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Ali Canary @AliCanary (3373) 12 Jul

My dad was a packrat. Not a hoarder, just someone who would save things in case he thought they might be useful. He had a "project bench" and was very handy with gardening, canning, and various carpentry projects, having grown up...

waste

penny pinching

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Ali Canary @LindaOHio you'd be surprised what can be recycled, though. I work for a very eco-friendly company, and we have bins at work where we can drop old computer stuff (Goodwill won't even take it, even though it still works) and clothing that is worn out or...

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Ali Canary @AliCanary (3373) 12 Jul

My dad was a packrat. Not a hoarder, just someone who would save things in case he thought they might be useful. He had a "project bench" and was very handy with gardening, canning, and various carpentry projects, having grown up...

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Ali Canary My mom was the one who would get rid of things, typically, but she wasn't too ruthless. We still had a lottttt of stuff.

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Ali Canary @AliCanary (3373) 12 Jul

My dad was a packrat. Not a hoarder, just someone who would save things in case he thought they might be useful. He had a "project bench" and was very handy with gardening, canning, and various carpentry projects, having grown up...

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Ali Canary This makes sense to me. Even if you have money, why not use things that you already paid for? They were meant to be used.

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Ali Canary @AliCanary (3373) 12 Jul

My dad was a packrat. Not a hoarder, just someone who would save things in case he thought they might be useful. He had a "project bench" and was very handy with gardening, canning, and various carpentry projects, having grown up...

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Ali Canary I think as long as what you have brings you joy and not stress, then that is absolutely fine, and really a good way to live. It's when it affects your quality of life that it becomes a problem.

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Four Walls @FourWalls (78199) • United States 11 Jul

When the first words out of my mouth are, “Where’s the Elvis shrine,” you know I’m in a new-to-me Chuy’s. While I make up for not ingesting salsa yesterday I’ll brighten your day with another song that has “sun” in...

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Ali Canary @FourWalls lol, that's a great quote!

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Four Walls @FourWalls (78199) • United States 11 Jul

When the first words out of my mouth are, “Where’s the Elvis shrine,” you know I’m in a new-to-me Chuy’s. While I make up for not ingesting salsa yesterday I’ll brighten your day with another song that has “sun” in...

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Ali Canary @FourWalls oh, "Look What You've Done to Me" is such a beautiful song. One of my all-time favorite slow songs.

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Judy Story @jstory07 (145452) • Roseburg, Oregon 12 Jul

Have you ever stopped at a traffic light and you thought your car was moving. So you put your foot down harder on the brake. Have you ever looked at something from a distance and drove by the object and it was not what you...

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Ali Canary @jstory07 it would! Fortunately they would realize they were safe very quickly.

19 Jul

Four Walls @FourWalls (78199) • United States 11 Jul

When the first words out of my mouth are, “Where’s the Elvis shrine,” you know I’m in a new-to-me Chuy’s. While I make up for not ingesting salsa yesterday I’ll brighten your day with another song that has “sun” in...

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Ali Canary @FourWalls you've met your match :D I even have the Other Roads CD ;)

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Ali Canary @AliCanary (3373) 12 Jul

My dad was a packrat. Not a hoarder, just someone who would save things in case he thought they might be useful. He had a "project bench" and was very handy with gardening, canning, and various carpentry projects, having grown up...

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Ali Canary Yes, it actually makes me extremely happy to throw away something that I know I used up completely. Like I won the game, lol

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LindaOH @LindaOHio (199079) • United States 12 Jul

Wikipedia says that "A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing, fruiting body of a fungus..." A mushroom contains a cap, stem and gills under the cap. Forms deviating from the standard are the puffball, stinkhorn,...

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Ali Canary @JudyEv yep, we heard it here, too - I read about the conviction and remembered reading about it before. What an evil person! Those folks hadn't even had a problem with her - it was her ex whom she wanted to hurt.

