Couch 248: Curiouser and Curiouser

Jersey 4 · May 28, 2024 at 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight

My guinea pigs can really massacre some...bell peppers and carrots.

They must make you feel safe!

stopdog · 08:55 PM

My dogs have done stuff in pack mode that they would never do individually. Usually it happens when they are with friend dogs (bad influences - my precious angels are victims of peer pressure) who lead the way. The two I have now are the dog equivalent of my clients - the c students who follow. Good natured but not too bright (although I usually attribute more laziness than stupidity to the dogs). In WWII they tried to use my breed to be guard dogs but the dogs would not consistently bite or attack so they became couriers but I don't think they excelled at that job either. There are no statues of them like there are of Balto or Greyfriars Bobby or Hachiko.

NP_Complete · May 28, 2024 at 08:05 PM

The Body Shop apparently went bankrupt in NA. They have a lavender and vetiver body butter marketed for sleep that I use at night because it is a very relaxing scent. People are now basically scalping their products online. I could only find it marked up about 1.7x. Really annoying. I'm trying to find something similar smelling that I can use.

atisketatasket · May 28, 2024 at 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

Ancient cat who is no more was completely useless - one time my two dogs and and ancient cat all were lying around and staring at my space heater - there was a mouse under there - none of them would touch it. I had to dispatch it myself.

Why should they bother? They cornered it and left the honors for you, their servant.

Lemoncake · May 29, 2024 at 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by NP_Complete

The Body Shop apparently went bankrupt in NA. They have a lavender and vetiver body butter marketed for sleep that I use at night because it is a very relaxing scent. People are now basically scalping their products online. I could only find it marked up about 1.7x. Really annoying. I'm trying to find something similar smelling that I can use.

Try having a look at smaller independent companies or those natural health food stores. Whole foods too maybe?

LonesomeTonight · May 29, 2024 at 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Jersey 4

They must make you feel safe!

Ha! Well, they'd probably be wheeking (noise they make) for food if an intruder came in, hoping they'd get fed, so maybe that would scare someone off? "Oh, this strange man came in--perhaps he is here to feed us!"

LonesomeTonight · May 29, 2024 at 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by NP_Complete

The Body Shop apparently went bankrupt in NA. They have a lavender and vetiver body butter marketed for sleep that I use at night because it is a very relaxing scent. People are now basically scalping their products online. I could only find it marked up about 1.7x. Really annoying. I'm trying to find something similar smelling that I can use.

Aw, that sucks. And I hate when people are trying to make a profit off something like that. Hope you can find a dupe. There are lots of similar lavender products out there, but unsure about one that has vetiver as well.

NP_Complete · May 29, 2024 at 09:05 AM

I don't usually care that much for lavender, but the vetiver dials it back a bit and it's just a nice combo. I bought a pillow spray on amazon with lavender, bergamot, vetiver and chamomile, but it's nowhere near as nice. I'll keep looking I guess.

stopdog · May 29, 2024 at 09:30 AM

I like light lavender scent but lavender can be overpowering in some of the lotions etc. Etsy has several lavender/vetiver balm sellers. I used to get some unscented beeswax from one of them.

NP_Complete · May 29, 2024 at 09:36 AM

Thanks! I hadn't thought to check on Etsy.

WarmFuzzySocks · May 29, 2024 at 09:41 AM

Fluffy cat would totally rule the world if she had thumbs. She’s from barn cat stock. The spawn go get her when there is an annoying fly in the room. She’s brilliant at catching flies.

She’s never caught a mouse or bird, though.

stopdog · May 29, 2024 at 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

Why should they bother? They cornered it and left the honors for you, their servant.

I think it is more like I am their human shield - the two (over 65# dogs) get behind me at the first sign of anything and would probably shove me at the danger if need be. In that painting of the wolves chasing the wagon -I would be the one being tossed off by the dogs.

stopdog · May 29, 2024 at 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by WarmFuzzySocks

Fluffy cat would totally rule the world if she had thumbs. She’s from barn cat stock. The spawn go get her when there is an annoying fly in the room. She’s brilliant at catching flies.

She’s never caught a mouse or bird, though.

baby rabbits are where my woodchipper cat excels. Birds usually are not his thing. This latest development puts a damper on my desires to have a giant bird feeding/watching area in my yard.
But honestly, the most ruthless killing machine animal I have ever had was a husky mix who was the runt of the litter and had freaky eyes and no one wanted her so I took her. She was a great dog and luckily she was slightly intimidated by the house cats so she did not harm them (and it was good she was a mix) but any small outdoor animal was not safe from her prey instincts. I have never found another husky/mix that I trusted around the cats so I switched to a different breed

LonesomeTonight · May 29, 2024 at 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by NP_Complete

I don't usually care that much for lavender, but the vetiver dials it back a bit and it's just a nice combo. I bought a pillow spray on amazon with lavender, bergamot, vetiver and chamomile, but it's nowhere near as nice. I'll keep looking I guess.

