Been there. Done that. Got the t-shirt. And thanks @Admin!

HippieChick58 comments on May 15, 2018:

Woot!!

Catman source: [instagram.com]

HippieChick58 comments on May 15, 2018:

Thanks for the laugh this morning!

This was a Home and Gardens flower picture who took. This garden took 1st place garden of the year

HippieChick58 comments on May 15, 2018:

Beautiful! Not for the common person, but wow!

One word describing your last relationship with someone religious...

HippieChick58 comments on May 15, 2018:

Failed

Bastards

HippieChick58 comments on May 15, 2018:

fucking freak show.

What's good group? Anyone in The Houston area?

HippieChick58 comments on May 15, 2018:

Omaha! About 14 hours or so north.

For those who are looking for a relationship (which includes me): I want to share what my ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 15, 2018:

If you don't look you won't find, if you don't try you won't succeed. However there is nothing wrong with taking a step back from time to time, give it a breather.

I guess I am not very good at relationships as far I can tell .

HippieChick58 comments on May 15, 2018:

Get out of my diary. I think everything is harder as we're older. We've got baggage and experience we didn't have in our younger days. We've got expectations and we recognize warning signs faster. We continue to try because life IS easier with a partner, and we long for companionship. I'm not willing to settle. I met a man a few years ago that was like a puppy, so eager to please. Hadn't read a book since HS, last time he voted was Bush the first, had some health issues, had kids involved with gangs and was supporting them, and had drama with his ex. I don't need a new project. Some things would have been good, but we just had totally different life expectations. I will compromise, but I won't settle.

I just want to say that this group ROCKS! Thanks for the friendships I'm finding here! Good night!

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2018:

Sweet dreams and may tomorrow be better than today!

Hello everyone.

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2018:

Your mama loves you I'm sure, but she certainly isn't being very supportive. Not that I want to disparage your mama. Hang in there, and tell mama "we all sin and fall short of the glory that is god." I'd look up that chapter and verse but I'm afraid my computer might get struck by lightening. (Romans 3:23, I don't believe that stuff) Tell mama you love her and you could use her support right now, and if she must beat you with the buybull then you'll have to have some space. Hope you feel better soon.

What is your ultimate goal in life?

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2018:

I wanna die before my savings run out. That would be the ultimate goal, enjoying the hell out of life while doing it is the other.

Another house guest from last summer

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2018:

We'd part company fairly quickly. I'd let it out, I don't like bugs in the house. And then there are the cats...

US Was Better Before ......

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2018:

Fer sure!

Trump and the Insane fascist republican are illegally rolling back any hope of halting the outright ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2018:

OMG yes!

My funeral

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2018:

Actually it would be funny as hell if he showed up for mine. I've got a kid that would love to eviscerate him, and she's got a tongue that would do it. But alas, I'd be dead and wouldn't be there to cheer her on, and he likely wouldn't understand it anyway, she uses full sentences.

Sharing Information: I recently attended a mental health presentation.

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2018:

Good info!!

Battle of The Bands

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2018:

I never got into the stones, love the Beatles.

Anyone else in this group that has an education or career in agriculture or horticulture?

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2018:

I'm impressed, but sorry, what I know I learned by trial and error and could likely fit in a thimble. (Quilt reference ;) )

The gardens today.

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2018:

I love Lily of the Valley. It makes me think of my mom, she was always excited to see it come up.

Should one take the step to set ones self up by: By Getting involved with someone with more ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2018:

I had a former BF that my doctor described as a hot mess, that I didn't need cuz at the time I was a pretty hot mess myself. In retrospect she was right and I'm a darn sight better off without him. I learned that lesson very well.

The New Yorker Cover On Trump: “The Swamp”

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2018:

Love it!

Side eye done right

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2018:

LOL!! Love it, s/he does it well!

What are three gs you are most greateful for in your life?

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2018:

Awesome family, still employed, I have enough.

Nearly finished my outdoor raised garden.

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2018:

I bought plants!! I just hope to get them in the ground before they die.

These dating sites and apps are so sad and shallow.

