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    When is it time for the Rainbow Bridge?

    Bandito is 13.5. He's been a challenge all his life with us. Biting people. Peeing in the house at night. But he's devoted to me and we've had a good relationship. Now tho...... He's been diagnosed with Cushings Disease recently. He also has liver failure. The first round of pills for $191 for...
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    Missing members

    I've been missing @Dreamz. Wonder if she's OK? With her health, her ex, her sis in FL and so on.... On TEG, Hoodat went missing and then reappeared a couple of years later. Turned out his wife had died and he went into a care home. BobM passed away - I found his obit. On an AirBnB forum, two...
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    The Good, Bad and Ugly Cholesterol Results

    I did a search on the word cholesterol. I found many comments, but thought if we could condense all of your anecdotal knowledge into one thread for future reference, it would be helpful to current and future members. (and me). 68 yr old F, 40 lbs over nourished, healthy all my life. Until...
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    OFG said: its a new year starting today. Whats on your to do list?

    Mine is: 1. have more patience with my Mother. Aauuugghhh. She's 80 and leaving today after a nice visit. So get over it, Barbara. 2. get yer rear in gear and get going. Walk, stroll our property on the incline part (when its not raining and I'm not working on the ark) 3. switch to tomato juice...
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    Wifezilla and Abi and Pioneergirl - fires in CO

    I hope those CO fires aren't near where you live. They just had some news about them and the numbers of homes that have burned down reminds me of the San Diego fire a few years ago.
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    Nose Bleeds - how to stop them

    I just had a nose bleed. I cannot remember which decade I last had one. No, I wasn't picking my nose nor blowing it. I was bending over the cat box to clean it out when I felt a runny nose starting. Nope. A nose bleed. Compressed my nose, just under the bony part with a tissue. Blood went down...
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    Eggplant - over-run with them

    I think the most gorgeous plant in my garden is the japanese eggplant. Now I'm overrun with them. Stupendous long purple fruits. So now what? 1. blanch and freeze? 2. can them? (bland...) 3. pickle them? - need recipes What are your favorite ways of setting some aside for the winter?
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    Networking for a telecommute job

    Hello all. I've been unemployed for 13 months now, and am trying some alternative ways to network about my skill set, breadth and width of my background in the work force, along with some of my efforts to source a telecommute position in client services in just about any industry. (I learn...
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    Kombucha and Kefir

    Hello fans of the above. I've been dying to tell you all that I went to a class on Thursday. A food prep class on a ton of new things for me. This lady was about 60'ish and she and her DH have been 100% organic for 5 years, and she takes a ton of natural vitamins, orders from iHerb and a...
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    Green Garlic; Fennel - my first foray into these items

    Today, from my CSA delivery, I've encountered two items which I have never bought nor used, and in one case, never heard of. Green Garlic: what is this? Just garlic that has not been allowed to mature? The two stalks are stunning - baby garlic bulb on the end with a very long straight stalk...
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    Using magnets for water softening in the home

    I did a search in this forum to see if its been discussed before. Nothing found. I was ordering from DripWorks and found that they had a magnet that you place on the incoming pipe of your water system (city or well) and the magnetization will soften your water. Living here now, I find that the...
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    Off Grid home in Northern CA - we took a look

    My realtor told us about an off grid home about 6 min from where we live, up a paved road, and then off onto about 1/4 mile of a rutted dirt road. Evidently its a foreclosure, and the ppl took all the light fixtures, the toilets, the solar system, the elec covers, range, refrig, etc etc etc...
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    Dead Duck?

    A distressed woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary surgeon. As she lay her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the bird's chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head sadly and said, "I'm so sorry, your Duck, Cuddles, has passed away." The...
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    Murphysranch - Bank blues and garage sale thoughts

    Hello all. I've been lurking for a couple of months, and feel that I have gotten to know so many of you thru your posts, even tho you didn't know me (yet)! Hubby and I bought 7.5 acres in the Sierra Foothills about 3 years ago, and it took all that time to make the necessary arrangements to...
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