iris lilies
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I guess she likes all of them!

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...

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. ...

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...

I am resurrecting this thread because I happened to run across it, and it’s funny because it’s exactly 10 years since Utralight started the thread...

The owner of this property is ridiculous. What an eyesore it is. Surely she understands the building is not worth anything, it’s the commercial land...

Your saga is preserved on the internet for all to see and is an often cited case. That drama was much like Jarndyce v. Jarndyce, the case in the...

that is too bad. But people who are going ballistic are not in rational mode. neutral face and backing way slowly— safest route.

Yes, I agree the pope provides spiritual leadership for the world.

Sure , the execution of a trust is like the execution of a will—honest, transparant and competent people need to carry it out to be effective. ...

Yes, alas.

I loved Jane Smiley, I was a big fan decades ago and I haven’t thought about her in years. I liked her very first novel, long before she won the...

if I dress like Stevie Nicks, am I recreating my early adulthood to the aspirational wardrobe I didn’t have back then?

I firmly believe your best option is to leave your property in a trust that sells it ( if it turns out that you don’t need the funds ) and divides...

they wanted to keep it for emo reasons. It is agricultural land that is rented out, very expensive Iowa farmland. Land like this does not sit...

I want to add since I like picking the scab: several years ago when the farm first came into the hands of DH and his siblings, one of the siblings...

Maybe, but I don’t entirely buy that the pope is speaking primarily to Catholics in America. I mean, sure, he speaking to them, but he’s speaking...

Are you talking to me? ,uhhh, no, siblings are not gonna give us $350,000. They don’t want the farm, they hung onto it mainly to provide a farm...

I guess certain states do have specialties of cottage law. I bet Minnesota has its share of cottage law attorneys as well because it’s the land of...

Can you point me to the Pope’s words condeming the slaughter of Iranian citizens early this year by the Islamic regime in Iran? According to ChatGPT,...

haha

aspirational clothing, yeah I think I’m in a an unfortunate phase of that. we shall see if it becomes reality or if these clothes hang in my closet...

OK I kind of see that, that the pope needs to stay out of politics. except he doesn’t.

I don’t understand. going only on your recitation of Trump’s latest utterance about the pope: So do YOU want a pope who thinks it’s OK that Iran...

we grow asparagus, I love fresh asparagus. Unfortunately I never get any because the deer eat it all.

of course Trump’s executive decision was a punishment for NPR’s view points. That’s why he did it. And that’s why the court said “you can’t do that...

that is Rosa who had that funny little poem read at her wedding. We didn’t put that much thought into our nuptuals, we just went to the...

with Krista Larson designs, I think I have to be careful not to look like a clown. Not that I bought any of her stuff yet, but I might someday. I...

Artsy-fartsy occasions such as the Art openings we have here in Hermann quarterly, Art walks once a month in spring and summer, art shows. There’s a...

For my regular everyday clothes, I’m sticking with the black and white/ivory/oatmeal/tan palette, no ruffles! Nothing cutsy. I I have...

yes, it’s a lot to do if one is extremely tired from the great grief of losing a partner. but in the end money makes it easier and one really can...

I’m not at all worried about what happens to all of my DH’s crap if he dies. The main plan is: pull up one of those big industrial dumpsters....

The creations in my mind are nearly always better than the real thing that come to fruition. But I keep trying, mainly because I have bursts of...

I was just talking to my friend about this concept yesterday. She’s a little miffed because both her daughter and her sister have said they do NOT...

I just emerged from a “creative frenzy “where I sewed Clothing items. All without a pattern of course because I can’t be bothered to follow a...

Yeah, don’t be impressed. I don’t cook new items much. I look up recipes on the Internet, but not terribly often. so for example, I want to make a...

Yes, there was a good feature film about it, I saw a tv mystery ( not so good) and I’ve heard several podcasts on the topic. The snarking doesn’t...

Surprisingly, I actually ADDED a cookbook last week called “Six Spices: a Simple Concept of Indian cooking “and I think it’s the one I got from the...

that red house is super sweet, and the other one is nice too. I look at real estate in Portland. There is a row of red brick Victorian attached...

The study is indeed the one the Wall Street Journal article used because they share one of the graphs. This economic study reiterates that the...

I do not believe he has made a statement that anyone has quoted, I think it’s maybe softly leaked?

there’s a tale being told over on the Mr. Money Mustache forums about an estate of $1 million and how the owner wants it doled out to six people...

For anyone who isn’t aware of what’s going on with Prince Harry and his wife Megan in Montecito, California, this is what happened in 2025 that...

It appears that King Charles’ cancer is terminal. He will be making a public address later this month. Presumably, he will bring comforting words to...

we went out to dinner last weekend with friends. One of them is retired from St. Louis Public schools. I mentioned Ian Roberts and his saga in Des...

One wag in a comment section where this article is making the rounds said this: GOOCNWYSC Get out of Canada now while you still can. seems...

There is a whole series of Raggedy Ann books. they are pretty old. I don’t own any. Those are not what you would call “fine “illustrations but they...

key words “ outside Boston.” well no chit Sherlock, the upper classes are centering in coastal paradise. Just to iterate, I LOVE New England....

The last time I culled children’s books, I went through using Kondo’s “Sparks joy “idea. I used the immediate feeling in my gut as if I like that...

well when you live in flyover country like we do, things move more slowly, including the real estate market. I don’t honestly know about how my...

oh boy, our neighbor just brought over a small sack of morel mushrooms. he is a rockstar neighbor!

catherine says: “…It just warps the value of everything when 75% of the people have higher thresholds of affordability...” Hmm, I have to think...

I can editorialize about one point in this article about people who “don’t feel wealthy “and I’ll tell them they don’t FEEL wealthy because 1....

And then, last week the old Victorian dresser we took the auction house brought $400. I was shocked. I figured we might get $35 for it. These old...

Rosa have you read “ A Little Life” by Hanya H…..? I’m dipping into a bit of it and it’s holding my attention, but I keep wondering if the abuse...

I have a very small collection of fiction volumes, less than one shelf. These are titles I don’t trust a library to have accessible even through...