R5 for March 29 – Cocoa butter, catnip, mating season, seedlings, food

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  Rub it in or…… — My thumb doctor recommended a lotion with cocoa butter and Vitamin E. I bought some and it smells just like chocolate. Wonderful chocolate! I’m never sure if it should put it on my boo boo … Continue reading

R5 for March 8 – Housebound, weather, flossing, typing agility, bums

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My thumb bandage is changed and much smaller but my agility is still not there. Today is short and sweet. Remember last Sunday when I said the weather was going to break? – They lied. We never saw the 50 … Continue reading

R5 for March 1 – groceries, downsizing, surgery, spring, Jimmy Buffett

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A compliment? Or not? – Our local grocery store has a “helping hands” crew that loads groceries into cars for anyone who needs help. That’s usually women with lots of kids and the elderly or disabled. I had just finished … Continue reading

R5 for February 22 – George Washington, oral surgery, YouTube, funerals, weather

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Happy Birthday George! – Yep, today is really George Washington’s birthday (by the Gregorian calendar). We moved it to make it more convenient for us — shopping, long weekends and such but today we get to celebrate for real. Cherry … Continue reading

R5 for February 15 — socks, technology, winter, deliveries, death

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  The black hole – I lost 3 socks, one half of three different pair, in the dryer last week. It was the dark load so I double checked all the jeans and pants to make sure they weren’t stuck … Continue reading

R5 for February 8 – Groundhog Day, SkillsUSA, old friends, winter clothes, scheduling

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Groundhog Day – What a joke! There was a storm in Pennsylvania that day so there is no way the critter saw his shadow except for the TV cameras. Let the poor guy sleep and stop the crap about six … Continue reading

R5 for February 1 – Spelling, ads, snowstorm, cats

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  Writer’s plight – Do you ever get stuck in the middle of a comment and you don’t know how to spell a word? Two weeks ago I wanted to use the word “reminisce” in a comment. Spellcheck wasn’t fixing it … Continue reading

R5 for January 25 – magazines, Mexican food, quality, chips, Matthew McConaughey

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Cinco de Mayo where are you? – I am craving Mexican food. We don’t have great Mexican restaurants here – not authentic ones. I was in San Antonio a few years back and still dream about the food but it’s … Continue reading

R5 for January 18 — Pets, relatives, technology, weather, change

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The header is a very peaceful Morgan sleeping on the computer desk. She is rarely this still. Wish I could get into that kind of zone. Recovered – Mollie thanks all of you for your caring comments on her recent … Continue reading

R5 for January 11, 2015 –family celebrations, NRA, forgetfulness, slippers, pond

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Hell freezes over – My small pond froze over. You need to keep an area open so gases can escape or you will lose your fish. My bubbler, which should do the trick, was throwing the water too high. That … Continue reading