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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, 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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4-19-26, 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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4-17-26, 6:08am
I've had a rough vision of a Karla's ornament as part of my Route One collection. I'll have to act on it one day.
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4-17-26, 6:06am
Good luck, Bobby. I hope she turns out to be your soul-mate!
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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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4-16-26, 6:45am
Good one, Catherine!
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4-16-26, 6:43am
I bought a small portable treadmill about 5 weeks ago, for use on the many days that weather or schedule are not conducive to getting my steps...
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4-14-26, 6:54am
IL: I say go for it if you want to look like a clown! But be a lovely well-dressed clown!
Catherine: I too am quite conservative but in a more...
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4-14-26, 6:48am
That sounds lovely, Catherine.
We got married in the bar of a very nice restaurant, and most of our wedding pictures were taken beneath a large...
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4-14-26, 6:44am
Like the Christian Nationalists are keeping religion out of politics?
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4-13-26, 7:55am
I personally prefer a little less ruffles, but what you posted is quite pretty. I can't do flowy boho because I am too small; I end up looking kind...
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4-13-26, 6:33am
How cool! I've probably mentioned it before, but at our wedding, we had the JP read his poem "Tin Wedding Whistle."
Though you know it anyhow...
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4-12-26, 6:39am
Thanks, Kay. That is reassuring and Wally will stay on my list.
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4-12-26, 6:33am
IL: You should share some pictures! I somehow would not have figured you as the ruffled pinafore type.
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4-12-26, 6:14am
We've culled a lot of cookbooks over the years. DH mostly uses the Betty Crocker cookbook his mother bought him when we were first married, although...
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4-12-26, 6:12am
I cannot imagine actually doing this, but I've often wondered if I totally emptied my house (perhaps into one of those Pod things), and then...
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4-11-26, 8:28am
This overlaps with a discussion on another thread, but our neighbors who are putting their house on the market are planning to go back to renting,...
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4-11-26, 8:17am
Iris: Please do let us know what you think when you're done. I'll admit that I have Wally Lamb's latest on my TBR list, and I've heard consistently...
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4-11-26, 6:48am
Here is the current state of affairs with books in my household (with a bit of seasonal decor thrown in from autumn):
I counted 2- 3...
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4-11-26, 6:43am
Nice deal on the watches. My DH has a couple that might have some value.
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4-11-26, 6:42am
I have not, and it isn't on my TBR list based on the reviews I've read. I've seen it referred to as "suffering porn" or "abuse porn" - I forget...
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4-11-26, 6:20am
Our neighbors bought a small house in 2016 for $295,000. They're putting it on the market for $550,000, and I bet they'll get at least $600,000. for...
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4-10-26, 6:20am
Good job, Happy! Sounds like you had a lot of Legos! I've been amazed to see all the interesting Lego sets that are out there now. I never would...
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4-10-26, 6:16am
I found this to be the one useful idea I got from Marie Kondo, and that was to empty the bookcase, and then decide what would go back into the...
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4-9-26, 6:58am
Hana: I do take a book with me anytime I expect to spend time in a waiting room. As far as the mindless tasks go though, I find value in using this...
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4-9-26, 6:54am
Interesting Alan, I guess I do a manual version of the same thing, peeking ahead to see how many pages are in this next chapter to decide whether...
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4-9-26, 6:49am
Sister and I have been diligently rehoming things from Mom's house. Almost all of the clothing has been donated, dropped into the fabric recycling...
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4-9-26, 6:40am
Not me, Catherine. I haven't read anything by him. My Literary Fiction FB group had very mixed reviews.
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4-8-26, 6:48am
A couple of additional thoughts:
I almost never get sleepy when I'm reading.
Catherine: I love your cozy reading spot. Here's mine:
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4-8-26, 6:34am
I have some of the same thoughts in terms of things I need to do before I allow myself to sit down with my book. So I guess my reading time is...
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4-6-26, 6:41am
It's nice to see you again. I wish you the best in finding your way in your new location and life's circumstances.
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4-5-26, 6:27am
"Intergenerational wealth is so interesting and so fraught with pitfalls."
That's for sure! I know so many families who have been torn apart over...
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4-4-26, 7:13am
These were my books for March:
Daughters of Shandung by Eve Chun - this was a good novel about sisters in China during the Cultural Revolution. I...
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4-4-26, 6:29am
Thanks for the ideas, everyone. It looks like the three audiobooks I'm currently interested in are all available free from my library!
I read the...
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4-4-26, 6:24am
Wow, very impressive, IL!
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4-4-26, 6:22am
Ah OK, that makes more sense!
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4-3-26, 6:24am
Here's a rant: I dug out the copy of Mom's will that she gave me about 40 years ago. It is unsigned, and there is no signed version to be found...
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4-3-26, 6:06am
Welcome to the Forum, LessisBetter. I find it interesting that you include AI art and AI music in your list of likes. Can you please tell us more...
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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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4-1-26, 6:41am
Well the book was better as always. I had seen and enjoyed The Martian by Weir, and I enjoyed the book Project Hail Mary enough that I've added The...
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4-1-26, 6:32am
IL: Do you follow Drennon Davis on social media? His male cats frequently wear dresses and tutus, and they are very cute. However, I personally am...
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4-1-26, 6:15am
I have never sold anything on FB Marketplace, but I've had very good luck giving things away on our town's local FB giveaway page.
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3-31-26, 6:55am
IL: You might be interested in this product. It's specifically for grease-based stains. My mom was a huge fan and I learned about this product from...
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3-31-26, 6:49am
I'm so glad! You will really be in love with him after Townies. He didn't have an easy life in his younger years, but he somehow emerged from it as...
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3-30-26, 7:09am
I think it was Float-on who shared the stain removing tip of using a 50/50 combination of Blue Dawn and hydrogen peroxide. It it very, very...
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3-30-26, 6:51am
We did not have a funeral. We had a visitation at the funeral home with Mom's cremains, some flowers, and a lot of photos. I've come to learn that...
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3-30-26, 6:32am
I, too am glad you are still among the living, but I have no near-death-experiences to share.
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3-29-26, 9:01am
Thanks for the input, my friends.
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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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3-29-26, 6:19am
Catherine: You are indeed a wonderful wife, and I hope this treatment works out well for your DH.
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3-27-26, 6:14am
I'm almost always in a t-shirt, long-sleeved in winter and short-sleeved in summer. Most of my t-shirts are from LL Bean, and I've yet to wear one...
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3-25-26, 6:47am
You guys! I went to the movie theater yesterday to see Project Hail Mary! This is a big deal because I hadn't been inside a movie theater since the...
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3-24-26, 6:12am
I've never even heard the term before. Hope someone else can help.
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3-23-26, 7:10am
I'm glad we are at a point in time where we don't need to do much driving. We do heat our house with oil, but we are on a level billing plan and...
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