Spirited and Lively Older Women Thread

Thank you for posting this, Lisa.  It has truly been a day of remembrance and unification for us all.

Kathy

I took it at the Navy Base where the SEALS train...I thought it was

very meaningful..

I am having a wonderful time with Chrissy B here, I think I want to keep her here and send for her DH to come join her and keep them both here forever!  We had a great time at the beach and Chrissy got to see the wave knock me down and carry me away while I was laughing so hard I could not stand up.  All you could see was my hat and my toes!  What fun and she got to get in the Atlantic Ocean.  We both did some shopping and got some new flip flops, swimsuits, shirts and wraps.  The hotel was so nice and we got some good rest too.

Ah, Chrissy the joys of being wonderful and famous... it's wonderful there is so much lovin' going on, because you can feel it clear up here in the Sierras.  Yummy stuff in the ether these days.

 Along that vein, and not to diminish anyone's troubles, because you're always in my heart, BUT:

We finally took the little boat out blackberry picking at our wilderness lake. Only boat on the lake. There was a solo female camper in the only "accessible" campsite (all the rest are hike or boat in).  There were a gazillion or more dragonfilies. Calm winds. Blue skies, white puffy clouds, and everything green had gotten a bath from last week's thundershower.  Including the two gallons of thumb-size (super-organic) berries that we picked in an hour!

Most of the berries are in the freezer as we speak. The others went straight into our bellies.  At one point we had the boat inside a curtain of ripe berries that had climbed trees and hung out over the water, dangling huge clusters of berries.  It really felt like a scene from some feel-good movie.  I am so happy I just had to share.

Hugs to all.  Today I have to mow, and am making another batch of a chili-sauce. We have tomatoes, and I'm still sharing with neighbors everytime I see one.  

At least for today,

So looking forward to hearing the news from Shell Knob! Have a magnificent time together!

Lost, that just sounds PERFECT!!!! How much better can it get, eh?? That is a memory you will hold on to forever.

Lost Creek - Wow, that blackberry picking trip of yours reminds me of picking in the northern MI woods. Those Blackcaps hung like grapes, there were so many of them. Delish!!

Barbe, you would have laughed to see my antics as I sat wedged in the bow of the boat, with gear all around my feet (softside cooler, etc) - from time to time I'd carefully change positions or stand up & hook a particularly inviting cluster & would snip it off.  All easy enough on a stable platform, but in a small tippy boat, the balancing acts got a little comedic more than once.  Then when I realized the spider was there in my lap, it was time to get rid of the spider, without tipping the boat -- and going into the water & waterside briars & brambles & thick brush. 

Romantic Comedy-Action Movie-Geezer-style I suppose. 

Today am a bit stiff from the unusual positions - but we figure there's one more week's real good berry picking up there for this season, and our plan is to go again this coming week.  Stay tuned.

I went blackberry picking as a teenager by myself at our little known blackberry patch up the hill from our summer house...I don't know who was more surprised, me or the bear...yikes...never went again