HippieChick58 comments on May 13, 2018:

We do seem to be a minority. We are looking for substance over fluff.

[yahoo.com] Sanders and Graham think White House should apologize

HippieChick58 comments on May 13, 2018:

I agree, but the reality is they have no shame and no apology will ever be offered.

I like what I am seeing so far on this website.

HippieChick58 comments on May 13, 2018:

I'm glad you like it here, good luck with your search.

The most effective form of birth control.

HippieChick58 comments on May 13, 2018:

That would work for me, just kills my libido deader than a coffin nail.

Mother's Day -- second one without my stepmom .

HippieChick58 comments on May 13, 2018:

You have no idea how lucky you are with a stepmother that actually mothered you. I did not shed a tear when my step witch died, and I actually kept my kids away from her and my dad because they were so toxic. I raise a glass to your step mom, who apparently did not recognize the step and loved you as her own.

Whatever Happened to Draining the Swamp? - The Atlantic

HippieChick58 comments on May 13, 2018:

I know, right! The swamp just got swampier.

Dial 420 for help

HippieChick58 comments on May 13, 2018:

Maybe some day we will evolve that far.

Warning!

HippieChick58 comments on May 13, 2018:

Apparently rebellious men, lewd men, and baby killing men get a pass. That is totally sexist! ;)

Are you a difficult woman? ;) [news.nationalgeographic.com]

HippieChick58 comments on May 13, 2018:

I am a helluva difficult woman and I have raised three of them. You're welcome, world.

Happy Mothers day.

HippieChick58 comments on May 13, 2018:

I celebrated yesterday with 2 of my three and the granddaughter, the oldest did not want to bring her baby out. (he's 2 weeks old) Today I got texts from all the girls. They've done good.

Several years ago on Mother’s Day I was contemplating driving my car into the Ohio River when a ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 13, 2018:

That is beautiful. My sister struggled with infertility for several years. It was hard for her, I was fertile Myrtle. Having a baby should not be the measure of a woman, but our society does place that expectation on women. Some things just must be endured.

Happy mother's day to all mothers out there.

HippieChick58 comments on May 13, 2018:

And Grandmothers too!! And thank you, @Betty.

Happy mother's day to all mothers out there.

HippieChick58 comments on May 13, 2018:

And Grandmothers too!! And thank you, @Betty.

The worst feeling ever is not knowing whether you should wait or give up. ?

HippieChick58 comments on May 13, 2018:

Uncertainty is always hard.

Cat Traps pt 15: This was a temporary trap, which I only used for a short time.

HippieChick58 comments on May 13, 2018:

They're tooo cute!

Is the Chatroom always open now?

HippieChick58 comments on May 13, 2018:

Several chatrooms are showing active. I dunno.

It's true, isn't it?

HippieChick58 comments on May 13, 2018:

Fer damn sure!

How does the Ridiculous fool and his merry band of idiots have any supporters?

HippieChick58 comments on May 12, 2018:

I know, it it just all f'd up in the very worst way and not good for the majority of the population. It is like a collective night terror of the worst sort.

When you question life and all the shit thats involved with life do you reflect on past reflections...

HippieChick58 comments on May 12, 2018:

I regard my past as something that made me who I am today and something to be learned from. Playing "what if" is a waste of time. You are who you are and how you are at this moment, and the only direction to go is forward, I don't have that much time left that I want to beat my self up over things that can't be changed.

Do You Think We Tend To Over Endulge When It Comes To Our Pets?

HippieChick58 comments on May 12, 2018:

I don't overindulge my pets. I sometimes buy things for them for my amusement. I regard myself as a parent to them, I do make sure they get their vaccinations, however that is a city ordinance to keep them licensed and legal in my city. I occasionally will make things for my cats, again for them but because it is for my amusement. As for food, pre-WWII yes, animals were fed scraps and they lived longer for it. After WWII factories that made military supplies were retooled to make things for civilian use, and with the help of advertising the pet food industry was born. My cats are not allowed out of the house, they have to eat what I bring in for them, and I don't have time/interest in making my own cat food. When I had a dog it was the same way. I don't begrudge someone spending more on their pets, but you have to admit it is for the pet parent much more than for the animal. Is that indulgence of the critter or the human? It is for the human. All our critters want is to be with us. If it makes the pet parent happy who cares if it is overindulgence or anything else. I'm not going to judge how someone spends their money, and I'm not losing sleep wondering who is judging me.

