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Sunday, June 14, 2026

What Happened to the Sapphire Ring?

It was a solitaire cut sapphire with chip diamonds on either side, a graduation/ promise gift from my high school boyfriend. He'd graduated a year ahead of me, got a job in a shipyard, and could well afford the $40 it cost in 1953. Don't rightly know what it would have been worth in 1980 when it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 13, 2026

Green... (old song lyrics, plus)

There's an old saying: The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. People leave the old familiar in the hope of finding something 'greener.' So this song, from the 60s (?) goes like this: "Green, green, it's green they say, on the far side of the hill. Green, green I'm goin' away to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 11, 2026

A SCHOOL YEAR IN FOSTER CARE:

The year we three kids lived on the farm along Lincoln Creek, we learned about the daily chores: feeding and milking cows, shoveling the manure after they went back out to the meadows to graze, gathering eggs and trying to avoid being pecked by hens who didn't want us reaching into their nest boxes.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

"Impeach and Remove"

That's the title of a book released yesterday that focuses on the current presidency and the systematic takedown of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights many are blaming on Trump and his advisers/supporters. As I was flipping channels, I came across Lawrence O'Donnell, flashing the book cover as... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 7, 2026

Son & grandkids, from several years ago.

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Monday, June 1, 2026

THE FRONTYARD SQUIRRELS (seen while enjoying coffee on the porch):

The great squirrel circus is in town: A high-wire act, tumblers, acrobats and more - five, (count 'em - five) bushy-tailed young squirrels, darting and dashing up the tree trunk, across the gap to another tree, one hiding under a clump of leaves while the others search and scramble. Then comes an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 31, 2026

Wish I'd Thought of It Sooner...

Online I found an image of a rustic outhouse toilet, intending to label it "The Donald J. Trump Center for Advanced Political Studies." But the copy & paste tool wasn't working for me. Just now I realized I totally missed a golden opportunity ten days ago, when the Johnny-on-the-Spot truck unloaded... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 29, 2026

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

This is to confirm the reservation made on your behalf by your former wife -- for a central accommodation with ultra-intense sensory experiences. Please be advised no response is necessary. The hot spot at the center is available at your earliest convenience. Sincerely, Reservations Manager, Hades Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 28, 2026

LEARNING TO SHOP:

When I worked at the phone company in Seattle, 1953-1954, it was a completely different world from life in the village of Salkum. From Salkum we traveled 30 miles to Centralia where there were locally owned clothing stores and a Ben Franklin's - also known as the five and dime store. But there was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 25, 2026

Thank you...

I'm thankful today as I was many years ago for my father (U.S. Navy - ship's gunner on an aircraft carrier, WWII) my big brother John (seaman, combatant on a battleship), brother-in-law J.R, (also on a battleship), my U.S. Marine cousin Bob who couldn't wait to get to the front, his brother Del who... Sign in to see full entry.

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