Recent Activity

porkandham likes 3 comments on a discussion: NYT Connections for March 2024
    227 Comments
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
Jilly

Connections

Puzzle #273

🟨🟨🟨🟨

🟩🟩🟩🟩

🟪🟪🟪🟪

🟦🟦🟦🟦



Lucky Wordle day:

Wordle 995 2/6


⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

2 Likes Save    
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
Jilly

Connections

Puzzle #290

🟩🟩🟩🟩

🟨🟨🟨🟨

🟦🟪🟦🟦

🟦🟦🟦🟦

🟪🟪🟪🟪


Wordle 1,012 2/6


⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

3 Likes Save    
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
barncatz

You could have knocked me over when this happened



Connections, on the other hand....may or may not come back to it


Would not have gotten purple, I don't think.

Connections

Puzzle #291

🟩🟩🟩🟩

🟨🟨🟨🟨

🟦🟦🟦🟦

🟪🟪🟪🟪

2 Likes Save    
porkandham commented on a discussion: Oh no! Another one!
    303 Comments
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
porkandham

Strands #25

“Off the shelf”

🔵🔵🔵🔵

🔵🔵🟡

Save    
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
Fun2BHere

Strands #25

“Off the shelf”

🟡🔵🔵🔵

🔵🔵🔵

Save    
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
Rusty

Strands #25

“Off the shelf”

🔵🔵🔵🔵

🟡🔵🔵

At last! An easy one!

Rusty

Save    
porkandham commented on a discussion: What to do with all these *$%&* peeps
    22 Comments
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
porkandham

You could make topiaries for your Easter dinner table.

2 Likes Save     Thanked by Feathers11
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
arcy_gw

Best way to try peeps is let them go stale--hard. Roast them like marshmallows over an open fire. The sugar carmelizes. BE CAREFUL do not catch a falling flaming peep!! The caramelized sugar sticks to skin!!! ouch. We've only purchased the bunnies after Easter for 90% off...for roasting....until last year when I got them for my table decor in the pictures above.

Save    
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
terezosa / terriks

Here are some ideas 😄



Save    
porkandham likes a comment on a discussion: Kate Middleton Addresses Illness, Asks for Privacy
2 Likes    240 Comments
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
DLM2000-GW



8 Likes Save     Thanked by Kswl
porkandham likes a comment on a discussion: This is a new one for RE listing
    23 Comments
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
Allison0704

Plus three Emmys.

6 Likes Save    
porkandham commented on a discussion: Sneak peek @ "The Lounge"
    65 Comments
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
porkandham

It‘s going to be incredible!

Save     Thanked by mtnrdredux_gw
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
Jilly

Dani, I’m glad you’re here! :)

3 Likes Save    
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
Kswl

Welcome Dani!

1 Like Save    
porkandham likes a comment on a discussion: My DH died , I am heartbroken UPDATE
    109 Comments
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
Jilly

(((Lyban))) I’m so sorry for your loss. My heart hurts for you.

I also lost my DH after a long and brutal cancer (his second one) and BMT. Since he’d survived the first cancer, I was optimistic he’d survive it again.

His death was a shock I was not prepared for. I felt like someone pushed me out of a plane with no parachute.

I know the searing pain you’re feeling and wish with all my heart I could make it better.

We all have different grief journeys, but what helped me in those early days was finding an online support group to connect with others who were also newly widowed.

I needed to connect with those who were in the same timeframe as me, who understood the chaos of my mind as I tried to cope. We went through awful timelines and ”firsts” together. We kept each other as sane as possible. We did a lot of crying together, but also sometimes succeeded in making each other laugh through our tears, even if just for a second.

I could get online at 2:30 am and find someone else not able to sleep. It was comforting.

In those early soul crushing weeks and months, I was not able to accept that he was gone. I circled through stages of gut-wrenching pain, anger, numbness, intense fear and panic (had my first ever and very terrifying panic attacks), pleading to the universe to bring him back, not being able to eat or sleep, sometimes being taken to my knees with the overwhelming pain.

I had to try to survive it second by second. Reminding myself to breathe. Then I progressed to minute by minute, then hour by hour, then days, and then months.

Later on, it helped me to connect with widowed people who were years ahead of me. It gave me hope that I could somehow survive what felt like my world ending.

Try not to look too far ahead, it’ll only be overwhelming — try to get through each moment being as kind and gentle with yourself as you can. Staying hydrated is so important, and eating whatever you can to keep your strength.

I’m glad you reached out here and hope it helps to see the support. You are very brave and we’re here for you. ❤️

39 Likes Save     Thanked by Lyban zone 4
porkandham commented on a discussion: How do you know when "it's time" with your pets?
    43 Comments
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
porkandham

I’m sorry. It’s such a difficult thing. We had a vet come to the house for our last two dogs. It was very peaceful.

Save     Thanked by sas95
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
barncatz

I'm posting this link and hope it doesn't poof. I randomly ran across the article and comments in the late afternoon after a truly bad day missing my horses. I believe, and it sounds so weird, that my mare was comforting me and reminding me that though one dimension of her being is gone, not all has disappeared, and our love abides. Hope someone else enjoys it.

Save     Thanked by sas95
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
1 Like Save     Thanked by sas95
porkandham likes 2 comments on a discussion: Semi-Formal on the invite, but.... really?
1 Like    35 Comments
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
mtnrdredux_gw

I will be the lone dissenter! The dress is really lovely! But I see it as a casual dress. It reads "luncheon" to me, not "wedding guest."


I understand the venue looks casual, but I have seen plenty of people very dressed up in barns. I also agree it is hard to know what people really mean; they often do not know themselves. Asking is fraught as only a boor would give you a thumbs down!


Does this mean I think you will stand out in a bad way? Not at all. Does this mean everyone else will be more formal? Not at all. It simply means that I personally don't think it fits the bill, if that is important to you.


Just for example, see these:





I think your dress is casual. I would be surprised if the majority of men were dressed like the image on the left, ie no jacket at all. If they were, the dress would be a good fit for the occasion. Just my 2 cents.

3 Likes Save    
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
Kitchenwitch111

"Semi-formal wedding attire, sometimes referred to as dressy casual, is popular for wedding guest attire for daytime weddings and evening weddings. "


I always thought of semi-formal to be suits and cocktail dresses, and formal being tux's and gowns. Dressy casual to me is like office casual but with party clothes. AKA Smart casual.

4 Likes Save    
porkandham likes a comment on a discussion: Vegan Leather Slacks: Will They Still Be Stylish Next Winter?
    58 Comments
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
Jilly

The thought of wearing leather/plastic pants here in Texas makes me want to go curl up in my freezer and cry.

— Signed, Hot flashes are ruining my life.

10 Likes Save     Thanked by Kswl