The Loft: Butches and Femmes in their 40s, 50s and over.

[ruthie14]

Originally Posted by Jude

Just wondering if there are any local people within the "grown up" crowd here. (Wash, DC, suburban Maryland, Northern VA). If I could find a handful, I'd have a party and serve veggie chile.

Seems like most of the people here are from the South, West or even further South.

Maybe I'll have to retire to Florida to have my poker party (those sweltering summers tho).

Hope you all enjoy the long weekend. It's beautiful in DC -- "cool" days to bring summer to a close.

Hello Jude... I am from south Jersey. I will have to look up Bethsida and see how far it is from here. *waving hi*

[morningstar55]

mawning Lofter dwellers.....and peekers



its down right chilly here in ol buffalo Neww yawwwk this morning.
hope everyone had a relaxin and fun weekend... i know i did..

[lipstixgal]

good morning Lofters!! Having a quiet early morning here in NJ with cooler temps but soon it will be warmner I hope!! don't really like it so cool..dogs are walked, fed and are ready to take a nap with the nice quiet here...

[skeeter_01]

good mornin' loft dwellers! it's going to be a beautiful day here in ann arbor and i'm gonna miss most of it cause i was lucky enough to pick up an extra 4 hours here at work...so i'll be here 7am-7pm makin' that holiday pay!! life is GOOD!

[LotusFlower]

Hi,

I am from Philadelphia.

- Lotus Flower

[LotusFlower]

Hi,

Is anything happening in DC this fall that we can plan for?

Thxs!

Going back to work ...

[Jude]

Originally Posted by LotusFlower

Hi,

Is anything happening in DC this fall that we can plan for?

Thxs!

Going back to work ...

Well, only thing happening in D.C. this fall is my poker game/chile party, but if nobody lives in this area, it's not gonna happen.

[ruthie14]

Originally Posted by LotusFlower

Hi,

I am from Philadelphia.

- Lotus Flower

Heyyyyyyyyy LotusFlower.. I am 10 minutes from Philly (or less depending on traffic). I am just over the bridge from Philly in Jersey. I usually take the speedline in.. so easy!

[T D]

I haven't been in here in quite a while, so thought I'd just stop by and say hey

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!!

[morningstar55]

mawning once again here in the Loft......lol
hey ya Skeeter....... hope you have a good day today... cant wait to meet you.
have soem things to do this morning........ have a good day everyone.

[waxnrope]

Oy! Back to work and not fully recovered from the holiday weekend.
Good morning, if anyone's still around. Is there anyone here from California or the west coast?
I hope that you have a good, short work week.

[naturlover_52]

what Part Stoned Butch.....

I am in So. Cal in the San Gabriel Valley...IN Between...Pasadena and Pomona

[iamkeri1]

Hi Everyone,
It's still sweltering here in Florida. I look forward to those cooler nights that are still to arrive. I can actually look forwad to winter here after hating it for so many years in Michigan, where I lived most of my life.

Wish I was closer to that upcoming chili party. I hope you get a nice little crown together for it. If I could have one super power, it would surely be the ability to teleport. Why, I'd be buzzing my atoms through space everyday to go visit people and see places that I have never seen.
Smooches,
Keri

[Jude]

Keri,
How do you generally feel about living in FL? At least once a year (in the winter) I have a rush of "why aren't I in Florida?", which tends to dissipate by Spring. Now I"m kinda thinking of buying a small condo in FL just for the winters....prices being so reasonable right now.

What I'd love to hear from you is how you manag to survive the blazing hot, humid summers. Do you tend to hide out in an A/C house and never venture out before dark and cooler temperatures?

I used to go to Florida every summer with my kids to visit my mom in Sarasota and we all loved it -- except for the miserable heat.

How is it for gay people in Florida generally? It's a very conservative state.

Whatever you'd care to share would be super and deeply appreciated.
Jude in Wash DC

[cuddlyfemme]

Originally Posted by Jude

Keri,
How do you generally feel about living in FL? At least once a year (in the winter) I have a rush of "why aren't I in Florida?", which tends to dissipate by Spring. Now I"m kinda thinking of buying a small condo in FL just for the winters....prices being so reasonable right now.

What I'd love to hear from you is how you manag to survive the blazing hot, humid summers. Do you tend to hide out in an A/C house and never venture out before dark and cooler temperatures?

I used to go to Florida every summer with my kids to visit my mom in Sarasota and we all loved it -- except for the miserable heat.

How is it for gay people in Florida generally? It's a very conservative state.

Whatever you'd care to share would be super and deeply appreciated.
Jude in Wash DC

Jude, I noticed that you're from the DC area, I just moved to SC from the DC area (Reston) and miss it so much. Hopefully at some point I'll be able to afford to live in the DC area again
cuddly

[Jude]

Anybody among the over 50 crowd here ever considered a house/apt. swap among members in various cities for vacation? Just curious. Seems like it could be quite a bit of fun.

[iamkeri1]

Hey Jude (Love saying that - that is one of my all time favorite songs)
Summers are pretty hot here in Florida. I have a pretty high resistance to heat, but some days are just burning up. It doesn't cool off much at night either. To be honest, I have only spent one full summer here. I still have a house in Michigan which I have never been able to sell due to the economy there, so I spend around 8 weeks there every summer. In my area of Florida (about 39 miles south of Orlando), August and September are the two hottest months, The nights start to cool off in early October, and really the nights still go down at least to the low seventies until early June, and then its just like someone filpped a switch and the nights get hot too. Everything is on AC of course, and I have a pool, which I love.

To find out how gay life and the attitude toward queerfolk are in FL I would suggest stopping in to the FLorida thread. I was married to an FTM for the first few years I lived here, I was alone for six years after his death, and the guy I just broke up with was FTM also. The laws here are bad, but if the court decision in Cali holds up through the federal courts, we may see and end to all discriminatory laws here soon. I have just started to stick my toes back in to gay waters, you might say. I am perceived as straight by almost everyone in my life.

Also, I think your house swapping idea is a good one. I'd love to spend a week in DC.
Smooches,
Keri

Originally Posted by Jude

Keri.
How do you generally feel about living in FL? At least once a year (in the winter) I have a rush of "why aren't I in Florida?", which tends to dissipate by Spring. Now I"m kinda thinking of buying a small condo in FL just for the winters....prices being so reasonable right now.

What I'd love to hear from you is how you manag to survive the blazing hot, humid summers. Do you tend to hide out in an A/C house and never venture out before dark and cooler temperatures?

I used to go to Florida every summer with my kids to visit my mom in Sarasota and we all loved it -- except for the miserable heat.

How is it for gay people in Florida generally? It's a very conservative state.

Whatever you'd care to share would be super and deeply appreciated.
Jude in Wash DC

[Jude]

Originally Posted by ruthie14

Hello Jude... I am from south Jersey. I will have to look up Bethsida and see how far it is from here. *waving hi*

Ummmm, it's not a casual drive! Bethesda is a suburb of D.C. I could be at the White House in a matter of 15 minutes if I were inclined.