yaksters

@yaksters (79)

United States • Age 71

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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Tilapia and Omega fats.

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 14 Jul 08

On the news today they were talking about Tilapia being not that good for you. A study was done on the omega fat content of fish. Omega 6 not good for you, while omega 3 is good for you. They found out that tilapia has more omega...

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Cuccumbers to Pickles...

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 14 Jul 08

My cuccumber plants are producing like crazy and I would love to make pickles but I don't know how. What are the steps you have to take to make a cuccumber into a Pickle?

canning

cooking

pickling

Got hacked and lost all my research.

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 14 Jul 08

I spent 4 years working on my family tree and my husband's family tree, then last year, I got hacked and I lost everything. I have learned my lesson and Now back everything up. I am still trying to put all the peices back where...

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Seeing more bees this year.

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 14 Jul 08

this summer, I hardly saw a bee, then in just the last month, there are bees everywhere. I am so happy to see them. I heard that many of the bees are dying off. That scares me. Without bees we would have no food. How have the...

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What causes a person to have a panic attack?

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 14 Jul 08

Several years ago I had my first panic attack. I was in a crouded elevator when it hit. I had my second one a few months later in the middle of the night. the common thread in both was fear. I was terrified both times. Thankfully...

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Beans!

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 14 Jul 08

I first soaked my beans overnight, (Black turtle and pinto Beans) I pulled out my trusty crockpot and cooked up some spicy beans. I added hot peppers I got from out of my garden. I also tossed in diced okra, carrots, celery,...

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turtle

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Black Spanish Radish

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 14 Jul 08

Planted black spanish radish this year for the first time. I just pulled my first one out of the garden today and tried it... WOW! Very bold and spicy. At the same time a bit creamy. Bowls you over with flavor. I am going to make...

The cat!!!

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 11 Jul 08

I just love that cat...

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Obesity & Sleep Aphea.

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 11 Jul 08

All my life I have weight issues. At first I was too thin, then in my early 20's. I began gaining weight. It was also about the time I started having trouble sleeping. It was rare for me to get 5 hours of sleep, most ot the time...

To frame or not to frame?

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 7 Jul 08

I have been on a roll lately working in oils and acrylics. Lots of florals with urns and pots. Really been enjoying myself. My friends all say I should put them in a gallery and sell them, that they are that good. I looked into...

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Wild Rabbits and family.

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 6 Jul 08

In my backyard I have had a family of rabbits living there for years. Well yesterday, I saw a few baby rabbits out and about in my yard. They look so cute... This is their second litter this year. They like my yard because I share...

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Pill bugs....

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 6 Jul 08

I got my garden in early this year and it have been doing well up to this last few weeks. I have a sudden populations of pill bugs. They are eating everything. I am so disgusted by them. Whenever I find a large pocket of them I...

gardening

organic

pill bugs

That Feeling that something isn't right.

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 6 Jul 08

this 4th of July, I woke up feeling off. I didn't feel sick, but just off. I knew deep inside that something wasn't right. All day I felt this way, then that night, I received the phone call. My father-in-law had died. I knew it....

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No salt.

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 3 Jul 08

For the last year, I have been cooking without adding salt to anything. I read lables and get either low salt or no salt. Why have I done this? My husband has highblood pressure that is salt senstive. If he gets a good dose of...

cooking

health

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Baby lauch...

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 3 Jul 08

Today, on Fox, I saw a video of a boy putting baby on an inflatable pillow and then lauching this baby into the air, the baby landing very hard on the floor. According to the news story, this video was played on UTube many time....

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Backyard wildliffe...

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 3 Jul 08

The other day I walked out into my back yard and there sitting under my tree was a red fox. I live near a large lake and I have seen snapping turtles, ducks and blue herrons in my yard. But I never thought I would see a red fox. I...

animals

ducks

red fox

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Cat bully.

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 2 Jul 08

I have one cat that likes to bully my other two cats. I have found if I catch him in the act and pin him down to the floor and hold him there for a few minutes, it seems to defuse the aggression he has towards the other two cats....

cats

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Cooking Rudbeckia...

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 2 Jul 08

Last week I cooked up a rudbeckia in a soup. It was really tasty and enjoyable. But a problem reared it's ugly head when that evening I began having horrible gas... Is there a secret to cooking this plant?

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Life after death?

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 2 Jul 08

Is there life after death? I say there is, and I believe that I have proof. In the first part of April of this year, my doorbell began to ring when nobody was there. My television would go on and off. The volume would change. It...

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