Gardnr
Senior Member

We've been at the cabin since Wednesday night. I've finished 2 quilts. Thats 14.25 yards of fabric out! These will go to charity group in July.

Wonderful story. Thanks for sharing the link! "Of all the things you can be in the world, be kind".

Always prewash fabrics when it matters. And especially if you're buying at Joanns (your 50% off coupon is the tipoff). Their fabrics are notorious....

Nothing wrong with laughing outloud in a public place. Wouldn't the world be a kinder gentler place if we all laughed out loud now and then?

I am rather surprised at your negativity around this. I totally agree with this scenario. She did a beautiful thing for you knowing you would...

You are right. It is becoming standard practice to see a PA first. And that will become very common in the next 5 years with increasing population...

The total cholesterol picture is important. TOTAL= HDL= VLDL= When you get to see the actual report, it still gives the normal range to 240. ...

GARDEN IS IN! Greenhouse is empty. Let the growing begin!:cool: i got it finished this morning before it hit 80 outside!

1 of my cats had a thyroid crisis a few years ago...nearly died from it being so high. She gets med cream twice daily in her ear. does NOT love...

3 quilts to Charity Group today! And 9.2 yards of scrap to a friend who stuffs doggie beds. No more fabric bits into the trash! So glad she asked...

Tuberous begonias need moisture and stable at that. Wax begonias are more forgiving-I honestly don't care for this cultivar.

I packed up a box of 42 yards of fabric chunks, hunks and blocks to a woman in Missouri making 80 laprobes to a local nursing home, in honor of a...

Bleeding hearts. Hostas are my preferred hot shade plants.

I suggest going to your nearest hospital that might provide your healthcare. Ask to speak to a social worker and see what they suggest? Perhaps...

My Dad and Mom died of natural causes. Dad died of Lung Cancer and Mom died of Bladder Cancer. Figure that out!

How come MidWest doesn't mean the middle of the West?:confused: Really ya'll are the middle of the country.....right? Which makes you the...

Hire an attorney or paralegal to write your will and make them the executor. You owe your child nothing (I have no children and no, expected nothing...

Attachment does not open. Your comment tells me it's rather generic. So I'm a Northwesterner:cool:

Garden season is ON!!!!!������ In 24hours we've planted: 24 tomatoes, 20 peppers (8 varieties), a flat of marigolds, a flat of petunias and 8 dahlias...

Agreed. I do add a cup of vinegar on top of that baking soda. No chemicals added to our life or the sewage system.

Do you think you should have pushed more because you said no to yourself? Or is it because you said no to others expectations. I ask because of...

I don't know what a Midwesterner is by definition?

Oh I hope and pray you are correct!!!!!!!

Wow! It's really true...we must walk a mile in another's shoes to understand.

DH and I each have 1 box of mementos and they are labeled. Neither of us have looked in our box even once (I think we did this in 2003. We do have...

I can't comprehend any of this.....I find the behaviors fascinating (from a psychology perspectivei) although thinking of myself doing any of this...

You do want to be rested and in good health when you get a vaccine. I don't have trouble with them. I'm required by my employer to get the flu vac...

I loved the 2 tours I went on there. True, it's a bit large for a summer home:~)

Are they wide enough. Is the arch in the right place for my foot. Will my orthotics fit and keep my foot in the right place. It is VERY hard...

I wish I could believe you. The R people will vote for him come hell or high water because they are born and bred to be Rs. Makes me sick>:( And...

Yes. Custom made by a Podiatrist here in town. She had me stand on malleable forms and they were made perfectly. Best $300 I've spent and I...

NOT this month. We're having the exterior of our home painted. All new gutters-the 31yo can't be repaired anymore. We're finishing a new 1/2 bath...

I finished "Educated" on Saturday. A phenomenal true story of a girl who finds her way from a nominal home school education through a PhD and the...

Given the above description of your prior life, I totally understand why you can live on 60% of that. Our lifestyle has been "right sized" since we...

I was in leadership when I gave notice. I was leaving to build and start up a competitor facility. I was shocked to not be escorted to my car. Man...

We have been inundated with rain here in the NW. Trails are "stay off" so they dry and not get decimated.