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The corsage for the piano soloist who showed up so late for my daughter's wedding that she never received it (my daughter has been married long enough that she has 5 kids)

Birdfeeders that stick on the window...what a great invention

Ate you sure it's not a groundhog? We had a family of them living in our compost pile last year and so did our neighbor.

The beach...always the beach.

@intothelight I don't know whether to be happy for you or jealous! It's cold, snowy, and icy here. All the schools were closed again. It will be months before I do any outdoor gardening. A Buffalo girl shouldn't be whining about a few inches of Ohio snow! I want to play in the dirt!

I used to love the classics. And I appreciate that season of my life that I devoted to reading them. I think every person needs that foundation of - what my 10th grade English teacher would call - "good, worthwhile" literature. If it wasn't penned by "one of the greats," she considered the...

I've come back to this thread a few times. What exactly does the word "consumed" mean? I consider myself a well-educated citizen who stays up-to-date on current events and on what is happening globally. I can participate in an intelligent discussion or debate about important world affairs. That...

I'm sorry, but this made me laugh. This is SO like our government! "Gee, I don't know. Maybe this person knows." "I don't know. Why would I know? Ask Bob." "Check with Human Resources." "Hey, Barb! You know anything about this?" "Check with the Dept. Of Motor Vehicles."

That posted too soon! I was going to say coupled with the stress on your marriage and your doubts about your own future with him has got to be truly frustrating. I know people who are prepping and concerned as he is. I personally think it is a control issue - they feel like they can control...

Welcome to my world...only yours is majorly ramped up on steroids!! First, realize that maintenance issues if he would leave aren't an issue. When my friend's husband passed away last spring leaving her with a big home and large property to maintain that she knew nothing about she hired a handy...

There is a thread on the forum that I find sad where people are commiserating about feeling old. One of the best gifts of getting old for me is that somewhere along the journey I learned to drop the pretense. I stopped caring about what looked "good" and acceptable and even "normal" to the rest...

My husband and I will celebrate our 47th anniversary this year. I would never run from this incredible man, but I've often wondered why he hasn't fled from the complete crazy nut case I am.

You're a survivor.

@Teasel If you know any young children, spend some talking with them. You'll be surprised what you'll learn learn through their unusual questions. I recently learned that the Arabic alphabet (spoken in "P"alestine), does not contain the letter "P". They call Popeye cartoons Bobeye!

Today I just can't look in the mirror. Somedays I don't know who I'm looking at and don't like who she is.

I hang out with my young grandkids - they are curious about absolutely everything and drag me along through their questions and imaginations to find the answers. I also read, read, read. And then I read some more. Always nonfiction. My mantra is "some women want diamonds, I want books." There...

Have you ever heard of the book "Good Boundaries and Goodbyes" by Lysa Terkurst? It's a great book about relationships. If you have the time, do a YouTube search for Elevation Church, Lysa Terkeurst, Dancing With Dysfunction. She does a great talk on what we bring to our relationships versus...

Maybe you just haven't met the right person yet.

"If you're going to someone's house for Thanksgiving, compliment their baseboards. That's what they've been spending their time this week cleaning." - Simon Holland

My husband took some of the grandkids over to our farm this afternoon. There are gigantic electric transmission towers that run through certain sections of the fields. My husband is known for the tall tales he tells the kids, so they often ask me, "Nana, is that true or cornball?" Today as he...

The old flower blossoms spread out on sheets of cardboard in the backyard to continue to dry out in the sun look rather comical. I am saving all kinds of flower seeds to plant in the spring. This is fun!

@Tinyflame We live in an area where people dump their pet cats they don't want anymore. It's a cruel act, but very common. The animal shelter/ humane society charges a fee to take an animal, which people don't want to pay. Since the cats you found seemed tame, they may have been abandoned pets...

I have a friend who single-handledly tries to take on the Big Bads of the World. She boycotts manufacturers and retailers. She signs online petitions. She donates to her "causes." She votes for those who thinks like she does. Occasionally she might even donate food to a food pantry. And she...

Marking the Masses by Tom Hughes

My husband and I just celebrated our 46th anniversary. He had no idea what a nut job he was getting when he married me! He has been a prince through all of my PTSD "episodes", my horrible breakdown and hospitalizations, my dysfunctional family, and my resulting physical health problems. In the...