Category Archives: Books

Sprinkles From the Book Pile

Hi all. I hope you’ve had a good week. I’ve been busy with yard work and officiating a junior tennis tournament lately, so things have gone by in a whoosh. But now I’m back to chat about books. Last week’s … Continue reading

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Summer Reading List

Greetings. I hope everyone in the States has a very happy and safe Memorial Day weekend. We had our long weekend last weekend in Canada, which was rainy. Actually it’s been rainy here for about 10 days now, which should … Continue reading

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The Wide Wide Sea

Greetings. How’s everyone’s May going? It’s getting pretty busy here. We are trying to whip the yard into shape and put in some tomato plants and vegetables now that our snowstorms appear to be over. And we are looking into … Continue reading

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True Grit

Hi all. Thanks for your well wishes about our trip. We had a nice drive from Canada and arrived in California four days later. The dogs enjoyed our overnights at hotels from their dog pillows, lol. We took an interesting … Continue reading

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Huck Finn Revisited

Hi all, I hope you are well. It’s a bit crazy how much things can change in a week right? If you saw last week’s picture of the yard and this week’s, you might notice that the white stuff is … Continue reading

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Absolution

Hi all. Does it feel like spring where you are? It probably is. It’s even feeling a bit like spring up here. Most of the snow has melted away once again, and we are enjoying balmy temps. We might even … Continue reading

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Spring Forward

Hi All, how was your week? Don’t forget to set your clocks forward on Saturday night. I like Daylight Savings Time — as the light seems to stay around longer in the evenings. And there’s more time to work in … Continue reading

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Remembering the Monster Dogs

Hi. How is everyone doing? We are having mild weather here this week, and it feels a bit like spring but that could change next week. Still March is just around the corner, yay. Are you ready for spring? It … Continue reading

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The Survey & More

Hi All. Happy Valentine’s. Woohoo. I hope you can have a nice dinner tonight with your sweetheart, and/or exchange cards and maybe even flowers — ha, go for broke, lol. Here are two of my sweeties, Willow, age 3, and … Continue reading

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Oh Dear

Hi all. I hope everyone is well and getting through the storms of February. The photos in the aftermath of California’s epic rainstorm do not look good. I hope it dries out soon. We plan to visit my parents and … Continue reading

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