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Loving Freecycle
I am loving Freecycle right now. We are having some work done on the house which involves my having to get everything off the slab. Since i am not up against the deadline to hard yet I am trying to clean as I go a bit. Freecycle has allowed me to send some National Geographics, some craft magazines, some quilt blocks, fabric scraps, and so on, ( Read more... ) -
Hot, hot , hot!
I just got back from my "short" ride. Ten miles round trip out to the local elementary and back, race the school bus when school is in session. It seems 90 degree heat and 90% humidity agrees with me, this is bordering on my best time ever ( Read more... ) -
Thankful Thursday
1. A big shoutout to my guy colleagues who showed up for the baby shower for our newest engineer. It was me, her and 8 or so guys who had NO IDEA W.T.H. they were doing there except supporting a coworker. Brave dudes really. 3 phones calls from Target last night... Is it still a onesie if it comes in a 5 pack? What colors are allowed for both ( Read more... ) -
Another 5 words
From stringmonkey1. Cooking - There is a trend here.... I like most "food ethnicities". I've never figured out cuisines east of mmmm... India. But between here and there, I like many of them. I bet I have over 4 dozen cook books. I don't have to be sober to cook. I don't have to be sober to cook a feast but you will have to ask Lavinia about that. I can ( Read more... ) -
5 Words
From molly_world1. Southern -Yes ma'am I am! Southern to me is a lot of things. A wonderful collection of soft, slow, blurry accents. Colloquialisms that are peerless. Gentle and modest men. Socially polite ladies. People of both genders possessed of great depth and strength of character. Community. Tent revivals in August, hats and white gloves in ( Read more... ) -
Words meme
Reply to this meme by yelling "Words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then post them in your LJ and explain what they mean to you.
From orlacarey1) books - I would rather read than eat! I learned to read at such a young age that no one knows when I learned, I showed up in kindergarden knowing how. Books are adventure and escape ( Read more... ) -
Monday - what are you reading?
As forecasted, this past week was a bunch of YA books, especially for girls. DD has a pair of sisters for girlfriends and they are both strong readers and want to find something good. So I have read the first , third and fourth books in the Enola Holmes series. I love the premise of a much younger sister to Sherlock and Mycroft that, upon ( Read more... ) -
Thankful Thursday
1. I am thankful for the good medical care that is benefitting a lot of people I am fond of this week and last. Miracles come in a lot of guises ( Read more... ) -
Frog Rescue
I have to admit to being a fan of the harmlessly bizarre.
Yesterday I rescued a frog. From my office window... on the second floor... on the outside. Yeah, I have no idea to the answers to any of those questions..... but he was safely delivered to a nice shady, marshy part of the compound where I hope he has great stories to tell his -
Its Monday- What are You Reading?
I'm finishing a Judge Dee mystery, Necklace and Calabash ( Read more... )