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Friday, July 16, 2021

THE NEIGHBOR - SALKUM, 1947

It’s my guess the town of Salkum grew up around the site of a large lumber mill and logging operation, possibly run by the Weyerhauser company in the late 1800s. At that time the old growth forests in these Cascade foothills were being logged off, primarily by means of “main strength and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 15, 2021

WELL DAMNIT!

I just wrote the best blog of the entire month, and then suddenly it popped off the screen and disappeared into the void! Curses! Lamentations! Don'tcha hate when that happens? It had to do with a very old song "Tulips and Heather," a hit song by Perry Como from the distant past ('40s or '50s). For... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021

DAYS OF OUR BACKYARD SQUIRRELS

The Brick Street troop - Itchy, White Ears, Mellie and Trubbles, along with the newcomer Paladin - are avoiding the area for now. The house next door is being rehabbed. The contractor who's renovating the old house brings his dog along. Zipp, the black and white shepherd mix who keeps him company,... Sign in to see full entry.

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CUSTOMER SERVICE

Yesterday when I went to the local supermarket I lucked out and got a parking spot next to the cart corral and pretty close to the entrance. There was one of my fave small carts. I grabbed it. It's easier to walk quickly with a cart. I don't like to hold up traffic in front of the entrance, which... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021

"COPYCAT, COPYCAT WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN...

I've been to London to look at the Queen. Copycat, Copycat, what did you there? Played with a little mouse under her chair." I know I got it wrong. But once I get started there's no stopping it. I copied and pasted Annicita's post, the photo of an elderly woman looking wistfully out a window with a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 12, 2021

TO PREVAGEN, OR NOT TO PREVAGEN

IS IT A GOOD IDEA TO BOOST YOUR ABILITY TO REMEMBER? There's an old joke that seems to fit my mood today: Q. Why do elephants drink? A. To forget. I had a whole story of life's unfairness and a mother's limited ability to help her son get through a painful situation. Writing it helped me think it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 11, 2021

NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS

Hesitating to turn on the news this morning. If I look out the front door, it's quiet on the street, yesterday's rain is drying on the lawn and the brick street is clear and dry. The playground across the street is waiting to welcome kids on Monday, the parking lot is ready for Sunday morning's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 10, 2021

THIS 'N THAT

What with all the hard news - the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the new strains of Covid that are bringing on a new surge of sickness and death, especially in the hot spots of rural Missouri and Arkansas, there's also a kind of head scratcher that's taking up a lot of media interest this... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 9, 2021

THE NOSY NEIGBOR REPORT: 7-9-2021

Catching Up: A weekend ago a crew showed up to put a new roof on the house and garage next door. They worked from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. for two and a half days, stripping off the old roofing, patching some weak places, and installing a nice dark asphalt shingle. As I watched from time to time,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 8, 2021

THE STRUGGLE FOR HEARTS AND MINDS:

Dora and Donnie is good country people that live a bit south and west of here. They been listenin' to all that malarky on the tee-vee about how ever'body needs to step up and get vaccinated against the Covid. But his buddy in the militia told Donnie the truth: it's a known fact the government has... Sign in to see full entry.

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