Marie Anne

@Ldyjarhead (10233)

United States • Age 67

Joined myLot 16 years ago

Semper Gumby ~ Always Flexible

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Marie Anne's Responses

The mailbox has feet

Michele @Aquitaine24 (11813) • San Jose, California 27 Apr 20

Can you see the feet on the mailbox? Someone knitted chicken feet for this mailbox. I have seen knitted wraps on outposts and similar items.This is a little different. It is clever. Do you have anything similar where you live?

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Marie Anne Oh how cute! I haven't seen anything quite so creative, except photos that others have shared like you did here. Some people come up with the neatest ideas.

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I Felt Like a Bank Robber

MARILYN @Marilynda1225 (82726) • United States 27 Apr 20

Leaving the house after being in for weeks is a strange feeling. I got my stimulus check so I had to go to the bank and deposit it. I was wearing my mask and had gloves since I didn't want to touch the canister at the drive thru....

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Marie Anne I wonder how long before we feel comfortable in our 'new normal'?

27 Apr 20

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What if ?

dreamertink @dfollin (25351) • United States 25 Apr 20

I do genealogy and my 4th great grandfather had a total of 23 kids. Back in the in the 1800's or so the adult children didn't always move out of the family home right away. Some even brought their new spouses to live there,...

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Marie Anne I know it's meant as a funny, but the social distancing/number in group thing doesn't apply to those who actually live in the same household. And yea, I can't even imagine that many kids, and then not have them leave home. No thanks!

27 Apr 20

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Elastic Shortage!

ElusiveButterfly @ElusiveButterfly (45940) • United States 26 Apr 20

Can't find 1/4" elastic anywhere in our town. Walmart is sold out. The only place you can find it is online and then it takes weeks to arrive. So, I put a message on Facebook that I needed some for the masks I am making. One...

ask and yea shall receive

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Marie Anne The ones I make use rope for ties, and so far there's no shortage of that!

27 Apr 20

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I received the permission to start my shop tomorrow.

msdivkar @msdivkar (23359) • India 27 Apr 20

I just got the required authorisation to reopen my shop first time after the lockdown. The authority to issue the permission is Local Government Office it is called as " Grampanchayat". They have charged me for the permit...

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Marie Anne Good for you! I hope your business does well.

27 Apr 20

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MyLot: Choose The Wrong Topic And Your Post Will Bomb

M.-L. @MALUSE (69373) • Germany 26 Apr 20

Everyone who's been on a writing site for some time knows the puzzling fact that posts for which the member has done a lot of research and into which they have poured their hearts and souls may attract only a number of reads if...

mylot posts

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Marie Anne I've just come back after a very long hiatus, so don't really have a routine, or favorite type of post to read, etc. I just scroll through until something catches my eye, with no real rhyme or reason.

26 Apr 20

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April 26 - What I'm Thankful for Today

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (317040) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 26 Apr 20

This is the day the Lord has made and I will rejoice and be glad in it. Yes, I will. It's been a very good day. I'm thankful for the sleep I got last night. I slept a little later than I wanted, but it all worked out. I had...

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Marie Anne Too many things to list!

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Breakfast time. I have quince jam.

marguicha @marguicha (222883) • Chile 26 Apr 20

I asked my daughter to buy some quince jam for me the last time she went to the supermarket. I am needing more sweet food than before. I wonder if it has to do with this confinement. I still have bread, some butter, honey and...

coffee

breakfast

jam

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Marie Anne I had a Japanese quince bush when I lived in Ohio and it was beautiful when it bloomed in early spring. I've never had quince jam, though.

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Could Have Gotten A Free Hoodie

Jim Bauer @porwest (90285) • United States 26 Apr 20

We went to Menard's yesterday to pick up a few things. My wife found a hoodie she liked. It even SAID Menard's on it. When we pulled the cart to the checkout (there they empty your cart for you) she pulled the hoodie out and was...

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Marie Anne Good for you for doing the right thing. I would have as well. I've actually gone back into a store to pay for things that I found still in my cart after getting to my car.

26 Apr 20

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Sunday evening walking exercise

Nocturnal Writer @Nakitakona (56486) • Philippines 26 Apr 20

GOOD EVENING FRIENDS. I have just finished my 70-minute walking exercise within the vicinity of our home.And this is my 7th day of the week of walking activity. For details, I completed 7,001 steps for 5.31 kilometers within...

sunday evening walking exercise

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Marie Anne I did almost 3 miles on the treadmill this morning and have just over 8,000 steps so far today at 11am.

