MrsJ

@SophiaMorros (5044)

Belews Creek, North Carolina

Joined myLot 6 years ago

A former homeschooling Mom of four grown and graduated progeny. I am costumer for a community theatre. I sew, quilt and have been known to play with Lego.

instagram.com/the.calico.nest

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Vanny's and My Evil Plan Revealed: Please Post Sleeping or Yawning Cat Pictures!

The Horse @TheHorse (218926) • Walnut Creek, California 25 Oct 23

Our next music video is going to be "Your Mind is on Vacation and Your Mouth is Working Overtime," a song by Mose Allison about people who talk too much and don't listen. Who better to respond to people who talk too much than...

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MrsJ Here you go: one sleeping cat.

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DId you sing "Do Your Ears Hang Low" as a child?

The Horse @TheHorse (218926) • Walnut Creek, California 23 Oct 23

One of the songs I learned in childhood but do not teach to my child piano and guitar students, nor in preschools, is "Do Your Ears Hang Low." Did you sing this one in childhood? As I remember it, it goes: Do your ears hang...

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MrsJ I knew and sang the childrens' version. And as a mom with a warped sense of humour and an aging body (with friends of a similar ilk), there was a version that focused on things not being quite as perky as they once were.

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Difficult corner.

The Horse @TheHorse (218926) • Walnut Creek, California 19 Oct 23

Funny that I've spent more time on this little bottom corner than on the rest of the speakers combined over the last few days. The corner was missing, so I had to use wood filler and then replacement veneer to get it square. Now...

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MrsJ Does the satisfaction of getting it done give you a rush?

20 Oct 23

I want to make payout on MyLot. I will become a cereal poster now.

The Horse @TheHorse (218926) • Walnut Creek, California 19 Oct 23

I had a slightly grumpy day today. Do you ever have slightly grumpy days? When I looked at the box of stale Lucky Charms on my counter, and read "Hidden Dragon Reveals in Milk!" I was p*ssed off. The nerve of of those fat old...

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MrsJ My third child always reminded me of the nursery rhyme about the little girl with the curl in the middle of her forehead. When she was good she was very, very good, but when she was bad she was horrid. As a toddler, she had what we called a "NO" day every...

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Future country music stars

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl @1creekgirl (41445) • United States 19 Oct 23

A post by Amber reminded me of an old memory. My Grannie's neighbor owned a small fish and tackle store down at the edge of the creek. And when their daughter Diane and I were about nine or ten, we'd climb up on the roof of the...

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MrsJ Thanks for sharing the photo! You were a cutie!

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We're still reeling from the shock

Judy Evans @JudyEv (340216) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Oct 23

The photo has nothing to do with the post but my roses are blooming very nicely now. This is last year's photo. We have gifted our sons some money. My father was very generous to us when we were still making our way in the...

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MrsJ A lawyer who doesn't fit the stereotype. That's a pleasant surprise!

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Brewing up my second cup of coffee.

The Horse @TheHorse (218926) • Walnut Creek, California 20 Oct 23

Nothing outrageous happening on this Friday morning. I will hike with my friend this afternoon. I don't have to work at Guitar Center, so I will probably be able to finish up the Pioneer speakers I have been working on. Maybe I'll...

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MrsJ Work today has felt a bit like how I imagine trying to walk through neck-deep jello would feel. Hooray for the weekend!

20 Oct 23

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Bear enters a home in Connecticut to steal food

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (102927) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 18 Oct 23

A female homeowner who lives in Barkhamstead Connecticut was not home when a bear entered her home on Wednesday afternoon to help himself to lasagna where the bear opened the refrigerator door after the bear entered through the...

bear

home

food

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MrsJ Smart bear!

18 Oct 23

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What exactly is this?

Amber @AmbiePam (92804) • United States 18 Oct 23

Is this simply black mold? You are looking at a portion of my bathroom sink. Half of it looks like this. It was a week after I first moved in when I noticed a black muck was appearing in my bathroom sink. They should have replaced...

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MrsJ Yuck! Having lived in low-income housing I am familiar with the reality!

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Ain’t This a Countdown: There Ain’t No Grave (Gonna Hold My Body Down)

Four Walls @FourWalls (68095) • United States 18 Oct 23

After this you might want the country music back! I’m rolling on with this list of songs that have “ain’t” in the title. A warning: next month will continue the atrocious grammar. But we’ll burn that English book...

