Anna

@LadyDuck (409586)

Switzerland

Joined myLot 7 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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Anna's Activity

Russia Getting Desperate: End Result Can Be Tragic

MG SINGH @madan02 (254) 2 Oct

When Vladimir Putin started the war he expected a quick victory but seven months down the line Russia has only been able to capture about 19% of Ukraine's territory. The last month has been an anti-climax as Ukraine's army has...

ukraine

war

nuclear strike

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Anna @madan02 I fully agree, every government made big mistakes in this situation. We are all losers.

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I never ever wanted to be in the crowded events.

CRAFTY @sharon6345 (321704) • United States 2 Oct

People tend to think I am afraid of a little too many things. I keep saying I am paranoid about these things. I have never gone to a concert. If I did not go see Whitney there is no one I would go see. There are...

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Anna @marlina Russia is moving a train with nuclear weapons near the border of Ukraine.

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Sunday Morning Errands

Sonja Rae @SonjaRae (15168) • United States 2 Oct

Good morning y’all! Today I woke up quite early for a Sunday morning. 6:30 AM and I was out of bed. Dallas Cowboys play today at noon and I still had a few things that I didn’t finish yesterday, that I wanted to get done today...

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Anna @SonjaRae Yesterday and this morning we have fog. For some reasons I LOVE fog, it reminds me my native city when I was young.

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Covid Is Still Out There

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (38317) • Laguna Woods, California 9 Oct

Everything is 99% back to normal here in sunny Southern California. Oh, you are supposed to show a vaccination card or negative test results in order to go into a bar, gym, restaurant, or amusement park, but people have fully...

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Anna @DeborahDiane The cloud is caused by the enormous gas leakage in the northern sea. It stayed on Sweden and Finland for several days, but now it is moving south and they do not arrive to fix the leakage. The three leakage have been caused by "maintenance...

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What’s wrong with this picture?

Fleur @Fleura (21754) • United Kingdom 22h

All the plumbing talk on a recent post by @JudyEv reminded me of this. This is a little hand-washing basin which has separate hot and cold water taps, as is common in the UK. But something isn’t right, can anyone spot what it...

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Anna @Fleura The plumber should fix the problem at no cost, as he made a mistake here.

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DIRTY DIRTY!

Sonja Rae @SonjaRae (15168) • United States 2 Oct

I just got done cleaning my ceiling fan and this is definitely not the first time in the year that I have cleaned it. As I mentioned the vent filter furnace filter that they use are very cheap and definitely don’t catch a lot of...

furnace

cleaning

ceiling fans

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Anna @SonjaRae I do not think so and it would be extremely expensive.

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I fell asleep with the laptop on. I had to search for the mouse.

marguicha @marguicha (193576) • Chile 3 Oct

I fell asleep with the lights on and the mouse was on the floor while the laptop had fallen to the other side of the bed. I´m so glad that I moved towards that side of the bed! I just woke up and the CSI Miami marathon was still...

sleep tight

good night

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Anna @marguicha I go to sleep around 11 p.m., I usually get up once around 2 am and then I sleep until 5:30.

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Covid Is Still Out There

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (38317) • Laguna Woods, California 9 Oct

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Anna @DeborahDiane Our small cities are like an American gated community. When we see a car that we have never seen before coming down our private road, we immediately check where the car is going, ready to call the police should we notice something wrong. The...

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A quick good morning.

marguicha @marguicha (193576) • Chile 16 Sep

Today starts my last week in Aruba. It has been different from other times but I have learned a lot. The most important thing is that we have finally solved most of our problems with Diego and that is has been through love. We...

good morning friday

last week in aruba

my timeshare

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Anna @marguicha I agree.

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Obituary for Gloria - the Domestic-Divaonline

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (38317) • Laguna Woods, California 19 Sep

About 15 years ago, I began writing online and the first site where I wrote was eHow. As I wrote articles there, I noticed another writer on the site who would sometimes mention the same locations in her articles as I mentioned...

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Anna @DeborahDiane - Your husband surely eats too little, I understand that he seems not to enjoy food, but he is becoming more and more weak. At least now you have someone to help you. I am glad that he can sit outside in his wheelchair and enjoying doing...

