Thoughts
from Quail Thicket -
Observations
from a Country home
INDEX
FROM START OF BLOG
9/1/2016
Reverse
Chronological order
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December 31, 2017
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Times have changed
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December 30, 2017
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The phrase “Get your workspace ready
for the new year”
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December 29, 2017
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Belgian Endive – date on experiment
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December 28, 2017
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After Christmas Sales
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December 27, 2017
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Patience – Waiting without complaint
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December 26, 2017
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Lobster Newburg Vol Au Vents - recipe
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December 25, 2017
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Baked Stuffed Shrimp - recipe
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December 24, 2017
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Christmas Eggnog
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December 23, 2017
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Newspaper Boy?
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December 22, 2017
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J. C. Nichols Memorial Fountain,
Kansas City, Missouri
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December 21, 2017
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The crystal bride’s basket
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December 20, 2017
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Paper straightener
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December 19, 2017
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Deck the Halls with boughs of Holly
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December 18, 2017
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Live Christmas trees and surprise
asthma
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December 17, 2017
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Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue
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December 16, 2017
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‘ . . . you expect romance like in
the movies’
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December 15, 2017
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I think we’ve become our parents
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December 14, 2017
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A shopping experience with a Capital
E
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December 13, 2017
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Attempted Christmas Shopping
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December 12, 2017
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Passoire – pronounced [paswar]
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December 11, 2017
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Sexual harassment bandwagon
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December 10, 2017
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Insight into how the other half
lives.
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December 9, 2017
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A friend as a simple question
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December 8, 2017
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Fashion tip – full skirts
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December 7, 2017
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“I wore the ‘e’ off the typewriter.”
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December 6, 2017
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Snowflake Shortbread pan - recipe
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December 5, 2017
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Who
is that
raking leaves?
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December 3, 2017
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The Button
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December 2, 2017
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My big game hunter is in excellent
form
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December 1, 2017
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Washer door latch broken.
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NOVEMBER 2017
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November 30, 2017
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The distant sound of bagpipes
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November 29, 2017
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P.S. I Love You
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November 28, 2017
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Autumn leaves final salute
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November 27, 2017
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Silk fall leaves and memories
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November 26, 2017
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Ice Blue Eyes
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November 25, 2017
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Gold Gingko leaves
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November 24, 2017
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All things Thankful
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November 20, 2017
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Potatoes – now and back then
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November 19, 2017
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Fall Mantel decorations & Maple
syrup
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November 18, 2017
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The apple corer
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November 17, 2017
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Mistakes happen and this is one
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November 16, 2017
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Humility & self esteem
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November 15, 2017
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That pesky travel half-ounce rule
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November 14, 2017
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The absent gardener
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November 13, 2017
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Christmas Catalogs arriving by the
basketful.
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November 11, 2017
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This year’s experiment – Belgian
Endive
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November 9, 2017
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“Eat your crusts!”
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November 1, 2017
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Prize Patrol notification
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OCTOBER
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October 26, 2017
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The angels wept.
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October 23, 2017
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This week will be an eternity for me.
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October 22, 2017
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The simplest of things still
fascinate me.
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October 19, 2017
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Barbara St. John my Mom, 1924- 2017
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SEPTEMBER
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September 18, 2017
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Caladiums and black bird migration
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September 6, 2017
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Divide and Conquer
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September 5, 2017
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A treasure from 3/29/1990
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September 4, 2017
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This is your last issue –
Subscription Notice
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AUGUST, 2017
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August 21, 2017
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Writer’s prompt for August: Missed Connection
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August 15, 2017
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Fairy Ring
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JULY 2017
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July 19, 2017
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The branch that moved
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July 17, 2017
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One of my favorite places – York,
Maine
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July 15, 2017
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“SPLATT”
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July 14, 2017
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I ripped the ass out of . . .
