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Grandma’s vintage Sarah Coventry jewelry is my vibe tonight 😆Post Credit: Carla Voss
04/11/2026

Grandma’s vintage Sarah Coventry jewelry is my vibe tonight 😆
Post Credit: Carla Voss

I and my mom say hi to you from Africa Ghana 🇬🇭 ,have a great day lovly one .
03/25/2026

I and my mom say hi to you from Africa Ghana 🇬🇭 ,have a great day lovly one .

Hello, fellow dullsters,I am looking for advice. I bought a new mattress a couple of years ago, and it is rather deep. S...
03/25/2026

Hello, fellow dullsters,
I am looking for advice. I bought a new mattress a couple of years ago, and it is rather deep. Since buying it, I have discovered that getting fitted sheets can be rather a nightmare - the sheets appear to fit when they first go on, but the moment they even smell the washing machine they shrink and it becomes a weekly wrestle mania tournament. I have been through 3 different brands, and whilst the ones I have at the moment (m&s) are just about ok, I would love to be able to change the sheets without needing a shower afterwards.
I thought you lot would be the best people to ask for some recommendations (as in my experience, bed sheets seem to be one of the slower paced hobbies). What are some good DEEP fitted sheets which are not see through (a pet peeve of mine). I'm rather a duvet set collector, so available in multiple colours is a bonus. I'm in the UK and it must be affordable, due to my more exciting hobby requiring enough hay to equal the money to feed and clothe a small family for the year.
Thank you all

Hi Everyone! I have an odd question for the group, but you are such a wealth of knowledge I thought if anyone could hel...
03/25/2026

Hi Everyone! I have an odd question for the group, but you are such a wealth of knowledge I thought if anyone could help, you could! I live on a farm and have found a herding dog with some training that I can actually afford! The guy wants her to be a cherished family member as much as a herder and after interviews with interested parties, he would like me to have her! I am over the moon at this prospect, but she is across country from me. Has anyone ever used a transport to ship a dog across country? It's pretty expensive but the least involvement for me. I also looked into direct flights but there are none from where I live to where she lives. I don't feel good about having a dog transfer flights in cargo (she is too big to go in with passengers) but am willing to drive the 6 hours to an airport where there is a direct flight. I have some points where I can get a "free" hotel for a couple nights, but between the $ for the flight the dog, a crate, vet visit, etc., I think it would be cheaper in the end to do a transport. BUT, if flying is best for the dog, I'm okay with it. Unfortunately, airlines aren't known for being on time and that makes me nervous. I looked at flying out there and renting a car and driving us both home (so I get to go to some places I've never been!) but renting a car at one airport and returning it to another across country costs $500/day!! Are there things I am not considering? Any travel secrets? Pic of a pup I fostered two years ago.

As you all know this group was started because the originator‘s mother had  passed away. And this group helped her with...
03/25/2026

As you all know this group was started because the originator‘s mother had  passed away. And this group helped her with her grief.
So today is the anniversary of my mom passing away. It’s nine years today. This is a picture of her when she was I believe 18. My mom had a challenging life. I won’t put the details here because even though she’s not with us anymore, there’s a part of me that thinks that she’s looking at me from beyond and would not be happy if I posted a lot of things about her. Suffice it to say she was a very strong, independent woman who dealt with a lot of hardships.
She struggled being widowed with three small children. Several years later, married a man who was a monster. She got her divorce from him on a Wednesday and her pregnancy results on a Thursday. So I have a half sister. She then met my stepdad who was a fabulous man. She ended up having a successful life. I believe she was happy.
 In the end mom had a very rare form of Parkinson’s. She had dementia due to the Parkinson’s. She was living with my sister, the last few years of her life because of mobility issues. I would go over to give my sister a break and just sit and talk with mom while my sister took a shower, walked her dog, read a book, whatever she needed to just have a break. One day I had a great visit with my mom and at the end she said to me “well this has been really nice. And you do know Barbara don’t you?“ I don’t know who my mom thought she was talking to but it wasn’t me. It’s so hard losing them at the end like that.
Mom fell and broke her hip. (Compression fracture) They could’ve done surgery but she said “No!” I think this was her way out. She felt trapped in her body and had told me that if her second-floor bedroom window was higher, she would jump out of it.  we took her back home to my sister’s house under hospice care. She had a week of her kids and her grandkids surrounding her with love.  no relationship is perfect. I still have anger over some of the things that my mother did and said that affected my life. But the bottom line is I know she loved me and I miss her so very much. If you’re lucky enough to still have your mom, even if it’s not the best relationship, for me, today, give her a call and tell her you love her. Thanks for listening, ladies. I almost forgot! one year to the day, my niece was born. The circle of life continues. She’s named after her grandma.

