Carmela

@Carmelanirel2 (8084)

United States

Joined myLot 9 years ago

I have 4 adult children. I care for 2 beagle/border collies. I have an associates degree in Creative Writing.. Had written some books, but they're not published

www.facebook.com/carmkatz

Carmela's Responses

comic strips

joseph anthony yap @NatsuYeung (264) 21 Jun 22

Reading one of the discussions here in mylot reminded me of my love and interest in comic strips. not only the intenational ones Asterix, Boondocks, Calvin and Hobbes but also the ones back home. They are one of the reasons why...

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Carmela I don't read comics, but when I was a little girl, I really liked Peanuts because I love beagles. I know the comics you mean are more for teens and adults, but once I started having a family, I stopped reading them.

5 Sep 22

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Blessed once again!

BanaMukuka @Greencindere (669) 12 Aug 22

I’m an auntie once again. My twin sister has given birth to her fourth daughter yesterday. Little Vera (meaning “faith” in our language) has arrived and I couldn’t be happier. She looks exactly like my sister’s second daughter....

auntie

babygirl

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Carmela Congratulations! I miss having little ones around, but soon my son's girlfriend will give birth to a baby girl in just a few short weeks.

5 Sep 22

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Rabbits and 'roos at our house-sit

Judy Evans @JudyEv (341717) • Rockingham, Australia 4 Sep 22

There are five baby rabbits at our house-sit but it’s hard to get a photo of them all at once. There is one daisy bush they enjoy nibbling on. They mostly stand up to reach the bit they want but this morning one of them jumped...

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Carmela We used to have a lot of rabbits but I don't know if it is an increase in people or cats that is causing them to disappear. I love the photos of the roos, that would be cool to see them in the wild.

5 Sep 22

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Wish I Could Still Walk There

Marlina @marlina (154131) • Canada 3 Sep 22

I used to go for a walk over there for years and years. It was so peaceful and lovely. Unfortunately, I can't go anymore because of health problems. Oh, I so miss those almost daily walks. To be young and healthy again would be...

walk

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Carmela I can relate, I love going on long hikes on somewhat rough terrain, but now I can't and I can no longer do the dancing I use to do. It's disappointing, but I find other means of exercise. May I ask, what your health issues are that prevents you from going on...

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Killing in broad daylight

Nocturnal Writer @Nakitakona (56486) • Philippines 3 Sep 22

The hubby of my co-intern teacher before was gunned down by three men armed with 45 caliber gun at 1 in the afternoon at the parking lot just outside the building where he's working. The victim died on the spot with 12 bullets...

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Carmela Oh no, I am so sorry. The world is getting so scary in these days.

5 Sep 22

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Photographic tips - keep an eye on the background!

Judy Evans @JudyEv (341717) • Rockingham, Australia 31 Jul 22

My husband and I take photos at horse endurance rides. I have only been helping with the photos for a relatively short while but I’m learning all the time. Mostly now, my photos are adequate and I sell nearly as many as Vince...

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Carmela I actually saw the dog after I read the title and I see what you mean. However, I can see how great this picture is by ignoring the background, but to sell, I would remove the distractions.

5 Aug 22

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My Portrait of Taz: Moving Past the Block

Ali Canary @AliCanary (3249) 3 Aug 22

I had fretted so much and put the painting off for such a long time: I really "got my butt stuck in the mud", as they say here in the South. What would help? YouTube, friends. Watching other artists work, specifically...

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Carmela That is a good idea, just take that first step. Unfortunately I did that and I have 2 novels and 2 short stories and lost motivation when I couldn't get them edited myself. I can do some editing, but I am not good enough to edit so I can publish. Now that I...

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Cooking at Night.

DE @DaddyEvil (137460) • United States 2 Aug 22

During the summer here, we do most of our cooking during the nighttime. We're trying not to strain our A/C unit or our electric bill. This afternoon, Pretty asked if I was planning on cooking anything tonight. (Usually, when she...

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Carmela I can't stay up that late, but when we do cook, we cook enough to have leftovers, which don't take much energy to heat up, or we will eat something light like a salad so we don't cook at all.

3 Aug 22

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My lunch for Wednesday is fried egg on tomatoes

Luis Asuncion @luisga814 (7138) • Quezon City, Philippines 2 Aug 22

Hi there. Good afternoon. It's 12:12 here. I just woke up from a nap at 11:50am. I did the stretch. Check few myLot notifications. Check my messengers and one of them, asking about my new published book. I answered, I don't have...

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Carmela It is lunchtime here now, but I don't know what I am going to eat. Are the eggs scrambled with chopped tomatoes? That sounds really good. There is a dish I really love from the Philippines with chicken and noodles (and probably other ingredients that I don't...

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Odd Text Messages...

DE @DaddyEvil (137460) • United States 19 Jul 22

Yesterday I got a text message asking for Josie on my phone... I don't know a Josie, so told the person they must have the wrong number. The person then asked how long I'd had my number and what my name was.... I told the person...

