Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?

Yesterday was a perfect day for celebrating Labor Day. Sunny and not too hot. The potluck supper and karaoke all went well. Adults and children seemed to have a good time.

I was awakened about 6 am this morning with a LOUD clap of thunder that made me jump. After that I just dozed, never really fell asleep again. It's mainly overcast today with occasional brief appearances of sunshine. Some folks have already gone home and others are staying until tomorrow.

Jackie, I admire you for keeping your car clean.

Happy Sunday to all.

88 already--stormed briefly last night, but not sure if more rain will materialize; so will judge by how the soil feels & the leaves look. Good day to grill, but Bob's working late. They're saying "afternoon storms" tomorrow, so I hesitate to call Gordy & my friends to invite them over (I'd said Thurs. at my godson's going-away BBQ I'd be grilling Monday), but I guess we'll just have to Plan B it with cast iron skillets indoors. Place is a mess--I'm not much of a housekeeper but I'm a good hostess (or "balabusta," as my mom used to say in Yiddish).

Happy Labor Day. It will be hot and humid here but I've started a couple of projects in the house so I can stay busy. Actually, I'm always a work in progress here. I like variety and to be able to change things. I'm reaching a point where I'm working less and able to go back to some of my "fun" adventures of changing ( while cleaning, of course ) things that have become stale or that seems as though they aren't adequate choices for how we are living now. So, I got that started yesterday and will just move on with it today. Spoiler alert --- had to HELP dh notice that some things had been changed in the kitchen. As one of those items was the kitchen table I thought he would notice. Guess he was especially tired so he is off the hook.

Stormed last night. Made it up to 90 early this aft., and then the storms rolled in. One, around 3pm, turned the sky almost black and scared the cats so much that they meowed until I lay down on my back so they could soothe themselves by kneading on me. Cleared up for awhile, so I cleaned the grill grates--but the gas venturis were still too wet to light. So I hauled out the cast-iron skillets to cook indoors. Made a Caprese and garlic toasts just as the deluge resumed. So folks will be coming by starting about 6pm. I have chips & dip (guac & pico de gallo) and some homegrown heirloom cherry tomatoes to nibble till the steaks are ready to pan-sear, the elotes ready to nuke (precooked, just till the cheese melts) and the shishito peppers ready to blister. BTW, it's 73 now!

I was dressed to go and play women's golf when we had a rain shower. Fair weather golfer that I am, I called and cancelled. Even if it doesn't rain more during the afternoon (it's supposed to), the fairways would be wet.

This rain today is supposed to bring in cooler, less humid weather. Our low tonight is forecast to be in the 40's. Definitely fleece blanket temperatures.

Just had a call from Emily with Student Loan Forgiveness Center! Does no good to block these numbers, but I keep doing it.

Happy Tuesday to all.

Beautiful morning here. Sounds like our cooler weather is having a slight delay, but still coming so that is good. Quite a day yesterday, but looking for a smoother one today. Cleaning my small pantry and ugg, found some weevils in the cereal -- filled up a trash bag and after cleaning put bay leaves all around the pull out tray of the pantry. Weevils shun bay leaves. After a couple of days I can return newly purchased cereal to the tray. Then after closing the doors -- a crash of sorts. One of the posts had given up on a shelf -- so that had to be emptied again, and waited for Dh to get home from work. He knew where the correct posts were in the garage. So, really a normal day -- but one of the frustrating normal ones. I'm still full of gratitude that my problems are small and pretty fixable fairly quickly.

So looking like early Fall outside...which isn't a happy thought too much but necessary so the woods can have a rest. Hope you are al going to have a great Wednesday.

Fall has triggered DH to harvest all the fruit trees (including crab apples that are tiny little balls). We have a program called City Fruit that will take your harvest excess and donate it to food banks. They'll even net your trees in the spring to foil bugs. It looks pretty awful though and unfair to birds IMHO. Sunny here today with highs predicted to be 82 (newspaper) or 78 (radio). We'll see who's closest. After errands I'm going to pick up dead leaves and tidy the plants.

