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- Tue Oct 27, 2015 10:12 pm
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- Topic: bathroom remodelers?
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Re: bathroom remodelers?
I also think you should consider a SoftTub (hot tub) and keep the shower. Best of both worlds.
- Tue Oct 27, 2015 7:33 pm
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- Topic: Fashion faux pas, or how I realized that I am dressed like a pirate...
- Replies: 9
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Re: Fashion faux pas, or how I realized that I am dressed like a pirate...
I thought it would be fun to wear a full skirt and straw hat to the local fall fair. Not one. Not two. But three different people asked me if I was in costume for the parade.
- Tue Oct 27, 2015 6:38 pm
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- Topic: So, how about a less contentious topic...Pit bulls!
- Replies: 18
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Re: So, how about a less contentious topic...Pit bulls!
Ah, hugs Chancellor. But that is one very sweet picture.
- Sun Oct 25, 2015 3:03 pm
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- Topic: Need to place my mare
- Replies: 20
- Views: 18100
Re: Need to place my mare
So very very sorry you are facing this. Jingling for good outcomes all around.
- Sun Oct 25, 2015 2:02 pm
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- Topic: Trudeau--Can this be real?
- Replies: 10
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Trudeau--Can this be real?
He's inviting Elizabeth May and the others to the climate change conference. Could it be that he really will run the government the way he promised?
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/10/24 ... 76088.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/10/24 ... 76088.html
- Sat Oct 24, 2015 2:24 pm
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- Topic: Baby Elephant Reunites with Her Mother
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5342
Re: Baby Elephant Reunites with Her Mother
Ah. Poor little thing. I thought that rope was going to do more harm than good for a while there!
- Sat Oct 24, 2015 5:52 am
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- Topic: nothing to see here, move along
- Replies: 48
- Views: 36082
Re: nothing to see here, move along
CT, nothing illegal happened by going to the IP address, no hacking. The IP address is still valid. Anybody can go there.
- Sat Oct 24, 2015 5:47 am
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- Topic: An update
- Replies: 12
- Views: 12590
Re: An update
Slowly, slowly, Shirrine. It's really hard to wait these things out. But it all sounds like it is going in the right direction. HUGS!
- Sat Oct 24, 2015 5:45 am
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- Topic: My week - complete with gory pictures
- Replies: 36
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Re: My week - complete with gory pictures
Whoa. That's nasty. But not nearly so bad as it could have been. Many big healing hugs to you.
Be very very good to yourself. Concussions delude you into thinking you're in much better shape than you are.
Be very very good to yourself. Concussions delude you into thinking you're in much better shape than you are.
- Thu Oct 22, 2015 6:37 pm
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- Topic: Kitchen Design Question
- Replies: 13
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Re: Kitchen Design Question
Ah, our house is a curtain-free zone. But DH suggests enlarging the window would be a good idea--the buffet turns out not to be such an issue. We have now gone from "gee, could we fit in a dishwasher" to "Let's make a new window!" Not to mention, since we'll need a new counter, h...
- Thu Oct 22, 2015 6:32 pm
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- Topic: Should I have been embarrassed?
- Replies: 11
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Re: Should I have been embarrassed?
That's when a large bag to hold in front of you comes in very handy. Mine was many years ago, but I still blush to think of it. DH and I were students--very poor, of course! When he graduated from his program he won an award, so there was this big "do" to go to. I hadn't a thing to wear, b...
- Thu Oct 22, 2015 5:29 pm
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- Topic: Working like freeking crazy
- Replies: 9
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Re: Working like freeking crazy
What piedmont says about having renters! I admit, we did really well financially. But I'd rather have not learned those things about my fellow humans.
Hang in there--sounds like you are in the home stretch.
Hang in there--sounds like you are in the home stretch.
- Thu Oct 22, 2015 3:47 pm
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- Topic: Kitchen Design Question
- Replies: 13
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Re: Kitchen Design Question
Ya know, Straightforward (AQHA was faster to type, LOL) ... That gives me an idea. We don't have to have the stools there all the time. That reduces the cluttered feeling. We rearranged furniture the way it would be if the counter was out further. And, Tuffy is right (of course!) it actually is fine...
- Thu Oct 22, 2015 3:44 pm
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- Topic: Are there any Cyber Aunts here?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 18171
Re: Are there any Cyber Aunts here?
Aw, of course we're here! Happy birthday, Matthew.
I love the 1st birthday picture, and the contrast with the good-looking young dude he is now.