Ok, I just arrived here from the Dull Mens Club, more or less by accident. Just marking the difference. I mean, don't ge...
03/25/2026

Ok, I just arrived here from the Dull Mens Club, more or less by accident. Just marking the difference. I mean, don't get me wrong, we have lots of women in the Dull Mens and there is plenty of crossover in terms of the 'dull' and intermittent & unimportantly amusing things about the modern lives we all lead... but the difference! OMGoodness; there's so much more deep personal and emotional content here, with the associated support you offer one another. I mean really, it's like we are playing drafts (checkers in the USA) and you guys are playing 3D chess with the very stuff of life. Trying to work out whether we don't care or we just don't share.
Anyway, thank you for having me Xx❤️xX
(I've added this recent photo from a wig tryout as apparently you can't submit a post without one on here! It carries no special significance)
Addendum:
1). My Banana is awaiting (although this will never actually happen) transformation into banana bread and is in no state to be shown to anyone.
2) I'm a quite dainty UK eight and a half.

It was my 57th birthday yesterday and some of my friends commented how they loved my lipstick. I’m so dull, that it’s th...
03/16/2026

It was my 57th birthday yesterday and some of my friends commented how they loved my lipstick. I’m so dull, that it’s the only one I have ever bought/ used since I was 16 years old. Never even thought to buy a different one, even on my wedding day a few months ago! It’s Amethyst Shimmer by Rimmel if you were wondering.
So it got me thinking. What’s the one most dull thing about you that most of your friends don’t know? Looking forward to hearing your answers!
Sorry no bananas 🍌 We ate them all for breakfast. Size 6 shoe! Well sandals and boots as I never seem to find the right weather to wear actual shoes!

So this happened last night. I got a new retainer to keep my teeth straight last week. I had a bad bout of active RA yes...
03/16/2026

So this happened last night. I got a new retainer to keep my teeth straight last week. I had a bad bout of active RA yesterday so I couldn’t go outside and Mr Whisky expressed his frustration by eating my $400 retainer instead of a banana. Size 7.5 dull Canadian had to laugh.

Today I did 2 things that used to be my husband's designated tasks - (he passed away end of 2021). So puting things tog...
03/16/2026

Today I did 2 things that used to be my husband's designated tasks - (he passed away end of 2021). So puting things together and fixing computer issues-not my favourite chores. Anyway after some challenging moments ( very) with the computer keyboard/mouse-that got fixed...with some accompanied swearing - but not too much, then the solar lamp post and planter got assembled. Yay for persistence. So all is well.

I just realized that the last 3 years have been my first all-in experiment at being truly "suburban" and dull. Before th...
03/16/2026

I just realized that the last 3 years have been my first all-in experiment at being truly "suburban" and dull. Before this, I tried being the beach-cottage surfer girl, the fancy condo stressed out yuppie, and even the urban Victorian DIY renovation nerd. Now I've got 2 dogs, 2 cats and I've taken my aging mom into a comfortable ranch style 5 bedroom home in a quiet suburb... with so much vaccuming and laundry and mowing in summer and snow shoveling in winter ... it's proving to be the toughest life I've tried yet. Day by day I find myself in conflict with all of it, feeling as though this is not my life and yet trying my very best to get the hang of it. I've never before had to balance such comfort and simple joy with such a relentless desire to be more adventurous. My heart is in the mountains and wilderness... walking out my back door into wild nature sounds like a dream... but will that experiment prove to be something other than I expect as well? More dull? Too harsh? Too alone? Am I just menopausal? Bananas? I've stopped bothering to do my hair most days and I wish all my dull clothes were disposable.9.5AA US. Outta fruit.

Spent my day right here. Nothing could have induced me go anywhere. Very dull at home
03/16/2026

Spent my day right here. Nothing could have induced me go anywhere. Very dull at home

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