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Remembering Thanksgiving
At the risk of writing another unnecessary article about the meaning of Thanksgiving, I’d like to share a few words on what I think it’s all about. Yes, Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday of November and it’s generally attributed to the Pilgrims who gave thanks for their bounty after they settled in the New…
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Spider Fighter
I was recently invited to lunch by some of my camping girlfriends and after lunch one of the ladies invited us to go to her farm to see the new pool room she was having built. One thing led to another and soon we were on her Kubota mule riding the trails around her property.…
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Why Fall is the Best
Here are my top ten reasons (in random order and importance) why fall is the absolute best season of the year. Ready? Goodbye, 100 degree days. Could that actually be a chill in the air? Or less than 50% humidity? Days in the 80’s are just pipe dreams in July. The grass stops its incessant…
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Tree Tuesday: Pick a color, any color! Or not. . .
The trees in East Texas have reached their peak of fall glory and are now quickly losing their leaves in the rainy days and north winds. However, as I enjoyed the fall color on my local travels, I noticed at least one type of tree that doesn’t just turn one color. It turns at least…
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Workin’ Wednesday: Booth Sprucin’
Today was a good day to do some rearranging of the booth at Uniques & Antiques antique mall where my sister Sharon and I share a booth. I had gone through all my Christmas things in preparation for a garage sale last week so I had a few things pulled to put in the booth.…
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