Soup ta Nuts - Real Life Stories From Behind My Bifocals

This episode is a repeat from last year #015….but have had so many requests for it. I thought I would post it again.  Greatest cake recipe…Merry Christmas to everyone and all the best in the New Year.  p.s.  make this cake when you won’t be going out… Liz Underhill

I showered and shaved, I adjusted my tie. I got there and sat in a pew just in time. Bowing my head in prayer, as I closed my eyes. I saw the shoe of the man next to me..touching my own, I sighed. With plenty of room on either side.I thought, “Why must our soles […]

Her hair was up in a pony tail, Her favourite dress tied with a bow. Today was Daddy’s Day at school, And she couldn’t wait to go. But her mommy tried to tell her, That she probably should stay home. Why the kids might not understand, If she went to school alone. But she was […]

I try not to be biased, but I had my doubts about hiring Stevie. His placement counselor assured me that he would be a good, reliable busboy. But I had never had a mentally handicapped employee and wasn’t sure I wanted one. I wasn’t sure how my customers would react to Stevie. He was short, […]

The pickle jar as far back as I can remember sat on the floor beside the dresser in my parents’ bedroom. When he got ready for bed, Dad would empty his pockets and toss his coins into the jar. As a small boy, I was always fascinated at the sounds the coins made as they were […]

Hallowe’en is quite the thing in our household.  Old Clem has a sweet tooth, so he goes door-to-door every Hallowe’en with his scary get-up on, and drags Cranky Cat along on her leash. I do play along with him with his get-up because he thinks it’s downright scary. I don’t think scary is quite the […]

A funny memory came to mind as I was sitting reminiscing about the past. I was giving thanks for the beautiful summer and knew soon it would be over and the glorious fall would start. My memory recalled a humorous Thanksgiving Day many years ago. Soon this most important date in our history will be […]

You’d think after all these years I could be writing how-to books instead of reading them.  They tell me these books are booming in sales. How to lose weight and keep it off in only 12 weeks and no dieting.  Sounded real easy to me. I figured I could eat what I wanted and the […]

Have you ever been invited, or uninvited, to someone’s house and made a visit to their bathroom? Come on now, be honest. That insatiable urge to visit the bathroom does not come from the urinary tract, it comes from the snoopy tract – that protrusion in the middle of your face. And I’ll just bet […]

Now here is a little note about how your weight can be jimmied around the healthy professionals. I went for my yearly physical. The nurse starts with certain basics. How much do you weigh?” she asks. “115,” I say. The nurse puts me on the scale. It turns out my weight is 150. The nurse […]

After having some kidney stones blasted it was requested that I needed a follow-up done which consisted of an Ultra Sound and an Xray.  Didn’t seem like much of a task to me.  I’ve had Xrays before and they were a cinch – no big deal. I got the call to set up the date […]

Hi folks. Wasn’t this a summer! Now we can look forward to the cooling breezes of fall, kids back to school, and the many fall fairs.  I am still a litte kid at heart.  My favourite thing is  going into the cattle barns. That smell reminds me of being on the farm.  One good whiff, […]

This on again, off again weather has been a testing ground to see if I choose to commit hara-kiri or thank the good Lord that my feet are still above ground. At this time of year, I must confess I do get somewhat antsy and Clem offered to take me out to dinner. His treat! […]

Hey.  I just turned 76 on August and I’d like to share with you the most marvelous 76 birthday I had.  Yes my friends, I just turned 76 on August 7.  That’s probably why some have noted my voice is becoming a wee bit crackly.  But my mind is still sharp..hahaha I digress.  It started […]

Well folks it is one heck of a summer, if that’s what one can call it.  I usually sit outside with my feet up and whatever skin I decide I can expose, to get a wee of sun, and try to get some colour on some of my parts.  I’ve been told I’m so white […]

Summer is here, the children are out, and my Clem is getting itchy to get back to the farm and plant his wee garden.  Now for most folks, planting a garden is the easy thing to do, not my Clem.  He is down on all fours with Cranky Dog sniffing along behind him. Sometimes I […]

