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  • KiwiCatMom
    KiwiCatMom Member Posts: 2,553
    edited June 2014

    Beautiful garden, Mrs. M.  Just lovely!  And well done!!!

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  • Leah_S
    Leah_S Member Posts: 8,458
    edited June 2014

    Mrs M., your garden is lovely!

    And my fun is to do what Dory said - just keep swimming.

    Leah

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  • DivineMrsM
    DivineMrsM Member Posts: 9,620
    edited June 2014

    Thanks for the compliments, ladies.  Here's a photo of my back fence with climbing roses in full bloom:

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2014

    MrsM -  Love the roses picture!  So beautiful!  It makes me wish I had even a tiny bit of a green thumb.

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  • KiwiCatMom
    KiwiCatMom Member Posts: 2,553
    edited June 2014

    Wow!  Thanks for the pics of summer in my winter!  Despite being the start of winter here, however, our camellias are blooming.  I think they're confused.  Your roses are stunning and I love the way they go up the fence.

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  • exbrnxgrl
    exbrnxgrl Member Posts: 12,424
    edited June 2014

    divine mrs. M,

    Regardless of size, your garden is lovely. My patio is the size of a postage stamp and I mostly grow produce in our extended summers. I may be inspired to try some winter flower this year.

    My school was designated a California Distinguished School. I wrote part of the application so was invited to attend a luncheon for the formal presentation. It was nice to see my school recognized and to enjoy lunch with my colleagues. Tomorrow night my Yankees are in town. Can't wait to see them! Have a good weekend all.

    Caryn

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  • PattyPeppermint
    PattyPeppermint Member Posts: 11,162
    edited June 2014

    very pretty mrs m.  Looks like a great peaceful retreat.  Pretty 

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  • KiwiCatMom
    KiwiCatMom Member Posts: 2,553
    edited June 2014

    Congrats, Caryn!  And have fun at the Yankees game!

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  • Sue2009
    Sue2009 Member Posts: 228
    edited June 2014

    I go & do more now than before dx last year of bone mets. My husband got speed boat few weeks ago. We took ride & he opened it up, felt like kid again!!! Plan to ski by summers end. Love the beach, & watching sunset when at our lake house.

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  • KiwiCatMom
    KiwiCatMom Member Posts: 2,553
    edited June 2014

    As they say here in New Zealand, Sue...Good on ya mate!  What a great goal!

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  • GatorGal
    GatorGal Member Posts: 2,550
    edited June 2014

    I, too, enjoy reading about what everyone is doing for fun and seeing pictures of gorgeous brides-to-be, crazy wigs, and beautiful gardens.  I had a week at the beach with my sister from NC and my cousin's son and his wife and child from Ohio.  They had never had a family vacation and enjoyed the ocean so much.  It was such a joy to see the ocean through someone else's eyes though I don't ever take its beauty for granted.  On Father's Day DH and I took youngest son and our grandson to an orioles game. This week I get chemo so will probably have a few days rest before the fun begins again!  

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  • KiwiCatMom
    KiwiCatMom Member Posts: 2,553
    edited June 2014

    This made me laugh - the older ladies' anthem.  Older ladies are Divine!

    http://www.sunnyskyz.com/happy-videos/736/The-Olde...

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  • Tina2
    Tina2 Member Posts: 2,943
    edited June 2014

    We're in New York for a long weekend. The weather is perfect--sunny and warm. Laughed ourselves silly at the Tony award-winning musical, "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder," hit several exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum and the Morgan Library, enjoyed an outstanding new play, "The Realistic Joneses," and are currently collapsed in our hotel room before heading out to dinner and another show. This has been a good test of my new hip. I have to walk much more slowly than I'd like, but I don't limp anymore and I have much less pain than before. I want it to be perfect, of course, but it's improving every day. Soon I will feel 25 again, right?

    Tina

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  • exbrnxgrl
    exbrnxgrl Member Posts: 12,424
    edited June 2014

    Nice to hear that lots of fun stuff is going on,

    Tina, the trip sounds great. I grew up in the Bronx and dearly miss Broadway. Hey, if we get enough body parts replaced maybe we can be 25 again :)

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  • KiwiCatMom
    KiwiCatMom Member Posts: 2,553
    edited June 2014

    Great news, Tina!  What a fun outing!

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  • intothewoods
    intothewoods Member Posts: 449
    edited June 2014

    I haven't been away for more than a long weekend in several years due to aging parents and in-laws. No more! I will not let another vacation go by where I am feeling good and not have some extended fun. I'm going to fly to Spokane. Friends who moved 3 hours north to Nelson, Canada will meet us there and drive us to their new home. Then back to Spokane to rent a car and ROAD TRIP! Will drive to San Francisco to fly back to L.A. I'm a native southern californian who has never been farther north along the pacific coast than Napa. Whoo Hoo! 

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  • KiwiCatMom
    KiwiCatMom Member Posts: 2,553
    edited June 2014

    What a fantastic vacation!  I spent my summers in the Pacific northwest with  my grandmother (a school librarian) and we road tripped all over.  What fun you'll have.  And I love the drive from SF to LA; used to do it every year.  Have a blast!!

