My heart sank when the sewing machine balked. Got a better result.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 19, 2019:

Looks GREAT, so you must have triumphed over the new machine! Takes me back, as I sewed my own clothes, things for others, then my kids over such a long time. Living & creating with fabric is just a joy!

This is funny

tinkercreek comments on Aug 18, 2019:

Oh, so bad and so funny!

Newly Elected Missouri County Council Member Takes Oath on Dr.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 18, 2019:

Brilliant, I LOVE this!!!

Portland is a diverse community with a creative approach in diverting the hate groups.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 18, 2019:

And this just popped up: “So here’s what happened in my pristine city yesterday whilst I worked on the other side of town. Two right-wing groups from Florida held an “End Domestic Terrorism” rally on the Waterfront. One of the groups, the “Proud Boys,” was led by Joe Briggs; an associate of Alex Jones’ InfoWars. In addition to the Proud Boys, the White Nationalist American Guard (a hardcore racist and anti-Semitic group founded in Indiana) and the Three Percenters (an anti-government paramilitary group out of Alabama), joined the mêlée. The Daily Stormers (a neo-Nazi group patterned after Hitler’s SA), were also reportedly in attendance. To their credit, the far-right “Oath Keepers” declined to attend the rally due to the presence of the White Nationalists. These uninvited guests were confronted by several local liberal organizations, including Rose City “Antifa” (a conjunctive term for anti fascist). Lots of scuffles, thirteen arrests, clubs, poles, bear spray confiscated, but apparently no major violence broke out—amazingly enough. It all unwound when the Florida interlopers quietly asked the Portland Police Bureau to provide them with protection so that they could skedaddle from the scene. President Donald Trump tweeted in his own 2¢ worth: "Major consideration is being given to naming ANTIFA an ‘ORGANIZATION OF TERROR. Portland is being watched very closely. Hopefully the Mayor will be able to properly do his job!” Proud Boys organizer Joe Briggs responded to Trump’s tweet: “Go look at President Trump’s Twitter. He talked about Portland, said he’s watching Antifa. That’s all we wanted.” These punks came to Portland because we're Portland: The antithesis of who they are and what they represent. But once they realized they were outnumbered and just how unwelcome their message of hate was, they asked our police bureau for help. So that’s all you need to know about what happened here yesterday. Neo-Nazis, InfoWars, Proud Boys, The Daily Stormers, The White Nationalist American Guard and the Three Percenters all came here to show us how tough they are. They were soon outnumbered by anti-fascist organizations, largely unviolently, which led to the right-wingers asking for police protection. 👉🏼 And the President of the United States threatened to label the anti-fascists an “ORGANIZATION OF TERROR.” Effectively giving tacit support to the forces of racism, bigotry and hate. And they said it can’t happen here.” ~ Bruce Lindner

Me too and you ?

tinkercreek comments on Aug 18, 2019:

Oh, quite the contrary!

I Surrender: It feels, to me anyway, that there are some barriers that men rarely if ever get to...

tinkercreek comments on Aug 18, 2019:

Well done, though we all remain righteously conflicted.

How not to be used.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 18, 2019:

Great little list, and always good to be reminded. Emotional reactions and hopeful attitudes can make it SO tough to keep these in mind!

Who else is into pawpaws?

tinkercreek comments on Aug 18, 2019:

Picked this up at the Auckland airport, great stuff!

just ran over this in my old pics file

tinkercreek comments on Aug 18, 2019:

Let it snow!

Getting ready for a singles group party tonight.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 17, 2019:

That's a great red on you - have fun!

Oh oh look out

tinkercreek comments on Aug 17, 2019:

Looks like fair warning to me.

I have seen a lot of different types of arachnids.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 17, 2019:

OK, I learned a thing or three after looking up solifugae. Pretty little critter!

Now I'm that guy.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 17, 2019:

Awww, best thing I've read today! I have FB friends back to 2nd grade, with whom I feel a bond that exceeds the reality of time and distance. It is "the knowing" of one another in youth, times shared that will never be recreated, and I cherish them all.

This is going to be kind of profound question.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 17, 2019:

No, No, and No. Many of us have grown in life through a series of experiences, rather than a life-long partner from high school forward, which sounds a bit creepy to me now. Everyone is unique in their carnal aptitude, which depends strongly on individual chemistry. OK, except for the creeps who slept with the same person for 30 years. Get tested for STI's, for cryin' out loud, and remove the doubt, share the lab report, and get on with your life.

