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  • Pawprint
    Pawprint Member Posts: 464
    edited August 2014

    Spookies I want to live where you live. So beautiful. You and Enerva both post calm peaceful places to walk. 

    Morning Cami, well it's afternoon by you. Forever sunshine sounds nice. Glad you're not so floopy today ;)

    HiO, glad your husband is doing better. Wish I lived closer,I'd paint your basement for you. I love to paint. 

    Hi Chevy, my little ziggy foster is being transported to his forever home in Washington state. I got the updated news this morning. His flight leaves at 10 am Monday. He really is a great little dog. He'd be a great therapy dog. 

    Hi Badger, sorry you had foot and leg cramps last night and woke up so early. Hope there is less pain today.

    Hugs to all, happy Saturday. 

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  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited August 2014

    Just realized I didn't replace the bar of soap under the mattress pad when I stripped the bed and washed all the bedding last weekend.  The bar of soap trick is a folk remedy that works for me, and here's more anecdotal evidence.

    Hey cami, you could be either CAM-ILLEGAL or CAMIL-LEGAL  !! :) ♥ 

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  • Chevyboy
    Chevyboy Member Posts: 10,786
    edited August 2014

    Oh GOOD Paws!  He will be someone's guardian angel, just like all of you were!

    Badger, I tried the soap trick for leg cramps when I was taking Tamoxifen, and for me, it didn't work!  I even put 2 bars in between the sheets!   But when I quit taking it, the cramps went away....  along with my sleepless nights....!  Ha!  Also, I can thank Tamoxifen for losing my hearing....  but it helps so many OTHER women.

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  • Chevyboy
    Chevyboy Member Posts: 10,786
    edited August 2014

    I have been trying soooooo hard to get a photo to post.... I DID it!  Wanted you to see little "Bluebird" in the bird-bath!

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  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited August 2014

    awwwwww

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  • 3rdtimenow
    3rdtimenow Member Posts: 256
    edited August 2014

    What a beautiful garden

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  • camillegal
    camillegal Member Posts: 16,882
    edited August 2014

    Oh Chevy how cute and homey u;r garden looks,

    Nettie I don't hear as many women on Famara as on the others. My sister does take it, but she's some kind of cyborg (which I figured out) that crazy women hardly gets anything for SE'S so as much as she asks me how I feel I usually tell her Im OK cuz all she gets is SOME aches and she's Stage IV working full time and here I am like an old cripple and she's older than me. Needless to say she's a b*tch---LOL But I do know Aromasin hashurt me badly and it started pretty quickly.

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  • Nettie1964
    Nettie1964 Member Posts: 759
    edited August 2014

    Oh yea, I ditched the Aromasin, was hoping dr wouldn't put me on another but oh well, I will probably ditch this one too. But you must remember, I'm only 2% er+, technically treated as tnbc until the very end.

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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited August 2014

    Oh Cami, you could be floopy AND floppy And if you were out with your GF's,  then maybe they'd want to take you to ER or jail.

    HI1--- Oh what fun, thrifting talk :) The bread board sounds sweet. Homer Laughlin dishes are always dependably nice. HL is one of the only large manufactures of dishes left in the USA. 

    What to buy? If I'm not  familiar with the manufacturer, then I use the following criteria 1. price--Am I willing to part with the money. 2. Do I have a use for it or is it nice enough to gift 3.does it appeal to me. 4. do I have a place to store it.  

    Identifying glass or china. Oddly, I have to keep re-learning to go to EBAY first. Look at the piece and put in it's description. Makers mark if present, determine if it is pressed glass, blown, or block glass. Block glass is generally very heavy with cuts/facets, and characteristics.i.e  clear glass with faceted ball in stem---- within minutes I have found many examples and then compared what I have with pic.

    If I make a hit. Then I try to find a seller that has identified the piece. In the case of the last find several sellers took the time to identify the pattern. Import Associates-Claudia pattern. R.c lists them for 10$ a piece, I got 9 for 3.37$. BUT another store had 4 @ 3.00$ a piece.(it was before I knew the pattern). I felt they were nice, but over priced. BUT if I felt i wanted them to have enough for a gathering or dinner I would have bought them.

    One time I thrifted 5 cobalt stemmed glasses with dots on the bowl--2.00$ each=10.00$. They're kind of goofy and unusal. EBAY used Keywords--stemmed , cobalt, dots . The search brought up one glass.and the seller had it identified. I watched it for several weeks. I bought it for $23.95. R.c has no price. The 5 were priced right, the 6th overpriced. The point --you never know what you will do until you do it. LOL.

