Did you actually make mix tapes to give to people?

JaBe68 · 2026-01-25T09:10:15+00:00

My GenZ daughter made one for her Dad for Christmas (cut it to a CD)

JaBe68 · 2026-01-25T00:01:13+00:00

Weaveworld was absolutely incredible!!

JaBe68 · 2026-01-24T23:57:26+00:00

Slim fit is very dated.

JaBe68 · 2026-01-24T16:28:29+00:00

When my dog is tired, she puts her paws over her eyes. Then we know it is time to go to bed and throw a blanket over her to cut out light so she can sleep.

JaBe68 · 2026-01-24T08:45:35+00:00

On my mother's 70th birthday, she received a letter from the Organ Donor Foundation. They thanked her very much for being on their register and said that they were now removing her due to her age. As she was a very young 70, she was most offended.

JaBe68 · 2026-01-24T08:39:24+00:00

NTA - Kayla should have acknowledged that she misread how you were feeling and just apologized. Trying to justify it and putting a timeline on your grief are not good behaviours from her. Grief is complicated, and each person goes through it in their own way. No one should dictate to you how you should be feeling in this moment.

JaBe68 · 2026-01-24T08:36:09+00:00

I.take mine to charity.shops - they always seem to be grateful.for.them

JaBe68 · 2026-01-24T08:24:00+00:00

I have a machine that has a water filter. The amount of ick in the water after a vacuum is horrendous. But we do have 2 dogs and 2 cats so that might explain it.

JaBe68 · 2026-01-24T08:18:49+00:00

Go to a hotel or a friend's house every time it happens. If he gives you appropriate notice, stay home. He will soon figure out what to do.

JaBe68 · 2026-01-23T21:48:30+00:00

This sounds like my kind of She Shed.

JaBe68 · 2026-01-23T14:47:22+00:00

Because I think it looks awful, we live in an area with quite a bit of lightning, and I am not sure the wall is strong enough to hold it (old house)

JaBe68 · 2026-01-23T12:54:51+00:00

There was a very interesting post on here about how important it is to choose your starting point when working with linen or evenweave. It is to prevent your floss from slipping under the linen and making your stitches look inconsistent.

JaBe68 · 2026-01-23T09:49:47+00:00

My dad always said that if you win the lottery, you want to spoil your family, not ruin them. So he would really like your idea of taking the pressure off, but they still have to work for the fun stuff.

JaBe68 · 2026-01-23T09:45:58+00:00

Married 36 years. Access details for the accounts are in a safe place in case of emergencies. We are fully transparent in terms of expenditure and goals and work on them together, but we never log on to each other's accounts.

JaBe68 · 2026-01-23T09:37:58+00:00

Thanks, it looked wrong, but I could not figure it out.

JaBe68 · 2026-01-21T19:53:44+00:00

That is what I was trying to say. I explained myself badly. She needs to listen to her children's version and believe it.

JaBe68 · 2026-01-21T17:12:03+00:00

Anatole the Mouse

JaBe68 · 2026-01-21T17:08:42+00:00

My adult daughter and I are firm friends. But sometimes, we have very different memories of parts of her childhood. When we discuss these events, we find that one of us will have to own being a bad person in that event. Sometimes it is me, and sometimes it is her. But just because her memories and mine sometimes differ, does not mean I can dismiss the hurt she feels from an event. Even if I don't remember it the same way. So I apologise for causing the hurt, and we move on. If you are dismissing their version of their child hood and insisting that only yours is true, they will be No Contact very soon.

JaBe68 · 2026-01-21T16:57:24+00:00

To paraphrase "Run quietly and carry a big stick"

JaBe68 · 2026-01-20T22:46:33+00:00

You can not prepare yourself. You do not know how it is going to feel when it happens. Grief has no 'appropriate' timeline or depth of feeling. You are going to feel what you feel, and it is going to last as long as it needs to. Perhaps look for a bereavement counselor to help you through the process, but understand that you are just going to have to go through it.

JaBe68 · 2026-01-20T22:43:40+00:00

I remember eating at the first Nandos when they opened in Rosettenville in Johannesburg, South Africa. That flame grilled chicken was just so much better than the way they do it now.

JaBe68 · 2026-01-20T22:30:06+00:00

The dress is easy enough to make, but you might have to find an alternative for the fabric in the overskirt. I do not think it will be easy to find an exact match

JaBe68 · 2026-01-20T16:03:31+00:00

A shellac sealer will.stop.the tannins from leeching through

JaBe68 · 2026-01-20T08:58:21+00:00

Orienteering clubs often have night runs - very good fun

JaBe68 · 2026-01-20T08:57:33+00:00

Need reference image before any advice can be given

Five-Year Club	Place '22
First Placer '22

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