I was out walking had seen the tiniest lizard, he was on the floor of the greenhouse.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 17, 2019:

So cute! We lived on a farm with lots of acreage when I was young, and there was a sizeable dirt bank along one trail that became our "Lizard Town" in the summer. Think little dugout dirt condos. Occasionally we would catch one, which must have been ill, and took it to our 'Animal Hospital', the sectioned underside of an overturned wooden trailer. Some may have survived, along with garter snakes, grasshoppers, and woolie caterpilars, but my medical skills left something to be desired back then.

Forgetting things? [vimeo.com]

tinkercreek comments on Aug 17, 2019:

Ah, yes, it is becoming all too familiar! I call it 'slow-load memory'.

Do t mix your meds lol

tinkercreek comments on Aug 17, 2019:

LOL, that is really funny!!

Funny dog meme

tinkercreek comments on Aug 16, 2019:

LOL, great new take on that line!

Plumber ad brilliant

tinkercreek comments on Aug 16, 2019:

So clever, love it!

Stapelia grandiflora, 2019 bloom

tinkercreek comments on Aug 16, 2019:

That detail is mezmerizing!

Brilliant fix for this problem

tinkercreek comments on Aug 16, 2019:

Just ick.

Good Morning People.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 15, 2019:

8 to 5, or 6, or 7 . . . holding a clinic together, sometimes with duct tape.

In the Photography group we mentioned Naked Lady bulbs blooming and I promised to go take pics in my...

tinkercreek comments on Aug 14, 2019:

So pretty!

File under “What would you do?”

tinkercreek comments on Aug 14, 2019:

BOOM!

Several years ago I had a theory that perfume and underarm deodorants could be a link to breast ...

tinkercreek comments on Aug 14, 2019:

Any artificial/chemical substance is suspect - avoid as many as possible.

Yes, I did. "What are you interested in?

tinkercreek comments on Aug 14, 2019:

PERFECT, and well done!

And da'pope was thinking......

tinkercreek comments on Aug 14, 2019:

photoshopped, poorly

I have been working on this for about 4 months.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 13, 2019:

Bravo, nicely done!

Mystery vine produces! First harvest from the "mystery" vines that came up (volunteer) in my garden...

tinkercreek comments on Aug 13, 2019:

BEAUTIFUL surprise!!

Had this you ?

tinkercreek comments on Aug 12, 2019:

It's probably been done!

Revenge of the sleep deprived

tinkercreek comments on Aug 11, 2019:

LOL!!!

Have you got a frog in your throat? My kids were doing catch and release in our yard today.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 11, 2019:

I don't think I could ever count the number of frogs, tadpoles, salamanders and lizards I caught in my youth!

Cosmic joke

tinkercreek comments on Aug 11, 2019:

Yes, but was there ever a promise about good and obedient husbands?

Early morning at my self wicking garden.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 11, 2019:

Wow, what a shot of the dragonfly wings and eye!

My new puppy.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 11, 2019:

Poor sweet baby, so glad you can care for him!

How true for many of you

tinkercreek comments on Aug 11, 2019:

I've only ever been without this unique relationship for short periods of time, and appreciate all that I get!

Cute puppy we probably need this

tinkercreek comments on Aug 11, 2019:

Nah, anyone who has loved a lab is smitten!

Oops wrong statement

tinkercreek comments on Aug 10, 2019:

Oh, c'mon now!

I have been working on making my own couch/dog bed and I have finished at last.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 10, 2019:

I admire your ambition, skill, and care for the pup!

Oops wrong anwer

tinkercreek comments on Aug 10, 2019:

Oh, that's hilarious!!!

I haven't posted on here for a while.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 10, 2019:

Excellent!

Yup getting old isnt fun

tinkercreek comments on Aug 10, 2019:

I had a very successful arch rebuild for arthritis in my foot 12 yrs ago, and suddenly one hip is rated as 'severe', nearly bone-on-bone, and looking at replacement. No, I don't have 10K for stem cell. Have a good surgeon, lots of positive feedback from others' experience, and just want to be able to walk again. Right now I max out 15-20 mins walking with a cane, very few steps without it, when 3 mos ago I was hiking, dancing, landscaping. Such a very odd reality, and I want it fixed! '

Some common garden plants might help keep bugs away

tinkercreek comments on Aug 10, 2019:

Mints, citronella, lemongrass, lavendars, thyme, I've got them all and the buggers that used to hang around from nearby creeks are nowhere to be found!