I love the 1st birthday picture, and the contrast with the good-looking young dude he is now.
- Thu Oct 22, 2015 12:55 am
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- Topic: Kitchen Design Question
- Replies: 13
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Re: Kitchen Design Question
piedmontfields wrote: But we really cook.
We do, too. But one at a time!
- Thu Oct 22, 2015 12:54 am
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- Topic: Kitchen Design Question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 13462
Re: Kitchen Design Question
So you are proposing to make more floor area inside the kitchen and less counter outside? If making the floor area larger allows for 2 cooks then that could be a good tradeoff. Is there a reason the whole thing can't just shift into the adjacent living space (i.e. take the floor area out of the adj...
- Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:32 pm
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- Topic: Kitchen Design Question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 13462
Re: Kitchen Design Question
Thanks, Tuffy. Ours is a continuation of the work surface. We cook and bake a lot, and I love the huge open space while I'm working. This is the smallest kitchen I've ever had. It's definitely a one-person kitchen at the moment, but it is super-nice to work in--everything handy and big counter where...
- Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:26 pm
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- Topic: For Tabby (and others) Canadian Elections
- Replies: 56
- Views: 42185
Re: For Tabby (and others) Canadian Elections
I hope he learns to make shorter speeches!
Yes, no matter how one voted, the thing is to pitch in now and make it work. I'm especially interested in seeing what they do about C-51.
Yes, no matter how one voted, the thing is to pitch in now and make it work. I'm especially interested in seeing what they do about C-51.
- Wed Oct 21, 2015 9:13 pm
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- Topic: Kitchen Design Question
- Replies: 13
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Kitchen Design Question
The question is, how important do you think it is to have the now ubiquitous "bar and stools" type kitchen counter? You know, where folks can sit on the outside of the counter looking in to the kitchen? We have a small house and a tiny u-shaped kitchen. It currently has a "pull up&quo...
- Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:50 pm
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- Topic: Family get togethers, 2 hours late? A whine...
- Replies: 51
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Re: Family get togethers, 2 hours late? A whine...
Anybody can be late on occasion. But people who are routinely late send the very clear message: "you are not that important to me." As I explained it to one "friend" who had left me waiting in a parking lot for 1/2 hour for the upteenth time (we were meeting to go dog walking) .....
- Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:43 pm
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- Topic: Can't keep a fly veil on around here!!
- Replies: 6
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Re: Can't keep a fly veil on around here!!
I missed this earlier. Love the action shots. Little brat.
- Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:38 pm
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- Topic: Last weekend
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Re: Last weekend
Moutaineer wrote::) They'll be down in my backyard any time soon. I love seeing them, but am not so keen on dodging them to go out to the barn and feed!
I bet!
- Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:37 pm
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- Topic: For Tabby (and others) Canadian Elections
- Replies: 56
- Views: 42185
Re: For Tabby (and others) Canadian Elections
Rhiannon - TRUE-dough is the anglophone pronunciation. True-DOUGH is francophone. Huh. Now I'm really confused I'm old enough to remember Trudeau, père, and I only ever heard it pronounced True-DOUGH out here in the anglo West. I've been reviewing the published Liberal platform to decide which prom...
- Tue Oct 20, 2015 6:35 am
- Forum: Veterinary, Nutrition, Grooming & Farrier Questions
- Topic: Moderately clubbed foot-to shoe or not to shoe?
- Replies: 14
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Re: Moderately clubbed foot-to shoe or not to shoe?
redsoxluvr wrote:Why is it that shoes come off willy nilly when you want them to stay on, but when you want to remove them you
can't get them off whatsoever?
Find the answer to this and you can then solve all the world's problems.
- Tue Oct 20, 2015 5:24 am
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- Topic: Breakfast with Mama: The Final Chapter
- Replies: 44
- Views: 28089
Re: Breakfast with Mama: The Final Chapter
My farrier said to me one sad day "There are just some you can't fix."
You've given her one last chance. Peace to you and Mama.
You've given her one last chance. Peace to you and Mama.
- Tue Oct 20, 2015 5:20 am
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- Topic: For Tabby (and others) Canadian Elections
- Replies: 56
- Views: 42185
Re: For Tabby (and others) Canadian Elections
Cripes. Okay, I'm glad we turfed the fascist. But our PM is now a private-school drama teacher with a fancy haircut and a ticket to ride. I was so thinking liberal minority with a good NDP opposition. Our NDP guy got in. Vancouver Island seems to be the last NDP holdout. (I admit, Mulcair didn't run...
