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Diane, That visit sounds nice. I used to visit my mother twice a year for a couple of weeks. I would do some work and repairs around the house, take my mother for doctor's visits and spend the evening listening to audio books on tape with her. I miss doing that now. I hope your daughter appreciates the time that she can spend with you.
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My granddaughter showed up yesterday for a big surprise visit. She and her husband went off to get some snacks and water and when they got back I heard a familiar voice. My daughter, from NYC, who hasn't visited in five years. Wonderful surprise. I'm a happy camper today. Up first this am, and ready for another great day. They are staying until Sunday.
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diane (furtima) posted an update Monday, Feb 10, 2025, 2:43pm EST, 2 days, 6 hours ago
Great weather here. Good day, bad day for me. Not getting anything done.
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aegbooks(Ann) posted an update Thursday, Feb 6, 2025, 11:45am EST, 6 days, 8 hours ago
Hi y'all! Cold but very sunny here. I can't recall a sunnier winter than this one. Also very dry, we are something like a foot behind on snow. I feel bad for the farmers, this is not good for them. The good for us side is clear roads, we have been able to get out all winter. The lakes did not freeze over till after Christmas.
We were sick with flu at Christmas, did not host or visit get togethers . I finally had my family over 2 weeks ago.
Now Dick has covid....I am not testing positive but should stay away from people because I may be carrying, and might well test positive soon.
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jude51 posted an update Monday, Feb 3, 2025, 2:21pm EST, 1 week, 2 days ago
Diane .. And too expensive
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diane (furtima) posted an update Monday, Feb 3, 2025, 12:48pm EST, 1 week, 2 days ago
Had four mint cookies last night. They are SO small.
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Jane (mysteryhorse) posted an update Sunday, Feb 2, 2025, 7:47pm EST, 1 week, 3 days ago
Diane Plants? I would LOVE that! However, we're getting snow tonight and the temp is dropping.
Just got back from a trip to Milwaukee for a few days. DH's brother died and we attended the funeral. DH is the youngest of 9, he has 3 sisters and 1 brother left, so it was nice seeing them since some live far away. Took an extra day to see my sister, nephew, aunt and some cousins as well. We were exhausted when we got home.
Lynne My favorite Girl Scout cookies are the thin mints.
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diane (furtima) posted an update Sunday, Feb 2, 2025, 3:34pm EST, 1 week, 3 days ago
70 Fahrenheit here all this next week. Spring temps - birds singing, squirrels running. Almost time to think about buying plants for the patio. L:ast spring I was not feeling well enough to get any, but not the case this year.,
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Lynne (Dramlin) posted an update Saturday, Feb 1, 2025, 6:57pm EST, 1 week, 4 days ago
Diane It was February 1st yesterday -- here 😉 We're at the beginning of a heat wave down here -- not really bad temps comparatively but very high for us, peaking tomorrow at 35 degrees. I haven't seen Girl Scout cookies for years sadly.
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diane (furtima) posted an update Saturday, Feb 1, 2025, 12:14pm EST, 1 week, 4 days ago
Sunny, calm, blue skies, 65 degrees. nine inches of snow a memory. I'm sure there will be at least one more cold spell before spring is really here. Girl scouts have set up a cookie table in my yard; I'm a corner lot. I thought it was Feb 1 yesterday. Seem to gain or lose a day every week now. Only need to know what day it is for Dr apts.
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Patsy (grano9) posted an update Wednesday, Jan 29, 2025, 4:10pm EST, 2 weeks ago
typing awful, new Apple computer and keyboard is so small
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Patsy (grano9) posted an update Wednesday, Jan 29, 2025, 4:09pm EST, 2 weeks ago
hello all! hope all came thru the nasty weather ok! all fine here in Gainesville
house open and in the 70s today, very pleasant....had good walk about 2. doing my physical therapy twice a week and it is helping me keep moving... trying to avoid any more surgery at my age - anesthesia not good for elderly.
don't know if I posted, but got great-grandson #7 in the fall. not seen in. person but pics are great, he's growing fast.
