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I have decided to let this go. I have too many other positive things to do in my life, but I know what kind of person she is. I've probably always known it as she is on her 5th husband. Anyway, I found a coat exactly like it on Etsy and I am going to buy it and be done with the whole situation. Fre...

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Y'all are making me jealous and tired! We had a salad with a warm dressing with walnuts and shallots with fresh greens, pears, grapes and blue cheese. Cook's Illustrated Lemon Bars for dessert. I put a review of them on Cook's Illustrated and I said if you want to impress someone make them these lem...

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Not dinner, but I am making pickles tomorrow. I got cucumbers fresh from the garden among other things.

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I have decided to let this go. I have too many other positive things to do in my life, but I know what kind of person she is. I've probably always known it as she is on her 5th husband. Anyway, I found a coat exactly like it on Etsy and I am going to buy it and be done with the whole situation. Fres...

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Oh people. If I were friendly with them I might mention, did you know I can see your storage unit over my wall? but hey, I'm the person that didn't (so far) get her coat back so you have my sympathy.

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Chancellor wrote:So, Enquiring minds want to know...what came of this?

ah......no coat

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I have not been cooking and baking like I usually do, but the fresh vegetables from my Amish neighbors are beginning to be available so I am looking forward to that. Tonight I am making a Pear, Grape and baby greens salad. I have started experimenting with different olive oils and vinegars. Right no...

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Chancellor wrote:So, Enquiring minds want to know...what came of this?

So as they say in the south I was fixing to call the laundry and see it they had anything for me and I have just discovered they are only open limited hours and days right now so I wasn't able to talk to them yet, I haven't given up.

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If I were doing it all over again I would have a long questionaire about family and personal preferences and habits. I would ask for credit reports. I would ask for references. I would ask to see his bank statements, credit card statements. So much that no one would think it's worthwhile. Sometimes ...

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Thank You all for your responses. I read them with great interest. I did send her a note, very polite, asking for the coat back. I asked her to drop it off at a dry cleaner's and I would pick it up from there. Whether she does it or not I have no idea. I don't want a relationship with her. She destr...

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Benatus wrote:No harm in asking, but be prepared for a sad outcome.

You're right, Benatus, but I won't be sad. I won't be disappointed either. I will just accept it as it is, but really wondering about asking for it back. This "family" is so fractured and dysfunctional that it will never be fixed.

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Some years ago I loaned my beautiful Laura Ashley coat to my sister-in-law. She has not spoken to me in years and so much was happening in my life that I never asked for it back. I would like it back. I thought of writing her a note asking for it back and to take it to the dry cleaners where I could...

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Horses........they never say "Oh no Thank You".

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So, I haven't been on here in a while because I have not been well and gone through many scary tests. I'm feeling better and back to cooking and baking. With the virus and shortages at the grocery store I have been baking bread every other day. It does spoil one so I may have to keep that up. Also, ...

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I know. I know how hard and painful it is and there's no escaping the grief. I truly am so sorry.

(I wanted to reply before now, but lightning struck my computer and I had to get a new one which means figuring out log-ins and passwords on a new system. Not the easiest thing for me.)

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I never thought of being able to cook and bake as a talent, but it's come in handy. Stores don't have mayonnaise? I made my own. I also made 2 loaves of cinnamon raisin bread, English Muffins and homemade pasta. I went to my Amish neighbor and got 3 dozen lovely eggs too.

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Next somebody is going to say you can catch it over the Internet.

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I thought of it as my finest moment and I think you can too.

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It's too hard for me to read this right now. It's too painful, but I am thinking of you and understand what you're feeling.

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So very sorry your horse, Henry, has left you. I think I may know how you feel because my horse, Rockabilly, left me the same way. The night before I had fed him his favorite cherry sugar free popsicle. I turned him into his run-in for the night never failing to tell him how much I loved him and tha...

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Hayburner wrote:Today brought out another annoyance!
I have a co-worker that when she emails, she puts it in "text" language. This is business communication not texting your buddy down the street ! UGH

You mean that's a language?! I CAN NOT STAND IT.

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You were her everything and she knew it. That matters. We give our hearts to our horses and when they leave us they take it with them. Just saying the words "I'm sorry" is just not enough, but we know we all feel the same.

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Sue B wrote:Leaving cupboard doors open.

Or not putting chairs back where you found them.

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People on television who talk with their hands. Ugh.

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I dreamed I was walking to the barn one morning and there was a big dark horse in the paddock. I realized it was Billy and I said what are you doing here? He said I just came by for a visit.

