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  • This morning I woke up thinking about..... Pickled Herring and I knew I was back to normal Why pickled herring you might well ask? It is my father's 88th birthday and I am trying to think of something he does not …

  • THS CHAPTER IS CLOSED FOR AWHILE addendum: Did not want anyone to worry...just a bit worn out from the kitchen project and the emotions that have gone with it! So I am just taking a short break

  • For Marj The smile remains the same...the body lies

  • CONSTRUCTION FREE ZONE The time has come for all good people to come to a place of rest from sawdust. Dan and Knight have done their best to make an impossible task into another impossible task. You cannot patch a 1…

  • Long promised pictures...our hero.... Dan and his faithfull dog! Moose and he is named properly This is a 200 pound gentle giant... talk about a sweetheart he could level me with one jump~ But he is gentle a…

  • Busy Hands While I goof off on the computer...well it IS my day off... Knight fixes the tail light assembly he managed to crunch while not narrowly missing Dan's pickup tailgate Meanwhile, Dan the Man, master reco…

  • Reconstruction Blues! Sanding, sanding, sanding...keep those doggies sanding..RAWHIDE! And that is what it takes...sanding the overspray...knocking down the paint, and repainting with the glossy enamel. I mean thes…

  • Life's simple pleasures! Knight and I are farm people. If something is still good you use it...don't throw it out! He grew up repairing things with a pliers, hammer and saw! It is not in our nature to spend money on …

  • Relationships~ Wet paint. A sign left by Dan when he was finishing up today. We had our issues yesterday. Yesterday is gone. Issues discussed and dismissed. Values established. Wet paint. How many times have w…

  • RENEWAL There is always renewal in life...if you look for it! Not a great photo...but my Maui Ginger is blooming for the second year here in the fog belt! Renewal of a trip loved and a plant that has been transplanted…

  • Lavendar Blue Dilly Dilly..... Will visit with all of you when I can...time does not allow and we are still waiting for Dan the Man to return for his pickup, guitar, and do the rest of our work! What can I say??? …

  • Thank you Xanga ! Friends that I would never have met or experienced have come from Xanga. Most of you are online friends and we never get to meet in person. I cherish all of you! Oh how I would love to be able to fl…

  • A very quick post before our company arrives....Hurrah...our kitchen is not done yet but we have the house back!

  • So I will count my blessings... Having good friends is such a blessing...I have found so many good friends here on Xanga...and you all know who you are If you have been reading me for awhile you will know that I ha…

  • Guess Mad is Good! he of the tatoo came over today to show how sanding would make our woodwork paint just fine. BS...we do not want more sanding at this time..got good company coming. Knight spent most of the day...ha…

  • Thank God! I was beginning to think you were terminal PollyAnna. this was a note from my dear friend James...I had sent him and SOS message about the kitchen. It is not going well anymore and my sense of humor is gon…

  • Breathe deep...or wear a mask! We got the sub-flooring repaired.......yeh! And then we discovered.....baahbahbing! The wall behind the refrigerator was not a wall anymore. When someone did a laundry room area...t…

  • Progess report: alias, the kitchen or lackthereof ~ Sanding the ceiling A major mess of particles falling and landing on everything and everybody! This is no easy job! Then when they took up the lineoleum they…

  • Happy 4th of July to All Wonderful News My Son-in-law talked to me today from his home in Minnesota. He is home from the war in Iraq! HE IS HOME!!!! Thank you God for returning him to us safely! We are blessed

  • Just a quick note....divorce is an ugly thing and our contractor/friend got a notice in the mail that did not match anything that was agreed in the original agreements. He had to go to court and then he had a judge that…

  • The older I get, the less I understand! Knight and I thought we understood our young man who was working so closely with us all these weeks. Knight and I have left about 8 messages...business and worry nature on his ce…

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