Anna

@LadyDuck (486280)

Italy

Joined myLot 10 years ago

I am Italian and I live in Switzerland. I like, gardening, crafting, writing, baking, cooking and chatting with people.

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Winter Solstice and Superstitions

Anna @LadyDuck (486280) • Italy 21 Dec 22

Today is the Winter Solstice, the day when earth's poles reach their maximum axial tilt away from the Sun and today winter starts. According to an ancient middle oriental superstition the "Dark Spirits" walk the earth during "the...

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Anna @DeborahDiane - I am glad you had a good time. Northern California is colder than the south and I am sure that the nights are getting cool now. We had two days of rain with fog, we did not move from home. Today is sunny and beautiful and the temperature very...

After Melisa

kay lar @jaylar (2607) • Kingston, Jamaica 29 Oct

The major problem with the hurricane was false information. We didn't know where or when it would hit. First it was Thursday so schools closed, court houses, businesses, etc. But there was no problem at all. Friday was a...

hurricane

melisa

power outage

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Anna @jaylar - It happens everywhere, they fire qualified people and then the services are poor quality.

No Halloween for me this year.

marguicha @marguicha (228937) • Chile 1 Nov

I am not a Halloween person as when I was small, the culture of my country used this day to visit their loved dead ones. But Halloween came here with other imported things. We now even import pumpkins that are not grown here. And...

halloween

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Anna @marguicha - We only had one TV and it was in the living room. We had no children and we liked to sit on the sofa to watch TV together.

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And the year is coming to an end.

marguicha @marguicha (228937) • Chile 23h

Good morning, friends. It is late in the morning but I an feeling happy and VERY bright. Oscar has given me some extra meds and has changed me others and for some days I lived in a state of confusion not knowing what...

good morning friends

sunday

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Anna @marguicha - My memory is still very good, but I make lists, because my husband asking questions all the time distracts me a lot.

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Kids Will Be Kids

Jim Bauer @porwest (110499) • United States 30 Oct

I remember it being my first day of real school. It was Mrs. Moore's class in the first grade. Mrs. Moore came into the classroom and introduced herself and then proceeded to welcome us by giving us each a cupcake, which she...

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Anna @porwest There are so many things we do not know when we are kids. We do not even know that we should enjoy those days because those are the happiest years of our life.

The Final Harvest

Ruthie J Cassettari @DearAphrodite (194) 22 Oct 20

My husband and I put off the last harvest for as long as we could but it's going to get down to 29 tonight. If we don't see our first snow for the year it will be a surprise. I have a few winter loving friends that's fine, but I...

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Anna @porwest It's very, very good, I do not like gravy because it's too thick. The "marinate" of the stews it's not liquid if you boil it for a while and it's lighter than gravy.

10/29/25 - 31 Days of Halloween Movies

LindaOH @LindaOHio (205036) • United States 29 Oct

1999 - The Sixth Sense "I see dead people." The Sixth Sense is a psychological thriller written and directed by the iconic M. Night Shyamalan. The movie was nominated for 6 Academy Awards. With a budget of $40 million, it...

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Anna @porwest - Perfect thinking, if it's a reward it will be a good surprise, but I do not do what I do just because of that.

Are you an expert in cooking?

May2k8 @May2k8 (19111) • Indonesia 27 Oct

I'm not an expert but at least it still tastes good to eat. Today I was frying tempeh mixed with wheat flour but it was a little burnt because I left for a moment to look for a plate.

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Anna @May2k8 - Even normal doses, the side effects of medications are well known.

The Origin of the "Trick-or-Treating" Tradition

Anna @LadyDuck (486280) • Italy 22 Oct

Most of myLot members surely know that "trick-or-treating" is a Halloween tradition in which children go door-to-door and recite the phrase to receive candy. This tradition, called "souling", dates back to the...

halloween

tric or treat

traditions

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Anna @moffittjc - Look at Christmas, nothing is left of the real meaning of this holiday, it's all commercial now.

