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1-21-21, 11:01am
Fingers crossed it all works out for you, TT!!
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1-20-21, 6:26pm
This is awesome, dado.
First of all, you made me nostalgic mentioning members that have left since 2013.
But regarding forests, I truly do feel...
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1-20-21, 1:29pm
The only cure for my own patterns of starting and stopping with the culling of documents and memorabilia and inboxes and outboxes was moving into a...
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1-20-21, 11:04am
I like that look. My question is--is that interior really the log, or some type of shiplap? When I see log home interiors, they generally look like...
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1-20-21, 10:32am
Exactly. Of course it's the sensible idea, but having been in the crapper and on unemployment myself, I know that you need every scrap of money that...
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1-20-21, 10:07am
Wow. I am a Dave Ramsey fan, and I have listened to hundreds of his podcasts, and I've read a couple of his books, I followed his plan for a while,...
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1-20-21, 9:55am
Yes, we do. I have shucked clams and scallops, and my DH/DS have recently shucked oysters a few times (we have a great fish market here). It's not...
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1-19-21, 6:45pm
Home Town is actually the one HGTV show that I typically don't wind up yelling at the TV when I watch. Yesterday they had an episode where they did...
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1-19-21, 6:14pm
Yeah, Terry, you probably got your divorce finalized in less time it would take you to get a new toilet installed! ;)
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1-19-21, 2:38pm
Beautifully done! So the one with the slightly higher price also comes with slightly more square footage.
Report back once you've been able to...
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1-19-21, 2:09pm
If you're willing to post pics at some point, I'd love to see!!
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1-19-21, 1:03pm
I think it's really interesting how after 44 years of "keeping house" I still migrate to combinations of green and yellow. The very first house we...
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1-19-21, 12:00pm
Congrats! That's so exciting, IL!!
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1-19-21, 11:59am
I have seen "my" house (meaning pictures that look eerily similar to my house) on those Buzzfeed slideshows making fun of ugly decorating trends. Oh,...
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1-19-21, 11:27am
That is hilarious!! I'm sure it wasn't funny to the flippers, but so refreshing to get insight on the real deal.
Because it takes me three years...
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1-19-21, 10:56am
A theory, but one that I heartily believe. The pen is definitely mightier than the sword. Whether it's a ideology, conspiracy, dogma or laundry...
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1-19-21, 10:46am
My morning breakfast routine is a tall glass of water with a slice of lemon, coffee and a banana. If I get ambitious, I make a smoothie or a...
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1-18-21, 3:19pm
I agree. I read a really good book about consumption* in the 20th century, and why it blew up like it did. The conclusions were inconclusive but...
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1-18-21, 11:13am
Thank you for posting this! I also live in one of those 80 counties.
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1-17-21, 11:03pm
I know what you're saying about commercial dressings, but I love Marie's coleslaw dressing, and I typically add apples and raisins to my coleslaw. If...
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1-17-21, 11:01pm
Seriously?? I really hope not. :(
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1-17-21, 3:27pm
Me either. Things seem so unpredictable today that trying to place bets on the future seems like a shot in the dark. I'll wait until I can make an...
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1-17-21, 3:16pm
I LOVE the concept of forest bathing. While we didn't live in a "forest" in NJ (far from it), our house being next door to a wooded park fit the bill...
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1-17-21, 12:25pm
Oh, I'm not quite sure what DS did about that. I never thought it made much sense to tax unemployment benefits anyway.
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1-17-21, 12:16pm
Yeah, when DS applied for unemployment I advised him to select the option of having a portion deducted for taxes so he wouldn't have to worry about...
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1-16-21, 4:10pm
I've been to permies.com once or twice, but didn't realize they had a discussion forum, and just today I was thinking about how I wish there was one...
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1-15-21, 7:05pm
Wow, rosa, that really does suck, but I have to say, the way you write it, I know you'll find humor in it some day.. I love how you're figuring out...
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1-15-21, 3:07pm
Given that it's a pied a Terre and not a primary residence, I don't know why you would need a lot of cabinets. It's just a place to land when you're...
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1-15-21, 2:51pm
TeacherTerry and bae: I'm hooked on the Athletic Brewing Company non-alcoholic beer you guys recommended. It really tastes like beer! So far I've...
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1-15-21, 11:50am
Well said.
