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Thin cloud cover, thank goodness, or it would have been colder. Full moon was a beauty last night.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvDLIwkdKu-H2SnbYtjmTppPGIj5LVNhiTKHQuCDozTZuxKMfbiu8jh1VDVa7i2zOOnnfNhIB4KBbLK4J1pHt_UdkbmhOKDFeFmECa4FIzK3q__qDmh71h9oVc3D18bRekMnAof82vQrHs9B6rALCOSCuwVFQ_aqn_s5yI9x36VE7zUkjaXcTIQpD/s437/20240424_150329.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;437&quot; data-original-width=&quot;283&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvDLIwkdKu-H2SnbYtjmTppPGIj5LVNhiTKHQuCDozTZuxKMfbiu8jh1VDVa7i2zOOnnfNhIB4KBbLK4J1pHt_UdkbmhOKDFeFmECa4FIzK3q__qDmh71h9oVc3D18bRekMnAof82vQrHs9B6rALCOSCuwVFQ_aqn_s5yI9x36VE7zUkjaXcTIQpD/s320/20240424_150329.jpg&quot; width=&quot;207&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Along the way yesterday&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yesterday was road trip to Huntington, WV, for a visit to the VA hospital there--nothibg serious, just picking up the shoes they supply about twice a year. Used to be that you would go in and get measured, then they mailed the shoes, but now they must be picked up. Since the VA reimburses Larry for mileage, it actually costs them about 8 times more for him to drive down to get the shoes. Crazy.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Since it was a wet morning I went along this time. Couldn&#39;t work outside and didn&#39;t want to work inside! It is an easy drive along the Ohio River, and used to be so rural and lovely, but in the past year that has undergone dramatic changes as a new, huge steelmaking plant is being built.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_t9gqxEuUAKyYBS4E0NIsTT_bEEyVnT75cgBtc4MP6ylgnnF787-a3fX-GMbhpMvmXRXbMA6wbamf8VOe5o-U2NXUgVvq0hX0DZl9eJOa0wo83vxLaHZnxcxPlxOb87xUj5CvsrkyODSzx1QHqY_e1Ox-mNpokp5rjHIdbNIP46D84HXFicrTLDi/s2160/20240424_120453.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_t9gqxEuUAKyYBS4E0NIsTT_bEEyVnT75cgBtc4MP6ylgnnF787-a3fX-GMbhpMvmXRXbMA6wbamf8VOe5o-U2NXUgVvq0hX0DZl9eJOa0wo83vxLaHZnxcxPlxOb87xUj5CvsrkyODSzx1QHqY_e1Ox-mNpokp5rjHIdbNIP46D84HXFicrTLDi/s320/20240424_120453.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Ready to lift...whatever needs it, I guess.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGKejlFuWGDzGeli-0hdBZIJ-mwxrA6rl0ok7AocQHwR8kEgwVT4qVm88-P953o5urUdCjO5EAxxRotmgyGAFoZw_ACWdBDZnFqHwhwpDdQLMtCM9ziyo0bcjpm2lHQcxhRzmTfMUpcvmCmmYxvZ8mdW7pgkuwRCgY3EZGVjZxPUykMMvrFl62hc7/s1117/20240424_145748.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;797&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1117&quot; height=&quot;228&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGKejlFuWGDzGeli-0hdBZIJ-mwxrA6rl0ok7AocQHwR8kEgwVT4qVm88-P953o5urUdCjO5EAxxRotmgyGAFoZw_ACWdBDZnFqHwhwpDdQLMtCM9ziyo0bcjpm2lHQcxhRzmTfMUpcvmCmmYxvZ8mdW7pgkuwRCgY3EZGVjZxPUykMMvrFl62hc7/s320/20240424_145748.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Temporary housing trailers for the hundreds of workers on the site. We saw license plates from Alaska to Texas and everywhere in between.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBPNovdY57ME_bDPGsEbu-XVAmx2IL8w585fLC0Bm_OakI_O-tT9GYzjnFlVP3Bl5YmWWM5JU0v1HcvMaubHwmCwv3CDlxFi6fzVt3LfWu09wS4Hna_DHDlcrg2fj2RKKhL7DOPlolrSnXIvnzpfnAX4TRmCujnIcGQTti8SJvUedrz6Pm4p4qffd/s2160/20240424_150057.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBPNovdY57ME_bDPGsEbu-XVAmx2IL8w585fLC0Bm_OakI_O-tT9GYzjnFlVP3Bl5YmWWM5JU0v1HcvMaubHwmCwv3CDlxFi6fzVt3LfWu09wS4Hna_DHDlcrg2fj2RKKhL7DOPlolrSnXIvnzpfnAX4TRmCujnIcGQTti8SJvUedrz6Pm4p4qffd/s320/20240424_150057.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;This used to be a big dairy farming rivr Valley, but no more. A few farmers are hanging on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZKOoPAFgqUfyRJPCvvN8NmZpVs-wS9QIL-7jAQoRSX-SUNMRXt3QwFYmAKBYSHAcGRsx9KKgoaIkV-TO0GKVSiSNiZcsXn8Y4F5P2iehnSEZkLJIGNn9mZwGK4Dn8sMKkm1FtBrDHrmhiCNZD-IeZfetcMb9oeEZT1Y1qRx0t-9Q71NI4FssFLTA/s2160/20240424_151113.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZKOoPAFgqUfyRJPCvvN8NmZpVs-wS9QIL-7jAQoRSX-SUNMRXt3QwFYmAKBYSHAcGRsx9KKgoaIkV-TO0GKVSiSNiZcsXn8Y4F5P2iehnSEZkLJIGNn9mZwGK4Dn8sMKkm1FtBrDHrmhiCNZD-IeZfetcMb9oeEZT1Y1qRx0t-9Q71NI4FssFLTA/s320/20240424_151113.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The plant will bring hundreds of jobs and much change. For the better? Well, most would say so. This is an economically depressed area. I admit that I mourn the loss of so much fertile land. And historically rich in Native sites. I imagine the area was thoroughly examined before work began, though, as is required these days.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGig-0NGzaHZjXPsAfrws6HUBva_dm_qeGHM97A6nhPv7rygpvK9KCfVHrHHk08-IU9X-snfe0OT2CRZYzBSWkcxQ7T1r-cw1z0t1Y08r5WqGZ5hEfZTh8lT6o9ms1F5vJtvmv9OdpU6qgUvpSNoLRRQr_NrulCNPJGaVyKtDvSmbqRf4DyfPs6IIn/s2160/20240424_145938.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGig-0NGzaHZjXPsAfrws6HUBva_dm_qeGHM97A6nhPv7rygpvK9KCfVHrHHk08-IU9X-snfe0OT2CRZYzBSWkcxQ7T1r-cw1z0t1Y08r5WqGZ5hEfZTh8lT6o9ms1F5vJtvmv9OdpU6qgUvpSNoLRRQr_NrulCNPJGaVyKtDvSmbqRf4DyfPs6IIn/s320/20240424_145938.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Another sign of the past.&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzeN0ZFGg-5Rt_XATXdex_MeAzGOJ9eO8IVxvIbpdMCpwL8SkolKDQeGCOsuS3ANCxCqe8fE4KtGPtGi3W2LKH4FbsxlJqGDkk3aqEamNU4vgkDebnZeIIClwTKHLnzg6I9_EEN2TJGlMnloAKAyMZbaTSP2frc7ohw6v70IrbPqtz6gOgbzrPttq/s1007/20240424_120017.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1007&quot; data-original-width=&quot;913&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzeN0ZFGg-5Rt_XATXdex_MeAzGOJ9eO8IVxvIbpdMCpwL8SkolKDQeGCOsuS3ANCxCqe8fE4KtGPtGi3W2LKH4FbsxlJqGDkk3aqEamNU4vgkDebnZeIIClwTKHLnzg6I9_EEN2TJGlMnloAKAyMZbaTSP2frc7ohw6v70IrbPqtz6gOgbzrPttq/s320/20240424_120017.jpg&quot; width=&quot;290&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;At least on our little road change comes very slowly, and I appreciate that immensely.&amp;nbsp; After you turn off the highway Joe&#39;s Run is much the same as it was when I moved here 50 years ago, and for all those years I have enjoyed and photographed the spring wildflowers along one particular stretch of the road. Here is what I found yesterday:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Creasy greens (wild mustard) gone to flower.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhEfXSUXaeAbreET_EO3WPCW6SBQT-EZNd3ydupbFrqDk34xqxrgeaiFLTzqE3nmU5t8srITDYlw4Z5YzlrIHXXeyRowwT3npcVwdzz9fD1BD-IOayb0fv8gaFv36IOgeEqAUA1oUquIQwpLagLKfaAmk1LMOHvRrFGrdn0GL3gWGktMzcPWZIUJv/s2160/20240424_161320.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhEfXSUXaeAbreET_EO3WPCW6SBQT-EZNd3ydupbFrqDk34xqxrgeaiFLTzqE3nmU5t8srITDYlw4Z5YzlrIHXXeyRowwT3npcVwdzz9fD1BD-IOayb0fv8gaFv36IOgeEqAUA1oUquIQwpLagLKfaAmk1LMOHvRrFGrdn0GL3gWGktMzcPWZIUJv/s320/20240424_161320.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;A hillside of Mayapple, also called Mandrake&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFY2_RhVHMEILFXhj8UIbz2lc41XeJrZT_WacKvf5VZIMtRvznw5WpxoDSp4u-ljrMAxfsR3-OOFp12idLZwzsrKbDMn1TSvCh17VGpp8o-cWUroIEW71-Td4IOoRMB1BRR7ryL5N27KefhEF8asyHcgo4uvT2DegV1rULmbJOvhbwjBQoaNh0-m8-/s2160/20240424_161255.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFY2_RhVHMEILFXhj8UIbz2lc41XeJrZT_WacKvf5VZIMtRvznw5WpxoDSp4u-ljrMAxfsR3-OOFp12idLZwzsrKbDMn1TSvCh17VGpp8o-cWUroIEW71-Td4IOoRMB1BRR7ryL5N27KefhEF8asyHcgo4uvT2DegV1rULmbJOvhbwjBQoaNh0-m8-/s320/20240424_161255.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Dwarf blue iris&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKAiRV2MpmPXo8zXRmQHnDgxUEyrMU3OXAXs5-gp-VATCY9Jt2na45z6IskJzUGej-HJBmYiCrZOaI1x1zJvb-P39UzXA8pyfveabjtgoXJ3adEeOY8kzxpycwk8NGcYoVc4q7DpY9BBcV-gBTshFQ2MsX-dWOkVJZ4Z90F6yFIaFrpD_8DIf9cvR/s1330/20240425_112504.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;836&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1330&quot; height=&quot;201&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKAiRV2MpmPXo8zXRmQHnDgxUEyrMU3OXAXs5-gp-VATCY9Jt2na45z6IskJzUGej-HJBmYiCrZOaI1x1zJvb-P39UzXA8pyfveabjtgoXJ3adEeOY8kzxpycwk8NGcYoVc4q7DpY9BBcV-gBTshFQ2MsX-dWOkVJZ4Z90F6yFIaFrpD_8DIf9cvR/s320/20240425_112504.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I am not sure of the name of these low-to-the-ground yellow flowers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GqlusB5tcypjwOjYh1SxaG2OdN0oBzYNkNIwILnMRwpdvQnqWcfVi6oISQxqCst_U0wY2u1-xMHvVQcjkhzZRIUTGaqGxQRk_cI7_F7dUj7gq4kh-1KrLgXrIWbzRiY_HD_LFiAudqe3qiSt6xtdVu17ohLsT87vLkiaryNSTwOSi8RDfYe7usWl/s2160/20240424_161840.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GqlusB5tcypjwOjYh1SxaG2OdN0oBzYNkNIwILnMRwpdvQnqWcfVi6oISQxqCst_U0wY2u1-xMHvVQcjkhzZRIUTGaqGxQRk_cI7_F7dUj7gq4kh-1KrLgXrIWbzRiY_HD_LFiAudqe3qiSt6xtdVu17ohLsT87vLkiaryNSTwOSi8RDfYe7usWl/s320/20240424_161840.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;White delphinium&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnjgl79gbUzeUMQmm3v3SgYjl031h8zewFFO5ce4I74vcB8Zx4nLL1a0g6VwK7A0aPoj__B_0YtJgQtRM3qM7DJIuCOJ3w5w_WTuVJSd3AbDMn7y9IBl9KVBpYyfNAmiEaM80VPZ8SC1ya44ggfbrPMZLcgfbwCzuov6gOm9cmxbeY_ii5N-x1e5c/s2160/20240424_161218.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnjgl79gbUzeUMQmm3v3SgYjl031h8zewFFO5ce4I74vcB8Zx4nLL1a0g6VwK7A0aPoj__B_0YtJgQtRM3qM7DJIuCOJ3w5w_WTuVJSd3AbDMn7y9IBl9KVBpYyfNAmiEaM80VPZ8SC1ya44ggfbrPMZLcgfbwCzuov6gOm9cmxbeY_ii5N-x1e5c/s320/20240424_161218.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Pale blue delphinium&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-DhNhJ40wvOZcv3eAB3xDuSlvKTd_SO8yYzS940U4qni2J7TWKrLlFaXI8Op3hFnw1q35nvvVmLWQnmlIb1kgQQP7lIsFRVocI5xEIVKsVuEuWeA44dIszEM8h4WKnzJMYxj0MxMAVWUr8jB_hvE3i_dU-ZJvI0Al_1IiWTm1UdYPkascouhkKKw/s2160/20240424_161121.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-DhNhJ40wvOZcv3eAB3xDuSlvKTd_SO8yYzS940U4qni2J7TWKrLlFaXI8Op3hFnw1q35nvvVmLWQnmlIb1kgQQP7lIsFRVocI5xEIVKsVuEuWeA44dIszEM8h4WKnzJMYxj0MxMAVWUr8jB_hvE3i_dU-ZJvI0Al_1IiWTm1UdYPkascouhkKKw/s320/20240424_161121.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Phlox and wild geranium&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9E4wq_HBiy1z-fpMEr_uy7BbekozaF5bkhydDQF8u0F5h3G3BRPJ2ueacPpcRVr0CsmaNbUSfRkmZTqBUKsctipLpVvMRpgdFQWtWdl6acmL05469ddBTFLVV0N7Sowofpo6VF_bB4aMKYzm8JltQA8arJhEO9sRaIzX369WnNwMuUhM0sgS6Pi0R/s2160/20240424_161017.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9E4wq_HBiy1z-fpMEr_uy7BbekozaF5bkhydDQF8u0F5h3G3BRPJ2ueacPpcRVr0CsmaNbUSfRkmZTqBUKsctipLpVvMRpgdFQWtWdl6acmL05469ddBTFLVV0N7Sowofpo6VF_bB4aMKYzm8JltQA8arJhEO9sRaIzX369WnNwMuUhM0sgS6Pi0R/s320/20240424_161017.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Black haw tree&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtf4PJ4j1FcfHE4MIv1S5viPzbO9wo0ZmXlnmMES8ZZ7MQJBm35zoCpTenRB3IaBWe_7zfxcFgwLciAR426032QthOH8un0VBNsu8M0z8ncvZ1mhPK3cb3NN68Gq8bbPgZ_nZumJ3PD1cSM0fYa3e4eM3Sncr_HKR-Kiwn3NNqFN0pXYrOc1szTTdl/s2160/20240424_161422.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtf4PJ4j1FcfHE4MIv1S5viPzbO9wo0ZmXlnmMES8ZZ7MQJBm35zoCpTenRB3IaBWe_7zfxcFgwLciAR426032QthOH8un0VBNsu8M0z8ncvZ1mhPK3cb3NN68Gq8bbPgZ_nZumJ3PD1cSM0fYa3e4eM3Sncr_HKR-Kiwn3NNqFN0pXYrOc1szTTdl/s320/20240424_161422.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Isn&#39;t it just stunning?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NCt4clQbIIJkc0ok2obw-zckgcQ8bNIA5ty4igsby4fKAezyxYYS0a4Fa__HyyxOFtn5hxvWZAbqMDrYQrGakKa1ojcKsJHqATswdN_QI2IqiyvRzmMevApYaHK2d0m7Z_c1hNBdSivygjndIoB8-1bthTTNKzHeQkemn54X4Z8sgqL3Zb6Uwp7a/s2160/20240424_160941.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NCt4clQbIIJkc0ok2obw-zckgcQ8bNIA5ty4igsby4fKAezyxYYS0a4Fa__HyyxOFtn5hxvWZAbqMDrYQrGakKa1ojcKsJHqATswdN_QI2IqiyvRzmMevApYaHK2d0m7Z_c1hNBdSivygjndIoB8-1bthTTNKzHeQkemn54X4Z8sgqL3Zb6Uwp7a/s320/20240424_160941.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Wild geranium&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14v40eHLtNJxXUYcSoOkzkfUFHSFWupUDVuYPhsw-h3v1CIksGb6sVXGUilyNVfby_8WwQzJv2W-gtUa_BMk7kQRkRSYaYRmaJwsL2G-9-I0lGDl7gPXKoyJzT9JOtMtuklUHENx0DrH9hKC2TsfFiObJDanTqgsmM70bQBuHD7K0mxP0d6xyXnkY/s2160/20240424_161006.jpg&quot; 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imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMhQPGO418YCmIH77ENz6HfbDVjtG18yq1nIK9hM2WNXigpVJjSFmzM5ML38uvSHApqK9ut_HDaRJNtTI81T8VJr_Fb2bzArxTTzMGSRpYQTdVPmw0KWcVuBHBp3TF56aL5QkpZLTbiMq2Y91QOUMmpsSc7SeY-cBc-KXqXDnzfdB6UGXt4BpsDNf/s320/20240424_162007.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;A fallen dogwood still blooms its heart out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-CUoPO2ZER3Z2kvLXSvy2uarZGDWPMNGGh_k6r6haJpz0EUGd_6T_JwspRTz6ucirWkNxVxPXWe1Aw2StS6lypq52l4yW8KcP8-Bf7kJ_2VJ4uMu9VCXuQ4zblucypE3iGzLTT9yVtyuC2GuSUmT5WMhxFoa0zEK7h6tEyV5_2NhO-75342GvUOP/s2160/20240424_162039.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-CUoPO2ZER3Z2kvLXSvy2uarZGDWPMNGGh_k6r6haJpz0EUGd_6T_JwspRTz6ucirWkNxVxPXWe1Aw2StS6lypq52l4yW8KcP8-Bf7kJ_2VJ4uMu9VCXuQ4zblucypE3iGzLTT9yVtyuC2GuSUmT5WMhxFoa0zEK7h6tEyV5_2NhO-75342GvUOP/s320/20240424_162039.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Lowly, but lovely fleabane.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvLBwFG8ZoBedFNMZ1gAFJwQA_KZaPZJqikFyOb-PveEwjCz_RG6bn9mMsLDdtTyeVb5735sBT93yjmGw_kjEhD921dK2_OkwU0FUlzk3h-LO5BNvRSnnLCunb00Of3clp-PZa6W7WHWMwkj31BtxidfntMPVydgtxe5JRQZieFMAmrXzZ8IyQLte/s2160/20240424_161125.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvLBwFG8ZoBedFNMZ1gAFJwQA_KZaPZJqikFyOb-PveEwjCz_RG6bn9mMsLDdtTyeVb5735sBT93yjmGw_kjEhD921dK2_OkwU0FUlzk3h-LO5BNvRSnnLCunb00Of3clp-PZa6W7WHWMwkj31BtxidfntMPVydgtxe5JRQZieFMAmrXzZ8IyQLte/s320/20240424_161125.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;At home, these little ones greeted me in the woods by the house.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Bluetooth, aka Quaker Ladies,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1AjviYymZ0aPd8yumogMB48rF6wK-OU4_56smtD7yoarCgm5_utayP_qDhfro8mXFye6opoXW2VJ7KcwqpUg_ksicOTUf4Tlbpi4UnN1m9whz5BHeHfBNVnFZuiGCe7ZIgbJNxe2NNvf04Op5whdDXGLeF5g-Ju49aRd4B9DAwE1b21V9rRt8ZX9/s2160/20240423_154455.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1AjviYymZ0aPd8yumogMB48rF6wK-OU4_56smtD7yoarCgm5_utayP_qDhfro8mXFye6opoXW2VJ7KcwqpUg_ksicOTUf4Tlbpi4UnN1m9whz5BHeHfBNVnFZuiGCe7ZIgbJNxe2NNvf04Op5whdDXGLeF5g-Ju49aRd4B9DAwE1b21V9rRt8ZX9/s320/20240423_154455.