The answer is yes if you are on a cruise with mostly retirees and have me at your table. I do not every force it into a conversation but when there is a natural transition, I take it. People are very interested and often have questions that I am able to answer. it is fun.
I wonder if I could talk cruise lines into doing a bladder health and menopause lecture every day in one of the small salons. Perhaps that is how I could do my Mediterranean cruise for free.
There is not a lot of activity on our sea days. We often sleep/read late. Most mornings we have had breakfast in the room. When you don’t really taste it, it doesn’t really matter if you have variety. We get out or a sit down lunch, usually with different people and then play cards with Natalie and CJ from Fort Worth. Then it is time to rest a bit before dinner.
Family members took Carol shopping for clothes before the cruise so I am trying to get pictures of the outfits when she wears them. She is very much enjoying having new clothes. She has had little need for new clothes since she retired 20 years ago.
Carol is getting much better at spontaneously smiling for the pictures without me harassing her.
I found out that our really thin, fine hair is courtesy of Iona, Carol’s mother. My hair was pretty reasonable when I was younger, but now it is so insubstantial that keeping it short and using LOTS of product is the only way to manage it. Carol would be better off with a similar style, but she is used to bangs and does not want to see her own hearing aids so this is one battle I am not going to win.
Tamara Unleashed 