In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
POSTED BY: SIGNYM
UPDATED: Thursday, December 25, 2025 04:27
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Quote:Oh, very nice!
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Originally posted by Brenda:
There has been a baby boom on the west coast here, of the whale variety. 2 different groups have increased their numbers. A group of Humpbacks had 21 calves born in 2021 which is almost double from 2020 and the Southern transient orcas had 11 calves born in 2021.
It is a very good sign. Now they just have to grow up.
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Quote:I've always enjoyed fog. Maybe it's just my imagination, but it seems like things are quieter and more peaceful when there's fog.
Originally posted by 1KIKI:Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:
Out for a walk in the rain soon. 8C right now and last night had a good dose of fog roll in.
I like fog too. Used to like walking in it going to school and just let my mind wander.
It even makes a train horn sound pleasant. I find it takes some of the harshness out of it.
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Back from my walk but couldn't find anything appetizing in the grocery store but I think I can stretch my supper till tomorrow. Or if not I have a can of soup on hand.
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Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:Are they always that, erm, round?
Originally posted by Magonsdaughter:
It's been a hot couple of days. House seems to remain cool enough without aircon so long as I leave the blinds down and ceiling fans on and then open up in the evening. Went for a forest walk yesterday evening and saw two swamp wallabies - not together. They are the cutest little things..like this
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If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
Hehe They are very small headed and round. They are quite a different looking subspecies to some of the other wallabies and kangaroos.
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Originally posted by Brenda:
There has been a baby boom on the west coast here, of the whale variety. 2 different groups have increased their numbers. A group of Humpbacks had 21 calves born in 2021 which is almost double from 2020 and the Southern transient orcas had 11 calves born in 2021.
How wonderful. Do you get to see them?
Summer storms have passed. My front porch always gets a lot of rain and dust on it. I live on the low side of the road and it is unmade, so it's a pain to clean.
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Originally posted by Magonsdaughter:Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:
There has been a baby boom on the west coast here, of the whale variety. 2 different groups have increased their numbers. A group of Humpbacks had 21 calves born in 2021 which is almost double from 2020 and the Southern transient orcas had 11 calves born in 2021.
How wonderful. Do you get to see them?
Summer storms have passed. My front porch always gets a lot of rain and dust on it. I live on the low side of the road and it is unmade, so it's a pain to clean.
No, unfortunately I don't. Just pictures on the news.
Glad your summer storms are out of there. Where I am on the west coast of Canada are still facing a few more winter storms, I would imagine. There is rain heading my way in the next day or so.
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Quote:Maybe newer, larger, more expensive ones do? Mine is I guess 2 decades old, if not older, and it has those 'leveling' feet on it you get on washing machines - that are basically large threaded bolts through a frame hole with feet pads on the bottom, for raising and lowering. What I'm saying is - old, small, and cheap!
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Hubby has his drill press, table saw and bandsaw on locking/rolling platforms. They allow him to reconfigure his (small) shop to accommodate various sized projects and they work great.
Don't frigs comes with wheels already, tho?
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Hey Magon's - just how short are those cuties, anyway?
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Quote:I think the reason why it didn't come to mind is because Boost (and Ensure) have always been notoriously low in protein, more like milkshakes and sugar with some vitamins thrown in.
Originally posted by 1KIKI:Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Thanks for the tip! I don't know why it took me so long to think about it, but I've had a hard time maintaining an adequate diet, and it finally occurred to me that it might help.
That seems like a dumb thing to say.
Before the energy drink changed names to Boost (and got remarketed), it was 12oz, 360 calories (approx 1/3 of a 1,000 calorie per day diet), and all 27 vitamins and minerals had 35% USRDA. Protein was 35% USRDA. It was started in the late 1960s under the name Nutrament, which was discontinued when Boost debuted.
When the name was changed to Boost, the size was reduced to 8oz with 240 calories, and all 27 vitamins and minerals plus protein each provided 25% USRDA. There was also a High Protein formula, and I don't recall the quantity, but I was past my peak fitness years and didn't feel I needed the extra protein. This formula and packaging continued for more than 20 years.
After the evil Nestle purchased the brand, it recently changed formula (in the past year or 2). Currently the protein is down to 20% with the same 240 calories. The current vitamins and minerals:
50% - vit E, vit C, chromium,
45% - vit B12,
40% - Riboflavin,
35% - vit B6, copper, manganese,
30% - vit D, zinc,
25% - Calcium, iron, vit K, thiamine, folate, biotin, pantothenic acid, iodine, magnesium, selenium, molybdenum,
20% - vit A, niacin, phosphorus,
10% - Potassium, chloride, choline
So, are you lying yet again? Are you talking out of your bung? Or do you really think that 35% protein is out of line with 35% for each of 27 vitamins and minerals, and 25% protein is out of line with 25% for each of 27 vitamins and minerals?
Sigs: I see now that the name Nutrament is resurrected, with 16g protein in 12oz can. I have not seen it in a store yet, and cannot find details about the formula, I want to find it now. Maybe you would want to try it. It has always had more flavors, now with new Eggnog and Mango, most of the other flavors were available in the 70s and 80s.
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Quote:I don't think I have ever seen a fridge on wheels, regardless of size or application. That would be weird. The key factor for fridges is to have self closing doors, drawers - so leveling is critical, otherwise gravity does not closed and seal the doors. Maybe chest freezers, with a top lid - but I don't recall seeing that either. Refrigerant systems do not fare well with lots of movement, due to the sediment dislodging and jamming up the insides. This is why used fridges and freezers need to be kept level upright when moving.
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Hubby has his drill press, table saw and bandsaw on locking/rolling platforms. They allow him to reconfigure his (small) shop to accommodate various sized projects and they work great.
Don't frigs comes with wheels already, tho?
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