Today I wrote to my very own doctor.

marguicha @marguicha (228937) • Chile 21 Oct

And he came this evening. He put me at ease with all of my pains. Those tummy pains that had me worried were not a hidden tumor but gases. He gave me some drops for it. And the pain in fingers and toes plus a numbness is...

tuesday evening

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Anna @marguicha - Also the Matusalem is very good.

That wal-mart run went well.

Kayla Tsukino @kaylachan (80318) • Daytona Beach, Florida 1 Nov

Once again, George wanted to drive a little, so we drove down our old road where we had our first two appartments as a couple. We drove past both of them, and someone had a pumpkin on the door. Kind've like how we'd something on...

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Anna @kaylachan - I think you are correct.

Pumpkin Carving Contest

Jeff Moffitt @moffittjc (126074) • Gainesville, Florida 31 Oct

One of the things I love about where I work is that we are always celebrating holidays and other milestones throughout the year (birthdays, anniversaries, national days, etc). So, of course, with today being Halloween, we couldn't...

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Anna @moffittjc - Same as you, it's not my preference, but I can do it.

US Daylight Savings Time Fall Back Alert

CarolDM @CarolDM (203405) • Nashville, Tennessee 29 Oct 18

Each year in the fall we fall back, sort of speaks, with our time. I never have liked this but no choice but to go along. However there are some states who do not participate in the Daylight Savings Time changes in the US. So if...

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Anna @porwest I often think that "life" is a sort of adventure game.

No Halloween for me this year.

marguicha @marguicha (228937) • Chile 1 Nov

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Anna @marguicha - We only have a TV in the living room, we ever had one where we sit to eat our meals.

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Tonight we change out time to winter hour.

marguicha @marguicha (228937) • Chile 3 Apr 21

I have never understood well why is it that we have to change nature and sun (the clock which is made by men anyway) from season to season. I have a natural clock inside my body. I wake up everyday at the same time, clock or no...

time change

seasons

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Anna @marguicha - We have always been early birds, we need light in the morning.

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You're Hired! A Spontaneous Jam Session at Guitar Center Yesterday.

The Horse @TheHorse (231918) • Walnut Creek, California 1 Nov

We don't have anyone who teaches "horn" at the Guitar Center where I work. Horn could include trumpet, French horn, saxophone, etc. Yesterday, a fella came in, interviewing for a job as a saxophone teacher. I was on a break,so I...

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Anna @TheHorse I know that it's different in your country, in school music is not taught here in Europe. You need to take special classes.

Great Benefits of Borage the Starflower

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (90459) • Daytona Beach, Florida 1 Nov

A plant with a strange sounding name is Borage also known as Starflower. It is an annual herb that originated in Syria. However, it is found throughout the Mediterranean region as well as Asia Minor, Europe, North Africa, and...

healthy borage

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Anna @RasmaSandra - I had it in my garden, but you can find this plant in the wild here.

Are you an expert in cooking?

May2k8 @May2k8 (19111) • Indonesia 27 Oct

I'm not an expert but at least it still tastes good to eat. Today I was frying tempeh mixed with wheat flour but it was a little burnt because I left for a moment to look for a plate.

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Anna @May2k8 - Sadly all medicines have side effects, but sometimes we have to take medicines.

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The Origin of the "Trick-or-Treating" Tradition

Anna @LadyDuck (486280) • Italy 22 Oct

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Anna @much2say - In our days it seems that no matter which celebration is an excuse to party and get drunk, it's no more pleasant. I did not make the cakes this year, I am still adjusting at our new apartment and I have to replace some of my pots and pans, I had...

Something different

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166259) • United States 26 Oct

Bob had part of a big sandwich he was going to eat tonight, so I did not want to make a big meal just for me. I thought of all my options, and that is a problem sometimes, I develop inertia. I cannot decide. I finally settled on...

october 2025

banana bread

peanut butter

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Anna @GardenGerty This is something I really like.