Game CVII December. Where Does the Time Go?
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Comments (12)Since I was a grandma at age 38, time is not at all, at all, at all, relevant. (I was 19 when son was born, he was 19 when his son was born, I was still "young".) I didn't feel old then and now that that grandson is 25,I think I look great for "a woman of my age". The big secret is that inside I am still 33!!! But, don't tell anybody - there are definite advantages to being a "cranky old lady". My grandma was 104 and still played cards twice a week (in her own apartment, serving oodles of appetizers and nibbles she made), other grandma was 99 and made bread and doughnuts every Saturday for the retirement home she lived in - for 25 years straight, because someone told her that she could not live alone at 74 - pshaw. That is my goal - to still be a fruit farmer and be making homemade jam well into 40 years past retirement -- that's started 10 years ago as I retired at 55 so I could get out of the stifling corporate workplace to sell my jams and baked treats at my local farmers market every week, making people happy with "old-fashioned" so I still have 30 years left. I'll be 66 come June and have wrinkles galore - every single one I've earned. I went to my 25th reunion in 1988 and saw such despair that I vowed never to go again. They all, like, stopped living past high school or college. Could not relate. They had no "present tense". I greatly object to obituaries that cite from whence and where someone finished high school or college as if that made them who they were and then -- they stopped. I much prefer the obits that say he/she loved their family and what they did to show that, or took in strays, or painted murals, or knitted hats for preemies, or grew gorgeous roses, or volunteered at soup kitchens, made great casseroles, or knew how to prune bushes and trees, or drove cross country with 3 kids, or helped out at a preschool, or whatever REAL THING they did AFTER they graduated umpteen years before. Those people I can relate to, not the ones whose ONLY accomplishment in life was that they graduated. Nancy...See MoreDecember holidays are a perfect time for reading
Comments (64)Carolyn, very interesting and seemingly quite different from what happens in English/Welsh churches (I can't speak for those in Scotland, some of which are very 'strict'). Re the letter. Is it a piece of paper "to whom it concerns . ." or is it some type of printed form with details of the person moving from the area; a sort of reference for them to see if they will be accepted by the new church? And what happens if the new church thinks they might not want this new member, are they able to turn them down? Mary, I knew that Catholic churches will not let non-RC's take communion. There was the eg here that the papers got hold of, concerning former PM Tony Blair who used to accompany his wife Cherie (She who must be obeyed) and children to Mass and take communion. This was picked up by the hierarchy and he was forbidden to continue. He has since joined the RC Church. And on a similar note the C of E has just appointed its first woman Bishop. When you consider that women now make up about 45% of the clergy though mostly in 'junior' roles it seems not a moment too soon. :-) A recent TV prog. spent time at Canterbury Cathedral and talked to women priests. They said after their ordination some 20 years ago they left the building worried to be confronted with banner-carrying women, but were relieved to see they were Catholic women who's message read "We'll be next"! . . .Though they might have a very long wait. Here is a link that might be useful: A Woman Bishop...See MoreThe Tinsel Covered December Game CXIX
Comments (196)Knives and Ink: Chefs and their Tattoos + Receipts - J Fitzgerald...See MoreHELP!!! Out of time, where should microwave go, appliance garages
Comments (22)While Sophie is definitely blunt, I do think you need to take a step back and reconsider the layout of your kitchen overall. I honestly think you could have a better functioning kitchen. A few things I see. You have tons of space on either side of the cooktop, but not enough space on either side of the sink, yet on the side of the sink is where most prep work is done. You are seriously lacking drawers. If you do nothing else, switch all the cabinets you can from pull outs to drawers. You'll be forever grateful as it's easier on your back, and when the drawer is pulled out you can see exactly what you have. Also you can get more into a drawer than you can into a cabinet. Having the sink lined up with the cooktop is actually not good ergonomically in that you have to pivot from one to the other which can be dangerous. You're better off offsetting the sink. With such a large kitchen you'd actually be better off with a separate prep sink and a separate cleanup sink. I know you are concerned with symmetry but you'll find like I did in my old kitchen that the only time you notice if everything is symmetrical is when you're standing straight in front. Otherwise, you won't notice it. My last kitchen was symmetrical. My new one is so far from symmetrical but it will still look gorgeous and will function even better than my last one. I personally love appliance garages. Just make sure you have them where you'll be using them. I would highly recommend a drawer microwave. I had one in my condo and am putting one in my new build. Lastly, before you pull the trigger, I want to second the idea that you float your layout in the kitchen forum and have the gurus there see if they can actually come up with something better. Over a year ago, there was another woman who came onto the kitchen forum insisting she had to order cabinets the next day. The kitchen forum got her to stop, take a step back and rethink her kitchen. She did and her kitchen now not only functions beautifully but is a true showstopper in how it looks. And she admits it was the best thing to wait and get it right....See More
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