The Good, the Bad, and the Christmas

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#1 The bad: the supply line to the water heater sprung a leak today. I definitely didn’t build a plumber into this month’s already-stretched budget. In the greater scheme of things, it could be far worse. We turned the water off to the house until we could get it fixed. The good: There’s a small … Read more

All The King’s Horses

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The other shoe’s done hit the floor with a resounding THUMP. We made a 140-mile dash in the middle of the night a couple of weeks ago, to pick up our older daughter and youngest grandson. Her husband pulled a gun on them. It was the last straw for my daughter (understandably). She and the … Read more

Light and Dark Roast

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Christmas decor at our house is generally limited to 1) our tabletop Christmas tree and 2) a solitary string of battery-powered lights over the front porch and carport. A week before Christmas last year, half the lights in our pre-lit tree bit the dust. A couple of days later, so did the outdoor lights. Before … Read more

Li’l Bit

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My hair got ridiculously long – about halfway between my shoulder blades and my waist. And it was driving me CRAZY. I’m not talking about fancy hairstyling, nothing like that. I’m talking about something in my hair causes my skin to break out everywhere it touches. (Changing hair products has been zero help. I’ve tried … Read more

Making a List, Checking it Twice

Of the handful of people who read here, I’m pretty sure everyone understands the scope of what just happened in our election, and assume we’re doing whatever we can to prepare before madness descends. If you don’t already have one, get an herbal medicine book or two. I own several, but this one has great … Read more