tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post6308724606388353268..comments2024-03-28T07:36:52.789-04:00Comments on Vicki Lane Mysteries: Patch, Patch, Patch . . . Vicki Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-47129702255929106102013-12-06T13:01:28.920-05:002013-12-06T13:01:28.920-05:00Lovely photos -- good thoughts about aging. Aging ...Lovely photos -- good thoughts about aging. Aging is a privilege. Can't remember who said that but it wasn't me. -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-39247510222702452312013-12-05T20:59:05.446-05:002013-12-05T20:59:05.446-05:00I turned 50 recently, and maintenance and repair w...I turned 50 recently, and maintenance and repair work have already become quite an expense-including bifocals and cracked molars. And I had to chuckle at your description of your new dentist. The dentist we've seen for years also retired this year, and after seeing the new one for the first time I came home and told my husband that he couldn't be over 18! Good luck with your partial, and I'm glad to hear your knee replacement was a success!Phyllis W.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-47318942584594397022013-12-05T13:10:55.166-05:002013-12-05T13:10:55.166-05:00Sorry to hear about your tooth Vicki. Could you no...Sorry to hear about your tooth Vicki. Could you not just manage without it? I have 24 teeth left out of 36 and I manage just fine.<br />Yes getting old is a pain. It does have its compensations, but overall it is difficult to deal with, isn't it!Stella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-4360872188023312832013-12-04T20:32:50.296-05:002013-12-04T20:32:50.296-05:00ha. you are as old as you want to be...or as you a...ha. you are as old as you want to be...or as you are comfortable with...smiles...ugh on the teeth...i had one do that a few years back...and i am a bit younger...smiles...i inherited bad teeth from my father in a sense...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-71029451035896342922013-12-04T17:26:28.319-05:002013-12-04T17:26:28.319-05:00Like an old car, I cost more money in upkeep every...Like an old car, I cost more money in upkeep every year! But someone once said to me that as long as the aches and pains and breakages keep moving around, you're OK; it's when they stay in one place that your problems really start.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-74518676517184328082013-12-04T12:05:30.772-05:002013-12-04T12:05:30.772-05:00I hate that 'years young' business, too, a...I hate that 'years young' business, too, and lots of other sappy aging jokes and euphemisms. I don't have 'senior moments'; I forget things. I am not 'growing old gracefully.' I've never been graceful, and age certainly hasn't made that change in me! On another note, Vicki--I am so glad you outlived that filling! I have some new ones that will certainly outlive me.<br />Novice Naturalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10219749494674733196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-81728397967889037032013-12-04T11:37:43.504-05:002013-12-04T11:37:43.504-05:00What the hey! I turned 73 this November and takin...What the hey! I turned 73 this November and taking an accounting of my various body parts and properties I guess I will live till I die. I still get up in the mornings eager to see the day and marvel at the heaven that is all around us. Jimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16938424282517586036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-39047792048712493932013-12-04T10:43:04.508-05:002013-12-04T10:43:04.508-05:00....happened to me last year! After my teeth were.......happened to me last year! After my teeth were cleaned, the dentist came in, looked at my teeth - hmmm, did you know that you have a crown that has worked loose? - well, no, it wasn't loose before today, not that I had noticed anyway! I made the next apt, came back, - so sorry, we can't get that out without breaking it, you will need a new crown!.....and so the story goes....<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-58760569762822245342013-12-04T10:17:01.504-05:002013-12-04T10:17:01.504-05:00Vicki
As an older friend of mine says: Every day a...Vicki<br />As an older friend of mine says: Every day above ground is a victory.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-70474312834308115332013-12-04T10:04:11.016-05:002013-12-04T10:04:11.016-05:00Vicki, I had something similar happen a few years ...Vicki, I had something similar happen a few years ago when part of a tooth just separated itself while I was eating something in the "comfort food" variety. I guess its time had come. My dentist made some sort of crown to fix up that tooth's missing part.<br /><br />I am currently reading an excellent book by Penelope Lively, "Ammonites & Leaping Fish." I definitely recommend it.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-8926594314631953142013-12-04T09:40:23.656-05:002013-12-04T09:40:23.656-05:00Age is definitely relative. My cat is ancient and...Age is definitely relative. My cat is ancient and complains loudly of it. I feel pretty spry as long as I don't start comparing myself. Congrats on being alive and kicking and making big noises when necessary. Eh, what's that you said?Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-81774932172243882672013-12-04T09:26:00.176-05:002013-12-04T09:26:00.176-05:00Getting hearing aids, while very $$$, changed my l...Getting hearing aids, while very $$$, changed my life. I was missing so much and didn't even know it. Insurance pays for all the testing, but not the hearing aids. I am worth the $2,000 per ear, which is what I ended up paying. You can get ones that are a lot cheaper, but this was one time I didn't opt for cheap. <br />Turns out folks are not talking softly, you are hearing softly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873759585098324119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-3338339917158950942013-12-04T09:18:55.924-05:002013-12-04T09:18:55.924-05:00Oooh, I relate! And don't any of you young thi...Oooh, I relate! And don't any of you young things call me "honey" or "sweetie" or "darling." I'm already angry about being old so don't rub it in or I could turn violent on you.<br /><br />To change the subject, I recognize that fourth picture. Bet it was taken last June.Wayfarin' Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806995797136803377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-20297558961826437512013-12-04T09:18:41.703-05:002013-12-04T09:18:41.703-05:00I can hear my grandmother telling me, "Gettin...I can hear my grandmother telling me, "Getting old is not for sissies!" <br /><br />Fillings last about 30 or so years, my dentist tells me, so they do wear out and need to be replaced and if the filling made up a large part of the tooth, well, you experienced the result. KarenBhttp://karenb1963.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-31080391364929647862013-12-04T06:04:03.904-05:002013-12-04T06:04:03.904-05:00I have had that very thing . . . the tooth disinte...I have had that very thing . . . the tooth disintegration thing . . . happen. It's some kind of <i>fatigue</i> that happens to a tooth that's been mostly filling for fifty-plus years. <br />I found it to be an alarming event. I can almost remember when that tooth was being filled (with no novocaine!) and I'm sure at the time I never imagined I'd outlive it.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-60467785720474450182013-12-04T03:29:09.426-05:002013-12-04T03:29:09.426-05:00You are patching with so much Art!
You are patching with so much Art!<br />Thérèsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354559064351144704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-81136467618333969192013-12-04T02:19:25.605-05:002013-12-04T02:19:25.605-05:00I'm not even your age yet and I feel OLD and L...I'm not even your age yet and I feel OLD and LOOK OLD and it is one thing after another! I think you could run circles around me! And I will NOT be discussing chin hairs, thank you very much.<br /><br />Perhaps when they cleaned your teeth, they loosened something up?Ms. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263882972749791087noreply@blogger.com