CalicoKitty
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I know I've said this before, but really, she looks like she is playing dress-up in the Kindergarten playhouse. Does she not have a mirror at home?
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23 hours ago, Ocean Chick said:
Thai cucumber salad is made with cucumber, sliced onion, sugar and vinegar. And sometimes a sliced red chili in it. I love it and make it quite often. And I remember one of the later “Little House” books talking about sliced cucumber sprinkled with vinegar and sugar. But then they also ate sliced tomatoes with sugar and cream.
My mother is from Iowa, the land of good, home-grown tomatoes, and her family always put sugar on them. So sad to ruin good tomatoes. I thought that was what you were supposed to do until I was about 8 and tasted a plain, good tomato.
My dad's family pours milk over popcorn and eats it with a spoon. I actually really like it this way. It just looks strange.
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Seeing pictures of these "recipes" and the filthy conditions of the Duggar kitchens reminds me why I will not eat at potluck suppers.
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2 hours ago, JennyMominFL said:
Some of what she described went on in my "good" school. We had one male gym teacher who creeped us girls out. We never trusted him. and lots of girls had horrible stories abuut him. His wife was also a teacher and the nicest woman. A couple of years after I got out of school he had an affair. He then sliced his wife up with an exacto knife and beat ger. She lingered for a few hours and then died. He's now serving life in prison in MA.
Stuff happens, everywhere. In my high school in the 1960's, my high school history teacher didn't show up one Monday morning because he had run off with one of his female students over the weekend. Another guy in in my class married one of our teachers after we graduated. They were married until she died. This was in a good school in a small, conservative town. We all just got over it and moved on.
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Please tell me those outfits were a joke. Or maybe it was dress-up day at Disney. They look like something from a Kindergarten dress-up box.
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I recently bought a new toy--a sheet slicer attachment for my KitchenAid stand mixer. The first thing I thought of was zucchini "noodles" for lasagna. Guess what--it actually worked. I ran the squash through the slicer gizmo, and it made "noodles" about 4-5 inches wide. The length depends on how fat the squash is, but they were more than long enough for the length of a 9X13 pan. I let the noodles dry while I watched the Giants game today, and then I just followed the lasagna recipe that mother used to use years ago. I was worried that the zucchini would make too much moisture, but it must have dried it out just enough. It actually looks and tastes like lasagna. And yes, I actually followed a recipe. I think I will have some fun with this new attachment. It's almost as fun as the spiralizer, which makes beautiful zucchini "pasta".
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I believe I read that the copyright on "Happy Birthday" ran out a couple of years ago, so it can now be used in TV shows.
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16 hours ago, Nysha said:
That recipe is better than my grandma's recipe for Jello salad: 2 large boxes of lime Jello & a head of green cabbage. Prepare the Jello according to directions, pour into a bundt pan, chill in fridge until almost set, chop cabbage very fine, mix with Jello, chill until set, invert onto a Corelle plate (green or gold design), pour some disgusting dressing made with Miracle Whip over it, and serve.
This is very like my grandmother's jello, except Grandma used some dark, dark red jello, and added Bacos (fake bacon bits). Then it was totally drowned in french dressing. Bacos appeared in most of my grandmother's cooking, including cookies. It was truly an adventure to eat at my grandparent's house. My dad claims his mother could not boil water, and in fact she did destroy several crystal bowls by pouring the boiling water in to make jello. She was the sweetest woman, but the worst cook.
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Just now, awaken said:
Shithead is another one like Lemonjello and Le-a that’s been going around for ages! https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/funny-names/
Sorry, but this is actually true. I knew the kid.
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Over my many years of teaching, I came across many interesting names. I had a couple of girls named "Princess", a boy named "Sir", and there was a Sundaycarbirth in our district (he went by Sonny, I think). I had a Robbertt in the hospital nursery. The absolute worst was a boy whose name was spelled S-h-i-t-h-e-a-d, pronounced "Sha-thawd. Then there was a boy misnamed Angel. The school pictures should have included a profile shot in addition to the front view.
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2 hours ago, DragonFaerie said:
My mother was a secretary in the early 1940's - she did shorthand and dictation, plus typing up the dictaphone tapes. She taught me a bit of shorthand and when I hit 9th grade she insisted that one of my two electives should be typing. Since we were in a rural, poor area, all the typewriters were manual ones. I learned with carbon paper and onion skin. One of the best things I ever did. By the end of the year I could type, on average, 100-110 words per minute on a manual typewriter.
That said, I routinely bust telemarketers when using improper phone etiquette. I tell them that you don't call and say, oh hey, can I talk to Jane? No, You identify who you are, what company you are with, and the reason for your call, otherwise you don't advance. Seriously, I would have been fired from multiple jobs if I had made a call like that.
Not only did I learn to type on a manual typewriter with onion skin and carbon paper, I learned with the keys of the typewriter blanked out. One of the most useful skills I ever learned was "touch typing".
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Oral health has a lot to do with health in general. Because of my knee replacement, I will have to take antibiotics before every dental appointment for the rest of my life. In fact, I was told I could not have my teeth cleaned for at least 6 weeks prior to the surgery just to cut down on the chance of bacteria from my mouth spreading in my blood. A lot of heart conditions such as valve replacements and endocarditis require meds before dental work.
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2 hours ago, jennblevins said:
Denture cleaning tabs work really well for cleaning coffee cups. Jinger like coffee. Maybe there’s a connection?
And cleaning antique bottles, flower vases, and the wine cruet at church.