Get'em while they're young

HippieChick58 comments on May 12, 2018:

SMH

Does anyone know which wine pairs best with Nutella and a spoon?

HippieChick58 comments on May 12, 2018:

Nutella and a spoon. I'm not going to need a wine. I'm going to have a sugar rush followed by a quick carb coma. I will sleep for hours. That being said, I want a Gewurtraminer Spatlesse. And probably want 911 on speed dial. If I"m not functional for work on Monday it was too late.

Gravy eating gravy

HippieChick58 comments on May 12, 2018:

That is too funny! My cats are hugely interested in anything I am eating.

Paul Ryan's Last Act: Kicking At Least One Million People Off Food Stamps! The INSANE FASCIST ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 12, 2018:

Republifuckan hipocricy

Hannity a renown slum lord is just another republican greedy fascist ! Fat Cat Hannity Is Soaking ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 12, 2018:

Hannity is a blight on the seat of blight.

Come Monday morning I'll be on the road driving to Texas and a couple weeks later up to Michigan.

HippieChick58 comments on May 12, 2018:

Sounds like fun! I love road trips.

A purple rose grown in a friend's garden.

HippieChick58 comments on May 12, 2018:

Definitely purple, I don't think I've even seen one that purple in person.

What are your weekend plans?

HippieChick58 comments on May 12, 2018:

And so my day started with the faucet in my shower breaking. No shower before heading off. My SIL is a handyguy, tells me it is an easy fix, and he is on it. So I am headed out to join his wife and daughter on our outing today. NOTHING else better go wrong for quite a while.

Mimsy spilling out of her kitty bed.

HippieChick58 comments on May 11, 2018:

Sooo sweet!!

So for Mothers Day your Mom wants you to go to church with her.....aaaahgh. Whadda ya say.. do?

HippieChick58 comments on May 11, 2018:

If my mom asked me to to to church with her I'd go. I know life is short and she won't be around forever. That being said my mom died when I was a teenager. I'd go to church just to spend another hour with her. I'd go to the ends of the earth to have another hour with her, tell her about my kids and grandkids and how much we miss her and how grateful I am to her for all the things she taught me. So suck it up for an hour and take your mama to church. You will not regret it. My non crafty child is going with me to a quilt museum for Mother's day.

Basic survival skills

HippieChick58 comments on May 11, 2018:

There is lots I can do, and what I can't do I can call my son in law. My daughter married a handy guy, builds houses and furniture and stuff. And my kids get real nervous when I talk about ladders (and so do I) so I'm really happy to ask Mikey to come over and take care of stuff.

Well, the senate tonight seemed deserted.

HippieChick58 comments on May 11, 2018:

I popped in just now, it was deserted.

Which one is right order?

HippieChick58 comments on May 11, 2018:

It's all correct. What ever floats your boat.

Thoughts-Words-Destiny

HippieChick58 comments on May 11, 2018:

Good message!

What Makes You Happy?

HippieChick58 comments on May 11, 2018:

I have 5, 3 is marginal, it isn't what I live for. 6 as often as possible. I'd love to have 2, #1 would depend on how big it is. And #4, well with the right preparation I can do that now. It would be very satisfying to share it with someone but I don't do without just because I'm alone.

What Makes You Happy?

HippieChick58 comments on May 11, 2018:

I have 5, 3 is marginal, it isn't what I live for. 6 as often as possible. I'd love to have 2, #1 would depend on how big it is. And #4, well with the right preparation I can do that now. It would be very satisfying to share it with someone but I don't do without just because I'm alone.

Daaad, you need to get back to work.

HippieChick58 comments on May 11, 2018:

You rescued each other, and she will be your best bud forever.

What are your weekend plans?