My 2 cats are grown and happy, and such joy and great company. they keep me moving and f rom sitting too much.
Hope all of you are well and stay so.
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diane (furtima) posted an update Tuesday, Jan 28, 2025, 11:45am EST, 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Over 60 degrees here today - guess winter is over. 70 predicted for later in the week. The snow hung around far longer than I thought it would. Beautiful that first day and night.My brother planned to visit but cancelled because of his health. His wife had a fall also.
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Jim(dainisjg) posted an update Friday, Jan 24, 2025, 9:53am EST, 2 weeks, 5 days ago
The temperature has been very low here in south Florida for the last few weeks. It was 43 degrees this morning, which is cold by Florida standards, when I went to take my morning walk. This is the first time I can remember putting on a jacket before going out for my walk. It snowed in Louisiana and they showed the streets covered with ice. People were actually ice skating and playing hockey on the ice covered streets. Up north they have salt spreader trucks to melt ice on the streets but the South only can wait for warm weather to melt icy streets.
I wonder how the tourists are making out in Miami, 35 miles south of me.
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The weather sure is strange! The south etc is reeling from snow, and we don't have any and need and want some! We're 17 inches behind for the season and only have maybe 2 inches on the ground. We had negative temps of minus 20s last week with minus 10 for a high. This is nuts!
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diane (furtima) posted an update Thursday, Jan 23, 2025, 11:55am EST, 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Most of our 9 inches of snow is still here. Very ;little melting so far - Pensacola has been paralyzed fpr 2 days. I certainly hop it's another 100 years before we see this again. Beautiful the first day, and amazing, but I'm over enjoying it. Have plenty of food and house is warm, thankful for that.
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jude51 posted an update Thursday, Jan 16, 2025, 3:29pm EST, 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Facebook messed up my account because of a problem with email addy. So those of you who are "friends" please send me a friend request so I can start rebuilding my account. Was Judy --- now Judith -- and you know my last name on the account.
ARGGGGGGGGG
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diane (furtima) posted an update Thursday, Jan 16, 2025, 10:50am EST, 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Chilly nut sunny in Pensacola. My brother is coming this weekend for a weeks visit. He has been snowed in for several days in N. Ala. I have 3 or 4 small chores to do before he arrives.
Christmas passed uneventfully. The four little pups next door continue to bark in the middle of the night. Even on these cold nights they were outside in the covered porch. Going to buy one of those whistles that deters barking. -
diane (furtima) posted an update Wednesday, Jan 8, 2025, 1:53pm EST, 1 month ago
A few weels agp ny coincidence, I watched a doumentary about a lost civilization on Greenland on utube. Quite interesting. Vikings settled on both coasts, but the west coast settlement proved unsistainable. Greenland has many rich mineral and natural resources including hydrocarbons, lead, iron ore, zinc, rare earth metals, gold, precious gemstones including diamonds, platinum, and uranium.
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Jim(dainisjg) posted an update Wednesday, Jan 8, 2025, 1:04pm EST, 1 month ago
It seems odd when I see mention of snow in the newspaper or in the comic strips. Snow is almost a forgotten thing for people living in Florida.
I have been doing a bit of reading up on Greenland, its capitol of Nuuk and some of its past history. It looks like an interesting place to visit for a short time.
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jude51 posted an update Tuesday, Jan 7, 2025, 1:01pm EST, 1 month ago
38 deg here, hi today 45. Just getting the edge of the Eastern cold. Temps back to normal by Weekend.
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diane (furtima) posted an update Tuesday, Jan 7, 2025, 12:43pm EST, 1 month ago
By the way, I believe dragonfly books passed on some time ago.
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diane (furtima) posted an update Tuesday, Jan 7, 2025, 12:42pm EST, 1 month ago
41 here, windy. Christmas put away, a few small chores to do today. Made another banana pudding last night. in the microwave - so easy. No standing and stirring. I sit at the table or on my walker for most cooking chores these days.
