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CarolM

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I still can't figure out why all the tp???...and it's actually real. Even here. Even before we got a case in Ohio.
They are now doing the same here in SA. But my boss says that the problem comes in if the product stops due to the a factory having to close for a period of time, the tp will eventually run out before they can catch up. which makes sense I suppose. But worst case scenario there is always newspaper and or leaves if necessary. ;)
 

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Magical Moisturizing Whipped Soap

Author: Stephanie Pollard
Materials
Instructions
  • In a small saucepan, combine the grated soap with the water. Bring to a low simmer and whisk constantly until the soap has melted. Add the glycerin and whisk again.
  • Pour the soap mixture into a plastic container and let it cool to room temperature. If you let it cool too long, the soap will set and harden again. You want your soap to be cool to the touch but not solid, so if it does harden, microwave it in 10 second intervals until it melts again, but try not to let it get too hot.
  • Combine the coconut oil and vegetable shortening in a large bowl. Use an electric mixer to whip the oils until smooth. Next, slowly pour in your room temperature soap mixture and whip until combined. Add you essential oils and beet root powder for color.
  • Scoop the whipped soap into a jar and seal tightly with a lid.
I used a hadmade bar of soap that was seaweed and sea salt. I also added a couple spoonfuls of raw unrefined coco butter. I dont' add the oils or root powder and it smells super great, but not too strong. The hardest part is letting the soap that you melted in the water cool down to room temp.
Wow. Thank you.
 

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They are now doing the same here in SA. But my boss says that the problem comes in if the product stops due to the a factory having to close for a period of time, the tp will eventually run out before they can catch up. which makes sense I suppose. But worst case scenario there is always newspaper and or leaves if necessary. ;)
What if one doesn't subscribe to the newspaper? Oh well, I DO have a couple banana plants.
 

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I am still trying to catch up. But I have not been on here for a while. I have had the flu for the last three weeks. Got it before the Covid-19 arrived here, but was still bad for me.

I had to re-do my pond as it kept on leaking so this time I did it differently. I took all the plastic out, and then only lined the outside on the ground with plastic. duct taped all the seems. and duct taped plastic over the opening of the tire. Then I bought some waterproof koi pond water sealant and painted the tyre and the plastic. I am giving the sealant time to cure. It is supposed to fully cure in 10 days. And is supposed to be dry in 24 hours. I did this on saturday and sunday and will fill the pond up with water next weekend. My veggies are doing well. I had to start over with the broccoli and the cauliflower as I had some kind of aphid like insect which destroyed the ones that I had.
Sweet corn
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Tomatoes
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Zhuchini
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The pond drying and waiting for water.
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And a trunk of a yukka tree which I pulled out. I am busy making it look like a fairy house.
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I am still trying to catch up. But I have not been on here for a while. I have had the flu for the last three weeks. Got it before the Covid-19 arrived here, but was still bad for me.

I had to re-do my pond as it kept on leaking so this time I did it differently. I took all the plastic out, and then only lined the outside on the ground with plastic. duct taped all the seems. and duct taped plastic over the opening of the tire. Then I bought some waterproof koi pond water sealant and painted the tyre and the plastic. I am giving the sealant time to cure. It is supposed to fully cure in 10 days. And is supposed to be dry in 24 hours. I did this on saturday and sunday and will fill the pond up with water next weekend. My veggies are doing well. I had to start over with the broccoli and the cauliflower as I had some kind of aphid like insect which destroyed the ones that I had.
Sweet corn
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Tomatoes
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Zhuchini
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The pond drying and waiting for water.
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And a trunk of a yukka tree which I pulled out. I am busy making it look like a fairy house.
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For one just recovering from flu, you certainly do seem to have a lot of 'get-up-and-go'!!
 

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Hello everyone!

We are back. We landed at London Heathrow at 04:30 this morning and it’s now 13:30 and we are a bit tired. (Understatement)

We have a had a fantastic adventure.

We flew to Singapore on January 22nd and spent 3 nights there coinciding unintentionally with Chinese New Year. Most of China appeared to be there... and coronavirus suddenly became a thing.

Our next stop was Melbourne, Australia, managing to arrive as the bushfire smoke died down, where we watched the Australian Open tennis and explored the city a little.

Them we flew to Auckland picked up a hire car and spent the next 5 weeks touring New Zealand and staying in motels.

Our route:
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While there coronavirus led to our planes home being cancelled and changed.

Our planned next move to Sydney, Australia was fine but the following 2 nights in Hong Kong became 2 nights on the Australian island of Tasmania (which looks small but is actually the size of England!)

And then we spent 24 hours in the air over 2 days flying Tasmania to Sydney, Sydney to Hong Kong, Hong Kong to London.

And here are some pictures of our tour.
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Right now we are both a bit jetlagged and our brains are nit in gear. I’ll be back when I can think straight!

Hope you are all OK :) x
Glad you are back. And I did manage to see most of your pics on instagram. Rest well and see you when you have recovered.
 

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For one just recovering from flu, you certainly do seem to have a lot of 'get-up-and-go'!!
Well this weekend was the first weekend that I felt that i could work in the garden. I was supposed to do this three weekends ago. And my garden has become my pride and joy lately. So it was a point of contention for me not being able to work in it for so long.
 

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I am still trying to catch up. But I have not been on here for a while. I have had the flu for the last three weeks. Got it before the Covid-19 arrived here, but was still bad for me.