    Lrs106 pattern by Libbey/rock SharpeLrs106 pattern by Libbey/rock Sharpe

    The Waterford Millineum plates, that I posted awhile back were simple LOL after spending several hours on R.c I went to EBAY The Waterford mark was present. The key search words were  "Waterford luncheon plate and wheat and heart" Brought them up right away. Then back to R.c

    Replacements.com(R.c) is a great place to identify perceived value. Like the Millineum plates have a R.c value of 40.00$ each. I paid 2.50$ each. R.c is very difficult to use to identify pattern b/c there are literally thousands.

    Sometimes it's just persistance, whats fun about that is learning along the way :)

    I passed on this one yesterday.  I liked it but difficult storage and no one to gift too. Price was okay @ $12.00. I knew it was elegant glass( block and etched). with attached pressed handle

    Elegant is actually a technical word. It's used with blown and block glass. 

    Just found it by Keyword--- Fleur De Lis. Hmm may go back.

    Vintage Fostoria Glass Crystal Chintz Center Handle Server Baroque Handle

    Vintage Fostoria Glass Crystal Chintz Center Handle Server Baroque Handle...

    $74.99 USDhavetohaveit

    Vintage Fostoria glass Meadow Rose pattern sandwich tray with center finial Fleur de Lis Handle

    Vintage Fostoria glass Meadow Rose pattern sandwich tray with center finial Fleur de Lis Handle...

    $32.95 USDFredsDiscoverie...

    There's a small plate I want to find>>>>>>>>.the games afoot :)

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  • SailingWind
    SailingWind Member Posts: 110
    edited August 2014

    Chevyboy I don't post much but I like this thread. Had to stop rads last Wednesday on day 8 because of breast infection. I don think the antibodics are working. See her Monday. Will be starting Femara after Rads. So interested in what people say. On the Phoenix time. Don't always sleep well. 

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  • Blessings2011
    Blessings2011 Member Posts: 4,276
    edited August 2014

    Still here... just too brain-fogged to reply or post.....  so here's a pretty for y'all!  xoxoxo

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  • 3rdtimenow
    3rdtimenow Member Posts: 256
    edited August 2014

     Sas you got me going on antique sites tonight, checking out some things I've acquired over the years. No real gems so far. Is anyone still up out there tonight ? Can't sleep in lots of pain, I had my first boost rad yesterday.and will be done on Thurs. I have done pretty well up until now, despite significant burning, it was not too painful, mostly itchy, but tonight the burning, swelling and pulling under the arm are pretty bad. Hoping things settle down soon. Thanks for listening. Stephanie

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited August 2014

    Hi 3rd/Stephanie, I'm here, at least for a while. Almost midnight here and watching Mrs. Doubtfire. 2-minute cleaning and stuff during commercials. 

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  • Chevyboy
    Chevyboy Member Posts: 10,786
    edited August 2014

    Morning gals!  What choo all doin'?  Sleeping?  I hope so anyway.

    Sailing, you know I was taking anti-biotics right after surgery also, because they implanted the MammoSite device in me for the Rads, but I got an infection anyway, so they gave me aNOTHER one to take along with it...  

    And one time I had Pneumonia, and took an antibiotic, but I just kept getting sicker, so they switched me to a different one!  Make sure you tell them whether your antibiotic is working or not, because SOME work better for different problems!  And that's about all I know about that stuff...

    Yes, just ask questions about anything you want to know....  we don't always know the answer, but we can bluff it...  or just make you feel better...Ha!    You are just new to all of this....  Oh wait.... I see you said "External Beam Radiation Therapy".... Is that different than the traditional type of Radiation?  And for how long?

    Just remember, ANY type of radiation will just knock your scocks off....  It makes you so tired you will fall asleep walking to the front door!   THAT'S when you will sleep...  Not any other time, but you will with radiation!

    Blessings!  You are "foggy"  ???  Like Cammi?  Oh no, I mean she is "floopy"....  Must be different... Just take care of yourself....

    Hi 22222222222ns and 333333333333rd!  Hah!  You guys posted together!

    Sass, I remember you mentioning you like Free Cell!  I just started playing that again a couple weeks ago!  Drives you nuts, right?  I just LOVE when I can beat it, but I haven't been able to lately...It can take up too much time.

    Okay, well I guess if you gals are still SLEEPING, I guess I'll just go do something ELSE!  xoxoxo

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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited August 2014

    Chevy, freecell OH MY what a time waster. Two pack game . My best time 3:33minutes. It.so fast with touch screen. The mouse would just slow me down

    we have2222&3333&444444

    scocks is that like socks? Maybe we should ask meece to add scoks and floppy and floopy and chit to the abbreviation list?

