Monthly Archives: February 2011

Gandalf, Bandit and Zorro

What do these names have in common?  Other than all being characters from well known movies?  They are brothers!  Yes, strange as it may seem, these three characters are brothers.  Most of the time they are crazy and racing around … Continue reading

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Lemon meringue…

Cupcakes!  The husband of the couple that teach the Bible Study I attend, will occasionally become obsessed with certain food items.  Several weeks ago, it was a particular egg salad sandwich he had eaten at church (we had a potluck … Continue reading

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Decisions

We used to have a strawberry patch in our garden.  That is, until the dandelions overtook it  and we tried to move it to another section of the garden, and they never grew again.  Those were the best strawberries anywhere.  … Continue reading

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Clue

Once upon a time, Kelloggs had this promotion on where they stuck CDs to the sides of their cereal boxes.  They were usually digital versions of old board games like Clue, Junior Monopoly, Life, etc.  They were pretty fun, although … Continue reading

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Orange

I’m pretty sure orange used to be my favourite colour.  I think it was orange because everyone else liked blue, or purple, or red and I thought that orange might feel left out so I picked it.  In the right … Continue reading

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Open happiness

Well, not really, but that’s what Coke wants you to think.  When I was in junior high, my Dad and I took our old Dodge grain truck on a road trip.  Which was a little sketchy, because the steering would … Continue reading

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Perfect match

There are several things in life that are a perfect  match.  Peanut butter and jelly, cookies and milk, and, of course, chocolate and peanut butter.  That last one is quite addictive.  Probably the reason why I eat so much people … Continue reading

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Good Morning

Yes, I am writing this at night, but that’s beside the point.  The days are definitely getting longer.  I can only hope that soon spring will be here and this unfortunate cold weather will end.  Apparently the weather did not … Continue reading

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C is for Cookie

Cookie Monster was on Top Chef this week.  He, Telly and Elmo were judging the Quickfire which involved the chefs making, what else?  Cookies!  I can’t think of a better judge, unless it is one that can actually eat the … Continue reading

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Bubbles

I really wanted to take a picture of the moon today.  It was full moon yesterday, but it was cloudy and really cold so I didn’t venture out.  Today it was just cold.  However, in the middle of the afternoon, … Continue reading

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