I still just keep a paper log in my notebook. It’s been working for me since 2013 so no reason to switch now!

Thanks! Slowly but surely :)

I found the website: https://ptlawnseed.com/products/fleur-de-lawn?variant=141703872

It looks like it’s made in Oregon and inspired by the flowers of New England. That would probably mean most suitable for zones 5-8 or so.

Here is a Canadian mix that says it’s suitable down to zone 3: https://ohcanadaseeds.ca/products/canadian-wildflower-seed-mix-19-annual-perennial-varieties-for-planting-in-canada

Same for this one: https://www.westcoastseeds.com/products/alternative-lawn-wildflower-mix

Zone 2 might be trickier to find.

I many cases, no. Where I live, a 16-year-old cannot:

• vote
• enlist in the armed forces
• sign legally binding contracts
• legally purchase alcohol, tobacco products, or cannabis
• buy lottery tickets or gamble at a casino
• serve on a jury
• buy or sell property
• marry
• inherit money or property
• own a credit card
• fully control their own medical decisions
• register as an organ donor
• quit school
• get a tattoo or a body piercing
• move out of their parents’ house

Some of these things can be done with parental consent or if particular circumstances apply (such as if the child in question is legally emancipated). But broadly speaking, there are a LOT of rights, responsibilities, and options that do not apply to anyone before the age of majority (18 here).

So cute!

I don’t think it applies in this case, but depending on the medication and country in question, taking extra is not always recommended. My kid and I both take medication that’s restricted in the US, for example, and when we’ve traveled there it’s been with an exact trip-length supply. Bringing extra, especially a lot extra, can mean having all of it confiscated if border guards or police decide you’re dealing.

Ontario here. I grew up with easter baskets and an egg hunt every year, and now I do the same for my kids.

I’ve never seen crazy baskets like on the video! Our Easter baskets are small, around the size of a cooking pot. We fill plastic eggs with chocolates or other candies and hide them in the house; the kids use their baskets to hold their collected eggs (and to easily keep track of whose treats are whose). Usually there’s just an extra treat or two in the basket, like a chocolate bunny. Nothing crazy and certainly nothing expensive.

Easter is first and foremost a religious holiday for us, so the egg/bunny stuff is just a fun sidebar – definitely not the focus.

Crushes are like the common cold, I think. Sometimes they appear out of nowhere, and we have to endure them until they pass, but we don’t have to indulge them.

Something that can help is to pick something that’s an annoyance about that person, or a reason that you wouldn’t actually want to be with them, and redirect your thoughts toward that when you find yourself thinking of them. It can be something really important (“No; I could never be with a married man!”) or even something very dumb or superficial (“Ugh, hairy ears!”). It doesn’t really matter, as long as it’s something that helps to train your mind/heart away from “I want” and towards “I don’t want.”

If you know you can’t be with someone, or wouldn’t really want to outside of whatever fantasy you’re indulging, then finding ways to stop indulging in that romantic daydream is the best thing for both you and them.

Edit: something else to ask yourself is whether this is actually about this man, or about something he’s come to represent to you. You’re a long way from home in a foreign culture. Are you really looking for his love, or are you craving something he represents (stability, home life, end of loneliness, etc.)? It’s worth reflecting on.

Wouldn’t you want it somewhere out of the way, though, so that it doesn’t get set off by accident? I have to stand on a chair to test my home alarm systems; I don’t understand what the “fail” is here.

I like the in-universe swears from some of Brandon Sanderson’s fantasy novels: Rust (rusting, rusted) and storms (storming) come to mind.

A québecoise roommate of mine got her whole office yelling “chicken FRITE” (fried chicken in franglais).

“What the shoes” is kind a fun one. I’ll also yell “fudge knuckles!” which doesn’t really mean anything but is pretty satisfying to say.

My uncle dropped out of law school right before the bar exam because he wanted to work with his hands. He was a happy car mechanic until he retired. Not having a degree doesn’t say anything about your intelligence or the value of your work.

When I was just scrolling past I thought this was a collection of very fantastical umbrellas!

Saving y’all a click: it’s “The Visitor” (S4E2).

There are a few episodes in every series that make me bawl. This was one of them.

https://support.google.com/legal/troubleshooter/1114905?hl=en

Yes, I’m in Canada! You get a much earlier spring than we do with the advantage of the gulf stream. I live in a very temperate part of the country, but we still haven’t reached our “last frost” date, and even though some perennials are starting to bloom we still go below freezing some nights. I expect our dandelions in 6-8 weeks probably.

Oui, je les gardes. Ma alliance original était c’elle de ma belle-mère. Elle est mort depuis longtemps (plusieurs années avant que j’avais rencontré mon mari) alors c’est quelque-chose que je chéris. J’ai plusieurs bagues comme ça et peut-être mes filles peuvent les porter quand elles sont grandis.

I’m not sure, actually! Maybe I’ll do both and compare once they start growing this spring.

D’habitude je porte seulement ma alliance. C’est argent et très simple, car j’avais besoin de remplacer l’originale. Mes doigts ont grandis quand j’etais enceinte (il y a onze ans) et je ne peux plus porter mes vieux bagues.

Dehors de l’alliance je porte des boucles d’oreilles de temps en temps. Je préfère des petits boules comme des perles. Je n’aime pas les colliers, ils me fait penser que je me suffoque.

And a good local mechanic is worth his weight in gold! It took about a year in our current city before we found “our guy” but we’re customers for life now.

… or just leave.