HippieChick58 comments on May 11, 2018:

Two of my kids are taking me to the Quilt Museum http://www.quiltstudy.org/ tomorrow. And were going out to lunch at http://theoven-lincoln.com/menus/lunch-menu The third (oldest) has an out as she isn't taking the baby on long trips yet. Baby wasn't supposed to be here yet, but oh well. I love the quilt museum, I come away with many ideas and frustration of lack of time. Someday....

Pretty close ... but at least I'm laughing :)

HippieChick58 comments on May 11, 2018:

Like you're reading my diary....

A couple of pics of Toby when we first got him from the shelter in 2004.

HippieChick58 comments on May 11, 2018:

I want puppy breath, next best thing to baby breath ever. That face is adorable.

My lipstick plant and my cat miss.behaven

HippieChick58 comments on May 11, 2018:

LOL, thanks for the laugh!!

Pie or Cake?

HippieChick58 comments on May 11, 2018:

it is all good as long as it is chocolate.

1984 Orientation.

HippieChick58 comments on May 11, 2018:

Sad that the US is moving towards this.

Which is more useful, intelligence or wisdom?

HippieChick58 comments on May 11, 2018:

I think you need intelligence to find wisdom, and wisdom comes from a lack of intelligence at the moment.

This is my Italian Greyhound, Squirrel! She is 7 years old and 5 pounds. She is my heart <3

HippieChick58 comments on May 11, 2018:

She's adorable! Sooo sleek!

I,ve found loads of nasturtium seeds ! I k I,ll try them on the walls around the estate .

HippieChick58 comments on May 11, 2018:

Good plan!

Her Majesty Queen Hashbrown surveying her kingdom, this morning...

HippieChick58 comments on May 11, 2018:

So majestic!

Attention heathens.

HippieChick58 comments on May 10, 2018:

I am a short term disability claims examiner. If your company offers STD and it happens to have a policy with my company, if you get hurt and need time off work you may talk to me. Everyday I talk with people who have had close encounters with the medical field and I get to tell them you get (50%, 60% or 66.67%) of your basic weekly earnings for the next few weeks. Sometimes it is tense conversations.

Has anyone ever watched Ziegiest?

HippieChick58 comments on May 10, 2018:

I watched them all and it was pretty instrumental in solidifying my thoughts on the futility and unreality of religion. Never looked back.

I have a relationship ongoing with a woman who will only communicate by texting.Is this a red flag?

HippieChick58 comments on May 10, 2018:

For me it would be, I text only when I have to. Not for chatting, I want a full size keyboard. And when I want a chat I'd rather talk on the phone or in person.

My sweetie, Chauncey

HippieChick58 comments on May 10, 2018:

Awwwww, such a love!

This video says it all; please, watch and enjoy. [facebook.com]

HippieChick58 comments on May 10, 2018:

Wonderful!! sharing on FB. Which means I will lose friends, but the truth shall set you free!

My bf & I have been together for 6 yrs almost 7, & we are very much in love.

HippieChick58 comments on May 10, 2018:

Advice from an old lady, and I will grant you that I'm pretty straight; listen to your gut. That still small voice down in the pit of your stomach is the true measure of your feelings. How does this make you feel way down deep inside. If you have any reservations be honest and true with your BF, don't let him push you into anything you're not ready for.

One of mz newbies , also German, sent me this query: in case i want to write to somebody there ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 10, 2018:

Participate, show up, comment, ask questions. I didn't notice the first few levels I passed them so fast. But just get out there and jump into the conversations.

Two weekends ago my 28 yr old daughter Sarah married the nicest guy any father could hope for.

HippieChick58 comments on May 10, 2018:

I have three daughters close to her age. It is sooo awesome to see our kids move forward in their lives and know we did a damn good job. The best part is yet to come. I now have two grand children. Yes, despite the bumps in the road and some course corrections, life is good.

This is Thunder.

HippieChick58 comments on May 10, 2018:

What a sweet baby and what a good mommy you are.

SLEEPING KISS After each giving the other simultaneous baths Missy Girl and Romeo settle in for a ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 10, 2018:

Sooo sweet.

