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And We’re Back

Not that we went anywhere.  But that’s kind of it in a nutshell:  I didn’t feel like I was going anywhere except around in circles.  I realized that every year, every month, like clockwork, my posts and musings were almost identical.  I found that frustrating.  But then I recognized that life is cyclical.  History repeats … Continue reading »

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A picture is worth 1000 words

I promised myself and others I would take and share more pictures.  I did quite a bit during the holidays and have been trying to since I’ve been home.  Just one problem:  I can’t find the camera charger.  My camera battery is now kaput and I have no way of charging it to take or … Continue reading »

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Bad dogs…kettle, black

Several months back, I wrote about a pack of stray dogs that killed our cat Pearl. Well, we’ve lost another cat, Tom, to another pack of dogs…only this time it was our own.
Horrified and mortified doesn’t even begin to express how we feel. We’ve always been cat people. In my life, I’ve … Continue reading »

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All I ever wanted was a place in the country

Not really, but I love(d) AdamAnt.
Being a Florida girl at heart, I actually always imagined living on a tropical island so imagine my surprise to find myself here, on a “farmlet” in the country. As you can imagine, but just like anywhere else you choose to live in the world, there are pros…and cons.
TRAFFIC … Continue reading »

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Beach time

So the spinach has been pantyhosed and is on its way to the big spinach garden in the sky.  It didn’t die of embarrassment from the ill-fitting and baggy hosiery.  It successfully fulfilled its spinach bearing duties, flowered and is slowly and peacefully becoming compost.  The pantyhose is to catch the seeds which will hopefully … Continue reading »

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