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My Week Long Staycation with My Best Friend, and Other Short Stories
Hi Friends! First of all, I apologize for going AWOL for the last couple of weeks. I had the week off from work last week and celebrated mine, my grandmother’s and my best friend’s birthdays while I was off. I… Continue reading
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Container Gardening in the Blazing Heat & Outsmarting the Squirrels
Dear Friends, Today is day five of 100-105 degree heat index. It’s hard to believe that two months ago highs were lingering in the 40’s and 50’s and I was worried about how long I had to wait to get… Continue reading
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Mediterranean Monday: Greek Pasta with Farmer’s Market Veggies
Hello Friends, It’s Mediterranean Monday, one week off schedule! Last week I was out of town, and that means no cooking and no blogging until I returned home. After I got back, I stopped by a local produce stand and… Continue reading
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Family Trip to the Lake, My Next Crazy Situation, and…Spider!
Hi Friends! There are two kinds of spiders in my area that creep me out: the Black Widow and the Brown Recluse. The latter of the two much more than the former, because the Black Widow tends to know its… Continue reading
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A Week of Maddening Situations, Conquered by Kind Words from a Stranger
Hi Friends! Tuesday we had a heavy downpour here in Southeast Missouri, and I came home to find one leg of my Crabapple tree toppled over, splayed across a couple of my potted plants. And it wasn’t the one leg that… Continue reading
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