What are you doing for fun??

Well, that was not exactly a brief tale

Jill,

Your daughter is wise to look into something other than flying. I don't know many who still fly and hard as it is to believe, my former colleagues are starting to retire. The pay is supposed to be quite low and contracts (if they are unionized employees) now allow many more working hours and shorter lay overs. The airlines are operating on much diminished budgets and even the staffing on the plane has been cut to the FAA minimum. Pan Am always staffed over the minimum as it was the only way to deliver our legendary service. I also would be quite unhappy being treated rudely by passengers or even being assaulted by them. And I cringe these days when I see people traveling in torn up shorts, unwashed T-shirts and flip flops. You don't have to dress up but at least take a shower and remember you are not going to the beach!

Caryn

Caryn, looking forward to sharing our beautiful country with you.



Fun for today...... Going to an art class to indulge my creative energies : )



Never been much of a painter, in fact I've never painted (writing and singing is my 'thing').

But what better time to start and learn.



Here in NZ the sun is shining and the birds are singing. My boys have left for school. I think I'll have myself a cup of tea and just be..... And then it's off to art class for me : )

Caryn - so AWESOME!!  Thanks for sharing your stories, I wish air travel was as glamorous as it used to be, what a sadly bygone era.  Loved reading your post.

Great post, caryn. I wanted to be a flight attendant at one time but was told I wouldn't be accepted because I bit my nails ... A bad habit that I finally conquered! I am like nancy, just love seeing planes take off and land. I take my grandson to a playground near BWI and we wave at the people in the planes. It still gives me a thrill.

Thanks ladies! My dad used to take us out to JFK to watch the planes take off and land. Sometimes we'd go inside the terminal, the old Pan Am Worldport, and I'd stand before the arrivals/departures board, in awe of the exotic destinations. I found it amazing that someone walking through the terminal in NY had started out in Nairobi, Tehran or some other exotic location. I never imagined that I'd get to be doing that myself one day!

Caryn

Julie and Julia (or was it the other way round?). I love that movie and I love to cook but have found that since dx, I do far less of it. We have Presidents Week break this week so when my younger dd suggested that I make boeuf Bourgogne, I thought why not? If you have seen the movie this is the first dish that Julie makes from Julia Child's cookbook. I carefully patted the beef dry, as in the movie, and leapt back as I ignited the brandy to burn off the alcohol on the carrots and onions. Yes, this takes a whole bottle of wine! I chose a lovely Pinot noir and did pour a wee bit for myself. It is now in a low oven for an hour and a half and then there's still sautéing and adding the mushrooms. Whew! Very labor intensive but looking forward to a great meal. Bon appetit!

Caryn

Susan,

Oh, it smells like heaven in here! What a perfect meal for a cool night(at least by Northern CA standards). Dd and her fiancé should be here soon but I might have to have a mini portion before they get here.

Caryn

Hope you have a great time,weather here is cold and rainy, I guess its going to be movie day for me.

Spent the day painting and repainting my hallway over and over in an effort to train my youngest son how to paint  with his dad as his boss. Sadly having to give up painting full time, cant stay on a ladder anymore. But he did really well, and Ill still be able to do low stuff. It was fun and I think he'll make a good painter (if he can stand working with his Dad.) Ive just learned to ignore his big mouth when he rants...We'll see.....

Each time I go to the stable to see our horse Hidalgo, all my trouble is gone.......

Today, we could hear the spring birds for the first time. Hidalgo, ( its my daughter who is riding him) 

is my love, innocent, pure and without any judgement. All he wants is an apple or a carrot, so sweet....

Mamita49....wish I could meet Hildago. I bet he is a wonderfully calming presence in your life. Give him an apple for me... :-).

Got to put in a full day of work today, and it felt so good! Got done renovating the other house and started on a new one today. Just painting this one, so I was able to work all day and not worry about breathing in all the sheet rock dust. My son did really well, so I dont think my husband will be so worried about taking him to work now. All it took was a little patience to teach him, which my husband is a little short of. Little ironic though, the people we're doing this job for, just happens to be the lawyer who did my will six months ago when my surgeon said I only had 4 months left.....Ha!

trying to change my avatar, just checkingto see if I got it right...

marywh-He is beautiful! My kiddos are my fun too right now. We have soccer practice today after school...busy,busy.



Can‘t wait till it warms up a little more here...i can almost smell the roses.... can't wait for fresh tomatoes....asperigus...peaches..lol

He's adorable, Mary. I think he's just a little younger than my 'best friend' who is 3.5. And if I can muster up the energy for fun today I'm going to take him to the book store today to get another Where's Waldo book!