What a gorgeous day we're having. It was in the 40's this morning. I went to the gym in my jeans and sweatshirt and changed into shorts and tee shirt there. Worked up quite a sweat with 30 minutes on the upright bike and 20 minutes on the treadmill.

It's upper 60's and sunny outside. DH did some mowing earlier and I'm simmering a pot of spaghetti sauce.

Happy Thursday.

Our relationships are our sacred responsibilities, for they are the framework within which life is lived. They show us where we have more learning and loving to do. Our interactions with others call up the disabling beliefs and negative patterns of behavior we need to release—the cynicism, anger, resentment, and jealousy that block love's flow. Our relationships are our mirrors; they reflect where we are in consciousness. And if we are willing to face the truth about ourselves, our relationships offer the lessons that lead to our greatest transformation. -Susan L. Taylor

I knew someone with a peach tree. They netted one branch for him, one for her, and left the 3rd for the birds. I enjoy watching birds too much to want my trees netted. We have a bird bath, small bird feeder, and 2 hummingbird feeders, plus a chemical-free yard for natural foods.

We're supposed to get rain tonight and over the weekend, then temps in the 60's next week. The weather man says our 80 degree days are over. I love both spring and fall. I love the leaf displays here.

ChiSandy, isn't it always something with a house?? We had a tree man out this week to give us a price on taking down some trees that are too tall now as close to the house as they are. We've lived here almost thirty years so....now a few of these trees scare me. Barring any storm damage that ties him up, he should get his crew here in four or five weeks. We've heard that song before though. The last tree guy committed to us about three years ago and hasn't shown up yet. The joys of small town life. Not!!!

ChiSandy, we got new windows two years ago (cha-ching$$) and always have a list of things to do, either us or the experts. I love the windows though-so easy to tilt in and clean!DH has just spent seven days in a row removing some old landscaping bushes, re-grading and planting new grass and border plants all along the driveway. We live on about 45 acres so there is way more work than one man can do. I'm grateful I am well enough for him to have this "free" time to spend on the tractor and the land.

A lovely Saturday here, cool and sunny. It will warm up into the 70's. DH and I are planning to get our boat (unused this summer) out of the water and onto the trailer. He went down to the dock earlier to start the motor and it wouldn't start. I assume he's charging the battery now.

Things are very quiet in the resort. This will be the case in the month of September, since children are back in school and people are busy with events in their lives. Our neighbors, Mary and Lyman, who have lived in their camper all summer will be departing on the 21st to drive to FL and close on a house in Ocala that they are buying for a winter home.

If I weren't conscious of getting home and supporting my mother, DH and I might stay a week or two into October and see the fall leaves at the height of color.

Wishing everyone a good Saturday.

Oh my, pouring again this morning but then I knew from the forecast how likely it was. There are lots of flood warnings out as there would be when we have pouring rain for two days. We did get a few slight hours of reprieve yesterday. This too should slow down in the afternoon, but sounds like it will actually carry over into Sunday for a while as well. It seems more like the rains of Spring that we normally get and which came but not with THIS consistency we are having now I sure hope everyone stays safe and sound. The worst is always those who get caught out unaware or some who think the water isn't so high that they can't go ahead and slowly drive through it.

I'm tired already of the 'wetness' but as usual -- the only way out of it is through it. That advice applies pretty well to everything. It is a shame Carole that you can't stay for the Fall colors in MN, but then I'd be anxious to get home to a Mom too. Sometimes it takes longer for them to be at their best anyway. Who knows what this yr. might bring? I'm wondering about ours --- especially with our excessive rain right now. We are still quite green when normally the lawns would look a lot more dried out and sparse -- as well as some of the bushes. We really don't get the best until Oct/Nov. but this yr. I think no predictions.

Many of the most successful people I have known have never grown up. They have retained bubbling over youthfulness. They have relished wit, they have indulged in humor. They have not allowed " dignity " to depress them into moroseness. Youthfulness of spirit is the twin sibling of optimism. Resist growing up. B.C Forbes