- Tue Oct 20, 2015 1:54 am
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- Topic: For Tabby (and others) Canadian Elections
- Replies: 56
- Views: 42185
Re: For Tabby (and others) Canadian Elections
Wow, DG, that is something. And, ya, Atlantic Canada is sure seeing red! I'm also glad they gave up the impossible attempt at blackouts. Figgy--the most recent polls suggest a Liberal government. But there is a long way to go yet. Atlantic Canada was predicted to go all Liberal. Quebec is going to b...
- Mon Oct 19, 2015 5:03 pm
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- Topic: For Tabby (and others) Canadian Elections
- Replies: 56
- Views: 42185
Re: For Tabby (and others) Canadian Elections
Out here in the west we usually feel it's all decided before we get to vote! But this time they say the tight three-way race in BC could actually be the decider. It's all about getting the vote out.
- Mon Oct 19, 2015 4:54 pm
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- Topic: My coworkers today, Imagine the outrage
- Replies: 8
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Re: My coworkers today, Imagine the outrage
Creative types need a lot of seemingly "empty" time to develop ideas.
- Sat Oct 17, 2015 6:18 pm
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- Topic: How to host the downloaded Training Forum
- Replies: 62
- Views: 46630
Re: How to host the downloaded Training Forum
Thing is, the whole time the UDBB was up folks could "take" the posts in a variety of ways such as screen shots or cut/paste without any special technologies or permission. I don't remember anybody being worried about their posts being stolen then. So I don't know why folks are worried now...
- Fri Oct 16, 2015 9:05 pm
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- Topic: Family get togethers, 2 hours late? A whine...
- Replies: 51
- Views: 34569
Re: Family get togethers, 2 hours late? A whine...
Heck, have the wine. Lock the front door and pin a note to it with directions to the closest McDonalds.
(More seriously: big hugs. When family hurts it really hurts.)
(More seriously: big hugs. When family hurts it really hurts.)
- Fri Oct 16, 2015 8:31 pm
- Forum: Veterinary, Nutrition, Grooming & Farrier Questions
- Topic: Struggles in Cantering Up Hills
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11886
Re: Struggles in Cantering Up Hills
Unfortunately, a year ago, an angry nearby village came through and either destroyed or stole all our jumps and cavalletti (along with other things). We're still in negotiations about that and can't set up any more until its resolved, otherwise within an hour of being set up, they'd be stolen. Okay...
- Fri Oct 16, 2015 4:17 pm
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- Topic: How to host the downloaded Training Forum
- Replies: 62
- Views: 46630
Re: How to host the downloaded Training Forum
Here's how my DH explained it to me. The name "UDBB" was simply a short-cut to make it easier to go the IP address for the site. The IP address is basically the computer location of where all the stuff is kept. As long as the IP address still exists, then whatever conditions applied to get...
- Fri Oct 16, 2015 4:04 pm
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- Topic: Making an offer on a homestead tonight
- Replies: 40
- Views: 26535
Re: Making an offer on a homestead tonight
I've been reading about a lot of city folks in Vancouver (BC) sharing properties because of the high price of housing. Young families find it great for sharing childcare, for example. I'm such a grump, I can't imagine it. But generational sharing and mixed families has worked for centuries in other ...
- Fri Oct 16, 2015 4:01 pm
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- Topic: For Tabby (and others) Canadian Elections
- Replies: 56
- Views: 42185
Re: For Tabby (and others) Canadian Elections
Hey! How about a Conservative/Ford Nation coalition?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada- ... -1.3273204
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada- ... -1.3273204
- Fri Oct 16, 2015 3:18 pm
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- Topic: Reinventing Yourself?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14760
Re: Reinventing Yourself?
Okay, you gals are giving me the courage to just *move forward*!
- Fri Oct 16, 2015 1:53 am
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- Topic: Making an offer on a homestead tonight
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Re: Making an offer on a homestead tonight
Woohoo! Looking forward to the pictures.
And, yes, set it up so that if one person wants out everybody doesn't have sell to come up with the money to buy the person out. Clanter's advice sounds good--but I'm no expert.
And, yes, set it up so that if one person wants out everybody doesn't have sell to come up with the money to buy the person out. Clanter's advice sounds good--but I'm no expert.