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June Kamm (dupo) posted an update Monday, Jan 6, 2025, 1:54pm EST, 1 month, 1 week ago
Hello to all from Belleville, Illinois where the winter storm has passed through and is now out of here! There is about an 8" accumulation of layered snow and ice outside. This will be around for while as we don't expect the temperature to get above freezing until next weekend.
I am so glad that I did not lose power at my house. Towns about an hour's drive south of me got hit hard with the freezing rain and ice, which knocked down trees and power lines.
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Jane (mysteryhorse) posted an update Monday, Jan 6, 2025, 11:48am EST, 1 month, 1 week ago
Around here we'll be happy to get to 19 today!
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jude51 posted an update Sunday, Jan 5, 2025, 11:47am EST, 1 month, 1 week ago
49 deg here in Salem, Or and will be that temp for a couple days. Then 40 deg for a couple days, then back to 50. Typical weather pattern for us this time of year.
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Jim(dainisjg) posted an update Sunday, Jan 5, 2025, 9:58am EST, 1 month, 1 week ago
It is cool here in southeast Florida - lows in the upper 50s and highs in the low 70s, a pleasant change while taking my daily walk.
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diane (furtima) posted an update Saturday, Jan 4, 2025, 1:32pm EST, 1 month, 1 week ago
58 and sunny in Pensacola. A little chilly for us. Slept late, feeling fine.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
It's 1 degree here, feels like January. But no snow! We need snow!
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Patsy (grano9) posted an update Friday, Jan 3, 2025, 5:29pm EST, 1 month, 1 week ago
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Very quiet one here, ok by me,......lots of craziness going on.
hope all of your are well and had a wonderful Christmas or Hannkukah!
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diane (furtima) posted an update Wednesday, Jan 1, 2025, 2:43pm EST, 1 month, 1 week ago
Happy 2025. Down about 3 days with inflammation in neck and should, but almost 100% today. Slept very late. Weather fair and vool.
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Jim(dainisjg) posted an update Wednesday, Jan 1, 2025, 12:17am EST, 1 month, 1 week ago
Happy New Year, everyone!
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Beth (Bethofvt) posted an update Tuesday, Dec 31, 2024, 6:34pm EST, 1 month, 1 week ago
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Beth (Bethofvt) changed their profile picture Tuesday, Dec 31, 2024, 6:23pm EST, 1 month, 1 week ago
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Beth (Bethofvt) posted an update Tuesday, Dec 31, 2024, 6:21pm EST, 1 month, 1 week ago
Another year comes to a close. We are fine, we all have bad colds, but we will get over them. Not much new or different, we lead a quiet boring life and I like it like that. Got our Christmas tree up late this year, not until December 21, and I will take it down tomorrow as I have for over 50 years.
I will wait until Little Christmas on January 6 to take down outdoor decorations. Might be easier if I did it tomorrow since weather is nice now and won't be on January 6, but who am I to break with tradition after all these years?
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Jim(dainisjg) posted an update Saturday, Dec 28, 2024, 7:59am EST, 1 month, 2 weeks ago
When she was a child my wife and her friends would be outside on January 5th gathering up grass to leave under their beds for the three kings' camels as they passed through. In gratitude, the children would be left gifts. A charming childhood belief much like leaving cookies and milk out for Santa.
One of my favorite O. Henry's stories is The Gift of the Magi.
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diane (furtima) posted an update Thursday, Dec 26, 2024, 1:51pm EST, 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Jim, please tell me where to get hay.
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I hope everyone here has had a good Christmas. I went over to my Sister's house for a while this afternoon, but only stayed a few hours because her five loud grandchildren were getting on my nerves.
I still check this Board every day, but seldom have anything to chat about. I have a nice calm quiet life ... and I like it that way.
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Jim(dainisjg) posted an update Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024, 5:42pm EST, 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Diane,Don't forget, when you go to bed on Jan 5 to leave some hay in a box under your bed for the three king's camels as they come on Three Kings' Day.
