12/31/12 Remembering Nora Ephron 1941-2012 pr

When Harry Met Sally is my favorite film.  In fact, we just saw it again on our cruise.  For me, it was just like the first time.  Before things look bleak, I will see it again.  It lifts the webs of romance from the corners of  my heart.  I have felt many of the feelings of this film in my lifetime.  For this I say thank-you to the spirit of Nora Ephron, the great real creative writer of films and essays.

Nora Ephron, 1941-2012.  She died of cancer, just very recently.  She left many gifts of films of comedy, reality and real life glued together in films we all are able to see over and over.  How bout the list of 12!  Here goes:

Silkwood 1983  Heartburn 1986  When Harry Met Sally 1989  My Blue Heaven  1990  This Is My Life 1992  Sleepless In Seattle  1993 Mixed Nuts 1994  Michael  1996  You've Got Mail  1998  Hanging Up  2000  (done with sister Delia Ephron, who wrote the book)  Bewitched  2005 and Julia & Julia  2006. 

What riches we all have because of this sharp, witty, deep woman.  She gave us lines we wish we could remember!  She dealt with husbands, who did her wrong.  She loved fully. She was a great cook.  She did what her Mama told her!  She has two great son's and a husband who continues to miss and love her.

Me too!  Nora, you did it all with grace and style.  Hand me a klenix I am still crying for the loss you left within me. Hugs, phyllis 05/06/1933   phyllisreh@aol.com  www.women70andover.com

12/29/12 More Comments from 2012 pr

hihi,my dear, brave,and sweet friend. You always think about others.....even now.... i got one thing to share. We went to Hope valley (south of Tahoe), my very first X-country ski. I had gloves on for holding the poles, took one off and put it on the pole so i could click the camera shutter. After took some pictures, i could not found my another glove.....well, black on white snow, should not be hard.....look and look and look............O, one is on my left hand; i never took off, and another is on the pole....HAHAHHA.... Here are some photos aaron took. Hope you like them. Share with you, my dear friend.....https://picasaweb.google.com/talkindrummer/HopeValley?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIeLworsoNL7-QE&feat=directlink Mines have not have chance to put on the web. Busy on helping my sister....remodeling house. Think about you, and hope you are getting better and better. By the way, this is my first blog...:) lj on Did You Laugh at Yourself? I do! Tell Me! Share/ phyllis 3/23/12	llj	on 3/27/12
	Keep up the great work. And I am so happy I logged in and discovered how to BLOG!! Thanks for your help, Phyllis. Hugs to you and Bill. on Sugeon: Dr. Joseph D. Bianchi....Great! Everyone would love him! I do!	Gwen	on 3/25/12
	Read it all dear sis, and continue to cheer you on. I like the team player aspect. This is good, the part of a team. I don't feel the team spirit at all with my CA doctor, more a CD disk to call and evaluate, certainly not a woman, so what you have is vital. I fly to Knoxville Weds to help my darling kiddo fiance drive up to Ludington. The poor guy is a year younger than me, so green around the ears, but I'll wise him up fast. Love you, Muriel on Do You Have Cancer in Your DNA? Cost? Information Below! phyllis	DEB CANFIELD	on 3/19/12
	Thank you for the updates! Glad to hear of how smooth that things have gone. Will chat with you later today! Off for a Saturday afternoon nap! on BETTER ALL THE TIME! A PLAN IS INPLACE! HURRAY!	belmont214	on 3/17/12
	Now it works. Thank you for your patience. on March 15 2012 DR. RICHARD WEISS MARCH 16, 2012 appointment	Stan	on 3/15/12
	Test. I have not been able to sign in without being part of a profile. Love, Stan on March 15 2012 DR. RICHARD WEISS MARCH 16, 2012 appointment	Stan	on 3/15/12
	I'M following you all the time, though I don't know why my photo does not show up for you as it does on my screen. I'm thinking of you often during my day. I wish you were here to do beach walking with me--it's grand up here in Ludington. I will call tomorrow to see if the doctors have my brain scan result. I had the MRI a week ago. Love Muriel on Doctor appointment changed to Friday..March 16, 2012	DEB CANFIELD	on 3/15/12
	Now here is this for you to work out in your new improved math brain. Debbie is not Debbie, she is Muriel. Muriel does not know how she became Debbie. Google did it. Why? I don't know why. But anytime you see Debbie, it is Muriel. Love Muriel on DOCTOR! DOCTOR! another SCAN THIS AFTERNOON!	DEB CANFIELD	on 3/14/12
	What great news! A clear Pet scan. I am so happy! And you drank wine? I've never seen you do that. Please have Bill snap a photo of it next time. Love Muriel on TODAY'S UPPER GI DOCTOR REPORT! 3/12/2012	DEB CANFIELD	on 3/13/12
	Yes, you are getting there!!!!!! Thank you for sharing. Love and kisses, L. xoxo on Onward! Bill's doctor appointment went well!	Lauran	on 3/6/12

