What’s going On

Better

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I’m a lot better now.  I’ve got a lot of “stuff” backed up, undone and begging for attention.  Hopefully I’ll be able to catch up quickly. I’m going to be checking out my site maps, my links and some other stuff to be sure hey are all current and working.  I’m not sure about the … Read more

A Little Done, a Good Weekend

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Someone sent me an e-cookbook of “taste-alike” recipes.  So, Papa says, “Does if have Steak-n-Shake Chili”.  I look, and it does.  That was Saturday morning, and Saturday night we had it for dinner, with our apple pie.  Papa said it was the same, and he loved it.  I didn’t like it so much, but it … Read more

Blog Action Day: Poverty

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Blog Action Day, a chance to raise awareness of poverty, donate to charity, or just pass the word.  I wrote a rather lengthy post about poverty and my family on my genealogy blog. This post will be more short and to the point.  Understand poverty at home.  Do a little reading, you can start here. … Read more

Productive

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We got a little something done today. I cut down the daises, and the remaining hollyhocks, and the peonies.Papa tilled my new flower bed,  He shoveled up the daises from their old home, and I planted them in the new bed. Then he tilled the old bed. I also pulled/cut/dug out weeds around a couple … Read more

Funny Feeling

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I’m a visitor today, at someone else’s home.  I’ve never been here before, so I don’t know where anything is.  Everyone is gone now, so it’s so quiet I can hear the clocks tick. It’s funny how place is such a large part of who we are.  The places we live, ship, walk, bike, meet … Read more

Dear Monica

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I know you probably already checked today, to see if my I peeled my self out of bed a wrote something, and the answer is no.  But I wanted to let you know: The Dan Band is as good as you could possibly imagine.  Better.  Better than that.  In case you see Jeff, Adam was … Read more

Ramping Up In Nashville

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We’ll be headed downtown to watch a couple of Michigan groups, Hardline Drive and Max and Ruth Bloomquist,  play at the Bluegrass Inn. We are attending the awards show again this year, then we’ll probably hit a few downtown spots to check out some of the music.  Fanfest starts tomorrow, then we’ll really be soaking … Read more

Wednesday in Nashville

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I found a minute to tell you that we’re going to the zoo this morning!  We don’t often have time on a trip to do something other than deal with photos, or reserach genealogy, our other major sideline. But today, to get some much needed exercise, where headed for the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere.  They … Read more