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Had to look up 3 Kings day - same as Epithany, which I did know.
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Jim(dainisjg) posted an update Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024, 8:59am EST, 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Merry Christmas from the Caribbean. My wife and I often go on a cruise during Christmas to get away from all the Christmas hassle. My son has told me that they are putting off things until Three Kings' Day so we can take part in exchanging gifts. Oh joy.
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I would hate to see this site disappear. Things have been happening in life but I check here every day. I plan on posting more often after the holidays.
Meanwhile, Merry Christmas to all of you! May you have a joyful holiday.
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diane (furtima) posted an update Tuesday, Dec 24, 2024, 1:14pm EST, 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I hate to even suggest this, but do you think it's time to let this site go. 12 days with no posts, and less than 10 people post on a regular basis. I'd hate to lose touch, but there's always personal email.
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Patsy (grano9) posted an update Tuesday, Dec 24, 2024, 11:00am EST, 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Wishing all a very MERRY AND SAFE CHRISTMAS! Will be very quiet here for several reasons.
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Jim(dainisjg) posted an update Monday, Dec 23, 2024, 10:30am EST, 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Happy holidays. I am on a two week cruise in the Caribbean. It is amazing how things have changed over the years. Perhaps one in twenty men wear shoes. Most men now wear tennis shoes/sneakers or sandals/flip-flops. In the main formal restaurants many men wear sandals and shorts. I wear brown leather Dockers shoes (with socks) during the day and black leather Oxford style shoes in the evening, one of the very few men who do.
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Lynne (Dramlin) posted an update Saturday, Dec 21, 2024, 5:55pm EST, 1 month, 3 weeks ago
May you all have a great holiday season
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diane (furtima) posted an update Saturday, Dec 21, 2024, 1:47pm EST, 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Merry Christmas to all!
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jude51 posted an update Friday, Dec 20, 2024, 11:28pm EST, 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Just 5 days to Christmas. Here is hoping you all have a Happy and Safe Holiday.
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Jane (mysteryhorse) posted an update Sunday, Dec 8, 2024, 6:51pm EST, 2 months ago
June I still get a lot of my boxes at the grocery store. Whenever we go shopping I check out the employees that are stocking the shelves. If I see any boxes that will work for me I ask and they are happy to let me take them.
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June Kamm (dupo) posted an update Sunday, Dec 8, 2024, 5:22pm EST, 2 months ago
Hello to all from Belleville, Illinois where it has been an overcast day.
The man who took care of the frozen section at our local Shop 'n Save grocery store used to save boxes for me. Even though I haven't sold on eBay for quite some time, I still have a bunch of boxes on hand ... and when I see a nice sized box at a store now, I am still tempted to bring it home with me. If nothing else, my cats love playing in those cardboard boxes.
Diane Don't take it personally that nobody mentioned your absence from the Board. We've gotten used to people "disappearing" for a while and just assume they are dealing with other things in their lives.
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diane (furtima) posted an update Sunday, Dec 8, 2024, 2:02pm EST, 2 months ago
Still have a room ful of boxxes. Every so often I try to het rid of some of them.
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aegbooks(Ann) posted an update Sunday, Dec 8, 2024, 1:35pm EST, 2 months ago
Jim, never did dumpster diving but curb shopping(junk picking) back in the day, yeah,,,best find were two nice ornate antique frames, and a forties mesh vintage dress. Here we have "Hippie Christmas" with student move-out/ move in day. Couches, tvs all kinds of stuff out on the curb for junk pickup. Lots of students and other young folks can get what they need for their apartments. oh! just remembered, I did throw my keys with some trash into a dumpster at work one time, wasn't easy getting in and out.