    3rd. yay on antiquing , junking, junqueing. There are thousands of patterns and manufacturers. I think it's fun to find the info. But the absolute important thing is whether or not you like a piece. Then the using it is important. My stuff has to "work". If it doesn't have a use, it will be gone soon. I have things that I make artifacts out of i.e up on the high shelves over the windows and kneewall. They are sitting there so at first thought they aren't "working". But I attempt to arrangethem so that there is some artistry to the presentation. They please my eye. From that perspective they are "working".

    Hope the pain improves :( Do you go to Warm and Fuzzies to get some laughs? The link is in the topic box.

    Blessings, Sorry you still feel foggy, but you seemed to be better than at first? 

    Sailings Hope you feel better tooo.AND the infection heals.

    Off to search Waving at everyone WAVEEVAWAVEEVAW.

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  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited August 2014

    G'morning!  

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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited August 2014

    HI1 and 3333333333----found it, Another way to locate stuff is use images on google. I only started using it in the last few months. 

    A few years ago. I found this little plate Arched Fleur-De-Lis by Bryce Higbee made in 1907. It was at the salvation Army thrift. I paid 0.25 cents. I have it on a display stand. The way it "works" is to just make me smile when I see it :) The pic doesn't do it justice :)

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  • 3rdtimenow
    3rdtimenow Member Posts: 256
    edited August 2014

    Hi, 2 hope you got some sleep, I did get about 5 hours. Hi Chevy. Sas I agree about the pieces, if you love it that is value in itself. Your piece is beautiful and what a bargain. I will check out warm and fuzzies, thanks.           Blessings and Sailing, feel better soon. Stephanie

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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited August 2014

    OH you guys I'm on a roll, I'll slow down, ............BUT you got me on thrifting AND glass...........These were found at the Goodwill. It's Cambridge glass Stradivari pattern. Price ranges from 10$ to 30$ a glass. I got 9 glasses for a dollar a piece. If you look at the stem you can see a musical instrument :)

    better pic

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  • Enerva
    Enerva Member Posts: 3,162
    edited August 2014

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    good morning ;) I am a bit behind asbusual hope all are doing well today. Here is the top I have been working on. 

    2nd time what Dobyou think about this one?  I love it but it's a bit difficult cuz you used doble tread. It's not finish yet but will be finished today after I do my Sunday laundry and cleaning lol

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  • 3rdtimenow
    3rdtimenow Member Posts: 256
    edited August 2014

    Sas, These are beautiful, when I'm feeling better I am going through those boxes in the garage. Well may have to wait until it cools off. In the 110's here. Enerva, you are very talented, I have yet to finish baby blanket I started for my granddaughter. She will be 10 in Dec. LOL, Stephanie

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  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited August 2014

    when I lived in Cincinnati we had a pink magnolia tree. The blooms were a slightly different shape than the white southern magnolia around here. Sometimes a late frost would get it, if not, it was spectacular!

    This is one of the lizzards Glennie and my dogs like to harass. It does have a reddish head. Some look like baby dinosaurs, but none get bigger. 

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  • Enerva
    Enerva Member Posts: 3,162
    edited August 2014

    Sass those are so beautiful,  I have nothing like that. I through out most of my kitchen stuff and now I have just a few cups and plates not even a set lol I continue to through things to the donation pile cuz i want my place ready to move when I get a chance to sell and move. I have to admit it feels like at never ending work lol 

    Today I will get rid off some books 

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  • SailingWind
    SailingWind Member Posts: 110
    edited August 2014

    Will see Rads Dr.Mon. Am.  Feeling a little bit better. But B is still red and that part is hard and big as abase ball when I feel it. May also see BS and get her opinion. Everyone is only a couple miles away and very attentive. This started Tuesday night. Late connection was Friday. If not for week end it would call.

    En. Love your tops so glad you post pic

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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited August 2014

    On Robin Williams by David Wong from Cracked.com

    http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/robin-williams-...

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  • Nettie1964
    Nettie1964 Member Posts: 759
    edited August 2014

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  • Alive4Five
    Alive4Five Member Posts: 2,394
    edited August 2014

    Hi! Been lurking. You girls are a hoot and move waaaaay too fast! :)

    But I am a Huge (addicted) 

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    Fan of this...

    Sass, gorgeous glasswear! 

