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When we adopted from the shelter about 6 years ago, our new cat had the same problem. Multiple trips to the vet, tested for parasites, antibiotics for infections, etc, with no success. Turns out she was intolerant to the corn, wheat and soy that is in many less expensive cat foods. We...

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Pandabear, I’m sorry for the loss of your dog.

Yes, flu and Covid vax as they become available.

DH and I were able to accumulate our nest egg by working in software and big data for a mega bank. My salary and both year end bonuses usually went into investments, and we lived off of his salary. But, we got such a good saving start early because we started with no student loans (thanks Mom...

I am anxious to hear folks opinions too. We have cruised many times with the mass market lines, but recently decided to up our game and booked a Panama Canal with Viking Ocean. Viking sounds pretty laid back, no kids, no casinos, which is right up our alley.

One of my favorite things about my neighborhood book club is that the women’s ages range from 35-75. It makes for great conversations and perspectives and I think everyone appreciates that.

We always balance it with the level of inconvenience it will cause us when it breaks. For example… I live in NC, and it gets awfully hot here sometimes in the summer. We knew our HVAC was 20 years old, it had been needing off and on repairs and might have a slow leak of Freon. But it was...

14 day Panama Canal cruise on Viking Ocean, really looking forward to it!

Has anyone mentioned the Kirkland extra virgin olive oil? We love their Italian one, very tasty and a nice price too.

Perhaps not that big of a deal if you live alone? But, when both of us were working outside the home and we were raising our kids, I would have been very unhappy to have been lacking a dishwasher or a dryer. I see them as time saving devices.

My tulips are blooming! Pink, yellow, and purple… so pretty and a definite sign that spring has sprung.

Pay for 2 (Amazon prime and Netflix) Borrow-none

Ham Green bean casserole Roasted veggies-broccoli, red pepper, mushrooms Homemade mac n cheese Sister shubert rolls Wine, coffee, tea Apple pie Xmas cookies

I sympathize… I used to get about 5000 premature beats per day and was told something similar. “It won’t kill you, it’s not dangerous, stop worrying”, etc. “that’s only 5% of your heartbeats in a typical day, we usually don’t intervene until it’s 20%”. But… my EP listened when I explained all...