What are you doing today?

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horseless carriage said:
Our Christmas dance party tickets have arrived, well actually I collected them. Last year they were posted only never to be seen again. We shall gather with our friends on the 22nd of December, dressed, like others, in vintage finery. Following that on the 31st, there will be a New Year's dance party similarly themed.

Finding my way around Senior Forums has been a learning curve, when I read of those who are housebound it makes me wonder about whether to post about our social life. The feelings of others is something I must remember, still being much of a novice on forum etiquette.

There was a time when we filled our calendar with social events, all worked around my wife's shift pattern. Alas age has caught up with us, but we can still dance the less energetic dances, having said that, the jive is irresistible, even though it will be aches and pains the next day, despite the soothing hot bath before going to bed.
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I would feel free to post away regarding the social aspect of your life. That is one of the many things that make SF so interesting to many of us.
 

We had a busy, but fun day at the rink yesterday. Dio was tired, so we went to bed around 9:30 old time. This morning, he jumps out of bed, wide awake, at 5:00, new time!!!

And me? I'm more like
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LOL! Anyway, we will be heading back to the rink today, for a private b-day party in the afternoon.

Sorry, I have not been able to read any posts this morning.

Have a good day, everyone!

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I would like to get dressed to the nines and go on a road trip🛣️ with @horseless carriage and Mrs. hc. We would drive up and visit @Capt Lightning and Mrs. Capt...of course, they'd be hospitable and invite us to stay for a dinner prepared by @Capt Lightning with veggies grown in his garden👨‍🌾. Long drive. They'd probably also invite us to stay the night 🛏️.

ETA: Along the way, @horseless carriage and Mrs. hc and I would stop to collect others who are up for a road trip.
 
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Georgiagranny said:
Certainly not you, HC! You are what's referred to as dapper!
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It's called a zoot suit, it originated in Harlem, New York in the late 1930s and was adapted from the London “drape” suit, a design popularized by the Duke of Windsor, Edward VIII, earlier in the decade. In the United States, young men in various communities across the country made more eccentric changes to the “drape” suit silhouette. Many men did not have access to tailors and altered their clothing at home from hand-me-downs, or after buying suits in retail stores in larger sizes. Due to the extra fabric of the suits, the zoot suit possessed added padding, broadened jacket shoulders, extended jacket length and cinched trouser waists. And as the zoot suit became popular in the Jazz community, the style continued to gain national recognition.

When most tailors stopped making suits that fell outside the WPB guidelines some men still wanted zoot suits and a network of bootleg tailors based in Los Angeles and New York City continued to make them. By the 1940s, zoot suits were strongly associated with gang members and gangsters.
 
Today is a REST day; the last two days I have babysat my younger granddaughter and I am wore out. Yesterday was the better day of the two: we did have fun and it was entertaining watching her play with her Kinetic Sand (it's like a combination of very loose bread dough and lava; it will 'pour' if you hold it up but it will also hold its shape if you compress it. Really weird stuff) but 5 hours was about the max before both of us started to fray at the edges.
 
My brain is tired today. I love playing words with friends. A few days ago someone requested me. She looks like a cousin of mine on my Dad's side of the family. Everyone on my Dad's side of the family hated my Mom and me and my sister and brother. None of them were allowed to even speak to us. She wouldn't know it was me because she wouldn't even know my married name. I can't decide whether to ask her or just stop playing words with her
 
hollydolly said:
We have to be a little bit careful because there are Rules to the forum... and no one wants to fall foul of those.. however I totally agree with you. ..and @horseless carriage is one of our very nicest posters, always a complete Gentleman...
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Gentleman, what a lovely compliment. I was going to put this in the what are you wearing thread, but as it's a Sunday and gentlemen wear a collar and tie on a Sunday, I will post it here.
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My tailor once had a studio in Savile Row, his workshop is in Hornchurch. He also has a studio in just about the most wealthiest part of Dorset. His website tells you it's Bournemouth but it's actually Compton Acres in Sandbanks. Look up Sandbanks property prices. He is never short of orders though.
Thank you Pepper, very kind of you.
 
hollydolly said:
Good for you.. I do the self same thing and stock up as much as I can. I have 2 full size freezers and a half freezer filled.. as well as a bunch of canned and dried goods. I don't really eat canned meat .. but I buy beans and corn, and some veggies in cans
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Spam, I love spam 😂😂😂. Fried crisp, yummy
 
Georgiagranny said:
I gotta change clocks, too. There's one over the kitchen door that requires jumping through hoops, an executive order and a note from my mother to change so that one never changes! It's just too much trouble.

There's just one that's not digital, mainly decorative, but requires a step ladder to reach. Ugh.

The coffee pot? OMG! An engineering degree needed to get that one changed so that it both shows the time and is auto-set to start coffee in the morning.

The TV and phone are automatic. Yay.

Can we puhleez just stay on standard time forevermore?
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I so agree-choose a time schedule and we stay on it-I hate changing the time
 
Joey has chosen Olive Garden for lunch today as he wants “pasta”. 😂. He is an expensive date. He likes the Tour of Italy with a salad. We could never get him to eat soup. Invited older son but he is busy 🙄.

Did my walking.

@hollydolly I am thinking of taking britbox on Amazon as I want to watch Vera. From what I read this streaming service has a lot of good shows. Have you ever used it? It’s 6.99 a month here and it says it’s 7.99 in Britain-strange. Anyway, do you watch it?
 
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