Monthly Archives: September 2009

Lily

Neighbor friends of ours have Shadow’s best friend.  How can dogs have best friends you ask?  They just clicked.  Lily walks past our front yard several times a day.  It became natural to chat.  Those chats turned into friendships for … Continue reading

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Covert Operations

I grew up hearing the phrase: “If I’d have known you were coming, I’d have baked you a cake!” I guess it’s one more Southern phrase that sticks in my head…  But it came to mind as I enjoyed my … Continue reading

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Results of Elbow Grease

I spent hours today with wet hands.  I cut and peeled countless apples.  I even have a “gizmo”, but the misshapen apples proved too much.  I had to cut out the yucky parts on every single apple before tossing it … Continue reading

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Free Apples

Today I drove out to my brother’s house.  It’s about 45 min. from me.  He and his family aren’t there now, they are on vacation. I had hoped to take a few friends to a farm for fall apple picking, … Continue reading

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Three Weeks In

Today marks the end of the 3rd week of school.  What I want to know is how is it that these 3 wks. are gone so fast and those last 3 wks. of summer were so torturous and slow?!!!  I … Continue reading

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Ditch the Disposables

I have realized that I do a lot of things that are “green“. I either forgot I made the change, or it seems so normal now, that I just take it for granted. This weekend we had a BBQ for … Continue reading

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