 11. I always wished he had been in my life longer.

I am glad your chemo is done and hoping you feel okay as you work through the next few days. Do you have a touch of the flu or this just part of the reaction? The flu is bad here where I live in NM. Shot has protected me so far but not so for many of my friends.

Jazzygirl

By the way hermits, good news on my blood sugar issues. My A1C that was 6.5 in Sept and had me at the line of diabetes is now 5.7 after five months and a lot of lifestyle changes, including cutting sugar out of my diet, limiting alcohol, doing a lower car thing at mealtime. I will keep working on the food journaling with the nutritionist and working to get the weight off with her help. I am turning this thing around.

camillegal

Jazzy that's so good to here and u will and can do anything u want.

savgigi

Jazzy, great news on the A1c

Furfriend2

Blondie,

hang in there neighbor-anything you need? {{{Hug}}}

Furfriend2

Jazz, good for you on the blood sugar level!!!!

Furfriend2

Camill, are they little marshmellow snowmen???

camillegal

  beats me- I just copied the pic hahaha

Spookiesmom

Whoooohooooo Jazz. Keep it up! 

Lily55

well done jazzy, its not so easy as sugar is very addictive but you sound like you are feeling better for it

camillegal

Good Morning Ladies (very early) just poppin in and letting u know I'm thinking of all of u and Lily how are u feeling.? I hope better.

It's Friday ever so start slowing down Jazzy so u do some relaxing this weekend. Ya hear that.?

Pain, Pain go away don't ever come back another day---for any in pain. It's tiring I know.

camillegal

  Happy Friday Eve

Teka

It IS??

Good Morning, Thursday, from the North Country!!

Yesterday, I felt rung out and did less posting, but look forward to the week ending on Groundhog Day.

Lily, does Spain celebrate Groundhog Day?

SallyS70

Jazzy, good job with your sugar levels ... I know that was a hard dietary change to make.

Teka, what happened that you felt rung out?  Was it the weather?  Glad you are feeling better today.