6.5% of adults have allergies?  That must mean 93.% do not.
5.8% of children?  That must mean 94.2% do not.
However, I have two grandchildren who are completely gluten-intolerant and one that was diagnosed as severely allergic to black pepper.  He can eat any other kind of pepper but not black; how many "avoid" sodium by using black pepper instead of salt? 

How in the world did we manage to get to our ages when we drank unpasteurized milk, had eggs for supper several times a week and "lived" on peanut butter/jelly sandwiches?

Jenny, I'm so sorry about your "owies" and hope the surgery gets done and is succesful.

My hands are better but still can't do some motions - like twisting open a doorknob (fortunately, most of mine are handles) or opening a jar - even with my jar opener.

I sent a group text to everyone in my family asking for suggestions on stores and restaurants where they would like gift cards? Everyone answered and I ordered cards on-line.  They have all arrived and are packaged in small gift sacks. 

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Callie, that brought back memories. I was hand milking a cow for the house  and as a new Mom I ask the Dr (an old Army Dr) should I pasteurize the milk before serving. He looked down at me (he was over 6' ) and said......raw milk didn't hurt me!!

The point is that none of those had tons of chemicals used in processing, stabilizing, and transporting.

Not everyone is going to get sick, the same as some people lived through pandemics, wars, and natural disasters. It's primarily coincidence and the law of averages.

Should we ignore those who did?

Callie --- Look at this page. It isopeners that IMHO give much better leverage for opening tough caps.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=gilhoulie+jar+opener&crid=2T3F8TOED45N0&sprefix=Gilhouli%2Caps%2C80&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_2_8

I have several of those "handy items" lying untouched in the kitchen drawer, as none of them worked for me.  May be I'm just weird.  My very best things are my garden gloves, with the "silicone" grips on the palms.  I use them for everything, and I have those little squares (I dont know what they're made of), but one in my right hand, and one in my left (for the underside of the jar or bottle), works like a charm. Gloves are also great for turning the door knobs! Wish you better luck with finding something that helps you, Callie!

Merry Christmas to everyone on this forum....Happy Healthy New Year...2024

Thanks, Rammel.  I have one similar to that.  My current difficulty is the motion of twisting my hand in that way for any reason. It's better and my family/neighbors are very helpful.

Patricia, I certainly do believe people who have reactions to food additives, etc. should have help.  A lot of things are now labeled they don't have this or that and restaurants, etc. are offering more choices.  I'd swear my NYC granddaughter and her gluten-intolerant friend know every gluten-free restaurant and bakery on the island of Manhattan!

Onward and Upward!

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I just finished my coffee and breakfast and I'm on the way to get dressed and start my eye stuff again.  It keeps me busy!  Hava a good day!

CALLIE, I hope your hands will heal.  We all need our hands but it is nice to have people around to help when needed!

Good morning...

Another busy day ahead,first we will visit SIL to take her gift to her then home to prepare for tomorrow. Kids are coming up and we will have our meal at noon. Will have most of the preparing done and just have to put it together in the morning.

Better get a wiggle on and get things going.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.



 

Good chilly morning everyone. It is cloudy and still only 38^o outside.

Got a Christmas present from the trash haulers today, two nice new shiny green trash containers with the flip-top lids. The only problem is that the recycle bin is so much smaller than the open top container I already have. Oh, and they are wheeled which will make it difficult to store on my porch, and to find a suitable place to park them where it won't be a pain pain carting them across my lumpy lawn. So, okay, two problems. The really nice thing is that they have lids. I only have one old container with a lid and it has a hole in the bottom. I rarely use it for the afore mentioned wheel vs. lawn difficulty. Mostly I put the trash out in trash bags a few hours before they arrive in the morning. No problems with critter raiding unless I park them on the porch overnight.

A nephew of mine is getting married very shortly. They have put it off way too long, especially since his future MIL has cancer. Apparently all the treatment options have been exhausted and she isn't expected to live too much longer. She wants so badly to see them married before she passes. If she is unable leave the hospital, they will have the ceremony in the hospital room.

