July is here and we in CALIFORNIA are still waiting for summer to arrive!
WE have been having gray foggy mornings with sun about 2 in the afternoon.
PHOOEY!
Even BETTY the ROTTI is a bit MIFFED!
No sun means MOM does not go outside so NO BALL TOSSING!
NO WAY TO LIVE!
MY LATEST CHANGE OF LIFE!
The dry crepe skin just appeared!
How can you go from smooth skin no wrinkles to this OVERNIGHT!
Any advise out there?
Should I lather on the dry skin cream?
I think this was MORE of a shock than losing the hair at 56 years of AGE.
BOTH ARE MOMENTS OF HORROR!
There is NO WAY to prepare for this change of LIFE!
So, what do you do?
You go into THE GARDEN.
It helps rid the pain and the sudden OH MY GOSH I look like my Mother SYNDROME!
THE ITALIAN who picked me over others!
Why?I have no idea!
He spent $8.00 on a ball of Mozzarella di Buffalo back in 1984 only for me to say I preferred the one wrapped in plastic at the grocery store!He responded with you mean the one that BOUNCES off the walls?
What did I know!I grew up in AMERICA and had NO IDEA this was top of the line as far as cheese goes!
I had A LOT TO LEARN back then 37 years ago; in fact I am still LEARNING!
TABLECLOTHS and NAPKINS and PARTY FAVORS are being accumulated for the FESTIVITIES!
It has been YEARS since we did a garden dinner party and now 12 days out I am worried about the weather!Never mind I have NOTHING TO WEAR!
I know you are CRACKING up about that last line!
Even I am laughing out loud!
Must be SOMETHING IN THAT CLOSET of MINE TO COVER THY BOD WITH………..
The old chicken coop in the distance behind me.
The rebar arches still NOT COVERED AFTER MANY YEARS!
The garden was suppose to have a FOLLY.
A TURRET to climb for a glass of wine.
With a Bridge to meander too.
Toss that DREAM AWAY because now I would be too tired to walk all the way there and back!
THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON.
AN ODD NIGHT WE GO OUT TO DINE!
It is so cold I add leggings underneath my dress plus; I have terrible varicose veins and do not care to share the sight with you!I will SPARE you the details.I have done the VEIN SHOTS and worn the support hose and everything else involved.
NOTHING WORKS!
Here we are at the restaurant.
What should have been taken away from the start remained with us for the entire night.
Can you SPY IT?
The top of my STRAW.
The paper they left on for sanitary purposes.
The Bus Boy was all over us wanting to clear plates while one of us was still eating!
Do you think he took that piece of paper?
The Italian even moved it to his side to see if that made a difference!
NOPE!
This is the nicest dining restaurant in our area………..note the white tablecloths!
Just a BEAUTIFUL PHOTO………..of the Pacific Ocean.
THE SUN and MY CAMERA MET AND HAD TOO MUCH FUN CREATING THIS RAINBOW EFFECT!
Nice of it to FRAME MY FACE but what are those REBARS in my neck!
Zucchini Blooms from the garden.Best SNACK EVER!
Any of you READERS recall way back when I was in that
MAGAZINE
making these for WHERE WOMEN COOK?
I BEST GET BACK TO CLEANING AND COUNTING PLATES!
NOT EVERY DAY I HAVE 40 people for a sit down dinner in the garden.
Even though I’m not cooking and cleaning it is a LOT of WORK.
I just do not have the ENERGY ANYMORE!
Good thing I did it in my younger days………….as things change!
Don’t wait make the VISION HAPPEN NOW!
HAVE THOSE GIRLFRIENDS FOR LUNCH ONCE A MONTH.
DO A MONTHLY ROTATION Of GIRLFRIENDS HOSTING!
WE HAVE ALL HEARD OF DINNER CLUBS!
HOW ABOUT A POTLUCK CLUB?
EVERYONE BRINGS ONE ITEM TO SHARE FOR THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE.
INVITE an INSTAGRAM GIRLFRIEND TO COME OVER!
Remember when I did those INSTAGRAM LUNCHEONS?
THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST FAVORITES THINGS I HAVE EVER DONE!
AGAIN make it easy on yourself have everyone bring something!
MAKE GOOD USE OF OUR DAYS!
LOTS OF JOY AND LAUGHS.
THAT IS WHAT YOU WILL REMEMBER!
Somehow we got a jump start on the birthday month!
I WONDER HOW MANY BIRTHDAY WISHES I WILL GET TO BLOW OUT?
Thank You Nancy for starting THE COUNTDOWN!
XXX
PS.I have LOST over half my followers when we lost the BLOG back in MARCH due to my BEHIND THE SCENES LADY PASSING IN HER SLEEP.If you can send to a friend to see if she might be interested in Following along on my path of the GLORIOUS SIXTIES please do.
Also if you were following via WORDPRESS I do not think that transferred over.
If that is FAKE INFORMATION PLEASE TELL ME in the comments BELOW; I will be DELIGHTED!
I will be back with more TALES of MY Life stories and the CHANGES of this 63 year old BODY!
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