- Thu Oct 15, 2015 3:35 am
- Forum: The Menagerie
- Topic: Old dog GI issues
- Replies: 11
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Re: Old dog GI issues
Pumpkin keeps our Miss Paris's poops regular. My vet says it will firm up diarrhea but not constipate. She eats a tablespoon or so on her food AM and PM. (She's 10 lbs.) Tinned pumpkin can get pricey. This time of year I buy pumpkins, roast them, and freeze the mash.
- Thu Oct 15, 2015 3:28 am
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- Topic: For Tabby (and others) Canadian Elections
- Replies: 56
- Views: 42185
Re: For Tabby (and others) Canadian Elections
Paying for the promises. Ya. I've read all the platforms. I can't say I know enough to know if any party really can pay for stuff the way they say they can. I wish I understood it all better. Spending to create growth (the Liberal idea) works if it is just your country that's in the dumps. But we've...
- Thu Oct 15, 2015 1:52 am
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- Topic: How to host the downloaded Training Forum
- Replies: 62
- Views: 46630
Re: How to host the downloaded Training Forum
Okay, I know nothing about the legal bits of stuff like this. But I have to say that it never occurred to me that I would "own" anything I posted on a public forum. As a professional writer, I have a pretty clear idea of what I do "for profit" and what I do knowing somebody else ...
- Thu Oct 15, 2015 1:47 am
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- Topic: Ladies in waiting, foals born and pics added
- Replies: 22
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Re: Ladies in waiting, foals born and pics added
Ah, Shirrine. New life. And a well-thought-out breeding. Congratulations. You really are in line for some good stuff.
- Wed Oct 14, 2015 3:54 pm
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- Topic: Tell us about YOU.
- Replies: 223
- Views: 237136
Re: Tell us about YOU.
Crisscreek wrote:Loving this thread! When it stops being active, can we keep it near the top so I can remind myself who I am talking to?
Good idea!
- Wed Oct 14, 2015 3:54 pm
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- Topic: For Tabby (and others) Canadian Elections
- Replies: 56
- Views: 42185
Re: For Tabby (and others) Canadian Elections
Great summary Crisscreek. I'm feeling more and more that the whole system is broken. I'm for proportional representation myself. DH thinks it results in stalled governments. Any opinions on this? And I think Harper has made it clear how much power our system concentrates in the individual of the PM....
- Wed Oct 14, 2015 3:09 pm
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- Topic: Reinventing Yourself?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14760
Re: Reinventing Yourself?
Briarwood--I think you story is amazing and inspirational. I like Janet's idea of "refocusing." One of the things I read lately is helping me--What parts of you have you left behind as life went on that you'd like to rediscover? 6C--No! You cannot have more rotten luck. That's just not fai...
- Wed Oct 14, 2015 5:54 am
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- Topic: Remember this little stinker? Before and after.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 15328
Re: Remember this little stinker? Before and after.
Nah, not the same horse. Photoshop!
- Wed Oct 14, 2015 12:48 am
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- Topic: Reinventing Yourself?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14760
Reinventing Yourself?
On Used-to-be-Fallingwater's update she said she was "reinventing" herself. I like that idea! I need something to get myself out of the feeling that "Life as we know it" has ended for me. And I think it's an especially relevant topic for a board that is reinventing itself. So, ha...
- Wed Oct 14, 2015 12:42 am
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- Topic: Shareboarding--what to cover in a contract?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5812
Re: Shareboarding--what to cover in a contract?
If you're days are pre-set, what happens if you can't make "your" day one week? Do you just miss it. If it's a make-up, how do you coordinate that? I witnessed a rather nice share situation go south mostly because there was no clear method communication on this issue.
- Wed Oct 14, 2015 12:36 am
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- Topic: For Tabby (and others) Canadian Elections
- Replies: 56
- Views: 42185
Re: For Tabby (and others) Canadian Elections
DG--so glad you made it over here! What is it with the Conservative candidates? Our local one didn't show up for debates, wouldn't be interviewed for the local paper. And the Cons were a very close second place here last time--well, in what I riding was last time ... ETA--If you want to vote strateg...
- Tue Oct 13, 2015 7:03 pm
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- Topic: The Return of Pathfinder
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16446
Re: The Return of Pathfinder
IOW, Pathfinder is not the real Pathfinder ...
- Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:17 am
- Forum: Tack, Apparel, Facilities and Transportation
- Topic: Best winter riding glove
- Replies: 22
- Views: 20641
Re: Best winter riding glove
I love SSG--the fingers actually fit my hands. I find silk liners in just about any glove is the warmest way to go without bulk.