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12/28/12 Changes and More Changes! pr

The older we get the more repositioning we feel ourselves doing.  What do I mean by that?  What ever your illnesses are, we are all trying to find a comfort zone.  They make car bumper sticker's about this-------happens!  It does!  Reminders that leg cramps get more prevalent.   You can feel like the tin man after taking a small car outing.  We become out of line with our bodies.

If I would not go to a physical therapist I might be crawling on the floor, instead of walking.  She is able to identify why I have a pain in my leg or lower back and what to do about it.  This really works!  Roll towels placed under the back.  Leg yoga blocks that you can put on one leg and do exercises that help your leg strength  within minutes.  You would take your car in for a check-up when it gets sluggish.  You are more valuable than your car.  Work with it baby, as the song says!  Try it!  Feel good! Hugs,phyllis 05/06/1933  phyllisreh@aol.com   www.women70andover.com

12/27/12 People Say The Truest Things! pr

Soon we will all bring in the New Year!  Here are some reflections of comments on this blog I started a year ago...2012...My! how time flies when you are having breast mastectomy and open heart surgery! Hugs,phyllis 05/06/1933   phyllisreh@aol.com   www.women70andover.com

I wondered why you were "silent". Hope you can straighten out the blog. I also use Blogger when I travel but that won't be til late August. Not to put too fine a point on it...as I recall, the Great Gildersleeve would say "What a revoltin' development!". on Pretty Amazing! This Bump in the Breast I Have! 3/31/12 phyllis!	Steve Scottsdale	on 4/8/12
	4/8/12..What a revolting problem..as Gildersleeve would say! I cannot get on my own blog..! Since my last blog on 2/31/12 ..I have had a brain scan..the ultimate for claustrophobia! Will get the results on 4/10/12..and on 4/11/12 will have an upper GI..these tests will rule out any problems that could arise..continue to walk every a.m. planted flowers in the garden..and life goes onl. I feel well..Am adjusting to hot flashes..as they are just for a "flash"..This humbles me..Heaven knows I need humbling! Have a good Passover..Eating too much matzo will have you borrowing my mineral oil! Hugs Phyllis on Pretty Amazing! This Bump in the Breast I Have! 3/31/12 phyllis!	phyllisreh	on 4/8/12
	hihi,my dear, brave,and sweet friend. You always think about others.....even now.... i got one thing to share. We went to Hope valley (south of Tahoe), my very first X-country ski. I had gloves on for holding the poles, took one off and put it on the pole so i could click the camera shutter. After took some pictures, i could not found my another glove.....well, black on white snow, should not be hard.....look and look and look............O, one is on my left hand; i never took off, and another is on the pole....HAHAHHA.... Here are some photos aaron took. Hope you like them. Share with you, my dear friend.....https://picasaweb.google.com/talkindrummer/HopeValley?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIeLworsoNL7-QE&feat=directlink Mines have not have chance to put on the web. Busy on helping my sister....remodeling house. Think about you, and hope you are getting better and better. By the way, this is my first blog...:) lj on Did You Laugh at Yourself? I do! Tell Me! Share/ phyllis 3/23/12	llj	on 3/27/12
	Keep up the great work. And I am so happy I logged in and discovered how to BLOG!! Thanks for your help, Phyllis. Hugs to you and Bill. on Sugeon: Dr. Joseph D. Bianchi....Great! Everyone would love him! I do!	Gwen	on 3/25/12
