I hope so--we have definitely come a long way.
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I hope so--we have definitely come a long way.
What a nice story, Tybee. It's so nice to read about fabulous family events, etc. Thanks for sharing.
Sounds like a great day Tybee!
That's wonderful, Tybee. I had a great relationship with my in-laws and always considered myself fortunate in that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
Good for you! It feels nice to get out and do some of those things we have missed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Teacher Terry
I am so happy to be in the Rio Grande area of Texas versus the miserable, cold north. 80 degrees, sunny and breezy compared to <30 degrees, overcast, snow and darkness descending before 5pm. Surprisingly, most people here are wearing masks. At the senior park residents are vaccinated. I feel more comfortable here where we can congregate outside as well. Win-win all around.
Went to an obscure birding spot today and saw a black bellied whistling duck… very cool.
That's great! I know you were so eager to get away for this winter. I'm glad you were able to make it happen!Quote:
Originally Posted by frugal-one
Granddaughter has reached age of 26 months where she goes to bed and did not fuss, slept all night. It was getting challenging for me, Ole granny was getting to old to deal with crying and fussing on the nights I have her:)
Thank God for sleep!Quote:
Originally Posted by BikingLady
I realize I do this particular thing religiously whenever I see people panhandling around Santa Fe: when I am at home and go into my Quicken program to track the day's expenditures, I log in the $2.00 I donate to panhandlers and I also put a quick note in the memo area. For instance, today I gave $2 to the guy with the cardboard sign that said "dreaming of a cheeseburger," which was then noted in the memo column when I got home. I do spend time each day thinking about the homeless people I see all over the place panhandling. Last week I gave $5 to a family with a little girl standing in the entrance of the Walmart parking lot, and marked it appropriately in my memo column. I think it helps me humanize these people and their plight. I wish I could afford to do more. I wish I could give out $50 bills and really make some sort of difference in someone else's life and provide at least some comfort for the day or night.
Yet other days I have to harden my heart and stare past them as I sit at the traffic light, waiting for it to turn green. I cannot fix this huge problem on my own but I always feel like I should do more, somehow.
It is really hard to see and help those in need. Neat approach to humanize them by noting something unique each time.
You are in a warmer area so may have more than the colder climate such as mine. I finally decided that I would focus my donations to the Salvation Army in our area as they supply food, shelter and coordinate services where needed. That way, I believe that my donation is not going for buying drugs.
I also donate to the Salvation Army and our local Gospel Mission because the money is used wisely. Occasionally I give to people on the street.
Women’s ice-skating has a new star who seems to be the complete package, artistry and athletic ability at only age 15.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rQIntekPlfo&t=188s
Kamila Valieva, a Russian girl, scored the highest ever recorded in a recent competition.
My unpracticed eye can’t tell if someone executes a double, triple, or a quad, I was always annoyed when they attempted their triples and quads and didn’t make it and it ruined their performance. I pretty much stopped watching women’s figure skating a few years ago because of this.
Well this girl can execute quads and impress those who know about skating, meanwhile she can impress me with her artistry because her jumps do not interfere with it. She jumps effortlessly and never signals that she’s getting ready to do a big jump.
She is the new powerhouse in women’s ice-skating. She just made her debut in the senior category.
Quite remarkable what the finely tuned human body can do so beautifully. Three coaches! - I wonder how each of their direction is focused.
Yeah, but she'll never be Tonya Harding...:DQuote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
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Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
I will take a knee to that post!
The "free" turkey from the grocery store has been cooked, picked, bones simmered, gravy made, broth collected and meat divided into meals (mostly - lol). I feel decently stocked at the moment!
Ibotta, I found out about this app a few weeks ago. $49.53 in refunds this month.
My poinsettia is blooming! It's a bit subtle because it was a white flower, but you can see it is blooming, just not heavy like when I bought it, but then I didn't fertilize it, either, just put in a cool room in a Southern window:
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It’s beautiful! I remember when you asked about bringing it into bloom. So you didn’t do controlled light and dark treatment? Interesting!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
Beautiful!!! I like the white flowers.
Good for you!!! That's wonderful! Give us your secrets! I kept mine from last year all this year, but haven't really tried to get it to bloom.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
I don't know! Here was the cycle on it--gave it to Mom at Christmas in the assisted living, only to find it unwatered and just yellow stalks, no leaves a couple of weeks after Christmas. Took home and put it in a window all winter and watered it a lot and it got new leaves. Then it got too big for the window so in about June, I put it outside where it got really big, then brought it in and put it in the living room in a southfacing window, but the room is pretty cool most of the time. But I didn't keep it out of the light. But it was cool in that room?Quote:
Originally Posted by catherine
If it went dormant, it was way last January.
I just don't know.
That is so beautiful! I love the white ones and don't particularly like the red ones myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
That is a vigorous plant! Nice to see as I dislike tossing my poinsettia as the leaves just drop off despite watering and fertilizer but the lighting in my house is not great for plants needing bright light.
That’s beautiful Tybee!!
A couple weeks ago I committed to chairing a substantial thing in (what I thought was) our next summer, 2022.
A couple of other things have been added to that same period. And I’ve been walking around in a daze for 48 hours thinking how the hell am I gonna do all that plus that will be a time when we’re moving probably, oh hell no this is going to be something I can’t pull off.
But then I read communications carefully and I see that I’ve committed to the year 2023. Yes it is summer 2023 that I have to pull off this obligation.
Well then never mind the worry and fretting, it will all be OK! Yay, it will be fun!
Make sure the 2023 is not a typo. ;)
That is true! But I now know 2023 is our in-real-life lily show inQuote:
Originally Posted by razz
Chicago in 2023 because the group has planned a virtual show for 2022.
Here we have the best bulldog who ever lived : “ Baggy Pants”.
Beautiful, smart, well behaved. She was a show dog who was well trained. She died in 2009. Loved that girl so much!!!
This is her, and me, at a Fun Match where she won best in Match.
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Gorgeous girl!
Beautiful dog IL!
Cute photo! We do love our dogs.
What is the story of being called "Baggy Pants"? That is not the first name that springs to mind when naming a dog. How did she come into your life as I get the impression that she was trained by others and came into your life later on?
Thanks for asking! She was named by her second owner who got her as a puppy for showing. Baggy Pants had lots of wrinkles around her feet when she was a puppy, so that’s how she got her name.Quote:
Originally Posted by razz
That owner gave her to me when she was about five years old because she needed to make room in her kennel for other dogs. Baggy did not do especially well in the show ring and never earned a championship, one reason being that she was “doggy “in her physique which means she was big like a male dog. Her owner didn’t take her out often to shows Attachment 4117because she was mad at Baggy’s breeder, a feud that had nothing to do with Baggy Pants.
Another photo from that fun match ( not an official American kennel club show)
So cute!!!
Fun to read about the history of Baggy Pants. Thanks!
Bought a 5.99 bunch of lilies at Shaws, and they are amazing!!!
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I love them! Wish they were not so toxic to cats. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
Wonderful lilies.Quote:
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I really like what I can see of your house from here. Those doors, that floor! Me likeee.
I also like it tybee!!