Saturday, May 10, 2014
I Found Out
Late last night, actually in the very early hours of the morning before even the trill of the first birds, I got into searching out pictures on the Internet of celebrities without their makeup. It is kind of shocking, but in a way comforting. It really brings home the fact that I am not the only...
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Friday, May 9, 2014
No Rent Increase Please
From out of nowhere men have come (five or six) with a truck bearing loads of nice, long, expensive wood planks. They have set up in our yard, right below our deck, a construction saw, a cement mixer, a large wheelbarrow. They have dug post holes and set some of the shortened planks in the holes....
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Thursday, May 8, 2014
Morel Time
For those of you who have never eaten a wild morel mushroom, cooked to perfection ( Go to #32 - Best Fried ), I thought you might be interested in our family's history of the search for morels every May. I personally haven't gone foraging for them since Grandson Peter was an active young pre-teen...
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Monday, May 5, 2014
Neighboring, Is It Good Or Bad?
"I want you to be concerned about your next door neighbor. Do you know your next door neighbor?" ~ Mother Teresa, Calcutta, India This evening, in visiting Son #3 and Grandson Phil and seeing the growth in their garden pots, the tiny fruit on their apple, peach and plum trees, and while collecting...
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Sunday, May 4, 2014
Sons, Oh My
All I'm hearing is "Talladega!" "Talladega!" "Talladega!" Yes Son #1 is a NASCAR fan and the big race is just about to begin on the Superspeedway in Alabama. He is driving me nuts waiting for it to start. When it gets going, he will ensconce himself in his room to watch it without being interrupted,...
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