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gloomy days
As June pushes on, the days have been gloomy, without any reading or gardening. Barbara keeps busy, I rest. I have no appetite and am losing some weight but things aren’t cheery, what with war, murder and noisy neighbors. Oh … Continue reading
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Happy Easter!
Happy Easter to all! I didn’t grow up in a particularly religious home, so for me Easter was more about colored eggs and jelly beans than church, though we did go on Easter morning, but I do remember the chocolate … Continue reading
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National Pie Day!
Sunday, January 23 is National Pie Day! I love pie, and will be having some on this very special day, my favorite, strawberry/rhubarb. I hope you enjoy some pie too! From the National Pie Day website: ”Sponsored by the American Pie … Continue reading
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Arrrgh! Too Hot! – UPDATE
Its hotter than predicted as shown in the previous post. It was over 90 at 10:30 this morning. Current forecast is for 111 degrees by 5pm. All time records are being set. Thank heavens for air conditioning!! they say it’ll … Continue reading
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meanwhile… Maple Syrup
We don’t use maple syrup often, but a couple times a month we enjoy either pancakes or waffles, and when we do, we have them with butter and maple syrup. Growing up, I remember we had either Log Cabin or … Continue reading
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On A Rainy Afternoon
Nothing for Pongo to do but… As you can see, I have — at least for now — gotten the blog working again.
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short story Wednesday – Thrilling Stories of the Railway by Victor L. Whitechurch
I read this in ebook form, a Kindle compilation of British Mysteries. Except for the review cited at the end of this post, the author is new to me. Thrilling Stories of the Railway by Victor L. Whitechurch, 1912. Contents:“Peter Craine’s … Continue reading
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Currently…
We’ve had a lot of rain in the past week, with more expected every day for at least another. That’s good, we need it, and the snowpack that’s being dropped in the mountains, which provides the water in the Summer … Continue reading
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Birthday Goodness
It was too much, frankly. I had been putting things on my Amazon wishlist for a while, and I thought I’d get a couple of them and instead I got almost all of them. When Barbara brought out the packages, … Continue reading
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We voted
We took our ballots to the library yesterday and put them in the ballot slot, so we’ve now voted. Since Oregon is a mail-in ballot state, it’s always easy and safe, and since Barbara went to the library to pick … Continue reading
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