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Looking for a travel journal

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 7, 2026March 3, 2026

I have loads of notebooks, but when I travel, my needs are pretty specific. I…

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Thank you for your advice on my skin

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 6, 2026March 3, 2026

After my posts lamenting my skin problem earlier this week, I had so many helpful…

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Contronyms

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 6, 2026March 1, 2026

and some more buckle: to fasten (a belt), or to collapse under pressure. clip: to…

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Does your hair need protein or moisture?

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 5, 2026March 1, 2026

My hairdresser told me I was overusing protein on my hair, and that it needed…

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Smile

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  • Posted on March 5, 2026March 1, 2026
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My mother used to jokingly call them Donkeys d’ Unders

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 4, 2026March 1, 2026

She also told me when I was little that RSVP meant Remember Send Vedding Present!

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This was rather clever

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 4, 2026March 1, 2026

….although I don’t know if it would work. Apparently it is at a home for…

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  • Posted on March 3, 2026March 1, 2026

You never know if things are real these days, but if this is real, it…

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Signs

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  • Posted on March 3, 2026March 1, 2026
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Smile

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  • Posted on March 2, 2026March 1, 2026

I have done this a time or two… I would have given this child 10/10…

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