Sounds good to me Hap! Gotta quit drinking the water
THE GHOST OF GARDENS PAST
hehe...
I can give you another suggestion.....
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I'm waiting . . . . . .
There's always that famous cocktail: Gin Watrovudere. You ask the bartender for a Gin Watrovudere. He doesn't understand. You tell him: put the gin here and the water over there, pointing to the other end of the bar. Good manners dictate that you don't drink the water.
Here's an idea: why don't we start a thread where we unashamedly talk about our aches and pains (I would be a major contributor). We could also discuss the various medications we take, describing them only by shape, size and color. It's all the rage here in Delray Beach, where the average age is 80 years old. We were in Gail's doctor's waiting room this very morning and 3 little old ladies were describing their dosages. The discussion was quite lively and, dare I say, very entertaining.
The first one said:
I take 2 of them there dark green capsules with a small round white one, 2 rectangular peach ones said one. The small round white one makes me sleepy. I shouldn't drive when I take it but I do it anyway. What's the worst that can happen?
That's nothing, said the other. I'm on this big yellow pill. Huge, it is. I have trouble swallowing it. It smells bad and it tastes even worse. It takes care of my hot flashes (AT HER AGE?). Nothing else works. If you ask me, that one sounded like a suppository but I kept as quiet as I could.
Then, the other one trumped everyone by declaring she takes 3 shots insuline every day plus 9 other pills in the morning and 4 in the evening. Then, there's that other very expensive pill she only takes once a week; that one makes her queazy. Thank GWAD my daughter makes up my pill box every week, she declared.
I say: just imagine the fun we could have on THAT thread.
That pharmaceutical talk made it difficult for me to read my electronic book. It's not that my sight is going. By the end of their conservation, I was laughing as quietly as I could and tears were streaming from my eyes. My shoulders were jumping up and down and Gail kept hitting me with her elbow. Next time, I am not sitting next to her in the waiting room.
Gotta go get myself a couple of the blue oval generic pain killers for that bad back of mine. For sale, a bad back, cheap!
Take care, all.
Sylvain.
This message was edited Mar 2, 2010 6:40 PM
Sylvain, You are a TRIP!!!
I was thinking along the lines of wine, but you put a new twist on that.
Wha-da-ya-say, Patty?
Edit: Sylvain,.....my stepmother was still getting hot flashes at 85,....not funny. I have them and I'm a just 69!!
This message was edited Mar 2, 2010 6:59 PM
haaaaaaaaaaaaa!
You would start up on this! I have to go in for an Xray tomorrow. The doctor is looking for something "sinister", although he assures me it may not be. Personally, I think he's hoping for something "exciting" rather than just everyday mediocre. Anyway, "only the good die young", so I've still got a heck of a lot of mileage left in me. ;O)
Yeh, Tropic. I'm past the point of, "dying young". LOL
Hap
hahah..I'm getting there ...all those needles...
Aloha Tropic,
I hope all goes well with your X-ray today.
I say a nice cold glass of wine sounds real good!!!
I'll be there at 4, Patty.
Fern is chugging away with her one frond...
let us know how your xrays come out Tropic.
kitty enjoying our first warm day that hopefully is kicking off a series of them...You can hear the whole neighborhood with spring projects.
Kitty looks like a real sweetheart, rj.
Hap
tsk, tsk, tsk, you poor old souls!! hehehehe.....
Oh wow! You've finally reached a topic that I am becoming very familiar with. I have a drawer of pills here in my pc desk. Depends on the time of day and the color of the sky as to which I take for what. As you well know, I have been through the back thingy and survived. Latest problem is the constant grinding of my teeth. Day and Night.
Pu'ole you are a trip.
Rj, the insert in the Sunday paper was mostly about The Heights. Seems it is THE PLACE to be in Houston.
If you get another thread going on ailments, I wanta go.....
PK
Speaking of aches and pains my husband is having anterior cervical discectomy weds. They actually cut the front of the neck to get to the spine.
My heart is with you.
Christi
Gosh candela, that sound awful - please wish him all the best.
Christi, go to the dentist and get them to make you a night guard. Frank uses one every night because his constant grinding was wearing his back teeth down. It's a simple device that holds the jaw in a certain position and no more problem once you start using it. Often teeth grinding at night is anxiety or stress related. ^_^
Cassandra, all my best to your husband. I hope the operation will be a great success. I also know he'll get the best care afterwards. How is your jungle doing? Did you suffer any losses with this crazy winter that is slowly going away. Bad Winter, Bad Winter, Go away, Shoo!
Take care, all.
Sylvain.
Careful Isak!!! whipper snapper!
Wow, Candella that sounds painful, hope it's successful.
Yes when are you coming to visit LouC? after I come visit!?? LOL I LOVE The Heights!
I finally got the Jungle most cleared of stuff here...lots of dead stuff, but noticed that Helliconia is already shooting new shoots..hard to tell which tropical trees lived..I cut one trunk on the jacaranda and shockingly it seemed it was still alive...you can tell when they are hard to saw down..so left the other one ..hard to tell!
