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Timbo_mbadil
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Feb 14, 11:05pm
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you're not pedaling hard enough :)
I’ve lost my mood ring, and I really don’t know how to feel about this. -- "Tracy" Jordan, some episode from "30Rock"
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dernwyn
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Feb 14, 11:09pm
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is not very long, even though you'll warm up a little with the exercise!
I looked up the recipe for that goulash, that will be a very flavourful meal, enjoy! 
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dernwyn
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Feb 14, 11:17pm
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That's frustrating, to scramble to get a piece done then forget it at home!
Are the daffodils popping up? And how was that Battle of the Bands?
I've no memory of that Doors song, now I'm feeling like doing a polka! 
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Timbo_mbadil
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Feb 14, 11:26pm
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11km/~7miles
Just the right distance to free my head (and lungs – this is Berlin, we all smoke, idiots that we are), and to give a change of pace to my legs
I’ve lost my mood ring, and I really don’t know how to feel about this. -- "Tracy" Jordan, some episode from "30Rock"
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grammaboodawg
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Feb 15, 1:27am
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Happy Valentine's Day Sibbies!
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I hope everyone has had a lovely day :)
We had the second snowfall of the winter Wednesday/Thursday. Five inches! Mine was powdery like yours, Altaira. It was a beautiful morning... sunny, soft snow, no wind... perfect! It's only the 2nd time I've had to shovel yet this season! No complaints; but I'm hoping it doesn't mean a dry fire-hazardy summer.
I think I'll snag a bit of that seed cake to wash down my coffee ;)
No plans for the weekend... except to finally get one of my back rooms under control. It's been a catchall since my daughter stayed with me last spring. I'm finding all sorts of missing treasures :D
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and week! Thanks for taking such great care of us, Altaira! :D
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grammaboodawg
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Feb 15, 1:34am
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It's cool that hubby and you did the GMTA with candy :D
Your transcribing project for the Historical Society really does sound like fun. Although... the legal-ese slant would kind of be a challenge.
I hope you take some time to have some fun this weekend. Maybe go see the new "Captain America" movie! hmmmmmm.....
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grammaboodawg
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Feb 15, 1:41am
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Yup, you're good!!! Congrats! How gratifying when those words just seem to flow and fall onto the page where they belong :)
Enjoy your weekend and your time with your friends. Those long-haulers really are the best! And I'm SO HAPPY you've put that last flair-up behind you and are getting the clean bill of health!
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grammaboodawg
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Feb 15, 1:43am
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I'm glad the weather is calming down.
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I hope you're not threatened with any mudslides or flooding. What a roller-coaster of a climate you do have to deal with! Have a great weekend :D
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grammaboodawg
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Feb 15, 1:46am
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We're supposed to get a cold snap next week here in Michigan, too.
I love Goulash! It's been forever since I've had some. Now I'll have to go make some for the cold snap :D Thanks for the inspiration! Take care :)
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grammaboodawg
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Feb 15, 1:49am
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That is SO ME to go crazy trying to get something ready to take with me and I FORGET IT! *massive hug* I feel for ya! Just think of how far ahead you are for the March meeting ;) Knowing you... you'll still do another one and take them both along ;)
Have a great weekend, m'dear!
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Feb 15, 2:06am
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I suppose it must have been a slow week when
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my biggest news of the week is that I've grown a very large tomato :) Seriously, it was (past tense - we ate it last night) huge - it covered my whole hand, palm and fingers, and my hands are not particularly small.
Such bounty! I came in with a basket laden with tomatoes of various colours, aubergines and Lebanese cucumbers. I've been pickling and freezing, and we've been eating a *lot* of fresh veges. Also heaps of strawberries and blueberries, though they're slowing down now.
Barbecue tonight - tuna steaks with salad of aubergine and tomatoes. I hope the wind dies down a bit, though!
It's one of those dash-around days, so I'd better get dashing off. Wishing everyone a pleasant weekend.
