DEX
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Aug 9, 2014 23:13:22 GMT
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Post by DEX on Jun 26, 2021 21:34:40 GMT
Went to the farmer's market today and got some beautiful strawberries and raspberries. I wait all year for the strawberries as I refuse to eat grocery store strawberries. What brought you joy today?
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christinec68
Drama Llama
Posts: 5,384
Location: New York, NY
Jun 26, 2014 18:02:19 GMT
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Post by christinec68 on Jun 26, 2021 21:37:53 GMT
They look delicious!
My husband went out to lunch with his brother so I had the place to myself for a while not during my work day.
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Post by Zee on Jun 26, 2021 21:41:04 GMT
Sitting by the pool sipping a flavored water and soaking up the sun while listening to Martin Denny.
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 26, 2021 21:42:17 GMT
I had four enormous overgrown day lily plants that had overtaken part of my garden. Yesterday the were wrestled out of the ground and separated. Now they are about 40 new smaller plants all going to good homes and I have new plants in their place.
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Post by KikiPea on Jun 26, 2021 21:43:37 GMT
Spending time with DH’s family for a belated Father’s Say brunch, getting a new microwave after 6 weeks without one, getting a new iMac mini and a Cricut Explore Air 2!
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Post by Skellinton on Jun 26, 2021 21:46:22 GMT
Central air and my cats. Also my mom borrowed a vhs dvd converter from the library and I was converting some home movies we had to the DVDs and there was one of my high school graduation and seeing my grandpa and my grandmas talking and being awesome was pretty darn amazing. Also seeing my dogs. We have very few actual photographs of my first dog -he was 13 at the time so had been my childhood pet and there aren't many good pictures of him- and seeing him run around and just being silly made me so happy. Seeing my other most handsome pup just made my day. I have pictures of him, but seeing him run around and in his funny little way and the way he was so happy to be with me just made my heart happy. Seeing my high school friends and family was really fun.
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Post by stampnscrap1128 on Jun 26, 2021 22:12:44 GMT
I've done very, very little home cooking since my husband died in March. No desire, no incentive, often not much of an appetite. Hard to cook for just me. But last night I made goulash (ground beef, macaroni noodles, tomatoes, beans, corn, celery, etc.). A recipe that both my late husband and I loved. It turned out great and I made enough to have it for a couple of meals, one meal to give to my best friend, and even a couple of small containers that are now in the freezer.
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Post by Flowergirl on Jun 26, 2021 22:15:15 GMT
DH and I knocked out a couple projects around the house from our to-do list. Feels good to make progress on the list. Now on to some take out and cocktails and enjoying the central air bc the humidity has really set in here!
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Post by voltagain on Jun 26, 2021 22:20:00 GMT
My dog and I took a drive to a local ice cream place for ice cream. A chocolate cone for me; pup gets a cup of vanilla with no spoon. The window clerk was confused about the "no spoon" but thought it was so adorable that pup knew exactly what to do with an ice cream cup set in my car's cup holder.
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peabay
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Jun 25, 2014 19:50:41 GMT
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Post by peabay on Jun 26, 2021 22:58:11 GMT
One of my favorite memories with my dad as a kid was his love of long drives in the country and we always stopped for ice cream. So today, my 18 year old and I went for a long drive through the back roads of CT and stopped for ice cream and it was just a warm, fuzzy feeling of a day. Plus, she said how much she loved the drive (and the ice cream) - just a good feeling all around.
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Post by catmom on Jun 26, 2021 23:14:30 GMT
I'm watching booktube and putting together TBR lists. Just thinking of all the books I'm going to read puts a smile on my face. And my cat Ollie is being unusually cuddly and laying on me right now. So, bonus joy.
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desertgirl
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Jun 26, 2014 15:58:05 GMT
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Post by desertgirl on Jun 26, 2021 23:18:46 GMT
We are remodeling our kitchen and we got a number of tiny things taken care of today. We went to the hardware store to buy Benjamin Moore ceiling paint. I had with me my samples of our countertop, our flooring, and our cabinet wood. I’ve been struggling to be pleased with every neutral color on the B/M website A clerk asked if I needed help and he took me to the paint swatches- less than three minutes later, he’d selected the perfect color in a totally different color way than I’d been looking at.
I rarely ask for help when shopping for anything, but I’m going to do it more often now!
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michellegb
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Location: New England and loving it!
Jun 26, 2014 0:04:59 GMT
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Post by michellegb on Jun 26, 2021 23:23:52 GMT
I had my first visitor to the bird bath I put in my garden last weekend. I just stood in my window and smiled while the bird had a ball.
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Post by snowsilver on Jun 27, 2021 0:03:25 GMT
Mine is a little different, but it did bring me great joy, so I'm going to post it.
I have a sort-of neighbor who lives on a cross road about a half-mile from me. She is difficult in many ways and most people avoid her. But she is 78 and although most of her troubles are due to her own actions, she is still a person I know my God loves every bit as much as He loves me. So I try to do for her what I can. She has a hard time walking or taking care of much of anything. And no money to hire. Well that said, the immediate problem has been the lawn. As lawns do, it has grown. And grown. And grown. Until it was almost waist high. I dropped hints all over the place hoping someone would go do it, but to be honest people are not very sympathetic with her. My DH had eye surgery and has not been allowed to mow even our lawn. I was at my wit's end and feeling a bit desperate. I just couldn't leave her like that. So about a week ago I stood in front of her house (I pass it 2x a day on my walks--we live out in the country). I prayed that God would send someone to mow her lawn.
