So How Are You Today? How's it Going? What's Up?

Ameriscot said:
I've stepped up the workouts in preparation for our trip. Normally I work out 3 days a week. Will join a small gym in Thailand like I did the last two winters and will go MWF, and then we'll also bike ride and walk a lot.

Last minute packing makes me stressed. We left a lot of stuff in storage in Thailand where we rent our house, so packing will be easier. I know what I can buy in Thailand when I run out, and what I need to bring with me. Non perfumed toiletries is a biggie for me as I'm allergic, and I found that dry eye drops cost more in Thailand than here, so will bring lots of that. An issue this trip is that we are taking a different airline (British Airways) and the baggage allowance is less than the other one (Emirates).
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Sounds like you have thoroughly thought out everything about your trip to Thailand. Being prepared eliminates a lot of stress. Will you rent the same house as last time?

Capt Lightning said:
A beautiful Autumn morning here so I had a stroll round the village before starting to prepare the green tomatoes for making chutney. The last of the barley has been harvested and the straw bales lifted. I took this photo in the field behind my house.
Sorry not much colour as the trees are mainly evergreens.

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That looks like a very peaceful place Capt. Will you email me some of that chutney? lol :)
 

Ruthanne said:
Sounds like you have thoroughly thought out everything about your trip to Thailand. Being prepared eliminates a lot of stress. Will you rent the same house as last time?
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Same house as last year. Housing community of about 22 houses. We were in a slightly smaller house the first winter we stayed, and we like this one much better. This will be our third winter there. Many of the same retirees come year after year from several countries and do the same as us. Also some permanent residents we have come to know.
 
Capt Lightning said:
A beautiful Autumn morning here so I had a stroll round the village before starting to prepare the green tomatoes for making chutney. The last of the barley has been harvested and the straw bales lifted. I took this photo in the field behind my house.
Sorry not much colour as the trees are mainly evergreens.

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Gorgeous blue sky. We had the same earlier today but it became cloudy in the afternoon.
 
Hoot N Annie said:
Today is my son's birthday. He is now 53.
Fifty.
Three.
My.
Son.
How can that be?:confused:
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Isn't it amazing how old we are now? lol

Ameriscot said:
Same house as last year. Housing community of about 22 houses. We were in a slightly smaller house the first winter we stayed, and we like this one much better. This will be our third winter there. Many of the same retirees come year after year from several countries and do the same as us. Also some permanent residents we have come to know.
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Sounds like a cozy community Annie. How warm does it get there? That's great you have made friends there.
 
Ruthanne said:
Sounds like a cozy community Annie. How warm does it get there? That's great you have made friends there.
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It's a very nice community. I'm the only American. We mainly visit with our neighbours at the pool - just standing around cooling off. Our immediate neighbours are permanent - English, Irish, and German. Winter residents - like us - are French, Canadian, Russian, Kiwis, and Austrian. The rest are people who come for a couple of weeks. The beach is across the road, so a 5 minute walk. The community includes two houses on the beach, one of which I would LOVE to stay in - but not for $3,000 a month!

It is 30C/86F every day. Cools down to the 70's at night. Humid, but lots of sea breezes from the Gulf of Thailand.
 
Well, it's 1:00 am and I'm wide awake, thanks to a knee that is sorta swollen and way too sore to sleep. Stupid me, after my wife passed away I properly disposed of all her pain medication. Now I'm wishing I'd kept a little back just in case. Duh. :confused:
 
Hoot N Annie said:
Well, it's 1:00 am and I'm wide awake, thanks to a knee that is sorta swollen and way too sore to sleep. Stupid me, after my wife passed away I properly disposed of all her pain medication. Now I'm wishing I'd kept a little back just in case. Duh. :confused:
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Ouch! Hope your knee pain eases up.
 
