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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Deborah-Diane @LadyDuck - I'm back from my weekend with my family at Dillon Beach. The days there were pleasant and nice. As soon as the sun set, though, it was very cold. I'm glad my granddaughter had the camper trailer there, because I sat inside when it got chilly....

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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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kay lar @LadyDuck if they had not fired qualified people who could understand the info we may have had much better information

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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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marguicha @LadyDuck I think that we had the TV in our bedroom because as we had children it was easier to control the use of the TV there. And we would never even think of having a TV in the dining room. For us, meals were the moments to talk with each other.

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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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marguicha @porwest Yes. In Spanish we call them lights to help children to stop them from being afraid of ghosts.

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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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marguicha @LadyDuck I don´t have family with dementia either but I do need to make lists now while I was always multitasking when I was young.

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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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Jim Bauer @LadyDuck Precisely. We have no idea when we are so young what girls can offer us that bring us great joy, and of course, pleasure. lol Once hormones kick in the cooties are all killed and the pursuit begins.

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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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Jim Bauer @LadyDuck Hmm. Honestly, that doesn't sound very good. But I'd have to try it to know for sure.

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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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Jim Bauer @LadyDuck Do what feels good and right because doing good and right feels good to me. If there's a reward, great. But I don't want to do it JUST for that reason.

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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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May2k8 @LadyDuck Yes, sometimes high doses can cause damage to certain organs.

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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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marguicha @LadyDuck The one I have tried and loved is the Barceló Añejo.

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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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Kayla Tsukino @LadyDuck I suspect the majority went for George's incontance underwear which costs more than I think it should.

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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

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Jeff Moffitt @LadyDuck That's what I thought as well. Everything seems to be commercialized these days, even ancient traditions.

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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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Jeff Moffitt @LadyDuck Fortunately, I am a person of patience. I can sit for hours focused on one task, if need be. It's not my preference, but I can do it if I need to. One thing I am good at is concentration.

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My Haircut

DE @DaddyEvil (160743) • United States 1 Nov

Okay, I got out of the shower, dried off and got dressed, then asked Pretty to take a picture of my hair... This is what it looks like since it was cut about two weeks ago. I'm glad I asked her to take the picture before we left...

haircut

shorter

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DE @LadyDuck Yes, it does.

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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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Jim Bauer @LadyDuck I can think of many things like that. What gives, already? lol Sometimes we're just being strung along almost like a game of sorts.

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No Halloween for me this year.

marguicha @marguicha (228937) • Chile 1 Nov

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marguicha @LadyDuck We never had a TV in the dining room. My TV is in my bedroom and I have only one in the house.

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Tonight we change out time to winter hour.

marguicha @marguicha (228937) • Chile 3 Apr 21

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marguicha @LadyDuck We have our own way of needing light depending on what we are doing. I used to wake up early when I worked and as I´m a night bird I prepared everything I needed the day before. Now I don´t mind.

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Tonight we change out time to winter hour.

marguicha @marguicha (228937) • Chile 3 Apr 21

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Jim Bauer @marguicha Are you talking about night lights? We have those all around the house. They ARE helpful.

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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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The Horse Some still do at school here.

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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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RasmaSandra @LadyDuck that sounds good you are lucky to have it so freely available

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