[The Oldies]

Goba, maybe you've shared this with the others before i came along, but tell us about yourself.  are you married? do you have children? pets? hobbies?

Rickie how bout you?

Mari, same questions. by the way mari, i like your prayer too.

i know i'm the one who always wants to get into these deeper conversations, but compared to taking care of orphans in india this is shallow.

i bought a cast iron asian tea pot yesterday.I'm told it brews superior tea and stays warm for an hour after you take it off the flame.i've seen the same type of tea pot in a store called"TEAVONA" for 150 dollars. i got it for 20 dollars at a local discount store that sell up market items at affordable prices because they by bits and pieces from allover the place. anyway a friend of mine told me you have to have a little cast iron box that goes with it, and it uses a small candle called a tea light to warm the water and brew the tea. has anyone ever used one?

Last edited by gwinn (09-26-2008 12:08)

Oh, and about the teapot, I have no idea. Never used one..sorry.

Hi Lisa,

Come and join us, we always have loads to say. 

Gwinn, I find you very deep and you have so much to share with everyone.  Keep it going. 

Gwinn, I have heard about the Tea Pot.  Believe it is still used in China and places like that.  Must take for ever to warm up the water.

Lisa, tell us a little about yourself and where you’re from?

I started a Thread back sometime ago ‘Called the Oldie’s Thread’ and we a decided that we would go to the Poll and vote for a new name, hence the ‘Hot Flasher’s think it is quite good.  So this is a Thread for us ladies who want to make Friends and join in with some really good conventional chat.

At the moment it is buzzing and looking good, missing one of our Ladies ‘Bunny’ where are you, she is so nice and tells us what she and Teddy gets up to.  Gwinn is the one for the more serious side of things and brings some really good topics to our thread. 

Me, I plonder and throw anything I can think off, even the odd Joke: O )

Well Ruby I am 38 married with a 16 y/o boy and a 17 month old daughter.  I am married to a 24 y/o ( sometimes very interesting) but it works out somehow!!  I work for the 911 system here in Texas, I do the mapping and addressing for the dispatch and emergency vehicles.  That's my life not very exciting but crazy at times!!

gwinn wrote:

welcome lisa111.

rickie123 a nice age your daughters are at. how exciting, a younger man!  my nephew goes with a lady 11 years older than himself. he is 26 she is 37. they make a nice pair and she has helped him grow up. i wish you all the best! age is just a number past a certain point, mind you i feel an 18 year old and a 35 year old is stretching it a bit. because the younger has so much growing and changeing to do.  myself. i'm 46. never married. i used to feel bad about that and now many of my friends and old school mates are just as single as i am. my 80 yr old mum lives with me. she's pretty spry but does not drive. i have a 6 mo old brussells griffon pup who drives me crazy but i love her. i'm a nurse and my hobbies are tie dying t-shirts a little gardening. i love being outdoors and would camp if i could. this is my favorite time of year. later today i'm going to an orchard about 10 miles from home to pick apples. they're the kind that crunch when you bite them, tart and sweet at the same time.

Thank you Gwinn, its nice to meet you hope we have lots of chatting to do, my husbands family says he is so much better since we have been together, sounds kinda like your nephew!

It is chaotic at times, my dog is a boxer that was my Razor he was killed by a car back in March I had bottle fed him and raised him since he was 3 wks old, it about kiled my when he died!! But my hiusband got me another boxer this summer her name is Bella and she is my joy!  I also have a chiuaua ( I know I spelled that wrong??)  Good luck on your project, talk to you soon!!

lisa1112006 wrote:

Rickie123 how much younger is your man?  Its nice to here I am not the only one with a much younger man, it bothers me at times.  Most of the time I don't even notice until someone points it out.