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JUNE 2017
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June 25, 2017
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Day Two – Broken Toe and Mr. Snake
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June 24, 2017
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Broken Toe
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June 21, 2017
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Fill up your senses . . . Summer
Solstice
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June 20, 2017
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You’ve a lovely view
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June 19, 2017
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Fractured Fairy Tale: The Tortoise
and The Hare
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June 18, 2017
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Cool . . . ahhhh . . . Cool Mornings
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June 7, 2017
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“Two Points”
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MAY 2017
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May 27, 2017
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“Is that a borrow-me?”
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May 26, 2017
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Unusual knowledge for a new secretary
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May 25, 2017
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Spent brass bullet jacket
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May 24, 2017
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Cosmos coming into bloom
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May 23, 2017
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Time versus heat in the kitchen –
Let’s pressure cook
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May 22, 2017
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Braised radishes with Portobello
Mushrooms
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May 21, 2017
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Mystery unsolved as of yet
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May 20, 2017
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Fog in the meadows
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May 19, 2017
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Message in a Bottle
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May 1, 2017
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme
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APRIL 2017
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April 22, 2017
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The surprise birdhouse
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April 21, 2017
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Back to tidying ways . . . Mom’s
letters
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April 20, 2017
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Oatmeal Spice Cookies from a cake mix
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April 19, 2017
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Proust’s famous little Madeleines
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April 18, 2017
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They can’t read their own
handwriting?
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April 17, 2017
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DeWit Dutch hand hoe – I can’t garden
without it.
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April 16, 2017
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Full Circle Happy Easter Everyone
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April 15, 2017
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Poem: Let’s Pay the Taxes with
Asparagrus
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April 14, 2017
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You simply can’t take the salesmen of
this fellow customer
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April 13, 2017
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Final Day on Paved patio
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April 12, 2017
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Day three of the pavers and patio
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April 11, 2017
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Day two of the Pavers
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April 10, 2017
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Pavers and sand arrived
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April 9, 2017
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Crop fit
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April 8, 2017
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Sack of live rabbits
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April 7, 2017
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In the lap of luxury
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April 6, 2017
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Early spring gardening trick
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April 5, 2017
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The surprising charm of a lone tulip
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April 4, 2017
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Grey Owl Juniper – I love them and
hate them
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April 3, 2017
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New project – the dish garden patio
around the raised kitchen garden
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April 2, 2017
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The best part of my day – Jasmine
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April 1, 2017
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It took me 3 days to enlarge the cobblestone
walk 2 ½ feet by 5 feet
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MARCH
2017
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March 31, 2017
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“I’m the CEO of this household . . .”
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March 30, 2017
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The tale of techniques
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March 29, 2017
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Freeze report on Bradford Pears
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March 28, 2017
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I started planting out in the garden
today
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March 27, 2017
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Sad report on the 21 to 23 degrees
freeze we had a week or two ago
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March 26, 2017
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“It’s officially Spring” – He’s back
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March 25, 2017
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Catastrophe Struck – Quick
Action? AH . . . NO . . .
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March 24, 2017
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A cheap thrill – Potted violets from
your garden
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March 23, 2017
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I was academically intimidated, but
only for a short time
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March 22, 2017
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Talisman – second generation
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March 21, 2017
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You have such a nice voice on the
phone
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March 20, 2017
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There’s a Carolina Wren looking at me
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March 19, 2017
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Perspective – mine changes – does
yours
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March 18, 2017
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Writing group monthly exercise –
color
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March 17, 2017
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My Favorite St. Patrick’s Day Memory
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March 16, 2017
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My French grandmother used to say we
are Irish
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March 15, 2017
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I espied a Leprechaun . . . and I
caught him
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March 14, 2017
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Cardoon research, Cynara cardunculus
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March 13, 2017
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Jerusalem Artichoke Tubers – Sun
Chokes or Sunroots and also, French or Canada potato
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March 12, 2017
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The stillness of fallen snow
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March 11, 2017
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The World Almanac – oh what memories.
