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Shalimar said:
Annie, I forgot to ask, was your home on Samui in a gated community or was the island a safe place?
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LOL Shali. Not a gated community but a safe island. Of course if we were to party late at night in the areas filled with drunken backpackers etc we might expect trouble.
 
Bright sunny warm day here, today Bella gets a hair cut. I'm really getting spring fever to plant things....digging holes to plant is really getting on the iffy side with me.

Annie, glad you are home, I have enjoyed all your pictures and your and Georgia's trip reports.
 

Today (Thursday): Up too early because we are in a time zone 7 hours different. Unpacking and doing about 10 loads of laundry. Counting calories. Figuring out who gets which souvenirs (handbags and harem pants mostly).
 
I want to say hello and send hugs to all the friends I haven't been able to talk to in so long. I want to thank everyone who sent messages of condolence after my husband died. It was my intention to start messaging again much sooner than this but, as luck would have it, my perennially sore back went literally to pieces very soon after Rex's death so that I was soon unable to walk or stand upright. Ultimately, I had to have rather extensive surgery and I'm right now in the middle of what appears to be a lengthy recovery. I'll bet I've missed all sorts of news. I missed all of you very much!
 
Kath! Glad to see you back. Sorry to hear your back is giving you trouble on top of the loss of your husband. I hope the surgery went well and your recovery is quick. Big hugs.
 
Thanks so much, AS and Pam! I'm very happy to have finally gotten the wherewithal to get back on the laptop and be part of the forums again. I'll be very thrilled when my pain level goes down and I get to a decent level of energy. Hope you've both been well and having good times.
 
Oh, boy! Another fun vacation in Thailand (at least I think you have gone there before)! Other than back pain, I also have pain in both shoulders which may need surgery at some point as well. How did I get so dilapidated - well, mainly from taking care of my hubby while he had Parkinson's was, I believe, the main ruination of my back and shoulders but my back actually was kind of giving me problems since about 1999 when I helped hubby build a stone wall around our rockery. There is a very nice physical therapist that comes to my house to make sure I don't do something injurious to my back while doing the therapeutic exercises. One of my big motivators in my efforts to build stamina is my dream to travel to Scotland which I know I've talked about ad nauseum since I've been on this forum.
 
Kath said:
Oh, boy! Another fun vacation in Thailand (at least I think you have gone there before)! Other than back pain, I also have pain in both shoulders which may need surgery at some point as well. How did I get so dilapidated - well, mainly from taking care of my hubby while he had Parkinson's was, I believe, the main ruination of my back and shoulders but my back actually was kind of giving me problems since about 1999 when I helped hubby build a stone wall around our rockery. There is a very nice physical therapist that comes to my house to make sure I don't do something injurious to my back while doing the therapeutic exercises. One of my big motivators in my efforts to build stamina is my dream to travel to Scotland which I know I've talked about ad nauseum since I've been on this forum.
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Yes, our third trip to Thailand. We're going again next winter.

Hope you get rid of the pains and hope you can get to Scotland.
 
Thailand must be a really exciting place to visit from some of the pictures I've seen. Thai food is one of the most delicious things to eat ever! Do you have a favorite Thai food?
 
Kath said:
Thailand must be a really exciting place to visit from some of the pictures I've seen. Thai food is one of the most delicious things to eat ever! Do you have a favorite Thai food?
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It becomes home for 3 months. I love the Thai food! Very healthy. Several favourites - red curry, sweet green curry, pad thai, fried pork with kale, duck and grape curry, mango and sticky rice.
 
I'm in Adelaide had an appointment with dermatologist yesterday ,just heading out motel door to do a bit of shopping then heading home ( 2 hours drive ) 8.30 am here at moment :sunglass: nice day only 27c today a very welcome relief from the scorching heat we have had this summer ,I heard on radio yesterday we had the hottest February on record
 
All the curries sound terrific! Especially the duck and grape curry which I had never heard of. Some years ago I sometimes made curry for hubby when I had leftover chicken or turkey and it was pretty yummy and fun to make. In my hometown of Washington, DC there are some very good Thai restaurants and I almost always order pad thai. Slurp!!
 
