Boomer Chick Musings

I need to give credit and thanks to Vicki and Betty for all that they've sent me these past long months.  They have made me laugh out loud...and I'm just me, myself, and I.  I expect I may be posting more on this Boomer-chick-musings blog...but I tend to take a break from now until the new year.  Looking at this, there are too many "I's" in it. So here's to you hoping you'll be having a wonderful Thanksgiving Day.   May all of the rest of my days may I be grateful enough to realize that this world is bigger and greater than I am.     Live richly.... that's the only choice that we've got! marilyn

...and on Wednesday I found out. I was taking photos of a bathroom in one of my tenant's apartments. The purpose was to send the photos to the vendor who would be making the tub look new. With the photos, he would be able to give me a bid for refreshing that tub.  As we were talking, she was telling me about how angry she got when a neighbor (a contractor), who used to live on the corner would put two cones out to save a parking space on the street for his large truck.  Parking can be tough around here.  My tenant decided she'd had enough. One day, once he drove off, she went over and took the cones. She was pissed off.  My question to her was 'where did you put them?' She said she threw them on the side of the house!    Well, I was on that side of the house, preparing for the rain, last week. I saw only one cone. But I finally knew where it came from!  Now, I have 3 orange cones - one on the side of my house and 2 in the carriage house.  Be safe, and don't hog the

 I find great comfort in the 'simple things.'  My next-door neighbor (who has some large dogs), has set out a bowl of water for those 4 legged friends, who are walking their owners.  I was thinking about the USA election, and suddenly this song came into my head. Tomorrow Alicia Morton The sun'll come out Tomorrow Bet your bottom dollar That tomorrow There'll be sun! Just thinkin' about Tomorrow Clears away the cobwebs And the sorrow 'Til there's none! When I'm stuck with a day That's grey And lonely I just stick out my chin And grin And say Oh! The sun'll come out Tomorrow So ya gotta hang on 'Til tomorrow Come what may Tomorrow, tomorrow! I love ya tomorrow! You're always A day Away! When I'm stuck with a day That's grey And lonely I just stick out my chin And grin And … Source:  LyricFind Live richly..... As my late husband used to say, "This, too, shall pass." 👍💪

 I wanted to watch a movie...maybe last Sunday eve. I lose track of the days. I went onto Netflix to see what they had. No, I didn't want to pay for it or buy it.  I came across My Octopus Teacher .  It was free. Quoting from NetFlix:  A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world. This was completely captivating...and I was crying at the end of it. Check it out. It gave me hope for the world. Now some of Betty's funnies! Live richly, marilyn

  OK. I had good intentions. What I usually do with old toothbrushes is keep them in a small glass container, underneath my bathroom sink. That way I can use them for scrubbing out the black gunk in my bathroom sink drain. It's just gross.  Then I shake the toothbrush in the sink and wipe the black gunk up with a tissue or a paper towel. And then I will heat up some water in my tea kettle and pour that down the drain. This time, though, the drain grabbed my toothbrush. I tried various ways to get hold of the toothbrush but it wouldn't come out. Good news - it wasn't clogging the sink. Water was still flowing down the drain. I let the toothbrush stay there for a couple of days.  OK....I needed to get this toothbrush out. I was quiet and let good thoughts into my head. I'm no plumber but there should be a way to get it out without spending an arm and a leg on a plumber.  Think what Carl would do...think what I would do back when I was flying.  I was pretty sure I had some

  Thank you, Betty!    Live richly, marilyn 

Do you need a thoughtful, creative (and relatively inexpensive) gift? One of my friends turned me onto the Alameda Fruit Company (Marmalade Mommas) maybe 3 years ago?   They sell homemade jams and marmalade made with fresh fruit. Click on the link above and enjoy the ride! They live in Alameda, and you can order online.  I bought 8 jars of lemon marmalade just this week for $12 each.    Here are some funnies from Betty: Live richly, (we do have a choice!)  marilyn (You may want to check out my real estate blog The Second Story  )

A couple of dear friends called me and the husband asked if I had I seen this movie? My answer was no...and he dropped the DVD at my front door.   'Maiden' Documentary Tracks All-Female Crew Who 'Sailed . I was completely captivated by it.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3qkI60g-jw He asked if Carl, my late husband (and yacht designer), had ever been on the Whitbred Race and I said NO! I would have remembered that, for sure. This was a race around the world!  I wondered out loud if Carl had been part of a team who would have been designing boat like this....but I think I would have remembered that as well.  These women had little, if any experience, on boats. But, boy, I mean the 'ladies' they found, women who had little or no experience, and those that knew how to sail (like 3 of them) but never even thought an all-female crew could be put together and pull out a win...was exceptional. Yes, they worked hard to get themselves and the boat in shape.  IMHO girls, ch

 Thank you Betty, again! Enjoy the weekend! Live richly, marilyn

Thank you, Betty. I think we all have some type of weird sense of humor!  Have a fun weekend! Be safe, wear a mask, and 😊! Live richly, marilyn

 Thanks to my friend, Betty..... It's nice to laugh out loud...even if I'm by myself! These show life as is was...and maybe will hopefully be sometime soon! Live richly, marilyn

 KQED (National Public Radio) is where I get my news most days, and I usually enjoy the programs that they offer. If I don't, then I'll set my Sonos to any musical group that I love.  And because I'm by myself...I'll often sing along with The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Billy Joel, or Bette Midler. (I just realized that these performers all have "B's" in their names. That's weird.)  However, the other day, when I was listening to KQED the announcer was talking about a traffic jam.  He said, "This is mobile working. There is office furniture on the freeway." Deadpan.  I thought it was hilarious...enough that I wrote it down in my  NOTES on my phone. I still think it's hilarious! I get some pleasure from the email updates that I get from Food.com. The photos look great...but it's kind of exhausting reading the recipes because I know that my food never looks like the photos.  However, baking, (when I'm in the mood), has its calming ways

This is my desk.  These mugs are full of markers and pens. And when I read what the messages say on those cups, they ring true to me.  And the orange juice is very good. My dear friend sent me some more Covid comics.  Once again, if they don't make you LOL, then....oh, well. So just enjoy! Live richly, marilyn (more funnies to come!)