Do you have a weekly social activity?

@Musicman It's the same place every week.

@DrWatson Nothing wrong with that if they have good food 😋 Is it a mom and pop or a chain?

@Musicman It's family owned. Not a chain. We chose it for its location, but the food is great also.

@Jenny1234 How far do you usually walk? Is the scenery along the walk pretty? 🙂

@Musicman we go by different walking/hiking trails around town. We have a couple of favorites, but on the days that we need a shorter walk like an hour or less, we go to one particular area.

@Mardrae I am similar... I rarely go out of my comfort zone, and all my friends and I have drifted apart. Now it is just my sister and I, but she is ill with neuropathy and can barely walk. So we don't do anything together anymore, it is heartbreaking. I hope to maybe join something once a week in addition to a possible meetup group I joined (there have not been any meetups yet though). I get nervous in social situations, ughh. but I NEED to start pushing myself or I know I will feel alone and never find love either. It has been just so lonely for years while watching friends date, or marry etc. You should def. treat yourself still, regardless if you do get out or not :)

@Coralmist yeah, I absolutely love being alone now. I hope things get better for you

@Heartlander That is a really nice idea!!

@GovanDUNNY What is 'ov'?

@Coralmist i meant over

@SunshineGirl what do you do at the ladies club?

@Jenny1234 Mainly encourage each other to swim outdoors all year round. We also drink coffee and pick up litter from the beach.

@JoyfulSilence Sadly I understand 😕

@Jenny1234 So do you have a weekly activity?

@Jenny1234 Ty Jenny🦋

@ArishMell What is skittle?

@Coralmist Skittles (plural)

An ancient game most often found in English pubs, and then much more in Southern England than the North. It is usually played by teams in local leagues.

Also called Ninepins, it is the progenitor of the American game, Ten-pin Bowling, but without all the razzmatazz, machinery, formal designs, electronic scoring, etc.

The skittles themselves are the wooden pins, nine arranged in a diamond formation marked on the alley, and spaced so a badly-aimed ball can pass between their columns, or between the outermost pin and the side-board of the alley, without knocking any pins over.

It's even possible to miss completely with all three balls in one "hand" (turn) so score 0 points in that hand... which is embarrassing :-).

The hardwood ball is a large hand-size, smaller than the Ten-pin one, and without finger-holes.

The fallen skittles are cleared from the alley between each throw, the formation rebuilt and the three balls returned for the next hand, entirely manually, by players or helpers.

There are a few subtleties that can vary from area to area, but there are few rules on the alley size, as it often has to fit the room rather than the room made to fit some "standard" length. So some alleys can be very long, though I recall one so short even our best players took two or three "hands" to judge it correctly.

@Sevendays Maybe I will join Lol.

@Coralmist please do. Do you play pool?

@AccursedAlexander3 So I could join a book club once a week, but it would prob. only be women. I want an activity where both genders are there. Other weeky activities could be a bowling night. I enjoy bowling, but have no one to go with.

@Coralmist that sounds fun. What kind of things do you like to read? Bowling sounds fun too.

@AccursedAlexander3 I love fiction most... but enjoy self help books too.

@Livingwell Fun :) Dinner out, or in?

@Coralmist Out. I like the chatter of people. I listened to bluegrass last night.