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Thursday, October 9, 2014

Deluge Day

It has been raining since yesterday evening. Flood warnings are out. A very large puddle (son calls it a pond) is at our front step and the cars are sitting in a flowing stream. All of this dampness makes my creaky bones ache--shoulders, hips, leg bones, knees--not bad mind you, just enough to make... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

The Changeling

The smallest and youngest member of our family must have been exchanged from the Gnome community, perhaps even the Gnome Governor's wife who desired a human child for a change, or even a water sprite, for she swims like a fish. She is one of those babies that loves to swim under water, and then when... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Mental Floss

The Hindstein Theory: When you are just positive you could'a been successful if you would'a done things the other way. "I should'a......." ~wit and wisdom of Son #1 Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 5, 2014

Orwell?

It was a new experience for me, and I've been messing around with computers for a long time. I decided to see what I could do with Google Earth at street level, so I tried it first where I know my way around--my own city. I'd been moving around pretty speedily, after I got used to the controls, up... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Surely Not In My Neighborhood

In the early morning hours of October 4, three years ago today, somewhere around this time, Baby Lisa disappeared and has never been seen or heard from again. The case is still open, and the search goes on. A faded sign with her picture is in the entrance window at the grocery store where I shop... Sign in to see full entry.

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