Share your recent discoveries!

[irene adler]

What new things are making you happy and/or excited ?

I just discovered the weather puppy app--I love it so much. Not only is the interface way easier for me to read than yahoo/wc, it's so adorable.

[crashgizmo]

OMG irene adler you just made my morning with that app.

[crashgizmo]

My discovery is the grocery store in the next town over (like 3 miles away) that has all the products I haven't been able to find anywhere else. Swiss Cheese Cheezits, pomelos, and the lower calorie breakfast burritos from El Monterey were all found there!

[Lilac]

We've always stacked our frying pans on top of each other in the cabinet. Huge pain to grab the pan from the bottom, they would nick each other, etc. Well, we discovered this Rubbermaid pan organizer rack and it is awesome. Just grab n' go! It's one of those super simple items I wish I had bought 5 years ago.

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Apr 18, 2015 19:53:49 GMT -5 Lilac said:

We've always stacked our frying pans on top of each other in the cabinet. Huge pain to grab the pan from the bottom, they would nick each other, etc. Well, we discovered this Rubbermaid pan organizer rack and it is awesome. Just grab n' go! It's one of those super simple items I wish I had bought 5 years ago.

Oooh I love this! I plan on buying new pans this year and I just added this to my Amazon wish list for when I do!

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[Pom]

Shelia G's Brownie Brittle Toffee Crunch.
Liquid Benadryl Gel Tabs.

[pattieice]

Random piece of trivia: Not all carousels are merry go rounds and not all merry go rounds are carousels.

The difference? Carousels only have wooden horses, but merry go rounds can have other animals.

I learned that from a younger family member who worked at Disney World.

[lurknomore]

Apr 18, 2015 19:53:49 GMT -5 Lilac said:

We've always stacked our frying pans on top of each other in the cabinet. Huge pain to grab the pan from the bottom, they would nick each other, etc. Well, we discovered this Rubbermaid pan organizer rack and it is awesome. Just grab n' go! It's one of those super simple items I wish I had bought 5 years ago.

Just added to my amazon cart.  THANK YOU!!!

[LoveTrains]

Apr 18, 2015 20:13:56 GMT -5 pattieice said:

Random piece of trivia: Not all carousels are merry go rounds and not all merry go rounds are carousels.

The difference? Carousels only have wooden horses, but merry go rounds can have other animals.

I learned that from a younger family member who worked at Disney World.

I disagree. I have seen carousels in My region that are almost 100 years old with camels and other animals in addition to horses. My SIL got married in the carousel pavilion at lighthouse point park in New Haven CT and it absolutely had camels. If you google it it's apparently a well known historic carousel.

[babsbunny]

Flonase. I had it years ago but didn't bother going back to get another year's refill. Now it's OTC.

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Apr 18, 2015 20:08:21 GMT -5 Pom said:

Shelia G's Brownie Brittle Toffee Crunch.
Liquid Benadryl Gel Tabs.

I love this stuff. It used to be hard to find but I swear it seems to be everywhere now...or I'm just a heifer that can spot a bag from across the store. lol

[crashgizmo]

Lilac I need one of these! Do they screw into the cabinet somehow or are they freestanding?

[loreleigilmore]

I do the same thing as Lilac but it is just a paper sorter I bought at an office store. It sorts our cutting boards and cookie pans

[Lilac]

Apr 18, 2015 23:36:36 GMT -5 crashgizmo said:

Lilac I need one of these! Do they screw into the cabinet somehow or are they freestanding?

it screws into the cabinet for stability.  You could use it freestanding, but its a little wobbly.

[pattieice]

Apr 18, 2015 21:22:52 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

Apr 18, 2015 20:13:56 GMT -5 pattieice said:

Random piece of trivia: Not all carousels are merry go rounds and not all merry go rounds are carousels.

The difference? Carousels only have wooden horses, but merry go rounds can have other animals.

I learned that from a younger family member who worked at Disney World.

I disagree. I have seen carousels in My region that are almost 100 years old with camels and other animals in addition to horses. My SIL got married in the carousel pavilion at lighthouse point park in New Haven CT and it absolutely had camels. If you google it it's apparently a well known historic carousel.

Very interesting! I am no expert, you are probably right!

My cousin who worked at Disney was told that Walt was very particular about his carousels.

[LoveTrains]

Apr 19, 2015 7:30:20 GMT -5 pattieice said:

Apr 18, 2015 21:22:52 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

I disagree. I have seen carousels in My region that are almost 100 years old with camels and other animals in addition to horses. My SIL got married in the carousel pavilion at lighthouse point park in New Haven CT and it absolutely had camels. If you google it it's apparently a well known historic carousel.

Very interesting! I am no expert, you are probably right!

My cousin who worked at Disney was told that Walt was very particular about his carousels.

The ones in my area are all almost historic LoofF carousels. 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I._D._Looff#Looff_carousels

They are considered to be fine pieces of folk art and can include camels, dragons, and other animals. The one in my city is unfortunately a reproduction as the original was too damaged to be restored but it includes seahorses, lions, a giant bunny, etc. The original was built prior to 1900 and was a Looff carousel. The reproduction, is to my understanding, an exact replica of the original. 

[pattieice]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing! I did a Google image search for Looff carousels and they are beautiful. The detail is amazing for something hand carved.

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Apr 18, 2015 17:42:06 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

I can't PIP on mobile, but after trying 946463 different under eye wrinkle creams I've found the holy grail: Neutrogena Rapid Eye Wrinkle Repair. I've tried quite a few pricey ($40-60) eye creams and this is the only one that has given me noticeable results. I wish I had taken before photos because holy crap. And it was only $16, so MM!

I love it, too.