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by Rhianon
Tue Oct 27, 2015 10:12 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: bathroom remodelers?
Replies: 13
Views: 14028

Re: bathroom remodelers?

I also think you should consider a SoftTub (hot tub) and keep the shower. Best of both worlds.
by Rhianon
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
Views: 9907

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.
by Rhianon
Tue Oct 27, 2015 6:38 pm
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Topic: So, how about a less contentious topic...Pit bulls!
Replies: 18
Views: 15634

Re: So, how about a less contentious topic...Pit bulls!

Ah, hugs Chancellor. But that is one very sweet picture.
by Rhianon
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.
by Rhianon
Sun Oct 25, 2015 2:02 pm
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Topic: Trudeau--Can this be real?
Replies: 10
Views: 11118

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
by Rhianon
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!
by Rhianon
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.
by Rhianon
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!
by Rhianon
Sat Oct 24, 2015 5:45 am
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Topic: My week - complete with gory pictures
Replies: 36
Views: 24274

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.
by Rhianon
Thu Oct 22, 2015 6:37 pm
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Topic: Kitchen Design Question
Replies: 13
Views: 13462

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...
by Rhianon
Thu Oct 22, 2015 6:32 pm
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Topic: Should I have been embarrassed?
Replies: 11
Views: 12425

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...
by Rhianon
Thu Oct 22, 2015 5:29 pm
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Topic: Working like freeking crazy
Replies: 9
Views: 10019

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.
by Rhianon
Thu Oct 22, 2015 3:47 pm
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Topic: Kitchen Design Question
Replies: 13
Views: 13462

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...
by Rhianon
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.
by Rhianon
Thu Oct 22, 2015 12:55 am
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Topic: Kitchen Design Question
Replies: 13
Views: 13462

Re: Kitchen Design Question

piedmontfields wrote: But we really cook.


We do, too. But one at a time! :lol:
by Rhianon
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...
by Rhianon
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...
by Rhianon
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! :lol:

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.
by Rhianon
Wed Oct 21, 2015 9:13 pm
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Topic: Kitchen Design Question
Replies: 13
Views: 13462

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...
by Rhianon
Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:50 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...

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) .....
by Rhianon
Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:43 pm
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Topic: Can't keep a fly veil on around here!!
Replies: 6
Views: 8055

Re: Can't keep a fly veil on around here!!

I missed this earlier. Love the action shots. Little brat.
by Rhianon
Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:38 pm
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Topic: Last weekend
Replies: 26
Views: 20639

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!
by Rhianon
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...
by Rhianon
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
Views: 14084

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. ;)
by Rhianon
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.
by Rhianon
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...
by Rhianon
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...
by Rhianon
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.
by Rhianon
Mon Oct 19, 2015 4:54 pm
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Topic: My coworkers today, Imagine the outrage
Replies: 8
Views: 9179

Re: My coworkers today, Imagine the outrage

Creative types need a lot of seemingly "empty" time to develop ideas.
by Rhianon
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...
by Rhianon
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.)
by Rhianon
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...
by Rhianon
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...
by Rhianon
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 ...
by Rhianon
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*!
by Rhianon
Fri Oct 16, 2015 1:53 am
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Topic: Making an offer on a homestead tonight
Replies: 40
Views: 26535

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.
by Rhianon
Thu Oct 15, 2015 3:35 am
Forum: The Menagerie
Topic: Old dog GI issues
Replies: 11
Views: 13491

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.
by Rhianon
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...
by Rhianon
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 ...
by Rhianon
Thu Oct 15, 2015 1:47 am
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Topic: Ladies in waiting, foals born and pics added
Replies: 22
Views: 20402

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.
by Rhianon
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!
by Rhianon
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....
by Rhianon
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...
by Rhianon
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...
by Rhianon
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.
by Rhianon
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...
by Rhianon
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 ... :lol:
by Rhianon
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.

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