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IAN: IAN:Thursday 4th of July/Creamy Lemonade Pie
I hope all will be well with all of us and our furchildren during this long night of explosions and bombs. My mother would take me to the park all day with my brothers and bring a picnic and we would...
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IAN:Thursday 7/11/2024 This is not where I was going.
I had a diary written and ready to go a couple of days ago. I liked the subject and its link to current culture, but I kept thinking it was too cheeky, rude, on the edge of poor taste and a bad idea....
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IAN: Thursday 7/18/2024 Choices and Decisions
Joseph Campbell told a story where the plot was that when game animals became scarce along the usual hunting trails, our ancestors called in the Shaman to divine a new hunting ground. He would go into...
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IAN:Thursday 7/25/2024 Graham Crackers and Goldfish
I entered kindergarten in Sept 1956, at 5 years old. It was Will Rogers Elementary School and it had the freeway on one whole side of the grounds. My teacher was Mrs. Crawl, an apt name I thought...
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IAN:Thursday 8/8/2024 Ireland and Obama 2008
In 2008, my mother fulfilled one of my father’s last requests. That was to take my sister, my daughter and me to Ireland, land of some of our ancestors. We took a guided tour, the only way to go as...
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IAN: Thursday 8/22/2024 Misc and Etc Items
Thank you to Tippy and Dad for the break! You did a fine job and I appreciate it.------------------------------------------------------------------Forgetting has two sides:1) Forgetting where you put...
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IAN:Thursday 8/29/2024 Random Slices of Life
Something you can do with old jeans besides make a purse.Denim CityAs 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, and not...
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IAN:Thursday 9/5/2024 Ramblings on a hot day
I have no idea how I got this picture in my collection. I went looking to see it I could at least attribute it and found it and others on Pinterest attributed to Irene Ruya. There was a amazing...
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IAN: Thursday 9/12/2024 Chex Mix Crumbs and Chicken
I left this until too late tonight. Bill had a new intravenous line inserted with a pump to give him 6 weeks of a strong antibiotic for a lesion on his neck that won’t heal. So there was back and...
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IAN: Thursday 9/19/2024 Crafts Again!
Its time again for DIY crafts. These are the ones I made for door prizes for the next meeting. Come below to see more.As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to...
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IAN: Thursday 9/26/2024 Whole Chicken in a Can
Last week, I saw an article on one of those useless news sites about a bunch of foods you will never see again. Among them were Pac Mac Spaghetti, pumpkin spiced Spam, and the above, whole chicken in...
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IAN:Thursday 10/3/2024 Salem Witch Quilt Guild Show
This is not a quilt, it is a banner. I am posting this quickly since I am on my way to the Improv to see Henry Cho with friends. Close ups of the parts below. The pix are lopsided but you can see the...
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IAN:Thursday 10/10/2024 Halloween in Retrospect
I have not had the time to get out my Halloween decorations. The neighbor lady mentioned her granddaughter missed the graveyard scene this year and I told her I will be getting that done soon. I know...
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IAN:Thursday 10/24/2024 Halloween Yard 2024/Crafts
Here are my annual Halloween pix. My yard is the lone decorated one on the street but maybe someone else will join in before Halloween. I also have posted this month’s DIY’s and a lovely flower I saw...
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IAN:Thursday 10/31/2024 I know its only rock n roll...
I hope you can read the picture above or else it is not fun atall. I know it will enlarge on your phone and I can read it on my desk top so I am publishing it in hopes it is not just a hot mess.I...
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IAN: Thursday 11/7/2024 My Brother's Birthday
My brother would have been 72 today. I am so glad he, my gay brother and both of my parents are gone already. Thank the FSM they have been spared the arrival of President Hitler and Himmler the Couch...
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IAN: Thursday 11/14 2024 Last of 2024 DIYs
Last week I showed the first 5 DIYs, not knowing that I would wind up making 13 this month before I forced myself to stop and start a quilt. See more below. Most pix taken with the objects laying on a...
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IAN: Thursday 11/21/2024 The Curse of a Smart Dog
I have to say that I wanted a smart dog after losing Rubi, dog of my heart. I had never considered the intelligence of a dog to be an important point before her, but after she was gone I realized how...
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IAN:Thursday 11/28/2025 The Chairs!
I bought 6 teaks chairs from a gentleman on Facebook Marketplace for $50. You see them as they were when I brought them home. They needed "work” but were still a good deal for teak deck chairs.As you...
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IAN:Thursday 12/5/2024 Fancy Scissors
Bill bought these wonderful shears for me for Christmas last year. They are so nice, very sharp, heavy enough to feel real and cut fabric like it is warm butter. I love them. This year, the company...
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