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;and violet wood sorrel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH45_6EQzTvuVtInN9CLdj3gCvD8YaUi86r5EF4q47L3g9IA2CVKdzfaPlkCpw9OuM1q3c6U4y5Q4VXp-S2RmhkKtel73tOcqHysyi_BTMROh0EZHS2wufTudUDwSBSnqVOFye-Js8kzcvMoji-YGeEciHgLwipgv_FfPOVLKRoYYKAn0o09JLp6lc/s2160/20240423_154546.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH45_6EQzTvuVtInN9CLdj3gCvD8YaUi86r5EF4q47L3g9IA2CVKdzfaPlkCpw9OuM1q3c6U4y5Q4VXp-S2RmhkKtel73tOcqHysyi_BTMROh0EZHS2wufTudUDwSBSnqVOFye-Js8kzcvMoji-YGeEciHgLwipgv_FfPOVLKRoYYKAn0o09JLp6lc/s320/20240423_154546.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Other folks may celebrate the steel plant, but I will always find my joy in nature.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Copyright Susanna Holstein. All rights reserved. No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/04/change-and-unchanging.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvDLIwkdKu-H2SnbYtjmTppPGIj5LVNhiTKHQuCDozTZuxKMfbiu8jh1VDVa7i2zOOnnfNhIB4KBbLK4J1pHt_UdkbmhOKDFeFmECa4FIzK3q__qDmh71h9oVc3D18bRekMnAof82vQrHs9B6rALCOSCuwVFQ_aqn_s5yI9x36VE7zUkjaXcTIQpD/s72-c/20240424_150329.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>10</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-7147523907546918793</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-04-24T08:40:11.366-04:00</atom:updated><title>Sassafras and Spring Tonics</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;50°f this a.m., or 10°C. Cloudy after a night of rain showers.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Have you had your cup of sassafras tea yet?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgD6B6ZOeTSswXLzc0HBjriv0JcvhkPpBg13p2SCKsWxa4Vh-82XJoHNWF_h6_QOOsB5qmg3WBAeQGcc3tk3M0cposaxMCDu8ZHuhRghXgjQIg1Fh5OLOIkRJu0CJxQYPwbMgd8yYmA_OPH-QIUVkqNB3UPZSi-yq_me7TTxarlbo7KJKlUlZXs3FZO&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-original-height=&quot;169&quot; data-original-width=&quot;297&quot; height=&quot;182&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgD6B6ZOeTSswXLzc0HBjriv0JcvhkPpBg13p2SCKsWxa4Vh-82XJoHNWF_h6_QOOsB5qmg3WBAeQGcc3tk3M0cposaxMCDu8ZHuhRghXgjQIg1Fh5OLOIkRJu0CJxQYPwbMgd8yYmA_OPH-QIUVkqNB3UPZSi-yq_me7TTxarlbo7KJKlUlZXs3FZO&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Image from Wikipedia.com&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It’s the time of year for spring tonics, and sassafras is one of the most popular cures for winter drabness. Old-timers around here will tell you that sassafras “thins the blood,” which was believed to help handle hot weather with less discomfort. Many people no longer drink sassafras tea because several creditable government reports warned that sassafras is carcinogenic. I am one of those living dangerously, imbibing sassafras tea eagerly as soon as the ground is thawed enough to dig the roots. Anyway, apparently I would need to drink about 10 gallons a day for months to have even a slight danger from sassafras, so I figure I’m safe.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY8saNum0e3OUFel2Tt7u-BqzmLbFq-FPkk9P2KnrSzNaKTIgAhST8s7icdroQYDqYQMImqfe-126w9JMCbbGLSrD1oVj1RmTbptZM5E4xB9yfOiqtWGJPmQmtflL5yrWCDewQ8pWlN8pcN5d2Lmd75Sb5hxSfgTamiyWIEQ1oUPPkY2XdDpW0TcVp&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-original-height=&quot;300&quot; data-original-width=&quot;400&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY8saNum0e3OUFel2Tt7u-BqzmLbFq-FPkk9P2KnrSzNaKTIgAhST8s7icdroQYDqYQMImqfe-126w9JMCbbGLSrD1oVj1RmTbptZM5E4xB9yfOiqtWGJPmQmtflL5yrWCDewQ8pWlN8pcN5d2Lmd75Sb5hxSfgTamiyWIEQ1oUPPkY2XdDpW0TcVp&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Sassafras roots&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you heed the government warnings and shy away from sassafras, fear not. Spring greens are the ultimate tonic for the winter weary. And if your lawn is like mine, you have a salad garden right at hand. Violet leaves, daylily shoots, young plantain leaves, wild lettuce, sourweed, and many other old favorites are ready for the picking in the yard or along fencerows. Guidebooks can help identify the early greens, but an even better guide is an elderly neighbor who can pass on cooking tips and stories of the old days when everyone sought the wild “creasy greens,” one of the earliest and most delicious of the early greens. Also known as wild mustard and wild cress, this plant is abundant in abandoned fields in our area, often creating a sea of yellow when it goes to bloom.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The variety of names given to some wild plants, like creasy greens, is astounding. I remember once telling a neighbor about my favorite wild green, lambsquarters. She said, “I’ve never heard tell of that.”&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;“Why, it grows all over the place,” I said. “I can’t believe you’ve never seen it or eaten it.”&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;“Can’t say as I have,” she said. “What’s it look like?”&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I began describing the plant that liked to grow in rich soil and was covered with silvery leaves that had a grainy feel. She shook her head. “Nope. Never seen anything like that.”&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Later we walked out to her garden. There, growing along the garden fence was a lush patch of lambsquarters. “There!” I said. “You’ve got loads of lambsquarters!”&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;“Oh, that? Why that’s silvey. That’s a real good green for cooking. I didn’t never hear of it being called what you called it, though.” The difference between learning the plants from books, and learning them from someone who has a long and familiar acquaintance with the natural world around them.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My favorite spring tonic is one that I don’t drink or eat. It’s a song, lovely and lonely, sung in the deep of springtime woods when the air is soft and the night is young. It’s the whippoorwill, calling out a song of love and hope. That is, without a doubt, the very best medicine of all, for when the whippoorwill sings, the cold of winter is usually behind us., although this year the poor bird had to endure 30-degree nights on its return on April 17th.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yesterday, after 3+hours finishing up tilling the garden, I was more than ready to sit on the porch with a glass of my favorite spring tonic. Cheers!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKy2m5lTAUWM74NSI_FqD2-QIUx7KCshV900voBo7oEiBH-6xFcEq630s5J3U-v3E0YUj3bTTpLcmhCRbjmYvSoGrcSnzk_APQAX9r43oPg2btC-jdyOhZKufD66FPfDdPbeMfsSNQD88M-XOByhUIT-9QJRZxp9QzVFUzLKGGnm8hW-pRQjvd5SG/s2160/20240423_140047.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKy2m5lTAUWM74NSI_FqD2-QIUx7KCshV900voBo7oEiBH-6xFcEq630s5J3U-v3E0YUj3bTTpLcmhCRbjmYvSoGrcSnzk_APQAX9r43oPg2btC-jdyOhZKufD66FPfDdPbeMfsSNQD88M-XOByhUIT-9QJRZxp9QzVFUzLKGGnm8hW-pRQjvd5SG/s320/20240423_140047.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3. Copyright Susanna Holstein. All rights reserved. No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/04/sassafras-and-spring-tonics.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgD6B6ZOeTSswXLzc0HBjriv0JcvhkPpBg13p2SCKsWxa4Vh-82XJoHNWF_h6_QOOsB5qmg3WBAeQGcc3tk3M0cposaxMCDu8ZHuhRghXgjQIg1Fh5OLOIkRJu0CJxQYPwbMgd8yYmA_OPH-QIUVkqNB3UPZSi-yq_me7TTxarlbo7KJKlUlZXs3FZO=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>14</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-8328217178303300836</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:23:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-04-23T09:23:57.322-04:00</atom:updated><title>Monday</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;39°f, or 4°C. Sunny, thin clouds. Rain expected tonight.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A few things currently blooming:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Volunteer columbine, which has scattered itself around my flowerbeds, much to my delight.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFpEmxcmFqlZqfU8H2W5G_mt6BClGBVRtDK2TjRt8osgwpkgJ_K5PRcYfX2UqwEbda78GLC8CWacP3TplJic-p3xnzX6vuBDTJz7W5YWITCf3kBEAPxzWtKciv0c7AQRaeNx-YLfLpaeCk5fKWQtsyibriUyAiLgxWDcKd5cuBw0bUp46t7RJ12AbX/s2160/20240419_145439.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFpEmxcmFqlZqfU8H2W5G_mt6BClGBVRtDK2TjRt8osgwpkgJ_K5PRcYfX2UqwEbda78GLC8CWacP3TplJic-p3xnzX6vuBDTJz7W5YWITCf3kBEAPxzWtKciv0c7AQRaeNx-YLfLpaeCk5fKWQtsyibriUyAiLgxWDcKd5cuBw0bUp46t7RJ12AbX/s320/20240419_145439.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Late snowshoes, an oldtime variety I dug up from around an old house 50 years ago, but somehow they died out. So last year I found the bulbs online.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10gF5y5XHApGOR2lXzKDyYOvveyvFgTCWRfrCg-ZaGP3virBmxxNzCtoSW52FGkJq2U2k9fE-k2hI9ROCQIjVkwU6Lq_cXLxeS7yXUiDbs-18xTjHCZXTMKNmUQvDozaN6YsgoGP7ijacnLO79qJwfUljXKG2M9KAXHxpDwRO7VQpfglQZr236LH3/s2160/20240421_131341.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10gF5y5XHApGOR2lXzKDyYOvveyvFgTCWRfrCg-ZaGP3virBmxxNzCtoSW52FGkJq2U2k9fE-k2hI9ROCQIjVkwU6Lq_cXLxeS7yXUiDbs-18xTjHCZXTMKNmUQvDozaN6YsgoGP7ijacnLO79qJwfUljXKG2M9KAXHxpDwRO7VQpfglQZr236LH3/s320/20240421_131341.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;My clematis, about 30 years old, and has never gotten very big because it is under a maple, but it is always so pretty.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkREmGyWKScMKh8vGu_Hp7z1BfpToCmTgp9tzcYUU8cUL4i1BVh7Zx4xo3v0PcvWfKjsx2BQz_6xWapkfktz9wwEYZjOdcOCQe0LKAMijeGh_Zz2wGcoEewOwj_YfvX8eVTSDK4vGtOQKKdY2DouxqGagmv__YE3yxIjZsdbC6jaEF0HyQ0SWqjgTO/s2024/20240420_125641.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2024&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1014&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkREmGyWKScMKh8vGu_Hp7z1BfpToCmTgp9tzcYUU8cUL4i1BVh7Zx4xo3v0PcvWfKjsx2BQz_6xWapkfktz9wwEYZjOdcOCQe0LKAMijeGh_Zz2wGcoEewOwj_YfvX8eVTSDK4vGtOQKKdY2DouxqGagmv__YE3yxIjZsdbC6jaEF0HyQ0SWqjgTO/w200-h400/20240420_125641.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It stayed right chilly all day yesterday, finally reaching 50° by 5 in the evening. With the strong breeze, it made working outside a bit brisk. I wasn&#39;t out much, as my day was another that did not go as planned. Nothing big, just a series of things that needed to be done.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Like paperwork. How I hate it,&amp;nbsp; and how I let it pile up! I am determined to do better, so am trying to do a little every day. Yuck.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And mopping. The floors! How dirty they can get. We are in and out many times a day--i actually counted one morning and was astonished to find that we were in and out the doors 30 times before noon. So I mop regularly, especially the porch and kitchen, and yesterday I washed the rugs too and hung them.outside to dry. Our floors are pine, well worn. They need refinishing but I doubt we will ever do it as then we would have to be careful...and with the way we work, that just wouldn&#39;t happen.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Our house is lived in, comfortable. I doubt anyone but us will ever live here; when we are gone the place will probably be torn down and a new house built by whoever gets this place. Resale value isn&#39;t something we worry about although I know that sounds crazy. But this place, built 50 years ago by 2 people who had no idea what they were doing, has issues and inconveniences that most would not put up with--and that would be expensive to retrofit. So it will remain a place where you don&#39;t have to take off your shoes, you can put your feet up, sit in the kitchen and drink coffee or tea while I cook, and just relax. Not classy,&amp;nbsp; but homey.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What else yesterday? Let&#39;s see...Larry dug sassafras at last (after my determined reminders!). I had to show him the tree, and stayed on hand because I wanted him to be careful and not dig too many roots and hurt the tree. He can get overzealous sometimes. So I cleaned the roots and brewed the tea, which is now in a gallon jug in the fridge. Yum. Sassafras tea is considered a spring tonic by mountain folk.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What else was Larry up to all day? Weedeating,&amp;nbsp; getting our friend&#39;s tiller running, then a trip to town to pick up booth stuff from a picker. He was ready to stop by 6 and got the firepit going.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;While he was in town I&amp;nbsp; brewed the sassafras tea and made a casserole for dinner--macaroni with leftover taco meat filling, shredded cheddar, sour cream with chives that we bought by mistake but have found quite nice, and leftover cooked kale. Believe it or not, it&#39;s delicious.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then it was on to pricing a table-full of recent finds for our booths, a job I hate but must be done.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;One of our finds, a pitcher in the bubble pattern by Anchor Hocking,&amp;nbsp; from the 1950s,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuU3cPI915uxPV8JFIRPcMooJ5QVo7EYTLMkykL-iL8GIECCIHsGiMtlZ72ACf9GYp3q2EoUYfl-Em7a3j73VnusUV6iSywEk-Gxk-JjE0l7Q8HzPFMYmdpefIXoqS_R_QyllMoZuoDd546n0PQsbFAQPqfmlHRZHSFQuboXbq_aAsYMVcewaWF6E/s800/IMG_20240422_171712.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;800&quot; data-original-width=&quot;600&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuU3cPI915uxPV8JFIRPcMooJ5QVo7EYTLMkykL-iL8GIECCIHsGiMtlZ72ACf9GYp3q2EoUYfl-Em7a3j73VnusUV6iSywEk-Gxk-JjE0l7Q8HzPFMYmdpefIXoqS_R_QyllMoZuoDd546n0PQsbFAQPqfmlHRZHSFQuboXbq_aAsYMVcewaWF6E/s320/IMG_20240422_171712.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;and another, a 1958 Pyrex promotional casserole and carrier, in the pattern called &quot;mod kitchen&quot;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_vvdMykjY7HZG0B40oe9GY6sJ6P5MZ5mYyOWuV_E6Ko7GOHY-qFz09rV0KZb8nIratGmuVVrsBEfWP6vCmfa0l479tNh1mopgZQIQg2ILaNzbeUx2QHNXe3QrfV5RxwoTcmBLGmbh911bXE6ZIZWTCFu9IaRiEW8Eo6NyHriOOyomRJ1YSpA8bVW/s2160/20240418_141844.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_vvdMykjY7HZG0B40oe9GY6sJ6P5MZ5mYyOWuV_E6Ko7GOHY-qFz09rV0KZb8nIratGmuVVrsBEfWP6vCmfa0l479tNh1mopgZQIQg2ILaNzbeUx2QHNXe3QrfV5RxwoTcmBLGmbh911bXE6ZIZWTCFu9IaRiEW8Eo6NyHriOOyomRJ1YSpA8bVW/s320/20240418_141844.