Online Shopping

 

For me, one of the positive things that has come out of this whole pandemic situation is that it is now more than acceptable to prefer online shopping to shopping in person.  That suits me just fine!  Here are some of the retailers I visit on the regular (even if I don't buy every time). 

1.  Amazon. Who doesn't love Amazon?  Free 2 day shipping!  They have literally everything.  I have never searched for something and come up completely empty.  Home goods, clothes, kitchen items, not to mention Kindle books!

2.  Hobby Lobby.  I like to buy all kinds of craft items and home decor.  Wood crafts, deco mesh, ribbon, scrapbook paper, stamps, fabric, and so on. They have great sales, and if it's not on sale this week, it will be next week.

3.  Michaels.  Same as with Hobby Lobby.  I look to see who has better prices, but at Michaels it's usually scrapbooking supplies or floral items.

4.  Walgreens.  I go in to Walgreens if I am picking up a prescription, but I shop online for other things like cotton rounds and vitamins.

5.  CVS.  Same as Walgreens.  I check to see who is having a better sale.

6.  Target.  Clothing, gifts, home goods, even groceries.  They don't have everything like Amazon, but close!

7.  Bath and Body Works.  Lotion, shower gel, home fragrance, car fragrance, hand sanitizer, and so on. Big sale going on now.

8.  Blick Art.  This place has GREAT prices on art supplies.  I mostly use it for colored pencils.  I can get them elsewhere, but they're cheaper here, and I love to color.

9.  Scrapbook.com.  The best place to shop for unique papercrafting items such as paper, adhesive, embellishments, stamps, and so on. Christmas in July sale!

10. Jo Ann.  This is the best place to get fabric because they have such a great selection, and they have good sales and coupons.  I've also purchased other crafting items here, but it's my favorite for fabric.

11. Chewy.   For all your pet needs.  I have a sweet kitty cat, and I also buy food and litter for my mom's two cats.  They usually have good prices.

12. Creative Fabrica.  This is where I go when I want to purchase cheap (sometimes free) designs and fonts for use with the Cricut.  They also have articles, classes, needlecraft supplies and other tools.  

13. Kohls.  Obviously clothing, but they also have shoes, bedding, and appliances.

Ca-ching! I get cash back with Rakuten from a lot of these places!  If you've never checked it out, what are you waiting for?  Cash back from your favorite places!

What are your favorite stores?

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Buffalo or Bison

 

I have had bison on the brain since visiting the Armand Bayou Nature Center where we observed some from a viewing platform (as well as from Guy's Grocery Games where chefs often cook with it).  I asked my husband if he knew the difference between a buffalo and a bison.  He didn't, so I decided to look it up.

1.  Well, guess what?  A buffalo is NOT a type of bison or vice versa!  Bison and buffalo are not interchangeable names.

2. The confusion likely stems from early European explorers that may have described bison using the French word boeuf, which means beef.  

3.  Buffalo never roamed the American plains.  They are native to Africa and Asia while bison are native to North America and Europe.

4.  The horns on buffalo and bison are very different.  Water buffalo have horns that resemble a handle-bar mustache. Cape buffalo have long crescent-shaped horns. Bison have short, sharp horns.

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5.  They have thick coats that they shed in spring and summer.

6.  Bison have large humps at their shoulders as well as large heads.

7.  They also have beards.

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8.  Bison are not endangered, but they are nearly at a threatened state.

9.   About 30,000 exist in conservation herds and another 500,000 are raised as livestock. (This makes me sad.)

10. Bison are the largest land animal in North America with males weighing up to 2,000 pounds and females up to 1,000 pounds.

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11. Bison make grunting and snorting noises and bellows, but they don't moo like cows.

12. Bison are only aggressive if they feel threatened, and they can run up to 40 miles per hour.  They can also jump vertically up to six feet. But don't worry about them hunting you; they're herbivores.

13. They have excellent senses of hearing and smell, but they have poor eyesight.

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Thanks to these great sites for giving me great information about bison!

Smithsonian's National Zoo

National Wildlife Federation

What is Thursday Thirteen?

Thursday Thirteen is a weekly meme where you post 13... anythings!  The second home of Thursday Thirteen has been inactive since July, and I and a few other die-hards would love to see a come-back.  So, until such time that it happens, Forgetfulone.com will include a link list so we can find each other's T13 posts.

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My oldest T13 post was way back when the first site was up and running.  Most of the links from those posts are inactive now since that site was shut down and many of the bloggers in 2007 are no longer blogging.  My most recent T13 post was... well, this week!  I wish I could say I had posted every Thursday since the beginning, but, sadly, life sometimes gets in the way.  So, play along when you can!

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My very first T13.
My T13 thoughts about blogging.
T13 ways to leave your lover (think Paul Simon).
Destinations (with lots of links to other great blogs)
For the book worm.
T13 wishful thinking!
And a holiday T13.

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