7:45 am here and looks like we might get some showers. Very windy today, but took my walk earlier when it was a little calmer. Grocery day, yippee. Not much else going on today. Yesterday I picked 4 out of 5 numbers on our daily five numbers lottery. Won $106.50. One number off for $58,000. Oh well, onward.
 
Hoot N Annie said:
Well, it's 1:00 am and I'm wide awake, thanks to a knee that is sorta swollen and way too sore to sleep. Stupid me, after my wife passed away I properly disposed of all her pain medication. Now I'm wishing I'd kept a little back just in case. Duh. :confused:
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Sorry you are having that knee pain. I am having knee pain, too, these days. Anti-inflamatories could help with that.

Ameriscot said:
It's a very nice community. I'm the only American. We mainly visit with our neighbours at the pool - just standing around cooling off. Our immediate neighbours are permanent - English, Irish, and German. Winter residents - like us - are French, Canadian, Russian, Kiwis, and Austrian. The rest are people who come for a couple of weeks. The beach is across the road, so a 5 minute walk. The community includes two houses on the beach, one of which I would LOVE to stay in - but not for $3,000 a month!

It is 30C/86F every day. Cools down to the 70's at night. Humid, but lots of sea breezes from the Gulf of Thailand.
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It sounds like paradise there Annie! I bet you are really looking forward to your trip.

Pappy said:
7:45 am here and looks like we might get some showers. Very windy today, but took my walk earlier when it was a little calmer. Grocery day, yippee. Not much else going on today. Yesterday I picked 4 out of 5 numbers on our daily five numbers lottery. Won $106.50. One number off for $58,000. Oh well, onward.
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Walking is so good for us, I take a walk most days but I should go a bit further. My days are not that thrilling either Pappy. lol. That's so cool you won some money in the lottery!
 
I now believe there is and have been angels looking out for me. Yesterday as I was turning the corner in my car a loud crashing noise happened and my car wouldn't move. I was stuck in the middle of the street and traffic was bad. Cars were almost hitting me. Several people stopped and asked me if I needed help. I called AAA for a tow. The police came and blocked off the street so there wouldn't be an accident. Finally the police had to tow my car as they had to get it out of rush hour traffic. They took the car to Mr. Tire where I have gone before for repairs. I hardly said anything to the man at Mr. Tire. But he went ahead and took a look at my car and told me that whoever worked on the control arm didn't bolt it down right and it caused a lot of damage to my car. The man at Mr. Tire told me to call the place who did the work on my car and tell him he wanted to talk to him. The man at Mr. Tire was very angry at the shoddy work that had been done and stood up for me to the other place. I didn't even ask him to. I found out this morning that the other place had came last night and picked up my car to work on it. The man at Mr. Tire told me that after they fix it to bring it back to him because he was going to inspect it and see if they did the job right. I didn't ask anything of this man but he really stood up for me. This man and the others yesterday were all angels! There have been lots of others in my life, too, I now realize.
 
Glad to hear you are safe, Ruthanne, and that everything worked out so well. I'm very impressed with the Mr. Tire guy for going over and above in his service. He deserves a special thank you gift for sure.
 
bluebreezes said:
Glad to hear you are safe, Ruthanne, and that everything worked out so well. I'm very impressed with the Mr. Tire guy for going over and above in his service. He deserves a special thank you gift for sure.
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Yes, he does. I think I am going to send him a Christmas gift! I have a catalog of things I can order from Swiss Colony on credit. Thanks for that idea!
 
