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KITCHEN INSPIRATION

KITCHEN INSPIRATION

Found this picture on Houzz. So far, it’s the closest look I’ve found for what I hope our kitchen will look like when it’s all done. The black and white is DEFINITELY happening. Still pondering the beige earth tones for … Continue reading

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HAIL, MARY, AND OTHER THINGS

March was a very busy month for us. First, we spent our Spring Break organizing the entire comics collection. It’s all done now, but one step remains—we need to catalog it all, which means creating a list that details what’s … Continue reading

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STAYCATION

Last week Russ and I were off work for Spring Break. Sometimes for Spring Break I visit my family in Florida, but decided now was not the right time. We had just been down for a visit in December, and … Continue reading

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AERIAL AMERICA #4: CALIFORNIA

As Russ and I make our way through movie history, we have come as far as 1941, and so we recently watched the first of the Bing and Bob “Road” pictures, Road to Singapore. After this, we went to the … Continue reading

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BEST PENNEY’S COUPON….EVER!

Every so often, our local J.C. Penney’s sends a coupon in the mail: $10 off any purchase of $10 or more. Wow! How can you beat that? I mean, especially if you find something for exactly $10, then you get … Continue reading

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AERIAL AMERICA #4: ARKANSAS

According to Aerial America, Arkansas is known as “The Natural State,” and watching this latest episode of the fly-over show, I would have to agree. What we mostly see is miles and miles of trees and trees and more trees, … Continue reading

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THE CAT WHO READ 29 BOOKS

I have come to the end of the “Cat Who” series of mystery novels. There were 29 books in all, so it goes without saying that some books were better than others. And as often happens in a series, I … Continue reading

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AERIAL AMERICA #3: ARIZONA

Before I even begin, I owe Arizona an apology. Last time, after talking about Alaska, I was under the impression that our next stop would be Arkansas. Either I’m forgetting my alphabet, or I have Arkansas college football too much … Continue reading

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STONE AND WATER

If I were to rank “The Worst Weeks of My Life,” it’s highly possible this last week would make the Top 10. Two word explanation: kidney stone. If you’ve ever had one, you know what I mean. If you’ve ever … Continue reading

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AERIAL AMERICA #2: ALASKA

Going alphabetically, the next stop in the Aerial America series is Alaska. But Alaska is such a HUGE state, they needed TWO episodes to cover it all. We watched both: Alaska’s Call of the Wild, and Alaska, Land of Fire … Continue reading

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