HQAL – October 8, 2023

Greetings from a much cooler South Texas! Today it was 58 degrees when I walked this morning. It is now 83 degrees at 4PM. What a change from 120 days of over 110to 117 degrees! I am working daily to get back to my 1.5 miles in 30 minutes. I am having to start over doing a 20 minute mile and maybe in 2 weeks I will be back to the 1.5 in 30. I am having back issues, so I am back in my back brace -I am the ultimate brace person!

Ever since we purchased The Duck life was not under my control!!! So I cannot tell you all the things I have been dealing with, but mostly I have not felt good most of this summer. First off I did not keep up with the sun nor my Vitamin D lamp (my fault)- My D level was down to 45. No wonder for the last 2 months I could have cared less about anything quilting. (I gave up my Almond Breeze milk in 2018 when they said I was Pre-Diabetic which has 450mg of Calcium).

In September I had the annual female check up and requested a Bone Density test be done. About 2 weeks ago the GYN doctor called to talk about my Bone Density test. I almost fell out of my chair when a doctor called – it had been over 40 years since I heard from a Doctor! The bottom line on that report was that I was either on the verge of Osteopenia and in 10 years I might be at risk for a fracture, or a broken hip. There would be a 3% chance in 10 years I might fall and have a fracture, OR better yet have a 13% chance of falling and break my hip and then probably die 2 years after that because I would not walk (me just sit in a chair?) Well, in 10 years I will be 89 – really, who cares? How can this person predict what and when something would happen to me?

He wanted me to come in and we would discuss “treatment”. Long story short, I decided to try the NOW liquid Calcium Citrate with Magnesium Citrate and liquid Vitamin D to get things going in a more positive way and if successful great, if not I could tell him that my walking, resistance exercises, and drinking a cup of Almond milk each day would be the “treatment”. (Note: I have never been able to take vitamins – my system does not like them) Outcome of 4 days taking the vitamins was not positive as it made me very ill! So I quickly cancelled the appointment because I knew up front he wanted me to probably take Fosomax or some other poisonous drug and I refuse to sit and talk with a doctor who does not understand Celiac or Gastroparesis and would not want to listen to “why I am different”!

Now to let you know that I did research on who was setting the “parameters” (percentages) for the next 10 years of my life. Does it surprise anyone that the lovely World Health Organization (WHO) recommends all the drugs for Osteopenia or Osteoporosis? So I am at peace with not having to waste my time defending my right to say – ‘NO THANK YOU’. WHO wanted everyone to take the Vaccine – how is that one working for many Americans? Not well!

Next on the list of “why I have not quilted lately” involves hearing aids and iPhones. This will be short and sweet. Apple is now controlling how loud you can play music, phone calls, notifications, anything to do with Sounds. YUP – it is embedded in IOS 17. I began to notice something was wrong with my phone a couple of months ago when the sound would go down without me even touching the button and now I know it was IOS 16.7. The last Wednesday I upgraded to IOS 17. WOW talk about an eye opener – MORE WHO!

If you have an iPhone and IOS 17, you might want to look up the new regulation that the Government has now put in all mobile devices that will reduce the level of sound you can listen to. OH YES – guess who has provided the guidance to the world. THE LOVELY WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO). If interested, Google this one, I spent 2 hours with Apple to learn about the Regulation and some states (i.e. California or servers in the Western part of the US) will not let you adjust the level pf decibels you can listen to! Then Friday evening Clay and I spent another 4 hours researching and trying to override the software settings – FORGET THAT ONE.

My hearing aids were acting up since the Oticon idiots put out a new App so I made an appointment to get them re-set or upgraded Firmware! Outcome after the first appointment was lovely I could not hear anyone on the phone unless I went to speaker, Tinnitus would not work, and forget my Podcasts, etc. So the next day I went back and now I am using loaned hearing aids while they sent mine back for replacements. Of course, we found out about the new Master who is controlling our lives after both visits but I will enjoy the new hearing aids anyway.

You will take note that most of the problems I have had to deal with is related to SOFTWARE ISSUES! Anyone ready for more technology and especially AI?

Now on to quilting. There has been ZERO quilting being done here most of the summer, only applique. I am 100% certain that after 20 years I suffered “quilt burnout”! So I have mostly watched a lot of movies, reading, and appliquéing on In My Garden. I finished the Center block for In the Garden and working on the other 3 blocks. And of course The Duck came into the family!

The Duck – We will be making a day trip in a couple of weeks to Rockport to check out the RV Parks and then make reservations for a week or two stay! YEA! I can finally see something other than the Studio and the House! Clay has added so many great improvements to The Duck – the most important – 3 Security Cameras and finished things that Heartland did not do correctly. We are just about ready to make the Maiden Trip!

Today I have been looking through patterns to make for the 10 quilts I will donate to the Seniors at Jones Academy. One of the will probably be made from some patterns that Gretchen has made this year. One of them is Christmas Star here and here. The pattern is available here at Jo’s Country Junction. The other pattern I really like that Gretchen made is her Wintersweet Quilt – a free pattern from here and here is the link to the free pattern. Another pattern I am considering is from the Fat Quarter Shop called Night and Day.

I can always count on Gretchen to find some great patterns that are fun to make and most of them are free downloads! Thank you Gretchen!

Well, if you made it down to here thank you for reading!

I want to offer prayers to Israel – I have a feeling this is the beginning of WWIII and it is starting in the worst places it could. The US is weak with a weak leader, so brace yourselves as we could be next with all the 8 to 15 million Illegal Immigrants that have come into this country compliments of the Liberal Democrats and an Alzheimer’s Patient in charge. Remember included in this group of Illegal Aliens there are Terrorist that were caught, but they have no idea how many slipped in without being caught.

Have a blessed week and I am praying that Jim Jordan will be our next House Speaker. I firmly believe he can bring the Republicans together.

Have a wonderful week quilting, reading, watching old movies, Gunsmoke, and Longmire!

Hugs,

Nanette

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