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then put the first coat of paint on a cabinet we got last week. And finally outside to pull a few weeds before joining Larry at the firepit to wind down the day.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So not a bad day, and a few things pushed forward. Today, &lt;i&gt;maybe &lt;/i&gt;I can finish tilling and do some transplanting I thought I would get done yesterday. Or will it end up as another this and that kind of day?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Copyright Susanna Holstein. All rights reserved. No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/04/monday.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFpEmxcmFqlZqfU8H2W5G_mt6BClGBVRtDK2TjRt8osgwpkgJ_K5PRcYfX2UqwEbda78GLC8CWacP3TplJic-p3xnzX6vuBDTJz7W5YWITCf3kBEAPxzWtKciv0c7AQRaeNx-YLfLpaeCk5fKWQtsyibriUyAiLgxWDcKd5cuBw0bUp46t7RJ12AbX/s72-c/20240419_145439.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-8072704305695109708</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-04-22T09:17:11.770-04:00</atom:updated><title>Cold!</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;30°f this morning, -1°C. Clear, frost here and there. I am sure some places in the state had a freeze last night.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Well, here we are back to winter. Well, not really, but it sure turned cold after last week&#39;s heat. I guess these big temperature fluctuations--50+ degrees in just a couple days--will keep us hardy, right? It sure keeps the wardrobe in an uproar, shorts one day, down jackets the next. Of course, I have seen people wear these together! Ah, our crazy modern times.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I spent a few hours on Facebook Marketplace Saturday night and yesterday morning, searching for a replacement garden tiller since the part we need to repair ours is unavailable. Finally I found one, exactly like ours except a few years newer and used very little. The young man who owned it said he tried having a garden for a couple years but had no time for it, so the tiller sat in his garage a couple years. At less than half the cost of a new one, this was a bargain. We have replacement parts too, always a plus.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So yesterday afternoon we drove halfway across the state to pick it up, after unloading an oak secretary desk and a smaller Mission-style desk from the van. Oak furniture seems to be getting heavier! Or is it just me getting older? Here is the smaller desk, awaiting getting its top refinished and a small piece of wood repaired. I think that is all we will do to it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKiuxsCdufgDk79bHolpo1DPV5tk0YBExI5TPw8fw5L1qGQsTxPwDQSTNtPoMjEwNUfRXU1Y6uk95J1zpsAai_K31IA1faBxldLG-kLv05uWpKddFM8zndHnKwCcgig9hfWZUCIKRbHPUt7sxpjhwem6oDGLGRggDh06kLjNbS7ciN4DJUdmDEUF5/s1682/20240422_091025.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1682&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1299&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKiuxsCdufgDk79bHolpo1DPV5tk0YBExI5TPw8fw5L1qGQsTxPwDQSTNtPoMjEwNUfRXU1Y6uk95J1zpsAai_K31IA1faBxldLG-kLv05uWpKddFM8zndHnKwCcgig9hfWZUCIKRbHPUt7sxpjhwem6oDGLGRggDh06kLjNbS7ciN4DJUdmDEUF5/s320/20240422_091025.jpg&quot; width=&quot;247&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We stopped here for supper:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvOgNX_4Vnb_CNASC6x_mKWGVk_FNOaDCxp1bbMcrcp_PTWWyd_oiLawTq_tn0QUNr0HrutNfUsaI2tk2l9PZ0j5qEX-OvdeUAulynhexUS7W70P-HVnesEjp3hAQxEpHvLWJEF-lac2Cyw9A-Qy4l2eQvTOyYX94-MLynrEP4CZc6fEhW1EERrYh/s2160/20240421_170226.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvOgNX_4Vnb_CNASC6x_mKWGVk_FNOaDCxp1bbMcrcp_PTWWyd_oiLawTq_tn0QUNr0HrutNfUsaI2tk2l9PZ0j5qEX-OvdeUAulynhexUS7W70P-HVnesEjp3hAQxEpHvLWJEF-lac2Cyw9A-Qy4l2eQvTOyYX94-MLynrEP4CZc6fEhW1EERrYh/s320/20240421_170226.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmje2wuuZ2iNAJAuU08WR0Eo_e4Lymx9vLinuzkHqqQWaxkSFm3H-1YLeBTk06NB-euTdP-5SWJP8Hono87yBuve7xHSrMw9SmXdFguU09Td2ynmK31v19zF37AWE6uczpoe5oVQMflda6PqCdTzyjj29tc9xOWh0VUHNaxPqt4GflzvPHWdYWzQlr/s2160/20240421_170315.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmje2wuuZ2iNAJAuU08WR0Eo_e4Lymx9vLinuzkHqqQWaxkSFm3H-1YLeBTk06NB-euTdP-5SWJP8Hono87yBuve7xHSrMw9SmXdFguU09Td2ynmK31v19zF37AWE6uczpoe5oVQMflda6PqCdTzyjj29tc9xOWh0VUHNaxPqt4GflzvPHWdYWzQlr/s320/20240421_170315.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRb90aTbWwkQuYkGwkrQ927As0yJXy1eMkH7p2X0yE4S9jHE_UR7xlZvWpMVoYkfYTjN9TqO3xrHzm2lmT8bWA0XKEZu7ExuUiTdexmGMhrdBH9ooSUkDSkopRlN78y5cyRGfF7RMecXoQMqN9U5mZbR3efssYXn41rZUgBzZ8NexzNDwoKzwCMzY/s2160/20240421_172850.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRb90aTbWwkQuYkGwkrQ927As0yJXy1eMkH7p2X0yE4S9jHE_UR7xlZvWpMVoYkfYTjN9TqO3xrHzm2lmT8bWA0XKEZu7ExuUiTdexmGMhrdBH9ooSUkDSkopRlN78y5cyRGfF7RMecXoQMqN9U5mZbR3efssYXn41rZUgBzZ8NexzNDwoKzwCMzY/s320/20240421_172850.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Was it ever a disappointment! If you advertise your place as having famous hotdogs, wouldn&#39;t you think you&#39;d have amazing dogs? But no. The buns were mushy, the hotdogs cheap ones and tiny, the fries soggy and nearly burnt. And way overpriced! 2 hotdogs, one basket of fries and 2 soft drinks was $17.00! At Sherry&#39;s place in Ripley, 2 hotdogs--good beef ones on nice buns--are $6, drinks are a buck, and refilled for free. We have them occasionally, and they are delicious. I guess we&#39;re spoiled. The atmosphere was fun anyway, although the staff weren&#39;t the friendliest i have ever met, which is unusual for West Virginia. &lt;i&gt;(By the way, I looked up &quot;friendliest state&quot; and Minnesota ranks #1, while West Virginia wasn&#39;t even ranked in their 1-50 rankings! Guess we don&#39;t exist. Not surprising, as many maps leave us out.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Before we left our friend Jeff showed up to till the bigger gardens with his tractor, making short work of that job. So today Larry will get the Red Pontiac seed potatoes cut and ready for planting. We bought a 50# bag as it was cheaper than buying 25 pounds, and we will give half to Jeff for his garden.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So that was yesterday, not exactly the day we had planned, but a good day anyway.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Copyright Susanna Holstein. All rights reserved. No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/04/cold.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKiuxsCdufgDk79bHolpo1DPV5tk0YBExI5TPw8fw5L1qGQsTxPwDQSTNtPoMjEwNUfRXU1Y6uk95J1zpsAai_K31IA1faBxldLG-kLv05uWpKddFM8zndHnKwCcgig9hfWZUCIKRbHPUt7sxpjhwem6oDGLGRggDh06kLjNbS7ciN4DJUdmDEUF5/s72-c/20240422_091025.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>8</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-7715017986711656768</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2024 13:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-04-21T09:27:41.926-04:00</atom:updated><title>Week in Review</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Yesterday: by 10am it was 55°f, or 13°C. Very chilly and windy as heck. Bright blue sky and little scattered clouds, low humidity. This morning 37°f, overcast.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Wrote this yesterday but for some reason it didn&#39;t post.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Some days I don&#39;t even know where to start writing. It has been such a busy week, with so much variety. Let&#39;s see:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Monday: unpack, laundry, and housework. Weeded some in the flowerbeds. Cleaned the ramps and got them in the dehydrator. Picked up more mulch in town, firepit in the evening.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tuesday--restocked and tidied up our booths in Ravenswood, then over to Athens County, Ohio, in search of a &quot;bluebell preserve&quot; a friend told me about. We found the trail, but there were not many bluebells. Still, it was a beautiful place, and there were many wildflowers in bloom. And there were some bluebells at least, so perhaps in future there will be many more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnqJwpyfnZ1kkpS4pQsnNTgJTUuD4Q6er_dGeddg9jpMwbLfp8l8Q6HOhAFnZkZC51NRvVdd-tVH3zadozvRt8p4f9zElSAxsGBU5NpcTegjm_g_PwdYFoi2hQ3C8e80jCdGT5ew5SKjIsqI-ZdYzLWLHRdK6tDBa3vooAQNUBy06AUBq4Zh0aEhC/s1516/20240420_133525.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1361&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1516&quot; height=&quot;359&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnqJwpyfnZ1kkpS4pQsnNTgJTUuD4Q6er_dGeddg9jpMwbLfp8l8Q6HOhAFnZkZC51NRvVdd-tVH3zadozvRt8p4f9zElSAxsGBU5NpcTegjm_g_PwdYFoi2hQ3C8e80jCdGT5ew5SKjIsqI-ZdYzLWLHRdK6tDBa3vooAQNUBy06AUBq4Zh0aEhC/w400-h359/20240420_133525.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Some of the other flowers we saw:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://garden.org/plants/view/75962/Blue-Eyed-Mary-Collinsia-verna/&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Blue-eyed Mary.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsZBMUXvTDYeTVNyZI3hBNEhKZqoACem8D-smbLh6J9Jqx7dxWrqBTGrStlyxPAGVRRkDBiqaopNmlcVxsZ2YyqkvhkN7Sxm5ZIpBCTzfkV5JtfQzyjw7-hFLfk2QgmIoYfcLPIsPN9o34bRx5haAY3642phgVded97ZJ0UBRH6UeYLAS-82atZ58/s2160/20240416_155156.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsZBMUXvTDYeTVNyZI3hBNEhKZqoACem8D-smbLh6J9Jqx7dxWrqBTGrStlyxPAGVRRkDBiqaopNmlcVxsZ2YyqkvhkN7Sxm5ZIpBCTzfkV5JtfQzyjw7-hFLfk2QgmIoYfcLPIsPN9o34bRx5haAY3642phgVded97ZJ0UBRH6UeYLAS-82atZ58/s320/20240416_155156.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;There were great swaths of this lovely flower, which was new to me.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdjXXYXYvqHwjPmf8H8fxhuWDc8hlIIl4ylLp8F1YvashD7008yA9eFGpYd8nn6JauMJUYwfy2Qo8BNcyyZYV-ZTf6D_ulVeqPIl72vvFqMMXrUWIMccfoYPAMq5H_03OXsz0su3AtgZrUox1Dziu7xqTNiARYeQzpJNOj-Nk1pjBvteYVLeXQ-Yx/s2082/20240420_134005.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1274&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2082&quot; height=&quot;196&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdjXXYXYvqHwjPmf8H8fxhuWDc8hlIIl4ylLp8F1YvashD7008yA9eFGpYd8nn6JauMJUYwfy2Qo8BNcyyZYV-ZTf6D_ulVeqPIl72vvFqMMXrUWIMccfoYPAMq5H_03OXsz0su3AtgZrUox1Dziu7xqTNiARYeQzpJNOj-Nk1pjBvteYVLeXQ-Yx/s320/20240420_134005.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Eue anemone, sometimes called windflower, I think.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmu-2zHbsrgAl-ZwpwzRsc0Mk3uJMV6bBTALs2os8uO5uPyJdNeNNkEKW27M6_5ZBDP4C5i7ZJAHmTOp0RbhtgqHs3eACwy6YmZcDvKdQfx7s4MCmwfeMpOI8mkynaYU8XJRdaTEEaHGN7l0jlzUIL7yLL4hb7Ivdq35RwGszhaqGif4yACPh9bqR_/s667/20240420_133714.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;667&quot; data-original-width=&quot;455&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmu-2zHbsrgAl-ZwpwzRsc0Mk3uJMV6bBTALs2os8uO5uPyJdNeNNkEKW27M6_5ZBDP4C5i7ZJAHmTOp0RbhtgqHs3eACwy6YmZcDvKdQfx7s4MCmwfeMpOI8mkynaYU8XJRdaTEEaHGN7l0jlzUIL7yLL4hb7Ivdq35RwGszhaqGif4yACPh9bqR_/s320/20240420_133714.jpg&quot; width=&quot;218&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Wild geranium&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHsoCdbPiOaKy2A7AAtXb1Yg0Jo9-Mg-uT_VDOX0oMaMkG3AkLkumSilpjxL3qRm20oq3j_x7puRGwUi8h4vH0VsPDG52okeLuSEpUmC84Hq_E0MtmvjwwTqjLTnn4PXjC5yxRC9-MHvz2k61r8wIdPd_fkQHB-FnOscv7x_Gb18RQEsSSk39w4ps/s2160/20240420_133840.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHsoCdbPiOaKy2A7AAtXb1Yg0Jo9-Mg-uT_VDOX0oMaMkG3AkLkumSilpjxL3qRm20oq3j_x7puRGwUi8h4vH0VsPDG52okeLuSEpUmC84Hq_E0MtmvjwwTqjLTnn4PXjC5yxRC9-MHvz2k61r8wIdPd_fkQHB-FnOscv7x_Gb18RQEsSSk39w4ps/s320/20240420_133840.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Common but still one of my favorites, blue violets&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmyjqGXScjjxUw20rLRSpvuG4Mo9YwwA3AFV1S4A1LcfJagdn75DphW4scImaluuYa-bleFtbzvao_HUWoKtjSlxbPWTvpaVP4QeA6uItqB3oxUewO8iHdHbQlUUJmXA-0oafFfVrp-6GaVo1SalYpvr-UTXkHDXDKH7sJB7WqNDett6A8iAP3nno/s1720/20240420_133901.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1092&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1720&quot; height=&quot;254&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmyjqGXScjjxUw20rLRSpvuG4Mo9YwwA3AFV1S4A1LcfJagdn75DphW4scImaluuYa-bleFtbzvao_HUWoKtjSlxbPWTvpaVP4QeA6uItqB3oxUewO8iHdHbQlUUJmXA-0oafFfVrp-6GaVo1SalYpvr-UTXkHDXDKH7sJB7WqNDett6A8iAP3nno/w400-h254/20240420_133901.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Just a restful place to visit, even on an unusually warm day.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD70qKVIE_kCzCsSvSManlvzd1O02rFYJvAEkVNH5Fu84RVKeRcTpOd1IznuNpts1ybkuBlinVRLSZV_bCgA-2Bo5nOtyvdo8qRRAm6IqW75d8fd2cPzWbhlhi_tjGhRmNTtOs06TLC95svcXQYxYs5UsFUAXE8WuPdKGb73bWyfo5V-MHRS5Fom8e/s2160/20240420_133539.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD70qKVIE_kCzCsSvSManlvzd1O02rFYJvAEkVNH5Fu84RVKeRcTpOd1IznuNpts1ybkuBlinVRLSZV_bCgA-2Bo5nOtyvdo8qRRAm6IqW75d8fd2cPzWbhlhi_tjGhRmNTtOs06TLC95svcXQYxYs5UsFUAXE8WuPdKGb73bWyfo5V-MHRS5Fom8e/s320/20240420_133539.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Nice firepit that evening capped a pretty nice day.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Wednesday: packed a bunch of eBay sales, worked on paperwork, hoed out the three little rows of onions, beets, carrots, spinach and chard. Hand-weeded the lettuce and radishes. Made ramp salt. No firepit as the day was far too windy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thursday: went to look at some furniture a young friend wanted to sell. Loved the place she and her guy are renovating; the house needs a ton of work-- it is built around an old one room log cabin and has several log outbuildings, including a falling-down barn which, sadly, they plan to burn.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQEIc-DnGh1IzMlB8kfh523urri5kT99fFU74P57aiY0cRgJpHyXVkKXW0mM7T7jMzpQHbdPw7pL4GYJ6RTzX387rSrr9ZuH0Ql3TM3vbnY3LBB4f0nPhgB1_s5Mtxp8ogupqwIaEdfrFuEmaK3WebgkS5baTW-LMZloAx3hK_EhfK-BCB0sYC12fD/s2160/20240418_114100.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQEIc-DnGh1IzMlB8kfh523urri5kT99fFU74P57aiY0cRgJpHyXVkKXW0mM7T7jMzpQHbdPw7pL4GYJ6RTzX387rSrr9ZuH0Ql3TM3vbnY3LBB4f0nPhgB1_s5Mtxp8ogupqwIaEdfrFuEmaK3WebgkS5baTW-LMZloAx3hK_EhfK-BCB0sYC12fD/s320/20240418_114100.