Living, Learning, and Sharing my best life by becoming thoughtfully engaged with the world around me. An evolving boomer, Grande Dame blogger, photographer, nurse, euchre player, lover of champagne, chocolates, and caviar, feeder of birds, reader of books, mother of a BC eagle, co-founder of the Goddess Gala and Dieting Diva.

Friday, May 29, 2009

Life is Just a Bowl of these....

My Friend Marsie Hall Newbold posted these on Facebook today.  I loved it.  Thanks Marsie!

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Do You Want to Live to be 100?

Yes I  want to live to be 100,
If I can still rock and roll, shimmy and shake. I don't care if it jiggles I just want to be able to do it. 
If I can l enjoy the sunshine and wear designer  sunglasses and big hats.
If I can go to the beach in some semblance of a bathing suit and still appreciate what a good tan feels like. 
If I can still enjoy the beauty and fragrance of  flowers.
If I can love and laugh.
If I can still get in and out of my bath tub.  
If  my mind is sharp and I am challenged with new ideas and adventures.
If I don't run out of friends along the way.
If I can enjoy the hummingbirds and the Red Tailed Hawk that visits me and the owl that calls to me at night.
If I can drink wine and eat chocolate.
If I can watch my son, my grandchildren and their children navigate this crazy world.
If I can have a driver.  I won't care if they take my driver's license away.  I don't mind being Miss Daisy!



Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Star Trek Review

 Al and I went to see Star Trek Sunday night.   Rotten Tomatoes gave the new edition of the classic a 95% approval on their tomatometer and we agreed.  It falls under the category of a "Date Night Flick"  not a "Chick Flick". It tells the story starting at the beginning.  How Kirk and Spock became assigned to The Starship Enterprise and became friends.  The characters grow on you quickly.  It had a lot of action and I had to close my eyes a couple of times to keep from getting dizzy.  We both enjoyed the movie and every bite of  the calorie laden popcorn.  To keep it real we split a diet coke.  Surprisingly, I didn't see any real life "Trekkies" at our screening. 

Update on Make Your Own Jeans

Earlier this year, I wrote a post on  Custom Made Jeans,  well I got the second pair of jeans from makeyourownjeans.com and they are not perfect either.  I guess there are problems when the person measuring is in Cincinnati Ohio and the person making is in India.   I have decided not to try again.  I really wanted them to look like this photo. Instead, the length is still too short and the crotch hangs a bit low which drives me wild.   If anyone has had any luck with custom made jeans please let me know.