Good morning, Overs.

Toots, my image of you is kinda frozen in time at the moment I saw you bounce off the bus with your big smile :dance1:

Agreed about Andy. I got used to him being very reliable. Itchy, on the other hand, periodically pops in - which is nice.

Have a terrific TGIF Day :grouphug:

Fran is back home now and feeling better. A couple of weeks ago she told me that she misses Joel sometimes, but she also likes to spend some time alone.

My uncle Dan (my Mom's brother) is 91 and is now under hospice care in Florida. Other than my Mom, he's the last of that generation in our family. Will be a sad day when he passes.

Am also thinking of my good friend Matt on what would've been his 66th birthday. He owned the little tavern that I used to frequent often during my drinking daze. Once I found recovery, he became one of my biggest sobriety supporters. He died of cancer at the age of 60. It's sobering to think of how many friends I've lost in recent years. Makes me even more grateful I found recovery when I did.

Have a Fantastic Friday, overs!

Thanks Dee. I think I sent my contact details to Anna after Desert -eyes death and maybe Andy disappearing. I really believe anonymity has its place. We are all a bit like old fashioned pen-pals in a way. Figuring out online relationships is a new thing.

FBL, sorry about your friend. Of course we are all headed there eventually but it is still a shock. Please all take care of yourselves and thanks for getting sober.

Well I had a good session out in the garden this morning and am back inside for some sewing and housework.

May you all have some joy smack you 'side the head today.

Good Morning Overs

FBL, Sorry to hear your uncle Dan isn’t well. :hug: I remember your friend passing. It is sad the people we lose to booze and drugs :huh?: I will always be grateful for my sobriety..

Well Sassy, you were right when you said ‘one day the deeds will come’. I got a phone call from the estate agent saying the seller’s solicitor had found the deeds. Apparently they’d been at the other branch office found by a junior they’d sent to go through their archives.:yikes: And Junior found them. Well done junior. You’ll go far.

So we’ve took another step to moving in. Getting a bit excited now. :dance1:

And as Bekind said I had some ‘Joy smack me round the side of the head’ :biglaugh:

Have a good day my friends xxxx :grouphug:

That is wonderful news Mags, full steam ahead!!

FBL I recall when Matt became ill and then died, I know what he meant to you, he was a good friend in your sobriety when as a bar owner he could have wanted to tempt you back to the 'dark side' he chose friendship over profit.

Gleneagles was a total buzz! It is a difficult course - a championship course, the seniors open was played there just last month - and we decided just before we left home to play it as the memorial trophy. Once a year we play a match in memory of hubbys brother. They played most Saturdays and the loser 'won' the medal :) Andys brother usually 'won' it much to his chagrin, often going to the last hole, when hubby would pull something out of the hat! I've 'won' it the last few years and expected to yesterday but managed to beat hubby by 3 points and he 'won' the trophy for the first time in an age! It was a brilliant day and we just finished before it started getting dusky. I'm playing my own course today, which won't be near as much fun but it's with the ladies so it's nice to meet up with them all as I don't think I'm playing next week which would be my last for a while as we head to Spain shortly for 3 months over there.

Sass, I have lovely memories of that day :)

Have a good one, one and all

Toots, me too! I treasure those memories.

Mags, I’m happy Junior found the deeds! Waiting patiently is so hard.

FBL, you have/have had an amazing number of good friends! One of the sad things about aging is that everyone else is doing it, too and so it’s sadly inevitable that we will lose a number of them.

Bekind, you are very thoughtful and kind. And I hope some joy smacks you in the head today, too.

Have a super Saturday to all! :v8

I'm 1.5 hours into the afternoon here in the Rocky Mountains. Got some gardening and shopping done this morning. Food shopping is not a favorite chore but it does get me out of the house. I shop for my neighbors, take the trash to the dumpster and mail letters. Such errands are good for my mental health as I'm out of the house and connecting with my community so that is good.

I've been pretty good with exercise of late but today I've done nada . . . . so . . . . here's to some yoga.

Unfortunately I haven't been smacked with any joy of late but I'm paying attention so I don't miss it when it comes!

Good Morning Overs :wave:

Hope you’re all ok. ❤️

Lovely sunny morning at the moment. Maybe going to a garage sale near mum in law’s later just for a nosey. I don’t need any more stuff but interested in doing one myself maybe.

Have a good day my friends xxxx

Bekind, I hope joy strikes you in the head today. You deserve it!