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoicNZBBAWDUEtdHKY4XJJj49RmpEP4sacf8nztoSzrrEJiVrcojRrLqSLRtR1FV364aaLWpI-xCjVVuMOtM9OhKTw28YRF14gpOU26MkXsBaUqeK4vih6V_G8shylQjiABvjg-ty31egIi4Aa4k8PZblDI1Dkb7F5_evrqkrBPUmetY8oC2tLrArp/s2160/20240420_140222.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1864&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;276&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoicNZBBAWDUEtdHKY4XJJj49RmpEP4sacf8nztoSzrrEJiVrcojRrLqSLRtR1FV364aaLWpI-xCjVVuMOtM9OhKTw28YRF14gpOU26MkXsBaUqeK4vih6V_G8shylQjiABvjg-ty31egIi4Aa4k8PZblDI1Dkb7F5_evrqkrBPUmetY8oC2tLrArp/s320/20240420_140222.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We ended up making 2 trips, and the van still needs to be unloaded. Came home to do more stringtrimming. Firepit time again.&amp;nbsp; We saw this fellow at a gas station. Handsome, isn&#39;t he?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4rhBHjV4oAXGpOKaqHNVIQq4y1Vq7pEvCFQ3NZTxWYhq8d2NxcXe3jaIxdT-def6elTr3Ud_tLRs9YuQK8X_miayYSJBrErCQf8WI5ODVJQJZffj_94TTgJTly4Rf3f72Dbg-bEuY8oEqSXK9yM3p0fWfPz2CjdL3QwqLkv4UJ-AW4_cpzL_Tq6K/s1297/20240418_153709.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;973&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1297&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4rhBHjV4oAXGpOKaqHNVIQq4y1Vq7pEvCFQ3NZTxWYhq8d2NxcXe3jaIxdT-def6elTr3Ud_tLRs9YuQK8X_miayYSJBrErCQf8WI5ODVJQJZffj_94TTgJTly4Rf3f72Dbg-bEuY8oEqSXK9yM3p0fWfPz2CjdL3QwqLkv4UJ-AW4_cpzL_Tq6K/s320/20240418_153709.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Friday: out in the garden early to till, then plant cabbages, broccoli, brussels sprouts,&amp;nbsp; rhubarb, onions and horseradish. Stringtrimmed the untilled parts of the garden, weeded the accidental strawberry patch (accidental because i planted strawberries in tubs so they would be easier to care for, but they sent out runners and now we have a patch of berries in the middle of the garden).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3slR8IliM63Nyh0z07GC7dBiFdrIXHdYOw00s0HITZLrKsHZrUG1LnnGLjZHOa5gtOi-8yakSytxZ6r2jFCAvHkKhQoplBXeKR53m5c9oPkbn5FMpmSZ4Xt6URkwx7Qza0DLhc3L2yjzwJVARsxKX6ZM0WsZ9d4RN-rJqM-v4iUelxKlQsX3KvIT1/s2160/20240419_145543.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3slR8IliM63Nyh0z07GC7dBiFdrIXHdYOw00s0HITZLrKsHZrUG1LnnGLjZHOa5gtOi-8yakSytxZ6r2jFCAvHkKhQoplBXeKR53m5c9oPkbn5FMpmSZ4Xt6URkwx7Qza0DLhc3L2yjzwJVARsxKX6ZM0WsZ9d4RN-rJqM-v4iUelxKlQsX3KvIT1/w400-h400/20240419_145543.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;On the very upper end is a row of garlic and in front of that, but can&#39;t see in the photo is a row of purple asparagus, which we planted last year.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the late afternoon we went to town to tidy up our Ripley booth,&amp;nbsp; pick up potting soil and straw, and meet up with friends for supper.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Today I began transplanting the seedlings in my little greenhouse--tomatoes and Savoy cabbage. Then out in the gardens, spreading mulch, planting a rosebush and weeding, weeding, weeding. Larry cut grass and worked on my tiller, as the clutch is messing up. Apparently the part we need is no longer available so I am searching for another tiller.&amp;nbsp; Bummer, but it is 8 years old and has seen a lot of use.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mixed in between work were long phone calls with youngest son in Florida, oldest son on his 55th (!) birthday, third son to catch up on the past week, and with 4th son to catch up on the past 2 months--he&#39;s not one to call very often but when we talk its usually for an hour or more. Also had a long call with grandson Clayton who is stateside at last and thank goodness out of that mess with the pirates in the mid-East. He leaves the Navy in June, and is looking forward to the steps in his life.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So there&#39;s most of what transpired around here this week. Always a bit frantic in Spring, as there is so much to get done in the gardens and yard. But it&#39;s work I love and Larry good-humoredly tolerates, most of the time.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It&#39;s supposed to be a chilly 35°f tonight, or 2°C, I think, so it will be an inside, movie night for us!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Getting mighty pretty up on the ridge.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/04/week-in-review.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnqJwpyfnZ1kkpS4pQsnNTgJTUuD4Q6er_dGeddg9jpMwbLfp8l8Q6HOhAFnZkZC51NRvVdd-tVH3zadozvRt8p4f9zElSAxsGBU5NpcTegjm_g_PwdYFoi2hQ3C8e80jCdGT5ew5SKjIsqI-ZdYzLWLHRdK6tDBa3vooAQNUBy06AUBq4Zh0aEhC/s72-w400-h359-c/20240420_133525.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>7</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-8589276633610847816</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-04-18T08:26:45.895-04:00</atom:updated><title>Ramp Salt, Real Milk, Hummingbirds,and Randoms</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;57°f this morning, about 16° C. Huge thunderstorm in the night put on quite a show.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;The wind was crazy yesterday! Blew hard all day, big gusts that made the clouds scoot quickly across the sky. An uneasy kind of day. High of 80°f, too hot for this time of year.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We dehydrated the ramps I brought back from the mountains this past weekend, and boy did my porch stink for a couple days! Unless you have had some experience with ramps, it might be hard to believe that such an innocuous looking little onion could be so powerful, but believe me, it is. A newspaper editor here in WV once decided to use ramp juice in his printing ink so people from other places would know what they smelled like. The US Postal Service refused to deliver any more papers from him unless he promised not to pull that stunt again--post offices across the country reeked for days, apparently! &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_tricoccum&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; to learn the scientific name and description of ramps, which are also called rampion or rapunzel---the plant in the Grimm&#39;s fairytale &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapunzel&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rapunzel&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; that the expectant mother craved.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I decided to use some of them to make ramp seasoning salt.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUKdOAuS-ZCh5r1cNIEgIAw9zYTB1T93vtZhuPO4TkxKdmMbJpmeeTMF1iNJu4cC9NLEYFi7D57VYrD38-dEj7y5XiRrFk7gHKXoN9JyxeA2hKv_ISN4xzqi19HINbH5sz8RITsKi2JvZGq_P6Eb2k5KJzbKWSunvD4G6cE4DQWBz2p7DzC6r8jIG/s2160/20240417_164808.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUKdOAuS-ZCh5r1cNIEgIAw9zYTB1T93vtZhuPO4TkxKdmMbJpmeeTMF1iNJu4cC9NLEYFi7D57VYrD38-dEj7y5XiRrFk7gHKXoN9JyxeA2hKv_ISN4xzqi19HINbH5sz8RITsKi2JvZGq_P6Eb2k5KJzbKWSunvD4G6cE4DQWBz2p7DzC6r8jIG/s320/20240417_164808.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Simplest thing in the world: put some dried ramps and a bunch of salt in the blender and whiz it up. I used three large handfuls of the dried leaves to about a cup and a half of salt.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The rest of the ramps I chopped up in the food processor, to be used in cooking whenever we want. Once dried, the ramps lose that over-the-top potency, and just have an excellent, unique flavor.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hHRdeKg8TRxv9UyGi1WXwmZAr9LC5JvFctkrkLdRds6VfeX3zh8oWm2A7utUanSGfKyozY7LY6vyzxEetGdTCm7Vxu_WnKloJoZTuKbTen58eapFt4U9-GM3wIS0P-8kTjLEc4c1v8hXsm8YtiZE6bskV4IWFjw36hiIraPnL6h-e8-CaIkqYGR6/s2160/20240417_171913.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hHRdeKg8TRxv9UyGi1WXwmZAr9LC5JvFctkrkLdRds6VfeX3zh8oWm2A7utUanSGfKyozY7LY6vyzxEetGdTCm7Vxu_WnKloJoZTuKbTen58eapFt4U9-GM3wIS0P-8kTjLEc4c1v8hXsm8YtiZE6bskV4IWFjw36hiIraPnL6h-e8-CaIkqYGR6/s320/20240417_171913.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ramp salt and chopped, dehydrated ramps. Took about 3 pounds to make this much.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div&gt;In other news, we found a source of fresh milk!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxAX8EvtJQj900lhOGH1xDdEk3KTc6qgIeW7gPVA484riv4Xcj267wKN_8poOXjI4OAIpezfDOMrPVW45RqIiX2PTwOfO1UvXcoHRvV9BPDanUmSDGcrbrY3Q_EIY80OEVIVN-8-zf877wXgcMJAGRAwjxnrIJtdwCYBNJXD9QOIFPO4oITZ1gT7P/s2160/20240417_171941.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxAX8EvtJQj900lhOGH1xDdEk3KTc6qgIeW7gPVA484riv4Xcj267wKN_8poOXjI4OAIpezfDOMrPVW45RqIiX2PTwOfO1UvXcoHRvV9BPDanUmSDGcrbrY3Q_EIY80OEVIVN-8-zf877wXgcMJAGRAwjxnrIJtdwCYBNJXD9QOIFPO4oITZ1gT7P/s320/20240417_171941.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I am so excited. I used to have 2 Jersey milk cows until about 1990, I guess, when we had to put down our last old girl. I have really missed that good milk. So now we will be able to get a gallon a week, plenty for the two of us.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And just look who&#39;s back! Mr. Hummingbird, and we rather foolishly want to believe it&#39;s Little Mister, a hummer who has been coming for years, and always perches in the same tree. Probably it is just a random fellow, but still...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMOymz4u8hbGNIIDUaodRlwrvIBWPq6KdMJs8PXKj6KdDKiHmqjE8aWpMHql2rxQCDVFF9Qjgd_SGzmsFegZMvXa3CqrY1e98WaqpisL9H4CZlLhv4f8VE2-LI45i74OzhBeVVfEOSPAwLRgt0_SlfVYrBLI0w5ArrJ5bhKbwNCIssp-PVDoByu_b/s1071/20240417_074222.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1071&quot; data-original-width=&quot;948&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMOymz4u8hbGNIIDUaodRlwrvIBWPq6KdMJs8PXKj6KdDKiHmqjE8aWpMHql2rxQCDVFF9Qjgd_SGzmsFegZMvXa3CqrY1e98WaqpisL9H4CZlLhv4f8VE2-LI45i74OzhBeVVfEOSPAwLRgt0_SlfVYrBLI0w5ArrJ5bhKbwNCIssp-PVDoByu_b/s320/20240417_074222.jpg&quot; width=&quot;283&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;A few more photos from the weekend:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; 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style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe allowfullscreen=&#39;allowfullscreen&#39; webkitallowfullscreen=&#39;webkitallowfullscreen&#39; mozallowfullscreen=&#39;mozallowfullscreen&#39; width=&#39;320&#39; height=&#39;266&#39; src=&#39;https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwUZ5wyxyP6W5jgtyVwtVn5Fd8mwqfrQAe1TgisnoHL8kJd70-CTcsdYgfbzZK1rFwreXH7Ll62Qd79pjQTLQ&#39; class=&#39;b-hbp-video b-uploaded&#39; frameborder=&#39;0&#39;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The old mill at Millpoint, WV:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmvekK3fyDsojdHRLDzn0EVLCEFzyMdTkoVRh7ZI_Y30BlZ8K5JqmoKlt0wua9QcS6OtzCmmuDeGEetSG5AHBz6BEoGydoiK20U9jhKsR2mh3rGCxesjGyuYjxCLPqNGaQY66gjeSXWHRUHJT1HjcJl8JHqbvL-GPZKwnshMsSaB59sKS3k56oq29/s2160/20240414_132403.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmvekK3fyDsojdHRLDzn0EVLCEFzyMdTkoVRh7ZI_Y30BlZ8K5JqmoKlt0wua9QcS6OtzCmmuDeGEetSG5AHBz6BEoGydoiK20U9jhKsR2mh3rGCxesjGyuYjxCLPqNGaQY66gjeSXWHRUHJT1HjcJl8JHqbvL-GPZKwnshMsSaB59sKS3k56oq29/s320/20240414_132403.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;An interesting screened porch in Richwood, WV.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIzphZgoVM3Xhmw6hyphenhyphenmPBY4RZvjBUinNMwBq6rpPu9CIEZOWCptUYA83WeKPRDPn7fvpwYMy6SPKvpYDHG1usE9g7-xZF2CwVZOWE_8a67lL0FGY9QWCGXdjzdLbvfOLUonpIM0PyTsqpm4JknCOVpHnPkp1PVfKcTojmdm4Uig1pTOA2bOD_auPM9/s2160/20240414_145348.jpg&quot; 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No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/04/ramp-salt-real-milk-hummingbirdsand.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUKdOAuS-ZCh5r1cNIEgIAw9zYTB1T93vtZhuPO4TkxKdmMbJpmeeTMF1iNJu4cC9NLEYFi7D57VYrD38-dEj7y5XiRrFk7gHKXoN9JyxeA2hKv_ISN4xzqi19HINbH5sz8RITsKi2JvZGq_P6Eb2k5KJzbKWSunvD4G6cE4DQWBz2p7DzC6r8jIG/s72-c/20240417_164808.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>11</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-873019927322738099</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-04-17T11:11:39.692-04:00</atom:updated><title>Along the Way: Wildflowers</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;67°f this morning (19°C) with light showers, overcast. Got up to 86 yesterday. Yuck.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I stopped as usual at the tiny picnic area on the way to camp, and again on the way home. My first stop was rainy, cold, and the trail was so muddy I didn&#39;t go far because I would have had to go off the trail...which meant probably tromping on some of the numerous wildflowers. So I contented myself with just a short visit.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the rambunctious North Fork of the Cherry River, about 10 miles or so from Richwood, WV, and location of the picnic area.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELYT7jBirVMJklnjJYoe9Z_1c8ZqFVP_lC0E6Ayq_LDiy96S-U1mgbC8HORsf2oABPqdoAqtscJ2AuIbk-JMwHD6Yzrg7Rz2Qxmggz4Lr5A3J-zmR2x5uaDj50cJHgsyd7AEvcnaUDveV7IkVgdIPWPyZ8Gbw2yq_mGK9GkCaBpa5m6j4-usMZTvA/s2160/20240413_100415.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELYT7jBirVMJklnjJYoe9Z_1c8ZqFVP_lC0E6Ayq_LDiy96S-U1mgbC8HORsf2oABPqdoAqtscJ2AuIbk-JMwHD6Yzrg7Rz2Qxmggz4Lr5A3J-zmR2x5uaDj50cJHgsyd7AEvcnaUDveV7IkVgdIPWPyZ8Gbw2yq_mGK9GkCaBpa5m6j4-usMZTvA/s320/20240413_100415.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The bridge leads to the little trail.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISFwSkM4veK3ZWP-L_OM7dN_D4HfMUiVk3n5EwxhlfSm1JyfW3escdj7sf5Xg1108lAA5HBMDSoHfEuGCqulOuZilVdrCLOf_OTskNWok3jL_njjQbJJlgaanoNkCGg4ZgP7BhCyGtpENH4ecnhT3EXtLL4tM1EI_C0lM5MtHE02I6NTdBuandLuW/s2160/20240412_144126.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISFwSkM4veK3ZWP-L_OM7dN_D4HfMUiVk3n5EwxhlfSm1JyfW3escdj7sf5Xg1108lAA5HBMDSoHfEuGCqulOuZilVdrCLOf_OTskNWok3jL_njjQbJJlgaanoNkCGg4ZgP7BhCyGtpENH4ecnhT3EXtLL4tM1EI_C0lM5MtHE02I6NTdBuandLuW/s320/20240412_144126.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I was thrilled to see red trillium in bloom.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHzrhvlv5kkEYGpASIVfnhM-xszQByzNQgGPanoNPgYZqPueW5qgxDSUiWnqe-pa3xOLVnuV53QN6M61RwzEz_ythLhdLx9LUY-zekbkrMPbCJ8UZ5_1nHMoFjWBlDFwGWki8TVUGKNACMdlGPdjZ09TrfraRSE2x9LlRoEU5xYuPOYeL0vFhlrgL/s2160/20240412_143741.