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March 10, 2017
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Choices, choices, choices – but more
gardening than anything else. An update on what I have been up to.
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March 9, 2017
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A view from the Kitchen window
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March 8, 2017
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March 7, 2017
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March 6, 2017
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The Lenten Season – This year’s
challenges
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March 5, 2017
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Old trick measuring with your hand
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March 4, 2017
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Plant stakes from recycled material
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March 3, 2017
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Bouquet of Daffodils
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March 2, 2017
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Blind Daffodils
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March, 1, 2017
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March flowers
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March, 1, 2017
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March flowers
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FEBRUARY,
2017
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February 28, 2017
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Joy Journal – an entry for my husband
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February 27, 2017
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Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock
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February 26, 2017
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Reclaiming the back property line
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February 25, 2017
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UP? DOWN? Anemone De Caen bulbs
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February 24, 2017
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Cutting back Maidenhair grass – Miscanthus
sinensis
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February 23, 2017
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Every woman should own a pair of bolt
cutters
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February 22, 2017
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The mysterious shadowy figure
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February 21, 2017
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Open letter to a new widow
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February 20, 2017
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Pull pots for spring planting
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February 19, 2017
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February 18, 2017
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Snickerdoodles and seed starting
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February 17, 2017
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February 16, 2017
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February 15, 2017
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February 14, 2017
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February 13, 2017
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February 12, 2017
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February 11, 2017
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February 10, 2017
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Do you think money grows on trees?
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February 9, 2017
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February 8, 2017
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Where are you in life? Where do
you live?
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February 7, 2017
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Celebrate your life every day.
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February 6, 2017
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February 5, 2017
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February 4, 2017
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February 3, 2017
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February 2, 2017
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Proud Yankee and proud Patriot
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February 1, 2017
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JANUARY,
2017
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January 31, 2017
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January 30, 2017
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January 29, 2017
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January 28, 2017
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January 27, 2017
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Could you make potato salad?
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January 26, 2017
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Joy Journal – A little tidbit from a “joy”
celebrated.
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January 25, 2017
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January winter joys in the vegetable
garden
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January 24, 2017
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January 23, 2017
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January 22, 2017
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January 21, 2017
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January 20, 2017
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Monique – my sewing mannequin
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January 19, 2017
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Reclaiming old garden space – stone
mulch
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January 18, 2017
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In the dark – what again?
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January 17, 2017
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Marie Kondo’s tidying up magic – Part
3 – Books
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January 16, 2017
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Marie Kondo’s tidying up magic – Part
2 Folding
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January 15, 2017
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Marie Kondo’s tidying up magic
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January 14, 2017
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Awkward Family Reunion
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January 13, 2017
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A surprise compliment.
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January 12, 2017
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Time and the art of Living by Robert
Grudin
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January 11, 2017
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Glycerizing Method of Magnolia Leaves
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January 10, 2017
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The Russian Tea Room – “Coffee
Please?”
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January 9, 2017
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Red sun at morning, sailors’ take
warning.
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January 8, 2017
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Winter storm damage – Mother Nature’s
natural pruning
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January 7, 2017
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The morning we left Delaware.
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January 7, 2017
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Apology
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January 6, 2017
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Another floor mopping story.
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January 5, 2017
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How do you wash the kitchen floor?
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January 4, 2017
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Winter landscape review
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January 3, 2017
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Meeting an old friend and bumping
into a friendly ghost.
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January 2, 2017
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A place for everything, and
everything in its place.
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DECEMBER
2016
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December 31, 2016
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New Year’s Resolutions
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December 29, 2016
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Out with the old – in with the new.
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December 28, 2016
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The year is coming to a close
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December 27, 2016
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Christmas Graciousness
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December 26, 2016
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Christmas Greens
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December 25, 2016
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Christmas Traditions
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December 24, 2016
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Christmas Story No. 4
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December 23, 2016
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Christmas Story No. 3
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December 22, 2016
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Christmas Story No. 2
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December 21, 2016
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Christmas Story No. 1
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December 20, 2016
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Daddy’s little garden helper.
