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7-13-25, 6:52am
We don't really consider them a problem. They aren't terribly messy and the squirrels like to eat them.
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7-11-25, 6:33pm
"The NM Family Planning Medicaid program covers a range of services related to contraception, pregnancy prevention, and related healthcare. This...
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7-11-25, 5:42pm
Despite spending more time on the phone, my healthcare situation is still not resolved. There is no way around it - it seems that up until the end of...
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7-10-25, 8:21am
I don't usually think of it in those terms, but I guess you could say that I find my spirituality in nature. I think connection with and protection...
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7-9-25, 11:59am
I did suggest a biker wallet with a chain - I happen to work one day a week in a t-shirt shop that caters to bikers and has these types of wallets. ...
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7-9-25, 6:36am
Rogar: I don't expect to run out of things to read (by human authors) in this lifetime!
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7-9-25, 6:31am
NSWEF: It's a smallish tree, native a bit south of us, that gets pretty white flowers in the spring. We have 2 of them that we planted at least 30...
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7-9-25, 6:14am
I make ice cubes from ice cube trays on a regular basis, quite frequently in the summer. That is one of my culinary specialties!
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7-9-25, 6:05am
That's too bad about the chairs, IL. I don't think I could buy chairs or a sofa without trying them out.
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7-8-25, 6:41am
I have not yet done any of the things on my list, but I have a couple to add!
Stain garden chairs we made in carpentry class (This has been on my...
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7-8-25, 6:34am
We spend a fair bit of time looking for DH's wallet, keys, Fitbit and/or reading glasses. Fortunately, they've always turned up, at least so far.
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7-7-25, 10:52pm
You cannot make this up, I promise you...after buying a NEW WALLET on Saturday after we'd been to the bank to get him a new bank card, and then him...
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7-7-25, 6:15am
Thanks, we were really pleased with it.
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7-7-25, 6:06am
I'm sorry, SiouzQ. You definitely didn't need this right now.
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7-6-25, 7:10pm
This is not a thing to "Rave" about but I'm posting in conjection to Klunick's post. K. lost his wallet while we were watching our village's 4th...
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7-6-25, 6:58am
Here is the matching bowl we made. I call it the Big, Beautiful Bowl. :laff:
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7-6-25, 6:23am
Sis and I went to a local farm yesterday to pick lavender. They have a field of it and for $12, you get a small vase that you can fill. It was a...
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7-6-25, 6:14am
Wow, I was slightly aware of flooding in TX, but did not realize it was so cataclysmic. Hope you make it home OK, Pinkytoe.
I'm glad you are...
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7-5-25, 6:33am
I know not everyone here is on FB, but I really like Trae Crowder, and I think his comments on the Buh Buh Buh fit quite well with this thread:
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7-5-25, 6:22am
Ramsey might have a little trouble maintaining that separation of church and state that is so important to many of us.
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7-5-25, 6:16am
Down with the gnomes! lol. They are a popular motif at Clay School, although I have never made one.
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7-5-25, 6:14am
We hosted my sister, her first husband, and his second wife for a small gathering. It was a quiet, pleasant afternoon with good food and beloved...
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7-4-25, 11:48am
I got that same email last night and researched the address it came from and the subject header before I opened it. Even AI said it was from a legit...
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7-3-25, 4:20pm
Welp, here we go down the rabbithole of this pile 'o crap bill. I wonder how soon the first effects will really be felt, as I am currently trying to...
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7-3-25, 6:27am
Catherine, I don't think I expressed myself correctly. I had added 56 books to my list in 2024, and I read 51 books in 2024. So far this year, I've...
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7-3-25, 6:14am
That's a good start, EJ. 84 to go!
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7-2-25, 11:31am
I'm surprised that this hasn't been in discussion here. What say you about this ongoing travesty?
The future I'm envisioning is the elderly...
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7-2-25, 7:06am
So far this year, I have read 33 books and added 40 to my list, lol.
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7-2-25, 6:57am
Here's my full June reading list:
Midnight Blue by Simone Van Der Vlugt - really good historical fiction set in the Netherlands in the 1600s,...
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7-1-25, 11:31am
Probably pretty quickly if he gets to it. Today he is applying for unemployment and that's a big PITA in itself. Probably what he should really do...