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHzrhvlv5kkEYGpASIVfnhM-xszQByzNQgGPanoNPgYZqPueW5qgxDSUiWnqe-pa3xOLVnuV53QN6M61RwzEz_ythLhdLx9LUY-zekbkrMPbCJ8UZ5_1nHMoFjWBlDFwGWki8TVUGKNACMdlGPdjZ09TrfraRSE2x9LlRoEU5xYuPOYeL0vFhlrgL/s320/20240412_143741.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Mountain laurel overhangs the muddy trail.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6CoUGcQPIXAes-q2VlgDnKtEpe-oUAffAJ-2bgeSmqvcQ1z0SqJcKeuXhII_RIRm2Ne8Rc5w-5BZGePoHe_PIN13UAoGB9_62LvccnK5rroxG76OiFPIp4b2MU2s0-JzH3yf9dL0tvOqBx6BqbCpi9lCdkEpPk8tO_nENiYhgrNlHprK5s5jVhAx/s2160/20240413_100348.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6CoUGcQPIXAes-q2VlgDnKtEpe-oUAffAJ-2bgeSmqvcQ1z0SqJcKeuXhII_RIRm2Ne8Rc5w-5BZGePoHe_PIN13UAoGB9_62LvccnK5rroxG76OiFPIp4b2MU2s0-JzH3yf9dL0tvOqBx6BqbCpi9lCdkEpPk8tO_nENiYhgrNlHprK5s5jVhAx/s320/20240413_100348.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;There was so much Dutchman&#39;s Breeches &lt;i&gt;(or Squirrel Corn? See below&lt;/i&gt;) in bloom...whole hillsides of it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtlsd2oO76ERAa5HNmYtZYrUTg6qMzMSibLBRdoL81c_yckDYpFqRvp0G15DxyCC5A3OH8_4jTtBo1LyB0Ts8ju6LyTSwKKK0cyea3SWFckWuZVzJX1vTOOvi-He8lNFlK0MgoFoqxu3n-A7RPChYRQD5FDtRj0TPpSSODoSAbkMHthmdsjMBwuO9/s2160/20240412_143935.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtlsd2oO76ERAa5HNmYtZYrUTg6qMzMSibLBRdoL81c_yckDYpFqRvp0G15DxyCC5A3OH8_4jTtBo1LyB0Ts8ju6LyTSwKKK0cyea3SWFckWuZVzJX1vTOOvi-He8lNFlK0MgoFoqxu3n-A7RPChYRQD5FDtRj0TPpSSODoSAbkMHthmdsjMBwuO9/s320/20240412_143935.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Plants even grow on this mossy old tree.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; 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The mud had dried up enough for me to venture further down the trail.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I was greeted by a half dozen of these pretty little &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ontario.ca/page/west-virginia-white#:~:text=The%20West%20Virginia%20White%20is,green%20stripe%20along%20each%20side.&quot;&gt;West Virginia White&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; butterflies.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-phZ8GeRrNW-_QDCE2FgYlj5Cw99VCAUT3JLseUNO4jveeYegM08iTqSGbIcptkZE26ppItVAbywlU5D83mDeNxaBZUvIRP_W5oj3Xr-G89cFsPhPanPyLYUjLiVDBNbj3ku56mLyTmWtwIywyKXohpBviTM0BWnPEKNhYLhZaKB-BNyKpNoitfD/s1188/20240417_085731.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1188&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1097&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-phZ8GeRrNW-_QDCE2FgYlj5Cw99VCAUT3JLseUNO4jveeYegM08iTqSGbIcptkZE26ppItVAbywlU5D83mDeNxaBZUvIRP_W5oj3Xr-G89cFsPhPanPyLYUjLiVDBNbj3ku56mLyTmWtwIywyKXohpBviTM0BWnPEKNhYLhZaKB-BNyKpNoitfD/s320/20240417_085731.jpg&quot; width=&quot;295&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Once again, I had the area to myself.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There were many &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/hepatica_nobilis.shtml&quot;&gt;white hepatica&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8BnyB-wakAu6CLLlGYtOlWKO_jFaEDrlfb4kftd_zEUtOyoL3P5ePGZVuw_VJ4tJA8QtPV1Fkcy3cWupQnqj8suXX1TJNe7xwW3r3qZgU3GEkiW46LjfmWyXrsJjImT2HCkBR9Qm_-Vy_KnYJeMh8MH0ByAE7I7Ya655D9S8dQB9lMtZGiW7KXDQi/s2160/20240414_143830.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8BnyB-wakAu6CLLlGYtOlWKO_jFaEDrlfb4kftd_zEUtOyoL3P5ePGZVuw_VJ4tJA8QtPV1Fkcy3cWupQnqj8suXX1TJNe7xwW3r3qZgU3GEkiW46LjfmWyXrsJjImT2HCkBR9Qm_-Vy_KnYJeMh8MH0ByAE7I7Ya655D9S8dQB9lMtZGiW7KXDQi/s320/20240414_143830.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I believe this is &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=clca&quot;&gt;Carolina Spring Beaut&lt;/a&gt;y, &lt;/b&gt;although it is hard to tell the difference from the Virginia Spring Beauty.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11AvV6p8a2CN_krSA2OiU9anFAy_DowvaOoaLJpmGNVtEJ5UkoLvM_ihGNEB7MpLzbVa7MJxZY-yWwxog2Zvs9Q5R8_E_E29AHiAIapIT7VU1FBBadbkPrrUyvCxpucm9tDy4CnEhf03fnRtMeyrfTVjSleEiTcwBBBe4eMrs91zDH8U__AxO-sZp/s2160/20240414_142344(0).jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11AvV6p8a2CN_krSA2OiU9anFAy_DowvaOoaLJpmGNVtEJ5UkoLvM_ihGNEB7MpLzbVa7MJxZY-yWwxog2Zvs9Q5R8_E_E29AHiAIapIT7VU1FBBadbkPrrUyvCxpucm9tDy4CnEhf03fnRtMeyrfTVjSleEiTcwBBBe4eMrs91zDH8U__AxO-sZp/s320/20240414_142344(0).jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Trout lilies were abundant.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3j-GY5PdbENn7Hxyc5xB86_4mIn5EdZzROUrqqCHyzOkVtbsoPW1mC18VcoHe8eVxWo9tF16Pu1Caq6YY-6Q6u5Jlb-buA-hoXmmvP_2-yT-ackCdTpVoo3z5szyVWXTLpwu5W69poVv0CfkhH0CtCwen_ccHdGPf8uZUlMn0BJa7oWaNJtAz5nuJ/s2160/20240414_142957.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3j-GY5PdbENn7Hxyc5xB86_4mIn5EdZzROUrqqCHyzOkVtbsoPW1mC18VcoHe8eVxWo9tF16Pu1Caq6YY-6Q6u5Jlb-buA-hoXmmvP_2-yT-ackCdTpVoo3z5szyVWXTLpwu5W69poVv0CfkhH0CtCwen_ccHdGPf8uZUlMn0BJa7oWaNJtAz5nuJ/s320/20240414_142957.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;As you can see, it was a much drier path!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1nrRhNPCpS5igAa9BQq71W3wtgM3_k6QqSt7kPdbOX7GQQ7ZmOm7XmdbM_2hiSsnk1sjJ3SMIwS6EpKjNGTsrwGOHU3WdURfXo9x1UWZNCuejgWuxOUi1xpvsgXTmKZlfBS6UhUZ-YFTM_H7mmyslloqpYCzIRggHaNlNPPBUw-Og0Xe9MJH8AtS/s2160/20240414_144029.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1nrRhNPCpS5igAa9BQq71W3wtgM3_k6QqSt7kPdbOX7GQQ7ZmOm7XmdbM_2hiSsnk1sjJ3SMIwS6EpKjNGTsrwGOHU3WdURfXo9x1UWZNCuejgWuxOUi1xpvsgXTmKZlfBS6UhUZ-YFTM_H7mmyslloqpYCzIRggHaNlNPPBUw-Og0Xe9MJH8AtS/s320/20240414_144029.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Squirrel Corn or Dutchman&#39;s Breeches? I am not sure how to tell the difference. I have just learned about Squirrel Corn-- up to now I called anything like this Dutchman&#39;s Breeches.&amp;nbsp; Oh dear.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnNKk76U1ktAh4Sw0hq71NrmHmMO23iXc2fwnbwcPUV4FatOOZpkrf2QtDbvcMGV8EeJttWzaLE2AoOfWa0IhqwWTCOQQJVcSOK6RUF519sPaSF1nvVCho4Qfl0BsCAvd9uuO2DMnWOQaERto0p3Yhm8ygP8Bq2J1x9HymqpQxrzP2YtR_wFUQAsI/s2160/20240414_143845.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnNKk76U1ktAh4Sw0hq71NrmHmMO23iXc2fwnbwcPUV4FatOOZpkrf2QtDbvcMGV8EeJttWzaLE2AoOfWa0IhqwWTCOQQJVcSOK6RUF519sPaSF1nvVCho4Qfl0BsCAvd9uuO2DMnWOQaERto0p3Yhm8ygP8Bq2J1x9HymqpQxrzP2YtR_wFUQAsI/s320/20240414_143845.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7IrOgPWmerJSEzSGVOuIkPpkD26MRyFxKu2V-Dt_oQE1JzM7EC8O_XknhGisymtTszKQ1f-t0G8MvML7nEKby_xAaYWe0OoJkJIo02Df5bEDPdznGbfHcrBH2llKyNgzkGBnbonzJM89lANNnDahK4i_V6RlhlcCUD_X-8K3hY6Jb3Y6_PIOoEDl/s2160/20240414_143520.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7IrOgPWmerJSEzSGVOuIkPpkD26MRyFxKu2V-Dt_oQE1JzM7EC8O_XknhGisymtTszKQ1f-t0G8MvML7nEKby_xAaYWe0OoJkJIo02Df5bEDPdznGbfHcrBH2llKyNgzkGBnbonzJM89lANNnDahK4i_V6RlhlcCUD_X-8K3hY6Jb3Y6_PIOoEDl/s320/20240414_143520.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;A tiny pale blue violet bloomed all by itself.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCeRtQIUhnYBpRQdT1Kr5DaXwn0J8v_vR-7ZmO347b_wHqkQtmO7tERW1OiQNvqrG7LBU1YBlkOdIIKB_Dz6Bepp0iXb-A2KKBLi-ZPd2mLm2nsPxybaldaHVcGMRa2n72bNYilaOFcm2asaawCU8sCDBw_M7vC62UB6Y9-VV8xj8QAL1z1RoN0SB/s2160/20240414_142723.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCeRtQIUhnYBpRQdT1Kr5DaXwn0J8v_vR-7ZmO347b_wHqkQtmO7tERW1OiQNvqrG7LBU1YBlkOdIIKB_Dz6Bepp0iXb-A2KKBLi-ZPd2mLm2nsPxybaldaHVcGMRa2n72bNYilaOFcm2asaawCU8sCDBw_M7vC62UB6Y9-VV8xj8QAL1z1RoN0SB/s320/20240414_142723.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I was sad that this closeup of a red trillium came out so blurry. Sigh.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkVPq58La5niXubKr6SBiADaIEi-4aEId55AKmjR7QxmSD8nsccqZsZQquJTbilR_GH6mreFTx3t9uekSTdRD2PXGgC5pGs8vie7xSzogNtatf-hahNH2AVcedhz7qXeZYHUBtW2CTYDvKkdMWSU9ZKrCKPKTLDHB_PL2X4kZecbRE2evWZvLREoa/s1968/20240414_142446.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1968&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1968&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkVPq58La5niXubKr6SBiADaIEi-4aEId55AKmjR7QxmSD8nsccqZsZQquJTbilR_GH6mreFTx3t9uekSTdRD2PXGgC5pGs8vie7xSzogNtatf-hahNH2AVcedhz7qXeZYHUBtW2CTYDvKkdMWSU9ZKrCKPKTLDHB_PL2X4kZecbRE2evWZvLREoa/s320/20240414_142446.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Panax trifolius, &lt;/i&gt;commonly called &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PATR2&quot;&gt;dwarf ginseng&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; 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No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/04/along-way-wildflowers.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELYT7jBirVMJklnjJYoe9Z_1c8ZqFVP_lC0E6Ayq_LDiy96S-U1mgbC8HORsf2oABPqdoAqtscJ2AuIbk-JMwHD6Yzrg7Rz2Qxmggz4Lr5A3J-zmR2x5uaDj50cJHgsyd7AEvcnaUDveV7IkVgdIPWPyZ8Gbw2yq_mGK9GkCaBpa5m6j4-usMZTvA/s72-c/20240413_100415.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>8</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-1610003402569768688</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-04-15T12:51:11.110-04:00</atom:updated><title>There and Back Again: Poet Camp</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;50°f this morning, 10°C, partly cloudy, breezy, supposed to get up to 80°f.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtS5jvvU5SAMWffOZ-nmQHELbNxAKTVO-GTA3vwYptYZn_Pv91lE_QWgEuy7jdE9XEQtoa1nQY8vQ1I6IHr7pcwLcUWo8tFfUIOQVFORd1sodI9GqS7r8bgs7_WDOifA_mMdwGq3UjVVLitb0U5GvFozpXHXizR8zo76iR8DlF3jB_uzXpqDHm2WS/s2160/20240414_130620.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtS5jvvU5SAMWffOZ-nmQHELbNxAKTVO-GTA3vwYptYZn_Pv91lE_QWgEuy7jdE9XEQtoa1nQY8vQ1I6IHr7pcwLcUWo8tFfUIOQVFORd1sodI9GqS7r8bgs7_WDOifA_mMdwGq3UjVVLitb0U5GvFozpXHXizR8zo76iR8DlF3jB_uzXpqDHm2WS/s320/20240414_130620.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;The camp on the Greenbrier River Rail Trail, where we gather and write. This is an old railroad section foreman&#39;s house, built in 1909, and the color, believe it or not, is the original &quot;forsythia yellow&quot; used when it was built. You can see the forsythia hedge out front, just past its prime.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ah, home. How good it is to be back. And yet, how good it was to go. It has been several years since the 4 of us, the Porch Poets as we seem to be getting to be known, have gotten together for a weekend of writing. And write we did! So much good work just seemed to flow onto our paper, just amazing. I think we have the start of Volume 2 of Porch Poems. The library reading went very well, too, a good audience, and sold many books, so all good there.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At camp, we all share cooking and cleanup.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZx9BWCaZizgNz-UgzR54qKni4sEt-D5ghg4NyBUw6ngYx6QOXNJTX9QcdKlmZ3rNdlLg400FKOaqayPCfuUXdDyWvfJZp3lt76NmRDD3pUlQ8NLGaPocyc4W6uCb38nWw6VOILsMjAk7E9cSa5V2VD-CRM4d_8ssSWAhcpau1EX8PNgbEqTVtBXUF/s1919/20240413_100205.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1919&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1601&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZx9BWCaZizgNz-UgzR54qKni4sEt-D5ghg4NyBUw6ngYx6QOXNJTX9QcdKlmZ3rNdlLg400FKOaqayPCfuUXdDyWvfJZp3lt76NmRDD3pUlQ8NLGaPocyc4W6uCb38nWw6VOILsMjAk7E9cSa5V2VD-CRM4d_8ssSWAhcpau1EX8PNgbEqTVtBXUF/s320/20240413_100205.jpg&quot; width=&quot;267&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;It was tricky getting there. I had to drive through a little water on our road as a culvert had stopped up, and along many of the roads I traveled as I drove across the state, the water from overflowing creeks and rivers was right at the edge of the road, and very likely was over the road minutes after I passed. Even the camp&#39;s driveway was rough:&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfxCiLv9LfqFAUhhuXP6EMI8DFFtt13Huj16V6_M0ALtTKALdAnYNsTJ_Ax1nq9438l7JyUsHpuk3NePhs9S7a0-56jPqmbw2veOv39HqmraEF-F505GmzYOUF1_d4dRTnvkw3XCZt3Z-px4i2bue2MOl5fzXKQVO92bTZinqyGKL6BSdV1IB2fRi/s2160/20240415_124544.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfxCiLv9LfqFAUhhuXP6EMI8DFFtt13Huj16V6_M0ALtTKALdAnYNsTJ_Ax1nq9438l7JyUsHpuk3NePhs9S7a0-56jPqmbw2veOv39HqmraEF-F505GmzYOUF1_d4dRTnvkw3XCZt3Z-px4i2bue2MOl5fzXKQVO92bTZinqyGKL6BSdV1IB2fRi/s320/20240415_124544.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And cold! Oh my. 35°f in that old camp meant for a very chilly night indeed. The next morning as we were getting ready to leave for the reading the power went off. So after the reading we went out for a mid-afternoon dinner, hoping the electric would be back on by the time we returned. As Kirk said, he might get some funny looks checking into a motel with 3 women!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I ordered a ramp burger and it was delicious. I rarely eat burgers, but wanted to try this one.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04YusiMrarNj6WGixHNfAPRt6naxE-V1SaSa6cf6wLUA_p3spXYVHet8ogt9KMpE2-NgOPeZ2odVx8N7u8Jmahkvqpyz-B286wczCmSl11j-Nz-cY6Ovmyhq1HYKBBXbFJ0pmFXs4OCK_yx1eR1GdZnucPXjCcpMNbQhhNPzoadYn03pV8Xrkk-Az/s2160/20240413_151733.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04YusiMrarNj6WGixHNfAPRt6naxE-V1SaSa6cf6wLUA_p3spXYVHet8ogt9KMpE2-NgOPeZ2odVx8N7u8Jmahkvqpyz-B286wczCmSl11j-Nz-cY6Ovmyhq1HYKBBXbFJ0pmFXs4OCK_yx1eR1GdZnucPXjCcpMNbQhhNPzoadYn03pV8Xrkk-Az/s320/20240413_151733.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;With a glass of Bushmills on the rocks, perfection. If you are unfamiliar with ramps, they are a type of wild garlic/onion, very pungent and highly sought after in these mountains at this time of year. We have a patch at home that we started with some we brought home years ago, and it is thriving. These are waiting to be cleaned, then I will dehydrate them and store away to use in cooking year round.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidz08WtY3V_pFk1ITs2AO2rTPablzlOMvk3VBqQqRdRya8diUJZrvpIkP247i8VoBZU3agauKYoxkr9yQr5v-blcTgSsR2pSkrDGUkn_lp_Bq6cH9VqExw1NMhfIynjy2hxHhYLeOzxnitUB_T0_rQXi0cYEbZ8nXC7pAhwLY08CBLE3s_X9fEWOc4/s2160/20240415_121455.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidz08WtY3V_pFk1ITs2AO2rTPablzlOMvk3VBqQqRdRya8diUJZrvpIkP247i8VoBZU3agauKYoxkr9yQr5v-blcTgSsR2pSkrDGUkn_lp_Bq6cH9VqExw1NMhfIynjy2hxHhYLeOzxnitUB_T0_rQXi0cYEbZ8nXC7pAhwLY08CBLE3s_X9fEWOc4/s320/20240415_121455.