Loretta

@noni1959 (11519)

United States • Age 66

Joined myLot 10 years ago

Fueled by coffee, motivated by tacos, bribed by ginger snaps, and occasionally derailed by a good hot dog.

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Loretta 's Responses

13 December - What I'm Thankful for Today

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (319535) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 13h

Good evening from COLD! Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. It's -1F and feels like -21. The temp hasn't moved much all day. It's been a good day. I'm thankful for this time of year. So far, I've gotten Christmas cards from several of...

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Loretta What beautiful blessings! I hope to participate in cards next year. I had a lovely set I was going to use this year and the humidity stuck all the envelopes and the cards felt damp. Receiving snail mail is fun. Your photo is gorgeous!

New caves discovered on Kangaroo Island

Judy Evans @JudyEv (367144) • Rockingham, Australia 23h

Back in 2019, Kangaroo Island off South Australia’s coast was devastated by bushfire. The thick vegetation became a raging inferno after a lightning strike. It burnt through almost half the island, ravaging 200,000 hectares and...

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Loretta I remember the news about the devastation. The caves sound so beautiful. Do they do tours or allow those who explore caves to go in?

Candy canes

Judy Story @jstory07 (146962) • Roseburg, Oregon 12h

Did you know that the candy candy started off as a sugar stick. The sugar stick was passed out to kids. In the 19th century candy canes had a hook and were used to decorate your tree. In 1900 candy canes that tasted like...

peppermint

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Loretta My favorites are peppermint as well. I didn't pick any up this year and now wish I did.

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12/12/25 - Meals

LindaOH @LindaOHio (208116) • United States 13 Dec

97 days until spring! Went and picked up my will yesterday. The lawyer surprised me by giving me a $150 break on the price. Also went to the Title Bureau and transferred title of the Subaru to cousin #2. Now I can cancel the...

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Loretta Your new year's food sounds wonderful. We usually make a steak or something but this year, unsure what the weather will allow. Yesterday, I made a thick hearty soup earlier in the day and we filled up so didn't do dinner.

Focusing on myself #1

Aparna Sen @Dreamerby (9700) • Calcutta, India 21h

I have decided to write a daily journal post almost non-communication phase with my boyfriend. I have decided I wouldn't waste a single moment thinking about him. I practiced some Quants questions from youtube. I have currently...

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Loretta It sounds like you have a good plan and taking care of yourself.

My younger son Rishabh had birthday yesterday

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (21949) 11 Dec

My younger son Rishabh had birthday yesterday. He is happy with a pastry given to him. He is most happy when we go for a long drive in countryside. He loves to run, to play, in the congested urbanised city he does not find that...

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Loretta I'm late in wishing your son a happy birthday. It sounded like a lovely day.

Wow! That Was Quick!

DE @DaddyEvil (163514) • United States 21h

This morning the forecast for my area said we'd have thick fog and 32F/0C slowly warming up to 40F/4C this afternoon. Now the forecast is saying cloudy and rainy today. *sigh* Pretty and I were talking about going shopping this...

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Loretta We had some calm before this next storm hits. I even seen some blue sky. Tomorrow, rain is back, thunder storms Monday to Wednesday. Snow Friday and Saturday. I'm so ready for summer already. I swore I wouldn't say that until February.

Only 10 days until....................

rebelann1949 @rebelann (115248) • El Paso, Texas 11 Dec

The longest night and the shortest day. Thank heavens for that cuz then the days get longer which is what I love. I almost posted a video by Robert Plant called Minute by Minute, I'm not much of a Led Zepplin fan but I did like...

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Loretta Merry Christmas to you too!

Just imagine if an airplane landed on your car.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (52154) 11 Dec

I just can't even fathom this. It happened on I-95 near Cocoa, Florida Monday. A small plane, carrying the pilot and one passenger, landed on a Toyota Camry. What's even more unbelievable is that no one died. The driver of the...

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Loretta I'm so glad no one died! How scary. I remember as a little girl, a neighborhood woman was killed when a Cessna came down and missed the airport and landed on her while she was driving close to the airport. It killed her. I see video on Youtube often showing...

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Everything is cancelled and most everything is closed here.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (52154) 16h

We knew we were supposed to have a very cold and snowy weekend. It's morphed into somewhat of a whopper! The forecast originally said, 1-3 inches of snow. Then, it went to 2-4, then 3-5. It's been snowing pretty much all day,...

