A Goodwill Outlet opened up several years ago not far from my home. The official name is Goodwill Outlet, unofficially called, “The Bins’” and super unofficially called, “The Tombs”. Whatever it is called it is the last stop for donations made to Goodwill before they are sent on to the landfill or clothes sold as…
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This summer I became addicted to yard sales. It is my latest addiction. If you were to ask me 10 or even 5 years ago to go to a few garage sales I would have said firmly “NO”! How times change. What got me first was when a friend became an empty nester. Then…
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September 5th, 2017, is the 40th anniversary of the Voyager 1 space launch by NASA. 40 years later and the Voyager 1 is still in orbit and reporting back data to NASA. So what does this have to do with travel sleepwear? It is the speculation of advances in technology that 40 years ago we…
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Research has shown that swearing is good for your brain. There really is an art to swearing. Actually stringing together effectively several swear words stimulates several parts of your brain. Got to love research! I have several girlfriends who tell me they are trying to stop swearing. Reasons are from ‘cleaning up their…
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I am literally up to my eyeballs busy in my garden right now. Everything is peaking and I am busy, canning, freezing, picking and drying my vegetables and herbs and fruits. If you are trying to get a hold of me, please call back and by dusk I will call you back. Right now, I…
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In a week the solar eclipse will occur and I am scared. The solar eclipse scares me for a few reasons. I happen to live in the path so there is no way for me to avoid it. Reasons I usually use for such occurrences like comets, shooting stars, partial eclipses, meteor showers etc.…
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Is your summer calendar looking sparse? Do you have friends and family with boats and summer homes or Mountain cabins yet you never seem to get an invite? Are there summer parties and bar-b-ques that you aren’t invited to anymore? Maybe you are a Bad Guest! Ask yourself honestly the following questions: 1. Do you…
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Have you ever asked a person for their recipe of a dish you tasted and were denied? What happens when that person dies? I will tell what; the recipe dies with them. I would like to raise awareness of recipe death and how to stop it! It is a complement if someone wants your…
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I am officially old. I admit it. I watch golf on TV. I totally understand why my father loved to watch televised golf. In my youth I thought it the most boring thing to watch on TV. Oh the youth! There must be something in the golf world because there are golf channels. All…
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We had a very rainy spring. This is the reason I hear why I have ants in my house. I have declared a war on ants. They should be outside but they seem to have taken up residence in my bathroom! I totally understand ants in the kitchen. Not that I want them there…
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