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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…
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Truck Repairs
This is the story of the job that consumed our entire holiday weekend. One day last week Lyle noticed something wonky going on with the steering of his truck. After further research he determined that it was time to do some front-end work before we set off on our trips in June. Memorial Day weekend was supposed to be cool…
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Monster Cookies
This is one of my family’s favorite cookie recipes. I like to use the green-and-red Christmas M&Ms or other seasonal colors if it’s close to a holiday. 6 eggs 2 cups brown sugar 2 cups white sugar 1/2 tablespoon vanilla 1/2 tablespoon corn syrup 4 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 pound butter 3 cups peanut butter 8 cups oats 8 ounces…
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A Blustery Walk
It’s the dark time of the year. I always have a hard time adjusting to the shorter daylight hours after the time changes in the fall. Sunset today was at 4:22p.m. and it will continue to set earlier and earlier for another 6 weeks. Then the days will gradually start getting longer again! This afternoon I went for a walk…
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Rose Creek Garden
My sister-in-law is an avid gardener. Thought you might enjoy a few glimpses of her pretty garden!A vintage bicycle welcomes you to the garden.She has heart-shaped stepping-stones engraved with the names of each of her children. (Yes, she has 9 children!)I snapped lots of pictures of many of the dozens of different varieties of flowers that are currently blooming. I…
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Summer Sunday Supper
When I was a little girl I would beg my mother, “Tell me stories about when you were a little girl!” She’d laugh and say, “I don’t have any stories!” But she did! Just simple anecdotes of everyday happenings when she was growing up. Now that I’m a mother, my children love to hear my “stories,” too! One Sunday recently…