	Read it all dear sis, and continue to cheer you on. I like the team player aspect. This is good, the part of a team. I don't feel the team spirit at all with my CA doctor, more a CD disk to call and evaluate, certainly not a woman, so what you have is vital. I fly to Knoxville Weds to help my darling kiddo fiance drive up to Ludington. The poor guy is a year younger than me, so green around the ears, but I'll wise him up fast. Love you, Muriel on Do You Have Cancer in Your DNA? Cost? Information Below! phyllis	DEB CANFIELD	on 3/19/12
	Thank you for the updates! Glad to hear of how smooth that things have gone. Will chat with you later today! Off for a Saturday afternoon nap! on BETTER ALL THE TIME! A PLAN IS INPLACE! HURRAY!	belmont214	on 3/17/12
	Now it works. Thank you for your patience. on March 15 2012 DR. RICHARD WEISS MARCH 16, 2012 appointment	Stan	on 3/15/12
	Test. I have not been able to sign in without being part of a profile. Love, Stan on March 15 2012 DR. RICHARD WEISS MARCH 16, 2012 appointment	Stan	on 3/15/12
	I'M following you all the time, though I don't know why my photo does not show up for you as it does on my screen. I'm thinking of you often during my day. I wish you were here to do beach walking with me--it's grand up here in Ludington. I will call tomorrow to see if the doctors have my brain scan result. I had the MRI a week ago. Love Muriel on Doctor appointment changed to Friday..March 16, 2012	DEB CANFIELD	on 3/15/12
	Now here is this for you to work out in your new improved math brain. Debbie is not Debbie, she is Muriel. Muriel does not know how she became Debbie. Google did it. Why? I don't know why. But anytime you see Debbie, it is Muriel. Love Muriel on DOCTOR! DOCTOR! another SCAN THIS AFTERNOON!	DEB CANFIELD	on 3/14/12
	What great news! A clear Pet scan. I am so happy! And you drank wine? I've never seen you do that. Please have Bill snap a photo of it next time. Love Muriel on TODAY'S UPPER GI DOCTOR REPORT! 3/12/2012	DEB CANFIELD	on 3/13/12
	Yes, you are getting there!!!!!! Thank you for sharing. Love and kisses, L. xoxo on Onward! Bill's docto

12/27/12 The Way It Was! pr

When we are reminded of  the passing of time, it gives you a jolt!  It did me today!  We were having lunch and I glanced up at two young boys, perhaps eight and ten years old.  They were having the most fun getting a gum ball our of a machine that whirled the gum ball down to them quickly.  There was not another care or joy in the world except their colorful new piece of gum!  What fun!

On the other hand I wonder how in the world did I get in this position of dealing with the side effects of Ameridex.? In reality I know how I got here....sometimes!  The hot flashes, the leg pains when I go to sleep.  The dryness of the mouth that causes stones in the Salivary glands.  The dryness of this medicine that causes dry eyes and the many more other things that happen to the body so my body can fight off any invading tumors.  I will start to be part of a research group that is doing a study of this medicine,  that helps people fight off the effects of Cancer.  There is hope my efforts may help just one person.  That would be great!  Just like getting a colored gum ball everyday, with no other care in the world.  That is the way to start the new year off! Hug, phyllis  05/06/1933  phyllisreh@aol.com   www.women70andover.com

12/8/12. Jane Murray Heimlich. pr

Jane Murray Heimlich  was a women our times.  She was a mover and a shaker.  A writer of homeopathic medicines.  Jane had radio shows.  She wrote books.  Jane rose above her background of famous parents, Kathryn and Arthur Murray the original "Dancing With The Stars" were the first to have their one hour dancing show and dance  studios all over the United States.  Her husband was Dr. Henry Heimlich of the Heimlich Maneuver.  Jane also had a twin, her best friend,  still living.  With all this background and more, she strived to be her own person.