Hope you had a really fun day shopping, Kadee! Your record-setting summer is just the opposite of our cold and snowy winter that will soon be over. I usually like snow but this winter there was just WAAAY too much of it!
 
Kath said:
Hope you had a really fun day shopping, Kadee! Your record-setting summer is just the opposite of our cold and snowy winter that will soon be over. I usually like snow but this winter there was just WAAAY too much of it!
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I really hope we don't get a cold winter, I froze enough at 9 c days for the time we were in South Aust last winter .( We go up to Queensland for a month of winter, daytime temps in mid 20'sc up there in winter) .. Kath I've never seen snow ..we sometimes get a very sprinkle in the Adelaide hills however I live more than two hours from there .:) We get very lazy winds here ,the type that go right through you ..
 
Kath said:
All the curries sound terrific! Especially the duck and grape curry which I had never heard of. Some years ago I sometimes made curry for hubby when I had leftover chicken or turkey and it was pretty yummy and fun to make. In my hometown of Washington, DC there are some very good Thai restaurants and I almost always order pad thai. Slurp!!
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It's yummy. Thais will also put cucumber or pineapple in hot dishes. My hubby makes curries all the time but they aren't Thai. He's started making Thai dishes since we came home. In Thailand we always ate lunch and dinner out - never cooked. It was so cheap anyway the cost was probably the same as if we cooked.
 
Still don't have the energy to go to the gym - still stuffy - and don't want to push it. I'll do another workout with my dumbbells and ankle weights at home.

Then I'll just pout because I can see that Bernie isn't going to get the nomination.

Edit: it's still possible! There's still California.
 
Just received notice from Arlington Cemetery that my husband's burial ceremony will take place on July 7th. It takes a long time to get burials scheduled in Arlington due to the length of the awaiting queue and much red tape - especially for ceremonies involving full military honors where horses, caisson, honor guard, etc. which take much time to arrange. This was his one request vis-a-vis his passing - he just wanted no funeral mass, wake, or anything, only Arlington burial.

I'm in the middle of interviewing real estate agents about selling our house which I feel is too much for me to take care of by myself, especially since my surgery. There is also a possibility I'll need shoulder replacement surgery at some point. My physical therapist told me that shoulder surgery was extremely difficult to recover from which made my heart drop to my kneecaps. TMI, in my estimation.

I'm not supposed to drive the car until I get permission from my neurosurgeon. I will see him again next week and my fingers are crossed that he will give the go-ahead.
 
Kath said:
Just received notice from Arlington Cemetery that my husband's burial ceremony will take place on July 7th. It takes a long time to get burials scheduled in Arlington due to the length of the awaiting queue and much red tape - especially for ceremonies involving full military honors where horses, caisson, honor guard, etc. which take much time to arrange. This was his one request vis-a-vis his passing - he just wanted no funeral mass, wake, or anything, only Arlington burial.

I'm in the middle of interviewing real estate agents about selling our house which I feel is too much for me to take care of by myself, especially since my surgery. There is also a possibility I'll need shoulder replacement surgery at some point. My physical therapist told me that shoulder surgery was extremely difficult to recover from which made my heart drop to my kneecaps. TMI, in my estimation.

I'm not supposed to drive the car until I get permission from my neurosurgeon. I will see him again next week and my fingers are crossed that he will give the go-ahead.
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What an honor to be buried at Arlington.

Hope your physical issues are soon fixed! Is it possible for your shoulder to heal without surgery?
 
Today I am a very unusually blissful mood. Soon I will have a cup of coffee and turn the music way up..put on my socks and sock skate all over my floors. Then I will dance until I'm tired to happy music. DANCING.gif
 

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