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4-9-26, 12:18pm
I have a really hard time getting rid of books and always seem to be acquiring new ones.
Those of you who are successful at culling books, how do...
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3-23-26, 5:52pm
I’ve decided to try and figure out what is causing my dilemma. Wondered about others experiences….
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4-1-26, 4:29pm
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWhTbbzCVLX/?igsh=cXk5aWFzZHN1aXo5
The Straights of Hormuz. Oh dear God,PLEASE tell me this girl is part of the...
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3-22-26, 4:41pm
I don't know if I missed an update or something - so apologize in advance if I did. I was wondering how your little cabin built is going/went. Is it...
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3-31-26, 12:30pm
I am trying to get rid of things (lots of plants too) in preparation for moving. Right now - free plants through a gardening FB group. It is...
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3-31-26, 12:05pm
okay---i was checking on the price of a pint of Ben-N-Jerry's "Nutty Buddy", which is what got me thinking: What is the formula for being a...
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4-1-26, 1:36pm
So if things go well today, humans will leave low Earth orbit for the first time in half a century.
I think that’s pretty great.
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3-29-26, 7:26am
My mother comes from an Italian Catholic background. Although she was not a fan of the Catholic church in her adulthood, she did consider herself a...
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4-2-26, 12:41pm
Greetings to everyone on this wonderful forum! I can already see that I will meet so many wonderful people here, and also learn so much.
My name...
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4-7-26, 9:42pm
I am trying to establish a new routine for myself and I want to read more books and less online stuff (far less doomscrolling).
Do you have time...
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4-1-26, 7:05am
I have not done an audiobook since listening to cassettes in my car in the nineties. There are a couple of books I would like to try as audio...
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4-10-26, 2:14pm
I suppose this article from the Wall Street Journal is bad news for Bernie bros and the doomsayers of the progressive Democratic Party so I imagine...
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3-29-26, 12:42pm
This post is sparked by discussion how to write a thank you upon the death of a loved one….
Not too long ago I was clinically dead for a short...
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3-24-26, 7:56am
As one of my plant societies struggles with written communications, I want the group to consider moving to a digital newsletter distributed to email...
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4-8-26, 1:16pm
I trashed my Letter of Appreciation that I got on Monday when I retired from my job after 31 years. I am so bitter about that place that I wanted...
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4-5-26, 10:08am
Hi all,
It's been a long time since I posted. So much has happened over the years. I moved to NC from NH in 2021 for my husband's work which meant...
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4-11-26, 1:04pm
Here we can post “ news” that media sources have decided are worthy of 1 to 3 days worth of discussion.
Should Kanye be denied entry to the UK for...
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4-16-26, 7:34am
Here is what $800,000 will buy you in my neck of the woods! This building is a sore spot for many in town. I'm rather fond of it myself, and I even...
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4-10-26, 3:53pm
This is not a joke, although it is making the snark rounds of social media. While the average Canadian may not know what this acronym means, you’d...
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4-11-26, 10:01am
Just watched a segment of 60 Minutes that literally made me cry. You can watch in the link below too. Interestingly, many or most of the states...
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4-1-26, 4:38pm
Okay----I found 'em all on EBay. There's some good prices on the 'Bay, are these one of 'em?(see photos)
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4-21-26, 8:22am
Rosa, Hello from the Black Swan and Laurel Lake! It's looking lovely this morning! Rave of the day...travel in New England! So wish we could live...
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4-21-26, 6:24am
Having already completed my annual review and culling of files for both our household and my mother's, now I get to review and cull a LIFETIME of...
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4-21-26, 6:18am
I would love that actually. I think Karla's is very cool and a beloved landmark, although I might be the only one in town who feels that way.
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4-20-26, 8:31pm
That's OK, I'm pretty sure I already know. How'd you think I found out I was probably a Fascist, Nazi sympathizer?
And just between you and me, I...
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4-20-26, 8:13pm
Ah, my heart goes out to you, Catherine. One of the kindest men I worked with had a similar story. He took my autistic grandson under his wing, and...
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4-20-26, 5:08pm
I guess she likes all of them!
