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Talk Show Hosting from Home: Decor Ideas
Talk show hosts such as Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel have been hosting their shows from their homes. I have found these glimpses into their homes and the homes of their guests very interesting. Have you noticed the rustic bohemian look of Jimmy Fallon’s home? The kitchen contains what looks like open cabinets made…
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Open Season for Wasps
When the weather turns warm here in the South the wasps come out. Here in East Texas we have black wasps, black-winged red wasps, all-red red wasps, yellow and black guinea wasps (we call them yellow jackets), dirt daubers, cicada killers (hornets), bumblebees, wood borers, and honeybees. We’ve been blessed with quite a variety of…
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Things I Can’t Wait to Do
There’s little to do around here these days except for cleaning, fixing meals, surfing the web, doing projects, running to the store when necessary, and talking on the phone or texting. I’ve just about exhausted the projects that I am willing to take on, and having nowhere to donate or store unwanted items makes decluttering…
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We’re in the thick of it now. . .
It’s not fun any more. (Was it ever?) March began with students and teachers excited about spring break. Then spring break was extended for two weeks, then three, then four, and now who knows how long it will be before classes resume? This pandemic has changed everything. Now teachers are charged with providing…
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Walking Ten Miles in the Snow–well, not quite!
Although I didn’t have to walk to school ten miles in the snow, I grew up in a time when kids weren’t as pampered as they seem to be these days. How so? For one thing, I rode the bus to school every day from first grade through twelfth grade with very few exceptions. My…
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