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- Keep What Matters: Decluttering Strategies
- Growing Old with Grace and Humor
- The Life of a Cat: Setting the Record Straight
- Adopting a Wildcat: Two Weeks from Hell
- The Journey of Adopting a Cat
- My Ongoing Battle with Household Mice
- Buzzwords We Love to Hate
- Driving Through Cataract Surgery
Tag Archives: Nature
Reviving Dad’s Birdhouses: A Touch of Love in Winter
You can mass produce bird houses that look better. However, you can’t mass produce the love daddy put in each of his creations. Continue reading
Posted in Crafts/Hobbies, Creatures, Family, Humor
Tagged Birdhouses, birding, birds, crafts, hobbies, Nature, wildlife, Yard decor
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Mouse in the House
It was 3:00 in the morning when strange sounds woke me up. It sounded as if something was scratching the bottom of my bed. “That dumb dog is under the bed,” I thought. “Get! Get out of here,” I mumbled. … Continue reading
Bringing In Fall
Are you in the mood for fall yet? I begin to start thinking autumn when the leaves need to be raked, and the days get a little nippy. It is “sweater weather.” Soon it will be time for cleaning out … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Holidays, Humor
Tagged Autumn, Brightly colored leaves, Changing leaves, Changing seasons, Dry leaves, Falling leaves, Nature, October, Pumpkin patch, Seasons, Sweater Weather
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New Beginnings
Another winter has ended and another spring has come. Along with the robins come the dandelions. The daffodils are blooming, and the early blossoms of the pear tree are in such a hurry to bloom that they risk disaster and are … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Beginnings, birds, Continuity, Flowers, Life, memories, Nature, Nostalgia, Renewal, Seasons, Spring
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A Day at the Park
Oh, look, squirrels! Aren’t they cute? City dwellers don’t see a lot of wildlife, so even the sight of so mundane a creature as a gray squirrel in a city park is reason for a mild excitement of sorts. They … Continue reading
Going to the Mountains
When I was a child, our weekends were often spent “going to the mountains.” Daddy would say, “Let’s go to the mountains this weekend.” We kids would go outside and hide behind the garage. Mom would pack a picnic lunch, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Humor
Tagged car trips, children, day trips, Family, mountains, Nature, tourist attractions
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The Singing Bird Clock
The other day I was strolling along in the local discount mart when what should I spy but a “Singing Bird Clock.” Wow, for under $20 this was a deal, a genuine, plastic, Singing Bird Clock, approved by the Audubon Society, as seen … Continue reading
Posted in Creatures, Humor
Tagged bird songs, bird watching, birds, clocks, home decor, Nature
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