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It's funny how much little lights in a shady area can cheer a person up.

Yesterday at the grocery store, I noticed the pharmacy still had a tabletop tree up. It had eggs all over its branches and bunny ears for a tree topper.

Lol. Yes, especially if you use salad dressing as a dip. My husband was sad to come home and find the tree down. He said next year he wants me to keep it up through the end of the school year. But he didn't notice until he'd been home for several hours, which tells me he had already gone blind to it.

I think it would be great on lots of stuff. Last night I was considering doing it for steamed carrots, maybe at Easter. Unfortunately, several in my family don't like cooked vegetables. My husband prefers almost everything raw. I get tired of that, though. Many years ago a friend gave me a recipe fo...

That's great advice. Thanks!

I'm a bad prepper. I hear all the time about how we should have those emergency kits, but I don't do it. The most I ever do is check on the fire exits when I check into a hotel.

Lol. Yes, it was good. One stick of butter, the juice of one lemon, and dried dill, parsley, and onion powder. It was supposed to have fresh green onions, but I forgot to buy them, so the onion powder substituted. The little Irish cookbook I use calls this Irish Herbed Potatoes. I'm not sure it's un...

Wow. That wouldn't be a bad idea for any of us, actually. It could be useful in case of fire, for example.

Happy St Patrick's for those who observe it! We had our meal last night, I guess. We ate pork chops, small red potatoes, and asparagus. The potatoes and asparagus had a lemon butter herb sauce. It was good. Our daughter, who refuses pork, opted for a kale salad instead. I don't have many Irish movie...

Thanks for the tip!

I bet! I would, too.

There've been years when I celebrated Pi Day, but I forgot it yesterday, until my husband reminded me that today is the Ides of March and therefore the anniversary of Julius Caesar's assassination. Then I thought, Oh, right, so yesterday was Pi Day. I think I've been so focused on St Patrick's that ...

I can't do the sausage stew because my daughter won't eat pork. And I have a very bad history with potato pancakes. One year I tried to make latkes around Hannakah (sp?) and the potatoes all turned black before I could get through grating them. There must be some trick about it. I like to eat stuff ...

Oh, I'd forgotten the death count was that high. Many of those were on a highway that collapsed, I think. I remember horror stories about that.

My eyes may have just missed it. I don't exactly see an active topics section, but I see a red alert beside a topic or thread response that has recently been posted. Sometimes I think I miss the red against the orange background.

Lol! Fireworks aren't illegal around here for a certain number of days (maybe 11?) before and after the 4th. Same thing at New Year's. Still, I prefer the civic shows, because fireworks can be dangerous. Also, I rather enjoy the communal atmosphere of the big fireworks shows. Btw, I did look up &quo...