Finished the week of the "Cabbage Soup Diet".

tinkercreek comments on Aug 10, 2019:

A great learning for me was to let go of thinking in terms of 'recipes', and just eat real food, prepared simply, lots of veges and NO BREAD. Yes, I read what you wrote, and several years ago I would have said the same. Just reduce it a bit at a time, enjoy good clean food flavors without salts, sugars, and fats, and your tastes will change naturally. Roasting veges with just a bit of olive oil and natural sea salt brings out a lovely array of flavors. Think of meats as more of a side dish, serving size less than the size of your fist, about 6 oz. bobwrj is exactly right, in that even whole grains metabolize to more sugars than your system needs, and that creates craving for more, a tough circle to break out of. Give it a try - it doesn't have to hurt!

Roasted Cauliflower Recipe - Excellent I use the recipe on Food Network's website ...

tinkercreek comments on Aug 10, 2019:

YUMMY!! Beautiful simple ingredients, and I'll be buying cauli & garlic soon to make this!

She's grown on me. Also this is not my dog

tinkercreek comments on Aug 9, 2019:

Labs are the best!

Todays edition of FB memes

tinkercreek comments on Aug 9, 2019:

Fun stuff, thanks! I love the cute little Lucky Charmed bum.

[thoughtcatalog.com] 40 questions single women are tired of hearing. Do you ask any of them?

tinkercreek comments on Aug 8, 2019:

Hahaha, my son-in-law's (whom I love) Mum is the only one sheltered and clueless enough to ask nearly ALL of those things. I don't believe she knows how it is all received, bless her little forever-married heart. She's had a good life with a really wonderful man, and is absolutely baffled over how anyone lives differently. It sometimes takes a bit of effort to redirect conversation, but I'm learning! And NO, I would never ask them of another, unless within a mutual sharing of the single experience.

Who knows what this is without doing a web search, pineal gland?

tinkercreek comments on Aug 8, 2019:

Hormonal regulation, located in the lower central brain tissue?

Jatropha An ever blooming small tree very happy in the Florida Keys.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 8, 2019:

Pretty color contrast and form! And it should be free to express as whatever label it's most comfortable with.

NZ giant parrot! not anthro but archeo - [bbc.com]

tinkercreek comments on Aug 8, 2019:

Seems clearly an early ancestor of the Kea, New Zealand alps parrot. You have to watch out for these clever ones! Kea - Naughty Alpine Parrot of New Zealand youtube.com

The Beatles and Morecambe & Wise .....on ITV (1963). Posting in Music Fans too. [youtu.be]

tinkercreek comments on Aug 7, 2019:

Always the best from these boys!

Eat your enemies

tinkercreek comments on Aug 7, 2019:

A practical thinker.

What more needs be said

tinkercreek comments on Aug 7, 2019:

So clever!

Funny thought

tinkercreek comments on Aug 7, 2019:

LOL!!

Thanks brother 😏

tinkercreek comments on Aug 6, 2019:

Caught me off-guard, that's a good laugh!

In a sense, we were so fortunate to have grown up with the riches of the wild in north Florida.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 6, 2019:

I also got at least a few years, from age 4-7, on a farm in the coastal foothills of Oregon, just outside the very small town of Gaston. Forest, hills, pastures, streams, and ponds. Deer, raccoon, squirrel, skunk, chipmunks, lizards and salamanders. Strawberries, blackberries, apples, pears, cherries and rhubarb growing wild. As a mom of youngsters I could not imagine turning them loose in the wild for hours as I was, yet it was a time I cannot imagine living without. We only raised a few calves for the freezer locker, but the neighbor's Clydesdales, Big John and Belle, wandered over during the Columbus Day storm and stayed a few weeks until fences were repaired.

Well that explains a lot!

tinkercreek comments on Aug 6, 2019:

Yes, humans are idiots.

Denali National Park and Preserve. My bucket list!

tinkercreek comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Me too! - Group Trip!!!!!

I watched Billy Elliot last night, a movie I'd never seen before.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Thanks for the tip!

My neighbors dropped by yesterday evening.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 5, 2019:

They are always welcome!

This look familiar

tinkercreek comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Hahaha, pittie faces!

New little buddy

tinkercreek comments on Aug 5, 2019:

What a cutie, congrats!

Wonderful post

tinkercreek comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Poor baby!

Hey all, it's baby J's one month birthday today.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 4, 2019:

Happy One Month, precious Jillian!!!

Get 'em up! Move 'em out.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 4, 2019:

Lovely adventure-land for them!

......Sometimes.......

tinkercreek comments on Aug 4, 2019:

I'll have to think on this one for a while.

Oldest intact shipwreck discovered at the bottom of the Black Sea [upi.]

tinkercreek comments on Aug 4, 2019:

This is great, so much new information from that era!

Spiced pear spread! Two large shoppng bags of freshly picked pears from Linda's coworker's pear ...

tinkercreek comments on Aug 4, 2019:

That sounds like a beautiful spread!

