Tag: life
group name: outofthecity
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June 17, 2006 11:15 AM EDT --
{10 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
life is crazy.
my parents have a hobby farm. there is so much to do there that you could work all the time and never rest and still never be done. . . .
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April 25, 2006 08:22 AM EDT --
As adults we learn that all of the days can blend together into mush if you're not careful. Remember when summer vacation would fly by as kids no matter how hard you tried to savor each day? Running . . .
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June 25, 2006 09:43 PM EDT --
rarely do we play on the road-side of our house. we're always by the lake. of course! who wouldn't choose to be by water? still, lillie wants to ride her bike on the road sometimes. her bike is . . .
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September 29, 2007 11:16 AM EDT --
Just before sundown yesterday, I was surprised by a visit from Nora and Bruce, a couple who used to be my neighbors. They are a generation or two younger than I, but we share a mutual love of animals. . . .
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May 08, 2006 10:00 PM EDT --
George Dove lived in southern Ontario in 1857. On November 3, he and his daughter were in the horse and buggy taking a drive. As they drove along Paris Road between Paris and Brantford, Ontario, they were . . .
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January 02, 2007 06:03 PM EST --
Goodness! It's been forever since I've posted. It's a new year, so I'm going to start it off by writing more. I think life just gets so overwhelming sometimes that it's hard to have . . .
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April 28, 2006 12:08 AM EDT --
I slowly creep from between warm sheets
And pull my boots upon small feet,
I think again of my warm bed,
Put on my coat, place hat on head.
I step into the frosty night,
My heart is thumping . . .
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September 01, 2006 03:34 PM EDT --
the end of summer seems to be upon us quickly this year. last year, we were swimming until october. this year, we've not been swimming for a few weeks. the water is really cold!
it's been so windy . . .
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September 12, 2006 11:03 PM EDT --
Driving home from work tonight, I saw the cold weather stars shining brilliantly. Coming into the house, I lit the fire in the stove, and wandered into the bedroom, where the casual bouquet from the garden . . .
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May 04, 2006 11:52 PM EDT --
My husband usually takes our Alaskan Malamute, Meeko, for his nightly "before bed" walk. Because he's under the weather today, Meeko and I headed out about 10:30. As I walked to the corner, . . .
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January 09, 2008 06:12 PM EST --
In A Big Way
At 5-1/2 inches high, this behemoth is now the second biggest heart rock in my collection. (The ladybug that crawled into the photo shoot helps to give you an idea of its size.) . . .
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February 22, 2007 06:15 PM EST --
Another Catastrophe Passed On by
I had to give up my seat in front of this computer, and take Smokey Joe to the vet to get his stitches out. That is at least a 120 mile round trip, and Jane couldn’t . . .
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May 15, 2006 11:00 AM EDT --
{12 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
yesterday, for mother's day, we went down to my parents' farm. i've chronicled things i love there before, so this time i thought i'd share . . .
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September 28, 2006 08:59 PM EDT --
Some of you may not be aware that Canadian Thanksgiving falls at a different time than US Thanksgiving. We will celebrate this year on the 9th of October, which is Columbus Day in the US.
Canadian Thanksgiving . . .
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May 30, 2006 09:13 PM EDT --
It was blazing hot here in southern Ontario this afternoon. We have set records for the last two days. Today, at peak heat it was 41Celsius with the humidex. I'm guessing about 110 F.
After dinner, . . .
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December 31, 2006 06:42 PM EST --
I have a small flock of free range chickens: three Americanas, ten Australorps, one silkie (named hoppy due to an unfortunate accident) and one Guinea hen. I've raised them from baby chicks. They were . . .
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April 19, 2006 11:59 PM EDT --
Have you ever heard the term, "screech like a banshee?" This phrase is often used when describing the screech owl. Though this article focuses mainly on eastern screech owls, it has a small bit . . .
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February 20, 2006 02:59 PM EST --
my parents' home is an old victorian farmhouse, built in 1871. if you look across the road and down a bit, you can see half the hill removed - scraped away to make the bricks for this huge house.
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September 30, 2006 11:16 PM EDT --
Prepared for a cool pre-autumn night I make up a simple bed of flannel blanket and comforter in the V-berth. Rarely do I sleep well on my boat. It is early yet, 9pm, so I read until my eyes . . .
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December 09, 2008 11:03 AM EST --
A recent health study determined that there are 3 primary reasons people can't cope in life:
They have a low self-esteem
They live in the past
They don't laugh enough
In fact, . . .
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