Anna

@LadyDuck (472404)

Switzerland

Joined myLot 10 years ago

I am Italian and I live in Switzerland. I like, gardening, crafting, writing, baking, cooking and chatting with people.

ladyduckblog.blogspot.ch/

Anna's Responses

Good Morning 1/21

snowy @snowy22315 (183822) • United States 22h

Today is my mother's birthday. Her gifts from me will be arriving today. I talked to her a couple of days when my sister was visiting. This was unbeknownst to me, I didn't think anything was planned. Anyway, things seem to be OK...

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Anna I hope your mother is enjoying her birthday and I am glad to know you did not get too much snow and cold.

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Does MyLot seem quiet to you?

The Horse @TheHorse (221757) • Walnut Creek, California 20h

It seems that MyLot has been quiet for the past few days. Have you noticed this? I see Hot Discussions, or whatever they're called, with less than 20 comments. I hope we are not fading into oblivion. Have you gathered the email...

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Anna It did not work for me, I tried many times to check the discussions and my notifications but I always obtained an Error message.

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Are you a gold or silver person?

Amber @AmbiePam (95223) • United States 19 Jan

My sister will not wear gold jewelry unless it is rose gold, and she limits even that. My best friend is the same way. It does not matter if it real gold or not, neither will wear it. I don’t care if it’s gold or silver or...

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Anna I do not like silver, but I like more white gold or platinum that yellow gold.

20 Jan

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I Caught Something

Eva James @wolfgirl569 (109982) • Marion, Ohio 18 Jan

But it wasn't the rat. A sweet little bird got it's tail feathers in there. I set it free and thankfully it flew away after a little bit. It was very scared at first. I have the traps set inside wire hoops now. Hopefully that will...

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Anna Poor sweet little thing, I am glad he could fly away.

19 Jan

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Good Morning 1/19

snowy @snowy22315 (183822) • United States 19 Jan

Waiting for the snow to hit, I doubt we will get much of anything though because the temp will be above freezing all day. However, we can always hope. I would like to see big, fluffy flakes. Anyway, yesterday's trip did not go at...

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Anna NO, a chiropractor is not a doctor because does not have an M.D. degree. I hope you will arrive to have your snowblower assembled before the snow hits.

19 Jan

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Much Colder

Eva James @wolfgirl569 (109982) • Marion, Ohio 19 Jan

And it is getting even colder the next few days. Will be glad to get to Wednesday. The weather is supposed to start improving then. Today will be a hibernate day. I will take water out to the birds this afternoon again. But that...

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Anna I hope your husband will watch football so you can have a peaceful ME day.

19 Jan

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Sciatica

Always smiling @allknowing (139129) • India 19 Jan

Looks like I am having Sciatica - a compressed nerve issue The symptoms are painful. The pain starts from the lower back and goes down right to the foot. It is one leg that is bothering me. There are pain killers and also...

sciatica

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Anna It is painful, but the right therapy is much better than pain killers. My husband had it three years ago.

19 Jan

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We need to accept other customs and cultures

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343937) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Jan

I sort of promised to write about this but I hope it doesn’t upset too many. Remember, I’m just stating facts. The fact is that, in Peru, guinea pigs are considered a delicacy. They are known there as ‘cuy’ and have been a part...

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Anna Absolutely true and customs evolve with the years. At the end of 1800 in some Italian regions cats were raised for consumption. Now it's even forbidden to mention this old habit.

19 Jan

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Quick fix recipe

Always smiling @allknowing (139129) • India 17 Jan

I had this chicken recipe when I was into meat and fish I do not eat meat and fish these days You can try this out - quick, tasty and easy Chicken should be cut into huge chunks. Cut onions into pieces. Fry the onions in pure...

quick fix recipe

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Anna That sounds delicious, very similar to the chicken "alla cacciatore" that we make in Italy (not the same as the American chicken cacciatore")

18 Jan

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Kids and extra curricular activities

Always smiling @allknowing (139129) • India 18 Jan

Today's parents are loading their kids with extra curricular activities that gives them little or no time to spend quality time with their loved ones. And parents in turn are busy running around their kdis taking them to those...

kids

extra curricular activities

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Anna I remember that I read that adolescents who participate in extracurricular activities demonstrate higher levels of academic achievement. I am not sure that pushing children and adolescents to do more is a good idea.

