Thats great Candace. I am glad you came through it OK. Keep exercising it. I got lazy and stopped too soon on one of mine and it doesn’t have the flexibility that the other does, still it is well worth it as you say.
Glad to see you here again Jacky. I wondered about you.
So glad to see so many people here–just taking a minute while stretching my new knee sitting here. Surgery July 12, today I drove the car–every day is better and if I never get beyond where I am today it was well worth it.
Candace
Good to find GGOBIT again. I got a new computer, old one died, and its been a busy summer. Our oldest son’s in law parents passed 12 days apart in Feb. They were just buried a couple of weeks ago, delay because we have a new addition to our Oslo cemetery, inside our dike, and it was just finished. They are the first of our four offsprings in laws to leave us.
Our oldest grandson was married in Niceville, FL, reception in his hometown in MO. It was fun but we had only 8 on the grooms side of the Air Force chapel. We are fairly well and I’m thankful. Tomorrow my husband has a kidney checkup. He has some function loss, but feels ok. I haven’t done much reading except daily stuff, but hope that Aug is a bit quieter. Nice to see all the familiar names. Jacky
i remember JO`S quilt too, it was white and had yellow tulips on it, i think she won a prize. it took so long she got tired of it.
Jo, my “old” friend—–Are you still into quilting? I remember YEARS ago when you took your quilts to California (I think that was the state) to compete. Recently, I came across that pic of you and (I think) BIL and sister). Just wondering—-
Joy
Were there really monastery’s like that?
Hi all you lovely ladies,
I’m surviving the warm weather quite nicely. It’s usually cool enough mornings for a walk in the neighborhood.
The great book I’m referring to is “The Thousand Autumns of Jacob DeVoet”, by David Mitchell. It takes place in Japan around 1799 and revolves around a Dutch trading company doing business on a man-made island on the coast of Nagasaki. A young clerk falls for a Japanese medical student against all Japanese laws and customs. She is then sold by her step mother to a monastery where the nun/inmates are subjected to the monks for the purpose of producing babies for adoption. The book gets into some interesting details about the Japanese era of total isolation from the rest of the world.
Have a great Summer,
Huggs all,
Jerry
You mentioned squirrels getting your plants. That reminded me of my brother’s unique solution to the problem of deer eating his tomatoes. Last year he did not get a single tomato from his plants due to the deer. This year he put a radio (under a plastic garbage sack) on the porch near the tomato garden and plays NPR all night. The deer hear the humans talking and don’t come near the plants!
I hope everyone is well. We have had a busy, busy summer so far. I’ve hardly had time to read. I hope things slow down soon.
Take care all.
Judith
The only book of hers that I read was The Year of Magical Thinking. I didn’t like it. I thought she felt sorry for herself for too long though she did have a reason. She expected too much of other people IMHO.
JO your party sounded great and I would like to see pictures of your patio. My flowers aren’t doing well. Squirrels are digging them up for some reason and the heat is doing them in even though I keep trying to water. We have had very little rain. Some is expected today and I am keeping my fingers crossed.
it’s fairly warm here today - 79 right now but not in the high 80s and low 90s like it has been. And my flowers and the ornamental grasses I planted for my balcony are doing so well. I’ll get it together eventually and get some pictures sent. (don’t hold your breath!)
Loveland has a “Loveland Loves Bar-b-q” thing every summer and Suzanne, husband Paul, son Gene and wife Sharon and I all went. Gene and Sharon had flown out for a short vacation before the b’day bash.
My kids (plus ex-husband and friend Betty) are coming in on different days. #3 son and family aren’t going to make it. Another granddaughter and her friend are coming in also. #2 son and wife are on their way and are picking up his son, wife and twins. I’ve know son Jordan since birth but haven’t yet met his wife Rene nor seen their good-looking twins. I’m looking forward to that.
Tomorrow is the ‘party’ for Gene and Debbie, both of whom were born in years divisible by 5, as was I. But ‘my’ party is Saturday.
At any rate, I may be getting used to this altitude and temperatures. I’ve notice
It was a rousing success and I’ll tell you about later - right now it’s GO TO BED!
There is no way to tell you how much I appreciate this group even though I don’t check in very often. I will be forever grateful that this group is one of the first things I did after getting a computer. I would like to participate now but time gets away. I just started Cold Sassy Tree and I also picked up a book by Joan Didion. Do any of you know about any of her books? this is one she wrote after her husband died. I’m fortunate my husband is still living. I just recognized her name and bought the book without even knowing what it was about. I recognize her name but I don’t seem to remember any of her books. Why do I know her name? Maybe from some of you.
