Getting ready for spring planting; I’m saving squash seeds

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Our pumpkins and squash are storing very well. We have them tucked here and there around the entryway and closet. They don't go to the basement, as both pumpkins and squash like a warmer...

We’re still plugging along but the new baby sure helps liven us up

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I went to the hospital on Tuesday, to see David's new baby, Melanie. I didn't want to bother Elizabeth on Monday, right after she had a cesarean delivery. I got to cuddle and feed...

Hail and a tornado…almost

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Our carpenter friend, Tom, was here yesterday, working on our latest addition to the house, which will be a living room and entryway, including a small laundry room. It looked stormy all evening, but...

We had a very nice Christmas Eve family gathering

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So our grandchildren could spend Christmas day enjoying their gifts and stockings, we decided to have our family Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve instead of Christmas. It was very enjoyable, as usual. Bill and...

Our first robin arrived today

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I was so jealous of my sisters, Sue and Deb. Both had flocks of robins arriving in their yards. Us? Nada. But today our first one arrived, and we were so thrilled! Will was...