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Is “spittoon” even a word? I don’t know but.. Darryl, the brother of Darrel walked by my rental the day after the aluminum had been taken off of the shed. I was showing a friend of mine the rental. She was dressed in Sunday best clothes. I was in my old work [...]

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The rental is located in a rural area. Around it are lots and lots of woods. I love the land itself. The trees are old century oaks and several are huge.
There are only a handful of homes around my rentals. At the dead end of the road there is an [...]

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Tenants moved out of a rental and literally took all of the aluminum from the lawn shed. Just around the corner from the rental is a scrap metal business. I’m sure they have my aluminum. So, I’m spending my time adding new siding.
To get the wood, I have been dumpster diving at a [...]

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In the early spring, I took a two-door shelf out of the barn and dropped it on it’s back to create a box for a garden. The garden was a boon and so when the fall came, I had an ugly metal box in the yard.
So, I bought some coleus and boom, [...]

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Some years ago , my girls and I traveled to New York City to see the Macey’s Day Thanksgiving Parade. What a pleasure it was to see all of the HUGE balloons and crowds of people.
Four things I really remember about the trip:
1. It was do very cold that we could hardly move about.
2. [...]

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Early in this week, the body of Somer was put to rest. It was a sad day for her family and yes, for all of us. The little 7 year old had run off from her siblings and friends on Monday in Orange Park, Florida, and never seen again until her body was [...]

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Many of you have wondered what happened to me but I have been slammed and honestly, unable to blog…  Over the coming weeks I’ll share some of my experiences.  I hope all of you are great….I’ve missed sharing with you.

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According to “Fact Monster” the Statue of Liberty has an inscription on the tablet which reads:
July IV, MDCCLXXVI
This is the date the Declaration of Independence was signed, expressed in roman numerals.
And then, we all know the famous Emma Lazarus poem about welcoming immigrants, which begins “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning [...]

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This past week, my sister, neice and I took a trip to New York City. It was the typical “tourist” trip with the ride over to Ellis Island, a photo under the Statue of Liberty and rolls on the two tier busses.
Before leaving home, I looked up Bernie Madoff’s address because I [...]

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The Nation’s oldest city is just 25 minutes from my home. Often, we ride down there and spend time in shops, and just enjoying the fun of this quaint place. St. Augustine is full of The Cross of Jesus. It has the largest cross in this area and maybe the United States. [...]

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