Anna

@LadyDuck (508841)

Italy

Joined myLot 11 years ago

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

ladyduckblog.blogspot.ch/

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I really like this Schmidts 647 bread

snowy @snowy22315 (212469) • United States 3 Sep

I have had it before .the Italian variety. This one says keto..but honestly it tastes like any other bread to me. 45 calories per slice and it is as thick and large or larger than any other bread. This is a keeper.It costs a bit...

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Gas prices on the road to Montana. Wheee!

The Horse @TheHorse (240239) • Walnut Creek, California 21h

No road trip to Montana would be complete without me checking gas prices along the way. Usually, the price is about the same as here (San Francisco Bay Area) as I head East through California. Suddenly, when I get to Nevada, the...

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The last day.

Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (15274) • Ireland 20h

We took the train to Florence itself, it was a time I remember oh so well. There was even a woman who bore a striking resemblance to Joan Baez but I didn’t comment because she looked, according to her age, as if she would just ask...

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He says air conditioning is a waste of money.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62510) 19h

I have a friend in the next block over, who lives next door to an elderly fellow. He’s friendly to everyone but is obsessed about the cost of utilities. He does everything he can to save on his electric bill-who doesn’t? But he...

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Rooster Says

Eva James @wolfgirl569 (140006) • Marion, Ohio 18h

That it is very hot outside. You can see he is stretched out as much as he can. He is trying to stay in the shade too. The humidity is extremely high today and the breeze feels like you opened an oven door. Hubby did get his...

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What a Day (Long)

Juliaacv @Juliaacv (57441) • Canada 18h

Today we had to arrive really early at our son's place. He dropped his wife off at work and then had to drive downtown to get some mechanical work done on his truck. I watched the girls while Grandpa drove downtown to bring our...

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Clever people in our village

Judy Evans @JudyEv (387521) • Rockingham, Australia 16h

In the clubhouse at our retirement village, there is a small alcove which hasn’t been used for anything much. The area is being used at the moment to show-case the work of some of the talented people that we have in the village....

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rakski @rakski (160256) • Philippines 15h

Hubby has something on his left arm, it looks like a wart to me but the dermatologist said it's prurigo. Weeks after, it grows a bit, the skin where it is attach is red and according to hubby, it is itchy. Docttor gave medications...

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Winter Solstice and Superstitions

Anna @LadyDuck (508841) • Italy 21 Dec 22

Today is the Winter Solstice, the day when earth's poles reach their maximum axial tilt away from the Sun and today winter starts. According to an ancient middle oriental superstition the "Dark Spirits" walk the earth during "the...

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Deborah-Diane @LadyDuck - Our internet and TV were down yesterday, but our tech manager got me back online last night. Many people in the building still do not have their televisions set up, again. It will take him a few days to get to everyone. He told me that the...

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I am more than tired of pharmacy woes.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62510) 23 Aug

Many of us here on mylot have written about pharmacy issues, meds not being ready, not available, inefficiency of the pharmacies, and on and on it goes. I thought I had seen it all but yesterday was a new one for me. I went to...

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Marie Coyle @LadyDuck Surely they will soon discover something that will help!

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How do you deal with stress and worries?

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62510) 22 Aug

I try very hard to deal with stress in a positive way, up front and head on, so to speak. Everything from deep breathing to walking to sitting calmly to do something that calms me--and I can generally get past the extreme part....

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Marie Coyle @LadyDuck I try very hard not to waste anything. With the costs so high it’s just wrong to be wasteful.

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I am so very glad to see the end of August!

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62510) 31 Aug

Stay with me here a minute... This month has been one of the hardest months in a very, very long time. So many big issues, the broken AC for nearly a month, son has an escalating issue that has required endless appointments,...

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Marie Coyle @LadyDuck A slim possibility of rain tomorrow night. Fingers crossed!!

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Is This Winter Weather?

Anna @LadyDuck (508841) • Italy 9 Jan 18

Where I live, since the beginning of last year we are having the most unusual weather. The past night I woke up due to a loud noise that, at first, I could not identify, but I later realized that it was thunder. I saw the...

winter thunderstorm

hail

weather

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Marie Coyle @LadyDuck And the true cost is the mass amount of human lives. That’s what hurts the most.

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Chinese Buffet: Last Night's Dinner

Kareng @kareng (83360) • United States 28 Aug

I manged to get a 2 and a half hour nap this morning after staying up all night long. I only got up because I was determined to make my normal Friday flea market restock run. We had our auction pickup yesterday in the Jackson,...

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Kareng @LadyDuck Yes, I can see how that would be very frigid!

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Up early today

Jimbo45 @Ineeddentures (46464) 26 Aug

I am up early today 1pm on the button So to celebrate I am going to take my ibuprofen and paracetamol and go back to bed for a while Amazon are not coming until after 2pm I am so proud of myself today The photo is one I took...

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Kareng @LadyDuck I don't blame you at all!

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We left early and ended up over an hour late.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62510) 18 Aug

The son had two appointments today. We left in plenty of time to allow for traffic, etc. The first appointment was in a smaller town about 25 miles from home, but we know the way well as he has to go there fairly frequently. But...

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Marie Coyle @LadyDuck I can understand her feelings about that. I’m sure it will help her be calmer with you there, Anna.

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No one understands why they do this, but here they are.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62510) 12 Aug

I live in very close proximity to 3 bodies of water. One is a very large lake a few blocks away. The other two are right behind my home, one is a lot smaller and should be termed as a pond, but the people here call it the ''little...

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Marie Coyle @LadyDuck Pets add a lot to our lives, They love unconditionally, and that means a lot.

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When someone begs you for something and won't stop, what do you do?

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62510) 1 Aug

Oh, boy. I realize that there are people out there in crazy wild physical pain. I get that, been there, I live with pain every day. Many of us do. I am not crazy about taking pain pills. Of course, there are times when a person...

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Marie Coyle @LadyDuck It sounds like she decided she wanted a child and did not discuss it with her husband. That’s sad.

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My central air is finally working again! Happy Dance!

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62510) 28 Aug

Due to a delay on one part that had to be ordered, it took nearly a MONTH to get it repaired. It was a big fix, the regulator was out, as well as some other problems and parts. It took the technician nearly 5 hours to fix it, and...

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Marie Coyle @LadyDuck Yes, they always come up with a loophole and then you’re stuck paying the bill. It’s not right.

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I discovered we have brown sauce in Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (387521) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Sep

A few weeks ago, there are a number of comments on a discussion which mentioned ‘brown sauce’. I said I’d never heard of it but not long after that, I actually saw it in a café and took a photo. I just came across the photo...

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Judy Evans I didn't have time to read the label although I often do.

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