March 21/18 First day of spring, kind of, sunny and getting there with lots of snow still around. But for us oldies, it is a great time, looking forward to being warm and able to get walking by the lake, and maybe we'll appreciate the hot weather a more this year. Each year after 85 get's a little tougher...I see this in the others in the building and I know what's coming, but staying positive is the name of the game.
Had a couple of painting sessions, I'm no painter, but will continue to try..maybe lessons next year have to think about that for my BF, kind of crazy to call an 88 year old man my boyfriend, maybe my gentleman friend...he likes to paint, we'll see..also he likes to be useful, and he certainly is...for people our age it's important..to feel useful to do something worthwhile.
I'm sure the fact that I'm involved in a group of women The West Hill Grandmothers who do fundraising for Stephen Lewis Organization in order to help the Grandmothers of Africa who look after their grandchildren whose parents have died from AIDS...This is my kind of involvment in fact helped to start this with my friend Nina, many years ago 2001-2 until Stephen Lewis continued the support for these Grandmothers in a much more greater way, in many African countries. So now we will have an An Off the Wall Sale, we're taking paintings pictures etc from those who no longer want them, and selling them...this will mean work, i.e. spreading pamphlets, book marks and material to get the project rolling and so my Genleman friend will be helping..this is wonderful for both of us..He will drive me to the restaurants libraries, etc..and I'll put the material , i.e. pamphlets leaflets book marks in the various places... and will help at the sale.
So still keeping busy, enjoying music, art and dancing together and on my own, keeping moving,, walking and exercise yoga has helped to get me walking, after a bad session with arthritis...not to mention Lazer acupuncture. It's the other side of eighty five, and I know it's kind of downhill now, but we will enjoy what we have. and forget what we have NOT.
For the record I'm gaining weight by eating too much junk food..so I've made a vow no more dessert...fruit only..and proper eating habits..so let's see how I do..I'm putting it in writing..so I am committed.. starting tomorrow...let's see how I do.
So goodbye for this blog...hopefully I'll manage to get on again...soon.
Had a couple of painting sessions, I'm no painter, but will continue to try..maybe lessons next year have to think about that for my BF, kind of crazy to call an 88 year old man my boyfriend, maybe my gentleman friend...he likes to paint, we'll see..also he likes to be useful, and he certainly is...for people our age it's important..to feel useful to do something worthwhile.
I'm sure the fact that I'm involved in a group of women The West Hill Grandmothers who do fundraising for Stephen Lewis Organization in order to help the Grandmothers of Africa who look after their grandchildren whose parents have died from AIDS...This is my kind of involvment in fact helped to start this with my friend Nina, many years ago 2001-2 until Stephen Lewis continued the support for these Grandmothers in a much more greater way, in many African countries. So now we will have an An Off the Wall Sale, we're taking paintings pictures etc from those who no longer want them, and selling them...this will mean work, i.e. spreading pamphlets, book marks and material to get the project rolling and so my Genleman friend will be helping..this is wonderful for both of us..He will drive me to the restaurants libraries, etc..and I'll put the material , i.e. pamphlets leaflets book marks in the various places... and will help at the sale.
So still keeping busy, enjoying music, art and dancing together and on my own, keeping moving,, walking and exercise yoga has helped to get me walking, after a bad session with arthritis...not to mention Lazer acupuncture. It's the other side of eighty five, and I know it's kind of downhill now, but we will enjoy what we have. and forget what we have NOT.
For the record I'm gaining weight by eating too much junk food..so I've made a vow no more dessert...fruit only..and proper eating habits..so let's see how I do..I'm putting it in writing..so I am committed.. starting tomorrow...let's see how I do.
So goodbye for this blog...hopefully I'll manage to get on again...soon.
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