ElicBxn

@ElicBxn (63643)

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My failed mission to the Dollar Tree.

The Horse @TheHorse (220356) • Walnut Creek, California 9 Nov

The Dollar Tree near my house used to have thing like cortisone cream and el cheapo Benadryl. But I have not seen these important products the last couple of times I was there. I have an itchy patch on my left shoulder, and I...

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ElicBxn I guess I never considered getting generic meds at Dollar Tree. I have a Family Dollar even closer than the Dollar Tree and a Dollar General across the street from the Family Dollar. A big, busy street and a huge parking lot beyond to the Dollar General. I...

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Crafting my simple solo meals at home

Macy @almostoveryou (4805) • Philippines 15 Sep

I know it's nice to eat with family members and housemates, but some days (or most days) I prefer to eat alone and in peace. I cook food for everyone in this household, including the meals they bring to work and school. I try to...

meal preparation

simple solo meals

homecooked meals

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ElicBxn Well, I'm a 70 year old widow. I do have a roommate and she might cook something and share it with me. The very few times I've cooked I have offered it to her. She sometimes take a meal. Because of my food allergies I try to not eat the same food every...

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Wine jelly should be served in small quantities

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342277) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Oct 23

The photo has nothing to do with the discussion but is from the ‘pink ride’ which raised funds for cancer. I’ve just read a myLotter’s discussion about making a pie using a bottle of wine. Many years ago we made a wine jelly...

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ElicBxn Sounds good, but I'd probably go for a red wine... and more sugar... and maybe some fruit... I've got a sweet tooth - more like a mouthful of sweet teeth... did have to have one removed last year... ah... something like that...

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What did you have for dinner last night?

The Horse @TheHorse (220356) • Walnut Creek, California 12 Aug 23

After swimming yesterday, I decided it was time for some fresh veggies with dinner. No, I didn't go buy fresh veggies. I went and got a foot long Subway ham and cheese sandwich (toasted) with everything on it. It was tasty, and...

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ElicBxn I took the tuna mix from a "Snack on the Run" by Bumble Bee, made a sandwich of it and had that for dinner. A big can of tuna probably costs less, but I don't have a way to save half a can so I end up with two sandwiches, sorry, hate to waste food. Even the...

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Very Hot Weather in Detroit, Michigan

Kharla Jolly @kobesbuddy (78871) • East Tawas, Michigan 4 Jul 23

Here in Tawas City, the thermometer is right around 83 degrees. I spoke with my daughter this morning, through a text message. Mari Lyn said their weather this week has been extremely hot, far above 90 degreesF. They usually stay...

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ElicBxn we've had 100+ for most of June

8 Jul 23

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Well, no dry spell today.

Kayla Tsukino @kaylachan (71918) • Daytona Beach, Florida 28 Jun 23

We just had some rain come through. Short sweet, and perfect. It's not much but should help nock the humidity down a peg. Which is good. Chilly is on the couch, and our house is actually cool. With our solar panels providing most...

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ElicBxn This June I believe has taken the prize for hottest June on record. It has been super hot and very humid. Even when we get some rain, it doesn't really help, oh, maybe for a while the next day, but the humidity stays high. I turned on the AC this morning to...

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One worry out of my head. Are you ever a worrier?

The Horse @TheHorse (220356) • Walnut Creek, California 5 Jun 23

OK, I have one thing out of the way. My buddy Jerry, in Montana, hadn't called me back in a couple of weeks. He's the one who put me in touch with the lawyer in Montana, a well as with others possibly involved in my attempt to...

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ElicBxn I'm glad to hear your friend is well. I can understand the concern, now think about being the youngest of several friends, many of whom have already passed... yeah, it is a worry.

6 Jun 23

How Often Do You Use Tomato Ketchup ?

Kitycat @KityCat (7735) • India 5 Jun 23

I do not use it that often . Mostly for stuff like pasta , noodles etc . I also use it when I am having , french fries , burger , nuggets , sausages etc . And sometimes for Fried Rice , but I like chilly sause with it What...

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ElicBxn You call that not often? I used to use it on sausage, to tame the spiciness. However, I can no longer eat sausage, I am not supposed to eat pork and black pepper together, and I really do know how allergic to black pepper I am... if I get a bit caught...

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Don't try this method of rescuing a cat

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (104278) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 1 Jun 23

Gerry Armijo who lives in Los Lunas New Mexico did was successful in rescuing his cat Mookie who is named after Los Angeles Dodgers baseball player Mookie Betts when on Tuesday evening Mookie climbed up a power pole and was...

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ElicBxn And this is part of why I don't let my cats outside.

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The moments of sorrow in your life that have etched permanently in your heart.

Joy @PurnaSharma (2562) • Guwahati, India 3 Jun 23

When my father left us and departed from this world, I cried a lot, and I felt that this was the biggest sorrow. Gradually, I realized that everyone who comes must eventually leave. His passing occurred at the age of 62. Then I...

