Loretta

@noni1959 (10473)

United States • Age 66

Joined myLot 10 years ago

Coffee, books, nature and tacos.

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Loretta 's Responses

Psyching up for my longest teaching day of the week.

The Horse @TheHorse (228573) • Walnut Creek, California 9 Jul

It is Wednesday. Another cool Summer day in California. Today is my longest day at Guitar Center, but it is also a day when I get to enjoy some of my favorite students. I am happy with how our gig went on Sunday. I hope we get...

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Loretta It's raining here at Grayland State Park. I'm inside my travel trailer enjoying coffee and an everything bagel. It's cold so not going to do much outside. I may check and see if the lighthouse in Westport is open today.

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Hot and sweaty, ready for a shower

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (164727) • United States 9 Jul

Is that too much information? I have a cardiology appointment in a little over three hours. I got up at 5 this morning. I needed to get the music chosen for next Sunday, and I ate a good breakfast. I have been online doing all my...

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Loretta I love sour dough. We have sour dough and black forest ham for our lunch sandwiches today. I hope your cardiologist appt goes well.

9 Jul

Subtle Communication Devices in the Victorian Age

celticeagle @celticeagle (176988) • Boise, Idaho 9 Jul

Women had several subtle ways of sending covert messages to those of the opposite sex that they might be interested in. Fans were a flirting tool used to send coded messages. A fan held to the heart meant that the other person...

codes

messages

victorian age

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Loretta Very interesting. It brings to mind the movies made long ago and women would drop their gloves near a man.

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A 'Me' Day

Juliaacv @Juliaacv (54104) • Canada 9 Jul

Today I took as a 'me' day. I slept in a later than I normally do, and I lazed over my coffee, without having to rush to shower and dress. After seeing my husband out the door, then I showered and dressed....

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Loretta Those books are so fun to read. Glad you are having a good "me" day.

9 Jul

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Social Etiquette During the Victorian Age

celticeagle @celticeagle (176988) • Boise, Idaho 8 Jul

Always being watched by your peers and even shaking hands too vigorously could get you in trouble. Being proper was a full-time job. Especially for women. This meant no loud voices, loud laughter, or letting your true personality...

victorian age

etiquette

society

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Loretta I love old Victorian homes, decor etc. and plan to do my bedroom in it. I would never have fared well back then. I would have did well in the old west though.

8 Jul

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I'm a dunce

Lenore Plassman @sallypup (65197) • Centralia, Washington 8 Jul

When I first saw my house and decided I just had to talk my hubby into buying it, I thought it looked great for its age. Now we're having the house's exterior painted. That shouldn't take long is what I thought. Nope. Last...

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Loretta It is a lot of work to paint the outside. I remember my dad painting our old house. He scraped, patched and primed. Took over a week.

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The things they don't tell you at the time

Judy Evans @JudyEv (358397) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

The photo is of a kitchenette that was in the Chittering/Bindoon Museum but doesn’t have much connection to the following, just that it was in the same building. There were several rooms devoted to World War I and II. One map...

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Loretta They kept a lot of out of history and taking even more out like hiding it. I love the kitchenette.

8 Jul

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Our Precious Loss

Four Walls @FourWalls (76663) • United States 7 Jul

Today I went to Radcliff, which is a town just outside of the Fort Knox Army post. I made a couple of stops, one of which was the memorial you see in the photo. I’ve passed it a million times: the sign around mile marker 41 on...

personal

kentucky history

carrollton bus crash

carrollton bus memorial

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Loretta I didn't know this. It's so sad. That is a beautiful memorial.

8 Jul

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Small things amuse small minds

Judy Evans @JudyEv (358397) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

I had to take the photo above. I’ve seen similar patterns in the dirt many times and always marvel at time. Well, you know what they say – small things amuse small minds. The upper part of the photo is a rock which...

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Loretta I have a small mind as well. I saw the photo and thought it was so interesting and started analyzing it. Doesn't take much to capture my small mind.

8 Jul

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Am I pregnant?

The Horse @TheHorse (228573) • Walnut Creek, California 5 Jul

Is it true that pregnant people acquire odd food tastes? This afternoon, all I wanted was a "salad" made from canned beets, canned olives, and blue cheese dressing. I made said salad. It was good. Now I am having cookie dough...