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Loretta Wow! That is a lot of snow! I hope you stay safe and warm

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How strange.

Judy Story @jstory07 (146962) • Roseburg, Oregon 9 Dec

I cashed out on my pay pal account and my husband's pay pal account. Than we went to the grocery store and bought groceries up to the money we had in both checking accounts. I told the cashier to stop at a certain amount and we...

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Loretta I have paid with two different ways before. I said to put in cash for x amount and then run the card for the rest. Maybe she had no idea this could be done? I'm glad it worked for you.

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'Poke the bear' at your peril

Judy Evans @JudyEv (367144) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Dec

Australians love their cricket and the Ashes series are played out between England and Australia. In 1882, Australia won a match at the Oval, their first Test win on English soil. A newspaper of the time stated that English...

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Loretta I saw the post about Go Ask Alice talking about the bug again. I have had issues for days, but oddly, I can post some photos in comments. Just not in a discussion. That is a fun story. I watched a cricket game on a video once and so surprised it's not real...

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Good morning 12/8 This is going fast

snowy @snowy22315 (199963) • United States 8 Dec

So, I had mentioned about my dad going in the hospital, they didn't want to admit him and my mother told the hospital she couldn't take care of him. I thought she meant under to those circumstances with Covid, however although she...

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Loretta Your mom saying she can't do this was a cry for help. Assisted living sounds like the best place for him right now if she won't allow anyone to come in to help care for him. I wish the best for you.

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The camel rides in Jaisalmer is awesome

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (21949) 7 Dec

Jaisalmer is situated in Thar desert in Rajasthan. There is huge stretch of sand and Indian desert extends to Pakistani desert from Rajasthan to Baluchistan. Camel rides in the afternoon are awesome in winter. Stretches of sand...

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Loretta That would be so much fun to do. Is is bouncy?

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Let's Talk Health and Weight

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (319535) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 8 Dec

When I was here before I gave a weekly update about my weight. Well, I'm stable, meaning I'm still in the 200s. Not happy about that. At my last infusion I was under, which made me happy. I worried it would be over with...

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Loretta I try to make good choices but everything is OK in moderation. I have Hashimoto's, metabolic disorder and hypothyroidism. It's very difficult so I am just focusing on exercise, balance, choices, less stress and rest. It's so hard. I hope you find what works...

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The Present I’m Excited About

Amber @AmbiePam (107996) • United States 8 Dec

I know I shouldn’t expect too much of people’s reaction when they get their Christmas presents, but I do hope my sister likes her present. She’s a big fan of Sleeping Beauty (Princess Aurora) and also a fan of classical music....

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Loretta That sounds like an exciting gift to give. You have put so much thought into this and makes it that much more wonderful.

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Wheee! A Christmas Gig! What songs would you most like to hear?

The Horse @TheHorse (232959) • Walnut Creek, California 8 Dec

My surviving bros and I will be rehearsing Christmas songs today for a gig we have at the Quilters Guild. We will do some "sing-along" songs, like "Rudolph," but we will also do some more "serious" songs like "O Holy Night."...

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Loretta I love old songs like O Holy Night but when with others and having a nice time, upbeat like Jingle Bells, Rudolph and silly like Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.

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Bug reported, I called the exterminator

Go Ask Alice / Admin @GoAskAlice (5857) 8 Dec

That pesky photo bug - there must be a nest/colony of them somewhere in the code.

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Loretta Thank you for the update.

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Ever Had a Day Full of Mixed Feelings?

Curlann @annierose (21785) • Philippines 7 Dec

Last Friday was really a day full of mixed emotions for us. My husband and I started the morning with my check-up at the general doctor. They checked my weight, height, blood pressure, and asked about any pains I’ve been feeling....

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Loretta How exciting to see the baby. Your doctor is the one to listen to.

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Off to see my students perform.

The Horse @TheHorse (232959) • Walnut Creek, California 7 Dec

I am off to a sandwich shop near Guitar Center for a "Showcase." Several of our students will be performing. Christopher, my "developmentally delayed" piano student, will be performing "Joy to the World." I look forward to that....

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Loretta It was a rainy day so I spent time with surveys, cooking and updating some things. Nothing exciting but calm. How did the performance go?

7 Dec

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