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1-15-21, 8:30am
That's not what I've been taught, but I did look that up and it seems that there are quotes in the Bible that refer to all people in the early...
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1-14-21, 9:43pm
Last night I had a free BK chicken sandwich: free because DH was picking one up for me at the drive-thru and when he went to pay, the staff member at...
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1-14-21, 9:01pm
Random thoughts about saints:
One of the first books I was given by my grandmother when I was really young was Lives of the Saints.
I think...
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1-14-21, 10:00am
This morning I timed how fast my kettle brought a full pot to 200 degrees (the recommended temp for French press): 6.5 minutes. It's about 2 minutes...
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1-13-21, 9:31pm
All the good kettles I'm familiar with (including mine) have a warm setting.
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1-13-21, 8:23pm
So, I looked up kettles in the US and in the UK.
In the US, 4.5 is a fast speed for coming to temperature, but I think that assumes you are...
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1-13-21, 4:40pm
I totally agree!
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1-13-21, 11:12am
Actually, the NYT reports to say that doubling down on mask wearing may have benefits.
In terms of the efficacy of our general run-of-the-mill...
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1-13-21, 10:56am
I don't read print newspapers anymore. I get an urge for the New York Times Sunday paper at times but I rarely give in. I do have online...
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1-12-21, 7:23pm
DH is making pork tenderloin medallions with butternut squash puree and roasted red potatoes.
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1-12-21, 6:40pm
That is so cool!!! We are struggling with spice storage solutions... If I had a place to hang yours I'd pay you for one!
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1-12-21, 5:15pm
That's for sure.
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1-12-21, 3:30pm
I think there is a LOT of anxiety over having wealth that maybe doesn't lead to suicide, just as there is a lot of anxiety about not having wealth. I...
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1-12-21, 3:15pm
Right but what if you are not prepared for the anxiety associated with LOSING your wealth? What about people who have money and then lose it and...
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1-12-21, 3:13pm
Again, I'm going to disagree.. to me wasting time is filling up time in ways that are not in alignment with your values. To me wasting time at this...
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1-12-21, 3:01pm
That's true, but it doesn't diminish the effort--He's not saying wealth is "evil"--he's saying there is a risk of falling into the comforts of luxury...
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1-12-21, 1:46pm
OMG, razz, you got my heart beating faster here--this is exactly in the ballpark of my recent simple living direction. In fact, the program I...
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1-12-21, 11:19am
“St. Francis of Assisi was hoeing his garden when someone asked what he would do if he were suddenly to learn that he would die before sunset that...
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1-11-21, 6:27pm
DH is a fry-er and I'm a bake-r and I'm at the helm tonight so I think it's going to be this recipe because we happen to have heavy cream.
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1-11-21, 5:20pm
I slept in a dormer bedroom in a small Cape Cod with no AC and I did put pillowcases in the freezer and take them out before I went to bed sometimes,...
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1-11-21, 1:59pm
We're actually having fresh perch tonight! My friend caught a big Northern pike, and they did get quite a few catch-and-release.
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1-11-21, 12:31pm
Baby Boom is another of my all-time favorites!!! (One of our Vermont friends is actually an extra in the barn dance scene). Since moving here, I...
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1-11-21, 8:53am
It was in the high 20s all week pretty much.
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1-11-21, 8:29am
Funny you ask. I just had my first ice fishing experience yesterday. My summer neighbors are "real" Vermonters and very outdoorsy. They came from...
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1-10-21, 6:14pm
Well, if I'm thinking about non-documentaries, one of my very favorite simple living movies is A Home of Our Own. It was made in 1993 and starred...
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1-10-21, 5:52pm
Yeah, I was going to include Into the Wild in my list as well, but like IL, I don't consider it a strictly simple living movie, but it's really...
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1-10-21, 12:28pm
I'm pretty sure they will do it with all due caution given both the dangers of COVID and outgoing President-led insurrectionists.
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1-10-21, 11:46am
VOGUE on the decor trends on the way out: “I think minimalism will begin to go by the wayside in 2021,” he says. “As we spend more time in our...
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1-10-21, 11:26am
People come to simple living through many different doors, I've found. Minimalism is just one of them. (And FWIW I read that minimalism is on the way...
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1-10-21, 10:42am
DH got a pasta attachment for our KitchenAid so for the very first time we had fresh pasta made at home. I'm not even Italian, but I definitely saw a...
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