Category Archives: Books

True Grit

Hi all. Thanks for your well wishes about our trip. We had a nice drive from Canada and arrived in California four days later. The dogs enjoyed our overnights at hotels from their dog pillows, lol. We took an interesting … Continue reading

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Huck Finn Revisited

Hi all, I hope you are well. It’s a bit crazy how much things can change in a week right? If you saw last week’s picture of the yard and this week’s, you might notice that the white stuff is … Continue reading

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Absolution

Hi all. Does it feel like spring where you are? It probably is. It’s even feeling a bit like spring up here. Most of the snow has melted away once again, and we are enjoying balmy temps. We might even … Continue reading

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Spring Forward

Hi All, how was your week? Don’t forget to set your clocks forward on Saturday night. I like Daylight Savings Time — as the light seems to stay around longer in the evenings. And there’s more time to work in … Continue reading

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Remembering the Monster Dogs

Hi. How is everyone doing? We are having mild weather here this week, and it feels a bit like spring but that could change next week. Still March is just around the corner, yay. Are you ready for spring? It … Continue reading

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The Survey & More

Hi All. Happy Valentine’s. Woohoo. I hope you can have a nice dinner tonight with your sweetheart, and/or exchange cards and maybe even flowers — ha, go for broke, lol. Here are two of my sweeties, Willow, age 3, and … Continue reading

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Oh Dear

Hi all. I hope everyone is well and getting through the storms of February. The photos in the aftermath of California’s epic rainstorm do not look good. I hope it dries out soon. We plan to visit my parents and … Continue reading

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Squash and Berry Pickers

Hi. I hope everyone is doing well. We had a bit of snow here on Monday, but the freeze has left and now very mild weather is ahead. We went from -40 to +40 degrees in a couple weeks time, … Continue reading

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Frigid Days and The Guest

Hi All. We are just coming out of a deep Arctic freeze here, which we were in for about five days. Ouch. At one point it was like -40 (without windchill), which I think is my new record for cold … Continue reading

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Stats and Favorites of 2023

Hi All. It’s time to take a look back at my reading for 2023 and see how I did and what I liked. It’s a bit weird but in terms of stats I would say it was sort of an … Continue reading

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