Perhaps it was the holiday, or perhaps it was because the server was down, and I did not know it because of the holiday, the website was nonfunctional for several days. My apologies for not seeing it right away, but all is well now. I do hope that all my U.S. friends and family had […]
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Looking ahead to next week, it is not too soon to have a fun Thanksgiving story from Slim Randles. It’s also not too soon to start testing the pumpkin pies. In my mind, there are never too many pumpkin pies. Help yourself. Steve will have Thanksgiving dinner over at Doc’s and Mrs. Doc’s this
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I have had a long love affair with trees. It started when I was a child and would climb the large Elm in my backyard. Sometimes to read. Other times to just sit and be away from everything and everybody else. Often it was a refuge. And I was devastated when the people who bought
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First I want to acknowledge Veteran’s Day tomorrow and give a shout out to the veterans in my immediate family. My son, David, a Marine who was in Dessert Storm. My daughter, Dany, who was in the army and was lucky to avoid combat duty. My brother, Michael, who was also in the army and
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Here’s another fun hunting story from Slim Randles. These are almost as good as “the one that got away” stories. And what would we do without friends to help us out when we need an extra hand? I am sure appreciating my friends a lot in this moving process. It has gotten a bit nippy
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Sharing something pretty first, before getting into the tragic news of what happened yesterday. These are the azaleas on the side of my house. They have been blooming for a couple of weeks, and I was glad the flowers were still there when I went outside the other day. We have had erratic weather here
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Fall is the time for hunting for a lot of people – birds, deer and other game. Many hunters do it to help feed their families, but some do it just for sport. Slim Randles is here with a story of one man who does hunt for food, but may not always shoot. Join me
Today I can wish folks a happy Halloween for real. It is also the last day I can wear my Halloween socks, which is a good thing as I wore them all week, and they really need to go to the laundry basket. Even the dog avoids my feet. But aren’t they cute. I felt like a
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I know it is a little early. Halloween is not until next Tuesday. But with so many towns and cities having events this weekend, I wanted to join in the fun. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. When my kids were young, I looked forward to the family rituals of costume-making and pumpkin-carving with
I love Halloween. Always have and always will. It’s a holiday just for fun – for decorating, for wearing costumes, and everyone is a kid for the day. So I can relate to Herb in this story from Slim Randles. And in keeping with the anticipation of October 31, let’s share in some witches brew,
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