Travlers Return to Virginia Oaks

Donnette, Ken, Ford and I are keeping track of weather there at home as we bask in the warm, clear waters of the Caribbean Sea and boating to neighboring islands. We know so many of you are traveling too. Wendy and Bill are just back from China~what a trip we understand.

Our group will be enjoying Pizza Night soon~ Posting on that to come.
Should any Virginia Oaks Resident care to join us, kindly respond via email or call Kelly who will put you in touch with me. We have a most enthusiastic group.

Yesterday met a neat couple from Statten Island (New York). Nancy and girl friends have a very clever group who have have get-togethers under a neat name and have goals.
We girls will have to talk about this for ourselves.

Looking forward to all the news there and seeing you guys soon.

June Leads the way

On Saturday we had the most wonderful horseback ride through a French Nature Preserve which climaxed with a ride through the surf. It was one of the most pleasant horseback riding expieiriences I have ever had and would recommend it to anyone going to St. Maarten.

Another Morning in Paradise

Life is so hard here, the weather is a chilly 80+ and I cannot find any humidity. Ford and I are finding great pleasure sipping our morning coffee and looking out at the Bay.

Fun in St. Maarten

Ford and I are on vacation with Ken and Donette in St. Maarten. They made sure we had enough food for our New Year's Eve dinner by catching about 200 lbs of Mahi Mahi the day before we arrived.

With Ken's help, we will be keeping you posted on how we are enjoying this 80 degree weather and some of the things we are doing in the beautiful Caribbean.



Love
June

New Salvation Army Store

Have you seen the new Salvation Army Store on Ballsford Road, behind Walmart?

We watched it go up and now it's been open for a couple of months and apparently well shopped.
Last week,
we took a box of dishes to donate and I just had to check it out to see what was drawing the crowds.
Don't miss it~ looks like a department store and even has shopping carts. Very organized and very clean.

You can never get out without finding at least one treasure, right?

I found the sweetest little wheel made pottery creamer complete with top in mint condition. At $3, I couldn't resist as would be perfect to heat and serve maple syrup. That was my excuse but for sure, was the last thing I need. I also bought a "conversation piece." I'll have you over to talk about it. Totally useless to me, but I liked it.

Toys, bikes, everything under the sun~ some of the furniture looked new. It was fun to look around ~ my New Years Resolution is to make lots of donations.
Check it out.

Reversing the Aging Process

Are you watching The Doctors Show on TV?

I TIVO their show as don't want to miss an episode. They talk about new technology and how we can learn about things going on within our bodies before we are aware.

I find most episodes to be totally fascinating. They had an entire show on

"Reversing The Aging Process."

That was for me~

One little bit of the overwhelming information was the benefits of spices.
They talked about the multi benefit's of cinnamon, rosemary and all spices.
What great information~Reversing damage already done, yes, they say it is possible.

They recommend lots of stuff ~plain yogurt with cinnamon each day.

One of the doctors went on and on about cinnamon.

"Throw the mayo away...use cinnamon."

"Exercise until you sweat at least ONCE A MONTH."

OK...that's my style..once a month.

They informed us that a gathering of weight around the waist could be a fatty liver...UGH.

I must have one, do you?

My good times are definitely saved around my waist.

Time to try to reverse all of that I thought.

Yesterday I decided to make my favorite sandwich for lunch...I LOVE banana sandwiches...made with peanut butter OR mayo.

Now, you KNOW that can't be good for someone with high cholesterol and B/P, right?

With the show information fresh in my mind, I substituted a generous sprinkling of cinnamon for mayo. WOW..it was totally delicious.

Wonder what else would explode with unexpected flavor i f we left out the no-no mayo and put in cinnamon. Potato Salad? hummmm...I don't think so.. Carrot and Raisin Salad? hummmm that might work. What else? Fried egg sandwich?

In the South Beach Diet book, they do substitute cinnamon for salt on tomatoes and that is a WOW taste, I know.

Why do we fall back on our old reliable stuff, like mayo and salt?

I'm going to try to take better care of myself.

Think it is too late?Probably not.
Two days of putting cinnamon on everything instead of salt is working.

For sure, it has totally taken away my desire for sweets.

Walking right by the cakes...and cookies...NOT tempted. Not at all.

Police Car in Virginia Oaks Last Night

Prince Willam Police responded to report of a truck parked with back open at a residence where owner wasn't home. Thank goodness, it was all ok as was a relative of homeowner and was identified by neighbors.

The Policeman was happy to see many homeowners outside checking the situation out. It's so nice to have a community of concerned people looking out for our neighbors. He told all of us to "Call anytime."