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quaint

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11. Hah! I do necessary, not useful.

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #7)

Sun Jan 7, 2024, 06:27 PM

Jan 2024

I'm 74 and my goal is the same. Stay here and do as much as possible for as long as possible.
My sister is 77 and lives alone on nine acres in the middle of nowhere.

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Pastimes, waste-times? [View all] UTUSN Jan 2024 OP

But I also walk the dog and do crafts.read books. debm55 Jan 2024 #1

i play with model trains etc. so? AllaN01Bear Jan 2024 #2

There are more things in the poll, that I could of answered as I do different activities. Wasn't trying to be snarky. debm55 Jan 2024 #5

no worries no offence given , no offence taken. i love your posts . dont quit. AllaN01Bear Jan 2024 #8

And I love you and your love and knowledge of trains. debm55 Jan 2024 #9

Cooking, cleaning, eating, yard work consume most of my free time. quaint Jan 2024 #3

Yip, I forgot (my) yardwork (of the totally BASIC kind, mowing, not "gardening"). UTUSN Jan 2024 #4

I prune trees, weed whack, as well as mind my vegetable garden. quaint Jan 2024 #6

You do lots more *useful* things than I do. I included pruning & weed wacking in my yardwork category. UTUSN Jan 2024 #7

Hah! I do necessary, not useful. quaint Jan 2024 #11

None Of Your Choices ProfessorGAC Jan 2024 #10

Watching pro-wrestling and professional sports, probably. Elessar Zappa Jan 2024 #12