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8-11-22, 4:33pm
When I was an account manager traveling a lot for research, I assigned project manager to go with me to Stockholm. When we booked rooms at a really...
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8-11-22, 3:36pm
Here's an idea for a cute attic bedroom. It's a picture from my favorite decorating "book" (it's a small book but loaded with beautiful ideas) by...
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8-11-22, 11:37am
I echo nswef... so nice to bring a beautiful old table into modern day functionality! Someday I may be motivated to bring my twin tiger maple...
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8-10-22, 12:12pm
I think it will look really good once it's installed with the finishes etc.
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8-10-22, 9:06am
DH had a burger, but I made gazpacho using one of the cucumbers from my bumper crop as well as tomatoes grown last year and frozen. It was a good...
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8-10-22, 9:01am
First of all, I have to correct my spelling error--her name is Olivia Colman, not Coleman.
Yes, I did see The Lost Daughter, and she was so great...
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8-10-22, 8:50am
Beautiful picture! What a way to spend your summer vacation!
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8-10-22, 8:47am
Very cool!! Post pictures once you have the weeds under control. You've lived I NM for many years now--is this very unusual?
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8-10-22, 8:45am
Why did you go panel instead of tile if you're not crazy about it?
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8-10-22, 8:44am
OMG! That is great! Congratulations, Tradd!
I was watching that movie 13 Lives about the monsoon that trapped the soccer kids in the cave. It...
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8-8-22, 11:37am
I do love internet rabbit holes.
I was reading Ezra Klein's latest essay in the NYTimes: "I DIdn't Want it to be True, but the Medium Really is...
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8-7-22, 12:46pm
Well, I do my best to stick to natives.. I'll say that. I have native asters, milkweed, bluestem grasses, rudbeckia, echinacea. My one digression is...
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8-7-22, 9:16am
When it comes to geopolitics with plants, I'm an isolationist. I stick with native plants, which means I don't have to make tough decisions about...
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8-6-22, 8:57am
Yes, you sound like you have what we had last year. There was a nest in the compost and a nest in dead wood (see picture). I only got stung twice...
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8-6-22, 8:43am
How does that translate to mpg? How does that compare to price of gas? My hybrid gets 50mpg, and I fill my car up once a month ($30) or sometimes...
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8-5-22, 11:21am
There are a lot of manufactured home communities up here in Vermont. Our neighbor's brother raised his family in one and he's probably lived in it...
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8-5-22, 11:04am
Very nice! Beautiful fenced-in yard and it looks like it's pretty move-in ready. Nice views! I understand that it would be stressful trying to get...
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8-4-22, 9:28pm
Same has happened to me!! One of my best friends my freshman year at college--we kept in touch for a few years and then lost touch. She entered the...
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8-4-22, 9:21pm
According to my reliable Google source:
"If you are already anticipating the next chapter in the Netflix series, feel free to relax because the...
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8-4-22, 6:56pm
I'm a Crown fan. I also blew through all the seasons. I agree with iris lilies' take on Claire Foy and Gillian Anderson, and the actress who played...
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8-3-22, 2:58am
Like Jeppy, I keep a budget and I track my expenditures almost to the penny, so if I see something out of whack, I either cut back on something else,...
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8-2-22, 11:06am
I see Thomas Friedman, who I respect, is calling Pelosi's trip "reckless and irresponsible" and that nothing good could come of it.
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8-1-22, 1:41pm
Yes, I just finished it! Very interesting insights. Thanks for the recommendation!
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8-1-22, 9:58am
In that list I posted of affordable towns in NH, Keene is in the county you're targeting. Is that too far northwest for you? Also, how far are you...
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7-31-22, 4:48pm
Do you have any particular towns or cities you're attracted to in the "Live Free Or Die" state?
Here's a list of affordable cities according to...
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7-31-22, 9:40am
Fantastic suggestions! Thank you!
She doesn't want constant, cloying attention along the lines of "Can I get you_____?" every 15 minutes. She...
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7-30-22, 2:59pm
I have to say, my biggest minimalist inspiration are the Nearings! They had one bowl and one pair of chopsticks each. When people visited, Scott and...
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7-30-22, 2:35pm
Andrew Dice Clay's comedy album is literally the only record album I confiscated from my kids when my they were growing up.