26 Apr 20

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What weird things are people stockpiling?

Mpho Ashworth @Lushlala (4028) • Gaborone, Botswana 16 Mar 20

As store shelves lie empty due to Coronavirus, I've seen pictures of people stockpiling some of the weirdest things! I've seen people with hideous amounts of toilet roll - I mean what do people plan to do with all that toilet...

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Marie Anne The toilet paper thing is still going on here, but what we're seeing now is people grabbing Vitamin C and Vitamin D supplements.

26 Apr 20

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What is your favorite time for mylot?

Miss S @Moon24 (22396) • Serbia 22 Apr 20

I noticed there was more activity on mylot in the evening. I like to be here in the evening. Then I feel relaxed. What is your favorite time for mylot?

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Marie Anne I'm a morning person, and do my routine online stuff when I first get up. I'll pop in and do various things throughout the day, but always early in the morning, even if I don't get back to it later.

26 Apr 20

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Grateful to my Mother for the Cake

Maryann F @summerscent (335) • Philippines 25 Apr 20

Someone asked me earlier this week about the first thing I would like to do when the quarantine ends, I said I will eat cake. I really missed eating cakes as the cake shop here was closed how many weeks and we can't go outside but...

food

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Marie Anne What a pretty cake. It was very thoughtful of your mother to do that for you. My life hasn't changed too much, but I would like to be able to go to a restaurant to sit down and eat instead of having to use the drive thru (which I hate).

26 Apr 20

trying something new....

susan @sueznewz2 (10409) • Alicante, Spain 26 Apr 20

I have a new hobby... making greeting cards, and I love it... and am quite pleased with my efforts... I don't know about you... but, I am not very good with cutting things out, and I usually get more glue on me than the object...

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Marie Anne Very pretty! I've got a big container full of all sorts of rubber stamps and other card-making and scrapbooking supplies that I bought super cheap from someone online years ago, and have never really done much with it. I should pass on the deal and sell it...

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Do You Come On MyLot Everyday?

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60794) • Perth, Australia 11 Dec 15

I have been on here every day since I joined ( about 9 days ago ). I don't sit on here for many hours straight but in total I do spend about 4 hours a day on here. What about you?

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Marie Anne When I first started with MyLot years ago, I was here all the time. I left when things died off (my last post was in 2012!), but just found out again the other day that it was still alive, albeit changed. I've been back three days now I think, and will...

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Happy dogs

Alex Socorro @Alexandoy (65308) • Cainta, Philippines 25 Apr 20

Maybe our dogs are happy because of the lockout that we are always at home. And when we go out, we bring them along even for short trips only. It is like a whole day of bonding that shows in the attitude of our dogs, they are more...

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Marie Anne I'm usually home anyway, so nothing has really changed for my two dogs. They sleep on the couch most of the day like usual.

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For the birthday of my cousin

Alex Socorro @Alexandoy (65308) • Cainta, Philippines 26 Apr 20

No more birthday parties but I believe that I can still send a gift so I had the goods in the picture delivered to my cousin. She was very grateful because she never expected anything from anyone. The lockdown had taught us not to...

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Marie Anne Very nice of you to do and I'm sure she appreciated it very much. So many of us are doing more for others during this time, and I think we need to remember that it's ok to do it all of the time. Cute pup!

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Giving and trading plants

Denise @petatonicsca (7070) • Japan 25 Apr 20

Do you and your neighbors or friends exchange plants for your gardens? When I was growing up, my father never had to buy seeds, and neither did his friends. Each one saved certain seeds and when it came time to plant they would...

plant share

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Marie Anne I gave a friend some seeds yesterday, and she gave me a sedum plant. Once our stuff starts growing, we'll exchange seedlings too. I'm ready for growing season!

25 Apr 20

Tomorrow Sunday flexible quarantine ..

Aleskys Cardozo @Aleskys (5879) • Venezuela 25 Apr 20

That's right friends, the Vice President of the republic reported that tomorrow Sunday we can go out at a time between 9 in the morning until 6 in the afternoon with our young children to the parks to walk, to the squares, to...

good news

sunday

flexible measures

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Marie Anne We're not on a full quarantine, but supposed to practice social distancing, and not go out unless you need to get essentials. All businesses that are not essential are also closed. None of it seems to matter much around here as stores that are open are still...

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