Was she caught by the instant photo?

tinkercreek comments on Aug 4, 2019:

Not quite . . . geesh, you guys are so easily titillated!

Okay Winston, we get it, you're melting

tinkercreek comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Is this his typical dramatic behavior, or specific to the heat?

The Troubling Origins of the Skeletons in a New York Museum [newyorker.com]

tinkercreek comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Brings me reflection over the use of the term 'savages'.

Photos of the Week: European Heat Wave, Canoe Journey, Foggy Dinner - The Atlantic

tinkercreek comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Love seeing these, thank you~

The man wasn't understood!

tinkercreek comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Funny, that's the first thing I saw!

Love dogs they are fun

tinkercreek comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Looks like very comfy dog seats to me!

This sculptor is amazing. [boredpanda.com]

tinkercreek comments on Aug 3, 2019:

I looked further, and the narrative on her is great: This girl died at the age of 20. She was buried with a baby on her chest. Probably, her death was caused by difficult childbirth. The DNA is not so well preserved, but from other discovered graves of that period, it can be said that the people who lived in Brighton (United Kingdom) were not white. Their skin color was similar to that of modern people from North Africa.

I love wildflowers, and this specific one is an alltime favorite .

tinkercreek comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Wow, great photos, and such sweet leaf and blossom!

Yeah I had to read it twice 🤣🤣🤣🤣

tinkercreek comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Hahahaha, I think someone had a bit of fun setting up that display!

New to the group, this is my Chloe!

tinkercreek comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Looks like a lot of sweetness! So, you 'posted' your pup?

Buy one take one?🙄

tinkercreek comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Stupid on stupid?

Dad Jokes Are the Best

tinkercreek comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Love it!

Not messing with this cat

tinkercreek comments on Aug 3, 2019:

No escaping the pokies!

Please be clear when you speak!

tinkercreek comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Now, that's funny!

It's the Best I can do.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Oh, for god's sake . . . or whomever.

Love it fumny

tinkercreek comments on Aug 2, 2019:

Always makes me laugh - and thank my lucky stars!

Woohoo! I'm going out on a date night tonight with my love, Frankie! I'll be🕺 and enjoying some ...

tinkercreek comments on Aug 2, 2019:

You may want to watch the clock a bit to avoid milk leakage - it happens!

I know it's tiny but the first bud since I planted my new rose a couple weeks ago.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 2, 2019:

It's always fun to see how they progress!

Gives me the happies! [facebook.com]

tinkercreek comments on Aug 2, 2019:

YES, and stolen!

1. Cacti 2. Queen Annes lace 3. Regensburg Germany Just pictures I found to be charming

tinkercreek comments on Aug 2, 2019:

I am always so tempted to buy up several little cacti when I see a display like this - they're just all so cute and interesting!!

Respect to all you grandmas and grandpas babysitting or raising your grandchildren or great ...

tinkercreek comments on Aug 2, 2019:

There is no other option!

We people who swear a lot make good friends, according to this study.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 1, 2019:

Yeah, naw.

The wild Chicory is just going over in the hedgerows now.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 1, 2019:

Such a delicate, feathery blossom - I've never seen it before!

Just tried going to the local dog friendly brewery.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 1, 2019:

No, just NO. Dogs who have not been loved and properly socialized to display NO aggression under normal circumstances should not be anywhere that humans and other dogs are at risk from them.

Lovely cool breeze flowing through the window.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 1, 2019:

I don't care for the odor, chill or feeling of AC and have been fine for 12 yrs here without it, balancing light and airflow. The human body is able to adjust without AC to a great extent, but as a species we may be conditioning ourselves out of this capability.

An undercover cop called at my farm in rural Dorset yesterday evening.

tinkercreek comments on Aug 1, 2019:

Love this!!

So, I just got a phone call, a recording actually.

tinkercreek comments on Jul 31, 2019:

Only from a different, anon phone, if you want to mess with them!

My roses haven't been doing very well this year but look what I got tonight

tinkercreek comments on Jul 31, 2019:

Yippee, rewards!

Wild Akaska Sockeye Salmon sautéed in butter and onions with steamed garden Broccoli in a white ...

tinkercreek comments on Jul 31, 2019:

Yum, looks great!

Lol love this

tinkercreek comments on Jul 30, 2019:

I see those people, and they drive me batty!

Today I ate my first avocado of the season, a windfall half-size from the skinny long-neck tree, but...

tinkercreek comments on Jul 30, 2019:

Find myself on a desert island with choice of one thing to eat? AVOCADOS!!!