tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post5497057027810891294..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: TW3Wisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-24292941659322342162021-10-24T19:12:58.510-02:302021-10-24T19:12:58.510-02:30Pretty good week. They seem to fly by.Pretty good week. They seem to fly by.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-35306583473522896122021-10-23T13:13:35.715-02:302021-10-23T13:13:35.715-02:30I'm so glad to hear you're so much better,...I'm so glad to hear you're so much better, it's like coming back from being far away isn't it? And rather suprised to be back! I love the cat cartoon, ain't it the truth! That's cats for you.Margenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-19860082838728088032021-10-20T08:41:48.938-02:302021-10-20T08:41:48.938-02:30What a productive and soul-nourishing week you'...What a productive and soul-nourishing week you've had. It's been and will continue to be a busy week here, but I wouldn't call it productive. Appointments with doctors--mine and my husband's--predominate, but also ants discovered our kitchen and our fancy newish air conditioning/heating system shut itself down, throwing various error messages up on its screen. Today we have three appointments scheduled for various assessments at the house, with overlapping times. You don't dare turn one down when you finally get a callback when you live in a small town. One of the three of my oldest friends whom I met when I was 11 just celebrated her fifth year cancer free from lung cancer in late September. Two weeks later, she began having trouble breathing. After various assumptions made by doctors--she had Covid, she was just elderly, etc.--it's been discovered that she has multiple inoperable malignancies in her bronchial tubes and esophagus, already impinging on her heart. I know you recognize the shock I'm feeling as I worry about her and already feel such a sense of loss, too. Despite it all, the temperatures have been wonderful, a rare occurrence in my part of Texas, my husband's physical therapy has him heading into his next spinal steroid injection in much better shape than he was previously, and we FINALLY got a contractor we've used for several jobs to give us a price on some work that needs to be done. I re-read some edits a writer friend sent, requesting that I give her as tough a critique as I could, and I felt such joy to see how little critique I needed to give. She and I met just a few years ago at a writer's conference in San Miguel. Another writer friend who writes for the children's educational market has just been inundated with new contracts after going through a long dry spell when new projects were just not being launched. To me, the autumn has always felt like the time of renewal, rather than spring, because I loved school and the crushing heat of a Texas summer abated. I still feel the lifting of my spirits, and the baking of a new herbed, yeasted flatbread to go with our lentil soup cheered me immensely. Linda P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03514116616513211458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-10098129214613054082021-10-18T12:42:46.786-02:302021-10-18T12:42:46.786-02:30Always lots to do but activism and workshops inspi...Always lots to do but activism and workshops inspire me and my physical incapability was a cause for much distress.<br /><br />I feel invigorated once again.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-71318136349656632752021-10-18T12:41:30.332-02:302021-10-18T12:41:30.332-02:30I'm so sorry to hear that Ramana, but heartene...I'm so sorry to hear that Ramana, but heartened by your sharing of it. Some weeks are a mixed blessing and discomfort and pain.<br /><br />Glad you're back in the saddle so to speak, again.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-19628519411560163842021-10-18T12:40:30.924-02:302021-10-18T12:40:30.924-02:30Good news on your right leg River, we take small s...Good news on your right leg River, we take small steps in our recovery sometimes. I am going to go out and do a decent walk today, or try, I'm still a bag of nerves thinking all of this could reverse on me.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-75757847952363294532021-10-18T12:38:58.973-02:302021-10-18T12:38:58.973-02:30You're not the only old codger Kate - and that...You're not the only old codger Kate - and that was a really busy week for you.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-61175765925957563772021-10-18T11:55:24.054-02:302021-10-18T11:55:24.054-02:30I am so happy for you. It gives you something to d...I am so happy for you. It gives you something to do. Keep it up and good luck.gigi-hawaiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518815613680634578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-36126556434813440012021-10-18T08:48:49.170-02:302021-10-18T08:48:49.170-02:30My week in comparison was a no no. I had a small c...My week in comparison was a no no. I had a small case of food poisoning and was not quite my usual self for three days. With the rains finally going off, the sun came out and so did the good feeling.Ramana Rajgopaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595611334904650281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-3407843021634040712021-10-18T02:06:11.966-02:302021-10-18T02:06:11.966-02:30I'm glad to hear you are happily doing more no...I'm glad to hear you are happily doing more now. My week? Pretty dull, I'm resting and gently exercising tight hamstrings and a tennis elbow after too much gardening, I can finally put my weight on my right leg to gat up stairs again, so progress is being made.<br />I hope your writer's workshops get going and do well.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-29800915980378419562021-10-17T23:44:24.139-02:302021-10-17T23:44:24.139-02:30Good to hear you're feeling yourself again.
