Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (160658)

United States • Age 71

Joined myLot 18 years ago

I work with special children in a school setting. Hubby is retired, I am not. I spend a lot of time online and I love myLot.

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Heather Echola's Responses

Power was out for hours.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (37442) 19 Nov

And I hate it when that happens. We had some wild, consistent winds, and the power blinked on and off until about 5AM....then it just went off, and didn't come back on. Supposedly, the wind did a number on something, somewhere....

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Heather Echola Power outages are really rough to deal with.

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Jaggery

Always smiling @allknowing (136361) • India 18 Nov

Most users heere are not aware what jaggery is all about There are different types of jaggery that are made using sugar cane, toddy palm and date palm. Tapping toddy and date palms is how toddy is extracted. Most use is of...

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Heather Echola I have known that jaggery is a type of sweetener that is less refined that what we use the most of , but thanks to you and @rakski for sharing with us.

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Tired This Morning

popciclecold @popciclecold (38703) • United States 19 Nov

I wrnt shopping yesterday, and when you have to go with someone else, you try and get as much done as possible. After, I came back I should have taken a nap, but I didn't. Then I went to church last night. Didn't sleep well, woke...

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Heather Echola I really hope you got some rest this afternoon.

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Fried Potatoes as a Staple

Jim Bauer @porwest (90645) • United States 18 Nov

Call me nuts, but we love us some fried potatoes around here, and I make them with a few different flavor profiles. For this batch I fried the potatoes in butter and added some salt and pepper, plus some parsley and garlic...

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Heather Echola I think it would have to be potatoes of any kind. Actually we have such a variet y of foods I cannot say any one is a staple. Right now we should say "soup" as I have been making a variety of soups the lat few days.

19 Nov

More about our meal on the train

Judy Evans @JudyEv (339930) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Nov

I thought I should tell you a bit more about the five-course meal that we had recently on a slow-moving train. The train had three carriages, each with forty people. There were tables of four either side of a passageway with two...

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Heather Echola It sounds wonderful and delicious.

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11/19/24 - Update On My Husband

LindaOH @LindaOHio (178568) • United States 19 Nov

My husband is still not calling me in the evening. Maybe it's due to the sundowners. I like to see how he is and how he's doing in physical therapy. My medical alert pendant has arrived; and we (my husband's 2nd cousin) will be...

rehab

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appeal

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Heather Echola If he has no exposure to regular sunlight and things to mark his days he can get disoriented and call you very late like he has been or forget to call at all. It sounds as if his days all run into one another.

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I don't know what happened to my wrist

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (119608) • United States 17 Nov

I woke up last week with my right wrist hurting. It was the morning after my night of being so sick with puking, fever, chills, etc. I KNOW I didn't trip/fall because I spent that entire evening/night in bed. In any case it is...

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Heather Echola Sometimes I hurt my hand and wrist in my sleep. I wake up with it contorted and I am laying on it. Not fun. I hope it gets better on its own.

17 Nov

11/16/24 - Meals

LindaOH @LindaOHio (178568) • United States 17 Nov

The Spectrum modem arrived yesterday. I thought it was going to be a simple plug it in where it was before; but they included a whole bunch of cables. 2nd cousin and I will attack that on Tuesday. Got some more calls done....

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Heather Echola I am pretty sure I mostly ate leftovers yesterday, or soup. Ice cream for sure. It was a dark raspberry cookies and cream. Decadent.

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The Typhoon is Here

Bojel @jobelbojel (35567) • Philippines 17 Nov

Currently watching weather report while writing this. The wind signal #5 was issued near the center of the typhoon. Tonight, I can hear the rain and the wind on the roof. Upstairs, I can hear it louder so I am staying in the...

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Heather Echola That is quite the storm. Be as safe as you are able.

17 Nov

Sunday morning! How I got my ass kicked and my guitar broken.

The Horse @TheHorse (218781) • Walnut Creek, California 17 Nov

I work with children in some of my jobs. A couple of years go I decided to record a lullaby and put it out there in internet land. What I had forgotten was that it was the song the "sensitive folk musician guy charming the pretty...

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Heather Echola Having listened to the dulcet tones of your lullaby, I think I shall go to bed. Loved the pictures, too.

17 Nov

Kitty and I dine before bed.