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Jane (mysteryhorse) posted an update Sunday, Dec 8, 2024, 9:48am EST, 2 months ago
Jim LOL
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Jim(dainisjg) posted an update Saturday, Dec 7, 2024, 10:22am EST, 2 months, 1 week ago
Hello my fellow former dumpster divers. As time goes by and ages go up I imagine we are less inclined to climb into dumpsters to retrieve boxes to use to pack up eBay sold items. I had a chance to revisit those good old days. My wife pack up some clothing in a kitchen white plastic bag for me to take to the cleaners. I went outside and quickly place it into the trash chute. Only as it dropped out of sight did I realize my error. Those trash dumpsters seem to have much higher sides than I remember from the old days. Anyway, I managed to get in and retrieve my clothing bag without getting any trash dumped down upon me while I was crawling around in there. Ah, sweet memories of the good old days.
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aegbooks(Ann) posted an update Saturday, Nov 30, 2024, 11:50am EST, 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Belated Happy Thanksgiving to all! Hope everyone's day was a good one. We visited DH's family at his sister's , lots of food and fun, and caught up on the news. We will be have our dinner get together with my brothers tomorrow.
We are very thankful for our health and that of family members though two have had issues but are coming through them ok.
Hi Diane and Jim, sounds like you had a good time with your celebrations.June--what a mess! hope your luck gets better and things go smoothly from now on.
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diane (furtima) posted an update Friday, Nov 29, 2024, 1:53pm EST, 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Enjoyed my mince meat pie. Not a holiday without it. Quiet day, but very pleasant. The cooking all went accoding to schedule. Turned chilly overnight, heat came on this am.
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Jim(dainisjg) posted an update Friday, Nov 29, 2024, 10:46am EST, 2 months, 2 weeks ago
There was a small tourist train not far from where I lived. The big selling point on its front entry sign was "Ride seven miles through cranberry bogs". We local residents were not impressed by that.
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Jim(dainisjg) posted an update Thursday, Nov 28, 2024, 11:30am EST, 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
My son does all the Thanksgiving cooking - big turkey etc. and a whole bunch of boiled shrimp appetizer It is always great. I am one of those who prefers canned cranberry sauce to uncanned. That is the way that I had it as a child even though we lived about ten miles away from the "Ocean Spray" company. We were in the heart of cranberry country in MIddleboro, MA with cranberry bogs all around.
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Pie and cornbread made. That's all for today.
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We'll be alone for TG as well so I won't be cooking (yea!). We're going to a local restaurant which has an enormous buffet which is really good.
Have fun in Spokane Jim!.
June Glad everything is fixed now on your house. Nothing ever goes smoothly, does it.
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diane (furtima) posted an update Tuesday, Nov 26, 2024, 1:10pm EST, 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Just DS and I for Thanksgiving. There's a shortage on minced meat, but we managed to have one jar shipped in, do there will be pie.
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Jim(dainisjg) posted an update Monday, Nov 25, 2024, 11:29pm EST, 2 months, 2 weeks ago
June, That sounds like you had a rough few days. I'm glad all is back to normal for you.
I am in Spokane to spend Thanksgiving with my grandkids. It should be fun.
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June Kamm (dupo) posted an update Monday, Nov 25, 2024, 1:39pm EST, 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Hello to all from Belleville, Illinois where it is a cool overcast day.
It's been a rough week here. Earlier this year my house suffered hail damage from a bad storm. Well, last week workers were here installing new siding on the house. During the installation somehow the electrical box on my house was damaged and I was without power for two days. I'd forgotten how miserable that can be! It was a mess figuring out who was responsible for the damage, then waiting for someone to come fix it, get it inspected, and finally have the power company come out an hook me back up again.
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diane (furtima) posted an update Sunday, Nov 24, 2024, 11:06am EST, 2 months, 2 weeks ago
LOL
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Jim(dainisjg) posted an update Sunday, Nov 24, 2024, 11:01am EST, 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Diane,Congratulations. You are a true Plugger.
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I've kept pliers in the silverware drawer for years, for bottle caps, etc. And I have a larger thingy for jars, etc.