My...Good to hear you're feeling yourself again.<br />My week? Small children, company, and working four days in a row = stress and exhaustion. I still haven't recovered. What an old codger I am! -KateStubblejumpers Cafehttp://stubblejumperscafe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-30621765288914771132021-10-17T23:24:00.858-02:302021-10-17T23:24:00.858-02:30Right on Kylie, I'm still pinching myself.
XO...Right on Kylie, I'm still pinching myself.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-1966966349265897072021-10-17T23:23:37.744-02:302021-10-17T23:23:37.744-02:30You're welcome Andrew and thanks for hanging i...You're welcome Andrew and thanks for hanging in with the wretched few years behind me. <br /><br />XO<br />WWW Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-73775470509297645292021-10-17T23:22:43.909-02:302021-10-17T23:22:43.909-02:30Thanks Cathy, it was a marvelous show, very witty ...Thanks Cathy, it was a marvelous show, very witty and excellent takes on political skulduggery.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-86220841678100300442021-10-17T23:21:41.566-02:302021-10-17T23:21:41.566-02:30Yes, I'm running it by a few trusted advisors ...Yes, I'm running it by a few trusted advisors at the moment and getting some excellent feedback.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-28362344393977560812021-10-17T23:20:35.192-02:302021-10-17T23:20:35.192-02:30Thank you Charlotte!
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WWWThank you Charlotte!<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-81021010669705481482021-10-17T23:20:12.012-02:302021-10-17T23:20:12.012-02:30Maybe that is part of the list maker personality, ...Maybe that is part of the list maker personality, EC? I write the very simplest things on it. Like "Put away....." because otherwise I will forget and trip over it.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-79573999119193050002021-10-17T20:33:04.530-02:302021-10-17T20:33:04.530-02:30Wonderful! WWW aka Phoenix!Wonderful! WWW aka Phoenix!kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-87187934421070760162021-10-17T19:27:14.091-02:302021-10-17T19:27:14.091-02:30It is all fine to moan and groan in public using y...It is all fine to moan and groan in public using your blog, and I do plenty of that myself, but it is uplifting to read such a positive post. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-20411417052737024542021-10-17T18:21:19.389-02:302021-10-17T18:21:19.389-02:30I (and this will date me) remember TWTWTW back in ...I (and this will date me) remember TWTWTW back in the UK - David Frost and his band of witty friends. Something new and different on tv and I think that was his stepping stone to success.<br />Isn’t it grand when you are able to rekindle interest in…..well, in anything. Wishing you well with a resurrected SOS, your weekly post will be a record of how you’re faringCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09487589871746402154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-56564454518452146592021-10-17T17:30:07.794-02:302021-10-17T17:30:07.794-02:30Glad to hear your health status has improved and y...Glad to hear your health status has improved and you have more energy. I look forward to hearing more about your "plot".<br /><br />I love the drawing of the bookshop.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-7336118397103307142021-10-17T17:22:47.290-02:302021-10-17T17:22:47.290-02:30Welcome back :) This sounds just wonderful!Welcome back :) This sounds just wonderful!Charlotte (MotherOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01059356989361649639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-42721367866754791512021-10-17T15:21:38.051-02:302021-10-17T15:21:38.051-02:30I am loving the increased energy which is implicit...I am loving the increased energy which is implicit in your week that was.<br />And yes, I am a list maker too. And like the view in the clouds...Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com