I read a book that asks you to try not complaining, criticizing, or gossiping for twenty-one days straight.  If on day fifteen you find yourself doing any of the above, you must start again at day one. When you are finished why you can get a certificate to hang on your wall to show just […]

I had time on my hands the other day, well I have time on my hands everyday when I think about it, although what time on my hands means I will never know. I have time on my wrist, I have time on my clocks, I have time in my car and I can hear […]

Hi folks.  Just wanted to share with you a little journey I took with my faub and car keys. I have been told to be in the now and focus.  I have such trouble with that one. My mind was on the past on my new shoes I just bought a day ago, than on […]

Hey folks I decided to travel to the east coast for a holiday as I’d never been there. I wanted to take something to camp in rather than stay in those flea-bitten hotels. The friend that I am dating…you remember him the one who drilled my arm and had all the chores for me to […]

I have a sad tale to report this time.  Before I go in to it, just let me say, I had red, blotchy raw, skin, along with a bad case of nastiness. I do have an excuse for my being nasty and mean.  Wouldn’t you be if you couldn’t sleep through the night because you […]

This month I have been practicing forgiveness.  I was told forgiving someone is not for the other person but for me. Hey, I thought that was a neat idea until I got to thinking about all the grudges I held, and folks, I am in my rights to hope some of these folks get pay-back. […]

More Books! This time I was given one by my dearest friend Pheenie. It’s about personalities manifesting into car problems.  I have heard that after a while one’s dog gets to look like the owner, but really a car becoming like a personality? I did promise I would read it from cover to cover and […]

I have fished for many a year, so I thought I’d give some  fish baiting instructions in the hopes that the next time old Clem and myself go on our travels we will get to see the one that didn’t get away.  By the way, when you do catch a fish, please give me all […]

I was thinking the other day about marriage as I sat at my cousin’s funeral. Now don’t ask me how the heck the two go together except sometimes I have been known to threaten my Clem with his life for not doing just what I want when I want. Not that I ever would, the […]

Hey gals, it’s never too late to be a cougar…especially when we get a wee bit older cause not many men last to our age so the ones that are still around are younger and can make you a cougar  yippppeeee! You know I told you I won the dance contest a few weeks back, […]

Now do you remember some time ago I mentioned in one of my tales that I was gonna kick up my heels and break out of my old farm ways?  First I met this dude on a dating site…which believe me left a lot to be desired…then I tried to be a Biker Mamma…and now […]

I want everyone to know that I have become a Biker Mamma, just in case you see me waving to you on the streets on the back of a bike with a hunk sitting in front of me. I will be the one waving, trying to create lots  of attention to prove that an old gal […]

I am retired and the only thing I recognize is that I’m always tired.  Cooking, cleaning, washing, drying, feeding crabby dog, running him to the groomers, trying to grab the mouse from cranky cat, before she deposits it in the potato cupboard, tending to all of moody Clem’s wants and on and on it goes. […]

I’m using this episode folks to give my pet peeve about the English Language if that’s what the darn thing is called now.  Where have all the words gone?  I used to be able to understand what the heck I was reading word for word, but nowadays, what with the high speed computer where you […]

Further to my episode from last week about dating sites I’ve visited now that I’m single.  In the last episode, I mentioned that I met someone who’s present day life is wearing costumes featuring thongs. Honestly, I was intrigued. After a few months of talking, and meeting for coffee at busy places, I decided at […]

I don’t know how many of you have visited those dating sites, but my oh my…Pheenie, my best friend, invited me over to her house one day on the pretext of having a great cup of coffee and of course lots of gossip.  Little did I know it was to get me to go online […]

Here it is again, time to get my old car fixed or buy me a new one. I had to weigh my options, only so much money left in the old purse for new things.  My old car is not much younger than me and is starting to give me lots of problems, reminding me […]

