tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post2895553435839262174..comments2024-03-29T15:08:18.547+10:30Comments on Drifting through life: Wednesday's Words on a FridayRiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-86690020842180021972018-03-24T19:43:49.307+10:302018-03-24T19:43:49.307+10:30Great story and resonated with me as my mother die...Great story and resonated with me as my mother died a few months ago at the age of 96. We had some lovely cake at her wake!Around My Kitchen Tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840917368903178857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-8841494679315417032018-03-24T18:40:25.661+10:302018-03-24T18:40:25.661+10:30Vest; you THINK you know, but you're wrong.Vest; you THINK you know, but you're wrong.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-84332254213995012732018-03-24T18:39:48.130+10:302018-03-24T18:39:48.130+10:30Merle; I'd like a few afternoon tea parties wh...Merle; I'd like a few afternoon tea parties when I'm very old too. As long as I didn't have to first do the baking.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-1309258425446762602018-03-24T18:38:40.879+10:302018-03-24T18:38:40.879+10:30messymimi; I don't think I'd make a good c...messymimi; I don't think I'd make a good caretaker, but I'd probably do alright helping in a dining room. I don't mind talking to elderly people, but sometimes they do keep repeating just the same thing they've already told several times. The ones who have a new subject each time are easier to talk to.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-44105019472360081322018-03-24T18:35:39.950+10:302018-03-24T18:35:39.950+10:30Angel Stew & Devil's Brew; sometimes I sti...Angel Stew & Devil's Brew; sometimes I still feel 20, but most often I feel about 35. And I wish I still weighed what I did back then. Happy soon-to-be-birthday.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-53949971091080145382018-03-24T18:33:45.977+10:302018-03-24T18:33:45.977+10:30Susan; Thank you.
I keep saying I'm looking f...Susan; Thank you. <br />I keep saying I'm looking forward to getting old, forgetting of course that I'm already 65. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-35040898248000991492018-03-24T11:24:47.040+10:302018-03-24T11:24:47.040+10:30I know where you are hiding your jam tarts. how in...I know where you are hiding your jam tarts. how ingenious. Most people would not think of looking there.Vesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15390020901033513032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-43457738525463481792018-03-24T10:00:32.152+10:302018-03-24T10:00:32.152+10:30We all grow old at the end I would enjoy a birthda...We all grow old at the end I would enjoy a birthday wake party like this.<br />Merle.........Merlesworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573975763012762631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-41485555614358493472018-03-24T08:23:24.740+10:302018-03-24T08:23:24.740+10:30Thanks River...I had a go :)Thanks River...I had a go :)Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-1293289578306580182018-03-24T07:01:27.276+10:302018-03-24T07:01:27.276+10:30While i would not make a good caretaker in a nursi...While i would not make a good caretaker in a nursing facility, i do like spending time talking to my elders. Even as a child, i wanted to be with the grown-ups.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-79071062234480061362018-03-24T03:50:15.708+10:302018-03-24T03:50:15.708+10:30Very good! Altho I'm not sure I needed to read...Very good! Altho I'm not sure I needed to read this with a birthday fast approaching. Hahaha. :) Double nickels but I still feel 20 inside. I wish I looked 20 on the outside!Magical Mystical Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02228001451063803421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-58214053807588575702018-03-24T03:00:54.510+10:302018-03-24T03:00:54.510+10:30I get that! I get that! The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-78436269519433362582018-03-24T02:13:56.947+10:302018-03-24T02:13:56.947+10:30Great job, as always.
Unfortunately, there are to...Great job, as always.<br /><br />Unfortunately, there are too many people around who act like Betty. Phooey on her! One day, the pendulum with swing and she'll find herself with shaky hands and food dribbling down her chin. Let's hope karma doesn't put her on the receiving end of the same kind of attitude she had about older people when she was young. <br /><br />I'm weird. I've always loved old people. Now I are one. (sigh)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-26853016892185992892018-03-23T18:09:36.241+10:302018-03-23T18:09:36.241+10:30Val; depends on how close to ninety you are. On th...Val; depends on how close to ninety you are. On the other hand you are still getting out and about and living in your own home.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-89388448988967289752018-03-23T18:08:22.047+10:302018-03-23T18:08:22.047+10:30I have an excellent hiding place, no one has ever ...I have an excellent hiding place, no one has ever found it.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-4922326403829442772018-03-23T15:34:17.858+10:302018-03-23T15:34:17.858+10:30Sounds like a good plan, River! :)Sounds like a good plan, River! :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-37846693561850951452018-03-23T15:22:07.824+10:302018-03-23T15:22:07.824+10:30It's funny how some people carry on about old ...It's funny how some people carry on about old folks, as if they're never going to age! I couldn't decide if I wanted to identify with the young girls, or the expected guests...Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-1937309391593445312018-03-23T15:14:26.825+10:302018-03-23T15:14:26.825+10:30Lee; my son is popping in too, you'll have to ...Lee; my son is popping in too, you'll have to hurry or the tarts will be all gone. Tell you what, I'll hide a couple for you :)Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-73330712966028575112018-03-23T15:13:32.646+10:302018-03-23T15:13:32.646+10:30Margaret-whiteangel; you joined us! Thank you, I l...Margaret-whiteangel; you joined us! Thank you, I like your little tale. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-74392033420892490292018-03-23T15:11:32.128+10:302018-03-23T15:11:32.128+10:30Vest; some people feel old many years before they ...Vest; some people feel old many years before they expire, at the first wrinkle or grey hair they start talking about having one foot in the grave and waste the next 40 years complaining about it.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-16392811999241457202018-03-23T15:09:52.649+10:302018-03-23T15:09:52.649+10:30only slightly confused; thank you. The circle does...only slightly confused; thank you. The circle does indeed keep going around and I hope it never stops.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-24206606265455276022018-03-23T15:09:07.884+10:302018-03-23T15:09:07.884+10:30Sharon; thank you :)Sharon; thank you :)Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-28219410369726178992018-03-23T15:08:40.310+10:302018-03-23T15:08:40.310+10:30The Happy Whisk; thank you. I've written about...The Happy Whisk; thank you. I've written about foods I'm currently not allowed to eat and remembering how plump I felt afterwardsRiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-56979926410729532242018-03-23T15:07:06.777+10:302018-03-23T15:07:06.777+10:30Elephant's Child; thank you. She most certainl...Elephant's Child; thank you. She most certainly will regret it when she has to do it over and possibly the cute young instructor already has a girlfriend or boyfriend.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-82916124026480613582018-03-23T15:05:39.013+10:302018-03-23T15:05:39.013+10:30jenny_o; sometimes I have a little trouble startin...jenny_o; sometimes I have a little trouble starting, but once I get that first sentence down it just flows from there. Thank you.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.com