Someone ask about Phyllis. I haven’t heard from her in quite awhile. I have heard from Traude. She has answers for some of my questions about the meaning of words.
We have 100 degrees+ for a week and then today it topped out at 98. I don’t like the heat.
Jo, I hope you have a wonderful party. Is this a birthday celebration for you? Take care all. Georgianna
They got sidetracked by a Bass Pro Shop and the two young men, g’son and g’son-in-law, were - OH WE HAFTA STOP. I guess they are back on the road again. LOLOL Doesn’t take much to catch a young man’s eye!!!
Well my FL daughter and family have arrived and are on their way here - shouldn’t be too much longer now. I am SO ready I can’t believe it.
Take care all
Jo
It is good to hear from you Jenny. I am reading Innocent by Scott Turrow. It is taking me a while to get into but I read the first book he wrote about this, Presumed Innocent which was very good, a page turner and I am hoping this one will be also. You might like to read The Help. I can’t remember the author but it is very good and hard to put down. It is a best seller.
its a long time since i was in here, i forgat even my password, but it came back to me. i feel good and can not complain. i read all the messages in here and am happy to see a familiar name, special JO Does anyone ever hear from Phyllis ? A long time she did a lot for our bookgroup to bring our lifestories out in BOOKFORM. it was a good group, i enjoyed them so much, to bad it came to an end. I hardly read now, i don`t know what books. we have a library in the retirementhome, but its not the same, as when the books are recommanded and later we talk about them.Have a good summer from Jenny from Alabama
I don’t think this one does it although I’m not sure. They do have bags of the same book for reading groups. The books this reading group gets are not the kind I’d like - and several of those they ordered we had all read before. 
The libraries here, paper and hard backs, are fairly extensive for an apartment complext or any kind, senior or no. Did you all know that Goldie Hawn wrote a book? I can’t remember the name of the thing right now but since it came from the library across from my apt, I can go look. It was very good I thought. She is quite the thoughtful person, and I don’t mean doing things for others although she does that. She seems to embrace many religions, in particular the zen of Tibet and one from India.
I remember her mostly from Laugh-In and the two personas are amazing.
So anyhow - take care all.
Jo I wonder if the library would send out books you order. Some do that for handicapped but maybe you don’t have to be too handicapped. I would be lost without the library.
Hi Jan and welcome - it’s been too long. Lovely to hear you have a friend with a sense of humor .. that does help in a relationship. Way to go!
I need to do something here about trips to the library. We have hard cover books as well as paperbacks here, but none of them are current best sellers. Cross our collective fingers!
Supposed to be good weather the next week or so which is nice. The rest of the people will be coming in beginning Wednesday and most will be gone by next Monday - 7/19. Should be a good weekend.
Take care, y’all - and hup Holland hup. Playing Spain for the World Cup (soccer) and since SIL Paul is Dutch, we are all loyal!
Jo
Good to hear from you Jan. I think I have read all of Picoults books. They tend to have the same formula but I like them.
Hello, everyone - don’t think I have posted in quite awhile. We finally have summer weather here. We didn’t have spring! I have Alabama company coming in a couple of days and I’m glad it has warmed up. I haven’t been reading much since I moved here lat November, but still get in and read the messages on GGOBIT. Talked the Activity Director into taking us to the library every three weeks which may inspire me to start reading again. I picked up Picoult’s “Handle With Care” - I am about half way through - I do like her books but this one has to have a sad ending. All is going well for me - I have a very nice friend - he is intelligent with a good sense of humor and a fascinating background. . We moved here about the same time and met shortly after.
I shall try my utmost, believe me. I can’t see ALL of us jammed into Suzanne’s house. Maybe we can get the Event Center here (it’s a huge room). I hope a short notice thing works!
Jo, do a rain dance and send some of it our way. especially for your gathering. 
Everybody talks about it but nobody doesn’t anything! Is that true or what!!!!!!!
The East coast folks are sweltering, the midwesterners are swimming, and the rest of us are miserable! We’ve had 2-3 days of rain/mist/?? and it hasn’t been too bad weather-wise. OK to go out if you didn’t mind mist rain on your glasses; wasn’t enough for an umbrella…thankfully.
I just hope it doesn’t rain next week/ten days or so; that’s our big b’day bash.
Anyhow, all y’all stay cool, dry and comfortable.
Jo
It ain’t gonna rain no more, no more etc. Even the weeds are turning brown here.