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Jim(dainisjg) posted an update Friday, Nov 22, 2024, 9:13pm EST, 2 months, 3 weeks ago
I frequently read a comic strip called "Pluggers." It shows how old people just keep plugging away in life. Yesterday I was having a hard time twisting open a tight jar cap from a bottle. I thought I should keep a pair of pliers in the kitchen to take care of that. In today's "Plugger" the cartoon read, "If you keep pliers in the kitchen drawer to open tight container caps you are a plugger". I guess I will just keep plugging away.
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Lynne (Dramlin) posted an update Friday, Nov 22, 2024, 5:32pm EST, 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Apparently you're not alone -- 2 weeks without posts. I'll be thinking of al of you and wishing you all the best.
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diane (furtima) posted an update Friday, Nov 22, 2024, 1:02pm EST, 2 months, 3 weeks ago
I;ve been so down about the election and the state of our country that I haven't been posting anywhere and prolly am goingto sonctinue to take a break. Other than mentally I'm fine, just have to find a way to live through these next 4 years. Holiday wishes to everyone, and a happy and prosperopus New Year.
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Jim(dainisjg) posted an update Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024, 12:25pm EST, 3 months, 1 week ago
A bit of history - there was a recession in this country from July 1990 – March 1991. Bill Clinton ran for president in 1992 saying "It's the economy, stupid" and "I want to get us out of this terrible recession that we are in" while at the same time financial papers were saying, "Since the end of the recession last year..." That lie he told helped to get Mr. Clinton elected. I suppose to this day he still chuckles about that.
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Patsy (grano9) posted an update Monday, Nov 4, 2024, 12:19pm EST, 3 months, 1 week ago
Good Morning everyone................we have a lovely fall-ish day, cool this AM but warming....so glad to be off DST.
I mailed my vote and got confirmation it was received and counted..............will also be very glad when all the calls, texts, ads, info, etc. is over............OVERLOAD is not a big enough word.Teddy and Fred came through Gainesville for booksale once, and spent the night with me....lovely couple. Went all over in their camper...... seems so many of our ebay group have passed on....................I feel blessed at 85 to still be around.
I wish ebay had not changed and gotten so hard and expensive...................got lots of stuff I could sell, but it is just too much of a hassle with all the new rules, and the price of postage etc.Got my flu and covid boosters the past 2 weeks, so hoping to stay well over the winter months. I am looking forward to walking in comfy weather..............just was way too hot over the summer, I can always add clothes, hats, mittens, scarfs..but hot weather is another story,and I will not walk in the dark.
FOL book sale was last week.....didn't work it, all we "oldies" kinda been put out to pasture, it has gotten so big and hectic.
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Jim(dainisjg) posted an update Monday, Nov 4, 2024, 9:58am EST, 3 months, 1 week ago
When my wife and I voted we were second in line and there were two check in desks. About six voters were at the voting booths. I am surprised to see dozens of people standing in lines to vote now.
I get about a dozen text messages every day asking for political contributions, even the day before the elections. I block each number but the senders must have hundreds of numbers that they can use.
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diane (furtima) posted an update Sunday, Nov 3, 2024, 12:19pm EST, 3 months, 1 week ago
Unfortunately Jim, with the dropping of the national IQ, many of the voters do fall into the stupid category.
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Jim(dainisjg) posted an update Sunday, Nov 3, 2024, 10:13am EST, 3 months, 1 week ago
I am just tired of all the "creative editing" of opponents comments. Do politicians or their staff really believe that voters are stupid? I suspect that they do.
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Ditto on NO MORE ADS! We live in Wisconsin but are in the Minnesota TV coverage area so we get all their ads and we can't even vote for any of them. Argh!
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June Kamm (dupo) posted an update Friday, Nov 1, 2024, 8:51pm EDT, 3 months, 1 week ago
Beth I have the same problem here. I am in the St. Louis market for my local TV stations. There are several races and ballot propositions in Missouri that are highly contested and running ads almost constantly. I, too, will be glad when the election is over.