Hi lisa, sorry I had to run this morning...My bo is 7 years younger than me...most of the time its not an issue at all..actually the only time we even think about it is when we are discussing past events...then those seven years really pop up..but its funny.

bunny, i envy your trip to thailand!!!! don't blame you about not having dogs at this time. travel is such a wonderful experience.  and dogs are a lot like children.  i would not have gotten mine if not for my mother. we tried three years ago with two shizu pups. it was a mistake to get two babies at the same time. long story short a young friend of mine is the happy owner of the female and my brother has the male along with his 10 yr old shi zu and 6 yr old beagle.  anyway, my mother pulled out the big guns and started reading me the dog adds in the paper only 2 weeks after we settled the fiasco about the two pups. i held my ground for almost 3 years then she said "i just want a dog one more time before i die"  what can you do faced with that?  i had to get a dog.  i love the little monster to death now and rally would not trade her because she is so sweet, but owning a dog is very restrictive. going places is an issue and  i cannot even do tie dying in the house because the chemicals can be very harsh and the pup just appears out of no where and i'm afraid she might get hurt.

goba what a nice family! your children must be so much fun!

Last edited by gwinn (09-27-2008 08:59)

Evening, Ladies how are we see you have all been busy chatting brilliant, Lisa it is so nice to have you on board.

Bunny, your back was giving up on you? 

I have just eaten a mean curry and feel guilty, wish I did not have the meal and feel quite sick now. Especially as I said to my daughter order without me, but hey joined in. So another few pounds added.

So logged on for a while to see if any of you are up, possibly not?

Talking about dog’ did I tell you about my ‘Lad’ Tipper, he is a stray from Ireland, he is a Collie.  (We think he had belonged to a Gypsy site and strayed away) Always had dog's from pups and did not know what to expect in taking him on, a year on and he is a delight and love him to bits.

Gwinn, your Mother sounds so lovely you must share some of your stores about her to us.  I just wish I could say the same and say my Mother was still around.  She had died when I was 15 and next to me.  You are so lucky; give her a hug from me.

Afternoon Bunny, it is 12.43 here in the UK.I feel fine now, knew I should not have joined in for that meal last night.  But I do love a Curry and temptation got in the way. Bunny, you are doing it to me now reading your recipe Daube of Beef and Pork Hock it sounds delicious what do you think girls we go and crash round Bun’s and Ted’s for a meal Ha’ shall we all book a flight : O )

I have just put a traditional Sunday Roast on and preparing my veg’s, Strawberry Cheesecake for afters.

It is a glorious afternoon here in the UK with beautiful Blue Sky’s and plenty of Sunshine; our summer has come very late and will be gone before you know it as our autumn just round the corner.   Bun’s we have a lovely Lady called Lisa joined us from Texas, can you just imagine her lovely weather all through the year, correct me if I am wrong here Lisa.  And Bun’ your headed for you summer.

I will stay logged on for a while, as I know some of you guy’s are different in time frames, so will keep up with you as much as I can.

Bunny, I have not put forward the topic for a few days as Gwinn as been great, with this side.  Do you fancy putting something for us gal’s to talk about for the new few days?

Hope you and Ted have a lovely day/evening and speak soon.

every sunday morning my brother, sister-in-law, and i as well as another couple all go out to breakfast. they all have many thousands of dollars in savings IRAs stocks bonds investments real estate etc. i'm 46 and i just started a small retirement account this year.  maybe i'm unwise. maybe i've spent my money foolishly.  i've been a single working person all my life. saving has not been easy.  i really have nothing to loose if the economy collapses. i also realize that what i do have will be lost if we go into a depression like the great depression.  i understand  that many people with a little money made a lot of money during the depression buying land from those that could not keep up with mortgages. maybe history will soon repeat itself.

like i always used to tell my mom when i was young and she was working, "don't worry so much> we are going to live til we die"  i may retire to a less than luxurious life style, but what will worrying about the future change? about as much as regretting the past.

Gwinn, I had to send you this Joke that is doing the rounds in the Offices in the UK, I thought it was funny and seeing this is the ‘Hot Flashers’ thread and very grown up I thought I would post it. 

“The federal government is sending each of us a $600 rebate.
If we spend that money at Wal-Mart, the money will go to China.
If we spend it on gasoline it will go to the Arabs,
If we purchase a computer it will go to India,
If we purchase fruit and vegetables it will go to Mexico, Honduras,
and
Guatemala,
If we purchase a good car it will go to Japan,
If we purchase useless crap it will go to Taiwan…
….and none of it will help the American economy.
The only way to keep that money here at home is to buy prostitutes, beer and cigarettes, since these are the only products still produced in the US.â€
Interesting take on the ‘flat world’!