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December 19, 2016
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Is it a bird, a plane – no, it’s a flaming
flying saucer
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December 18, 2016
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The Mansard Roof Mansion adventure
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December 17, 2016
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Rain drop Mowing
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December 16, 2016
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The mystery of the disappearing sheet
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December 15, 2016
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I am the Master of
the Master Closet
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December 14, 2016
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Christmas Tree Napkin Fold and Blue
Cheese Crackers recipe
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December 13, 2016
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Christmas sentiments – Best Friend
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December 12, 2016
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Humor in the face of death
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December 11, 2016
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Dibble, a great gift for the Gardener
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December 10, 2016
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The Gardener’s Journal
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December 9, 2016
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My “pointy shrub” Christmas
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December 8, 2016
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Mistake – Big Mistake
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December 7, 2016
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Our Christmas Tradition – White
Florist Cyclamen
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December 6, 2016
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Glory Lily – Gloriosa
rothschildiana – also called Flame Lily
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December 5, 2016
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The Zen Garden
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December 4, 2016
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Tag or No Tag that is the predicament
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December 3, 2016
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Pack Rat – Political Cartons by
Michael Ramirez
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December 2, 2016
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Rain, Rain, Rain and Winter Gardening
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December 1, 2016
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Shoe fetish
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NOVEMBER 2016
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November 30, 2016
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“Life ain’t fair!” I cried.
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November 29, 2016
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Pack Rat – tossing out saved recipes
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November 28, 2016
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Glazed Shallots – recipe
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November 27, 2016
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We do have local “culture” here in
the county.
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November 26, 2016
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News clipping magic.
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November 25, 2016
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Black Friday
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November 24, 2016
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Thanksgiving leftovers in four acts.
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November 23, 2016
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Thanksgiving is food, family, and
tradition.
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November 22, 2016
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Time is running short already and we
aren’t even into December!
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November 21, 2016
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Point of View in the garden
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November 20, 2016
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The Rosary Beads
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November 19, 2016
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Murphy’s Law
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November 18, 2018
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When they say your first car is your
first love – it’s true, even if you’re a girl.
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November 17, 2016
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Sunny day, cold air observations
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November 16, 2016
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This year start a new tradition . . .
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November 15, 2016
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Hoarfrost: The Blond Assassin
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November 14, 2016
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Hot Cocoa weather!
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November 13, 2016
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Wishing on a necklace clasp showing.
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November 12, 2016
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Lip brush luxury – you’ll LOVE IT
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November 11, 2016
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My brother visits North Carolina
before I “get gone.”
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November 10, 2016
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Clever is as Clever does
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November 9, 2016
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“Fasten your seatbelts. It’s
going to be bumpy . . .”
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November 8, 2016
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The Skunk Whisperer
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November 7, 2016
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Force of Gravity oooopps moment.
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November 6, 2016
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Christmas Cookies
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November 5, 2016
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“Forever” Stamps.
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November 4, 2016
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The raccoon sniff.
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November 3, 2016
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Are you cold – your feet are blue?
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November 2, 2016
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Why few friends like to go clothes
shopping with me.
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November 1, 2016
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The fall color has finally arrived!
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OCTOBER
2016
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October 31, 2016
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Hoot Owl Cookies [a technique update]
and Golden Beef Stew [recipe]
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October 30, 2016
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Occasionally I buy silly little
things.
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October 29, 2016
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The lost art of the heart felt Thank
you note.
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October 28, 2016
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Box of Fruit from the Band Fund
Raiser
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October 27, 2016
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A place for everything and everything
in its place. Benjamin Franklin
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October 26, 2016
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Deer sightings in Three Acts
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October 25, 2016
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Another treasurer from my archives
while I am under the burden of a head-cold. Vintage Potpourri – Column
No. 1
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October 24, 2016
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SNEAKERS
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October 23, 2016
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I opened the door to the aroma of
home baked muffins . . .