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LindaOH @LindaOHio (199079) • United States 12 Jul

Wikipedia says that "A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing, fruiting body of a fungus..." A mushroom contains a cap, stem and gills under the cap. Forms deviating from the standard are the puffball, stinkhorn,...

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Ali Canary @LindaOHio - yes, it was her ex-husband's family. But it's worse - she was actually planning FIVE murders, but the ex-husband didn't come and one person survived.

12 Jul

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Ali Canary @AliCanary (3373) 12 Jul

My dad was a packrat. Not a hoarder, just someone who would save things in case he thought they might be useful. He had a "project bench" and was very handy with gardening, canning, and various carpentry projects, having grown up...

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Ali Canary I'm just cheap :)

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NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (124415) • United States 12 Jul

HOA means homeowner association. They control what you do with your property including what colors you can paint your house, what flags (if any) you can display, what plants/trees you can plant, and where you can park your cars....

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Ali Canary Well, you pay the management company - the officers in the HOA aren't paid, but they're usually the neighbors who want to go on a little power trip :/

12 Jul

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The Horse @TheHorse (229914) • Walnut Creek, California 12 Jul

I am a decent English speaker, as it is my first language. I was close to fluent in Italian (for a 4-year-old) when we lived in Italy for a year. But I have forgotten most of the Italian I learned. I speak a tiny bit of Spanish,...

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Ali Canary Having studied Latin will give you a big boost in French, Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese! You can go on Duolingo and learn for free - that's what I do!

12 Jul

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The Horse @TheHorse (229914) • Walnut Creek, California 12 Jul

I am a decent English speaker, as it is my first language. I was close to fluent in Italian (for a 4-year-old) when we lived in Italy for a year. But I have forgotten most of the Italian I learned. I speak a tiny bit of Spanish,...

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Ali Canary @TheHorse probably. The North Africans I worked with were mostly from Morocco and spoke French fluently as well as Arabic, but there were also two from Algeria. One spoke French well and the other didn't, so I guess it depends on where you're from. They all...

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Amber @AmbiePam (102049) • United States 12 Jul

I am already seeing pumpkin spice products in stores and restaurants. I received these dog treats to review, and was amused that companies even passed down the pumpkin spice tradition to dogs. And while my dog, Sadie, did not care...

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Ali Canary "Pumpkin spice" is a mixture of spices that you would usually use in pumpkin pie, like cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, ginger, and perhaps turmeric or cumin. So you probably do use at least some of those in India, especially the last two. I use cinnamon, clove, and...

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Amber @AmbiePam (102049) • United States 28 Jun

Oh, this pizza is so good. A friend of mine was over, and we were talking about best places for pizza. I said Casey’s, and their brisket pizza. Who shows up a few hours later with brisket pizza? Yep! And it is so good! Anyone up...

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Ali Canary @AmbiePam just frozen pizza from the store (diGiorno), but my husband adds extra veggies and cheese to dress it up a little. It's good!

29 Jun

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Ali Canary @AliCanary (3373) 18 Jun

This is one that I have been working on for a while, on and off. It's okay that I took my time, because it wasn't commission, so there was no due date. It was just a picture I wanted to do for my friend. The kitten she is...

portrait

artwork

friendship

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Ali Canary @JudyEv she does! She knew I was an artists and has actually purchased some of my Christmas cards before from my Etsy shop, so she has supported me in the past. It was nice to return the favor!

29 Jun

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Ali Canary @AliCanary (3373) 18 Jun

This is one that I have been working on for a while, on and off. It's okay that I took my time, because it wasn't commission, so there was no due date. It was just a picture I wanted to do for my friend. The kitten she is...

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Ali Canary Thank you for your kind words! I hope she does.

28 Jun

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Ali Canary @AliCanary (3373) 18 Jun

This is one that I have been working on for a while, on and off. It's okay that I took my time, because it wasn't commission, so there was no due date. It was just a picture I wanted to do for my friend. The kitten she is...

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Ali Canary Thank you so much! I hope it made her feel comforted.

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