All I am Going to Say

It’s in my yard. It is blooming.

It is hiding in my garden behind the evergreen leaves.
Spring really is coming.

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Tuh-NOH-puh?? CSI: Are you SERIOUS???

OK, I love CSI. the original version. Even if half the time they cannot pronounce Nevada correctly. (It is NOT ne-VAH-duh. It is ne-VA-duh, the VA rhymes with BAA. Trust me. I’m a Native.)
But tonight’s version went over the top. Tuh-NOH-puh? I thought they were talking about some place in Cali, some Hispanic name. My [...]

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Productive Weekend

I’ve needed a break for a very long. Autumn closed in on me as other members of the hosue also became housebound, and then winter pressed in from all directions with snow and ice and no escape. Our house is just too small of a house and I can’t work on my art projects with [...]

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Happy Birthday Zephaniah!

Someone is a soccer fan.

Someone was contemplating reaching up onto the table to touch the forks… (He could reach them, by the way. But he pulled his hands down when Granny took the photo and gave me this “I’m all innocent!” smile.)
Yes, Zephan turned a year old. Actually, his birthday was on the 12th (Charles [...]

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My Quest for Connection (Qwest?)

I had to call Qwest and schedule a phone line repair – again. This time, however, the little automated system promised I’d have a repairman out the following day and he was right on schedule. He climbed the neighbor’s trees, fixed the wires that were shorting out on the branches, called my house to let [...]

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Unschooling Math

I have no idea why I just thought of this. It happened around Christmas, when we were all snowed in and cozy. And bored.
I dug out the Yahtzee game and taught my son-in-law how to play.
I keep the Yahtzee pieces in an old Tupperware™ container made to keep your 2# loaf of cheese fresh (how [...]

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