Loretta

@noni1959 (9889)

United States • Age 65

Joined myLot 9 years ago

Dinosaurs never had coffee and look how that turned out. A coffee bean is my birthstone. Quirky, quiet, introvert.

Discussions (90)

Loretta 's Discussions

Taking a Break From Packing

Loretta @noni1959 (9889) • United States 13 Apr

My son has bird feeders on his window outside his office and the photo is a bird at one. The last few weeks have escalated for the big move and I've gone over to my son's daily packing, sorting, hauling things to donations,...

moving

travel

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16 people

Got a Jacket to Keep Warm

Loretta @noni1959 (9889) • United States 17 Feb

The photo is the J. Percy jacket. I'm trying to be frugal in addition to my minimalism. It's hard sometimes. Yesterday, I stopped at the ministry thrift store to browse and saw a jacket made by J. Percy, a good brand. It fit...

frugal

emotions

cold

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15 people

Soup Prep

Loretta @noni1959 (9889) • United States 25 Jan

I love making a batch of thick soup for several meals. I try to keep it low but never fails, make enough to feed a huge family plus. Freezing works well. My granddaughter loves the soup I made today so I told her I'll leave her...

soup

food

warm

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16 people

Went From Negatives to Snow and Warmer

Loretta @noni1959 (9889) • United States 19 Jan

Go figure. We were in the negatives for a week and today we "warmed" up to 22 degrees and supposed to stay up there. It's been snowing since 5 am non-stop and supposed to continue to tomorrow morning. Snow is beautiful. I just...

snow

ducks

warm

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8 people

Did You Watch Dark Shadows?

Loretta @noni1959 (9889) • United States 15 Jan

From 1966 to 1971, there was a dark soap opera called, "Dark Shadows" that came on every afternoon. It was full of supernatural, trials of a family and magic. It's a show that is hard to describe to those that have never heard of...

darkshadows

soapoperas

shows

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4 people

Sometimes We Need To Look for the Rainbow

Loretta @noni1959 (9889) • United States 2 Jan

There has been lot's of fog, ice and the usual winter weather but a couple days ago, we had a brief break and this photo I'm sharing is a rainbow that came over the river behind my son's house. It reminds me there is beautiful and...

rainbows

science

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9 people

Happy New Years

Loretta @noni1959 (9889) • United States 2 Jan

A new year usually brings forth new year's resolutions. Depending on the articles and stats you read, only about 8% keep their resolutions all year long. According to the site, Power of Us, resolutions began about 4,000 years...

newyears

positivity

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8 people

Lyon's Ferry Washington

Loretta @noni1959 (9889) • United States 2 Dec

Soon as I figure out or read where it may be about photo issues, I'll share the Palouse falls photo and a Lyon's Ferry photo from my day trip today. After we went to Palouse Falls, we drove down to the Corps of Engineers Fishing...

eastern

washington

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11 people

Palouse Falls Day Trip

Loretta @noni1959 (9889) • United States 2 Dec

Many think Washington state is all forest since it's called the green state. It has an eastern area and that is where I am currently living. Today we drove another 108 miles east to get to Palouse Falls. It's desert with beautiful...

waterfalls

washington

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6 people

Good Morning Going for a Drive

Loretta @noni1959 (9889) • United States 2 Dec

Good morning. I pray your day is wonderful. My son is coming to get me in about an hour and we are driving about two hours to Palouse Falls, one of the largest falls in Eastern Washington. It's raining after having a few days of...

palouse

falls

drive

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8 people

Can't Think of What to Talk About so Weather it Is

Loretta @noni1959 (9889) • United States 28 Nov

I forgot how winter is inside a travel trailer if a furnace doesn't work. Back around 2011, I moved into my then 34 ft trailer for a year and the furnace went out during winter. I froze even with a space heater. My furnace was...

winter

cold

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10 people

What's Cooking?

Loretta @noni1959 (9889) • United States 27 Nov

What's for dinner? I'm looking or simple easy but fairly healthy ideas. Nothing I have to cook for the next week. My son sent me home with extra tri tip he barbecued last night so I'll have it on butter lettuce with some...

food

easy

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8 people

Hard Trials and Then Something to Make Me Smile

Loretta @noni1959 (9889) • United States 27 Nov

There has been many trials these last eight months but this past week has been nuts. My furnace went out during our huge freeze. I caught the kids bad cold and now have to sit with toilet paper in my nose. Went...

anxiety

blessings

grateful

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8 people

Have a Blessed Day

Loretta @noni1959 (9889) • United States 23 Nov

Whether you celebrate Thanksgiving or not, I am wishing all of you a safe blessed day. I had to visit the Urgent care last night but better today. We don't celebrate Thanksgiving the way many families do. My son, grandkids and I...

thanksgiving

blessings

eat

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14 people

I'm a Humpback Whale

Loretta @noni1959 (9889) • United States 20 Nov

My friend told me there are animals associated with the Myers-Briggs Personality Test results. That's a new one on me. I am an INFJ and have tested the same over 30 years. The animal for my test? Humpback Whale. Of course it...

bear

personality

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11 people

Sitting Still in Washington

Loretta @noni1959 (9889) • United States 19 Nov

The photo is a collage of photos I've taken. It's a combo of Oregon and Washington. The top left is the bridge in Prosser, WA, second is the River Gorge in The Dalles, OR, third the Hannah Bridge in Scio, OR, fourth and fifth...

weekend

sittingstill

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11 people

Went for a Drive

Loretta @noni1959 (9889) • United States 25 Oct

I love going for drives in the country. I wound up by the Hannah Bridge, one of my favorites of the Scio area. I lived about three miles from there until I moved this past March. Last year, they built a staircase to the river so...

bridges

tours

explore

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11 people

Heading Back to Washington

Loretta @noni1959 (9889) • United States 25 Oct

I'm headed back to Washington tomorrow and right into the cold freeze. I would love to find a place in the states that has good weather all year long. Nothing under 30 degrees and nothing over 75. As if. I'll be boondocking...

snow

travel

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7 people

I'm Back in Oregon Temporarily

Loretta @noni1959 (9889) • United States 25 Sep

I left Friday afternoon Oregon bound. I could have made the trip in one day, about six hours with my travel trailer but with my senior cat meowing at me all the way, I opted to stop at the Columbia River Discovery Museum for the...

oregon

travel

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7 people

The Doll House Crypt

Loretta @noni1959 (9889) • United States 17 Sep

Nadine Earles, a four year old, died December 18, 1933 of diphtheria. She wanted a doll house for Christmas but sadly she died before she got her gift. Her dad spent 18 months building her a doll house but she died and now it's...

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7 people