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October 22, 2016
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Oops, is it my age or my education
showing?
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October 21, 2016
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“I’m a cheapskate at heart . . . or
am I frugal?”
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October 20, 2016
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“Cat here is a no name slob.”
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October 19, 2016
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Have you ever watched leaves fall of
trees in the Fall?
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October 18, 2016
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White lace and Promises . . .
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October 17, 2016
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Tidbits, Teasers & Wanderings
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October 16, 2016
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“I Dare You” by author William H.
Danforth
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October 15, 2016
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Dumpster Dive Lilies
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October 14, 2016
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PSSST . . . let me tell you about my
secret gardening weapon
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October 13, 2016
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Birthday dinner in Paris, France, in
1987 – Conclusion
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October 12, 2016
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Birthday dinner in Paris, France, in
1987 –
Part I
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October 11, 2016
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Surprises in the Fall Garden
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October 10, 2016
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This is a family heirloom story that
is not yet complete.
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October 9, 2016
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Usefulness is not impaired by
imperfection. You can drink from a chipped cup.
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October 8, 2016
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Please take my word for it; switching
from summer clothes to winter clothes isn’t always easy.
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October 7, 2016
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If you want the best seat in the
house, you have to move the cat.
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October 6, 2016
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Another reprint from the original
column – Thoughts from Quail Thicket
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October 5, 2016
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All in the family – writers of one
kind or another.
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October 4, 2016
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Bulb Planting – session 2 – Going to
Plan B.
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October 3, 2016
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Remember the importance of “now” in
the garden cycle.
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October 2, 2016
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Hoot Owl Cookies
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October 1, 2016
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Fall is in the air – which makes me
turn to Fall Cleaning
SEPTEMBER
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September 30, 2016
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Oh! The perfect pear. Plus bonus
recipe.
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September 29, 2016
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BAH-Hamburger, Herb Hamburgers, and
Where’s the Beef?
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September 28, 2016
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A salute to my Mom on my Birthday
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September 27, 2016
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One of those embarrassing moments in
life
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September 26, 2016
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The fashion police are not interested
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September 25, 2016
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Lounge Liz-zard Relocation Team
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September 24, 2016
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How I got the name for this Blog –
reprint of original column
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September 23, 2016
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Let’s talk about Red Two Lips - mean, Tulips
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September 22, 2016
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I snagged a “Cinderella” pumpkin at
my favorite garden center
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September 21, 2016
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Have you ever screwed up and the
family never lets you forget
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September 20, 2016
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French Woman and the scarf
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September 19, 2016
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Love Letters in the Sand – Far from
it
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September 18, 2016
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Ikebana “In Situ” technique –
expanded to composting
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September 17, 2016
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Pecan Chocolate Chip Tassies [recipe]
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September 16, 2016
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“Two shall now become one”
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September 15, 2016
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Eradicating Johnson Grass sorghum halepense
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September 14, 2016
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The Good the Bad and the Curious
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September 13, 2016
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The mystery of the dirty blue tea
kettle
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September 12, 2016
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Spotlight on Liriope muscari variegate
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September 11, 2016
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Caladiums – Color in the Garden from
July
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September 10, 2016
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“What do you do?”
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September 9, 2016
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Essay: What is success?
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September 8, 2016
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Meeting a new friend and furniture
shopping
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September 7, 2016
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Near the top of my to-do list is
“Update my personal phone/address book”.
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September 6, 2016
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Twenty six years ago – what got me
started
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September 5, 2016
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A Renaissance women or “life skills”
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September 4, 2016
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I recommend two books
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September 3, 2016
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End of Summer Basil Tomatoes – recipe
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September 2, 2016
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Are you local? A question directed at
me.
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September 1, 2016
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First Post – First place poem in
Anuran – The New Corporate Wife, Winning Essay – First Place
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