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Lady Florida. last won the day on July 17 2023

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About Lady Florida.

  • Birthday October 30

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    atheist
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    reading, gardening, cooking, crafting
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    former public school teacher

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  1. I'm Nonna - Italian for Grandma. Dh is Pop Pop. Dss and ddil asked us what we wanted to be called. Those are the names we gave but if the first grandchild (we have 3 now) had come up with his own names we'd have been happy with whatever he called us.
  2. That was painful to read 😂
  3. If you want a mineral sunscreen Blue Lizard is great. I live in a very humid climate and it's sweatproof. That one can be used on your face and body. I also like Missha Waterproof sun milk but only use it on my face. It's a mineral/chemical hybrid. I don't see any reason why you couldn't use it on your body but for what you get for the price I would save that one for your face only.
  4. My 10 yo HP Pavilion is dying and it makes no sense to upgrade the hard drive imo. I'm looking for recommendations for a PC not a Mac. For reference - I'm retired and our homeschooling days are long over. This would be for just personal use. I do edit photos fromy dslr camera so nice graphics are a plus (the HP wasn't really the best choice for that but maybe they've improved). I'm not loyal to a particular brand but I don't think I want something like a Chrome Book. I'd prefer a fully functional laptop that's not tied to a particular ecosystem other than Windows. Any recommendations? Of course I'll be doing some research and reading tech reviews but The Hive is always my go-to for recs from real people. Most of my IRL friends either use Apple products or are still working and need more computer than I do. Oh, and I definitely want a laptop. I have neither the room nor the need for a desktop.
  5. I haven't used a commercial bank since the 1980s. Dh and I were each using credit unions when we we met. When we got married I switched over from what was then the teachers credit union to his credit union for space center workers. We're still at that same credit union though of course it's open to anybody now like most credit unions are these days. No fees, free checks though we rarely use them.
  6. I live in a town where short term rentals such as VRBO and Airbnb are prohibited and affordable housing is still an issue. Housing prices here are starting to come down but are still way overinflated. Young people are priced out of either renting or owning.
  7. I have an older (discontinued) entry level DSLR and I love it. It's a Nikon D5600 and has more features than I use but it's great for learning. I mostly like amateur nature photography and am not good at taking photos of people. My phone has an amazing camera but the DSLR lets me do more when I'm on a nature walk. It has a crop sensor rather than full frame but I'm okay with that at least for now. I have a friend who started with a model a bit earlier than mine (D5500 I think). She eventually went to a full frame Nikon and recently bought a mirrorless. AFAIK she uses both depending on what she's photographing. She's way better at photography than I am.
  8. I heard about the comment but this thread is the first I've heard of the boycott. We occasionally buy Eggo waffles when they go on a BOGO sale but that's all we buy from Kellogg.
  9. I haven't moved with a teen but I moved as a teen. Twice, actually. First when I was 13 we moved from NJ to Florida. A year later we relocated within Florida. It wasn't easy especially since I was painfully shy back then. We also didn't have money for me to be in any activities and they didn't have scholarships or other ways for low income kids to be involved in things. That made it harder to be involved with other teens right away. For the first move I was dragged figuratively kicking and screaming. I swore that as soon as I turned 18 I was moving back to Jersey. I made a few friends but still had that move to "back home" in my mind. When we moved again a year later it wasn't so hard because I wasn't leaving lifelong friends. It took me quite a while in our new Florida location (3 hours north of where we first moved) to make friends but I did. By the time I turned 18 I was a Floridian and had no desire to leave. It's hard to move away at any age, even as an adult. For teens I think it's especially hard because that's a tricky stage of life. But humans are resilient. It might - probably will - be hard on them at first, but I think in the end it will be okay. At least at that age they're better able to understand why you'd have to relocate.
  10. I had to laugh at this. My friends and I often exchange cuttings for each other to kill. 😂 I actually prefer my own but I use a lot of spices. I use them up either on their own or as mixes before they lose potency.
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