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  • Kjones13
    Kjones13 Member Posts: 1,520
    edited June 2014

    just got back from seeing "my fair lady" at the flat rock playhouse. One of my favorites! I was really impressed with the proformance! 

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  • Leah_S
    Leah_S Member Posts: 8,458
    edited June 2014

    Thursday I met with a friend I haven't seen for almost FORTY YEARS!!!! It was the BEST day ever. Some friendships can come back with all the love there even after a big gap.

    Leah

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  • DivineMrsM
    DivineMrsM Member Posts: 9,620
    edited June 2014

    Aaaaauuhhhh!!!!!

    Yesterday I started watching Season 1 of Downton Abbey and am THOROUGHLY hooked!  Love it!!! 

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  • exbrnxgrl
    exbrnxgrl Member Posts: 12,424
    edited June 2014

    I loved the first two seasons of Downton Abbey. Will not comment on the third. Enjoy!

    Caryn

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  • sandilee
    sandilee Member Posts: 1,843
    edited June 2014

    My Dh and I are getting ready for a long weekend in Yosemite. I haven't been in ages.  I've always wanted to stay at the Ahwahnee Hotel, so we managed to book our last night there.  The hotel fills up months in advance, and we sort of decided to go spur of the moment, so our first two nights will be in a condominium just inside the park. 

       Husband is quite the hiker, but I imagine we'll do small hikes around the valley that don't require a pack. I'm looking forward to some beautiful mountain scenery and a relaxing weekend with Dh, and no chores or distractions.

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  • nancyh
    nancyh Member Posts: 2,644
    edited June 2014

    MrsM, I meant to comment earlier how much I love your garden, beautiful!!!!

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  • steelrose
    steelrose Member Posts: 3,798
    edited June 2014

    I haven't visited this thread in so long, and I love all of the posts! Sandilee, have a wonderful time in Yosemite. I've always wanted to stay at the Ahwahnee too, but they're always booked. It's a special place. Enjoy all that beauty!

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  • teacher911
    teacher911 Member Posts: 853
    edited June 2014

    Divine MrsM,

     I love Downton Abbey.  I started watching while I was going through chemo and I just loved that hour to get totally lost in the characters, the costumes and scenery.  Enjoy!  I also want to say what a beautiful garden you have created!

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  • Tina2
    Tina2 Member Posts: 2,943
    edited June 2014

    Mrs. M, 

    Your garden is lovely. Those climbing roses! Gorgeous.

    My gardening, such as it is, has been delayed because of my hip. I always make a water garden or two in big containers. The plants are expensive, but so exotic---palms, papyrus. Just got around to putting potbound hibiscus from the store into bigger pots on our patio. It took forever as I'm still not 100% and my ankles and feet swell up with all the up and down stairs and bending, but I was grimly determined. My sweaty efforts have paid off in happier plants with bounteous, beautiful blooms. Hummingbirds visited our hibiscus regularly last year. I hope they return!

    Tina

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  • Vadre
    Vadre Member Posts: 225
    edited June 2014

    Caryn, I too, lost my passion for Downton. I do miss it though, some of it's characters were delicious!  I've gotten hooked on "Game of Thrones" with my 16 year old son. It's quite gruesome but not unbearable and the storytelling is amazing! It's an added bonus that my son and I can chatter about it for hours! Just he and I! 💕

    I had twenty-something people here this weekend for a Family Reunion. It was grand!  Lots of love & laughter. I found that if I didn't sweat the small stuff AND let my family do the "heavy lifting" then I wasn't exhausted. Being a control freak hasn't been compatible with Stage IV for me. It has taken me years to simply let go, and I'm still working on it, but it certainly makes life much less stressful!  Anyway, I'm still floating on the laughter that filled the house for days. This is a really good thing!

    Virginia 

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited July 2014

    Vadre - Glad to hear that your family reunion went well!  I understand the being a control freak and being stageIV incompatability aspect, lol. 

    Sandilee - How was Yosemite?

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  • Vadre
    Vadre Member Posts: 225
    edited July 2014

    IntotheWoods & Sandilee,  I can't wait to hear and see pics of your fabulous trips! IntotheWoods, I'm so proud of your decision to get out there and go for it!  That takes such strength. So glad for you!

    Happy Trails!

    Virginia

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  • GatorGal
    GatorGal Member Posts: 2,550
    edited July 2014

    I've been on R&R since my daughter's wedding in May.  Just enjoying hanging around home with weekend visits from grandchildren.  A friend from my junior high school days (gads, known each other for 50 years) has been here for a few days and we have talked non-stop.  No chemo til next Wednesday so have enjoyed the two weeks off!  A beach weekend planned in the middle of July and then off to florida in August (yes, August) to visit my mom.  The plan is to take her around to some "assisted living" communities to let her see that there are options.  Will throw in some visits with other family so I will have a little fun!!  Enjoy reading about what you all are doing.  Vadre, sounds like a lovely reunion.  The wedding will have to suffice for ours this year!  Went to Yosemite many, many years ago. Beautiful area of our country.  Montana is on my bucket list so we may plan a trip there in September.  That will leave North Dakota as the only state I haven't visited.  Anyone know any reason why I SHOULD visit North Dakota??  LOL!  Enjoy summertime, everyone, and post pictures!!

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