Babies Poop On Those They Love

I was thinking of poop today … don’t even know why … and got to wondering how many stinky bottoms  I have changed in my 61 years, however, that there is one experience that stands out more than any other and that was eleven years ago with my grand niece, who I graciously will not [...]

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Are You In A Rut?

  Do yo know what a rut is?   It is sunken tracks in a road made by the wheels of a vehicle.    If you have ever ridden on a dirt road that someone drove on ahead of you when it was muddy, and the mud then dried and left deep ruts, you may know how [...]

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Flight of The Hummingbirds

    I was so lucky to be there when Tiny Bird took flight.     It flew under our porch roof and straight at me and it scared the poor thing so bad it screamed and took off for the tree.    You can see it hanging upside down on the branch way up in the tree.    [...]

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Too Big for Their Britches … er Nest

Our babies are growing right out of their nest.   We had such a fierce wind the other night I was afraid their nest would get loose on the cord.   The hummingbirds did a good job of attaching it but it is starting to tip from the weight of the birds.    We don’t dare mess with [...]

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Two Little Brothers

Okay … it’s my blog and I can put my grand children all over it if I want to … can’t I?    This is Lincoln, age 5, with his darling little brother Kai, age 5 months.     Sweet little guys, aren’t they? I hope Lincoln will always think his little buddy is this adorable and sweet.   [...]

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Fifty-one Years of Hula Hoops

My cute little grand daughter,  Luca, has perfected the hula hoop.   She is very athletic and it doesn’t surprise me that she can do this on her neck, arms, legs, and waist.    She just turned seven.   I was ten when hula hoops were invented (1957) and Dad bought me one on our way on a [...]

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Global Buying

My son, Warren, wrote a well articulated blog on a subject that I know holds a lot of interest for many of us.     What helps the most, buying U.S. only products or shopping for the best bang for the buck, even though it often means buying imported products?  I think it can be quite a [...]

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My Tiniest Little Friend … Mrs. H

Okay, so I need to erase that ugly image of the cock roach from your minds … how about this one? It is a tiny little humming bird nest right outside my living room window. I wish it was a better picture but every time I tried to get closer she would fly off … [...]

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How Dead Is A Headless Cockroach?

Some big ugly creatures have moved into my shrubs by the front door and I am ready to pull the shrubs out for good … seriously I think I will do it by hand if I have to. They look like big cock roaches but I hear they are water beetles … I know they [...]

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Grandpa’s Favorite Job

It’s a hard job, but somebody has to do it … I probably have at least twenty different pictures of babies sleeping on Grandpa while he watches television or sleeps himself. His own babies used to take their Sunday afternoon naps on top of Daddy while I cleaned up the kitchen after lunch. This is [...]

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