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But if you file for an extension, you still have to pay what you’re estimated to owe, or pay a penalty if you underpay your final bill.

It’s hard to compete with inexpensive synthetics. It costs money to shear and process fleece, and we’ve lost a lot of mills in the past decade or two. Yes there’s a demand for wool, but people have to be willing to pay for it.

@Steve-Miller are you sautéeing in the rice cooker, or inner pot on the stove? It has never occurred to me that you can turn it on with the lid open!

I sent this thread to Mr. AM, who found it very interesting. He checked on drug interactions with Gaviscon, and there were several for things he takes. Double check before you decide to buy. He also mentioned problems with citrus fruits and juices, so be aware of that, too.

Good luck to all y’all refluxers!

@ShiroKuro I get heartburn in the late summer. Finally figured out that it’s all the lovely tomatoes coming ripe that are so delicious…and acidic!

So are you saying that the alginates work for GERD as well?

Mr. AM was on PPI for way longer than was good for him. There’s a correlation with Parkinson’s, as well as dementia.

Speaking of cast iron magpie, I kind of want the Lodge Dolly Parton skillet, but I don’t need it.

Happy birthday Nina!

I have a Lodge enameled cast iron dutch oven. I don’t use it often; it’s HEAVY. I use my Farberware stainless steel pots and pans daily for the past 42 years.

From Kathy’s FB page, Sheryl posting:

“Editing to add: we are looking to plan a gathering in her local North Idaho community in the near future. We will also plan something later in the year in La Grande, OR. Kathy always felt that was her happy place and loved the community and people there. We will bring her ashes there.

This is Sheryl Decker, posting from Kathy Decker Gray’s Facebook account. We will be memorializing her Facebook page in the near future but first I had a few things I wanted to say.

My beloved sister Kathy Marie Decker Gray lost her fight for life on January 28, 2025, at the age of 73. She suffered a quick series of health crises and challenges that were impossible to foresee. Kathy was well loved by so many in the community of Kootenai County, ID, and remembered by countless former students as their 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Gray. As a teacher for more than 20 years in Spirit Lake, ID, she impacted many young lives; many of her students continued to keep in touch. I have been amazed by the outreach from her former students and fellow teachers in the community. She was active with her retired teachers in book club, plus quilting and outreach to children who wanted to learn to quilt. She had many interests!

She was an avid musician, always pursuing that next Chopin nocturne on the piano, occasionally branching out but always returning to Chopin. She was also well loved by those in her piano and musical circles of friends. She dabbled in guitar, but her true passion was the piano, especially playing on her prized Estonia grand piano.

My sister was 7 years older than me and served as a mentor and teacher to me in my early childhood. She had a love for music that she passed to me, and as a kid I remember washing and drying the dishes together while she taught me how to sing harmonies, a life skill that I have to this day. We talked or texted nearly every day and the topics were usually animals, books and music. We often shared the same taste in our piano literature, and I used to razz her a lot for “stealing” my repertoire. They say that imitation is the greatest form of flattery and in that regard, I believe it’s true as I stole some of hers too!

Her other passion was her animals and many passed through her life over the years. There was a point about 20 years ago when she had managed to take in 5 dogs, 2 cats, and 2 horses. Kathy loved sharing her horses with family and friends, and I have so many great memories of riding the trails and hills around Spirit Lake with horses Thriller (an irascible mare that relished any opportunity to unseat the rider), Beau, a nice horse with a rough gait, thereby causing any rider going out with Kathy to finagle to make sure they got the other horse, and last but not least: Flame, the horse that everyone wanted to ride and loved (he too knew how to startle unexpectedly and cause an unscheduled dismount). She had many generations of German Shepherds and never felt her life was complete without one by her side (or in her bed). Her current GSD, Lana, is currently being loved and cared for by her niece.

I will miss her so very much. She deserved a longer life, and I am angry at the universe on her behalf. I could say so many more things about all her great qualities, but if you’re reading this, you already knew.”

I agree; it looks like a pan, not a lid. Except the edge; does it fit snugly on the Dutch oven? That’s a clue. Can you make paella in it?

Ugh @Bernard, that’s too bad. Too bad about Edinburgh Yarn Fest, too.

Warm (!) wishes for a very happy birthday, @pique !

Love those squid eggs!

Good morning. Sheryl (AdagioLady) sent me a couple pictures of her piano memorial at home. The shawl is the one @wtg sent to Kathy. And the metronome is the one that Sheryl gave to Kathy when Kathy bought her lovely piano.

Sheryl thanks you all for sharing your kind thoughts. She didn’t get to see a lot of the comments in the original threads because of the server loss.

Do you think they’d actually comply?

I’m okay with the MRI if I’m not face down in a face cradle. I need to turn my head to look sideways, or I’m freaking out. I didn’t know I was claustrophobic until that moment…

@wtg That’s pretty much the normal price for 2 dozen cage free eggs at Costco, I think.

SPAM…I just finished the last of our SPAM macadamia nuts that I bought in Hawaii in December. Sad…


@wtg said in Gaza:

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants the U.S. to take ownership of the Gaza Strip and redevelop it after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere.

Trump added the U.S. would level destroyed buildings and “create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area.”

The people of the area, after removing the Palestinians? Yeah right. That will fly. Not.

@wtg Oh, good to know! I’ll look for it next time I’m there.