BellaDoc

@BellaDoc (762)

San Diego, California

Joined myLot 9 years ago

Australian born and bred, British citizen and trained physician, SoCal resident and now stay at home Mom (Mum, Mam) to two youngsters. Wife to a genius.

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Do you tintinnabulate?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342277) • Rockingham, Australia 6 May 18

I picked up a copy of our free local newsletter yesterday. On the front page is the news that the Brookhampton Bellringers will be sending their 37 brass handbells back to the Whitechapel Foundry in England for refurbishment. The...

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BellaDoc Ah. I love a little campanology.

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Do you like my toes?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342277) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Aug 18

We’ve just had three months away travelling to the east side of Australia and crossing the Bass Strait to Tasmania. We found it much colder than we expected and had to buy some extra clothing including gloves and scarves. My...

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BellaDoc Clever idea!

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Terrible disasters around this summer.

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (23412) • United Kingdom 28 Jul 18

We have just gone through one of our most unusually hot few weeks. For us in the UK this is an extremely rare event. Some may laugh at our horror of coping with temperatures of around 34C (93+) degrees we are just not used to this...

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BellaDoc Good advice. It's hot here in San Diego - even the ocean near us is the hottest on record :(

3 Aug 18

July Vacation Time

Anna @LadyDuck (472121) • Switzerland 1 Jul 18

Here comes July. The schools are closed and many are taking their summer vacations. The name of July was given by Romans in honor of Emperor Julius Caesar. The birthstone is the ruby, the flower of the month is the water...

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BellaDoc I missed World Chocolate Day. Oops

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Chocoes

Lynn Fowler @lynnief (1203) • Australia 3 Aug 18

This arises out of another discussion, where the writer mentioned choco. In that case, she was talking about chocolate, but it set me thinking about the vegetable, choco (also known as chayote, something I didn't know till I went...

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BellaDoc I've seen these but known anything about them

3 Aug 18

Rhubarb and Strawberry Pie---First of the year.

Alfredo Rossi @amadeo (111938) • United States 19 May 18

Hello everyone.been waiting to make my first of the year. I got some nice fresh rhubarb and organic strawberries. Looks good,but taste will have to wait tonight. Lot of work for me.But worth it. Mike is getting finally the...

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BellaDoc It looks delish! How was it?

20 May 18

A Cold Rainy Saturday in New England

Belle Starr (Iz) @BelleStarr (61101) • United States 19 May 18

Yes I did get up at 6 a.m. so that I could watch all the royals arriving at St George's Chapel. It is beautiful and I have been there several times so that I could stomp on the grave of Henry VIII for what he did to Anne Boleyn,...

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BellaDoc Your snowdrop photo is lovely. I am so sorry to read about your daughter's father in law. Your soup sounds delicious and perfect for a rainy day.

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My Most Useless Purchase

Anna @LadyDuck (472121) • Switzerland 8 May 18

Two years ago, attracted by several ads, I bought a "Lawn Mower Robot". Our lawn is not vast, but I wanted a good robot I could trust. The vendor convinced me to buy the robot you can see in my photo. In two years I have...

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BellaDoc I only learned two weeks ago of the existence of such a thing...when I was in Brittany, France. We really need one for our handkerchief-sized patch of grass.

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Frugal Shopping: Dollar Tree 5/19

April @thislittlepennyearns (62947) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 19 May 18

Before I left work today this afternoon I picked up a few things. Not a huge purchase but considering I picked up five things and only paid $5.07 and that was after tax I think I did pretty good. I got: -32 oz bottle of lemon...

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BellaDoc Our local Dollar Store is great. I have found some fabulous hair products there.

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Koalemos @asylum Has passed Away

Belle Starr (Iz) @BelleStarr (61101) • United States 27 Apr 18

I just checked out his facebook account since we are friends and Barry passed away peacefully on April 17th. I am broken hearted. He added so much to all of our lives, I can't believe I will never get another postcard from him or...

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BellaDoc I have just seen this post - how sad. I really liked his writing style and content.

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The Royal Wedding...Did You Watch?

MARILYN @Marilynda1225 (83103) • United States 19 May 18

The big news was the Royal Wedding today. I had wanted to watch but I just couldn't get myself out of bed. It's a rainy day here and I was just too comfortable in my bed to get up early. Airing of the Royal wedding started here at...

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BellaDoc I did not watch it as I was sleeping. I have seen a few highlights online - what a lovely event.

19 May 18

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Ever thought of reading the Koran (Quran)?

Artgirl @owstalaga (4707) • Philippines 19 Jan 18

I was surfing the net the other day and found an interesting article. You know I'm at the Bit site and there are a lot of Pakistanis there and Muslims so there is a smattering of Arab and Muslim posts here and there. One...

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BellaDoc I've previously read a guide to it, and a book/guide that compared sections of the Bible to it. I have no interest in reading the entire book in English - let alone Arabic....just like I have no interest in reading the Bible.

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Making A 5-Year-Old Pay Rent????

danishcanadian @danishcanadian (28955) • Canada 19 Jan 18

In the past couple of days, a very interesting story has been circulating on American news programs. A mother in the United States gives her 5 year old daughter $7 a week, but makes the kid give $5 back to her, to teach the child...

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BellaDoc When I saw your headline, I thought to myself...wow - even I wouldn't do that. However once I read your explanation and the break-down, I thought "perfect - now to convince my husband of this for our almost-eight year old". EDIT: However, the child should...

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Calling all writers...

Angel Santos @Montecristodog (787) • United States 19 Jan 18

If you like to write for my lot for pleasure, this may not be for you, but if you want to earn money--listen up. The world of internet has some nice opportunities to earn some money. One of my favorites is Hubpages. Hubpages is...

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BellaDoc My impression is that Hubpages was great a decade ago, but lost any appeal four years ago when changes were rolled out.

19 Jan 18

If women purse their lips when you check them out in the street is it bad body language for guys?

Winterishere @thedevilinme (4159) • Northampton, England 14 Dec 17

I need some female help here. I have noticed that now I am in my late 40s, when I admire pretty girls in the street by checking them out they purse their lips. I need to know if this is a bad thing, or not, so to know whether to...

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BellaDoc Yip. Keep on movin.

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Ready To Celebrate St. Nick

Anna @LadyDuck (472121) • Switzerland 6 Dec 17

Today, December 6th, is the feast of Saint Nicholas. In many parts of Europe, children receive gifts on this day. In some countries of north Europe, boys dress as bishops and walk the streets asking for donations to give to the...

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BellaDoc I wanted to do this for our family this year but wasn't organized enough. next year!

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The pros and cons of YouTube

Fleur @Fleura (30541) • United Kingdom 5 Dec 17

Earlier I was replying to a post by @TheHorse and in the process I looked up some songs on YouTube. YouTube is a great tool for many things, from product reviews to guides to repair stuff, and one aspect is being able to look up...

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BellaDoc Hi Fleur - I hope all is well!!! I love youtube for all kinds of reasons. Right now my children and I are addicted to old Freddie Mercury videos :)

5 Dec 17

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Odd restriction on payment options

Koalemos @Asylum (47893) • Manchester, England 5 Dec 17

My experience has usually been that companies will offer a variety of payment options in order to get your cash. My home insurance is due to expire this month and rather than simply renew I considered changing my insurer. Earlier...

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BellaDoc I agree. Could you use a different credit card for this?

5 Dec 17

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