cher913

@cher913 (25781)

Canada • Age 63

Joined myLot 18 years ago

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Snowed in over Christmas!

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 29 Dec 12

We were at my sister in law's on Boxing day (December 26th which is a stat holiday here in Canada) and the weather turned nasty. it was snowing and blowing and so we called a few people at home (we live about an hour away from...

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A Puffy Coat for a Dog?

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 1 Nov 12

Now, i know that most of you are dog lovers as i am too but glancing though the new Sears Canada Christmas flier i cam across a puffy coat for a dog for $20 which is cute but how could i buy this if i had a dog knowing that there...

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Pajama Jeans?

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 25 Oct 12

I saw a commercial on tv today and it showed these jeans that are supposedly made of pajama type material (flannel?) but look like jeans. the commercial pretty much sold me and if i had a credit card, i may have thought about...

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severe tendonitis

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 23 Aug 12

i have had a problem with my right wrist lately and finally went to the doctors. he said you have severe tendonitis and try not to use. Ha! who is he kidding as i type at work for a living,plus, i mylot, write articles and craft...

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Battle Re-Enactments

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 28 Jun 12

Do you or have ever attended one of these? although i am not American, we have had a few American civil war re-enactments here in Canada. (i am about an hour or so from the US border at Niagara Falls). i love history and am...

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you're not special!

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 11 Jun 12

did you hear about the speech that a highschool English teacher gave to the graduating class. David McCullough Jr said this 9 times in his commencement address. This is the last part of his speech. "McCullough ended his...

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big and braless on the bus

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 6 Jun 12

i typically ride the bus home from work and now that the weather is getting warmer, you see all sorts of fashion 'don'ts' and today i saw a big one (pardon the pun). This lady was rather large and definitely on the plus side and...

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New Season of Storage Wars!

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 5 Jun 12

Tonight begins a new season of Storage Wars! I am so looking forward to it! A&E has been broadcasting old episodes of the show all day. love the show! Hope Barry finds a treasure!

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Cake Boss

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 5 Jun 12

What happened on Cake Boss last night? Did Buddy fire Mary? i am a bit ticked off that i forgot it was on last night. did anyone catch it?

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real life is scarier than ficiton

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 30 May 12

did anyone else hear about the guy in Miami who went cannibalistic and started eating a homeless man's face? He was high on this new type of LSD. Takers get extreme psychosis, feel extreme heat and this fellow had to be shot...

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Diggers

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 30 May 12

Lately, i have read a few books about the late 1960s in San Francisco (the Haight Ashbury neighbourhood) and of the hippies and their lives. the famous people that came out of that era and neighbourhood, the crazy drug use,...

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people are only willing to give so much away...

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 30 May 12

lately, i have been reading all the freecycle ads and some of the requests are down right crazy! someone was wanting a canoe, another person wanted a cell phone and still someone else wanted a serger! (its a type of sewing...

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off season!

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 29 May 12

what do you buy off season? i mean, i am often the first one in line the day after Christmas (here in Canada, it is called Boxing day and it is a stat holiday but stores are open) but other than that? we lucked out when we went...

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Christmas!

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 29 May 12

Christmas will be here before we know it and as a crafter, i am curious to see what others are making this year for Christmas. i hope to be making some magnets, some cross stitch ornaments and a couple of word a day journals. i...

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i cannot eat chocolate any more!

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 17 May 12

which makes me very sad because i love the stuff. however, i find that chocolate thickens the mucus in my throat. although not a smoker, i have the start of COPD and i find that this is quite bothersome! is there any food that you...

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Eerie Anniversary

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 10 Apr 12

Today, 100 years ago, was when the Titanic was launched and today (April 10th) descendants of those who were on the ship had a memorial service at the Southampton dock where it was launched from. Southampton lost the most with...

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Creativity is Needed!

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 3 Apr 12

I find that some weeks we are quite poor (we get our extra money at the end of the month) but the weeks in between, i have to be creative, not only with food, left overs,and lunches but just in general. For instance, i had a lot...

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A Penny for Your Thoughts?? Well, not any more!

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 30 Mar 12

Yesterday, the Canadian budget was delivered and they decided to do away with the penny. This fall, Ottawa will just be the final minting of the Canadian penny and then it will eventually fade into nothingness. what a boon for...

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The 100th Anniversary

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 22 Mar 12

It will be the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic in a few weeks and my country, Canada, will be issuing 5 new stamps in honour of that date. Canada has a special connection because after the sinking, there was a ship...

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free!

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 2 Mar 12

I was just reading a blog about living the cheapskate life and really liked that part where they mentioned about picking up stuff curbside in rich neighbourhoods. i also read in a book on frugal living about someone who picked up...

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