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thankfully the electric was on when we got back to camp. I took a short walk along the river on the rail trail, and found these:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5IXzpi11PZaClANht-qZlm8-AbcJj_qjUeTCbC0bbR5L57Y3Be_gfDvnRZX-Ej5EY6GuQ45k7L3cRVBLf1hkgeDYi8v2bHhGP6DbiiAcOE8XMtLWwsXPKf91ES_c8j1ZPjkVQPUk5A-PoLeBNLd1VL1jNqaX8mIqHyebm146fs4qrr_Rfk2kWWBG/s2160/20240413_171808.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5IXzpi11PZaClANht-qZlm8-AbcJj_qjUeTCbC0bbR5L57Y3Be_gfDvnRZX-Ej5EY6GuQ45k7L3cRVBLf1hkgeDYi8v2bHhGP6DbiiAcOE8XMtLWwsXPKf91ES_c8j1ZPjkVQPUk5A-PoLeBNLd1VL1jNqaX8mIqHyebm146fs4qrr_Rfk2kWWBG/s320/20240413_171808.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Morels! Aka mollymoochers, wild fish, etc. Because I was walking slowly (knee was &lt;i&gt;not&lt;/i&gt; happy) I saw them easily. I also spotted bloodroot, tiny yellow violets, and other wildflowers that those on bikes or running the trail miss. Sad, that, but I guess not everyone gets as thrilled by such things as I do.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yesterday morning dawned clear and bright and blessedly warm. It was my turn to make breakfast so I made my specialty: English muffins topped with guacamole,&amp;nbsp; ham, egg, cheese, tomato, and sour cream, with a side of sliced oranges and glasses of our apple-pear cider.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then it was back to writing, this time on the porch where we sat in the swings and wrote in the cool breeze of morning. Before leaving, we dug pieces of the huge japonica bush for Cheryl and Sherrell to take home.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxeZFL7EfUd2mzuqWQ7QsezE4zy-NLDzI6YNpL6w9ShfUluhqV4YTlWGren91uBUSd88BOYDNKBKDegUFEiOkIbaGlzWaDDUnZTsd1OiVy4OjvH9SGL32CFBUasVMIWTdcDTG2De4VuHvlDH6TRUVlLsqzmPMRFITv0xMiRMlwckD2BFiyM6LlNfo/s1822/20240415_123545.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1793&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1822&quot; height=&quot;315&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxeZFL7EfUd2mzuqWQ7QsezE4zy-NLDzI6YNpL6w9ShfUluhqV4YTlWGren91uBUSd88BOYDNKBKDegUFEiOkIbaGlzWaDDUnZTsd1OiVy4OjvH9SGL32CFBUasVMIWTdcDTG2De4VuHvlDH6TRUVlLsqzmPMRFITv0xMiRMlwckD2BFiyM6LlNfo/s320/20240415_123545.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Don&#39;t you love that old gate?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I have a large one of these bushes myself, so didn&#39;t need a start.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR83x2Yk_E1TWT9c0-sUMuEzIjIV2Fj6f4adM3vBI_TFhObdY-N5jjzHdBb8S0VpwHMaN78W0IE7oXB-AcMe9_WbjvDAKgSSt4ybo-agGBnJXYyqAr5xcMvLQ44mIy2PS8pI6ny117IpdN2cbXy4S6Hd7P8l-hk5AyrKxgkSv9g_7nE_T8mCGZq72f/s2160/20240414_125759.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR83x2Yk_E1TWT9c0-sUMuEzIjIV2Fj6f4adM3vBI_TFhObdY-N5jjzHdBb8S0VpwHMaN78W0IE7oXB-AcMe9_WbjvDAKgSSt4ybo-agGBnJXYyqAr5xcMvLQ44mIy2PS8pI6ny117IpdN2cbXy4S6Hd7P8l-hk5AyrKxgkSv9g_7nE_T8mCGZq72f/s320/20240414_125759.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;And finally it was time to leave. But plans are underway for a fall get-together, and I am looking forward to that.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  11. Copyright Susanna Holstein. All rights reserved. No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/04/there-and-back-again-poet-camp.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtS5jvvU5SAMWffOZ-nmQHELbNxAKTVO-GTA3vwYptYZn_Pv91lE_QWgEuy7jdE9XEQtoa1nQY8vQ1I6IHr7pcwLcUWo8tFfUIOQVFORd1sodI9GqS7r8bgs7_WDOifA_mMdwGq3UjVVLitb0U5GvFozpXHXizR8zo76iR8DlF3jB_uzXpqDHm2WS/s72-c/20240414_130620.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>7</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-555363249592940985</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-04-12T09:12:40.089-04:00</atom:updated><title>The Best Decade</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Yesterday&#39;s post, which did not post as our internet was acting up due to the heavy rains.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;57°f, this morning, about 14°C. Raining, heavy overcast.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We got out to town this morning to beat the bad storms predicted for this evening. So far, we have had some very heavy rain, but no high winds. Larry went to a neighbor&#39;s and reported water over the road in tbe usual places. I am hoping the rains move on. Our ground is so saturated we will be growing webs between our toes soon.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Listening to the radio today, the show was discussing lessons learned as we get older. I had to chuckle, as the &quot;experts&quot; they interviewed all sounded about 30 years old, hardly old enough, in this old lady&#39;s opinion, to be passing out advice about life.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But it did get me thinking.&amp;nbsp; What was the best decade of my life? I had a happy enough childhood; we weren&#39;t rich, not with 13 children, but we had books, music, flowers, backyard hotdogs roasts and occasional trips to the Blue Ridge mountains. Money was always tight, but we managed.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My teen years were okay too. My parents were strict Catholics, so we girls were pretty locked down. No extracurricular school events, no clubs, no boyfriends (although we broke down that rule). I married at 17, had my own little house at 18 and a second son by 19. I was very happy and contented.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My 20s were exciting. Two more sons, a move to West Virginia, building a house, learning to farm, living without electricity, wandering the woods, gardening and preserving food...we were always broke but we owned acres of land and our 4 boys were awesome.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then came the tumultuous 30s. I got my first job and a Social Security number, I was working 2 jobs and still farming while husband was mostly unemployed, marriage went bust, remarried and had another son but stayed right here on this land. Then college. Whew.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My 40s: a good full-time job at last, Masters degree, storytelling, many grandchildren. I was on the road all the time. My gardens went to pot.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I think the 50s were my worst years. I lost a son, my parents,, several uncles and cousins and friends. My job became more demanding. Storytelling really took off. Stress was my middle name.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I retired at 60, but did more and more storytelling. Still, life was slower, better. We started our antiques business.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And now, the 70s. I have to say that so far this decade matches the joy of my 20s. I am home most of the time, where I love to be. There are few demands on my time--for the first time in my life I can focus on what I want to do and not as much on what I need to do for others. Is that selfish? Maybe, but that&#39;s where I am right now.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So what were your best years? Young and getting started? Middle-aged and busy? Or these later, slower times?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;---------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Adding today&#39;s news, which isn&#39;t much. 50°f and raining hard, again.&amp;nbsp; I am off across the mountains to Pocahontas County today, for a poets camp weekend and a reading of our book at the local library.&amp;nbsp; Assuming that I can actually get there. Flooding may be an issue and I won&#39;t drive through floodwaters. Wish me luck!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  13. Copyright Susanna Holstein. All rights reserved. No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-best-decade.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><thr:total>15</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-3839992974079537047</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 22:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-04-10T18:08:51.623-04:00</atom:updated><title>Moving Day</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;60°F this morning, about 16°C, I think? Cloudy, showers.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Not moving us, but plants.It has been the perfect day to transplant, and that is what we did. And boy do I feel it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We started with digging up starts of forsythia and bridal wreath spread to plant at Sarah&#39;s cabin.&amp;nbsp; That was something she wanted to do while she was here but there just wasn&#39;t time.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNUjntPA_pJr0Oq3-WGlhb-OemojLT6NFrlarsApXcRYM3L9hJ-nCLD7aqkCaJmsnWXzgljzP36O7LE4Hs8cZxcTizRoUfXXBJf48lZRJRq9abx95jfHLpRormimtSidthuhH5Mj3RQtWtOD6hyo79w2qZkdyDvCmk3iqSjGwWt92LP58cv-4Wb2n/s2160/20240410_121637.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNUjntPA_pJr0Oq3-WGlhb-OemojLT6NFrlarsApXcRYM3L9hJ-nCLD7aqkCaJmsnWXzgljzP36O7LE4Hs8cZxcTizRoUfXXBJf48lZRJRq9abx95jfHLpRormimtSidthuhH5Mj3RQtWtOD6hyo79w2qZkdyDvCmk3iqSjGwWt92LP58cv-4Wb2n/s320/20240410_121637.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Looking down at our house from Sarah&#39;s road. The roof is really all brown metal, but looks mismatched in this picture due to reflective light.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;When that was finished, I spread another bag of mulch, this time around a hydrangea and my one David Austin rose bush. Then we cleaned up the raspberry patch, a bit late but desperately needing to be done. I cut back my old canes while Larry transplanted new rootlings.&amp;nbsp; While we were in that garden I cut some parsley for drying, as the plants will soon go to seed and I won&#39;t have fresh until my new seedlings grow.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then I moved on to moving coreopsis and some salvias while Larry fixed fencing around the new cherry bush and a small peach tree. I pulled weeds and&amp;nbsp; got on to my next job, stringtrimming, while Larry repaired tin that had blown off in last week&#39;s storm.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHm-tajSFfVvwsaBMqc4M4z7LzbB2yJB4Eh4Qgz-ZcmZyAOeucNyVfO7egpT8SbHmwM28CyucPjvd53B30N_dG90D9-QygKcWq-Ninrxdz2wxbCdZO8zezj1X_JDkcnZ0jWWZ9DZZmA-047xK01jodNHHQeIbpUwBoNo6OWxUOYV6XTgXVXWZyAmIq/s2160/20240410_164753.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHm-tajSFfVvwsaBMqc4M4z7LzbB2yJB4Eh4Qgz-ZcmZyAOeucNyVfO7egpT8SbHmwM28CyucPjvd53B30N_dG90D9-QygKcWq-Ninrxdz2wxbCdZO8zezj1X_JDkcnZ0jWWZ9DZZmA-047xK01jodNHHQeIbpUwBoNo6OWxUOYV6XTgXVXWZyAmIq/s320/20240410_164753.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;All tidied up.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1swiUwFIjKBNY9R99Ch-NJNn4tUOddTB8-qXsLY6m836wFuMQqnGjFsqFo1q5xt4D-bybUJBSZHlgn_iyjLE68qlgVBTGvsE4wUm8pGHTHOQkZbMbD0RqVkNxymYZ_6bhjZcHtjbY47pyl4qQQu-xqVjZaa0N35JGC4E-t7eJrCvN341qIW3MQ2xy/s2160/20240410_164620.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1swiUwFIjKBNY9R99Ch-NJNn4tUOddTB8-qXsLY6m836wFuMQqnGjFsqFo1q5xt4D-bybUJBSZHlgn_iyjLE68qlgVBTGvsE4wUm8pGHTHOQkZbMbD0RqVkNxymYZ_6bhjZcHtjbY47pyl4qQQu-xqVjZaa0N35JGC4E-t7eJrCvN341qIW3MQ2xy/s320/20240410_164620.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqK-ASSbzLiuNqRqkQH7B2a89BcCdswQbia82p1lqdPByO6Tnm5pAVmGxrgoeBqRE9qyrmzEJXqLI9WxNCtVQBrhtSkoSBPT-ipqQVf0r9LBjn2GwhKawt4qkYfzSLodvaMF7D30wOLllwZ-4JYZWl2B6qvF28eYVaqIfJoLfNcrEghy89zNruJWWw/s2160/20240410_164636.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqK-ASSbzLiuNqRqkQH7B2a89BcCdswQbia82p1lqdPByO6Tnm5pAVmGxrgoeBqRE9qyrmzEJXqLI9WxNCtVQBrhtSkoSBPT-ipqQVf0r9LBjn2GwhKawt4qkYfzSLodvaMF7D30wOLllwZ-4JYZWl2B6qvF28eYVaqIfJoLfNcrEghy89zNruJWWw/s320/20240410_164636.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;I cleaned up the rose garden the other day, but still haven&#39;t picked up my mess. 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We sat down, y&#39;all! Tea with lavender honey for me, coffee for him, and a piece of that raspberry pecan banana bread I made yesterday.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Five solid hours of work, but we sure got a lot done. There is still plenty to do but I feel like we are on track. All this rain has meant no planting or other work in the veggie garden, which is good in some ways, as we can get on with all this other stuff.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Maybe I will get back out there and do more transplanting this evening. Or maybe not. Old bones seem to be complaining about that idea.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  15. Copyright Susanna Holstein. All rights reserved. No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/04/moving-day.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNUjntPA_pJr0Oq3-WGlhb-OemojLT6NFrlarsApXcRYM3L9hJ-nCLD7aqkCaJmsnWXzgljzP36O7LE4Hs8cZxcTizRoUfXXBJf48lZRJRq9abx95jfHLpRormimtSidthuhH5Mj3RQtWtOD6hyo79w2qZkdyDvCmk3iqSjGwWt92LP58cv-4Wb2n/s72-c/20240410_121637.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>14</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-521298422519109973</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 15:59:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-04-09T11:59:08.848-04:00</atom:updated><title>Eclipsed</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;57°f this morning, about 17°C, I think? Overcast after late evening rain and thunderstorms. Expecting a high of 72 today.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulzAPll9wiUF98MUgkBkxWv-k9mSipDGyh-P1RiZTN3UOC_sR_vSLO6LolTBOkf2lapMyj19zuY5NlmnxkCd6KcPpYI8Nv3wDzKXMoAs0MxaEr6tM8ewTC6o9q071CcFPF3jNt_xSgLMS4HzZ1ycv5tzzQqMW7sNp1elld9xnp0cKBbBxMPJfcIMc/s1968/20240408_151106.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1968&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1968&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulzAPll9wiUF98MUgkBkxWv-k9mSipDGyh-P1RiZTN3UOC_sR_vSLO6LolTBOkf2lapMyj19zuY5NlmnxkCd6KcPpYI8Nv3wDzKXMoAs0MxaEr6tM8ewTC6o9q071CcFPF3jNt_xSgLMS4HzZ1ycv5tzzQqMW7sNp1elld9xnp0cKBbBxMPJfcIMc/s320/20240408_151106.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Well. After saying I didn&#39;t get all the hype about the eclipse, what was I doing 10 minutes before it was to start in my area? Digging around in my sock drawer for my eclipse glasses from 2017! The rubber snake was in my underwear drawer, the fake poop in my bra drawer &lt;i&gt;(quite a nasty surprise to come upon that unexpectedly), &lt;/i&gt;and ta-da! Eclipse glasses at the back of the sock drawer!