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chipmunky
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
03-01-2021, 11:33 AM
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The Dr office is next to empty, but the lab...
Posted By
chipmunky
Labs seem to be full
all the time. The lab close to my home, yes on the same street where I live, no longer takes walk ins, only appointments. My doctor wanted a lab test done withing two weeks. All the appointments were...
Board:
Teacher News & Opinion
03-01-2021, 08:09 AM
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4
Is this what we asked for?
Posted By
chipmunky
I am old enough to have
been shocked to the bone when I went to visit my relatives in NC and for the first time saw "White Only" signs everywhere. I thought racism happened in the South and not here in the North East. What...
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
02-27-2021, 08:20 AM
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What are your neighbors like?
Posted By
chipmunky
My former next door neighbors
refer to us as family. I babysit the grandchild and she thinks of us as her other grandparents. We were friends with our other neighbors too.
Now, because we are in a neighborhood where all houses...
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
02-17-2021, 01:56 PM
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To my freezing Texas friends
Posted By
chipmunky
Please don't take this the wrong way..
I am really sorry to hear anyone has to live through a storm like this. We have had our share of bad storms here in NJ over the years...
However, years ago we had a lovely family move into our...
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
02-17-2021, 06:48 AM
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What temperature do you keep your thermostat set at in winter?
Posted By
chipmunky
Our is set at 64
in the main areas of the home, and 62 or lower in the bedrooms. I love cool bedrooms.
I have radiant floor heating meaning that the heat is throughout all the flooring. This system makes the...
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
02-16-2021, 06:12 AM
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Here's today's challenge. Sit on the floor without using your hands.
Posted By
chipmunky
I was always able to do it
I taught preschool and first grade. I would have items in my hands for the instruction and lessons and just bend my legs and sit on the floor with them. Never thought about it.
Now, I am not going...
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
02-15-2021, 06:02 AM
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Hard time getting the vaccine
Posted By
chipmunky
Here in NJ
health care workers and first line workers are getting vaccinated. In my area there are a number of sites set up to give vaccines, some could give over 100 a day. The problem is there just isn't...
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
02-13-2021, 03:23 PM
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Bread Maker
Posted By
chipmunky
My son gave me one from
Williams Sonoma years and years ago and it still works well. I like to make the bread dough in the machine and then bake it in the oven, not in the machine for best results.
Keto or gulten free...
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
02-08-2021, 06:48 AM
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How many loaves of bread is too many to make?
Posted By
chipmunky
I love to bake
but yes there is such a thing as too much baking. I give most of my baked items away, but I do go on baking sprees and my DH places me in "baking time out" for short periods because..well..someone...
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
02-01-2021, 07:54 AM
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Decorating question
Posted By
chipmunky
Not big on new furnishings
We moved to a new house in 1970 and furnished it. We of course had to buy kid furniture as we had our two kids and then some new pieces when they were teens. Then because the sofa and love seat fit...
Board:
Retired Teachers
01-29-2021, 02:22 PM
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Night time leg cramps-Oh! The pain!
Posted By
chipmunky
I get them a lot
my doctor said I need to make sure that I have enough magnesium and potassium. I still get them. I use a herbal pad that can be heated in the microwave. The heat releases the cramping and stops the...
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
01-24-2021, 06:23 AM
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Double masking
Posted By
chipmunky
I googled and found this info
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/11/03/929555568/coronavirus-faqs-are-3-masks-better-than-1-will-mouthwash-keep-you-safe
I may be doing the double cloth mask with a filter and the...
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
01-23-2021, 02:08 PM
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Double masking
Posted By
chipmunky
Thanks for posting
I have never heard about double masking. I know and have seen people who wear a mask and a face shield, but not tow masks. Something new to consider.
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
01-12-2021, 08:47 AM
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48
Covid Vaccine Poll
Posted By
chipmunky
My DH and I are getting it
as soon as we are allowed. I am no longer teaching so I have to wait until others have been vaccinated. My DH is over 75 and is still listed as a volunteer firefighter so he could get his before I...
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
01-11-2021, 02:30 PM
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bread machine
Posted By
chipmunky
I use a lot of recipes
from cookbooks I have collected over the years.
I have found some of the recipes from Sally's Baking Addiction work well.
https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/
I also depend on the online site...
Board:
Teacher News & Opinion
01-11-2021, 06:16 AM
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60 Minutes
Posted By
chipmunky
All things evolve...
they may remain republicans because the republican party seems to have fractured and from that I do believe that a new party will rise up. It will probably not be the party that my father was loyal...
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
01-08-2021, 12:34 PM
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Where's the best place to put up a personal ad?
Posted By
chipmunky
I am always here to help you Hifi!
Here you go! The yoga teacher of your dreams!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBfOi8DO3ZU
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
01-06-2021, 06:24 PM
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185
My Husband Passed Away Today
Posted By
chipmunky
I am so sorry to hear of your loss.
I hope the memories of the love you had and the good times will stay with you and help you through this difficult time.
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
01-06-2021, 07:43 AM
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Longing for a haircut
Posted By
chipmunky
Me too!
I refused to go to my stylist for months because of Covid 19. I let my hair go to its natural white/gray. When I went I got a trendy really short cut and loved it. Now, I need it cut again but our...
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
01-03-2021, 06:40 AM
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My day of texting—I hope I did the right thing
Posted By
chipmunky
What a wonderful story
and a great outcome for everyone! :)
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
01-03-2021, 06:37 AM
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28
You're eating lunch with someone and witness that person grab a cold biscuit...
Posted By
chipmunky
Since my DGD
went from MA. to college in Savannah I learned the only proper way to make biscuits is with White Lily Flour! Who knew?
I have also learned that biscuits or as they are called buttermilk biscones...
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
01-02-2021, 03:48 PM
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28
You're eating lunch with someone and witness that person grab a cold biscuit...
Posted By
chipmunky
What??
No one is talking about lemon curd and preserves?
My Scottish ancestors would be disappointed! ;)
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
01-02-2021, 03:45 PM
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Today on PT I have learned there are other ways to cut a round cake and...
Posted By
chipmunky
I was amazed when I found
an entire online tutorial that showed how to cut cakes of all sizes and shapes. Who knew?
Every Christmas I make a rum cakes in a gingerbread house cake pan and leave instructions for my friends...
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
01-02-2021, 03:00 PM
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28
You're eating lunch with someone and witness that person grab a cold biscuit...
Posted By
chipmunky
I loved having tea
when my sister and I were in London.
Clotted cream seemed to me to be more like whipped cream than butter. It is delicious even though that label "clotted" just seems off putting.
Clotted...
Board:
Teachers' Lounge
01-02-2021, 02:54 PM
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7
Has anyone experienced
Posted By
chipmunky
The only down side to Zoom
is I can't send regrets and be out of state visiting my kids. One can zoom from everywhere.
Thanks for letting me know I am not the only party pooper at showers.
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