iris lilies
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I agree there will be lots of noise and cameras trained on this deportation effort. Actual people will have to leave our country. But the numbers?...

I agree that Trump is more “power hungry” (this really is not a good term and I am sorry I used it) than Joe Biden but I can’t think of any term...

to the bold: Yes, exactly. Electing old feeble Joe, pretending he was up to it for 4 more years, would be delusional. People (well, me anyway)...

wow that is a big reduction of your Christmas decor!

What???!!!! In the name of Phyllis Schlafly and over her grave in Alton, IL, I say “ Get back thee, oh Satan/Biden.” Now I will have to go...

Are you familiar with the surveys that show people of actual Latin descent dislike the term “Latinx?” Are you calling them white supremacists?

That’s like leasing a house. Might as well rent.

Brooke has been watching Bill Maher then, because that’s what Maher said weeks ago. This time around in this Trump presidency he’s not gonna get all...

That will be a fun trip. London is a great old city.

Frugal-one, thank you for doing this difficult task and doing what your brother would have wanted you to do.

Great spend rate jp, at 42% of take home. We used ro strive to spend one salary only and save the other, but since we didn't really budget I...

no but thanks for the suggestion. After much back-and-forth for most of the day, it seems to be clear that these photos cannot be turned into what...

it is too bad you and your wife are getting grief. I’m kind of surprised you use the term “transsexual “which is seen these days as dated and...

The fires are horrible and I can’t wrap my head around it.

I know! As much as I love Canadians, I will likely find them insufferable as compatriots. I like them in their own place. I expect them to be whiney...

I heard a really good interview with the mother of a trans boy, someone who is actively working with parents of trans boys. Their support...

The last few weeks of 2024 gave up some victories in the trans culture wars. * U.s. Supreme Court is hearing the lawsuit challenging statewide...

I love this for California taxpayers. Unfortunately, women (as usual) are being brutalized when subjugated to prison policy of the state of...

that sounds great for him!

Can you do that balance test successfully?

Wait.. can I go in with you guys on your order so that I can experience the block as well? there’s a new business in Hermann that Bobby would...

Waiting for a summary opinion on the Judith Butler book from BAE…

If we had 20 minutes to leave, I would tell DH to take care of the household financial stuff, and he could do that easily by pulling out our legacy...

I only WISH I ate to live. My waistline shows which camp I am in.

catherine is writing on Substack, so another author is here.

these houses are beautiful and they’re all over the Midwest, there are millions of them. that first one is so cute with arched doorways and...

Sure! Give us the link!

I love the color of that, China, Rosa! I have an old Franciscan pattern for our everyday dishes because it went with the 1940s vibe of my...

I know. Things in the Midwest are reasonably priced. Here are a couple in my (hideous) home town, new builds of 1,000 sq ft for $303,000 and 1200 sq...

I think 1200 to 1500 ft.² is fairly “small “given today’s standards for big everything. These houses are all over and they are mostly single story...

How much square footage are we talking about in these 1960’s houses? In my experience with them they are not big at all. I regularly see new...

Oh, I would use it. I think the tines of our silver plate forks are black. It doesn’t bother me. I clean them once a year. The problem here is...

Bless our garbage guys. They came by today to pick up our garbage despite the snow dumped on us a few days ago. Streets are still bad and driveways...

Oh my! Shocking to hear, so sorry.

I will also say that it seems old Diamond cuts such as “Old European Cut” and “Old Mine Cut” arecpopular on the diamond sub- Reddit I read, so if you...

I sent my family’s two sets of Sterling cutlery to the National marketers, Replacements and Silver Queen. One of them was a classic the popular...

Second hand Diamonds aren’t worth much, and recently the bottom has been dropping out of the entire diamond market. That is because lab diamonds are...

Any old, worn unwanted silver plate I “ donate” to DH’s metal pile. He makes a run about once a year to the scrap metal dealer and gets a couple...

I use plate at home and my set of Sterling is at my condo where it gets occasional use. We don’t eat eggs at the condo. Probably if I were in your...

Rosa, just so you know and without me reading your post yet, we can ALWAYS talk about silverware.

you should! I respect this opinion. I am in a lane I havent been in before, spending money sometimes foolishly and on luxuries. But I am trying...

That sounds fun. I like the idea of “ No Drive” challenges. We used to have those here, along with “ no spend” challenges. I was able to participate...

The lie about eating pets in Ohio was ridiculous but a flash in the pan. It was a news story for what, 5 days? Fir me, and the one i will never...

I know, it’s stupid and next year I’m gonna spend even more. It wasn’t all that long ago that I thought people who did that were out of their minds.

I’ve gotta have green grass and trees ( though not in my yard, necessarily.) this the number one criteria. I like seeing houses with lawns. I like...

I didn’t describe very well the place I didn’t feel at home even though I was raised there. It was a blue collar suburb with cheap housing. For...

oh, I don’t know, that sounds complicated. I don’t know how much I’d have to buy anyway. I’ll probably put fairy lights on smaller things in the...

*sew 4 sofa pillows * sew 4 holiday sofa pillows * deep clean 5 rooms * make 2 hanging mobiles for garden club critiques by April 1: map new...

I don’t think I can get them to put up a different type of lights because they have the products they have. Certainly they can put up more next year....

Here’s my report about paying a company to put up and take down outdoor Christmas lights: The bill was around $400. Our house was not completely...

Anya Taylor-Joy was in a film earlier in her career The Witch about a seeming New England haunting in the year 1630. It was beautiful, eerie,...

I’m glad to hear this!

Today my cat’s photo has 240 “likes” on a Reddit sub, one about cats in boxes. It is called “The cat trap is working” and people post photos of their...

Tradd, I’m sorry you are not getting any responses to your question. I don’t know what’s best for you. there are pros and cons, of course, but for...

thank you for wading through the Judith Butler book. Tell us what your takeaways are. I’m not sure if that’s her first book about gender or the...

ha ha, well, zombies are people too! Or, they were people so they deserve some accounting, There will also be a small but vocal minority who...

Our healthcare needs are simple, we don't use specialists—yet—so we are very happy with our little hospital up the road. DH is having a colonoscopy...

I have been cleaning out our freezer and pantry the past few weeks. Making good headway. Having to use up those silly things I purchased on a wild...