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I have a story about a Amish guy who shot my dog. Lied about it and then said he had been wanting to shoot her for a while. I agree with you and like someone said the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

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They are in their late 60ies or even early 70ies and when they lost their last horse, they didn't have the intestinal fortitude to go searching for another one. Yes, I think that is very true, but something else may be at work here. I am grateful Billy left me first as tragic and painful as it was ...

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Pee in the stall. (sometimes I just have too.)

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I saw a lot (including how the rich and famous live) and good for them but I came back home to my little pasture with a dirt ring in the middle :mrgreen: . I don't think the horses care one little bit. Not even the fancy ones. They are still a horse and love nothing better than grazing or rolling i...

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Brasciole with the addition of fresh carrots from the garden. Steamed green beans and a homemade yeast roll.

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I think you must do what is right for you. No matter what anyone else thinks or does. It is a very personal decision only you can make and I would not let anyone influence me. For myself I did take some mane and tail of Billy. I even took his 2 front orthopedic shoes uncleaned. I didn't want them cl...

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Oven pulled roast pork sandwiches on homemade buns with a crispy slaw. Homemade carrot cake for dessert.

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The doctor called me a couple of days ago and told me the skin cancer was very low grade. I think he called it Basal Cell, but I am not for positive. Anyway, it appears to not be a problem. It is healing now and I don't go outside without sun protection anymore. Thank You all for your good and kind ...

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I had the best BLT for breakfast/lunch today with a tomato just picked from the garden. I am in the midst of putting away all the fresh vegetables so we can enjoy all this deliciousness in the midst of winter.

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It could be "Greenhorse". She is also on Facebook. I also lost my horse to EPM, but it was back in the very early days of treating it and there was not much to work with.

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This is a lot to take in and try to absorb. I'm so sorry for everything that's happened. Sometimes life just dumps on you and all you can do is just go with it the best you can. I know sometime you will find a place for it all because you are a strong woman.

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Chancellor of many talents! Very kind of you to offer support and education. I can talk skin cancer all the time! I frequently tell people at work that there is no such thing as a healthy tan....and threaten to bring in the book I am published in showing HUGE repairs on skin cancers that were left ...

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Chancellor wrote:Was it a dark spot?

Yes, the top of it is dark, like a dark scab on it.

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Jingles for a benign pathology report. Did your doc feel this was skin cancer? Don't fear and be positive. And try your best to stay covered. Keep us posted please. Yes, the doctor said it was skin cancer, but not what kind. Thank You. I may be doing this after I let the horse out of the barn, but ...

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I have it. It was surprising to me, but all the years riding horses, mowing and gardening has caught up with me. I had this sore on my left fore arm that would not heal so my husband took me to a good Dermatologist in Nashville yesterday. The doctor is a good doctor. He removed it painlessly to me a...

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I'm impressed! Your very own chef! Around here I am chef, sous chef and bottle washer.

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Fresh vegetables are here. I got the first garden tomatoes on Friday and they are so good. I had to eat one standing over the sink. I got kennebec potatoes which make the best mashed potatoes, green beans, broccoli, cucumbers, onions, squash. I made a dinner of just fresh vegetables and southern tea...

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What an incredibly interesting thread! All of you look so good and healthy. I don't have any of these kind of pictures because I didn't start riding until I was 42.

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Yes, I remember him. Very polite and well mannered. I'm happy for them both.

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silk, I did try the strawberries. They are addictive. I didn't add sugar either because I didn't want them gritty. Thank You. I am getting more strawberries tomorrow and what I'd like to do is make a salad with strawberries and balsamic vinegar. Do you think that would work?

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Rockabilly, have you ever tried strawberries with balsamic vinegar? You hull/chop/slice the strawberries as usual, into a bowl, a little bit of sugar if that's your thing (it is not mine), a teaspoon or two of balsamic, mix, and leave to macerate a while. The balsamic really intensifies the strawbe...

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Strawberries are in season here so I am making everything strawberry. Last night's dinner was spinach strawberry salad. I made the dressing for the salad. Then we had fresh strawberry pie. I made the crust myself and the filling from fresh strawberries. Then I added whole strawberries to the filling...

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Good job, Paula, but you had me worried with the ER on the end of "braver".

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Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could share our food? I would love to try yours, silk.

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It is very brave to do something that frightens you. Maybe next time you ride have someone walk beside her leading her. After a few times over the ole bridge it will be nothing to you two.

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