Ruthanne said:
I now believe there is and have been angels looking out for me. Yesterday as I was turning the corner in my car a loud crashing noise happened and my car wouldn't move. I was stuck in the middle of the street and traffic was bad. Cars were almost hitting me. Several people stopped and asked me if I needed help. I called AAA for a tow. The police came and blocked off the street so there wouldn't be an accident. Finally the police had to tow my car as they had to get it out of rush hour traffic. They took the car to Mr. Tire where I have gone before for repairs. I hardly said anything to the man at Mr. Tire. But he went ahead and took a look at my car and told me that whoever worked on the control arm didn't bolt it down right and it caused a lot of damage to my car. The man at Mr. Tire told me to call the place who did the work on my car and tell him he wanted to talk to him. The man at Mr. Tire was very angry at the shoddy work that had been done and stood up for me to the other place. I didn't even ask him to. I found out this morning that the other place had came last night and picked up my car to work on it. The man at Mr. Tire told me that after they fix it to bring it back to him because he was going to inspect it and see if they did the job right. I didn't ask anything of this man but he really stood up for me. This man and the others yesterday were all angels! There have been lots of others in my life, too, I now realize.
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Glad you didn't get hit by any cars, and yes that mechanic was an angel. There are some very good people out there.
 
Not much going on today. I think the wife wants to get some flowers for her hanging planters. May visit the Pottery Barn and pick up some things. Need a haircut, maybe later today.
Took my early walk this morning. Very windy out there and humidity is starting to rise again.
 
Had a nice dinner at our friends house last night. The husband's brother and one of his daughters was also visiting, and another friend of ours was there. Had a good time and chatted until nearly 1am.

Today we went to the botanic gardens cafe for lunch with 3 of them and since it was raining didn't wander around the garden.
 
So, it's not quite 7 am here and I'm trying to decide how to spend the day. I'm thinking maybe a short trip up to Pahala to the Buddhist Temple (it's my avatar on here) for a quiet moment or three. Then a stop at the Punalu'u Black Sand Beach just to watch the waves. It's good for the soul. I spent most of the day yesterday in Kona running the usual errands.

My knee is still too sore to work outside or to ride the Harley so my options are limited.
 
Hoot N Annie said:
So, it's not quite 7 am here and I'm trying to decide how to spend the day. I'm thinking maybe a short trip up to Pahala to the Buddhist Temple (it's my avatar on here) for a quiet moment or three. Then a stop at the Punalu'u Black Sand Beach just to watch the waves. It's good for the soul. I spent most of the day yesterday in Kona running the usual errands.

My knee is still too sore to work outside or to ride the Harley so my options are limited.
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I have an interest in Buddhism and do some of the practices. One of the reasons I love spending winters in Thailand is the gorgeous Buddhist temples and the peacefulness of the people - it's 98% Buddhist I believe.

Hope your knee feels better.
 
Ameriscot said:
Had a nice dinner at our friends house last night. The husband's brother and one of his daughters was also visiting, and another friend of ours was there. Had a good time and chatted until nearly 1am.

Today we went to the botanic gardens cafe for lunch with 3 of them and since it was raining didn't wander around the garden.
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That sounds like a really nice visit you had! Are there real gardens at the botanic gardens cafe?

Hoot N Annie said:
So, it's not quite 7 am here and I'm trying to decide how to spend the day. I'm thinking maybe a short trip up to Pahala to the Buddhist Temple (it's my avatar on here) for a quiet moment or three. Then a stop at the Punalu'u Black Sand Beach just to watch the waves. It's good for the soul. I spent most of the day yesterday in Kona running the usual errands.

My knee is still too sore to work outside or to ride the Harley so my options are limited.
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Have you thought of getting a cortisone shot for your knee? That's what I'm going to get. That Buddhist Temple sounds like a real peaceful place, you can never get enough of that.
 
Pappy said:
Not much going on today. I think the wife wants to get some flowers for her hanging planters. May visit the Pottery Barn and pick up some things. Need a haircut, maybe later today.
Took my early walk this morning. Very windy out there and humidity is starting to rise again.
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Did you get your haircut? That is something I really need to do, too. I bet the flowers you got are gorgeous!
 
Ameriscot said:
I have an interest in Buddhism and do some of the practices.
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I also have this interest in Zen Buddhism specifically, and find great stuff to practice in writings such as Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. I haven't been to a temple though and I can only imagine how that experience might reach inside of a person. I'd love to hear more about the temples if you're interested in writing about them.
 

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