18 Jan

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A compliment from a volunteer

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343937) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Jan

The photo of a willy wagtail has nothing to do with the discussion but was taken in the same city as the film festival which we attended last week. All the usherettes and bar staff are volunteers and most are middle-aged or older....

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Anna I suppose she thought it was a funny joke.

18 Jan

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Clutter

Always smiling @allknowing (139129) • India 18 Jan

I really do not know why this clutter was kept unattended to for years. All the open shelves in the bedroom were packed with this stuff The only reason perhaps was the possibility that we may need them. . We actually forgot...

clutter

bonfire

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Anna Do not tell me about clutter. Now that we are packing to move I find so many things I forgot we had and we do not need them.

18 Jan

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Good Morning 1/18

snowy @snowy22315 (183822) • United States 18 Jan

Going up to see friend today, that is always quite the journey. So much traffic in the northern part of the state. I don't know how I ever lived there. I wouldn't do it again. I am hoping his neighbor will be able to finish...

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Anna A couple of pounds could be water retention if there was too much sodium in the soups.

18 Jan

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Something New

Thelma @thelme55 (77353) • Germany 18 Jan

But actually not for me. I enrolled myself for learning Italian language and it will start on Tuesday next week. We are now living nearby an adult education school and so I was thinking of refreshing my Italian language which I...

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language

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Anna I thought to learn to speak better German because it's the most spoken language here in Switzerland. As we are going to move back to my country (Italy), I will not.

18 Jan

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Soggy Saturday

Juliaacv @Juliaacv (51898) • Canada 18 Jan

Good morning myLot friends. We woke to rain this morning. It is a mild, for the season that we are in, rain. It is melting much of the snow and making the piles of it smaller. The weather is...

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Anna We had a mild Saturday. We went yesterday for our big grocery shopping and I had to pick up my new eyeglasses, fir time that I buy progressive lenses, but I adapted very fast and I can see a lot better now.

18 Jan

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People who don't know how to spell your name or location

snowy @snowy22315 (183822) • United States 18 Jan

For those of you who don't know my first name is Karen.with a K. I seem to invariably run into people I need to give my name to that want to know if it is with a C or a K. In all my years of being a Karen, and knowing Karen's I...

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Anna I never heard of Karen spelled with a C. My name is very easy Anna, but I have seen it spelled Ana e few times.

18 Jan

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Warm Day

Eva James @wolfgirl569 (109982) • Marion, Ohio 18 Jan

Especially after the cold of last week. And what is coming again. We have had some rain. It's melted some of the white crap for us. I have the first load of laundry in the dryer. The second load is in the washer and I will have...

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Anna Yesterday it was freezing cold, but today it has been sunny and warm, let's hope it lasts for some days.

18 Jan

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Getting ready for snow, but hopefully no ice

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl @1creekgirl (42015) • United States 18 Jan

I know many of you are having much colder weather than us, but here in eastern NC, these temps in the 20s and 30s are awful. This week is looking to be worse. We're hoping to go to Raleigh Tuesday (a hundred miles) to pick up eye...

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Anna I went yesterday to pick up my new eyeglasses, I am glad that I see a lot better now. My best wishes for your medical tests.

18 Jan

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What a quiet morning!

The Horse @TheHorse (221757) • Walnut Creek, California 18 Jan

I just took a peek outside. What a quiet morning. The trees are absolutely still and the skies a dreary shade of grey. There is no rain. There are no birds chirping and no squirrel chattering at Kitty or each other. I had better...

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Anna Most mornings, as I get up at 5:30, the world around me is still sleeping.

18 Jan

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Update on Linda and Mr. OHio

Four Walls @FourWalls (70197) • United States 17 Jan

Hi, everyone. I just got off the phone with Linda. The news is devastating. Tomorrow she goes to sign the papers to put her husband into hospice care. She said he cannot swallow anymore, and he’s been trying to pull tubes out...

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Anna Poor Linda, she has done so much and she must be devastated. Thank you for this update, tell her that we are all thinking to her. I had to take the decision of not resuscitating for my mother. She was so unwell, I was sad and devastated when I had to tell the...

18 Jan

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