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So, after all, there I was, gazing heaven ward and coaxing Larry to come out and have a look, which he did. In 2017 I took photos with my camera, but although I tried with my phone I had no luck.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QJiKBgOEKU5v_DHy1xv1R0Cuhph4Z3Y6_5HvN_vX1Zq55FC7mFSfi2jK3HeVkPv51UbfYH5_3mePouZLXfJakrcOLSQrKllIWa_BehX-ppmmtb1CNJ4I4icVCGpbu5NRZBJ3Kwh51B1ZFbYG8sSmzaT9pOTSOGCYrmOemoT0QVqr5QgS3t2kHaR-/s2160/20240408_150917.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QJiKBgOEKU5v_DHy1xv1R0Cuhph4Z3Y6_5HvN_vX1Zq55FC7mFSfi2jK3HeVkPv51UbfYH5_3mePouZLXfJakrcOLSQrKllIWa_BehX-ppmmtb1CNJ4I4icVCGpbu5NRZBJ3Kwh51B1ZFbYG8sSmzaT9pOTSOGCYrmOemoT0QVqr5QgS3t2kHaR-/s320/20240408_150917.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I am glad I stopped to experience it now. We had 95% totality, and I was surprised at how light it actually still was, a testament to the power of the sun. Imagine, 93 million miles away, and still so powerful.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Our pets were not impressed by it all. They wouldn&#39;t even put on the glasses! They were patient with my foolishness, though.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj665CGZhigpdsk83sogwlhJqkoafMmKOxmL8dy-dGTZge202G9cYAy1td-YgrtxM5tNPQjH0vuYjVPHa0FWds5OyrBpzdpl5CW_eoOKzbnJyZ6v9V3hQ8wNbpLUzLpihBx7TzhT-JHYIZmzGbC3zPOs1YNtpO3MeapziIrvKY9dUjzONmv7wqWVCui/s2160/20240408_151424.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj665CGZhigpdsk83sogwlhJqkoafMmKOxmL8dy-dGTZge202G9cYAy1td-YgrtxM5tNPQjH0vuYjVPHa0FWds5OyrBpzdpl5CW_eoOKzbnJyZ6v9V3hQ8wNbpLUzLpihBx7TzhT-JHYIZmzGbC3zPOs1YNtpO3MeapziIrvKY9dUjzONmv7wqWVCui/s320/20240408_151424.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3sTfXyzBCdrKC8nSKsBF7N4Sy4WXA-hzOxV_zq8v6DkbDXFnW9kT_Hy_GBUXG75_aQTv0elPKmu2j_ZhfcIkIz8oLPDDlFEtnHwYNDX0HR8-ISbftt8p7R54A0fiuVbWjPosjmytZfTah4fHPTcKugAQn3ffIcVBN8KDM9uGVJA6oGa-Nj4yl3g6/s2160/20240408_150432.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3sTfXyzBCdrKC8nSKsBF7N4Sy4WXA-hzOxV_zq8v6DkbDXFnW9kT_Hy_GBUXG75_aQTv0elPKmu2j_ZhfcIkIz8oLPDDlFEtnHwYNDX0HR8-ISbftt8p7R54A0fiuVbWjPosjmytZfTah4fHPTcKugAQn3ffIcVBN8KDM9uGVJA6oGa-Nj4yl3g6/s320/20240408_150432.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;They slept right through it, and so did Larry after his quick look &lt;i&gt;(well, he had been out roaming the hills looking for morels after returning from town so he was tired)&lt;/i&gt;. I stayed out in the yard and on the porch,&amp;nbsp; paying attention to the shadows, the changing light, and the birds.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXEJDmUGJxurjlMu_9rlvloH-c7LieLCLzEPMCzBpY1EM8a8Fy7qsexv-M22ttZUMrpqqAGA64dlwtn-GVkCK5gpl29fWM-1eBGusZZG3tEi7UAUjTq5wD5_1uu5dFIgqJwEIjcaDx_OfEv4cfjTUR2od8xFn4BlUEWLd0mv5ENYZ9r7tMWree-UD/s2160/20240408_151035.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXEJDmUGJxurjlMu_9rlvloH-c7LieLCLzEPMCzBpY1EM8a8Fy7qsexv-M22ttZUMrpqqAGA64dlwtn-GVkCK5gpl29fWM-1eBGusZZG3tEi7UAUjTq5wD5_1uu5dFIgqJwEIjcaDx_OfEv4cfjTUR2od8xFn4BlUEWLd0mv5ENYZ9r7tMWree-UD/s320/20240408_151035.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;About as dark as it got here&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Only our resident cat bird continued singing right up to the point of most darkness, then he too fell silent.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe allowfullscreen=&#39;allowfullscreen&#39; webkitallowfullscreen=&#39;webkitallowfullscreen&#39; mozallowfullscreen=&#39;mozallowfullscreen&#39; width=&#39;320&#39; height=&#39;266&#39; src=&#39;https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy92BJzluKimFqvJtollGIsBkip_bAw244zhc1Z4m9zmBJFUkdW3o82Q4kAWsxsZdYteARG9MYcx4eUo5uzyA&#39; class=&#39;b-hbp-video b-uploaded&#39; frameborder=&#39;0&#39;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Interestingly,&amp;nbsp; it had been quite breezy all day, but during the eclipse the wind laid down and it was completely still. We were fortunate that there were only scattered clouds, but when one moved in front of sun and moon it really did get quite dark.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;As I watched, I thought about all those thousands of people looking heavenward at the same time I was, and I wondered, what was everyone thinking? Which also made me wonder if the collective power of so many people thinking the same thought could influence change in some way? Still thinking about that this morning.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So, for someone who thought she didn&#39;t really care, here I am still talking about it a day later, fickle woman that I am.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Once Larry woke up, we got to work spreading mulch. We did another 20 bags in the bigger flowerbed,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHfGrav1hTTJz3m7269-mUqoBp2NekEa6uINi_mOe1k69aVtUOfYi2ZLrB7rxs-F4vEKNbqJrn-tOzWNi5MuZeqt-ncjxHDe-BJnwmIUwFgijmIx81ojFMN1lyzMHzvWpHnlxqYO6Sw6EuQd761B1J-OIr2CEU5bN3hyphenhyphenWd1lE4N8ubYlSZTcbih0D/s2160/20240409_111832.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHfGrav1hTTJz3m7269-mUqoBp2NekEa6uINi_mOe1k69aVtUOfYi2ZLrB7rxs-F4vEKNbqJrn-tOzWNi5MuZeqt-ncjxHDe-BJnwmIUwFgijmIx81ojFMN1lyzMHzvWpHnlxqYO6Sw6EuQd761B1J-OIr2CEU5bN3hyphenhyphenWd1lE4N8ubYlSZTcbih0D/s320/20240409_111832.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;before stopping for dinner and firepit time--burning stuff that fell during the big storm last week. It was a good end to a nice, unusual day.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe allowfullscreen=&#39;allowfullscreen&#39; webkitallowfullscreen=&#39;webkitallowfullscreen&#39; mozallowfullscreen=&#39;mozallowfullscreen&#39; width=&#39;320&#39; height=&#39;266&#39; src=&#39;https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzywNNbrnNc3inos_TtpGHmTqodjsXclu1B9AvW2gskoDG1Yyaiitj_XPKT-lJxl8fLgxW_P3O6f9-zNSvGHQ&#39; class=&#39;b-hbp-video b-uploaded&#39; frameborder=&#39;0&#39;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  17. Copyright Susanna Holstein. All rights reserved. No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/04/eclipsed.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulzAPll9wiUF98MUgkBkxWv-k9mSipDGyh-P1RiZTN3UOC_sR_vSLO6LolTBOkf2lapMyj19zuY5NlmnxkCd6KcPpYI8Nv3wDzKXMoAs0MxaEr6tM8ewTC6o9q071CcFPF3jNt_xSgLMS4HzZ1ycv5tzzQqMW7sNp1elld9xnp0cKBbBxMPJfcIMc/s72-c/20240408_151106.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>5</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-2397120172172987946</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-04-08T12:23:58.632-04:00</atom:updated><title>Porch Time Thinking </title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;53°f or about 12°C this a.m., partly cloudy and windy. No rain came as forecast, thank goodness! Flood cleanup has begun in the affected areas, and even our mud is drying up. Yay!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrS9B7nmNmNdLYLRs77kXhyUT4wgAt2sgDGC3oyKT3xnTTpQfb6xml4lMtpEf0zzg5-0So_GJ1NYcnuqw2DhXbR4hO3aGQ6RgrxTPZu488-AvoJPFiH3CHZXYa_S0993cqJP_htJY6Z8w6JRT-GLmNdaXZi-U8IHmZ4C4wkOdZustywMXJR1iur-3P/s2160/20240408_110844.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrS9B7nmNmNdLYLRs77kXhyUT4wgAt2sgDGC3oyKT3xnTTpQfb6xml4lMtpEf0zzg5-0So_GJ1NYcnuqw2DhXbR4hO3aGQ6RgrxTPZu488-AvoJPFiH3CHZXYa_S0993cqJP_htJY6Z8w6JRT-GLmNdaXZi-U8IHmZ4C4wkOdZustywMXJR1iur-3P/s320/20240408_110844.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Peeking through the cherry tree on this pretty day.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Larry has gone to town and I am enjoying coffee on the porch and the soft wind and sun. Later today we will have the eclipse that the media seem to have wound up to be a major event. Well, of course it is a big deal, but it seems like this time people have gone crazy about it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The eclipse starts here around 2pm and will be 95% totality, which is plenty for me. I have eclipse glasses stowed away in one of my memory boxes from the 2017 event, but I don&#39;t plan to dig them out or try to look at the sun. I will just enjoy the unusual darkness...maybe our bats will come out? That would be cool. Right now the light is clear and so pretty.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocIunO7YvZf1sjcVJHeJHx_NwPCbLyysfAJ6Kz8b8fRzoodnc8oBpIMu9r1dvNHCsx6yZtxxF1EkcUAyxzJCUcPINz5VTgmYlKD-0dFCmQjD5ADgiglLlUhG3fiNMYbBUBk2pUC52zYEJnhhMetVb0zEq2WZmWovvq1nDQaVW6zFAofxx3hFX0A2w/s2160/20240408_110859.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocIunO7YvZf1sjcVJHeJHx_NwPCbLyysfAJ6Kz8b8fRzoodnc8oBpIMu9r1dvNHCsx6yZtxxF1EkcUAyxzJCUcPINz5VTgmYlKD-0dFCmQjD5ADgiglLlUhG3fiNMYbBUBk2pUC52zYEJnhhMetVb0zEq2WZmWovvq1nDQaVW6zFAofxx3hFX0A2w/s320/20240408_110859.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFH5hitn4tNyiugvUN3TG8mQAVUHoeW-7wN0utmUmrehQZtJKx4CnsXz6O39SBSmmLNCrwnGpkxt2RCAxwC0f63ulXDP7KaFKvur8DPLgnewbJeQ0uO2lgjlc4kkY2LVJOZCrLuMS4MgnTIJE8zySIeL9BrZMC_XkEV5_fGZPMGuvZIBf13EeJ0j_/s2160/20240408_110856.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFH5hitn4tNyiugvUN3TG8mQAVUHoeW-7wN0utmUmrehQZtJKx4CnsXz6O39SBSmmLNCrwnGpkxt2RCAxwC0f63ulXDP7KaFKvur8DPLgnewbJeQ0uO2lgjlc4kkY2LVJOZCrLuMS4MgnTIJE8zySIeL9BrZMC_XkEV5_fGZPMGuvZIBf13EeJ0j_/s320/20240408_110856.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;So green! Sometimes I think Ireland has nothing on West Virginia when it comes to shades of green.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxoAsymTwil6hPFkTBB389rfN9yZZvpDi8-VI1iugj_S08AgF28GUfh8z3ILbIX9u7-EFENmi-V-dOWPYHsCAyxGgrPWguC_OhnTBKASqANG0JN6sCGnU8cfpCCseo3M_mrQ3PLFB7k6LiWlZHyoWoq_zKcOYJq9YMM0bBiBcQbV9My735MdOG9ne/s2160/20240407_134350.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxoAsymTwil6hPFkTBB389rfN9yZZvpDi8-VI1iugj_S08AgF28GUfh8z3ILbIX9u7-EFENmi-V-dOWPYHsCAyxGgrPWguC_OhnTBKASqANG0JN6sCGnU8cfpCCseo3M_mrQ3PLFB7k6LiWlZHyoWoq_zKcOYJq9YMM0bBiBcQbV9My735MdOG9ne/s320/20240407_134350.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I divided up the hams I bought for a sinfully low price last week (99 cents a pound for spiral cut honey hams!) and vacuum-sealed them for the freezer. I do this every year, and usually have enough ham to get us through the summer. It is nice to have on hand when we have visitors too, as potato salad or the like, a tossed salad and rolls and there&#39;s a quick and easy dinner. Got 8 nice packages from one ham, one being the hambone which I save for beans or soup.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WXaEhco8rFQrZC-ThXKxaFm6YuGLHc3_nSXoV-Bk07u1FgUZCT1JZYQBbaSAy060-LAyoDjKp7GP6n8mmuMX82-hlx6lsXH2BFS6EOx-GoABmoIZrJkUGylCNsA_0zw3hjYyI46ptyercXTa4ButvIPOMvUrbOrOOaWGVwHkTxmB7R9mxHoeEhhn/s2160/20240408_111100.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WXaEhco8rFQrZC-ThXKxaFm6YuGLHc3_nSXoV-Bk07u1FgUZCT1JZYQBbaSAy060-LAyoDjKp7GP6n8mmuMX82-hlx6lsXH2BFS6EOx-GoABmoIZrJkUGylCNsA_0zw3hjYyI46ptyercXTa4ButvIPOMvUrbOrOOaWGVwHkTxmB7R9mxHoeEhhn/s320/20240408_111100.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;We have bags of mulch stacked up and Larry is getting more today. It has been too wet to spread it, but this afternoon I should be able to get a lot of it spread. In my little greenhouse the Savoy cabbage has sprouted but no action yet in the other pots. The garden has been a bog, so I can&#39;t get in there to plant the Stoneham cabbages I bought last week. I do believe we will have a late planting year, but one of the beauties of living where we do is that we have a long growing season, so there is plenty of time. The seeds I planted a few weeks ago are slowly coming up so we will have some early veggies anyway.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My sweet young neighbor picked up a cherry bush for me. I had never heard of these but I have had no luck finding a cherry tree so I am delighted to get this bush. The tag says it will produce up to 30 pounds of sweet cherries a year after 3-4 years. Keeping deer and birds away from it will be a challenge, of course,&amp;nbsp; as it is with so many things here. But there&#39;s another of the good things about living here: abundant wildlife. Right now I am absolutely surrounded by birdsong.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is National Poetry Month, so I have been trying to write a few poems, without much success. Maybe today inspiration will strike? Here is a haiku I wrote during the last full moon.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;blushing moon sinks&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;as ruddy sun lifts&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;owl calls his love&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;About as much as I can manage these days are haiku and other short poems, but better than last year&#39;s months-long drought.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Larry just called and he is on our road coming home.&amp;nbsp; I warned him about our mail carrier, who just left our mailbox. She drives pretty fast and as our road is one-lane with many blind hills and curves, one has to be watchful. Another facet of living out in these hills.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/04/porch-time-thinking.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrS9B7nmNmNdLYLRs77kXhyUT4wgAt2sgDGC3oyKT3xnTTpQfb6xml4lMtpEf0zzg5-0So_GJ1NYcnuqw2DhXbR4hO3aGQ6RgrxTPZu488-AvoJPFiH3CHZXYa_S0993cqJP_htJY6Z8w6JRT-GLmNdaXZi-U8IHmZ4C4wkOdZustywMXJR1iur-3P/s72-c/20240408_110844.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>7</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-8825524762994031815</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2024 14:38:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-04-07T10:38:00.775-04:00</atom:updated><title>Of Rivers and Old Tales</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;32°f, 0°C this morning, light frost and clear skies---at last! Rain expected later today.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZndvrQt65JyH9YLUmPB6KBK8StFOflbxjQ8TT4432hFPzL20yiOSCqnI4Vz_2GNu2yOEq7_ytsnpSdZWC0IKg9EPWsSd7-G3Ddh4jWm5tUWijxHuAj918iXh-gggmss0rFV7o2i1tUCJDT1AhqYFjTJ_RE-axej9ZD6KK-iMbrlh3MnXQ7S_4i0d/s2160/20240407_090056.