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  • Tim came home Monday, and promptly plunged into an idyllic lifestyle. Between him and me, we concocted the Timotheun Mocha Special: a mocha with Bluebell Mocha Almond Fudge icecream under the whipped cream and chocolate …

  • On snoballs and summer.

    In most parts of the country, people know that it's summer when they stop wearing sweaters and long pants, and when they sleep with their fan on. In the South, or at least Slidell area, we know that it's summer when the …

  • Ladies and gentlemen, I should like to introduce to the world of Xanga our very dear Friend, Miss Phyllis. She is, as of today, a part of Roy and Company. She brings her son and the girl she takes care of to our house fo…

  • The Newheisers and parents went to Atlanta for the FIRE conference that's going on down there. (FIRE, for those who don't know, stands for Fellowship of Independant Reformed Evangelicals...I think.) The pool guys drained…

  • The Newhiesers are here (or rather, touring NOLA with Mama and Daddy) and oohed and aahed appropiately over the pool. We watched 'Wodehouse Playhouse' today after getting the house tidy. 9 days till Tim comes home. I …

  • We planted, hauled humus dirt and mulch, biked to Miss Cathy's to get four Mexican heather plants, planted and hauled some more and biked back to Miss Cathy's to return her pots. We also watched Ice Age (stupid funny mov…

  • "Now it is a strange thing, but things that are good to have and days that are good to spend are soon told about..." ~ The Hobbit. Picking berries, chasing kids, watching movies, hanging out--that's my life at the moment…

  • Today is May Day.

    Traditionally, on this day, the lads and lasses of the village would dance around a tall, charming May Pole, winding colored ribbons around it in a complicated way. (The May Pole effect doesn't work on umbrella stems, bt…

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