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Dating and Relationships

lots of used women's shoes

New Shoes? Nope, Used Shoes!

This past weekend I was out on my weekly hunt for treasures and before I could make it to my planned destination, I blew my budget at my favorite consignment shop on shoes.   Now that doesn’t happen often. Having size 9 1/2 wide feet has been a curse most of my life. I have

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Water Quality Report For Lowell Indiana 2018

Can someone offer what objections, in particular, they have with Lowell water? 2018 WATER QUALITY REPORT LOWELL INDIANA Once again the kids are whining on the big Lowell, IN Facebook group. “My water pressure sucks.” “The water’s not suitable to drink.” “The water looks yellow.” This is how we fixed our biggest water pressure problem

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man installing RV toilet

The Pains Of RV Toilets, White Water And Blackwater

We have a permanently parked 25-foot travel trailer built-in 1979 at a private campground in Indiana.   We added a 3-foot deep “stick” bump-out (two by fours and plaster) while replacing the tiny RV entryway with a 6-foot sliding glass door.   At some point, I lopped off the trailer hitch (ergo permanently parked) which

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Onboarding Indiana, Chapter 1 Seeking Flex Space

We recently moved our residence and separate brick and mortar business into a single structure from Chicago (pop 3.6 M) to Lowell IN (pop 9700).   There were 5 stoplight cameras on Western Ave between our Walton St. apartment and our avian vet, Animal House of Chicago.

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thrift store clothes rack

Cold April Saturday, went Thrifting.

Before I went to sleep last night I thought, you know, I don’t need anything, why don’t I sleep in Saturday? So I didn’t set the alarm and out I went in a blink. Come 7:30 am my eyes flew open. Okay, I’m up, looked at my hair and it didn’t scare me too much

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Stainless steel pots and pans on table

Nice Pots and Pans…..Who Knew?

I never thought that at 60 I would just now finally be learning how to use Stainless Steel cookware. I admit that I never really cared about cookware. I liked non stick and went through a lot of pans over the years as the surfaces just don’t last. But they were cheap and plentiful. I

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2 people eating in front of curtain

Skip the dinner date, have breakfast instead

I never liked having dinner on the first date. If it turns out that he is someone you realize you don’t want as a companion, your time together is less. I also did not like feeling beholden to someone for a meal they bought me. After my second marriage went up in flames I started

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