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Summer Fragments
{Linking up with Friday Fragments, Friendship Friday, Five on Friday, Awesome Life Friday, and High Five Friday.}
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The Conversation and Other Matters
Rebecca intercepted this exchange in the backyard earlier this week. As “Head of Ranch Security” Cookie is diligent to patrol the premises daily to keep the squirrels and bunnies in line. Happily, we have seen no snakes so far this year. We have noticed a fox or two and a coyote skulking about the neighborhood late in the evening or…
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The Saga of the Lilacs
Of all the places I’ve ever lived, I think the Denver area has the wackiest weather. Last year the lilacs were just beginning to bloom the week before Mother’s Day. We have a lovely stand of tall lilac bushes along the back of our deck and I was so looking forward to enjoying the delicate color and delightful fragrance of…
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Vintage China
For several years I’ve enjoyed collecting random pieces of pretty vintage china when I find it at a garage sale or thrift store. Those of you who have been reading my blog for awhile know about my eclectic violet tea set. Other than that the only full set of china I have is a set that Mother gave me that…
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Parmesan Crisps
Two weeks ago, on our trip to the coast, we stopped at Whole Foods on our way through Portland. There’s not a Whole Foods store in Spokane (our local “big city”), so I wanted to see what they might have in the way of crackers or snacks that fit in with the Trim Healthy Mama lifestyle. My favorite find was…
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Christmas Week Fragments
Let’s see… it’s Friday… so that means I can post a bunch of random disconnected twaddle and call it a blog post, because that’s what Friday Fragments is all about, right? So… here we go… You’ll be happy to know that Bernadine and Beauregard Bearsaltandpepper now have company in the Downstairs Northwoods Bathroom. The new inhabitants aren’t directly descended from…
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Mountain Sunset
Yesterday afternoon: And so… yesterday evening… We found a spot along the road with a good view of the western sky… The sun was beginning to go down… Lyle gets tired of me taking his picture all the time… so let’s try a self-portrait of the two of us together… Um… yeah… let’s try that again…. This time I cut…
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Old Fashioned Lemonade
I like to make old-fashioned lemonade. Okay, I cheat a little bit, in that I use bottled lemon juice rather than fresh-squeezed lemons. It’s a lot less work and tastes almost as good. I also like to use raw sugar which adds to the “old-fashioned” flavor. Old Fashioned Lemonade Recipe 1 cup lemon juice 3/4 cup raw sugar (Can use…
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Thinking Outside the Box
After I posted about the nice pickup topper we got a couple of weeks ago, I tried driving with the thing on. It was dark and rainy the first time, and with droplets of water on the back window I couldn’t see to back up. Driving the truck without the topper makes me nervous enough, because it just feels so…
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Random Acts of Kindness
My family collects favorite television series on DVD. This way we can watch them whenever we like and not have to worry about commercials. Plus, some of the old shows are just better than what’s available nowadays. I know, that’s just my opinion… but I’m entitled to it, right? About 3-and-a-half years ago I joined Swap-a-DVD (a sister site to…