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ElicBxn I lost my wife in February of 2022. Was it hard - oh yes. Even though we had only been married for 5 and a half years, she had been a roommate since 1999 and a friend since 1984.

6 Jun 23

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Can you swim?

solxee @sol_cee (38219) • Philippines 22 Feb 23

Living in an archipelago like the Philippines, most people would think that all Filipinos could swim. With the big blue ocean around us, there’s no reason not to know how to swim, right? Wrong. I had to correct someone when she...

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ElicBxn I think Mom started taking us to the pool probably when I was 2 and my brother 4. I think she started my swimming lessons at 4. In fact, when I was 7, I think, she signed us up to swim at the University of Texas, but they had a height rule that I was 2...

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Do you read the side effects before using the medicine?.

Icydoll @Icydoll (36717) • India 17 Feb 23

Hello everyone! Hope everyone is doing fine. it's a sunny day here . We all take medicines when we are sick . I used to read the side effects before I start any new medication. I feel it's not a good thing,it makes us anxious and...

side effects

opinion

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ElicBxn I was taking a medication for my ulcer. Because I read about the side affects and medication interactions before I started taking the stuff, when I got bronchitis I stopped taking it. The reason was the interactions said it could reduce or prevent other...

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My Cat Is Stalking Me

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2576) 16 Feb 23

Do you have a pet who is obsessed with a certain food? One of my cats loves bacon. She goes nuts when she smells it. I am having a midnight snack of bacon and she is stalking me. She keeps trying to find a way to sneak a piece off...

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ElicBxn She's pretty, but I'm not sure she should have a whole piece, bacon has so many things in it that aren't good for either of you, but she's smaller. I'm not just talking fats here, I'm talking about the nitrates and stuff.

17 Feb 23

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Yes, it's been a long time...

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 20 Jan 23

But I'm still alive and well. Anne and I avoided Covid 19 (got all the shots offered) and she survived a year of treatment for an aggressive breast cancer in 2021. I am still in good health, but seem to be getting older all the...

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ElicBxn It has been a long time since I've been here steadily. I don't write poetry, well, I did one - one in 69 years, so... not a poet. However, I do write stories and have been posting them on Archive of Our Own - not a pay site either and mostly for fan...

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I'm so sad..........

rebelann1949 @rebelann (112995) • El Paso, Texas 19 Jan 23

Today I had to bring Tuffy in for him to be neutered. I was to be there at 8:30am. As usual I put Roscoe into the spare room and told him I loved him and would be back....

boobear

good bye

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ElicBxn I'm sure she did. At least she went quietly in her sleep.

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My Mom's Death Day

Shavkat @Shavkat (140131) • Philippines 7 Jan 23

My mother's first anniversary of passing away is today. I'm going to the church for the mass offering later. We just completed this ritual practice last December 30, 2022, known as "the end day of grief." I need to go to bed...

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ElicBxn While it isn't normal to celebrate death days in the U.S., I do. Maggiepie, who used to be on here, died on Jan 26th, 2017. Her birthday was Jan 6th. I try to go to visit her on either her birthday or death day. This year it was so pretty on the 6th, I...

11 Jan 23

Introducing Ralphie or What Big Eyes You Have

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342277) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Jan 23

Boss of our house-sit is Ralphie, an old tabby cat, which seems to have a funny face structure. He reminds me of Egyptian statues of cats. There is another very timid, smaller tabby but she comes and goes to the food bowls through...

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ElicBxn I can't trust the old dog with kittens, but once they are grown (and after one adult opened his nose) he respects them. I won't scold him if he barks at the bed stealing cat, it is his bed after all and he's the oldest critter in the house at 14. My oldest...

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Do You Believe There is More To You Than You Think?

beesure11 @beesure11 (234) 11 Jan 23

People say, I am just a mother, or I am just a wife-husband. Or one might say, I don't know I just work here. Have you ever stopped to think that there is more to you than you think?

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ElicBxn Well... I'm a bit of a caretaker and I'm a crazy cat lady. As it stand right now, I'm only a crazy cat lady since the roommate is in a rehab in the Dallas area.

11 Jan 23

Gave the cleaning lady a little extra today

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (120179) • United States 11 Jan 23

She texted me last night to remind me to leave the door unlocked so she could get in this morning while I was at work. I told her I would and told her to get a MegaMillions ticket. She said she truly wished she could but that...

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ElicBxn After my wife died last year, I went through the pantry and took a bunch to the food pantry. I still have the pasta, I love pasta, but I haven't eaten any I've had to cook... I found some that is ready to go and I eat that now.

11 Jan 23

What's for dinner? January 11

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (120179) • United States 11 Jan 23

What's going on the dinner table tonight? Share with us! I am finally getting around to making what I had planned to do last night. I saw a recipe on Facebook yesterday and it caught my eye. I usually skip by that stuff because...

whats for dinner

home cooking

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ElicBxn It is 9:30 and I have not eaten. I do need to eat so I can take medicine, but I had a carb and fat heavy lunch. I'll figure out something.

11 Jan 23