Sue, her friend Dody, and I will be will be doing Christmas day dinner at Red Lobster this year. I don't think any of the big holiday buffets ever made a comeback after the COVID business.

Speaking of which, UPMC is now requiring masks in their facilities again. I haven't heard of any big outbreaks in this area, although I know there is an uptick nationwide. I guess they don't want to take any chances. After the new year I need to get bloodwork done prior to a visit to my cardiologist later in January. I didn't initiate the visit, so I guess he just wants to make sure the cholesterol medicine is working well. I have not seen him in two years.

Everyone, have a wonderful Christmas Holiday weekend.

Good late morning. We had a lengthy meet and greets, and talked of the new covid strain, the RSV outbreak in the city, difficulties in going anywhere, and more of the same.

Claire is miserable in North Pole, and is on multiple waiting lists locally. We sound, as a group, the same as I remember the old folks gossiping in my youth. The same as others who've known each other forty or more years.

I hear you, Callie, but when a simple lunch of Hormel's microwavable spaghetti sends you to the emergency room and a bill of over four thousand, you tend to notice. And now, as you said, onward.

Patricia, I also hear you. At the only colon scan I've ever had, two diverticula were discovered. "Prescription" was "figure out what bothers you and don't eat it".  I knew small kernels (rice, corn, nuts, etc.) were forbidden but I discovered that raw vegetables upset me. (A good friend said, "Oh, I don't know what I'd do without my salad twice a day." I told her that she might rethink that if she got terrible intestinal cramps!) I haven't had the type of salad served with almost every meal in 15 years. However, I enjoy a canned green bean salad, cold canned beets and occasionally micro some baby carrots just past the raw stage.

Miss Ellen is on her way home.  Flight from LaGuardia left on time and so was the layover flight from Atlanta.  Can't wait to see her.
Unfortunately, thunderstorms are predicted for late tomorrow and overnight.  Hope that doesn't spoil family plans for my birthday. I was told to be ready to go at 4:30 but not why - and I can't get anyone to give me a hint. 

I've put a bag of frozen vegetables for stew and some leftover round steak in the slow cooker. Sure smells good!

Wishing a Great Day to Everyfriend.

 

I'm off to the haystack!  The days are busier than usual with all the eye stuff I have to do.  No Cooper for the next couple days.  Frankie will be on her way to Maryland to spend Christmas with her Mom and Cooper goes with her.  That'll shorten my days a bit but I'll miss having him around!

I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow!  Make the day your own in every way! and enjoy it from beginning to end!

Good morning...

Busy day ahead, kids are coming and we will have our big meal at noon. While here David is going to put the struts and wiper blades on the vehicle for us. Knowing they will have turkey for Christmas we are goingto have ham,scalloped potatoes,parsnips and carrots mashed together,baked beans and a salad.

Patrica's computer crashed and she won't be on line until January. Hope Claire is soon back with all her friends.

Jane, soon all these busy days will be overwith.....eye drop wise and baking etc wise.

MG, weather here has been crazy, now we are heading back into warmer temps. Today is either rain or snow! Masks are being worn here by some but I think it is wise to mask up.

Callie, bet that stew also tasted good! Comfort food.

Better get moving..

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good Morning to AMY and anyone else who shows up.  Bummer to lose the computer, PATRICIA (whenever you are back to us). 

AMY, have a wonderful day with your family!  Tell David I said Merry Christmas and please include his wonderful lady in that!  And Merry Christmas to you and KYLE!  I think today is the day that I get to see my KYLE or maybe it's tomorrow.  I'm so mixed up with all this eye stuff that's going on that I just let CATHY remind me when it's time to do something like gathering for family stuff!

I'm off to get things put together.  I'm trying to stay (sort of) neat before daughter CHRISTY and her hubby arrive.  They will be staying at my house and my grandson from Mexico and his family will be staying at Cathy's but that won't be until the day after Christmas. 

If I sound all mixed up, I am!  Enjoy whatever you all are doing! 

good Morning eveyne.It is 52degres here and cloudy. well I think I am up for the day, mabey a good nap will slip in while watching highway patrole. have a good day today and a better tomorow.

