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Phoniness Falls Flat

The cold snap continues. Our plants are suffering; they have no capacity for freezing temperatures. I’ve tried covering them to little or no avail–the wind has picked up and blows all the covering cloths around the yard. People are better able to care for themselves in frigid temperatures. Down the street from us, our daughter…
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If You Build It…

The crazy cold snap and accompanying snowfall/sleet freeze have added complications to many lives. Schools have had to close, people need to clear their roofs from an abundance of snow accumulation so it won’t collapse into their homes, and driving has become a challenge as iced-over streets look more like ice skating rinks than roadways.…
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Ferris Wheel Of Fear

photo courtesy of Jorgen Hendriksen on Unsplash We had an incident. We have lived in a quiet neighborhood for quite a while, a place where we not only enjoy our neighbors but also feel safe knowing that they have our backs if something goes wrong. We live on a spring-fed pond that isn’t very large…
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What Are The Ingredients?

While they’re young, children who are interested in cooking, baking, and any type of food preparation should be encouraged in learning the skills. As we get older, cooking often becomes boring because we too often fall into patterns that are easy and will work for whoever the meal is being prepared for. At ten, Brooklyn…
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Don’t Cut Me Out!

We have all types of kitchen knives. They’ve been one of those items that we’ve slowly accumulated over our years of marriage. I don’t believe we’ve ever gotten rid of any. I come up with the reasoning that it could be used for something sometime. Maybe. When knives get old, they get dull, which suited…