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IAN: Thursday 5/14/2020 When Life Gives You Lemons...
I am posting a recipe tonight for lemon cupcakes that just makes my mouth water. I have fresh lemons that I need to use and think I will do this tomorrow. I have to admit, I am looking carefully at...
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IAN: Thursday 5/21/2020 In the Garden-Warning, Lots of Pictures
I have been neglecting the garden, which is not unusual for me. The reason most of my garden is succulents is because it is not unusual for me to neglect them and they thrive on it! If it requires...
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IAN:Thursday 5/28/2020 The Plumber Always Knocks Twice
Actually, it was two plumbers and Mr. Zen let them in through the garage so they didn’t knock at all. But they did fix my toilet.As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check...
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IAN:Thursday 6/4/2020 Baby Fishes in the Aquarium!
I bought some mollies for my aquarium shortly before the stay at home rules. I may have mentioned that I saw eggs in two different locations, on two different occasions. Well, when I went to feed...
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IAN: THursday 6/10/2020:Kendal 5s, Cleo and Me
When I was a little girl, we had a small mutt dog named Cleopatra. She was the sweetest little dog. We lived in a duplex with a nice backyard and a big walnut tree. My mother was 23, single with 2...
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IAN:Thursday 6/18/2020 Help Name the Starter
New friend: Do you have any pets?Me: Yes, I have a sourdough starter.If you have sourdough starter or that Amish Friendship bread starter, you know how it multiplies. Cockroaches are envious about how...
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IAN: Thurs 6/25/2020 Mama Riley's All Purpose Red Sauce
I am not a big Italian food fan. I have never cared much for red sauce so have been limited in choices. I am good with pizza, but our pizza bears little resemblance to Italian pizza pie according to...
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IAN:Thursday 7/2/2020 Razzle and the Giant Flea Pill
Razzle, like many dogs, takes a flea medication. I don’t give it to her all year, but start in May or June, and run through the hot months, usually until October. There a a couple of reasons why she...
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DK Quilt Guild: Small Table Topper
When I first started quilting, I joined a quilt guild. I went to work shops and watched videos. The one channel I watched most often was the Missouri Quilt Company. Jenny Doan puts out a new video...
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IAN: Thursday 7/16/2020 Aquarium Rescue
I have one of these plecos in my aquarium. I have two other types as well but today’s story is about this little guy. He is about 3 inches long and has a lot of fins. They are stiff and bony and...
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DK Quilt Guild: Morning Star Quilt In Progress
This pattern was featured on the Missouri Star Quilt Company’s YouTube channel in May. I just saw it, I am a little behind. I liked it a lot, had the supplies, the time, and the interest. This will...
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IAN: Thursday 7/23/2020 Marriages at City Hall and Covid
I performed the wedding ceremony for my brothers in law when they married in late 2013. They asked me to do the honors and gave me the info to get certified by the county. After I did that, I...
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IAN: Thursday 7/30/2020 What Happened to July?
The above flower bloomed few days/week ago and the plant it is on has set new buds already. It has never bloomed so often in one season as this year. I suddenly realized that it is the end of July...
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IAN: Wednesday 8/5/2020 Open Thread
I did not find a diary this morning so here is an open thread. I hope Pam is ok.As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK,...
View ArticleMasks for the People: A Video
I saw this video this morning. It lists lots of types of masks and gives what I think is good info. YouTube Video
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IAN: Thursday 8/6/2020 Baby Fish Are Growing
When I first noticed baby fish in my aquarium a few weeks ago, they were eyes with fins. They were so tiny that I wasn’t convinced they were actually baby fish. I was not expecting babies, so I...
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IAN: Thursday 8/13/2020 Birthdays in the time of Covid
OMG, I can’t even believe how beautiful we were in 1984. My brother from another family is on my right and Mr. Zen is on the left, Lil Zen is in the middle of my middle! She won’t let me post pix of...
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IAN:Thursday 8/20/2020 Whining About Cooking
I am a "hot and lots of" kind of cook. I came from a family where mama worked and I helped cook dinner for us. I was never a gourmet cook but passable.Now that I am cooking for just 2 and locked into...
View ArticleAnimal abuse at the Post Office
Does anyone else here feel that the twitwaffle is encouraging animal abuse by keeping the Post Office from delivering live baby chicks to farmers? The chicks have been left to die of starvation and...
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DK Quilt Guild: The Weather Ate My Home Work
I offered to write this diary a couple of weeks ago, saying that I wanted to use it as an excuse to get some UFO’s quilted. This is one of them. It is quilted in the middle but I have not been able...
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