Any single women in here

HippieChick58 comments on May 10, 2018:

My guess would be about 50% of the population here is female.

Cat Traps pt.

HippieChick58 comments on May 10, 2018:

Awwww, so cute!!

My favorite is the evangelicals with Stormy...

HippieChick58 comments on May 10, 2018:

Love them all, especially that last one, don't know if I have the courage to post that on FB or not.

Exactly! ....

HippieChick58 comments on May 9, 2018:

LOL!! perfect!!

How about this ladies and gents! ://[www.facebook.com/buzzfeednifty/videos/2084576138463774/]

HippieChick58 comments on May 9, 2018:

Yeah, I can't do the artsy pretty stuff, just watching it frustrates me. I keep notes in a data base... sometimes.

Think I'll make some pancakes. Who wants some?

HippieChick58 comments on May 9, 2018:

I wanna know how to grow them!

I had to tie up Miss Bateman last week.

HippieChick58 comments on May 9, 2018:

Sooo pretty!! I love clematis.

My current walking buddy, Joe.

HippieChick58 comments on May 9, 2018:

What a handsome boy, such an intelligent face!

So, I think my cat is trying to train me.

HippieChick58 comments on May 9, 2018:

When I was a kid I had a cat that could climb the huge tree beside the house and drop onto the roof in front of my bedroom windows. We had no AC, the windows were open. She got let in a few times, and then we caught hell for doing that. Dad put a sheet of tin on the tree about 6 feet off the ground as a deterrent. Didn't work. I don't remember how we discouraged that little habit, maybe we moved....

I recently posted that I started walking several times a week to improve my physical and mental ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 9, 2018:

YAY for you!! My boss issued an edict (actually she reminded everyone of the rules) that we all HAVE to leave our desks for at least 30 minutes in the middle of the day. We can eat at our desks but we still have to be physically away from our desks. So I am going out for a walk around the building, it is a big building. After having the cold from hell and several falls during the winter, one circuit was enough, but next week I will find ways to lengthen that circuit.

Sasquatch!

HippieChick58 comments on May 9, 2018:

Not this year.

What do you to make yourself feel sexy?

HippieChick58 comments on May 9, 2018:

I feel sexy when I feel good about myself, when I feel confident, happy, relaxed, and enthusiastic. I feel sexy when I am with someone who thinks I am smart, funny, and is just happy to be with me. And now that I think of it, it has been a damn long time since I felt sexy. :(

This is my awnry girl Cleopatra. She is a Egyptian Maw. She has a sassy mouth and loves her daddy!

HippieChick58 comments on May 9, 2018:

awww

Holland In the spring is awesome to behold .

HippieChick58 comments on May 9, 2018:

I have been there, it is amazing! If you want full color spring flower porn, get on the mailing list for the Dutch Gardens catalog, AMAZING photography and selection.

So here is a situation I don't k the answer is someg I really want to know.

HippieChick58 comments on May 9, 2018:

I don't know what to tell you cuz I am in the same boat. On dating sites I was attracting mostly scammers. I had one guy that came over on the weekend to watch Downton Abbey with me, that was all he was looking for. He told me "I was a nice person, but". I finished DA w/out him. So, I have no idea, and I quit actively looking. This is the only site I'm on with dating potential, and the available men from Omaha are slim, especially when one of them is someone I know well and that bridge done burned. I don't know that I'm embracing my singleness, or just accepting the inevitable.

This made me smile.

HippieChick58 comments on May 9, 2018:

Cats think they are god, and that works for me.

What impressed you the most (man-made or Mother Nature creation) in the countries you have visited?

HippieChick58 comments on May 8, 2018:

Neuschwanstein, the inspiration for Cinderella's castle.

[washingtonpost.com] Jeff Sessions Vows to Separate Parents and Children at the Border

HippieChick58 comments on May 8, 2018:

He has no heart.

When moving to a new town, what are the first things you do?

HippieChick58 comments on May 8, 2018:

I used to find where the kids would go to school, the shopping areas, scope out the restaurants, check out the local attractions. I've been in Omaha for 15 years (in 4 different homes) and I've almost forgotten what it is like to be new in town.