The Horse @TheHorse (218781) • Walnut Creek, California 17 Nov

She is eating dry food, provided by me. I am eating a doughnut, provided by my friend at Guitar Center. Tomorrow I get to relax. Did you have an equally exciting Saturday night?

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Heather Echola It sounds like Kitty has established a routine. She looks so warm and peaceful.

17 Nov

Yay, Dr. Snowy got friends blood pressure down to a normal level this morning

snowy @snowy22315 (180660) • United States 17 Nov

So, the first time he took it this AM it was high but after his meds and beetroot supplement it was normal! I sent him with several waters..and the supplement and a no sugar added apple pie. Hopefully he is on the right track now....

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Heather Echola I have heard a lot about beet root supplements but have not tried them. Tell friend that when he gets old sometimes they demand blood pressure sent over the wifi. That is what hubby has. He is to get up, sit still and relax for thirty minutes then take his...

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Howdy myLot! Happy Sunday the 17th of Nov

OceanTiara @RebeccasFarm (89882) • Arvada, Colorado 17 Nov

Long time no see. Scrolling through the discussions, I am worried for our Filipino friends with that monster typhoon. Myself, I been so busy with work and stuff to earn a few much needed dollars. I have projects I have to do here...

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Heather Echola I seem to always be involved in projects. Bob and I are basically the maintenance. I was on a cooking binge this weekend and that was nice. Take care of your back. Soft big hugs to you.

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One Wall Done

Eva James @wolfgirl569 (106192) • Marion, Ohio 17 Nov

And it made the room feel lighter I think. I am going to move the bookcase to that wall. But first I need to pull that chest of drawers out. Tonight or tomorrow I want to get the other wall covered. The aliens in the corner make...

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Heather Echola It does have a light and ethereal feeling to it. I bet it helps you stay warm as well.

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If You See a Random Thought Flying Around...its mine

MARILYN @Marilynda1225 (82777) • United States 17 Nov

Happy Sunday!! I just opened the Walmart app to add something to my cart and in those 2 seconds I forgot what I wanted to add. I can't even remember what I was thinking about that made me want to get something from...

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Heather Echola I looked for that thought zipping past. I do that a lot, forget what I need or want from the store. My bill still comes up pretty high, in spite of forgetting.

17 Nov

Comfort Food

Juliaacv @Juliaacv (51182) • Canada 17 Nov

Comfort food means different things to different people. Poultry is high on my list of comfort food, both chicken as well as turkey. It just makes me feel better overall. It is another cloudy, dismal day here. When I took my...

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Heather Echola We had a southwest seasoned chicken soup I made. And garlic bread. And guacamole. Soups, chili, and potatoes all count for comfort food for me.

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My Me Day!

Thelma @thelme55 (77061) • Germany 17 Nov

As you have known, Sundays are my Me days. I scheduled it for myself. That means I can be with friends or just staying at home chilling. Baking is one way of chilling myself. I baked coconut cupcakes this afternoon as I still...

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Heather Echola I made chili and some other soups and put them in the freezer. Those cupcakes look really cute with their fancy papers.

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determined

Lenore Plassman @sallypup (61088) • Centralia, Washington 16 Nov

Last summer I said I would not do it again. I'm doing it right now. The fancy heat pump on the wall is not delivering its heat promises very well. So I drug out two portable heaters for the living room. Its not freezing out....

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Heather Echola We have found that heated throws are the way to go rather than space heaters.Cost less to run and less likely to combust. Whatever it takes or whatever you have on hand though is good. Baking and cooking warms us up as well. I made soups and chili all weekend...

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Dinner on a train

Judy Evans @JudyEv (339930) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Nov

We are back from our train trip. Eight of us had a five-course meal while gliding slowly along on the Hotham Valley Tourist Railway. Because of the danger of a fire being started by sparks, the dining carriages were pulled by a...

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Heather Echola I imagine that was a fun outing. I have never ridden any kind of train, but we have at least one in a town about two hours away.

17 Nov

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I should have read the label sooner.

Amber @AmbiePam (92700) • United States 17 Nov

I thought I had just been sent regular makeup wipe removers to try to give a review. I had them sitting on my counter for a week, but it wasn’t until I picked up the wipe itself and read “Snail Mucin”, that it really registered...

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Heather Echola I have been reading a lot lately about snail slime beauty treatments. I refuse to go get the little guys out of my yard and have them crawl on my face, for sure. Lots of beauty treatments have odd beginnings.

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