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  1. Yeah, Ramona is a screamer. And she's definitely not Miss Manners.
  2. Help me, I'm about to be supportive of Ramona and her intolerance for the screaming. If anyone has experienced hearing loss, the loss can really do a number on noise tolerance, with or without a hearing aid. Aging is not for sissies. I don't know how Ramona can handle the loud dinner conversations, the constant talking over one another, and the screaming. It's true that Ramona doesn't listen, but to start with she's probably hearing only about 70% of what is being said.
  3. Elaine is doing a fantastic job at trying to explain anti-racism to Sharon. And Sharon isn't listening.
  4. I thought that I was overreacting last night when I became angry at what had been done to the ranch home for single mom and her young son. Were any closets left in the house? Where will everyone put bulky winter coats, snow boots, hats, mittens, etc.? Storage isn't needed in a bathroom? Thank goodness Steve found a way to incorporate some shelves back into the bathroom so that the bump out shelves in the living room could be built. Then the travesty of painting all the wood in the home plus the grandmother's table! And, yes, it was a stupid unusable layout. It just felt the redo was a total failure. The homeowner seemed happy, so that's a plus.
  5. In one of the many picnics and promenades, Penelope asks her mother if she can go and play with Eloise. Mrs. Featherington reprimands her and reminds Penelope that she wears long skirts now, not short skirts like she did last summer. I think that Penelope's actions were reprehensible, but I also believe that she is young enough to learn and to make amends if possible. This could give the series an out in redeeming Penelope if subsequent episodes show Penelope's journey.
  6. Was there a dining area in Shuff's home? I saw the counter seating in the kitchen, but I don't recall seeing any other kind of dining area. I don't like artificial flowers, but I was surprised and pleased to like the variety of plants that Erin used in the window boxes.
  7. Dorothea Hurley and Jon Bon Jovi are kind people. It's great to see Dorothea's efforts to bring delicious meals to the homeless paying it forward.
  8. A thread for CBS Sunday Morning?????? Don't mind me over here doing the happy dance 💃
  9. I finally had a chance to catch up on my Flip or Flop Vegas obsession. The opening to the golf course club condo almost derailed my watching, and my complaint isn't attached to the decorating for once. Aubrey was wearing her heeled black shoes on the putting green! Golf Etiquette 101 is to be respectful of the conditioning of the greens. No spikes, heels or stilettos allowed. Ever! The black and white golf course condo was an Aubrey and Bristol flip that I could see purchasing, with removal of the overhead mirror feature in the master bedroom. I appreciated they were careful removing the kitchen cabinets so that they could be donated, along with the furniture and belongings left in the condo. Now on to the condo with the mural. I didn't like the faux brick paneling for the mural in the bedroom. Thank goodness it was painted white. I agree with everyone that the mural wasn't for me. It's too large and too personal a decorating style.
  10. I'm conflicted over voting, which turns reading selection into a competition. If it gets more of us engaged in reading, though, the outcomes will be worth it. I have to shift my emphasis on this being a selection of a great book that Americans read to a focus of "hey, it's great that Americans are reading!"
  11. I'm old, so please understand that I'm not qualified to speak about current music. It does seem, however, that Kelly Clarkson wowed the crowd with her singing. I hope that Kelly keeps it up because she seems such a genuine person and I just want to spend time hanging out with her and listening to her be kind. We need more kindness!
  12. The rustic glam house had multiple offers and sold for $315,000. What the what?! Bristol had a couple of good ideas for this house. He suggested removing the wall around the fireplace, which I questioned until I saw the results. Then he also picked out some really nice tile for the main bathroom. It was fun to watch them shop together until the red tile appeared. How many different wood patterns were in the finished house? Aubrey stained the wood for the 70's paneled wall (#1) and then used a different light wood (#2) for the master bedroom. I think she also chose the laminate flooring with the faux square pegs (#3). Then Bristol stained the wood (#4???) for the upper wall of the fireplace. I'm not sure how this has turned into appointment tv for me, but it has.
  13. The blue and green house may be worse even than the condo that had the purple sink. With the blue and green house there was no place for the eye to rest.
  14. I was finally able to catch up on the first two episodes of this season. I love this show because Aubrey's use of color is insane. And I mean insane in the literal sense, where one is carted away wrapped up tightly in a white coat! Except in Aubrey's case it would be a coat of baby food green. You know, that kind of green where it coordinates with gray for kind of a military camouflage vibe? Seriously, Aubrey knows how to bring the entertainment with her use of color, sparkles/feathers/mirrors, and her hair styles during open houses. I don't know what's wrong with me because I wouldn't follow Aubrey's decorating style or inspiration, but I am always so happy to watch what she pulls together. Is she in on the craziness, do you think? Every now and then, there's a design element that I like, such as the metal stair railing in the first episode. Since the stair railing was covering three levels of the house, it did add a cool element. Then the design went off the rails (ha! rails, railing, get it? I'll be here all night, folks. Then we move to the ranch house, which is in horse country. I don't ride horses, don't know horse people, etc., but I just can't imagine that the decorating and remodeling done by Aubrey is what a horse owner is looking for in living quarters. I imagine that there's a lot of dust and manure. That's a lovely image reflected back at you from your mirrored tiles as you wash away the horse adventures! I really do like to watch both Aubrey and Bristol, including the fact that I think it would be fascinating to spend an afternoon with them and get tanked on tequila. For some reason, I think they'd be a blast. Don't judge me.
