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That picture looks like an ad for Halloween costumes. That poor girl. She doesn't deserve to be on social media "modeling" that outfit. I really wonder if one of Jill's "fans" will actually buy this. Where would you wear it?

They are called Toasty Touch. They are ultra thin gloves with a battery. According to their site, they were developed by someone who has Raynauds who could not find thin, washable gloves. They are machine washable--without the battery pack--and are super thin. They have three heat settings and rechargeable batteries. I'm not sure if they are a US or Australian company. They are expensive ($130), but they are actually useable because they are so thin and flexible, unlike glove liners. So far I am very happy with them. Just search for Toasty Touch.

OK. Accomplished my really stupid act for today. I'm anemic, and my fingers get really cold, and when they get cold they really hurt. I found some very thin heated gloves on line, and they arrived last week. They are warm, battery operated, and machine washable (without the battery, of course). They are expensive, but I really like them. I can use the phone and computer easily, and my hands stay nice and warm. Anyhow, I am doing laundry this morning, and I picked up some cloth napkins off my chairside table and started a load of wash. Then I realized that there was only one glove on the table. The glove can go in the wash, but not the battery! So I stopped the wash and tried to find the glove in the water, but I couldn't find it. Then I found it on the floor next to the chair. So I now I'm sitting her with warm gloves, but also with a cold, wet sleeve. Luckily, everything dries very fast here (very low humidity in the air), so I should be dry in a half hour or so. Moral of the story, be sure to pay attention to what goes in the wash!

Thank you!

Can anyone tell me if there is anything of interest in this article? I won't turn my ad blocker off for anyone, especially Josh and Anna.

I would love another aquarium. I had a 60 gal salt tank before I moved. It was in a nice, secure cabinet. Any fish I bought now would have a life expectancy of about 12 minutes. My cats would see to that!

There were many "women's tonics" around to give women a boost. They were very high in alcohol, and many, many women became alcoholic. Most patent medicines had alcohol as a main ingredient. During Prohibition you could not buy any alcohol in any form. Even cough medicine. I have a special prescription for cough medicine written during Prohibition, and it has a special liquor stamp. Special stamps were the only way any prescription with alcohol could be filled. They also used to give a shot of heroin during labor. How times have changed. My dad was a pharmacist, and he bought a store that had been in business in the same location since the 1910's. There were a lot of old patent medicines in that store. My dad and I collected medicine bottles and tins for many years. Some had really great graphics on the label. I remember selling some items like Humphrys and Beef Iron and Wine tonic when I helped in the store in the 1960's. There was no alcohol or drugs in the product by then, but some of the ingredients in them would raise eyebrows. Lots of strange weeds and herbs which sounded disgusting. The claims of what the product could do were very widespread. Just like Plexus today.

No, most of them go by either a middle name, or a totally different name. None of them go by their given names. Why people keep naming their babies a name no one likes is still a mystery.

It's possible it is a family name. Milford has run through many generations in our family. Most of them used a nickname, however.

It is 29 degrees outside right now, and I am being kept nice and warm by tonight's cat blanket. They don't want to budge, even when I need to get up. They are content just to sleep on my lap as long as possible. This gives me a good excuse for not doing much. My lap needs to be available, after all. So far they have not paid any attention to the Christmas tree, but I have mostly cat-proof ornaments on the bottom, just in case.

Capsules with tape worm eggs are available on line through some very sketchy sites, but there are a lot of medical warnings on several real medical sites. So I guess you really can give yourself tape worms. According to one article, they don't provide much weight loss, however, and there have been very severe health problems documented. I guess the saying is true--there is a sucker born every minute.

There are actual newspaper ads from the 1890's that advertise tape worms as a way to lose weight. I guess worms are better than, say, Lydia Pinkham, which caused many, many women to become alcoholics, or Baby Percy, which was a tonic to put on a baby's gums to soothe teething pain. My guess is the baby was quiet because of the opium content. I think Plexus is today's "patent medicine" without the worms, alcohol, or opium. It promises a lot of "cures, just like old time products.

I really doubt Jill knows the difference between sales and profits. I think she uses the terms interchangeably.

It would be interesting if there was a whistle-blower in the group. I have found that "conference rates" are not always the best rates. I do the best when I call the hotel directly.

Dear Jill: PLEASE proof before you post.

Don't forget Dave's leggings.

God also gave her children, and they seem to be at the very bottom of her caring list. Food and proper clothing would be a start.

That's my question, too. I'm thinking that the dress is sleeveless or shows too much cleavage or maybe her collar bone so she added that top. Talk about eye traps!

This reminds me of the bridesmaid outfits for one of the Duggar weddings. Janna sewed random lace on the bottom of dresses to make the hemline "modest". Each dress had a different amount of lace sticking out and really drew attention to the girl's legs. Jill certainly likes to draw attention to odd-looking clothing to show how "godly" she is. This outfit is really "eye-catching".

And a new puppy from a pet store.

And a pickle. Sausage, sauerkraut, potatoes and a pickle. I really like it.

At least sauerkraut has a lot of vitamins. That's all I've got.

Considering the older Rod daughters spent time "visiting" the Pearls, I am not surprised that they are using Pearl methods. Not surprised, but very sad.

That's what I remember, too. They are sturdy, have some flexibility and don't leave marks.

I went back and looked at the pictures. Are they leaving the pumpkin slim on the seeds and just cooking them in margarine? And she lets her kids eat them? I understand not wasting food, but I would think I would put my time and resources into cooking something more substantial than slimy seeds and gray piecrust. But what do I know. I had stranger food than that at my grandma's house (worst cook ever). I just made some pea soup in the InstantPot, and I discovered that one of my cats loves peas.