Recent content by Bellesfleurs

Some great replies. Thanks!

No, silly, not financial help. Unless, of course you really want to. :) Nope, what I'm looking for is some ADVICE, some ideas on what to shop for. I'm driving an ancient SUV that's always been too big for me (it was my husband's car). It's a 2002 Eddie Bauer Ford Explorer with 230,000 plus...

I can follow a recipe and, quite often after so many years, modify it to simplify prep or adjust ingredients to match my diet. But I have always hated cooking - it's so damned daily! I like to do things that stay done for a while. Even so, I've done pretty well since DH is gone. It's easier...

A number of years ago dishwashing liquid mfgrs adopted this "trick" for their bottle tops so you always ended up using more than you wanted or needed. As a result, I switched out the top and am still using the same smaller-hole dispense for my Dawn from like nearly 20 years now, I think. Fifteen...

Good point, tho I definitely want an actual alert system. Siri and Alexa wouldn't be able to tell if I fell. :D What specific things about Life Alert were you most happy with, made you say "wonderful"?

Oh, thank you - and thanks for the link. That's not one I'd seen yet, I don't think. I'll go check it out. Do you have any complaints about it? Have you used it? Is it heavy to wear? Looks pretty good.

LOL - Gaer, you just may be hyperpractical. To a large extent, you're entirely correct. Here's what I want instead of just a call to 911. First, tho, even a call to 911 takes several maneuvers on my phone - wake it up, select phone function, dial in the numbers - whereas one of those medical...

Oh, thank you. I am a nice friendly person (except of course when I'm not - LOL). I'm a little shy though. And yes, I'm quite grateful my son checks in on me daily. Sometimes we talk for a while, sometimes just barely touch base. Fortunately, we have a number of things in common to discuss...

I'm not into minimalism, but about this time a year ago I'd just finished up going through EVERYTHING from a 38-year marriage that was housed in a 2story, 4br, 2.5bath house with full basement and a large (stuffed) garage. My husband died at the end of December 2019, and I couldn't afford to...

I seriously need to make a few friends myself. I have ONE, and my only living relative (son and his wife) are 11 hours drive away, tho I do talk to him every day, thankfully. I don't think I even know how to make friends any more. I think the best for me would be to go to places - meetings or...

Or if you've been considering one or another. I'm feeling OVERWHELMED trying to shop for one. There are too many choices (and not enough, paradoxically). I'm just looking for personal experience-type recomendations. Thanks in advance.

I'm just glad to learn I'm not alone. I mean, it seems harmless enough, but -- strange, and I'd never heard of that particular phenomenon before.

That's great! Thanks for sharing it. Good luck with your songwriting / singing career. Very exciting.

I don't "feel" or even "think" anything - these are just scenes that would be meaningless except for the fact that they are scenes from in my life. Again, no people either, just neutral scenery.

Mine are triggered by nothing. Oh, I do have triggered memories, but that's not what I'm talking about. Smell, btw, is a very strong memory-prompter.