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7-1-25, 10:28am
K. found out yesterday that he was let go because his contract was not extended. It would have been nice to get a little head's up. There is no...
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7-1-25, 6:12am
It's funny, because I recently read a reference to Chappaquiddick in a different context, perhaps one of my native plant groups, and I was reflecting...
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6-30-25, 6:41am
I have a modest list for the summer:
Stain garden chairs we made in carpentry class (This has been on my list before; they've been in my mother's...
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6-30-25, 6:25am
Thanks, IL. Interesting that you have had dealings with Moss.
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6-29-25, 9:20pm
The lady I made the appointment with called me to confirm for tomorrow and it turns out the BeWell New Mexico is the ACA exchange for the state and...
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6-29-25, 3:47pm
That is the book I just read (but I did borrow it from the library).
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6-29-25, 3:46pm
My sister is retiring next week at age 62, and she has purchased a policy through Aetna. I don't know all the details, but I think it was reasonably...
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6-29-25, 3:40pm
I can believe that it has some value, but caveat emptor.
I just went back and repeated the exercise, to see if it would have learned from the prior...
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6-29-25, 1:55pm
So just for the heck of it,, I went to Chat GPT and asked about my current obsession.
"who really committed the old chain of rocks bridge murders?"...
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6-29-25, 1:09pm
From my HR days, insurance coverage typically ends on the last day of employment. COBRA is so expensive because it's the full-price,...
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6-29-25, 11:59am
OMG, $2800 a month????!!!! Lord have mercy...it might be cheaper for me to just pay for the test I had done (instead of paying a claim on the day...
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6-29-25, 11:15am
You never know when life can turn on a dime - my spouse, out of the blue with no warning, was let go (ie. fired) from his job on Friday six months...
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6-29-25, 7:38am
Before I do my usual monthly recap, I want to discuss a book that I just finished, which had a major impact on me. It is A Rip in Heaven by Jeanine...
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6-28-25, 6:47am
Thanks, Bae. Interesting read.
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6-28-25, 6:28am
I let my thoughts range freely while I'm doing housework, gardening, walking, exercising, or making pottery. I have a strong preference for taking...
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6-26-25, 7:10am
:laff::laff::laff:
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6-25-25, 6:57am
Excellent, and only one person/transaction involved for multiple items. That's definitely a win!
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6-23-25, 6:35am
Parts of our town had a power outage for several hours yesterday. I felt really bad for those affected because it was so hot, and it must have been...
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6-23-25, 6:27am
TMS: I have seen many pics online in my FB pottery groups, so I knew how I hoped it would come out (and it did). There is a recipe, and you can do...
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6-22-25, 7:07am
DH and I collaborated on this one. He made the plate, and I glazed it using the "Frozen Pond Technique" developed by a potter named Kathy McGuire. ...
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6-22-25, 6:50am
So sorry, IL. Hope you feel better soon!
Yesterday was lovely here, and I got all my recently purchased plants in the ground (again, lol). We got...
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6-21-25, 6:39am
Frugal-one: We never go very far. This year, we're going back to the inn we enjoyed so much last year in Hatfield, MA for 3 nights, then we are...
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6-21-25, 6:24am
I believe you can get a transcript for a closed college though the state dept of education.
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6-20-25, 6:35am
Great job, Hana!
I'm afraid I did not accomplish everything on my list.
Make all the ornaments for the December fair (studio prefers not to get...
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6-20-25, 6:28am
I redeemed my Topcashback earnings, which amounted to $198.92. I really like their program because it requires minimal effort on my part, and it's...
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6-19-25, 6:32am
I would probably go with the local retailer if it's only a dollar more.
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6-19-25, 6:15am
We are putting out our trash for pickup a day later than usual, and we are not going to the mailbox to get our mail.
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6-17-25, 4:21pm
It's high tourist season in my little New Mexican village. On weekends the two-lane state highway through town is clogged with vehicles and...
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6-17-25, 8:42am
Yes, I thought the same about the dentistry.
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6-17-25, 6:51am
I've got 3 boxes of pots and flower arranging accessories from Mom's house to donate to the upcoming garden club plant sale. I dropped off a small...
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