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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Happy Spring!
Today is the first day of Spring..coulda fooled me ..other than it is still drizzling out there..I did find some green. One of Chances balls that was lost over the winter and the stupid Daylilies that think it is safe … Continue reading
Posted in Minnesota Weather
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Rainy Day
It is raining a bit outside. A fine misty drizzle. Chance and I went out to check the snow stick. Sorry Day Photo Linda..today is not the day. The snow is going away slowly and look how dirty it is … Continue reading
Posted in Chance, Far Guy, finger surgery, Minnesota Weather
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“Yes, we’ll gather at the river
… the beautiful, the beautiful river; gather with the saints at the river that flows by the throne of God.†That old hymn’s chorus ran through my head many times yesterday. We didn’t get to sing it much in the … Continue reading
Posted in finger surgery, wildlife
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pee your pants funny
I have two “pee your pants funny†things to share. I have a odd, warped sense of humor sometimes. Once in a great while something will really tickle my funny bone, I start to laugh..and once I start I have … Continue reading
Posted in Far Guy, Minnesota Weather, whatever
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Sharp Knives
Far Guy decided on Tuesday evening whilst I was dozing on the couch watching the news in Japan that he would cut his finger off…well the bone in his finger stopped the carving knife from severing the finger. He said … Continue reading
Posted in carving, Far Guy, woodcarving
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St Urho’s Day
Take the day off, sit around in your purple underwear and have some Fish Soup and Flatbread. Wave your Finnish Flag! This is the famous day that the great St. Urho chased the evil grasshoppers out of Finland and the … Continue reading
Posted in Minnesota, Minnesota Weather, St Urho
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Wistful Tuesday: 1930
“To collect photographs is to collect the world†Susan Sontag ..1997 This week we have a Wistful Tuesday, Daylight Saving Time has me all out of whack anyway..and tomorrow is a special day. I collect old photographs I am sure … Continue reading
Posted in Area History, old stuff, Wistful Wednesday
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We Sprung Forward
Just because we sprung forward does not mean than we have spring. I am grateful for the sunlight in the evening..although that hour seems to throw my internal clock into an heightened state of “cranky.†Chance posed at “the bank†… Continue reading
Posted in Minnesota Weather
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Early Settlers
I was reading some of Far Guy’s family history on his Mothers side of the family. March 13, 1890 Zack Lemon gets in with the stage before dark. (He must have been busy in Detroit ( Detroit Lakes) that day.) … Continue reading
Posted in Area History, Family History
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Weather
It rained first and then snowed again last night..now the wind is howling like a banshee and the wind chill is brutal. My baby brother is overseas..his plane was on final approach into Tokyo when the earthquake hit. His plane … Continue reading
Posted in Minnesota Weather, My baby brother
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