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7-30-22, 1:53pm
The Andrew Dice Clays of political discourse are all over the place. (I originally was going to say the Chris Farleys of political discourse--meaning...
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7-30-22, 1:46pm
Good for her!
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7-30-22, 1:30pm
I'm such a fan of minestrone these days. It's such an easy way to use summer vegetables. I made a batch last night and gave some to my daughter and...
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7-30-22, 1:17pm
Thank you.
Regarding pushing, I'm the queen of not listening to the doctors. I had one son born on the delivery table extension with no one there...
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7-30-22, 11:56am
My daughter is having her baby any time now. Two days past due date. I am a designated birth partner, along with her husband.
She wants me there...
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7-30-22, 11:36am
Wow, Gaetz's rant is certainly mean and nasty.
I have observed that on Facebook, where I have both liberal and conservative friends that post, my...
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7-27-22, 12:20pm
Yes, but we can benefit from their wisdom without sacrificing some of the progress we've made. Their wisdom can point us in the direction of a...
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7-27-22, 12:06pm
They could also be great teachers with regard to how we view and manage our natural "resources."
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7-27-22, 11:46am
Why don't you ask the Native American communities?
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7-27-22, 11:35am
What is appropriate is recognizing the truth. You can only admit to yourself what the truth is. If enough people do that, justice will eventually be...
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7-27-22, 10:58am
It's probably not interesting or relevant for the secularists here, but the Pope did apologize to the Canadian Indian school survivors. Rightfully...
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7-26-22, 1:29pm
I'm sure many would be surprised, if not shocked, if they were able to peak behind the curtain of most celebrities' lives.
I really like Ashley...
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7-26-22, 1:27pm
I have several high school friends who have relocated/retired there, and I don't think they were fluent in Spanish when then moved.
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7-24-22, 10:03pm
I like biographers who are compelling and create some sense of meaning around their subjects' lives. I have enjoyed biographies of ordinary people as...
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7-23-22, 11:09am
Here are mine, taken a couple of days ago! Echinacea & Asclepias tuberosa
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7-22-22, 10:32pm
Those are beautiful, rosa! So much fun to watch your progress!
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7-21-22, 2:47pm
That's what I'm thinking.
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7-21-22, 1:38pm
I agree--and I will never understand how the "life is sacred" argument only applies to the unborn, out of the 8.5 million species of living animal...
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7-21-22, 1:03pm
So if you will recall, 5 years ago I was the high-and-mighty know-it-all New Jersey suburbanite with a permaculture certificate anxious to "teach" my...
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7-21-22, 8:47am
Good advice in general, but my scrap paper is certainly not going to upset anyone unless my family members will be upset by how many doctors think...
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7-21-22, 8:09am
Yeah, I cut my work report drafts in half and write on the back.
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7-21-22, 8:01am
That's crazy--rap is definitely an art form all its own. But when it comes to rap, I'm sorry to admit that I appreciate a slightly more "highbrow"...
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7-21-22, 6:22am
Thanks for the recommendation! I researched it a little and I think it might be something I'd enjoy reading, especially because my productivity...
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7-20-22, 1:15pm
Yeah, I was voted "Most Generous" in 8th grade, but I look like a damned stingy tightwad next to him. I refuse to compete.
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7-20-22, 11:49am
Haha!! Perfect! DH, always throwing offers of all kids out there to friends and strangers alike, feels the best thing is when you offer to do...
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7-19-22, 3:19pm
I have more than 10 physical books, but far less than I used to because of Kindle. The only problem with Kindle is that I feel books are "out of...
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7-19-22, 1:50pm
Well, she is clearly a very good photographer and graphic designer! Her items tell a story the way she's documented them. I don't think if I...
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7-19-22, 1:12pm
Wow. I might use that photo as an inspiration for a watercolor exercise.
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7-19-22, 12:40pm
I don't think Dems are throwing stones at the entire "other side." Some Independents and Democrats might be delighted if Cheney ran as an...
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7-18-22, 4:20pm
So I pulled up the NYT article and am going to read it now, but in the meantime I found and just read this great update on Limits to Growth.
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7-18-22, 3:42pm
Thanks for the link! I'll read the article.
I've never read Limits to Growth, but I certainly know of it. I think it is a real challenge to turn...
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7-18-22, 2:44pm
Coincidentally, this morning I just read a great quote by Naomi Klein from This Changes Everything, and am tempted to read the book. Here's the...
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