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3-1-21, 11:12am
CL: I'm glad you've been able to make some positive changes for yourself. I also derived benefit from the "down time" of Covid, but a lot of that...
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3-1-21, 8:26am
Is your mom a vegan, or did she make these special for you since you are a vegetarian?
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3-1-21, 8:16am
I'm with Iris and Razz. I get a little claustrophobic just thinking about it. You are very brave, Tradd!
Catherine: I'm not sure if you use...
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3-1-21, 6:44am
That is a really well-thought out space and it has a very serene vibe.
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2-28-21, 7:06pm
Yesterday we went to a little gem of a seafood market the next town over that had somehow fallen off my radar. For some reason I didn't think they...
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2-28-21, 6:23pm
You said just what I wanted to say, but you worded it so much better!
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2-28-21, 7:54am
I enjoyed Ultralight's contributions and I'm enjoying George Parker's contributions. They seem like two very different and distinct voices to me.
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2-26-21, 3:54pm
I think the mirrors are the nicest feature and it would be a shame to lose them. I've used Annie Sloan and Dixie Belle chalk paints and they were...
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2-26-21, 6:31am
I think the dresser would look nice in shades of gray.
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2-25-21, 6:39pm
Oh Yes! Meetings were my personal hell. HR is all about extroverts in meetings, so I guess I'm lucky I was valued as much as I was. I do feel like...
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2-25-21, 6:35pm
I think it would be fair to say that you lacked the ambition to become the CEO of a hospital, but that by no means translates to being a failure. I...
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2-25-21, 6:17pm
Yes, I think they should avoid printing this on their business cards.
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2-25-21, 6:09pm
IL: I want your DH too, but not in the traditional covet thy neighbor's husband sense. :laff:
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2-25-21, 6:07pm
Frugal Fail: We were at CVS yesterday, which I tend to avoid because I think they are overpriced but I needed antibiotic cream. I stopped to look at...
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2-25-21, 6:00pm
I believe Gardner Mattress Factory in Salem, MA does custom work, but it would not be cheap. I have always bought mattresses from them because they...
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2-25-21, 5:47pm
I can see the truth to the above if we use this (Dictionary.com) definition of ambition: "an earnest desire for some type of achievement or...
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2-25-21, 5:26pm
I think that might be a Dave Ramsey paraphrase:
“If you will live like no one else, later you can live like no one else.”
― Dave Ramsey
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2-24-21, 6:39am
Wow, glad you found this out sooner rather than later!
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2-22-21, 9:37am
Happy, that one looks challenging!
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2-22-21, 6:39am
My breakfast has become a leisurely paced grazing affair: coffee first thing, then a banana. I shower, dress, groom, make bed, maybe a short walk...
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2-21-21, 9:16pm
Oh yes, the indispensable 5-gallon bucket, my favorite gardening tool after my Felcos!
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2-21-21, 9:10pm
I have gotten into a two-meal-a-day rhythm, so I am not doing lunch these days.
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2-21-21, 7:54am
Very well said, GP. Our standards become a bit higher and we have more basis for comparison as we get older.
I think for me and Catcher in the Rye,...
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2-20-21, 3:50pm
Jeppy: That's an interesting question and I don't really have a definitive answer. We pay $12,000 per year for our retiree medical & dental...
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2-20-21, 3:39pm
Yes, at my last procedure, I told my MD I was going to insist on a different protocol next time and he seemed receptive. Fortunately he also said I...
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2-20-21, 3:23pm
Catherine: I agree on the duvet & cover. I had those some years back and I thought it was way more trouble than it was worth.
We do have two extra...
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2-20-21, 12:48pm
The prep is the worst part. Do you have to drink a huge jug of awfulness or just 2 small bottles?
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2-20-21, 12:40pm
I would only consider camping if I could do it Alan style. :)
One of our members (Gregg44 I believe) said that he has always worked hard so that his...
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2-20-21, 12:34pm
I only know of American Beauty as the name of a Grateful Dead album. I've never seen the movie.