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  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited August 2014

    welcome Alive4Five, this thread is a HOOT for sure!  ♥ 

    (p.s. I love Free Cell too, also Spider Solitaire & Minesweeper...)

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  • Chevyboy
    Chevyboy Member Posts: 10,786
    edited August 2014

    Oh Sass, you are RIGHT! Ha, ha!..... Okay.... yes, as a
    matter of fact, "scocks" are what you put on, when you are not thinking
    straight.... they are reLATED to socks, but men invented the scocks, so that is
    very understandable, when you think about it!

    Or even when you misspell a word, when there is no
    SPELL-CHECK on the forum when I go through AOL..... Ha! NOR can I post a
    picture.... I can only do it when I go through Chrome!

    Also! Doesn't your little Monitor have little
    peanut-butter and grape-jam fingerprints all over it? I just KNOW it
    does.....

    Spookie! YOU have Dinosaurs too? Those are just baby
    ones! One time when we were walking with the boys, near the ocean, a BIG lizard
    ran in front of us.... I mean he was as big as a MOUSE!

    My Grandson said "Now Grams, that is a good lizard gone
    bad!" I thought that was soooooooooo funny! My Daughter HAS them on her
    walls once in awhile.... but when we were there, I leave the room, when she
    tries to rescue it....

    Her cats play HELL with their tails.... but she said they
    grow new ones.

    The other day, I was painting outdoors.... and a little
    round spider got stuck on the paint! I tried to whisk him out of the paint,
    with my brush, but THAT just completely covered him.... He landed on the
    ground.... I ran and got the hose to wash him off....

    But I could see he was struggling in a puddle of water, so
    I gave up the whole notion of trying to save him! Damnit!

    Spiders have a reason to live too!

    So take care of your dinosaurs spooky.

    and so Enerva.... what is this "behind asbusual" mean?
    See, if Sass can do it to me, I can do it to you..... Ha, ha!

    What is "doble"thread? You mean crochet thread? So I'm
    thinkin' here, that you don't have spell check either? Hah!

    Anyway, I love your work!

    See, Cammi doesn't even know what spell-check is.... and
    doesn't even care! So we could go around never spelling anything right.... like
    SHE does! I mean doesn't!

    Sass.... the "musical instrument".... You mean a Lyre?
    I am extremely intelligent when it comes to some things..... and later on, I
    will look into what I am intelligent about....

    Oh hey Hi Alive4five...Is that it?  I'll just call you "Alive" cause I probably will mess your name up anyway.....

    We love Free-Cell!  It is just so we can pretend we can THINK, and hold a thought!  I only play it alone.... I swear a lot during this time..... also.

    Sass.... Yes Robin Willians was also close friends with John Belushi...  And most of those comedians  that  gave up their lives, was called an accidental overdose!    To me, it is almost the same thing....  It just wreaks havoc on everyone AROUND them.... anyone who CARES about them, does not want them to take themselves out!!!  

    He was treated for his addictions..... several times.... and yes, depression can also be treated....  

    I just think of all the women..... the women we have met "here" that have fought until their last breath!  They had a "disease" that they didn't get from alcohol or drug abuse....  They tried treatments, over and over again....  These women go through hell to try and get through another day...  and they fight until they can't fight anymore....  

    Life is just so precious....  whether men or women, and children especially....  When diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, they  fight with all they have.....  I'm just sorry for Robin Williams kids....  It wasn't just "depression"  or being diagnosed with Parkinson's.....  They lost their Dad.....  He didn't have to take that from them.

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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited August 2014

    Oops we have solitaire addicts amany! Chevy did you here that? Spider too. I have played Free Cell till my eyes are rolling tears, and my fingers cramped so tight they have to be straightened. AND then I play some more............Minesweeper I wonder if it's on my machine.  Have you played with SIMON? Top was in the 30's, pretty cool, the machine melted in the back seat of my car.

    ALIVE so, glad you joined us :) Come often :) I so enjoy your posts on W&F's. You &Teka&Mags&Julie&AZ&2ta&Smarrty&oops if I forgot someone, keep it a very happy place to be. Thanks on the glass :) I'm addicted to that too. Way addicted. Today while posting, I went to Ebay to find some Anchor Hocking, I inadvertently found something else.....ohhhhh the price was right, but I was able to resist. Literally, there's not a single inch of storage left.

    Badger Hoot ti hoot who to you too! Ya know my "5 O'clock Somewhere" hat is right where I put it. If I just could remember where that is.

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    Here's a tribute to Robin Williams from comedian Norm MacDonald

    http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/08/norm-ma...

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