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Loretta The salad is interesting for sure.

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I Cooked This Morning...

DE @DaddyEvil (153186) • United States 6 Jul

I was really tired yesterday/last night and slept most of the night. I woke up at 4:30 am feeling like I haven't eaten in days... I went into the kitchen and broke down the 5 lbs roll of ground beef and a 2 lbs roll of premium...

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Loretta That meal sounds amazing! I need to do some more prep.

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The Smallest Post Office

LindaOH @LindaOHio (194499) • United States 8 Jul

The smallest Post Office in the United States is in Ochopee, Florida in the Everglades. With a total of 61 square feet, it used to be a storage unit for irrigation pipes for an adjacent tomato farm. A fire had destroyed the...

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Loretta That is so tiny. It's so neat. There is a tiny post office at the lake I camped at for years. It was built in 1913 and still in service. It's open two hours a day.

8 Jul

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Today's fireworks drama, I can't take much more of this.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (46223) 8 Jul

We have reached way past the ridiculous stage of the booming fireworks at all hours of the day and night. Last night, every time I drifted off, there were booms, again and again. I ran two fans for noise, but the fireworks were...

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Loretta Some get drunk and stupid. I don't get the deal with the loud noises. I love the colors of real fireworks but it needs to go back to July 4th only. Other days, big fines.

8 Jul

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Now at your age, what is making you happy?

rosé @mnglsp (3693) • Philippines 4 Feb 23

Yesterday we had an online class. My professor asked some of my classmates what is making them happy at their age. After the class, I realized that these past few days, I don't really know the things that are making me truly...

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Loretta Simple things in life. Less negative. Being in nature. Grandkids. Good friends and quiet. It's a good question.

8 Jul

My three year old great grandson.

Judy Story @jstory07 (145067) • Roseburg, Oregon 4 Jul

My grandson just called. Him and his wife worked today for the time and a half money. They will be here tomorrow with my cute three year old great grand son. I look forward to them coming tomorrow. I already looked in my bag...

great grandson

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Loretta How fun! That is a fun age too. Full of wonder. Such great news he is coming.

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Rainy Week For Us

Dena Miller @Dena91 (17001) • United States 12 May

Good evening friends. It's going to be a very rainy week for us. Since yesterday we already got about 2 inches of rain. They are calling for 5-6 inches by Wednesday evening or Thursday morning. Made it through another mother's...

not a favorite day

family

realistic lessons

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Loretta We are camping at the beach. Taking a break from all the moving and heavy "stuff" the last two months. Hope you are having a good evening.

8 Jul

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My parents got a ginger cat for themselves

Greenery8 @grenery8 (18330) • Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska) 7 Jul

My mum will be 66 on August 9 and dad will be 70 on September 23. Are they too old for cats or things aren't the same as they were, being not too excited for having a pet? The neighbour lady was stalling with giving out the cat...

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Loretta I hope they have the kitty fixed if will be outside. It's sad to have a lot of stray cats and they don't live as long.

8 Jul

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A library volunteer returns a book that had a wedding picture back to family members

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (111832) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 8 Jul

A library volunteer who works at the Sterling Heights Public Library on Saturday May 31 when a photograph which was taken in 1953 with the names of Frank and Josephine Ruggirello at their wedding in Detroit Michigan in September...

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Loretta That is such a happy ending.

8 Jul

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May I have this dance please?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (358397) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

When we saw this board in the Shackleton Hall showing old-time dances, it took us back many years to the time Vince played drums in a dance band. The group called themselves the Evergreens and played for old-time dances. The...

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Loretta What fun times to remember. I used to go out to dance once or twice a month. It was fun and sure miss it.

8 Jul

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What Does $60 Buy?

Jim Bauer @porwest (103173) • United States 8 Jul

From time to time I like to justify what I do here on myLot for my measly $5 a month when I make payout, which I normally do, and sometimes a little more than that. But of course, if I do make payout each month, that puts...

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Loretta I was careful at the store today to get extras for our camping and spent $65 that fit in one bag. I make payout maybe three times a year but I can't be on here often either. Even $5 is exciting though. That is a treat or box of cereal. Milk. Eggs.

8 Jul

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