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@Amanda You were fancy! We just used the red m&m’s as lipstick!

@wtg The clear cover is a great solution.

I agree that the FICA cap should be raised. Means testing for benefits? Hard pass.

Booze balls FTW! Go for it!

Does it cover so much that the card is no longer identifiable as what it needs to be?

I used my lifetime senior pass last week at Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park in Hawaii. Glad it is good looking!

This is the cast iron pan I’ve been hoping for. I am not sure I would actually use it, but I like it anyway.

It’s only 8 inches wide.

Morrow’s Nut House here at Lloyd Center in Portland, Oregon. Caramel apples, those roasted cashews, candy. The shop is long gone. The mall is dying. It was the largest open air mall in the US when it opened in 1960. They did a big renovation in the 1990s but things have tanked from there. It’s still a good place to walk, for now.

@dolmansaxlil That was a lovely, lovely book!

It was Gene Hackman who died, after his wife Betsy Arakawa died of hanta virus. So sad.

@Steve-Miller Yes. Poke some holes in the skin with a fork, just to be on the safe side. I did this with an acorn squash. I’ll be cooking more winter squash, now that I know how to soften before cutting!

@wtg Knitting Without Tears is a fabulous book. It’s like having a chat over a cup of tea with your favorite knitting aunt.

I just finished A Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on her Diary 1785-1812, by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. Interesting analysis of Maine life, not just the midwifery. I chose this book because I read a fictional version of a year in her life, The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon.

Also recently enjoyed Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library by Amanda Chapman, and recommended it to Mary Anna.

Foster by Claire Keegan, about a 9 year old Irish girl fostered for a summer with relatives when her family couldn't afford to feed all of their family. Listened to the audio book first (lovely accent), then read it for clarity. Its a short book, very enjoyable.

@Bernard I knew what you meant, contextually!

@Bernard such fun shows! A dance party, for sure.

That voice. This was in 2018 at the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland Oregon. I think this was during the encore. We were all feeling a little tender about the administration change.

2022, post concert in Portland. So very gracious.

That’s such a sweet story!

Mookie was the only one of our cats who would model for me.

Top hat

Sombrero and tequila

We are very, very sad in our household. Such a great voice, and a wonderful songwriter, too.

Do you know about the tribute concerts at the Ryman that happened last weekend? The Mavericks past and present with special guests. Raul was supposed to be there, but ended up in the hospital a day or two before.

You can watch the concerts on nugs.net as a pay per view through the end of the month. We bought both, but we’ve only watched half of the first one so far. Excellent music.

@jon-nyc Did you get what you needed? I hope so!

That looks like a fairy land! Stunning.

@wtg Tin Can Knits does excellent patterns!