Mags, ah, another one of those joys that changes when living in this retirement community! We have what could be described as an “indoor garage sale” in our elegant public rooms every November. Proceeds go to our employee holiday fund. We all scrounge through our apartments for stuff we want to get rid of. (Lots of jewelry but no clothes allowed). Then at the sale we buy each other’s junk - which many donate back to the sale the next year :lmao And of course there are many worthy causes around town that will often take the stuff we can’t sell.

Hope all of you have a good Sunday and stay cool :grouphug:

Sharing this from the 24hr thread….Thanks Cowboy! :celebrate

Congrats Sassy! :a122:

Purple that is an amazing cake! Wow!

I did manage to get some yoga in yesterday. Also finished a book, When Breath Becomes Air, I was reading/listening-to. It was both interesting and depressing.

I so so need to get out of my house so I'm not as isolated. Today, I'm going to look up some activities in the community. I do interact with my neighbors a bit which helps; I just need more human contact.

There is a nest out side of my window behind a large thermometer hung on the side of the house. The birds are quite noisy. From what I can tell, I have avian toddlers pitching a fit on a semi regular basis.

So onward to get my day started.

Go in peace my friends.

Sassy congratulations on 8 years. :You_Rock_

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Hi Overs -

Congrats Saskia on 8 years! Woot woot!

Bekind - my friend is the author and subject of that book, and he is (was) one of a handful of people who has beyond my comprehension of human capability - his passing hit me hard, and it took me a while to read it. Sharing your sentiment.

In more uplifting news: K told me last night “the couch is a great place to be put all the very tiny things. It’s a great hiding place”…..

Well, mystery of the universe solved as to why the couch seems to eat thjngs. I’ve been missing my kitchen Collinder for a few weeks and finally found it in the couch last night. Ha ha

hope you all have a good start to your week!

Good morning, Overs.

i completely forgot that yesterday was my 8-year soberversary. Many thanks for the reminder, cakes (multiple on 24-hour thread) and congrats! I still feel immensely grateful to be sober.

Purps, incredible cake, thanks!

Mags, awesome cat!

Have a great day to all :grouphug:

Congrats, Sassy!

Have a Marvelous Monday, overs!

Congratulations Saskia on eight years.

Oh wow SE. He sounds like he was an amazing human. How did you know him?

It was a tough read as it chronicles the death of someone so very talented and dedicated to doing amazing work that would change the life of others. I get frustrated as my utility as a human is so limited (I know this isn't a very constructive way to look at life and "comparisons are odious" and all that.). I've fought my way to acceptance of my life with its limitations: depression and various inabilities that put certain careers and work outside of my reality.

When Breath Becomes Air, again, was a reminder of how important functioning adults and parents are to children and their future as well as the future of our world. I think of Captain Cook and the man who managed to get him into school in spite of his social standing, Barack Obama's Mom getting up at 0'dark-thirty to make him study, Dot Vaughn (one of the Hidden Figures of Nasa) who was raised by her devoted step-mother. Paul Kalanathi's Mom finding a list of books that were important in US education and being sure he had them is another example of this.

I will never be a parent but I'm dedicated to showing up for young people whenever possible. Also standing down and getting our of their way when they need space. I tend to muck up this later non-action more than the first. SE, kudos to you for what you do as a parent including figuring out that Sisk is hiding things in the couch.

A big part of becoming sober for me was just maximizing the functionality I do have as a human being. I will never be a Captain Cook, Paul Kalanathi, nor Dorothy Vaughn but I hope and choose to believe that by just living a bit better I make greater things possible for the human race.

Okay then, on that note, I'm off to eat a healthy lunch, make rice pudding, do a bit of yoga and sew on the darn ongoing petticoat.

Thanks you all for your presence here.

Bekind it can be humbling to know and think of those making a huge mark on the history books, but as you note, those people got where they are by someone in the background believing in them. We cannot all be big figures, but we can all do a little something to make someone else's world a better place. I firmly believe you do that on a regular basis.

Sass! Congratulations on your 8th soberversary! :) enjoy all the cakes, imagine if they were real! This way, no calories!

SE, haha I have visions of you finding all sorts down that sofa!

Have a great one everyone

Good Morning Overs:wave:

Bekind, excellent post, I just love your way with words. :)

It’s a sunny morning and forecast is hot. Not as bad as last month though….hopefully. :eek:
Have a good day my friends xxxx :grouphug:

It’s been hot here as well. To get my walks in means either very early morning or evening.

SE, reading your post I got a funny (scary?) image of a vortex in your sofa sucking in all of your furniture, kitchen stuff, etc!

Bekind, good post! What Toots said so well!

Have a terrific Tuesday and stay cool :grouphug: