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What a relief! :).Quote:
Originally Posted by rosarugosa
Glad to hear the mystery is a mystery no more.Quote:
Originally Posted by rosarugosa
Funny rosa.
I am over the hump and nearly to the end of the race with revising bylaws for my neighborhood association. These bylaws have not been scrutinized in 20 years. They have been added to, piecemeal, and have been internally inconsistent.
There are large swaths of text that were very specific about conducting a meeting, and I know when that text went in into place and which president put it into place. I don’t remember why though. It is all unnecessary.
I slashed an entire Article that made no sense to me. I carried it around to three former presidents asking them what is this article about? Why do we have this in Bylaws? What does it mean? None of them could tell me, although amazingly one ex-president named another ex-president that I consulted as the guy who put it into the bylaws. Haha he did not remember.
We slashed the bylaws from 12 pages down to 8 pages. That is progress. We changed a few concepts, but mainly it’s the same set of Bylaws but now that they are very clean.
This board will not have excuses in the future to fail to follow the bylaws.
IL, that’s your parting gift to them.
An honorable goal. Well done, IL!Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
A friend just gifted me some double-wall glasses and they are amazing! No condensation forms on the outside of an icy cold drink, even on a hot humid day! I've always been a fan of the virtually indestructible Duralex bistro glasses, but these are the best thing ever for a cold drink on a hot day. They also are kind of pricey and look quite fragile, so hedonistic adaptation here I come! :cool:
https://www.williams-sonoma.com/shop...wall&isx=0.0.0
He also bought me a dozen roses, but I'll be doing three years of income tax returns for him, so he is still getting a bargain. ;)
We visited Mother today and got a chance to speak to the head nurse. She is absolutely wonderful, and my mom is receiving outstanding care at the new place. She is on top of things and truly has my mom's best interests at heart. What a tremendous relief, and how wonderful to have Mother at a place where this nurse is running the unit.
That is wonderful, Tybee!
This is good to hear. I don’t know – did you report on the end result of the court case with your mother? I assume it came out that she cannot run her own affairs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
Those look great!Quote:
Originally Posted by rosarugosa
I’m gonna tease you and say what is wrong with condensation on glasses exactly? I mean, is that something we have to guard against in life?Quote:
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Yeah, I agree! I think there's something appealing about seeing the condensation telling you the drink is nice and icy cold.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
And conversely, interesting note about the customer desired experience (n=1: me) when it comes to drinking tea. When I was at the Portland Japanese Garden I bought a beautiful tea "glass"--it was ceramic, and insulated with a little rubber top so you could put it in your car cup holder. Well, I wound up never using it. I didn't like not being able to feel the warmth of the tea in my hands when holding the cup. Wound up giving it away during The Purge.
We are awaiting the trial. It is a ridiculous situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
(Which should probably go in the rant section, expect that I don't want to talk about it publicly, until it's over.)
Hunh, wow. Sorry to hear that still dragging on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
I know, it seems absolutely crazy to me.
as an objective observer, I can view this as an example of the legal system’s respect for autonomy, respect to act for oneself and retain real freedom.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
How did your mother get an attorney? She doesnt seem capable of picking up a phone and calling someone, hiring them to represent her. And isn’t she far away from where she practiced law back years ago?She wouldnt know anyone in the legal community now, would she?
Correct; she is unable to participate in her own defense. The court appointed a lawyer for her. At this point, both attorneys are stipulating that she lacks capacity.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
I don't like having my glass drip all over me. In the hot, humid weather, I often have a paper towel wrapped around my glass to keep it from dripping on me, the table, and the floor. It hasn't been one of the ultimate pain points of my life, but one of those nagging, mosquito-like annoyances.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
Wet glasses can also slip out of one's hand. I thought the new ones looked very elegant.
That's true--they do look beautiful. Great gift.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
I’m learning to use my Instant Pot more, meaning less electricity. There’s a huge batch of oatmeal in it right now. I’m hoping it cooks just fine. I have 5 people to serve in about half an hour!
ETA: it turned outexcellent!
Wow, we've had nothing to rave about in almost a month!
