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Sunday, September 7, 2014

Why Don't You Drop In

"Dropping in" has an all new meaning to it for me since Grandson Michael has been a paratrooper in the Airborne Division of the U.S. Army, and specializing in parachute assault operations into denied areas. A phone call today informed me that tomorrow night he is part of a night drop into the wilds... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 6, 2014

To Do, Or Not To Do?

Yesterday was not a blogit day for me. It was not an email day or a facebook day, or a google search day, or a reading day. It was kind of a nothing day--no tv; I fell asleep with my library book in my lap. I didn't cook up any magnificent recipe dishes, or do any cleaning. I didn't go shopping, or... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Behind The Mask

In the daily news, the words "Behind the Mask" brings horrific thoughts, sadness, grieving, praying for any others threatened in the same way and for the same reason. The U.S. intelligence community is busy analyzing videos, trying to figure out how this can be brought to an end without the U.S.... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Picidae vs Turdus

Hairy visited yesterday. He only comes when I put a certain kind of suet square in the feeder--the one with cracked corn, millet, peanut pieces, grain, hot red pepper flakes and berries. Downy comes also, and usually Flick and Sap. Red never comes out of the forested area, but we can hear him over... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

The Outhouse

Betwixt or between, a person must lean, take sides, say yea or again' it. Ancestors gave fight to give us our right to poop alone in a pit. ~ Son #1 He won't. I've tried many times to get him to join Blogit, have a blog of his own, write for people to read. He learned from his grandpa the joys of... Sign in to see full entry.

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