Tag: home
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December 15, 2007 10:27 PM EST --
We have a mantle in our house that has been designated as the spot for Christmas decorations. This is necessary as we live with cats and dogs that are not always respectful of the sentimental value attached . . . more
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August 13, 2008 12:59 AM EDT --
In 2004, I moved from Boston to Arkansas. I experienced quite a bit of culture shock as I transitioned from big city life to a more rural existance. I thought I had made great strides in acclimation but . . . more
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January 14, 2008 01:30 PM EST --
It is not snowing in Arkansas. Looking out the window I see blue skies and dry ground. My world of work is getting slammed though as New England is in the midst of a snow storm. I work for an answering . . . more
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March 22, 2008 07:49 AM EDT --
A couple of years ago, we had an opportunity to purchase a beautiful home in a small town in Tennessee. Although the money would have been "close," there was another catch, the five bedroom . . . more
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June 17, 2007 04:48 PM EDT --
As if road construction season isn't bad enough when commuting to work or running errands, I now get the joy of dealing with construction right in front of my house. The city is replacing the sewers . . . more
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December 09, 2007 10:19 PM EST --
I once had aspirations of becoming a dancer, but lack of support at home made this impossible. My parents, being of limited means, put me in a third-rate dancing studio, Miss Dolores's. I danced . . . more
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June 07, 2008 08:23 AM EDT --
For Ina's eyes only: Please scroll across the bar, below...
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November 11, 2007 11:16 PM EST --
On a Saturday afternoon last April 33 marines and one sailor came home from Iraq after many months in Falluja. This was their 2 nd deployment to Iraq .
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June 21, 2007 01:09 PM EDT --
In "Murphy's Rule for Old Houses" I expounded on the ins and outs of fixing up an elderly dwelling, discussing in depth the lengths to which one must go to "keep the ship afloat" . . . more
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August 09, 2007 10:33 PM EDT --
This time of year, you never know what Mother Nature may throw at you next. A month of sunshiny days could lull you into a false sense of security -- then you get deluged with . . . more
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September 12, 2007 03:20 PM EDT --
You've had a day like mine. I know it.
At the crack of dawn, the alarm clock goes off, like it does every morning, and it is time to head off to the pool to swim my mile. Only today, I don't wanna. . . . more
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June 03, 2007 10:48 PM EDT --
By Debbie G and Tonia G
There is a charming older lady who lives close to where our horses are pastured. Deb initially made her acquaintance by stopping and asking about a donkey that lives out . . . more
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June 08, 2008 09:16 AM EDT --
In a previous article, I mentioned that we visited our friend Helen in the nursing home where she is recuperating from triple bypass surgery. I wrote about the Aviary in the Solarium of that . . . more
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December 15, 2007 02:13 AM EST --
My amazing friend, Kristin, invites me to join her every year in turning her tree prunings (kindly done by her handy husband, Dick) into a fabulous and fragrant winter garland for my front . . . more
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November 19, 2007 06:57 PM EST --
Today's the day for final photo submissions to the Crate & Barrel room makeover contest here on Gather . Dear readers, I encourage everyone here to enter. The theme is "Downsize your home . . . more
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June 29, 2007 04:38 PM EDT --
Because our weather order got lost in the mail, we have been having pot luck during the great roofing event this week. The Pot has been full to the brim with rain, except when it was ungodly hot or dark. . . . more
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June 09, 2008 12:01 AM EDT --
Today we had wanted to try to see the Cranes since a seven hour evacuation forced us not to go yesterday. Well, they were closed today as well probably due to some earlier storms.
So, we decided to . . . more
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July 07, 2007 04:47 PM EDT --
I'm reading the paper this morning, and a help-wanted ad catches my eye. It seems that we have a new charter school in town, and they need teachers. It might be nice to have a real, steady income, . . . more
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November 11, 2007 12:11 AM EST --
"I've been where the eagle flies, rode his wings 'cross autumn skies. Kissed the sun, touched the moon, but he left me much too soon -- my ladybird..come on down..." --
"Ladybird" . . . more
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August 22, 2007 06:54 PM EDT --
Husband told me today that he had applied for an inspection for the roof, which was his way of warning me NOT to accost, harass, or shoot at any city inspectors I find on our property.
Ordinarily, . . . more
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