Category Archives: I wish I said that

October – isn’t it beautiful

“Crispy air and azure skies, High above, a white cloud flies, Bright as newly fallen snow. Oh the joy to those who know October! Colors bright on bush and tree. Over the weedy swamp, we see A veil of purple … Continue reading

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What more is there to say?

At this moment there are six billion, four hundred and seventy one million, eight hundred & eighteen thousand, six hundred and seventy one people in the world. Some are running scared. Some are coming home. Some tell lies to make it through the day. … Continue reading

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Emma and the movie critic

Jeffrey Bento-Carrier is sports editor of the Bugle-Observer newspaper in Woodstock and a longtime movie buff.  The following is his weekly article.  The mother-daughter combo is non other than my daughter Andrea and my youngest grand-daughter Emma. Movies are for … Continue reading

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A run by any other name……….

This morning I managed to ruin a brand new $9.00 pair of panti-hose before I had them pulled up over my knees.    I’ve always had a problem with panti-hose.   This reminded me of one that happened years ago while out … Continue reading

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Ideas from other bloggers

I spend about an hour a day reading other blogs, jotting down links to recipes I want to try or ideas I want to remember.  Here’s a few worth sharing: Beauty that moves is a lovely blog with incredible easy … Continue reading

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Stand by me

The wife-in-law emailed this to me while I was writing the previous entry.  Thought it was quite appropriate. Enjoy. moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2539741 Now if I could only learn how to embed videos………..

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This will make your day

Take a few minutes to check out the latest entry on Kim’s Big Quilting Adventure http://kimsbigquiltingadventure.blogspot.com/ Attention: Quilters.  Connie Colton has a new quilting directory, Quilt Qua : and is welcoming photos for the show and tell page. As today … Continue reading

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The sound track of your life

For the first two weeks of February I ended each post with a lnk to a song with “heart” in the title.   Some songs were old stand bys that I love while others were new ones I discovered on You … Continue reading

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Got milk?

  I don’t know where my friend Tim finds these articles.  It certainly gives a new slant to the “Got milk?”  ad campaign Fri Feb 6, 11:58 AM Drug-dealing milkman spared jail LONDON (Reuters) – A milkman who admitted he … Continue reading

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Desiderata (desired things)

 (written by Max Ehrmann in the 1920s)  I read this each morning and try to live it throughout the day. Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, … Continue reading

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