Thank you, Jackie. She passed away late last night without ever regaining consciousness, which was a sad mercy.

Jackie, I hope all is well. Been under the weather today. The medication for cerebral hypertension sucks potassium out of me and I felt very wobbly. Had a banana, orange juice, V-8 juice, and finally a big bowl of popcorn with salt substitute on it before I felt better. Stayed home all day, which wa...

Grocery list does it for me. I divide up the list between stores because one store does not carry everything. Fortunately, they are relatively close together and I know what the best deal is at each one.

I can totally relate to Clem's dog unfrugalness. We have 3, all of which have somewhat expensive medical problems, and a senior cat. Their food, medication, supplements, litter and the increased need for housecleaning cost as much as a modest car payment. Love them all to pieces, but we will not be ...

I buy books. However, it's because the tiny town we live in has a one room library. The town is attached to the big city, but because we are not city residents, we are not allowed to use the city library without paying $50 a year for an individual card. Plus, due to vision troubles, I almost exclusi...

Jodi, I am so glad everything went well. The shield is just to keep you from rubbing your eye and you figured out a great alternative.

I did not have blue halos but "saw" streaks of light in the dark with one eye for a while. It eventually went away.