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Carmela Wow, that's pretty funny. I haven't had anything like this happen, but I did have something weird happen to my hone phone a couple years ago. A woman called up and said that I called her when I didn't. I have recall on my phone and her number was not dialed...

26 Jul 22

Do you have a Plan B if Plan A doesn't work out?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (341717) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Jul 22

Vince has gone to golf this morning and I’m just hoping it doesn’t rain on the group. It’s supposed to. When he gets home, he has to pick up two friends from the train station. They are coming for lunch. The wife is an old work...

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Carmela Absolutely. I had a plan A (getting a better job) and plan B (don't work until I get a better job) See, I am still working for the same school I have been with for a few years, but they haven't offered me a contract. (which meant I had no sick leave,...

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I Know Why the Tree was Cut

Ruby Hawk @RubyHawk (99405) • Atlanta, Georgia 25 Jul 22

I had to go to the.leasing office this morning and I asked if anyone knew why our beautiful green tree was cut down. Max was happy to tell me what had happened. We had several thunderstorms last week. We had two in one day. It...

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Carmela That makes sense. Maybe another tree will be planted in its place.

26 Jul 22

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Shield bug?

Daniel @Danielclark691 (1097) 25 Jul 22

I am not sure what this bug is actually called. I am sure I have seen it referred to as a Shield Bug. I am also sure I have read that it could be known as a Stink Bug! Both names are not very complimentary, but this is one...

bug

wildlife

weird

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Carmela I am not intimated, but I hate the mess they make on the car. We call them stink bugs.

26 Jul 22

When I left this morning

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (160879) • United States 23 Jul 22

It was already 78 F when I left, and it is rapidly getting hotter. I spent quite a bit at the store, trying to plan for my daughter and grands to visit next week. Then, of course, I also got fuel. We are down below $4.00 per...

july 2022

company is coming

groceries

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Carmela Hmm, sounds like me, except I am not smart and I bake during the day. I love getting grocery points toward fuel and I use the receipts for another site to get rewards, a double yay!!! I think I should make...

24 Jul 22

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Beautiful Tree Cut

Ruby Hawk @RubyHawk (99405) • Atlanta, Georgia 23 Jul 22

When I went to the mailbox today I saw something surprising. A huge truck was pulled up to one of the large shade tree in the complex. Half a dozen or more men were gathered around the tree and the tree was being cut down branch...

tree

cut

technology

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Carmela That's sad, unless they took the tree down because it was dangerous and could fall and hurt someone or it was getting too close to power lines.

24 Jul 22

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Compartment No. 6 - a Finnish film

Judy Evans @JudyEv (341717) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Jul 22

For those of you who expressed interest, I thought I’d write about a couple of the films. One of the first we saw was ‘Compartment No. 6’, a Finnish film. Two strangers share a Russian train journey through the Arctic Circle and...

foreign films

international film festival

compartment no 6

finland

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Carmela That sounds like a great film. I am going to look it up to see if I can watch it.

24 Jul 22

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A Punch in the Nose

DW Davis @DWDavis (25805) • United States 12 May 22

Just before we dismissed for lunch today, an incident happened in my classroom that shocked me. The least likely little girl turned and punched her friend, another little girl, right in the nose. Why you might ask, did the one...

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Carmela Hey, a fellow school employee, are you a teacher or an aid? I'm an aid in a special needs room and have had a student hurt others, but mostly they go after the staff. Like in March 2021 my student actually punched the top of my head, causing a mild...

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Hunchback Needs Advice

Amber @AmbiePam (93739) • United States 11 May 22

I had a dentist appointment this morning, but when I got in the car my battery was dead. I called my dad, and he came to jump start my car. I headed to the dentist, and miraculously got there on time. Thankfully, I had no...

advice

pain

back surgery

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Carmela Oh no, I am so sorry. So these back surgeries that some people claim helped them, they had more than one surgery? I know my niece had multiple surgeries, and that is why my husband won't have one.

13 May 22

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An emu called Emu

Judy Evans @JudyEv (341717) • Rockingham, Australia 12 May 22

I have been going through my mother’s diaries. On Christmas Day in 1961, her nephew, nicknamed Chick, gave her an emu chick. I don’t recall where it came from. Mum was thrilled as she loved all animals and the emu lived with some...

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Carmela That is so cool, too bad you don't have a picture of the decorated eggs.

13 May 22

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I Hate APRIL!!!

Shavkat @Shavkat (140097) • Philippines 13 May 22

I really mean it because I hate the dry season in April. I cannot stand walking for a long time under the sun lately. Now, it is still hot in May. It will be hotter for the next month or so. It is fine to endure the hotness with...

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Carmela It is different here, in April we get a lot of rain and then as summer draws near, it get dry and hot. My least favorite month would be any winter month, because I hate the cold.

13 May 22

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