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Granddaughter Evey

Looks like she's exercising, while the dog stands by. In this video her mother called her "My Little Conductor".

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Mystery Man

As a hobby I do a little Family-Tree type genealogy and I came across this old photo.  It's not my father but the family resemblance from my father is there.  I look different because of the effects of my mother's and grandmother's genetic influence. I think he's one of the grandfathers I never met. Here's an extra large view: Here's the back.  I can't make out the writing but I can see a few Italian words. Some blue numbers are written over part of it. Here's an extra large view: Some of the words I think : "Hope that...this...no...life that...true..." Mt guess on the numbers on the back: 500, 1072, 1011, 1010 Could it somehow be a phone number? I don't think it's some coded message. It was written upside down over the letters with a thicker pen and different ink. I'm considering having it restored by a professional.  Some sites can do it from an uploaded photo.  That way the original will always be wi

Upscale Tricycle & ...

This must be a limited edition. I rode a tricycle like this for a summer job with Good Humor Ice Cream. That's not me in the photo. Safety First! Playing with her extra large friend. Dream-cycle 😊

Tell An Old Joke Day, July 24th

Tell An Old Joke Day - 24th Jul, 2017 | Days Of The Year

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Backyard Trumpet Vine 2017

Hopefully it will continue growing down the other side of the trellis.  We should have planted one on both sides so they could meet in the center. Here is a seed pod.

Funny Clothing Drive

Funny? Confusion

My brother Tony sent me this link.  I think everyone has a day like this sometimes. Every now and again someone puts into words what so many people are feeling! Read this amazing email and let us know if you can relate.    Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. – Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests: I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing. As I start toward the garage, I notice mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mail box earlier. I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car. I lay my car keys on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full. But then I think, So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage first. since I’m going to be near the mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first. I take my check book off the

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Cucumbers & Basil July 2017

I have more Basil than I can use right away so I'm going to freeze some.  This is one of my six plants. Here's the procedure I'll try: (From the web) My cucumbers are growing faster than I can eat them. Here are three from the past two days. I'll try to pickle some of them by using this recipe from  Easy Summertime Sweet Pickles | McCormick EASY SUMMERTIME SWEET PICKLES These easy-to-prepare sweet pickles require no special jars or vacuum sealing since they are stored in the refrigerator. Perfect for when you have a bounty of cucumbers. INGREDIENTS 2 cups thinly sliced cucumbers (1/4-inch thick) 1/2 cup thinly sliced sweet onion 1 cup cider vinegar 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon McCormick® Celery Seed 1 teaspoon McCormick® Mustard Seed 1 teaspoon non-iodized salt PREPARATION 1. Place cucumber slices and onions in medium glass bowl. Set aside. Mix remaining ingredients in medium saucepan. Bring to boil on medium-high heat, st

Garden Progress 2017

The plants are growing past the top screen! This is the top of the tomato plant.  I'm not going to trim it, want to see what happens next.  Will tomatoes grow on top of the screen? Here's another angle where you can see in the back row how the cucumber plants are also growing above the screen. Only one eggplant so far. The tomato plant is doing great.

Backyard Wasp Nest July 2017

This morning Lynette found this wasp nest. She was scared and I don't blame her. The way she described it at first, I thought there was something terribly wrong with the house. I wondered if something like part of the roof had caved in.     You can see the wasps going into and coming out of the nest. This looks like a very scary and unhappy face. Now we'll have to find someone to take down the nest. This is the first time such a large wasp nest was in our yard.

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A Sailor Aint a Sailor Aint a Sailor Anymore.

Responses to "Thank You"

In response to "Thank You" I grew up with "You're Welcome".  But now I hear "No Problem" most of the time.  It seems a little strange to me.  Was there a problem possible? Does the response mean that the person prevented the problem you almost caused? "No worries" is a little like "no problem".  Was there something I should have been worried about? A possibility from English Language & Usage : "It was no problem for me to hold the door for you, because your ease of access is more important  than me getting to my car faster." Or Maybe "The main difference is that  you're welcome  is meant to be polite while  no problem  is meant to be friendly." I like this idea even though it's a bit hard to follow: "Based on the other answers it seems not everyone has the following connotations with both terms, but I would argue that "No problem" implies that you did something out of

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