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2-20-21, 8:02am
Vermont Country Store carries them. We use a quilt in winter and a matelasse coverlet in summer.
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2-20-21, 7:26am
We all have to make our own choices, but I would not skip a colonoscopy because colon cancer is so preventable if caught early. I don't scrimp on...
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2-20-21, 7:14am
I loved Catcher in the Rye so much when I was a teen. I thought Holden Caulfield was the coolest thing ever and I was just amazed by the book. I...
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2-19-21, 6:35am
I just finished The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey, at the recommendation of Kay and I loved it! It was one of those experiences where I opened the book...
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2-19-21, 6:30am
NewGig: Why are you not able to get a traditional mattress/box spring? Is it a matter of maneuvering a box spring into a tricky space?
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2-18-21, 5:32pm
That stinks Tybee, but at least the covid rates are pretty low in the 3 northern New England states, so that is one bright spot.
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2-18-21, 6:46am
I'm glad things went smoothly for your parents, Jeppy. I was wondering how they made out.
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2-18-21, 6:32am
That is too funny, IL! I didn't know they had stopped publishing it.
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2-17-21, 10:01am
I had posted about my recently completed jigsaw puzzle on FB, and one of my friends is apparently an enthusiast. She is going to drop off a couple...
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2-16-21, 6:28am
Wow, I like to walk but am clearly an underachiever!
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2-15-21, 7:34pm
Tybee: I ordered a puzzle mat from Amazon that hasn't arrived yet. We did this one on the cellar workbench because we only have one table upstairs...
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2-15-21, 6:42pm
Awesome video Catherine! If you shared it before, I missed it.
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2-15-21, 7:46am
DH and I finished this puzzle last night. It was a lot of fun and we hadn't made a puzzle in a long time. I love these Cavallini puzzles; they are...
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2-15-21, 7:03am
I'm sure Happystuff just found out like many of us have, that we cannot edit a typo in our subject line.
Jeppy's issues seem to run deeper.
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2-15-21, 6:49am
I hope your niece is OK, Bae and I'm glad your son is doing better, Early.
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2-15-21, 6:47am
General Electric partnered with the Lynn Vocational Technical School (where I was taking my night-time carpentry classes) to help turn out qualified...
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2-14-21, 10:29am
I'm so glad they are settling in and bringing you so much enjoyment!
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2-13-21, 8:28am
Good work, Happy!
I gifted a sweater through the local FB giving page, but then I bought a shirt (for only $1.00, brand new Land's End) at the...
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2-12-21, 6:37am
I have something similar to the Oxo tool that comes in handy. It's not arthritis yet; I'm just a weakling.
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2-12-21, 6:29am
Wow, Crazy Train is right (also a really good song). A bike definitely would not have been up to the job for those scenarios!
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2-11-21, 7:39pm
It's my understanding that fabric softener shouldn't be used on towels because it will make them less absorbent.
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2-11-21, 6:19pm
Good work Rob! Glad this is going well for you.
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2-11-21, 6:16pm
Oh no, glad you weren't in it!
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2-11-21, 6:39am
The site (Danvers Doubletree Hotel) was actually on channel 5 news last night because of things going so badly.
That's good that your brother is...
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2-11-21, 6:32am
I'm sorry, Catherine. I hope he is better soon.
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2-10-21, 9:22pm
Didn't you have to travel crazy distances to take care of your folks, or do I have that wrong?
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2-10-21, 9:14pm
I was glad I put together a big salad earlier, because by the time I got home from the vaccination fiasco, I was pretty much focused on wine. So...
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2-10-21, 9:07pm
I heard they are adding a bunch of appointments tomorrow, so it may be worth checking again.
I took my mother today for her first shot, and under...
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2-10-21, 6:24am
I'm glad you have had some success!
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2-9-21, 8:38pm
Jeppy: I think I would double-check on this, because that doesn't sound right to me. There are lots of locations between Springfield and Boston (I...
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