Randy, you brought 3 jacaranda when you came before. Two did not make it the first winter. The other was looking really good before the winter from Hxxx. The stems are not yet what could be classified as a 'trunk' but they do seem limber and not brittle. I am waiting and praying. Get your calendar out and you can come watch the dirt with me. lol. The daffodils are the best they have ever been.
The one I cut was 3 inches thick...sigh
Candela,
I am just catching up with my reading and came across your DH having an anterior cervical discectomy. I am a retired operating room nurse and we did those procedures as fairly common and does not take long at all.The incision for one level is small and often bandaged with a large ban aid . good luck!!! Belle
Thanks everyone (sorry to hijack the thread here) The surgery went great the pain is much better and getting strength back in left arm. Belle The irony is I am an operating room nurse as well and do alot of neuro surgery but is so different to be on the other side. Thank god everything went well and will be home tommorrow thanks for all your well wishes Cassie
Praise Our Lord, Candella. He is always the One looking out for us. I'm so thrilled that DH is recovering.
Christi
There is no such thing as hijacking on my threads, were all friends and we can talk about anything in the world we want!! This is a conversation friendly thread!
i love hijackable threads!!! good thing you are not fussy, RJ!! i was just joking above, after the last year i feel old too, with all the health probs i have had! lol. Next week on tuesday i am going to South Africa, will be back on Thursday. i will have my iron tested and have a general checkup done. i sincerely hope my iron is lower than in December!
isaac
As long as you're not easily offended by hijackers, Randy... I had an uncle who had way too much iron in his system. We learned this from my aunt, who told us that he left rust stains in his underwear. It's been 50 years, they both passed on but I still think that there is funny, right there. Sorry, Isaac. I couldn't resist. No offense intended.
Back to this thread's business now.
After my 5th Guys' cruise, which ended on Feb.14th, my cruising buddy stayed with us for 10 days and overhauled the 3-foot wide bed my homeowners' association allows me to cultivate around my house. He ripped out stuff, dug out roots, moved plants, planted new specimens and thew out 1/2 ton of weeds and ripped-up grass. Here is what a small part of my garden looks like now.
The goose does not have a name. It was sitting in the carport when we bought the house. It is hurricane-proof, being low to the ground and cast out of concrete. We are told the previous owner dressed the goose in a different outfit and hat to match the seasons and holidays. That would explain the little red white and blue hat we found in the laundry room. We decided to keep her. She watches over the garden, sort of.
Sylvain.
The different textures are perfect. Overall, appears like a center piece. That is intended as a compliment. I have friend like that. His name is R Judd-Harrison.
I have never met R Judd-Harrison or you, Princess, but I am quite sure making something like that is not out of your capabilities. We went to visit a DG friend's garden (Happy1) while Claude was staying with us. He found this coconut tree's seed pod and he got all excited. He asked if he could have it, like it was not trash, but something to be cherished. He was genuinely excited.
Hap looked at me and we exchanged a bemused look. Of course, he could have it. He turned it into a canoe. It's absolutely beautiful and made with someone else's trash. He's amazing. I hope he comes back soon.
Take care, all.
Sylvain.
That is so true, I have so many unorthodox items incorporated into the garden, some of it from big trash.
The best unorthodox re-use of big trash day was someone on DG years ago, I forget who. He found 3 of those metal mattress springs like they put under mattresses in the days before box springs were commonplace. He brought them home, set them up vertically, tied them together and turned them into a trellis where he grew all kinds of vines, all vying for space. Like I said, I wouldn't think of something like that. I'd go to HomeDepot, buy 3 sheets of plastric trellis and do the same thing.
But I wholeheartedly admire those lucky people who keep their eyes open.
Take care,all.
Sylvain.
When Mitch was moving from here to Oklahoma he brought me a set of springs. We put them in the veggie garden and grew Kentucky Wonder Beans on them. Worked pretty good.
Sigh, i wish i was as creative!!!
Don't worry Isaac, creative people often think what they do is pretty normal and ordinary, although appeals. You'll probably find you have been crerative in your own ways but just see it as ordinary. Others are the better judge of it.
Hi, Gang, I'm back from Vay-cay.
Sylvain, that looks beautiful.
Cass, hope that Carlos is doing better.
Hugs to all.
Hap
Hello all.
Nancy, one of the first things I thought while making coffee this morning was: Nancy returns from her cruise today.
So many questions...
Did you have a nice time?
Did everything go all right?
Is Archie OK?
Did you take any pictures?
Do you need help polishing up your pictures? You know, set the horizon straight, remove red eyes, paste yourself in front of the Taj Mahal, scan formal portraits that you could send to friends & family, stuff like that?
Anyhow, we'll talk soon.
Take care.
Sylvain.
Sylvain, it was the best cruise ever.