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Frugal Living: Shredded cheese on reduced price

The Sojourner @TheSojourner (56012) • United States 3 Oct

You may have already read my discussion about the diced canned chilies. It was a great bargain! I also purchased two packages of shredded cheese. These were $1.09 each. These are the types of things that I enjoy finding to...

frugal living

food budget

saving money

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Anna @TheSojourner - You made me curious.

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"An Idle mind is a Devil's Workshop"

josefina @josie_ (9703) • Philippines 17h

This post is not about religion as such but describes my state of mind when I wrote it. Let me play the devil's advocate. While my mind was idling, I started thinking about...

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Anna @josie_ And what we are seeing right now in Western civilizations? The Fall of Western Empires.

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I love this time of year, but...

The Sojourner @TheSojourner (56012) • United States 3 Oct

I really am getting tired of zucchini and summer squash! I've been eating it, and I think it's coming out my ears! I have two medium size zucchini left in my refrigerator, and these two pattypan squashes. I will cook up these for...

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Anna @TheSojourner Stuffed vegetables with meat were one of the classic of the cuisine of the south of France (Provence). They stuffed small eggplants, zucchini, onion and bell peppers. I have a book with the recipe, I have to check how the stuffing was made, I...

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October: Weight loss and healthy lifestyle check in

The Sojourner @TheSojourner (56012) • United States 3 Oct

At the end of August, I took a serious look at some of my issues when it comes to my weight and exercise. Rather than rehash everything, I've included the link below, if you are interested in the mindset. September was a month...

weight loss

healthy lifestyle

goals

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Anna @TheSojourner I am watching my weight. When I eat more for lunch, I try to cut on dinner or I am careful the day after, but I will make no more the error to deprive myself.

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The security of so-called ‘two-factor authentication’ is a joke!

Fleur @Fleura (21754) • United Kingdom 17 Sep

Ever since this was first brought in I have been saying this, but no-one is listening! If a mobile ‘phone is stolen, and this is one of the devices used by your bank in its two-factor authentication process, especially if you use...

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Anna @DeborahDiane One year we stayed 4 months in Los Angeles and were not at all concerned about our apartment in Monte Carlo. We asked for a landline phone in Los Angeles, to call our families and to get in touch with my husband clients, but we were not...

My son brought home a drum and covid

ShannyBananny @shaggin (61231) • United States 2 Oct

Thursday my son told his music teacher he wanted a Roto Tom drum set for his birthday. His teacher let him borrow one to try out which is a really cool opportunity. That night he started having a sore throat, chest tightness and...

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Anna @shaggin OH NO! I am sorry. I have heard that it takes several days before we test positive even if we are already contaminated.

Room arrest... breaking news.

Arunima Singh @arunima25 (76065) • Bangalore, India 3 Oct

Good afternoon from this side of the planet. It's 12 noon as I write this post here. It's another cloudy day with sun and clouds playing hide and seek. Weather is cold but pleasant. We had some rain last evening. It's another day...

bomb scare

security threat

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Anna @LeaPea2417 - This is something I never understood. Of course we are sad if our team does not win, but this is only sport, this is not a war between two countries. Let's enjoy the play and be happy when they win.

A book, a cup of tea from a myLot friend with this special ingredient, and Cooper by my side

The Sojourner @TheSojourner (56012) • United States 4 Oct

it is nearly 10:00 p.m., and I am already in bed, but propped up to read for a little while. I made this delicious tea, which is one of my favorites sent to me by a dear myLot friend. Tonight, when I made it, I really got a very...

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Anna @Marilynda1225 My husband is so skinny he can eat and drink everything he likes.

A book, a cup of tea from a myLot friend with this special ingredient, and Cooper by my side

The Sojourner @TheSojourner (56012) • United States 4 Oct

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Anna @much2say Exactly, TOO good and so full of calories.

It's Raining, It's Pouring...

MARILYN @Marilynda1225 (71737) • United States 15h

Do you remember that nursery rhyme? It's raining, it's pouring the old man is snoring. That's what it looks like here except the dog is snoring next to me instead of an old man. The rain is coming down in buckets, it's downright...

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Anna @Marilynda1225 Our furnace is on "automatic", when the temperature inside the house goes under 69 F it heats. We have to lower to 66 F from next week, those are the new rules now.