  15. This reunion show can't be good for Buddy's recovery. Wow.
  16. I feel bad for Heather as well, but I wonder if her confusion over closure and Heather taking forever to heal is due in part to some shenanigans we weren't privy to seeing from Whitney. I do think that Whitney still had feelings for Buddy that crossed over into K-I-S-S-I-N-G in a tree. Because that's Whitney's level of maturity. From what little this reality show allowed us to see I felt that there was enough shown on the surface throughout different seasons that Whitney still showed an unusual attachment to Buddy. Most specifically, there seemed to be an odd competition or vibe in the air when I saw Lenny/Whitney and Buddy/Heather at the same time. Then her driving to Charleston, unannounced to Buddy, was over the top to me.
  17. When we were watching Tal move in with his box labeled "books," I couldn't take my eyes off Whitney's greasy, greasy hair. It makes me question how often she bathes or showers because her hair was just nasty. I can imagine that Tal wasn't happy to have that head of grease plopped down right under his nose. Then when Todd talked about the Cheeto dust under her fingers, which was the day following the dance class in Charleston, I had to pause the show and go outside for a breath of fresh air. I hate the thought of her bringing an adopted child into her home. Crossing my fingers that it really is just a TLC driven plot line.
  18. I am a constant lurker, and I always love so many of your comments. It's a pain how introverted I am, even on PTV (!), but I'm coming out of lurking to tell you about a book that was just released 2/20 that can shed a light on why things can continue from generation to generation. The book is Educated by Tara Westover. As I read the book and continued to question why the author allowed her family to treat her so horribly I kept making comparisons to Ma and Pa Duggar and the harm they have brainwashed into their children. It's also just a freakin' fascinating book. Fair warning: There are some graphic medical and abuse scenes that will tear at your heart. OK, back to lurking!
  19. It's likely that Jazz's grandfather was raised at a time when people did think there was a religious prohibition against tattoos for Jewish people. He also may have been raised around some relatives who related experiences of the Holocaust. I think the grandfather tried to hold it together during the proclamation from Jazz that she had gotten a tattoo, and it appeared to me he was truly emotional over what Jazz had done. I felt bad that the vow renewal, staged as it was by TLC, was used as a platform to reveal the tattoo and the surgery date. Greg looked sucker punched.
  20. Since the audience seemed to come from the Dance Gallery, the parents of the grammar school children must have elected to sign permission for the children to attend. Who knows what promises, I mean lies, were told by TLC about the Be You program?
  21. When the Be You sing along ended, I thought we were then shown the exterior of a building that had Dance Gallery on the side of it. I thought the program was held at this dance company, not at a school. I hope that I'm correct about it being a dance school.
  22. We painted our house last summer. It's a two story Colonial, built in 1993. We painted it gray with cream trim and cream garage doors. I'm loving the cream trim; it is bright but not gleaming white. So many of our neighbors have commented that they like the gray/cream combination. I'm partial to cream trim, and I think it would look lovely against the cherry red and black shutters.
  23. Good for you in not replying to your hothead uncle. He may deliberately be trying to push your buttons, and you have not given him that satisfaction. Stating the obvious, it can be really tough to lose parents. This was my 3rd Mother's Day without my mom; this was the first one since I lost her that has felt semi normal to me. We all grieve in different ways and at our own pace. Be kind and gentle to yourself.
  24. The odor of Noxema immediately came back to me when reading your post. It always felt so cool but was pungent.
  25. I enjoyed Manor House, Frontier House, and the other similar shows that PBS has done (Except Texas Ranch House, I hated the family in charge of the ranch in that one). @Misslindsey, I agree with you on how much I enjoyed the other House shows on PBS. I'm out of town and staying in a hotel, and I couldn't believe it last night that the hotel doesn't carry PBS in its channel line up. 18 different ESPN channels, but no PBS! The horror of making me wait until I return home and can finally watch Victorian Slum On Demand. Also, I seriously disliked the ranch family in Texas Ranch House. I stumbled upon the wife when listening to a podcast, Genealogy Gems. Lisa Louise Cook puts out the podcast and was the ranch owner's wife. Thank goodness I hadn't subscribed to the free podcast or paid for the premium service.
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