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Beth (Bethofvt) posted an update Friday, Nov 1, 2024, 7:01pm EDT, 3 months, 1 week ago
I will be so happy when Tuesday is over and the election ads disappear. Most positions in Vermont are only nominally contested. Our current officeholders are all very popular and will win handily, thus few ads and few yard signs. But we are in the NH market for our local stations and there is a political ad every 10 minutes, 24 hours a day! Once Wednesday arrives, it will just be the constant Medicare ads until December 7.
Our gas prices have finally dropped below $3.00, well not everywhere but at least at the station in our town.
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diane (furtima) posted an update Friday, Nov 1, 2024, 12:37pm EDT, 3 months, 1 week ago
Also met Teddi anmd Fred, her husband. Nice people. FRed died and Teddi remarried shortly before she also died. So many are gone.
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aegbooks(Ann) posted an update Friday, Nov 1, 2024, 11:06am EDT, 3 months, 1 week ago
Diane, that sounds like fun! We still have the ebony chickens next door--and sometimes they visit our back yard.
Curt
Devonia , Devonia died in 2017, she was the one who painted beautiful flowers on furniture.
aquiltmaven, Karen a lovely person
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June Kamm (dupo) posted an update Friday, Nov 1, 2024, 10:30am EDT, 3 months, 1 week ago
Good morning to all from Belleville, Illinois where it is a crisp, cool morning.
A few weeks ago we had a storm come through that caused hail damage on the roof and siding at both my house and sis's house next door. The roofers came yesterday and put a new roof on sis's house and they are back today doing my roof. I had forgotten how noisy this process can be!
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diane (furtima) posted an update Thursday, Oct 31, 2024, 2:30pm EDT, 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Making up beds from my "Storm" guests. All my sheets are old, and mismatched. Mattresses are deeper now, and I had to buy bottom sheets to go with the good top sheets I already had. Have managed to clear out a few things, sold a couple, and more to go. After 2 weeks finally opened my home owners insurance statement. Thank goodness it didn't go up. Everyone I know has been complainging about how much theirs has gone up. Doubled, etc. Can't believe I worried about it 2 whole weeks. The four little dogs that moved in next door are very entertaining. They dash up and down, but don't get in the pool. Their yips are very small also. Getting things done, buyt slowly, feeling pretty good after all those months of not being in good shape. :Life is good.
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diane (furtima) posted an update Sunday, Oct 27, 2024, 12:11pm EDT, 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Bob died some years ago.
Finished my ebay listings for the next couple weeks. Sure I can find more stuff, probably even some books.
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Jim(dainisjg) posted an update Sunday, Oct 27, 2024, 10:14am EDT, 3 months, 2 weeks ago
I think that was the Bob that had a bull head logo. He provided a link to a site that would store photos for people. Many people put their photos there. Bob was devastated when the person who ran the site just closed it down and people lost all of their photos.
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Lynne (Dramlin) posted an update Saturday, Oct 26, 2024, 5:55pm EDT, 3 months, 2 weeks ago
June I think that was it, he posted here a few times from memory.
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Another of the people from the old book board who died was named Bob. I believe his eBay name was something like "Lookwhatbobfound". He lived in Florida and had been very involved with the Salvation Army.
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Webmaster posted an update Friday, Oct 25, 2024, 9:12pm EDT, 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Hello Everyone. So sorry to hear about JoAnne. I will work on adding her to the In Memoriam list. Are there any others that are missing and need to be added. Just let me know. Thank You, Curt
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aegbooks(Ann) posted an update Friday, Oct 25, 2024, 2:16pm EDT, 3 months, 2 weeks ago
We've had wonderful late summer/ extended fall weather here, many beautiful sunny temperate days. Long blooming flowers and colorful trees and shrubs.
Jane so sorry about your mother, may she rest in peace and light.
Sorry to hear about JoAnne, she led a full life. I admired the way she kept on going through the ups and downs of her life.Rest in Peace.Maynard Newville (mnewville) passed away in his sleep on July 15, 2024. I saw him a bit on Facebook for awhile, but he was getting older and losing his sight. He lived in Minnesota, and we figured out that DH and I had unknowingly been at the same auction at the same time once.
