Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Don't Eat The Armadillo
I know the good that you have done; the bad I cannot see. For who am I to judge a man of things that dwell in me? ~ Rose Leaves 1959 I learned today that the bite of an armadillo, or even the saliva from one, dried out and remaining in the soil long after the animal is gone, can cause Hansen's...
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Monday, January 13, 2014
Coal Miner's Granddaughter
That's me, one of seventeen for this special coal miner. I never really thought about it much when I was little. Our lives were so different in the city, but now and then when we went to visit grandma and grandpa, Grandpa Jelinek would come home from work with a black face and hands, very dirty...
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Sunday, January 12, 2014
Not Without Thorns
Song of Morning The gold of the cactus, The blue of the sky, The song of the sparrow Away up on high. The sparkle of dew On the tall purple thistle, The cry of the goose, And the meadowlark's whistle. The bleating of sheep, The first rays of sun, The laughter of children, A new day has begun. A...
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Friday, January 10, 2014
Rose Leaves
If I was a maker of New Year's resolutions, which I am not, I would have made the resolution to go through piles of old papers and pictures on my shelves and to get rid of all that I think no family member would want for anything. Even though I didn't make a resolution of it, it seemed as if dull...
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Day Eight
The extremely cold weather is abating here, but I'm afraid that while it was upon us, it must have done some damage of some sort. A notice hanging on our door a bit ago states, "Dear Residents, Lexington Plumbing will be out on Thursday the 9th, 2014 and they will be jack-hammering the floor. Sorry...
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