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Friday, April 15, 2016

My Personal Dianthus

It almost impossible to grow a garden when you live in an apartment complex and they have grounds keepers and landscape architects. All I have is a balcony deck and it is on the northwest side with not much direct sun. I have my large house plants that can't go out yet because of cold nights, and I... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 14, 2016

The Wasps Have Come Again

Son #1 noticed a big one today, between the glass door and the screen: Trying to find a place for a nest, Mr. Wasp crept into the space. Through a tiny crack he crawled and then, in such a big place to move about, could not find where he had gotten in so that he could get back out. Last year, their... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

The Head Of Mary Parsons

A crotchety old lady with white hair, wrinkled face, and permanent scowling visage lived in a fenced-in lot, in a basement that had no house above it. Living with her was Blacky, Pepper, and Riley. It was a fascination to me, because it all seemed so mysterious. For one thing, I never could... Sign in to see full entry.

Watching Of The Coming And Going

It doesn't seem as if it has been that long since I did all of the coming and going myself, sometimes alone, sometimes accompanied, sometimes well planned, sometimes spur of the minute. I've given that up in recent years, and watched from afar. I don't know whether spring has set it all in motion,... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Tango On

I have decided that from now on, I am only going to try to maintain one of my blogs here instead of trying to keep them all going. (Of course I do have the propensity to change my mind now and then.) So....even though this blog is listed under the category of Journal, no telling what you might find... Sign in to see full entry.

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