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Reply to: I would change the swing in a heartbeat, but would reverse the hinges so it opens against the closet. That way you won't have to walk around the door to enter the bathroom.

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Reply to: I like the first option pictured. Open, lighter looking. the rug is pretty. I am not a fan of gallery art, a large single art canvas is a real statement.

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Reply to: Do what wildchild says. Snipe! In the last 7 seconds....put in your highest bid..... I own a beautiful pair of cast 18k gold, circle earrings with a huge Tahitian pearl in the center with 3 little diamonds. The jeweler appraisal was $3k back then, I paid $59. (A jeweler on the East coast was retiring, selling everything in the store, even the oak display cases.....I purchased several pieces)

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Reply to: Speaking of hurting hair… I hope it diesn’t cause you so much pain you cut it off!

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Reply to: When this happened to me, the package was meant for someone on the next street over from me, and so I walked over (about two blocks each way), and left a note with my phone number. Someone from that house called within a few hours, and I gave them my address so that they could come and pick up the package - it was a rather heavy package. In some cases, I have hand delivered packages to people across the street from me, and I've had neighbors do the same for me. If the intended address is very far away, it is another matter, and the shipping company should pick it up.

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Reply to: Years ago I needed a seal for an underwater camera housing. NO time to order it so I purchased a whole NEW camera housing, $99/for a little point n' shoot camera, Later I listed the camera housing on Ebay. I posted photos I'd taken with the camera when it was under water in the housing and it sold for $129 + $20 shipping ! $50 More than a new one.

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Reply to: I finally finished Leonard and Hungry Paul. I had to pause to read a library book that was due to be returned. I was so happy to get back to it. Thanks to the people here who recommended it! It was so delightful! It was such a quiet, introspective read, absolutely brilliant in places. I'd just be reading along and WHAM a line or phrase would bring me to a screeching halt to read it over again so I could fully savor it. Poetic. I think I wrote last month that it had probably the best opening line, ever! At least for my sense of humor. Some other things I couldn't quit laughing at, like the rivalry between mimes and statue performers... It was quirky but not too quirky, not too forced quirky (which I really dislike). Quietly different. I have some friends with kids who have thus far failed to launch (boys) and it really gave me a .different perspective. So, thanks for the recommendation here. I really, really loved it (as did my whole book group). It was my pick for the month.

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Reply to: Woven banana leaf that has been whitewashed. Too thick to be sold as material. It is woven onto the frame of the headboard. https://www.etsy.com/market/seagrass_matting?ref=cq_tag_raised_image-8 https://www.caneandbasket.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=67 https://www.hatsupply.com/fine-weave-raffia-straw-cloth/

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Reply to: YES, to flossing after each meal-I've never flossed so much in my life. Also, everynight I used Brite cleaning tabs to keep the aligners from staining. Otherwise, I can see where they would look yellow pretty quick. So, just another thing to do-wasn't that big of deal to me. I still use the Brite on my retainer everynight before bed. I actually stopped drinking any kind of soft drinks (I was worried about them turning yellow) because you'd have to take them out to drink and it was kind of a hassle. So, that's a good thing I was forced to attain-and upped my water intake.

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Reply to: Bunny's right. You will simply fall in love with a kitten in the end. We are very cheap dates when all is said and done.

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Reply to: I credit Marie Kondo, of "spark joy" fame, with making us all more aware of the fact that the we have emotional reactions to the most quotidian and mundane items in our lives. By being aware of this, we can enhance our happiness by getting rid of things that ... for whatever reason ... do not evoke positive emotions.

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Reply to: Thanks for trying, Annie. I posted in the KT wordle thread today. May just skip it in the future. I do enjoy seeing how people did compared to me. I already follow four forums and that’s enough. One I only read and one I only post occasionally. I like how Lars cross posts the FNM thread, but that’s only once per week. I love that one.

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Reply to: I'm in a book club but was lucky enough to join a group that is perfect for me. They are very nice women, a number of whom I have known at least casually for years. The same two women almost always pick the book and never something I would ever read myself. Some I have really enjoyed, others I just skim to get the gist, a few I really dislike. When I have picked the book, it doesn't seem to be a huge hit, for whatever reason--'Brooklyn' by Colm Toibin, for example. Or 'The Ninth Hour' by Alice McDermott. Both brilliant, in my opinion. The discussions are usually brief and then we move on to catching up with each other's family news or maybe a major news event. In 20 years, I have heard no gossip. Usually we intentionally avoid hot-button issues. Our camaraderie is too important. They are a lovely group and I was fortunate to join. I do my preferred reading on my own but really wish I could discuss such books with at least one other person.

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Reply to: Maybe try the fishers also, to learn another way how it smelt. o j

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Reply to: Lemon meringue pie!

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Reply to: "Werthers soft toffee caramels are not chocolate covered. The caramel would just melt into the surrounding oreo brownie layer. ( Though that sounds tasty too. )" This recipe is not baked, so that wouldn't be a problem. Rusty

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Reply to: bpath omitted one important image from the Vox article: What I find interesting is to me this looks like the worst scenario, yet it’s the one that the article is pushing. And, admittedly, the one I’d prefer. My preference for all DT is because it covers the most waking hours for the most people. But most evenly spread seems to be the existing system. Which makes sense because “it” makes sense. I really don’t get why it’s such a big deal to go to bed an hour early once a year. Or prep for two days if the adjustment is difficult for you. My suspicion is that 90% of the complaining is power of suggestion, we wouldn’t think much of it if those around us (and in the media) weren’t complaining. Kind of like how masks are intolerable in one school and no big deal in another.

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Reply to: Well, sometimes she calls it a glaze, then icing, then frosting. The ingredient amounts seem to be right for a glaze. There is no way the pic of the 'glaze' in the bowl was made with those proportions, but I would guess a runnier more transparent result (like the recipe would make) was not photogenic enough, so they added much more powdered sugar and maybe even some cream cheese to get that look. Same with the frosted loaf. That glaze, s written, wouldn't photograph nicely enough, or show up too much. But there is no way that frosting shown on the loaf is the same as what's in the bowl. You can see that what's on the loaf was poured; the stuff in the bowl would have to be spread. I wouldn't call anything without any fat in it frosting or even icing, but glaze doesn't have to have butter or cream, but sometimes it does (I would call that icing). I'm sure terms mean different things to different people, though. I suspect your glaze was how it was supposed to be - at least that's how all my glazes turn out and pool on the plate. If you want more of an icing or frosting, then add some butter or cream cheese and more powdered sugar. Honey optional.

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Reply to: "I find many of your comments rude, incentive, boorish and, most importantly, uninteresting, but I don't say so." I think you just did say so. 😂

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Reply to: I'll jump in here for a comment. Epoxy is good, but very labor-intensive...and costly. Recently, I've been converted to the "Church of Fusion Pro." It's available at HD and is fantastic. About $54 per tub, but is microbial, never needs sealing, is pre-mixed, is a TRUE color as per the charts and resists stains beautifully. I'm doing five bathrooms in a three million dollar home and it's ALL I will use. Fills joints from a sixteenth to three eights. Check it out.

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