Random 5 for July 24 – Pets, locusts, tomatoes, heat, ummm-I forgot

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A new grand pet – The beloved husband spawned a bunch of pet-loving children. All of them have pets, most have multiples. At one time there were 13 grand pets (among four adult children) but with passings and additions, I’ve lost track. There … Continue reading →

Random 5 for July 17 – Distractions, girl time, robins, Darwin, stupidity

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Bumpkus – That’s been the level of my inspiration lately. I’ve said it before. It’s hard to write a humor blog when bad things are happening. “They say” the best thing to do is to keep doing what you do. … Continue reading →

Random 5 for July 10 – Tomatoes, swamp ass, tropics, bitch, stupid sales pitches

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Tomatoes – Woo hoo I got my first tomato this week. Yes, it’s a yellow cherry tomato but I am very happy! The garden has been quiet. I put chicken wire around my plants. Perhaps that groundhog got too fat … Continue reading →

Random 5 for July 3rd – Inspiration, hearing, elections, attitude, birthdays

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What’s next? – Whenever I think I will run out of things to write about, something happens. I anticipated an uninspiring week leading up to the holiday weekend. Then I had my garden ravaged (update – cucumber plant history, zinnias … Continue reading →

Random 5 for June 26 – Vacations, Amazon, cats, illness, groundhogs

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Where is everyone? – Everyone seems to have disappeared. Maybe vacation? Even Starbucks isn’t crowded. Bloggers, shoppers, friends are all on hiatus! There is something I like about that (at least the Starbucks part) but it also feels like something … Continue reading →

Random 5 for June 19 – Pets, activities, irony, cameras, water lilies

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Pond – This is the first week that all three colors of my water lilies bloomed. It is just gorgeous. The week that was – Hazel had surgery this week. (That’s a total other story!) Talk about a household turning … Continue reading →

Random 5 for June 12 – Jake, rabbits, bird nests, peace, boobs

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Remembering Jake – I am clearing out the pond area and really need to pull out Jake’s catnip bush. We have other bushes in the yard where I can clip a slip for the cats but this was the one … Continue reading →

Random 5 for June 5 – Sex, exercise, hearing, nature, politics

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This is self-explanatory, isn’t it? — Gotta love them! Yes, that’s my pond! Yes, they need the sex talk. There is such a thing as too much exercise – I took a day off from my gym this week. We continue … Continue reading →

Random 5 for May 29 – Weather, mosquitoes, theft, parenting, memories

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She’s off her meds again – After a very cold May the temperatures went up to the 90s. A  week ago we were barely bumping 60 and yesterday it was 92 with maybe one day of seasonal (76 degrees) weather in between. … Continue reading →

Random 5 for May 22 – Ponds, clientele, paragraphs, blogs, endings

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What the? – Look at that picture! Do you see something…umm…weird? Maybe even gross? The electrical cords run through a piece of tubing for protection gave the appearance that my pond has a penis. How did that happen? There was a circumcision … Continue reading →