Hey! I've got some fall crocus in bloom! I noticed them blooming yesterday. Earlier in the week, I raked out this area, which was just absolutely matted with leaves. I raked up some dead purple petals from the crocus, but some still lay flat on the ground and didn't rake up. I figured, oh, they're dead, but they're just still firmly attached. Well, it seems they revived and stood back up and decided to open up! There's only about 4 blooms, not a big deal, but a nice surprise. I am a bit concerned as I see about a dozen little nubbins poking up through the ground around these crocus, and I wonder if these are more trying to come up now. If so, I hope they don't get damaged when they inevitably get hit by the cold. :) Dee

Well, i guess i'm one of the younger of us gals and guys here (49), i got my license when i was 16. sometimes i wish we all would get tested. here when you go for re-newal - you get it for X number of years, one time mine was for 9 years and last year when it came up - 5 years - and $50.00. you have to check off these boxes yes or no, do you wear glasses, do you have heart problems or a diabetic, and i can't remember the other questions, sign the form, get your picture taken. but al's uncle came over 3 weeks ago and his wife said he has to go for an eye test and a drivers test, he turned 75, she said to me i hope it's not renewed. i'm probably the slowest driver in town, i obay all the lights (this city is known for running reds! and you can drive from one end of the city to the other in 20 minutes, so i don't know what the hurry is - lol). we live by a seniors center and i swear one of these days someone is going to get into a big accident, jokingly i say to al, boy they must have had alot of fun there today, look how they ran the stop sign. i was also reading somewhere (maybe woman's day, or family circle) that if you had a 70 year old and a 25 year old talking on a cell phone that their reflexes would be the same. but i will admit if i didn't have to drive i wouldn't, then again when i do drive i take all the back ways to get where i'm going also i plan my route so i don't have to make many left had turns. ps matthew got me a new bike from work, but no helmut (law in the city, plus no riding on sidewalks). debbie

There's a clock in a stove in a house that burned in a canyon near us; the burn was 15 years ago at least and the house is gone but the clock still works .... can that have honorary mention? I don't know how old it is though.... We fight with a half propane-half -geez I dunno, kerosene? - that part is gone -- range that predates 1950 every summer. Parents' waffle iron from the 40's still works. I want it but my mother gets very offended when I ask for it. Her grandkids will be too old to enjoy waffles soon.... I have a hand-held beater from the 60's. Love that thing. It's turquoise - what more could you want? It wont work unless you wear an apron. :)

I'm a good baker. I can garden pretty well...at least I enjoy it a lot. I have a pretty good grip on athletic abilities.I am very strong and love a challenge. I would be a good friend...but don't have anyone right at the moment to practice on... I am speaking about local folks not the great people I consider friends here. I have a great color sense and decorate well in my own space. It takes me a long time to process what I want to do but then it looks wonderful when I am done. I have a really good sense of personal fashion and love to dress up even when it is just work out clothes I care how I look. I have great hair and skin and try to take care of it. I am an avid reader of women's history and biographies. I keep a very neat and clean house and personal space...no clutter for me anywhere. Have recently gotten even better. I think I am a good driver but my DH doesn't always...he can't drive and has never driven so that may be part of it. I think I am a good Mom now...I wasn't always...but that is for the other thread. I am a good wife and the best part of that is that after 41 years...Feb 8th...it keeps getting better and better. My family has always come first for me...sometimes I am over supportive according to others but for me I can't be too supportive or caring or loving of my "own". I'm a very hard worker when I decide to do something . I keep excellent financial records and make really good money decisions. I spend money on things that I want and I am very generous to my family for things that they want or need. I am not profligate but I also don't think there is any point in holding on to it since I can't take it with me. I am very adventurous...have had a lot of those and keep seeking out new ones. I used to be a very good RN and had a lot of faith in myself and my decisions. I graduated with a 4.0...no one in my school had ever done that before. People still call me for advice and listen when I offer it. I am surprised at this list. I hadn't posted since I really didn't think I had anything to offer...hm...guess I should go to the other thread now...since I have a lot that I could say on that one . I am so glad you started this thread. I have really learned a lot from everyone's posts. c I am a very good cook in a camping setting.