Lloyd

Jane, David phoned.they have freezing rain their way and won't be up until tomorrow..I relayed your message to him . I have saved some delicious homemake chocolates from a special lady to share with them also!! Buns are made ,floors washed, I am cooking the scalloped potatoes now ,cooked bacon to put on top of baked beans and will cook  the ham tomorrow. Smells nice in here.

Lloyd, enjoy your day along with the nap

At this time of year we have to be able to adjust when we plan a special dinner.  I remember the first Christmas after I was married, my sister and her husband came up the morning before Christmas and my Parents and my kid sister were supposed to arrive in on Christmas Eve.  Mom was going to help me cook and serve my first Family Christmas Dinner.  IT SNOWED...and SNOWED....and SNOWED on Christmas Eve Day.  When Mom called to say they would be up as soon as they could, I panicked!  I remember my words! "What am I going to do about dinner?"  An my Mom's answer was "Well, you're going to cook it and if we're not there, you are all going to eat it and think of us."  When I told Margie, she said, "I don't know how to bake a ham, do you?"  We both learned!  And my parents made it in time to eat with us.  We learned in a hurry!

At least, you're the great cook in this situation!  You know exactly what to do!  Merry Christmas to all of you!

And Merry Christmas to anyone else who peeks in!

It has been snowing for a while now and the trees look so pretty!!! I know I will likely have a dance to do come morning .....but that is tomorrow. For now one can just enjoy the beauty of the trees graced with the snow.

Jane, not sure about tomorrow if the kids will be here, will just have to wait and see. Lots of better days to travel.

Been on the go, finally got the floors washed and laundry done...and now I am done.

Enjoy your evening..

Quote from: JaneS on December 23, 2023, 03:37:06 PMIT SNOWED...and SNOWED....and SNOWED on Christmas Eve Day.

Sounds like around 1965/66. My dad was here on Christmas Eve and it snowed, and snowed, and snowed. When he left to go home we worried till he called that he had made it. Same City, but he had to go the long way around to avoid hills.

Best wishes to all on Christmas for a glorious celebration!

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Good Morning Everyfriend, It's 39 degrees here and heading for a high of 45 in late afternoon!

RAMMEL, I was married in 1955 so it would have been that Christmas that we had the heavy snowfall!

I'm off to my daughter, Cathy's later today for brunch and Christmas with them, my grandson and his Bride-to-Be!  They are leaving in early morning to return to Philadelphia to have Christnas with her mother!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE TO ALL MY FRIENDS!

Good morning

Looks like there will be a dance this morning.snow has stopped but what is there has to be cleaned away.

Not sure what the kids are doing, will know later on this morning. I know they got the freezing rain but haven't heard if they also got the snow.Hope weather permits them to come  but rather have them safe and have our Christmas on another day.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and safe travelling for those on the highways.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Merry Christmas to all of you! I hope that all of you can be with your loved ones and are warm and comfortable and enjoying good food and good company.

The dance is done for now. Jesse bless his heart will go to the wood pile,grab a chunk and bring it in the house but there are times he will just drop it! One year I hit a chunk and broke a shear and they are not fun to replace. This time I heard the clunk and stopped before I got into it. No harm done.

Kids are on their way so I had better get busy and get the meal finished...lots of food  if you want to set in..

Phyllis, may you also have a wonderful Christmas../b]

  Happy Holidays to all!

Bubble, I don't expect you are having all that much seasonal cheer right now. I wish you and yours the best and am hoping for a much better New Year, very soon.

Merry Christmas!!

Good morning...

Warmer weather is back with us, with a high of 39° today.

Kids came yesterday ,David put the new struts and windshield wipers on for us. He makes it look like childs play. We all didn't need any supper after the meal at noon..

Today is rest....coast the day away. Snow has gone down from yesterday and with the milder weather may disappear more.It is a white Christmas in this area.

Enjoy your day  and stay safe.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYFRIEND!

Merry Christmas to all of you.  It's quiet in the residence as you might expect with many residents going home to their families. Those of us left behind will be treated to a roast turkey supper with all the fixings.