Sister & I went to a nearby farm today that is a favorite spot for produce and baked goods and pumpkins, etc. Today we went to their pick your own zinnia field! For $12., they give you a generous sized vase and the run of the zinnia beds. It was a perfect, warm and sunny day and there were bees and dragonflies and butterflies, and we had a wonderful time, and now my house is full of beautiful flowers. Zinnias make me happy, and having fun with my sister makes me happy!
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ohhhhh! Nice!
Very nice, rosa. Sounds like a wonderful day!
Sounds like fun Rosa!!
What a great idea! Zinnias are great! Mine are still keeping my gardens alive-looking and I cut a bunch every week to put in my vase. They're DH's favorite flower.
My DD got a flower CSA this year--something I never heard of. Every week she picked up a fresh bunch of cut flowers.
When she first told me about it I thought she was getting a flour CSA.. because I had never heard of a non-food CSA. I was thinking, gee how much baking can you do?
This is the latest I've been able to keep my zinnias alive- they still look beautiful.
There actually is a flour CSA in western MA- well its a grain CSA and one of the options is milled flour. :) Its a once yearly delivery.
Thought of rosarugosa for this post - got a text from a sibling this morning wanting to take a "spontaneous" day-trip drive through the country and visit a historic site. Ended up being three of us sisters. Historic site was closed inside the building but the outside grounds and small building with films were open and just as wonderful. On the l-o-n-g drive home, we stopped at a winery and had a wine tasting (about 2 tablespoons of wine each "taste", so no worries of intoxication - LOL) and then stopped at an orchard/farmers stand for apples. I got a huge bag of Gala seconds that will end up on the dehydrator and, hopefully, applesauce! The most important thing was the time with my siblings and doing spontaneous things on a cloudy, but wonderful, Sunday. Hope everyone else has had as good a day!
I love doing things spontaneously!
Sounds like a great day Happy! It also reminds me that Sis has been wanting to visit a local winery that does wine tastings on the weekends and she isn't working next weekend, so maybe!
This is not really a rave, but I'm parking it here anyway. Maybe it's a rave about feeling like I'm where I belong.
DH's birthday was the other day and we decided we'd meet two of our kids and SIL for bowling. During the day I was wearing my "uniform" of denim leggings, Van sneakers, and LL Bean hoodie. When DH got dressed, he really got overdressed for bowling, but he has lost a ton of weight and is feeling great, so he's returning to HIS roots from when he would shop at the tony spots in Princeton. Starched casual dress shirt, linen shorts, deck shoes. So I decided to up my game and changed my outfit.
We get to the bowling alley and the kids commented that DH looked great, and I looked VERY Vermont. "Yeah," I said, "I decided to get dressed up." It then hit me that getting "dressed up" meant I had changed out of one LL Bean outfit and into an LL Bean flannel shirt and lumberjack-print quilted outdoor vest. I said to my daughter, who dresses VERY stylishly: "uh oh. When getting dressed up means I get out my best flannel, maybe you should worry about me."
But truth be told, I don't care if I ever get "dressed up" Princeton-style again.
Lol. One should be comfy when one is bowling - lol. Hope you all had fun.
Good for you! It's a different, more relaxed stage of life, and I think it's a better one. I used to be Little Ms Talbots, with a closet full of suits. Nowadays when I want to look presentable, I wear the newer LL Bean Vista Camp pants that aren't pilled, lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by catherine
At work I went from thrift store basically presentable to, in retirement, thrift store bag lady.
Thankfully I can wear jeans to work. Pretty much all clothes come from Talbots as their plus petite sizing is fabulous.
I live in jeans and plain t-shirts at work. Usually dark colored. At home it’s leggings and older t-shirts.
I wear my purple crocs everywhere. :D
Both the warehouse and this custodial job are pretty relaxed with dress code. Now it is t-shirts and either jeans or cargo pants. This job has a clothing allowance, so I'm also getting some good work shoes, insoles and more cargo pants/shorts. All the pockets are very useful in this job. lol
Imagine the thrilling fashion show we could present!:laff:
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I love it!!Quote:
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