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Long live old ladies who love to garden:) They bring beauty to the world.

Can we believe anything media feeds us anymore? I am always amazed at the different kinds of bees and wasps in my yard. I was tidying up an area and noticed a very round hole in the ground. Out came...

We are in a tri-level so it is easy enough to escape to some other floor/room for private time. I have my office on the top floor and DH has his in the basement. The main floor is not really open...

We have had several neighbors acquire doodle dogs and all have come down with cancer and passed at young ages. Funny how political talk turned to dog talk:)

I recall watching a movie with Jane Fonda and Robert Redford based on one of Kent Haruf's books. There is something very calming about his simple stories.

Son-in-law has an obsession with a certain breed - Cane Corso - and they are now on their third one. First was a gentle giant and died from cancer, second was a terror that attacked DD unprovoked...

Seed starting is a passion of mine. I have been growing peach trees but haven't a clue where to put them all. And various oak trees. And...

I dislike the word "curated" but that is what I have been trying to do with household possessions, clothes and other things since I retired. Instead of a drawer full of crappy kitchen utensils, one...

WAPO had an article today on world's largest plastic polluters - Coca Cola and Pepsi. They claim to have programs to switch to recycled plastic but that's still plastic that ends up all over the...

On Earth Day, I was thinking about how much plastic we all us and how every time I go to Costco, so many customers are purchasing multiple cases of bottled water in plastic. I imagine there are...

The issue is complex and years in the making. Seems like most of the ones we see here prefer to live in camps along creeks or woods where they can do what they wish. I am sick of the litter and...

DH and I have this conversation frequently because of our experience-based frugal mindset. Losing jobs and your house leaves a taste in your mouth. It seems the older I get the more I appreciate how...

I am watching Ripley too. So dark and creepy.

My mother was an outlier in our family and neighborhood. She was one of only two female pharmacy school grads at UC Boulder way back in the early 1940s. In between kids and after divorce, she worked...

I can't in good conscience vote for either of these prez candidates so I will either do a write-in or a blank. Fate has a way of throwing surprises at us so hang on to your hats, ie our choices may...

My older brother was in the border patrol for many years working out of Bisbee. He always called Nogales the armpit of AZ. There are non-desert beautiful areas in AZ. Mostly higher elevation,...

Currently, I am not worried about money but that state of mind comes and goes. Large purchases make me nervous even though at this point I can pay for them. Issues about getting old and finances make...

I have been thinking about this a lot lately and fully realize that DH would be absolutely helpless regarding administrative and financial matters since I take care of all of that now. He just...

It seems like we talk an awful lot about what the cats ate (or didn't eat). They are old and perpetually finicky. Our male Siamese used to drag a piece of string around howling and then try to hump...

I saw this story and thought "I could get behind this movement!"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/25/texas-name-change-election-candidate

I have always wanted beautiful home and garden things (to me anyway) but scratch the itch by buying used. That does get old though. We have a tiny pantry in this house so I have been looking for a...

Five years ago, our kitchen was around $12,000. New wood floors, some electrical upgrades, RTA cabinets, sink and hardware and stone counters. We did the painting, cabinet and backsplash tile...

I would be concerned about the sloped land (it appears as such) behind the unit. Drainage, etc.

The weird thing is DHs brother is the executor and did not give us any amounts only that we have to set up accounts at the same institution so monies can be transferred. Unfortunately, they do not...

The Natural Grocers stores here have rows and rows of supplements. I am always amazed when customers pay hundreds of dollars for vitamins and supplements at check out. I used to take B complex and...