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IAN: Thursday 12/24/2020 In Praise of Groucho Glasses
My brother by another family is a huge fan of Groucho glasses. The cheapest and easiest way to get a belly laugh out of him is to wear them. Over the decades, I have given a few pair of them. They...
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IAN:Thurs 12/31/2020 New Year's Eve 20 20 24 Hours to Go
Most public celebrations have been cancelled so this ticket is still good. The year has been so long, so bad, that I have nothing to say except let the new year be better for all of us, please. Be...
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Forward: I wrote this diary earlier this week for publication at 12m on 1/7/2021. I had no idea of course of the terrifying path we would be on after the take over of the Capital building. I am...
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DK Quilt Guild: Open Thread with Pictures
I had planned to have something new to show today and then last week happened and I have been totally scatter brained. I can’t concentrate to work and keep moving from one unfinished chore to another,...
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IAN: Thursday 1/14/2021 Useless Machines
With so much time at home, I have spent way too much of it on the interwebs, watching YouTube videos. I have watched a lot of cooking videos and a fair bit of art and general crafts. I have learned...
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IAN:Thursday 1/21/2021 Wasn't that amazing?
Mr. Zen and I spent all day and night watching MSNBC’s coverage of the inaugural festivities. It was stunning to see competent people who can talk and encourage and walk all on their own!As you can...
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IAN:Thursday 1/28/2021 Bad Puns
I cooked dinner, ate, and fell asleep on the couch. All you get today are these bad puns, although I love the one above. I hope you will all carry on without me. As you can see by Itzl's concerned...
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DK Quilt Guild: Everything is Coming up Roses
I have gotten this quilt partially quilted but of course, it doesn’t show in the picture. That’s ok, it doesn’t bear scrutiny. But it is getting done. Come below to see it.DK Quilt Guild is a place...
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IAN: Thursday 2/4/2021 Fish Tank Politics
My aquarium is quite the watery Peyton Place, if you know what I mean. It doesn’t look like the above picture anymore but you get the idea.As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us...
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IAN:Thursday 2/11/2021 "I Don't Own a Cat"
I am surprised at the number of us who own cats that picked us and moved in. There are far fewer people who have taken a dog in off the street, at least in my circles. I guess cats are allowed to...
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IAN:Thursday 2/18/2021 Things I Want to Do For Spring
I love the idea presented above. How easy is it to do, especially with succulents. I like how they have interspersed the double cinder blocks with the single to cantilever them and give this planter...
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IAN: Thursday 2/25/2021 The Tricker Catalog for 2021
This is the time of year that I order water lilies and other water plants for my pond. Some years, I don’t buy anything and let the ones from the year before emerge for the summer season but the...
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IAN Thursday 3/4/2021 Rainy Day Comfort Dinner
“It never rains in California...” is our usual refrain here. Pam and ej are in cooler climes, rainier times, but down here, not so much. Today was predicted to rain although yesterday was dry, sunny,...
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IAN:Thursday 3/11/2021 The Art of Frozen Clothes
Now, I live in So cal, where we seldom get snow but earlier today, we did get hail! Little balls of ice fell out of the sky! It was fun. Look closely and you will see them on the bench. It started...
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IAN: Thursday 3/18/2021 Fun With X-Rays
I am in the throes of a fake Irish holiday meal and so you are getting an extremely fun video about how things look in x-rays. The Irish in Ireland never ate corned beef and cabbage to celebrate St...
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IAN:Thursday 3/25/2021 Late, Bright Birthday Gift
Mr. Zen bought this for me for my birthday. He ordered it in January, my birthday was in Feb, half of it arrived in March and finally the other half arrived a week later. Amazing!As you can see by...
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IAN:Thursday 4/1/2021 April Already and Almost Easter
I went with Lil Zen this morning as she did her door hanger job, putting those annoying note/address/recipe pads on doors advertising a local realtor. It was pretty hot after 2 hours of work because...
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IAN:Thursday 4/8/2021 Lemon Tart for Two
I cooked for the gang when I was young and gave it up mostly from age 35-69, after I got married and became a mother with a job and limited time. We ate out a lot because we could until covid stopped...
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IAN:Thursday 4/15/2021 Waiting for this one to open
This is an open thread tonight folks. I am sorry but I have a pounding headache and blurry vision so I am laying low. Please check in below and tell us how you are. As you can see by Itzl's concerned...
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IAN: Thursday 4/22/2021 Mama's Power Play
I have been engaged in a little power play with Lil Zen. Now that it has come to pass, I won’t worry about jinxing it by speaking early.Lil Zen has been giving me fits about getting her Covid shot....
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