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Crabby apple:Flowering DogwoodAnother Crabby AppleDoggywoodBaby mapleRedbud w/maple frame:Peony w/RhubarbGahlic!Dandy little lionsTouch of violet Read More
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Snitch, canary, betrayer, nark, fink .........So I arrived at home the other day and Queenie was on the phone. It went something like this:(Q = Queenie, M = Me, T = Treasury)Q: Oh good, my h… Read More
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And just to be complete, more birdy birdies from the next day Read More
2017-03-21 15:58
In case you wondered, here's what birdies do during Snowmageddon: Read More
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Yep, you heard it on the news, now see the results for yourself.Our picnic table under what would eventually be 29" of pure white snow: Our most recent family addition, a bit unsure abo… Read More
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And the fall-out continues. So on here I gave a run-down of where things were/are with Mom. And here was some bit of perspective a year later.And recently some jealousy(??) or other some-suc… Read More
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Too much to tell right now, but I don't wanna tell right now. Too much swirling so I'll confess.Growing up we started out on a farm. It failed when I was round abouts 5, we moved off when I… Read More
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This political cycle has been nothing short of business-as-usual as far as I can see, despite the crazies attempts to make it sound so very much worse. Really the biggest difference has been… Read More
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It's old, it's seen a lot, it's been through the mill .... and it's still standing. And it's quirky. Go figure.- When we moved in we quickly found out that the house was infested with mice… Read More
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I've been keeping something from you, yes indeedy do I have.It's been at least a year in the making, sometimes big trouble takes time to rot properly.Son-in-Law came from a nasty upbringing… Read More
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The year was 1989. Sensible was just a tiny tot and Oddkin was on the way so Queenie determined apartment life had to end for us. Fair enough, we'd just save up some cash and then go looking… Read More
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Well, it was a good idea while it lasted. or so I thought...... but the construction of an in-law apartment has been cancelled.There is much to say about the past couple months but for now… Read More
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A long long time ago, in a land far far away, this old school house was in its last days, somewhere in the 1930's: Originally constructed in the 1800's (using mostly donated lumber. Mor… Read More
2016-09-09 17:56
Drain it Read More
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And so the saga goes sideways, as it should. Almost comforting to get re-directed so soon, going straightaway would be so .... uninspiring.The house deal fell through. We had convinced the b… Read More
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A few years back I posted about Mum in law and her dementia. Well, it has progressed and we find ourselves making changes. Early on after her diagnosis I started making plans but first had t… Read More
2016-08-03 12:30
I told ya that story to git to this 'un:Not long after we moved in we had the family over to celebrate. As was her custom, my Mom showed up 45 minutes early and acted like we should, you kno… Read More
2016-08-01 15:41
I'm afeered I's gone done something rash, but first: some history!!Many many years ago Queenie and I set out to purchase our first (and still reigning!) home. It was a trying time as we chos… Read More
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So, the original CPAP mask looked something like this:It worked, somewhat, if you don't count the hour is took me to get my breathing under control and through the nose only. Oh, and the app… Read More
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So what is it like to endure CPAP at night? Sounds like Craig's experience hasn't been so bad but I'll take a stab at describing what it's been like.We have pets. Too many. A cat for each da… Read More
2016-07-11 02:13
So, where do I begin? Well, we're gonna cross some lines here, with permission but still....Queenie and I slept in separate beds for about 6 months. Maybe a bit longer. It started last Fall… Read More
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If you ever get a chance, go. It is an incredible building that looks like antiquity though it was not started until roughly 1907 and not 'finished' until the '70s. And just to be clear: the… Read More
2016-04-25 01:21
Washington DC actually gets Spring ... but the cherry blossoms were already gone. See anything you like? I remember when the original went in for a landing. Thanks to the AV depart… Read More
2016-04-23 01:15
This used to be the Vice President's quarters .... until 9/11 when they decide to put the Pres and Vice both in the White House. For some inexplicable reason? They were originally separated… Read More
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This is what we saw in just a 30 minute walk-through. Imagine if we'd had a leisurely stroll .... Read More
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Well, one of Queenie's newish obsessions is with these 'quilted' barn squares. Basically a quilt pattern is painted on sign board and then mounted on a barn, shed, or house. That means that… Read More
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(OK, this is gonna come down like I'm bad-mouthing the day. Don't believe the hype, it's a great day with an awful execution and even worse expectation.)If there was any crock of a created d… Read More
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