I like bergamot quite a bit. I'm sensitive to a lot of fragrances, so need to be careful when buying, well, a lot of products! I'm not sure how I feel about vetiver--I went through a brief essential oil phase maybe 5 years ago, and I could never get into the scent, even though it was supposed to help with...anxiety? I forget now. Maybe sleep. Clary sage is another i have trouble tolerating (not due to allergy--just dislike the scent), though used topically for certain, er, time-of-the-month issues at times.

unaluna · May 29, 2024 at 11:16 AM

I loooove bergamot. Earl Grey tea, hot or cold. Theres also Breakfast in Paris that i find enchanting. Best tea name ever.

stopdog · May 29, 2024 at 11:24 AM

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I loooove bergamot. Earl Grey tea, hot or cold. Theres also Breakfast in Paris that i find enchanting. Best tea name ever.

I love tea and drink buckets of it (mostly green and black) -but I cannot stand earl grey - I just hate the bergamot flavor. And now they are adding it to desserts - earl grey tea flavored pastries and such. Well - more of it then for those who like it.
I don't like root beer or licorice/anise either. It was a great disappointment almost to the level of betrayal to find out the beloved little house on the prairie horehound candy tasted just like root beer. I never trusted L.I. Wilder again. A sadder but wiser and more cynical 7 yr old emerged that day

unaluna · May 29, 2024 at 11:44 AM

Luckily for me, Louisa May Alcott advocated for wholesome plain oatmeal in Eight Cousins. But i didnt get to try it until i was an adult, because my older brother had asked my parents for Maypo-Wheat, and the nearly full box sat in our cupboard for years as testament to the foolish wastefulness of children who beg for American hot cereals. Obviously, if he didnt like his choice ("it didnt taste like maple syrple"), it follows that i would not like mine. Period end of sentence.

stopdog · May 29, 2024 at 12:50 PM

My mother got into a LM Alcott mood when she and my dad moved to new england. She was a docent at the lma house - I found it incredible claustophobic and had to leave the tour and my mom told my person as I was leaving that I had always been difficult. Oh those crazy mothers. I believe mine did the best she could and I was odd. The LHOP books and LMA books I had were from my mother -they had been hers as a little girl. I liked the nancy drew ones from her better.

NP_Complete · May 29, 2024 at 01:06 PM

I grew up reading LHOP and watching the show. Adolescent me loved Nancy Drew.

ArtieTheSequal · May 29, 2024 at 04:55 PM

I used to love Nancy Drew books too

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NP_Complete Grand Magnate Member Since Feb 2017 Location: the upside down Posts: 3,860 7 6,392 hugs given	May 28, 2024 at 08:05 PM #543 The Body Shop apparently went bankrupt in NA. They have a lavender and vetiver body butter marketed for sleep that I use at night because it is a very relaxing scent. People are now basically scalping their products online. I could only find it marked up about 1.7x. Really annoying. I'm trying to find something similar smelling that I can use.

NP_Complete Grand Magnate Member Since Feb 2017 Location: the upside down Posts: 3,860 7 6,392 hugs given	May 29, 2024 at 09:05 AM #548 I don't usually care that much for lavender, but the vetiver dials it back a bit and it's just a nice combo. I bought a pillow spray on amazon with lavender, bergamot, vetiver and chamomile, but it's nowhere near as nice. I'll keep looking I guess.

NP_Complete Grand Magnate Member Since Feb 2017 Location: the upside down Posts: 3,860 7 6,392 hugs given	May 29, 2024 at 09:36 AM #550 Thanks! I hadn't thought to check on Etsy.

unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 40,692 (SuperPoster!) 13 68.1k hugs given	May 29, 2024 at 11:16 AM #555 I loooove bergamot. Earl Grey tea, hot or cold. Theres also Breakfast in Paris that i find enchanting. Best tea name ever.

NP_Complete Grand Magnate Member Since Feb 2017 Location: the upside down Posts: 3,860 7 6,392 hugs given	May 29, 2024 at 01:06 PM #559 I grew up reading LHOP and watching the show. Adolescent me loved Nancy Drew.

ArtieTheSequal Writing my way through... Member Since Feb 2020 Location: In the desert of my soul Posts: 7,534 (SuperPoster!) 4 5,958 hugs given	May 29, 2024 at 04:55 PM #560 I used to love Nancy Drew books too