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4-20-26, 5:02pm
Not surprising.
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4-20-26, 4:36pm
Yes, it not only looks like something I would post, but also feels like something I should post. I was amused by it since other than Islamophobe I...
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4-20-26, 4:01pm
Looks like something YOU would post, Alan.
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4-20-26, 1:54pm
Yep as expected today is chaos with tariff refund process. Site not working well at all. Very spotty.
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4-20-26, 11:44am
okay---i like it because it has character---REAL character. but yeah---fact o' the matter is, i'd LOVE ta buy it as an investment, and ta SPITE you...
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4-20-26, 11:14am
Yes, that's us in Maine, too. Up in Michigan, the older locals told me not until the first week of June at the earliest.
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4-20-26, 11:10am
And those who helped you and who are now being helped by you are very grateful you retired!
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4-20-26, 10:36am
You're lucky you don't live in Vermont, Zone 5b. Our planting date is Memorial Day.
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4-20-26, 9:39am
Around here, they always say no planting until Mother's Day. It is very frustrating for a gardener. My rant is finding that yesterday grasshoppers...
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4-20-26, 8:39am
we had stupid weather fluctuations here, really affecting Iris bloom. It was 90° one day and overnight dropped down to 16°.
I think we are through...
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4-20-26, 8:16am
A hard frost last night. I have been raking beds and exposing plants and it was a bit premature. And over the weekend, we were able to walk around...
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4-20-26, 7:51am
My rave is for taking retirement when I did. I said from the beginning that I wanted to have the time to help those who helped me. I am so grateful...
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4-20-26, 7:50am
I agree with what everyone else has been saying. Hugs to you, catherine and to your family. I hope the remaining health issues are quickly and...
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4-20-26, 6:47am
I wonder what ever happened to the firing on supposed drug boats out of Venezuela. I picture they have resumed shipping after Hegseth's useless...
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4-20-26, 6:37am
Catherine: That definitely tugs at the heartstrings. I recall that you folks gave DBIL a lot of assistance over the years though, and you have been...
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4-20-26, 12:40am
The problem is frugal-one thinks everything is about Trump. Then again, so does Trump.
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4-19-26, 9:56pm
"The Pope has denied his comments that the world is 'being ravaged by tyrants' were a criticism of Donald Trump amid an ongoing feud between the two...
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4-19-26, 7:42pm
Thank you, Tybee.
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4-19-26, 3:38pm
I just saw this and it made me laugh.
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4-19-26, 10:22am
That is such a sad list. I am so glad he was able to end his life with his family, with you guys who loved him so much.
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4-19-26, 9:47am
Thank you, iris. Yes, he died in his own bed. There certainly is some comfort in that.
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4-19-26, 9:44am
Oh my catherine. Oh my. It *is* poignant, the items in BIL’s car. The stuff of his life that gave him meaning.So evocative of what he valued.
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4-19-26, 8:50am
On another note, yesterday, speaking of estates, we finally got around to clearing out BILs stuff out of his car. Basically although he slept in an...
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4-19-26, 8:48am
I'm impressed that they are at generation3! I remember talking to someone in line at the grocery in Traverse City and they came back each summer for...
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4-19-26, 8:31am
I'm inspired by some of my in-laws. My DIL is part of a large family--the grandfather built a cabin/camp/cottage on a small lake in the Adirondacks....
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4-19-26, 7:36am
I have so many to-do lists this spring, that I'm having a harder time than usual coming up with my spring list.
For example, I have a "Mom List,"...
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4-19-26, 6:41am
Finally saw Sinners last night and really enjoyed it! The visuals were pretty stunning, the music was excellent and the acting was great, and we...
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4-19-26, 6:06am
The bargain vegetable rack at Marketbasket had bags of potatoes that had started to sprout for 1.18, so I bought three of them and planted them all...
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4-19-26, 6:03am
I think real estate is the most difficult thing to inherit. Especially with multiple heirs. Our neighborhood has inherited lakefront cottages and...
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4-18-26, 9:14pm
We went to a fundraiser Bingo night for Ferals In Peril, our local cat rescue group that does a fabulous job with just a handful of people running...
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