Today I went for my walk and I could hear a lawn mower. My steps quickened and I started feeling a bit excited. And sure enough, her lawn was being mown. By TWO people on two mowers. They were neighbors as well and I was stunned as I had not expected them to do it. But when I stopped to basically hug them for their kindness, they told me they hardly ever drive up her road (it is a very little traveled road) but happened to the other day. As soon as they saw the lawn, they knew they had to help out. And there they were, both of them on lawn mowers doing a fantastic job mowing down the waist-high grass. They told me they always bring food to her as well on major holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas. And here I was, thinking I was the ONLY person who cared about her. Humbled me a bit, but oh the joy I felt as I continued my walk. I had prayed for help and God answered my prayer.
I know not everyone feels the way I do about God, but for ME, He is just my everything and the answer to all my problems. So that simple bit of lawnmowing filled my day with absolute joy!
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Post by brynn on Jun 27, 2021 0:52:46 GMT
Memorial Day weekend 2020, I ordered a new fridge, which was initially to be delivered August 2020. The delivery date has been continually delayed until it was delivered today.
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breetheflea
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Location: PNW
Jul 20, 2014 21:57:23 GMT
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Post by breetheflea on Jun 27, 2021 1:02:18 GMT
Our house came with raspberry bushes. We'd get a handful of berries a year until I decided to buy another plant at the garden store. Now raspberries are trying to take over the yard and we have more raspberries than I know what to do with... so every time I have 5 cups (every other day), I'm making sorbet. It's just raspberries (they have to be put through a strainer to get the seeds out) water, vanilla, sugar and lime juice in the ice cream maker but it's so good.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jun 27, 2021 1:05:25 GMT
We did a lot of rearranging, cleaning and purging in our basement to get ready for a new fridge that's coming this week. I've been wanting a second fridge for a while now, but finally dragged DH to a store to look at options a few weeks ago.
After that was done I sat down at my scrapbooking desk and am now working on my final baseball layout from 2019! DS played 68 games that year and I watched 65 of them, taking pictures at most so it's been a chore getting through them. But I'm so glad I am finally working on the last one--it's about the fact that I sat through those 65 games!
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anniebeth24
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Jun 26, 2014 14:12:17 GMT
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Post by anniebeth24 on Jun 27, 2021 1:08:15 GMT
After fretting over fabric samples for weeks, I was planning to go today to place a custom order for an ottoman.
Decided to check my favorite consignment store's website this morning "just in case" and they had the perfect one! I called as soon as they opened and it was still available. DH and I brought it home this afternoon.
Got a bargain and I don't have to wait 6 months for delivery.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2021 1:08:54 GMT
Making flower arrangements from my flower garden each morning.
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Jun 27, 2021 1:21:11 GMT
Finding someone I haven’t spoken to since March comment on a YouTube video 2 years ago that I happened to find today ☺️
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Post by originalvanillabean on Jun 27, 2021 2:20:10 GMT
Went to have dinner and drinks with dear friends of ours.
It was such a nice night.
We all laughed, had great food and truly enjoyed each other’s company.
It was good for the soul.
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Post by Zee on Jun 27, 2021 2:25:54 GMT
Memorial Day weekend 2020, I ordered a new fridge, which was initially to be delivered August 2020. The delivery date has been continually delayed until it was delivered today. 😳😳😳
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Jun 27, 2021 2:29:09 GMT
A quiet Saturday night, with cup (or three) of hot tea and ebooks via the Library.
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Post by volunteergirl on Jun 27, 2021 2:54:49 GMT
My local library finally opened for browsing. I had a good time yesterday poking around the shelves and seeing what was new since March 2020. Every time I saw my book stack today, I smiled.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jun 27, 2021 3:09:16 GMT
Our DS came up to spend a week with us and celebrate a belated Father's Day.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jun 27, 2021 10:54:14 GMT
Went to the farmer's market today and got some beautiful strawberries and raspberries. Those look amazing!
Fresh, truly ripe berries are nothing like what you get in a supermarket.
What brought you joy today?
Having a plan for the summer that includes actually doing things outside the house with my kids. Last year was brutal. We are only doing outside things, because they're not vaccinated yet (not eligible yet), but going to the zoo, going to botanical gardens and seeing the butterfly exhibit, going to the carnival, etc.
It's been so wonderful to see happiness on their faces again, and to make memories, take photos, and to have things to look forward to again.
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Post by gar on Jun 27, 2021 11:08:47 GMT
Snagging Wimbledon tickets
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maryannscraps
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Aug 28, 2017 12:51:28 GMT
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 27, 2021 11:43:04 GMT
This morning, it's a great cup of coffee bringing me joy. My son just moved out of state yesterday, and before he left he brought me a bag of coffee beans from a new shop near his old apartment. It's delicious, at a time when I'm missing him.
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Post by mikklynn on Jun 27, 2021 12:35:52 GMT
My middle sister was able to drive up to see our parents for the day. She hasn't seen them since the start of the pandemic. Her DH is very ill and they are extremely careful about Covid, plus need to spend a lot of time at the Mayo Clinic. My mom cried with happiness.
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TankTop
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Jun 28, 2014 1:52:46 GMT
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Post by TankTop on Jun 27, 2021 12:39:16 GMT
I spent the day with my family. Even had one too many inches of my margarita and had a dance party with the teens.
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