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MrsJ I definitely like Johnny Cash's version better.

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Crab Alfredo

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl @1creekgirl (41445) • United States 18 Oct 23

Cooking crab Alfredo for dinner today and it's ready, just simmering on the stove. Not sure what to fix with it, maybe fried green beans. Can't believe I'm out of carrots, but I think the Alfredo dish will still be good. Dale...

crab alfredo

beautiful day

blessings

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MrsJ It sounds delicious. I hope your hip feels better!

18 Oct 23

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Do you ever sleep in?

The Horse @TheHorse (218926) • Walnut Creek, California 18 Oct 23

I usually wake up with the sun. My apartment faces East, and I keep my curtains open, so I wind up waking up between 6 and 7 AM, depending on the season. Today I didn't stumble out of bed until 8:30 AM or so. I was up late last...

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MrsJ Sleeping in for me means not waking up until 6 AM. Most days I get up at 5. If I sleep later than 6 it becomes very difficult to get to sleep when bed-time comes back around.

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Another Routine Day

MARILYN @Marilynda1225 (82789) • United States 17 Oct 23

Happy Tuesday Everyone! a sunny day here today but it's on the chilly side. I doubt we'll be getting many more warm days and that we've entered into the brrrr months. My oldest daughter is coming over tonight and I'm excited to...

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MrsJ I'm thankful that autumn temperatures have finally settled in. Its nice to have the airconditioning off and the windows open to let the fresh air blow through!

18 Oct 23

Wine jelly should be served in small quantities

Judy Evans @JudyEv (340216) • 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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MrsJ It sounds like it was a success!

18 Oct 23

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Home from Guitar Center. I want to "jam" with one of my students' daddies. What is a professional to do?

The Horse @TheHorse (218926) • Walnut Creek, California 17 Oct 23

I have a piano student named Althea. Althea is a famous Grateful Dead song. The lyrics are written by Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia's main lyricist. They evoke (invoke?) Greek mythology, Shakespeare, and every day life. Some say...

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MrsJ No clue on how to handle that one! Good luck!

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The neighbours popped in

Fleur @Fleura (30404) • United Kingdom 18 Oct 23

We live next to an area of woodland where there are some deer. Sadly most of the deer we see are the invasive Muntjac species. At least one of these strolls through our garden almost every afternoon. So it’s quite exciting to see...

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MrsJ We occasionally see deer at the back of our yard. We've also seen wild turkeys, foxes, raccoons and opossums. The squirrels and chipmunks are too numerous to be a novelty.

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Gas prices are way down in Northern California.

The Horse @TheHorse (218926) • Walnut Creek, California 17 Oct 23

Gas prices are down here in the San Francisco Bay Area. But they are still ridiculously high compared to most places in the US. I bought ten gallons the other day at one of my nearby "discount" stations. But it was still over...

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MrsJ I haven't actually looked at gas prices recently. My vehicles seem to magically fill themselves up when I'm not looking (it's only taken me 30 years to get my husband to realize that I appreciate it when he fills my car up when he uses it!)

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Ok, it's a bit early but hey..............

rebelann1949 @rebelann (112875) • El Paso, Texas 16 Oct 23

Are you ready for Halloween? Do you care? Do you get trick or treaters? I know I know, it's too early for it but the ads for Christmas and Thanksgiving is already out there and in Mexico they're already advertising all Saints day...

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MrsJ We haven't gotten kids the last couple of years...but there aren't many kids on our street.

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Tuesday Morning Brief

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (317089) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 17 Oct 23

Good morning from a dark, cold, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. Our high today will top 60 for the warmest day this week. Right now, it's 35 F. I know this is early, but I'll be leaving soon for the busiest day this week. I need to be...

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MrsJ That red tree in your photo is spectacularly beautiful!

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Good morning, mylotters.

marguicha @marguicha (223107) • Chile 17 Oct 23

It is a beautiful morning here. Spring is slowly coming although the weather people say that it might rain in 2 more days. So be it. Mario cut the grass and rain will only help me. With the water problem here and in the rest of...

good morning tuesday

news

coffee

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MrsJ When I watch the news I am definitely NOT proud to be a human right now!

17 Oct 23

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