I had to re-do my pond as it kept on leaking so this time I did it differently. I took all the plastic out, and then only lined the outside on the ground with plastic. duct taped all the seems. and duct taped plastic over the opening of the tire. Then I bought some waterproof koi pond water sealant and painted the tyre and the plastic. I am giving the sealant time to cure. It is supposed to fully cure in 10 days. And is supposed to be dry in 24 hours. I did this on saturday and sunday and will fill the pond up with water next weekend. My veggies are doing well. I had to start over with the broccoli and the cauliflower as I had some kind of aphid like insect which destroyed the ones that I had.
Sweet corn
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Tomatoes
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Zhuchini
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The pond drying and waiting for water.
View attachment 288177
And a trunk of a yukka tree which I pulled out. I am busy making it look like a fairy house.
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All looking very good!
 

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I am still trying to catch up. But I have not been on here for a while. I have had the flu for the last three weeks. Got it before the Covid-19 arrived here, but was still bad for me.

I had to re-do my pond as it kept on leaking so this time I did it differently. I took all the plastic out, and then only lined the outside on the ground with plastic. duct taped all the seems. and duct taped plastic over the opening of the tire. Then I bought some waterproof koi pond water sealant and painted the tyre and the plastic. I am giving the sealant time to cure. It is supposed to fully cure in 10 days. And is supposed to be dry in 24 hours. I did this on saturday and sunday and will fill the pond up with water next weekend. My veggies are doing well. I had to start over with the broccoli and the cauliflower as I had some kind of aphid like insect which destroyed the ones that I had.
Sweet corn
View attachment 288174
Tomatoes
View attachment 288175
Zhuchini
View attachment 288176
The pond drying and waiting for water.
View attachment 288177
And a trunk of a yukka tree which I pulled out. I am busy making it look like a fairy house.
View attachment 288178
Well you have been really busy... especially with 3 weeks of the flu.. glad you are on the mend... The fairy house is awesome!!!
 

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Interesting question for y'all. I planned on replacing my 2006 Subaru Outback with a new 2020 Onyx Edition Outback (turbo-charged) later in the year. This COVID-19 hysteria has got me thinking that maybe nobody is gonna buy a car for a while. I am just wondering if I could get the deal of lifetime maybe since I could be the lone customer? Otherwise I can wait to pay regular price-I want a "you gotta sign this NDA contract" kinda price!:cool:
 

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Interesting question for y'all. I planned on replacing my 2006 Subaru Outback with a new 2020 Onyx Edition Outback (turbo-charged) later in the year. This COVID-19 hysteria has got me thinking that maybe nobody is gonna buy a car for a while. I am just wondering if I could get the deal of lifetime maybe since I could be the lone customer? Otherwise I can wait to pay regular price-I want a "you gotta sign this NDA contract" kinda price!:cool:
Lol. I am waiting for the banks to lose the figure that i owe them. ?
 

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Interesting question for y'all. I planned on replacing my 2006 Subaru Outback with a new 2020 Onyx Edition Outback (turbo-charged) later in the year. This COVID-19 hysteria has got me thinking that maybe nobody is gonna buy a car for a while. I am just wondering if I could get the deal of lifetime maybe since I could be the lone customer? Otherwise I can wait to pay regular price-I want a "you gotta sign this NDA contract" kinda price!:cool:
Subaru? Is the 'state car' here in Oregon...they say that 90% of all the Subaru's sold are still on the road...over the weekend I rode in my DIL's brand new Outback...so many bells and whistles..a tv back up screen... so instead of using her mirrors or windows...instead of turning your head a little and looking out the damn windows...
I am a retired OTR trk driver and a hot rod driver.. my car doesn't even have cup holders...it has hand crank windows...it's all set up for an actual driving experience...I"m sure TV's and other stuff in cars makes for good selling, but it does NOT improve driving skills...the further dumbing down of Americans...just sayin
 

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What if one doesn't subscribe to the newspaper? Oh well, I DO have a couple banana plants.
You can always grab a handful of ads at the front of your grocery store. They get thrown away anyway. My birdies enjoy shredding them into little strips for tp.
 

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Subaru? Is the 'state car' here in Oregon...they say that 90% of all the Subaru's sold are still on the road...over the weekend I rode in my DIL's brand new Outback...so many bells and whistles..a tv back up screen... so instead of using her mirrors or windows...instead of turning your head a little and looking out the damn windows...
I am a retired OTR trk driver and a hot rod driver.. my car doesn't even have cup holders...it has hand crank windows...it's all set up for an actual driving experience...I"m sure TV's and other stuff in cars makes for good selling, but it does NOT improve driving skills...the further dumbing down of Americans...just sayin
I'm a Dodge girl. When mine's done it'll be a tool box.
 

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Interesting question for y'all. I planned on replacing my 2006 Subaru Outback with a new 2020 Onyx Edition Outback (turbo-charged) later in the year. This COVID-19 hysteria has got me thinking that maybe nobody is gonna buy a car for a while. I am just wondering if I could get the deal of lifetime maybe since I could be the lone customer? Otherwise I can wait to pay regular price-I want a "you gotta sign this NDA contract" kinda price!:cool:

Doesnt hurt to see what your dealer might have in mind. Given tanking of the stock market these past few days, they might be very eager for a sale.
 
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