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diane (furtima) posted an update Friday, Oct 25, 2024, 11:27am EDT, 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Voted by mail this week.
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Jim(dainisjg) posted an update Friday, Oct 25, 2024, 8:06am EDT, 3 months, 2 weeks ago
My wife and I voted early. No crowd at all which was good. I will be glad when this election is over.
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Beth (Bethofvt) posted an update Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024, 8:34pm EDT, 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Weather is so beautiful here for mid October. Of course it is expected to get cold again Thursday, but my flowers are still blooming. Once the frost gets them, I will bring out the bird feeders
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June Kamm (dupo) posted an update Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024, 3:03pm EDT, 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Hello to all from Belleville, Illinois where it is a sunny day. This time of year it's hard to know how to dress. It's pretty cool in the morning, but warms up quite a bit by the afternoon.
Beth Thank you for posting JoAnne's obituary. I had not heard that she died.
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Patsy (grano9) posted an update Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024, 1:41pm EDT, 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Afternoon everyone, got my fence rebuilt, front porch ceiling back in place. Neighborhoods still full of stacks of downed trees, brush, trash from storm. It's getting very dry and dangerous...hope they get more picked up soon, but ours is not as bad as some nearby. Becoming fire hazards.
This coming weekend is the Fall Book Sale...................I am not working it - my legs/back just don't last long enough anymore for hours on that concrete floor..............hoping they will have good clear weather for it.........looks that way so far. Starts Saturday through next Wednesday............
Early voting going on nearby, so traffic and parking might be a problem..........hope not. VOTE first, then come buy a bunch of great books!
I have a new great grandson.............born in October. #7 th great grandchild. Sadly, 3 of them I have not met or held...only see pics or videos....but that is better than nothing.
Sister and I not doing any cruising this fall or winter... the ship part is fine but the getting there to sail and then back home has become a PITA..............whatever.
Sorry, I didn't know JoAnn had passed. Should keep in touch more.. sorry.
I turned 85 in September..............only 2 aunts on my dad's side of the family have made it longer.. I hope to keep on keeping on to 90 or above..... will take all I can get. I am doing PT 2 x a week to stay strong.............oops...time to go there now..................cya later
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diane (furtima) posted an update Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024, 9:33am EDT, 3 months, 3 weeks ago
I sent a message to webmaster,
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jude51 posted an update Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024, 12:24am EDT, 3 months, 3 weeks ago
I would imagine the webmaster is the only one to make changes.
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Beth (Bethofvt) posted an update Monday, Oct 21, 2024, 5:39pm EDT, 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Does anyone know how to add JoAnne to the "In Memoriam" section of this group?
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Beth (Bethofvt) posted an update Monday, Oct 21, 2024, 5:31pm EDT, 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Lynne,
Bobby's death was likely a relief for JoAnne. I know she wondered what would happen to him after she was gone. Not likely son in Florida would fly up to see him in a nursing home.
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Lynne (Dramlin) posted an update Monday, Oct 21, 2024, 4:49pm EDT, 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Sorry to hear Jane, I hope it was easy for her. Also sorry to hear about JoAnne and her family; I see her second son has retired to Florida. Sort of glad her elder son died before her, not for her but for him.
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diane (furtima) posted an update Monday, Oct 21, 2024, 4:03pm EDT, 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Thanks for that Beth., Good to know her story.
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Beth (Bethofvt) posted an update Monday, Oct 21, 2024, 3:52pm EDT, 3 months, 3 weeks ago
I remembered and did a search. I found an obituary for JoAnne. She apparently passed away last December. https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/obituaries/pnys0748353
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Beth (Bethofvt) posted an update Monday, Oct 21, 2024, 3:19pm EDT, 3 months, 3 weeks ago
I have forgotten JoAnne's last name. I know it begins with an H.
Jane, I am so sorry to hear about your mother passing. I know she lived a long life and it was not unexpected, but still an emotional blow when one loses their mother.
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