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dernwyn
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Feb 15, 1:45pm
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All our snows so far this winter
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have also been the powdery type - as long as we get out within a couple of hours after they end, to shovel or plow them! It's not that great for snowball fights, but I have seen many front-yard snowmen.
Organization is not easy to do! One must find a "home" for each item, or - *gasp* - commit to yard-sale/donate it. (I've got a room that's half unorganized family history, half items from my in-laws' house...) So what long-forgotten goodies have you been discovering?
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dernwyn
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Feb 15, 1:49pm
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That tomato must have been juicy! Did you eat it plain, or lightly spiced?
What's your favorite veggies to pickle?
And it seems like it's been quite windy there for weeks now. Hasn't affected the garden, fortunately!
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Greenwood Hobbit
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Feb 15, 1:57pm
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like Mum did when I was young. Didn't like them much then, but what's the betting I'll like them now, but they'll get stuck in my teeth! I wasn't 100% sure about offering that song, but it was the only one that came to mind.
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Greenwood Hobbit
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Feb 15, 2:03pm
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Daffs are still in tight bud, waiting for some sunshine I think. Aren't we all! Battle of the Bands was (mostly) good; very varied, with lads and lasses aged 14-17ish. There was some confusion between acts as one lot unplugged and the next group tried to set things up, but generally it went well. The top three bands all performed their own material, rather than covers; good luck to them! My grandson's band was the most 'metallic' of the lot; they had good (growly screechy) fun!
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Greenwood Hobbit
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Feb 15, 2:06pm
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about being so ready for next month! I might make a cushion to go with the throw... I have some of the fabric left. It's another grey cold weekend here - we need sunshine!
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Annael
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Feb 15, 4:13pm
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I'll reiterate the rule I followed after I ended up with so much stuff from the folks' house. It helped me let go of most of it:
"Your home should be autobiographical, not a museum."
I am a dreamer of words, of written words.
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dernwyn
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Feb 16, 1:54am
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Our biggest problem will be organizing all the photos and photo albums they had, and deciding what to discard...there must be scads of duplicates in there.
We actually came away with very few household items - like a wastebasket, a lamp, a mug. Most of the large furniture was taken by great-grandkids, who are getting to the age of setting up places of their own!
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Greenwood Hobbit
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Feb 16, 3:52pm
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When I cleared my parents' house
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it had been made easier because Mum had gone first,tenyears earlier. Dad wasn't much into hanging onto things, so quite a lot had already been pruned. There were things they'd liked but I didn't, so I took photos for the record and sent them on their way. I keep looking at my considerable collection of photos - actual and digital - and thinking I really ought to do something about them before they become my daughter's problem!
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grammaboodawg
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Feb 16, 4:20pm
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Timbo_mbadil inspired me to make some Goulash... so that might be a great place to use some of your tomatoes. Always extra good when reheated :D
I hope you have a great and un-windy week! :D
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Annael
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Feb 17, 3:46pm
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My parents had dozens of photo albums. Fortunately dad had bought a scanner, scanned in all his slides, and put them on CDs for us, so we didn't have all those to go through.
I made the family come over and go through the albums to see what was worth saving, but they got caught up in reminiscing and very little was accomplished. Eventually I told them "pick the albums or specific photos you want, anything left after today is being thrown out." But I still ended up doing most of the culling.
I took out his old screen that he used to project slides onto and unrolled it - it was so old it fell apart!
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dernwyn
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Feb 18, 1:11am
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Well, that does make it easy to decide -
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...when the papers or photos disintegrate when you pick them up, or old items fall apart.
Your dad did well by all of you, to scan his photos onto CDs! 
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cats16
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Feb 18, 4:30am
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We ended up having to call an audible for dinner that night, as the place we went to was completely full for the rest of the night. They don't take reservations, so it was a slight bummer to find out they already had a full waitlist at that point. Oh well! We made the most of it elsewhere.
Thanks very much!
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