Coffee Morning

Betcha thought that retirees have no problem planning a coffee morning for their friends. Well, you'd be wrong. We're all so busy and involved in activities that I have to move my coffee morning all over the week to accommodate my friends.

This year we narrowed it down to Tuesday mornings because that was the least invasive to our lives. Anywhere from 6 to 10 ladies meet here on Tuesday mornings to drink coffee, talk, and a few bring their handwork. We have one rule...NO BITCHIN'. That doesn't stop us from getting into some pretty nasty gossip but it's always to make us laugh.

When I first began the coffee morning a few years ago some of the ladies felt obligated to bring goodies but we had to stop it because too much was left over at the end of the morning and I got stuck with it...guess where it went!

Today we're meeting inside my trailer instead of on the patio because it's a bit cool out. When we meet out on the patio a lot of the men stop by because they see a small gathering and want to join in. We don't encourage them, though, because they are sometimes the topic of discussion. Last year one of the men joined us but left quickly when one of the ladies brought up the subject of menopause.

Women don't carry on conversation in the same way when men are present. Some become girlish and flirty (icky in a senior) and some become more reserved. A group of women alone brings out the best in us and we can be ourselves. This holds true for women or girls of all ages. Sometimes we just have to bond together with members of our own sex and I'm sure men feel the same way.