pinkytoe
Senior Member

I saw a quote saying that staying home is the most radical thing one can do to help the environment. It also helps the savings. I too get the lump in...

I don't have a problem with governments endorsing and helping to support libraries, public broadcasting, ie culture. Things that enlighten and...

They aren't recommended here but the thing is so huge I have respect for it even though it sheds seeds and loses limbs in high winds.

Our 1/4 acre came with many trees planted in the 1960s. A silver maple whose trunk is so massive that two of us cannot put our arms around it. A few...

Admiring your practical attitude towards the difficult position you find yourself in. I am certain we are inpired by your journey.

I get impatient with people at the grocery store who either block lanes while they make tough decisions or people talking on their phone and...

I grew up in a mostly non-communicative single parent household. I don't recall any conversations about what to do about my future or education. My...

I asked DH to call the auto shop where the work was done. The owner apologized and said it was a software error. He will refund us the 2.65% charge....

It would be called nanny stuff but it seems like basic financial education or mentoring for high school students should be offered in public schools....

Lawn People and Amy Tan's Backyard Bird Chronicles.

Saw that eggs were 3.99 dozen at Trader Joe's today. They had a limit of one dozen but have bumped it up to two. My current gritch with groceries is...

I had some checks from a money market account and used one to pay an old school roofing company when they completed work. The bank informed me...

We have a recently inherited IRA and took out the first year's in one lump. It hurts to have to pay taxes on the additional income, so I figure we...

That is one of the things I miss about living in Austin - so many great places to eat out.

Our neighbor gave us his small chest freezer when he bought a new one. Since then, we are buying a lot more food than in the past. Eating out is rare...

We have a fridge with freezer on the bottom. It works for us best because we buy mostly fresh food and having to squat to open produce bins at the...

I would like to visit Crystal Bridges. Drove to Taos for a weekend visit last fall. Our bi-annual road trip to Central TX is coming up since DH...

Just yesterday, I sold one box of vintage books for $10. They had been my father's but I had no interest in keeping them any longer. My way of...

One of our reasons for staying home is our two very elderly cats. One is near his end (17yo) with advanced kidney disease and yet he persists. He...

We got rid of most everything when we moved here 7 years ago. Not surprisingly, most of it is all back and then some. I would like to move again just...

Officially spring cleaning time. Not waiting for the snow to melt to put away winter clothes and get rid of ratty turtlenecks and sweats. Mostly all...

I am also feeling ill about all this as if I can't quite wake up from a bad dream.

Crack slaw and mac n cheese.