Boy, I realize trying to get a job in this economy I have to have my wits working double time. A local newspaper was looking for a news reporter. I knew that was something I could do, and landed an interview. There I was folks, sitting in front of a chunky interviewer who obviously couldn’t […]

Have you ever wondered how old you really look to other people?  I know that I haven’t aged much, well not too much.  I have found the odd laughing line of course, by looking in a strong magnifying glass. Clem declares I am still his young spring chicken, but somehow a few of my springs […]

. In the past, I have peered into the mirror with a powerful magnifying glass to discover any hidden wrinkles that might have sprung up over the past year of which I can rectify by rushing to the local beauty counter to buy the countless “guaranteed” anti-wrinkle formulas. The only thing not wrinkled is my […]

Now the only way to get those love handles off seems to starve myself, and that takes willpower. Well let me tell you folks about my willpower. I’m a high roller when it comes to willpower. Willpower to some means struggle. To me, it means setting goals, putting blinders on and gorging straight ahead. I […]

First let’s talk about surviving cross-country skiing. Oh yes.  Hubby Clem decided to get my blood going and to take me out cross-country skiing.  He’s the athletic one of the family and he does all this stuff to keep himself in shape.  He bought me a pair of skis years ago, but somehow I just […]

Hi. I am Liz Underhill and you’re listening to Soup ta Nuts. And I’m here to dish up some Real Life Stories from behind my bifocals, where we share with you some uplifting and funny things happening, hoping to bring a smile to your lips and a warmth to your heart for the brief moments […]

Hi. I am Liz Underhill and you’re listening to Soup ta Nuts. Real Life Stories from behind my bifocals, where we share with you some uplifting and funny things happening, hoping to bring a smile to your lips and a warmth to your heart for the brief moments we are together here. To celebrate Valentine’s […]

Let’s begin this episode with BUCKLE EYES cold Remedy….I must say first before we begin that this cold medicine isn’t anything like the modern Buckley’s Cough Syrup that we were brought up on…but boy oh boy…this new product sure does have it’s kick… Liz Underhill

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Here we are again folks with episode 19 of Soup ta Nuts. In this episode I’m gonna share a real life story about tryin to park in my garage in the snow belt I live in, along with a good feeling uplifting story about a one dollar and eleven cents miracle along with some we […]

Here we are again folks another Soup ta Nuts episode. We are going to change these podcasts up a bit starting with this podcast.  Still real life stories from behind my bifocals, but we’re going to add some humour, happiness, and good-feeling stories, as the purpose of this podcast is to add to your day […]

Here we are again folks another real life story from behind my bifocals…this one is all about my going to the nail lady to get my first manicure experience at a nail salon. To all my gal friends, who want fake fingernails – this is a warning. I had to go to a 50th birthday […]

Hi everyone.  Before we end the new year, I would like to thank all of you who have supported this wee podcast with your emails and well-wishes.   It was started to bring a little smile to your heart with real life stories from behind my bifocals. You know…Life for all of us seems to happen […]

Here we are again folks…another real life story from behind my bifocals. You know…Life for all of us seems to happen and we all face challenges and I like to share mine with you in the hopes you can see the brighter side of life in the challenges that come up for you.  If I […]

Hi Everyone. Welcome to Soup ta Nuts…where we talk about the real happenings in life from behind my bifocals.  Now I do admit once in a while they get skewed, but that’s real life eh?  I’m sending you a special Christmas message from the Underhills – Santa and myself Ms. Santa about what you can […]

Hi everyone….Welcome to Podcast # 013.  I haven’t been around for a wee bit, but wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year from myself, hubby Clem, Cranky Cat and Crabby Dog…so I thought I could send this little ditty to you to share our real life story […]

Welcome to Soup ta Nuts.  This is our 12th  podcast. A fun look at the events in our life from behind my bifocals. I’m Liz Underhill and I’m the host of this podcast and today I want to talk to you about repairing computers and what we computer nerds have to face with a visit […]

This is a short little podcast about how gadgetry affects the old folks. What happens when we’re confronted this GPS’s, iPhone etc. Liz Underhill