As the Merries gather for a stuff chicken breast dinner, they discuss the concept of "granny pods" and how to take care of things around the house by yourself.  But they are also making plans for their February cruise and looking forward to Gallentine's Day events.

Are ya feelin' lousy with the winter blues/chill?  The Merry Widows are the perfect picker-upper.  The Merries also reflect on the turn of the new year!

"The Merries" get together to chat about the upcoming Holidays.  Is it "the most wonderful time of the year" for everyone?  The ladies chat about how to get through and, of course end with a sigature rendition of that Christmas song classing, "Most Wonderful Time!"

A small crowd of the Merries gathered at Donna's house for this episode but what a great convo.  Is there such a thing as being single too long i.e. stuck in your habits and routines and settled in to being single that partnering up with someone or even falling in love is out too difficult?

Are you a grandparent raising your grandchildren?  The Merry Widows gathered at Jan's house and invited a special guest to the podcast recording.  The special guest, Ange Pringle is a widow (2005) and also lost her daughter, (2020). Both were losses to drug overdose. The widows and Ange talk about the various grieving processes associated with drug addiction and her grandparent Facebook support group. 

The group also turn the subject matter to their $150 prize for their group Halloween costume!

Celebrating birthdays for Iris and Lynne at Andora's Restaurant, prepping for fall and the February cruise are all in this episode and the ladies finish with the song, "Spooky!"

Shout out to their server who put their tangerine cocktails into to-go soup containers! She knew about the Merry's priorities. 

As the Merry Widows head into fall, they remind everyone about the February cruise but also remind everyone about the upcoming cold weather and holidays that can lead to some feelings loneliness. It’s time to be aware of those thoughts for yourself as well as your friends.  Lynnie, pops up and leads the Merrie’s in a version of Nat King Cole’s “Unforgetable.”

The Widows headed to the theater to see a movie… but it was the WRONG theater! They also took in a Pittsburgh Pirates game on the same weekend. At some point, Bloody Mary cocktails were in order because there’s no rest for the Merries!  Time to plan their trip to Conneaut Lake in Western Pennsylvania to see an Eagles tribute band.

After a nice, homemade salmon dinner at Eileen's the ladies talk about their plans for the rest of the summer which includes a cruise on a Pittsburgh pontoon boat. But wait, that's not it... there's a Carribean cruise in February! All aboard!!

As the ladies gathered at Jan's for pizza, they continued to talk details of their Conneaut Lake trip in August, encourage everyone to get info about the February cruise and.... give details of their dinner at one of Pittsburgh's great italian restaurants, Alla Famiglia.  Yes, they were treated like royalty!!!!  The real special treatment.