The Last Good Tomato
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\nWhen the fellow ran his truck into our yard a dug ruts in it, he promised he’d be back the next day. We’ve heard that a lot over the years as this property has seen its fair share of errant “drive ins.” I’m happy to report that “Bub” did return with some dirt and filled in the ruts. Mr....
The Courting Candle
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\nRemember the other day, we had lunch with Judy and Norm. Judy is my “convoluted cousin” twice removed. They’re finally retiring from the Victorian Mansion that has owned them for decades. They’ll be moving to Florida for good and our city will lose two of its greatest treasures. The...
SMH
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\nI was reading early yesterday while I was still stretched out in the camper when I heard a truck. Backing up…pulling forward…spinning wheels. People often turn around in our driveway when they realize they’ve turned up the wrong road. But this was taking too long. I jumped up and looked out the window...
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Fog in the Holler
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\nHello, October!!! I’m loving these warm days and cool nights. I also love to sleep in the camper and listen to the last strains of night music that we’ll hear till spring.
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\nI woke up yesterday to a foggy bottom. My iPhone corrected the exposure on its own so you cants see the same fog I...
An Audience of Two
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\nI follow BMack Writes. She sends out these short videos with the conviction she wakes up with.
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\nIn a recent video, she talks about healing your hurt. She talked about trying for 20-some years to fit in with a certain group only to discover she was seeking the wrong audience. I think we...
Jug For A Day
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\nWe are “of a certain age.” Y’all know what I’m talking about. We’re ALL doing it.
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\nBowel prep.
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\nFasting blood tests.
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\nTwenty-four hour urines.
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\nOy!
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\nHow could peeing in a jug for a day be so complicated?
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\nDoctor: Ok, the lab will be sending you a kit with the instructions, then you ship...
Bread and Grains
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\nMe. Fixit went to the bowling alley to congregate with his buddies last evening so I tackled the grains. I still need two or three five gallon buckets then I should have my staples in storage. One of our WV granddaughters is coming this week to help me clear out the back bedroom so I can...
Remember 9?
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\nI never had a birthday party with friends till I was 13 years old. Man…I thought I was something else! People singing to me and giving me presents? SO out of my wheelhouse but I felt like a princess.
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\nNowadays, parents give these huge parties from the time the kids are one year old and have no...
Planning for Spring
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\nThere is a corner of the yard out by the creek that captures and holds water when we have a long stretch of gently rain then a few thunderstorms. It turns into a pond pretty quickly. We’ve fought with it for a few years and I’ve been doing some research on how to rectify the situation. A...
Busy Bees
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\nWe were thrilled when the sun came out yesterday! It’s still going to be coolish, but…it finally feels like fall.
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\nWe really had no choice but to start mowing right after breakfast. There are places in the yard that pools water so I couldn’t get into them. Although I did get into one wet spot and...
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning…
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\nYou know those nights when you just can’t seem to fall asleep…no matter what? Add in a terrifying nightmare where you’re trying to scream and nothing is coming out. Needless to say, I only slept about two hours then had to break camp and tow the camper home.
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\nThe new truck is nice, but that lower horsepower really makes a difference. Granted, I had about 425 pounds of grain, beans, rice, and oats in the cab with me so that truck’s engine was really working. When I realized that I was also carrying about 217 pounds of water in the fresh tank. I stopped and opened the...
Heading Home
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\nIt’s been such a lovely, relaxing trip. It’s always so much fun to visit with Gail. Get a little knitting done…eat some yummy food…take naps in the afternoon. Perfection!
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\nIt rained the entire time we were here, but hey…yesterday WAS the first day of fall, after all. It was chilly but I have a...
Camp of the Flies
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\nI was awakened yesterday by a loud thud that shook the camper. I removed my ear plugs and listened. There was big machinery nearby. Gail told me they were going to tear out the old pit toilets and install a new facility with showers and flush toilets. Wowza!
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\nI walked to the trash bins...
LONG Day
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\nNote: I know many of you recognize where I am but please don’t reveal it here while I’m camping. Girls gotta be safe! Thanks!
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\nI was up at 3:00 yesterday morning. I woke up and there was no more going to sleep. I gathered the last of my camping things and sat down with Mr. FixIt for a cup of...
Changes
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\nI never dreamed I’d become attached to a spider. “Charlotte” was beautiful! Yellow and black with a belly full of eggs. Every time I went in and out of the house for the last few weeks, I check on her progress. I watched her grow and I carefully protected her web. She continually preened and...
Zzzzzz…
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\nWe had an appointment in town yesterday then met my “convoluted cousin” and her husband for lunch. It was a lovely visit. They are moving to Florida permanently in November so we have very few opportunities to visit again and once they move, we may not see them again this side of heaven. It will be...
Running on Empty
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\nY’all…we had such an adventure last night. We hooked the camper up to the new truck and took it to town to empty the tanks. I’m towing Grace up to visit a friend for a few days. Scooter did pretty well towing the camper out our two-lane blacktop with all the hills and twisty turns.
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\nThe...
How Times Have Changed
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\nWe had another day of challenges, so we stopped for ice cream on the way home. There’s not much that ice cream can’t fix! We pulled up and parked next to this beauty…a 1965 Ford F-100 Flareside when they introduced the Twin I-Beam front suspension. She’s Scooter’s grandma!
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\nWe went...
The Poky Little Turtle
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\nI love living in the country! You never know what you’ll see from day to day…a flock of turkeys, a vole frantically outrunning the mower, or a poky little turtle taking her sweet time basking in the sun. She’ll be buried in the mud before long to wait out winter.
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\nI slept in the...
Good Night, Little Moon
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\nWe’ve had a hard year, but things are turning around! I haven’t shared a lot about this, but we finally sold the rental house. Honestly, my poor husband lost money on this one due to a set of circumstances we needn’t get into. But, it’s not in our possession AND it was a gift from...
All Good Things…
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\nWow…what a great weekend! We went over to see our cousins and sat on their beautiful front porch. They live on the side of a mountain and the view down below is beautiful. We sat on the front porch…spread out on the swing or the old wood rocking chairs that my cousin has refurbished with...
Sunday Evening Prayer Circle
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\nPlease pray for:
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\nMy family as they travel home from a wonderful family gathering for my beloved Uncle Bud.
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\nEveryone in the path of severe weather.
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\nThe people of Nepal who suffered the tragic flash flood.
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\nThe people of Ukraine as they prepare to enter a bitter winter.
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\nPra...
What a Perfect Day!
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\nCelebrating my uncle’s 90th birthday was so much fun. There must have been a hundred people there to wish him the very best. We took pictures all day because there’s no time like the present.
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\nIt was a long day but I wanted to share some photos with you before I turned in.
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\nMy uncle...
A Quick Story
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\nI may have told you this one before but humor me if I have.
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\nWhen my uncle received his pilot wings, Grandma and PopPop went with an entourage to attend the ceremony. Along with my aunt, my great grandfather and his love interest…they all enjoyed a cross country automobile excursion. That was...