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No...it's a brick wall. I took it down and hung the Valentine wreath (it's smaller & the material is not inviting to nest builders).

Just outside DC in VA. No white markings that I could see. And I just see them in the front of the house where there's a good size maple tree (never on the deck in back where we have a bird feeder). They remind me of Juncos but they're tinier and more slender.

I need to look them up in a bird book. They're tiny birds, dark gray. Oh well, the new wreath looked fabulous for the Easter holiday weekend.

Just collect it and put it outside on a shrub or on the grass...or on your deck.

I just switched back to the Valentine wreath (it's not a welcoming material for nestbuilders). Now I'm wondering just when is nestbuilding time over???

@kristen111 I was born kinda lazy so I'm happy to stay home. I have a Thursday morning coffee group at the clubhouse...they're a hilarious group of women. Sometimes I'll go to lunch with one of them (she should've been on TV...we crack each other up). Thank God I have cleaners every other week (they don't charge a lot so I provide the supplies and have the house "ready" for them). I use back roads, side roads, state highways, anything but interstates and make appointments for late mornings and early afternoons to avoid rush hours. I don't really want to travel much any more (planes) but short road trips are fine. My husband loves to travel so thank goodness he has our daughter, SIL & grandson to venture to far off places.

Poor birds. But I can't have a nest on the front door. Hmmm...I thought the cat fur would scare them away (not use it for building materials!) I might take down the wreath for a month or so.

Last spring I hung a pretty, flowery wreath on the front door. One day I stepped out on the front stoop & there was a tiny nest on the stoop. My husband put it on a shrub but I said no bird would want to be that exposed. The bird never used it again. So...last week I hung a new spring wreath (the previous wreath is a bit mangled from the nest builder). Today I heard loud tweets near the front door. I opened it slowly & two tiny birds flew away, I thought, from the front stoop's ceiling area. I came back and got some cat fur (from a thing that you run over furniture) & placed the fur in two areas of the wreath. I may hunt for some more shedded fur & place it on the wreath. Is this a good idea? Anything else I should do? So much hard work for birds building these nests. I feel bad for them.

I no longer participate in these "surveys"...mostly from medical/dental practices. They're annoying.

Hmmm...several years ago, at an old recipe forum called Gail's Recipe Swap, I learned that someone out in Hawaii, on a diet, used 1 Tbsp Oil & 3Tbsps popcorn. I've used it ever since w/ just a minimal sprinkle of fine sea salt. It's great w/ a glass of Pinot Grigio 🤗

You know we still love ya! 😁

Our family left at 6:30 AM today after a great Easter weekend. All I wanted/made for supper tonight was bacon, eggs, toast & coffee. And early bed. I'm beat 😁.

Yes, they can pay it out of the money they'll save after firing the top execs whose not very bright idea it was to hire Ronna.

Let's wait until we receive an explanation (if any). I haven't seen anything in Pet Peeves that needs addressing. Maybe they're focused on other threads (where folks may be out of control). Here? We're good!! 🌸🪻💚

The only really good supermarket salad bars around here were at Wegmans. They were shut down during the pandemic and only the Asian food bar returned (and I think it's $15/lb...at least that's what a friend said). So, instead of the once big, varied salad bar, they now sell packaged salads & make sandwiches (big woo 😏). I only go to the Asian bar and get those wonderful green beans, the fried chicken in a sauce, and the noodles. And pick up a package of California rolls. Yum!

Enjoy your little bunnies and some Easter candies today 🤗🩷🪻

I'm not keen on this newer format. But I'm just glad to have Ina back on TV.

Onward to something cheerier. Our daughter & family are here for the weekend so we've been out & about. It's been so nice seeing all the extended families at museums and restaurants. The grandparents are beaming at the grandchildren (just like we've been doing 🩷).

You're saying people make comments about a person being large to their faces?

Oy. Now I remember. 🙄

Where do these people get the idea that they can make comments about a part of someone else's body? I've never told another person, "Wow! You have huge feet!" or, "Gee, your hands are enormous!".

I wear a size 5.5 M (6 in athletic shoes). Do people ever make comments about the size of your feet?

Yup... this is the calm place where we enjoy each other's company.

Every time I see "Pretend Cooking Show" I almost giggle. It's so precious and takes me straight back to my childhood days of pretend this and that 🤗.

Good for you for staying home and taking care of yourself. Take it easy, diet-wise, for the next few days as your GI system is *still* recuperating 😊.