Baffling Squirrels

We have already ceded the first bird feeder to the squirrels but want to save the second for the birds.

Labor Day Parade 1968, Winner, South Dakota

First, thank you to everyone who is participating in the #30PostsHathSept Blog Challenge! Be sure to take a look at the posts so far, and remember that it’s not too late to add your own. All you need to do is write 20 to 30 blog posts in September. That still allows for four or …

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Darcy’s Excellent Adventure (new betta in his new home)

And now for something completely different. I tried to take a video of Darcy, our new betta fish (with whom I am already in love),  as soon as he was introduced into his tank, but not until the end did I realize that my phone was accidentally set to “time lapse.” The error was serendipitous …

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How do I love Mark Rylance? Let me count the ways

I was thrilled to learn that Mark Rylance received last night’s Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Olivia in Twelfth Night. How good is Mark Rylance? Good enough that my husband and I made a trip from Milwaukee to New York last fall for the sole reason of …

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