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Today the San Francisco Giants baseball team brought up a young player named Steven Dugger. He did very well in his first game, and I am looking forward to watching him and his baseball progress (I'm a huge Giants fan). But at the same time it makes me so sad for all of JB and Mechelle's kids. They have never, and will never, have the chance to play in organized sports and experience the joy of belonging to a team, and they will never learn the valuable life-lessons that are gained from working with others. If I remember correctly, JB took some of the kids to a minor league game once and tried to explain how baseball works. Unfortunately, he had no idea what was going on, and the kids looked totally lost sitting in the stadium with strangers around them. But I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Supporting your children in team sports takes time, effort, and the desire to do the best for each of your children as individuals.
(GO GIANTS)
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9 hours ago, lookeyloo said:
I am curious and I know it is off topic. Can you pm me details? Thanks
A few years ago TLC had a program titled "Double Divas", which was about two business women who own a bra-fitting shop. They are real experts, and the show was interesting. They did actually make a bra for a goat who was having udder problems. They made a bra for a woman who had no arms. They had other very interesting clients, as well as everyday women who need a good fitting bra. Molly, one of the owners, is currently on the show "90 Day Fiance" because she decided to bring home the bar tender from her Caribbean vacation, and she is now in a mess. Anyway, several women on the 90 Day Fiance board have said that they have been to this shop, and that they had an excellent experience. Molly and her business partner are apparently the real deal when it comes to bra fitting, and they are extremely kind.
I hope this information is useful.
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10 hours ago, Fosca said:
I moved into an apartment where they used the wet Swiffers and my feet turned black almost immediately. It took three or four moppings with vinegar/water and just water before the dirt went down to manageable levels (and I tended to change the water several times during the mopping). I think if you use the wet Swiffer and don't rinse, the soap just causes dirt/dust to stick.
If you don't wear outdoor shoes indoors, floors stay a LOT cleaner longer.
I can almost deal with dirty feet, but that mat gives me the heebie-jeebies. I'd be out scrubbing it at the car wash.
I never wear shoes in my house. In fact, I never bring shoes into my house. Shoes come off in the garage and are stored on a shelf. Slippers go on in the house. I do want dirty shoes in my clean closet, either. Just thinking what shoes walk in makes me sure they don't belong int he house. My floors stay much cleaner.
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1 hour ago, Fuzzysox said:
Joy has been around plenty of babies her whole life she knows how babies work. I would suspect that she knows better than to let her baby starve. Giddy does look tiny but who knows if he might have an issue with milk that they aren't aware of?
Didn't Michelle make a statement to the fact that she nursed her babies on demand? She even nursed a baby while standing on a moving float in a parade (the baby was under the "nursing cover' thing). I would hope Joy would know when to feed her baby. That being said, I have read accounts from women who had to "obey" their headship in all things, so if Austin says to let the baby scream, I guess that is what Joy would "have" to do.
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3 hours ago, lookeyloo said:
Are you talking about the show Double Divas? Because I loved that show. And turns out their shop is close to me but I've never made it over there. On my list.
Yep, that's the show. I would so go there if I didn't live on the other side of the country. Moll and her business partner appear to really know their business!
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2 minutes ago, LillyB said:
I hope that someone takes Joy to a decent bra fitting, she does have bigger boobs than her sisters and thrift shop bras won't work for her.
Here's an idea. Molly from 90 Fiance really is an expert bra fitter. A couple of years ago she and her business partner had their own show about fitting various women in various situations. It was actually pretty interesting. Automatic cross-over show idea. Makes sense to me. And it would be so good for Joy.
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I, too, break out in huge hives when I eat any wheat. Wheat has not been too hard for me to avoid; I order hamburgers without the bun, skip the bread and any thing breaded. I read labels, and don't eat any processed foods. I make my own bread using a variety of rice flours. It has become very easy for me to say "no, thank you" when in a group situation. Unfortunately, I have the same "welty" reaction to asparagus, and I live in the asparagus capital of the world. And I love it! Every restaurant around here serves it when it is in season. I have to remember to be very specific when I eat out. What has been a surprise to me is how many restaurants just pick the croutons off the salad when I request that they leave them off. Do they not realize that the bread crumbs have already contaminated the salad? Again, I have to be very specific.
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I just watched some new wedding show where the upcoming bride and groom attend 3 weddings and try to guess the cost. One of the weddings served a plated dinner: fast food chicken and mashed potatoes (think KFC). The wedding couple apparently ordered enough dinners for everyone, and then plated the food very attractively. The wedding planner was saying how that was one way to cut down reception costs, and, apparently, the guests were happy with the food.
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Here the local community college has a program for high schoolers. All classes at the community college, and students complete their high school classes as well as the classes necessary to complete their AA. My friend's son graduated with his HS diploma and 3 AA degrees (he attended summer school to get the extra classes). The students need to qualify for the program, but it is not unthinkable for any motivated student to succeed in this program. I think a lot of the students transfer to a 4 year as a junior.
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How did she know the exact angle to make their heads so hugely out of proportion? At least I hope it is just an optical illusion.......
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16 hours ago, tabloidlover said:
In CA we have to pay 10 cents for every bag at all grocery and drug stores now. So we carry them around in our cars to prevent buying more bags every single time. Except I forget to bring the bags in with me and end up buying more ??♀️
I absolutely refuse to pay for bags anywhere. 10 cents for a flimsy plastic bag is just wrong. My grocery boxes go with me everywhere, including Target, Costco, the pharmacy, Lowes, and of course, the grocery store. I use collapsible tote boxes which are very sturdy, fold easily and are so convenient to handle. The checkout clerks and baggers LOVE them.
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Small Talk: The Prayer Closet
in Counting On
Rear Window!! One of my absolute favorites. I can watch it any time, any where. That was an actual apartment building they build for the set, and the cast was so perfect. I think I may watch it again tonight.