Jane was my best friend.  We would sit for hours and talk and share.  We would have lunch of wonderful soups and veggies.  Jane's last book OUT OF STEP is a good read.  I am doing a re-read of it  now.  I hate for it to end!  Hugs,Phyllis 05/06/1933 www.women70andover.com
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12/7/12 December 7, 1941 pr

One never forgets Pearl Harbor..I was in a movie.  I was 8 years old..When I got out of the movie, everyone was shouting war! war!  When I got home from the movie war was the talk of everyone.  The war seemed to go on forever, with horrible news reels when you went to the movies and on the radio.  President FDR would give fireside talks, we would all huddle near the radio.  Looking back I was so young, but I could understand some of the horrors of it all.  My brothers were twenty years older than me.  They got drafted in the military.  It was so sad when they left for the war, for years.  Letters would come.  We would all cry and read them and reread them.  They were called VMAILS and were small and photocopied.  They were censored.  Words would be struck out.  We would have victory gardens and grew vegetables.  We collected newspapers and tin foil from cigarette wrappers for the war cause.  Everyone cared and did something for the war effort.  All Americans stuck together.  There were signs telling us not to repeat anything as the enemy was listening.  We have come along way baby!  Now is the time to watch your health.  Check your breasts and your heart.  McDonalds! Wendy's coffee! Hugs, phyllis 05/06/1933    www.women70andover.com...we leave on a cruise Dec. 8 till Dec. 14...will write on Dec. 15, if I have it pulled together...

12/4/12 Make Over? HUH? pr

Left the Humane Shelter.  Just missed two King Charles Spaniels over the weekend.  There is hope in finding a fur friend.  From there we went to Dillards.  The last straw was in my purse, a new lipstick that could pass one gulp of water without coming off.  You might be asking how does this equate to breast cancer and losing a dog?  Actually it all fits in like the last pieces of a large puzzle.  We need a best friend animal by our sides and we need lipstick that will stay on.  Most of all females like to feel beautiful.  It does not matter if you are or you are not.  Just feeling that way makes it happen.  It cannot happen without the Lancome Lady at Dillards or your favorite upgraded place to shop.  Wall Mart did not do it for my lips!  Ah ! Ha!  The make-up lady spent an hour with my face.  I went along for the ride.  True she made my lips not feel dry and crackly.  Instead they feel part of a Monet painting!  Not my whole face!  The radiation takes every drop of moisture out of your body..End results of my efforts:  there is hope we will find a dog/I feel more famine, after my visit to the beauty bar after my mastectomy and all is well with the world, just for this moment!Hugs,phyllis  05/06/1933   www.women70andover.com 

12/3/12 Time Waiting For You? pr

Time?  This is a four letter word we should not think of?  Is it the end of the year that makes me think that way?  This subject is hard to unravel.  Today I found myself talking with a young lady of twenty-two and she told me she had hopes of moving to California.  I told her to rush there and not blink an eye.  I told this young dear girl, before she would know it, she would soon be eighty like me!  Really now, how in the world could I ever get this thought over to someone who cannot think of the fast storms of time?  Perhaps she has never seen a storm of time.  Then I got to thinking, I must have heard someone saying a similar thing when I was twenty-two and wondering if I could get my baby girl to fall asleep in the middle of the night.  Who knows? Hug,phyllis 05/06/1933   www.women70andover.com

12/2/12 Women/Men Sit Too Much? pr

Women and men who exercises daily continue to be at risk of chronic health conditions.  I have walked four miles a day most of my life.  So what you can now say!  We all need to focus on what we do with the rest of the day!  How much time do you spend in the car?  Then there is T.V. and reading.  Not to mention texting!
Do you sit more than you sleep?  From a new study it looks like we all sit more than we sleep. We all budget our monies, more important than that we need to write down a "what do I do? Diary for a week".  Check your personal sit schedule.  Something to think about.  It is a pretty day! Hey! I am out of here! Hugs,phyllis 05/06/1933   leave a message phyllisreh@aol.com     www.women70andover.com