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZndvrQt65JyH9YLUmPB6KBK8StFOflbxjQ8TT4432hFPzL20yiOSCqnI4Vz_2GNu2yOEq7_ytsnpSdZWC0IKg9EPWsSd7-G3Ddh4jWm5tUWijxHuAj918iXh-gggmss0rFV7o2i1tUCJDT1AhqYFjTJ_RE-axej9ZD6KK-iMbrlh3MnXQ7S_4i0d/s320/20240407_090056.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;The view this a.m. from my chair where I have my tea. Two phoebes are building a nest over this window, so we see them darting past all day long.&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div&gt;There is much flooding in our region right now. Marietta, Ohio has many areas under several feet of water. We feel a special attachment to that town, as we had a booth in the antique mall there for 10 years. Parkersburg,&amp;nbsp; WV, also has some flooding but their floodwaters has helped protect the historic downtown, I think. Pomeroy, Ohio, Wheeling, WV and other river towns are seeing significant flooding as well. Thank goodness for the respite of the past 24 hours without rain!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Have you ever had to clean up after a flood? If you have, you know what dirty, nasty, slow work it is. I have helped with cleanup a few times, and really feel for those facing it now, especially since we apparently have a week of more rain ahead of us.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Since I finally kicked the bug i had, we went out yesterday to pick up our checks from the malls and doba little shopping. Everywhere along the Ohio, water was backed up and flooding fields but fortunately it seems that no homes were affected.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We stopped at the riverfront park in Ravenswood for a walk. Quite a few people were out enjoying the day. We enjoyed the sun, flowers, and the beauty of this little park.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My mini man!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbmRRKsifQ_H_irL1r6Imv0dLU7061iHDP0O6uoOUWt82b92Pm51NemD5gMWR9k6CCi1MJj0lFckL3KT9TqodELoVdwenIx8NJxZBTUlLio-mJjpgaPFppttiMhuCH3guDQvTA81Kau6QJjtrPbJiyl9eXnZN4C-GIkDOwM4OmqPeJqYJhP4ScE3n/s2160/20240406_134116.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbmRRKsifQ_H_irL1r6Imv0dLU7061iHDP0O6uoOUWt82b92Pm51NemD5gMWR9k6CCi1MJj0lFckL3KT9TqodELoVdwenIx8NJxZBTUlLio-mJjpgaPFppttiMhuCH3guDQvTA81Kau6QJjtrPbJiyl9eXnZN4C-GIkDOwM4OmqPeJqYJhP4ScE3n/s320/20240406_134116.jpg&quot; 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style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUXtR6NIIOBIkKdSf48OC6NLJC9z7z3Glo0Re-KqxdGQTNkLWbQlKwUT2bcHkoBwy_YEJWR-X-jSeQBGs8ZSUUGTRpyehfEfDZxcx8AoctD-I5VXxXGho-6jlCUOH3RQfgi8FvOSwCiNiJGQwiE2uxwFpbSerXi9m8huXePPP2tFH0n1ooEAcrtXP/s2160/20240406_131705.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUXtR6NIIOBIkKdSf48OC6NLJC9z7z3Glo0Re-KqxdGQTNkLWbQlKwUT2bcHkoBwy_YEJWR-X-jSeQBGs8ZSUUGTRpyehfEfDZxcx8AoctD-I5VXxXGho-6jlCUOH3RQfgi8FvOSwCiNiJGQwiE2uxwFpbSerXi9m8huXePPP2tFH0n1ooEAcrtXP/s320/20240406_131705.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;At this end of the park, the boat ramp is still under water and the pavement is covered in thick, silly mud.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; 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Paul was trying to get to the great forests out West, and he tried to step over the state of West Virginia. He didn&#39;t quite make it, and his heel sunk into the mud on the banks of the Ohio, creating the Great Bend.&amp;nbsp; Also the site of the Steamboat in a Cornfield, subject of a children&#39;s picture book by the great folk musician &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hartford&quot;&gt;John Hartford&lt;/a&gt;. A true story that was part of my repertoire of Ohio River steamboat disasters. I need to write both if these tales on this blog! Thought I had already done so, actually.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlniX5e-nN95S5E1-1UC3FnQ8U0DWTOtR46RkBPOpdLkBQ82-x8YIaQg5ndBAw90nJaq45UM_78L_glWCw9uWjHhJApRyh4waLMWlpnw-t_5Wrv2Q0ToOXorkTdKGvuLeARHStLqfjLSNkcblou_t8542F1_RM6qjJqfab7BnwROdb5170XbgC3Cvw/s2160/20240406_133153.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlniX5e-nN95S5E1-1UC3FnQ8U0DWTOtR46RkBPOpdLkBQ82-x8YIaQg5ndBAw90nJaq45UM_78L_glWCw9uWjHhJApRyh4waLMWlpnw-t_5Wrv2Q0ToOXorkTdKGvuLeARHStLqfjLSNkcblou_t8542F1_RM6qjJqfab7BnwROdb5170XbgC3Cvw/s320/20240406_133153.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Perspective is everything! Standing in front of the giant chair. The Governor has put these chairs all over our state. I am not really a fan, as often they ruin a beautiful, natural view.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjg9kjTF5YUWmZJokbda_u8mFpcxGO52hmrRf-WvFArbljorQGI6tn_KTcjVZqkdIE9MQ6A6HfRbsynWsdRI4ACw_xC8uxkuXsmbA7p-uZfRXprp98eNDPuba3q4uAI0h3e5NkNT3TMC7-yYM30uLqIdwupy3FNJ5GQbXRwuhZzEuRqRtFEL6W5M6/s2160/20240406_132841.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjg9kjTF5YUWmZJokbda_u8mFpcxGO52hmrRf-WvFArbljorQGI6tn_KTcjVZqkdIE9MQ6A6HfRbsynWsdRI4ACw_xC8uxkuXsmbA7p-uZfRXprp98eNDPuba3q4uAI0h3e5NkNT3TMC7-yYM30uLqIdwupy3FNJ5GQbXRwuhZzEuRqRtFEL6W5M6/s320/20240406_132841.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Copyright Susanna Holstein. All rights reserved. No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/04/of-rivers-and-old-tales.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZndvrQt65JyH9YLUmPB6KBK8StFOflbxjQ8TT4432hFPzL20yiOSCqnI4Vz_2GNu2yOEq7_ytsnpSdZWC0IKg9EPWsSd7-G3Ddh4jWm5tUWijxHuAj918iXh-gggmss0rFV7o2i1tUCJDT1AhqYFjTJ_RE-axej9ZD6KK-iMbrlh3MnXQ7S_4i0d/s72-c/20240407_090056.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>10</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-1952580632932396395</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 19:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-04-08T11:27:49.792-04:00</atom:updated><title>Wild Weather</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;32°f , or 0°C this morning. Snow on vehicles, grass and roofs but melted quickly.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxiL84iKK25WpZNSO5VCEXqPoONLTOTxevSQZpXx0J6ReYFtBa2VBqKs9TrrT4xENAgX2oPCzyAu3jdyMbngD0G4mWMHH0QD0OTxkCZKVl09RrRY3Qjx6S06-bfmJHzyETJPXCmmN48Sqi-V4L0QhCHeL4Z5Y30qlJwZi9sgZkbDBSnlzDAeEqi-AQ/s2160/20240404_082037.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxiL84iKK25WpZNSO5VCEXqPoONLTOTxevSQZpXx0J6ReYFtBa2VBqKs9TrrT4xENAgX2oPCzyAu3jdyMbngD0G4mWMHH0QD0OTxkCZKVl09RrRY3Qjx6S06-bfmJHzyETJPXCmmN48Sqi-V4L0QhCHeL4Z5Y30qlJwZi9sgZkbDBSnlzDAeEqi-AQ/s320/20240404_082037.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And on it goes. Yesterday wasn&#39;t too bad, some rain and wind but today, wow. We woke up to a little skiff of snow on buildings, vehicles and on the grass in places. Then rain, hail, wind, sun, hail, snow, rain, sun...over and over, a weird rotation that has made this a cold, miserable day.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But here on our hill we are fortunate. In the Kanawha Valley people are still cleaning up from Tuesday&#39;s bad storm. Some are calling it a directory, and I have seen one photo of a tornado that touched down briefly in the Charleston area. Today the flood levels for the Ohio River and its tributaries are reaching some very high levels, and there is flooding that will get worse before it gets better. Especially if it keeps raining.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then there is the quake in Taiwan---those poor people.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So we count our blessings, and feel badly for all those affected by this weather. We humans busily plan and then along comes Nature and puts us in our place.&amp;nbsp; We will never be the boss of her!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I am sick again. Apparently I didn&#39;t really get rid of the yuck I had a month ago, but it is back in full glory. So whether or not the weather, I am not up to doing much anyway. Sarah has been able to get a good bit accomplished with Derek and Larry&#39;s help, though. I have been cooking, as usual--today was venison in gravy over homemade noodles, green beans and brownies. Comfort food.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Stay warm and safe,&amp;nbsp; friends.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Linking up with &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ramblingwoods2.com/&quot;&gt;Nature Notes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; today.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  21. Copyright Susanna Holstein. All rights reserved. No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/04/wild-weather.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxiL84iKK25WpZNSO5VCEXqPoONLTOTxevSQZpXx0J6ReYFtBa2VBqKs9TrrT4xENAgX2oPCzyAu3jdyMbngD0G4mWMHH0QD0OTxkCZKVl09RrRY3Qjx6S06-bfmJHzyETJPXCmmN48Sqi-V4L0QhCHeL4Z5Y30qlJwZi9sgZkbDBSnlzDAeEqi-AQ/s72-c/20240404_082037.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>10</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-777227861794830983</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 15:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-04-03T11:27:35.177-04:00</atom:updated><title>Wordless Wednesday</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;42°f, or 5.5°C. Rainy, windy, overcast and much colder than yesterday&#39;s 72.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Linking up to &lt;a href=&quot;&amp;lt;!-- start LinkyTools script --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;script src=&amp;quot;https://www.linkytools.com/basic_linky_include.aspx?id=313453&amp;quot; type=&amp;quot;text/javascript&amp;quot; &amp;gt;&amp;lt;/script&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- end LinkyTools script --&amp;gt;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wordless Wednesday &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;today.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Quiet corner in my kitchen&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fs0WZzK62J0eSX9af5bDXbBWH5Pvb4KP6hi-7R5L8mHA-aojPV99KrKwxmcwIy6IWqk5Kw36KqKracDnQSJlPxnT4ucTfsnBTsHeFPjAJvFAorwPoLCL9Xxxxvy1BlH31UoUhupWbdjzEg5J4UWwjIioJx_EyiIj91nB4-oh_YNYA45zAczdGYEK/s2071/20240402_172541.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2071&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1434&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fs0WZzK62J0eSX9af5bDXbBWH5Pvb4KP6hi-7R5L8mHA-aojPV99KrKwxmcwIy6IWqk5Kw36KqKracDnQSJlPxnT4ucTfsnBTsHeFPjAJvFAorwPoLCL9Xxxxvy1BlH31UoUhupWbdjzEg5J4UWwjIioJx_EyiIj91nB4-oh_YNYA45zAczdGYEK/s320/20240402_172541.jpg&quot; width=&quot;222&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I think this is Juvenal&#39;s Duskywing&amp;nbsp; &lt;i&gt;(Erynnis juvenalis)&lt;/i&gt;. There were a dozen or more fluttering about on our driveway near a flowerbed. Apparently a very early butterfly.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVwWoetvrQTKGn3oj6h2797TI_UDCKiRF8E1NPIiVFX-WsyfrUjP17haBBVXC0TBZ28e0KSPr7E5ZremV7H8j0n16am7jCYaecEp368wwMZKn8s57HANuElJozZNxxC9D0aLHlQCm2_HIJM9pVjQ-bwq3MwBqxlqXLwduyS_Kid5vrXqJ-4TB-zLX/s2160/20240401_165719.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVwWoetvrQTKGn3oj6h2797TI_UDCKiRF8E1NPIiVFX-WsyfrUjP17haBBVXC0TBZ28e0KSPr7E5ZremV7H8j0n16am7jCYaecEp368wwMZKn8s57HANuElJozZNxxC9D0aLHlQCm2_HIJM9pVjQ-bwq3MwBqxlqXLwduyS_Kid5vrXqJ-4TB-zLX/s320/20240401_165719.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Son Derek and his niece, our granddaughter Sarah. 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No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/04/wordless-wednesday.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fs0WZzK62J0eSX9af5bDXbBWH5Pvb4KP6hi-7R5L8mHA-aojPV99KrKwxmcwIy6IWqk5Kw36KqKracDnQSJlPxnT4ucTfsnBTsHeFPjAJvFAorwPoLCL9Xxxxvy1BlH31UoUhupWbdjzEg5J4UWwjIioJx_EyiIj91nB4-oh_YNYA45zAczdGYEK/s72-c/20240402_172541.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>12</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-3726814280470786919</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 00:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-04-02T20:26:54.537-04:00</atom:updated><title>A Wild and Dangerous Day</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;67°f this morning, 19°C, overcast.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ZDgYlLKFEc3Y2gFcz_F4MzvLkTPrb8-9qfNOVHLp3yBmHSgGnwl-H_zB5E5QwojVTkOFT6vWK3g9l2dJc2EMwdXgEN2RFcMp_og3kU59VF12mpN2J-ITHsFPHhpGvLFLxgt-_qZ_z6BhIkmVpbe8OR8pS489i7GKqTNMm3ZRUEhkxR1_GCRLBcYv/s2160/20240402_172654.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ZDgYlLKFEc3Y2gFcz_F4MzvLkTPrb8-9qfNOVHLp3yBmHSgGnwl-H_zB5E5QwojVTkOFT6vWK3g9l2dJc2EMwdXgEN2RFcMp_og3kU59VF12mpN2J-ITHsFPHhpGvLFLxgt-_qZ_z6BhIkmVpbe8OR8pS489i7GKqTNMm3ZRUEhkxR1_GCRLBcYv/s320/20240402_172654.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;A little vase of cherry blossoms on a dreary day&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Such weather we have had today. It was humid and warm early on, but we had heard that bad storms were on the way. The first arrived about 11am. Alerts went off on our phones; Larry was down at the chicken house and couldn&#39;t hear me hollering about a tornado warning! Sarah and her friend were up at her cabin, and just when I told her to get down here to the house, the storm hit. What a storm it was! Apparently we had winds of about 90mph, rain so heavy it was a whiteout as the rain was blown sideways. Larry just made it to the house before the real impact struck, thank goodness, but he got soaked.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;After the mad storm passed we went out to assess the damage. We got off easy--some tin blown loose on a shed, a window blown out of the cellartop but magically landed on concrete without breaking, downed branches, and a few big trees in the woods twisted and broken off. Sarah&#39;s cabin came through with flying colors, the first real test of its sturdiness. There were two trees down on the state road on the ridge, so Larry and Sarah went up and cleared up that mess. She drove the tractor and did well.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;(For those of you that don&#39;t know, Sarah is the granddaughter we found out about when she was 18. Our late son and his wife gave her up for adoption before they married, unbeknownst to anyone in their families. I learned of her existence 3 days after my son died. One year later she contacted her birth mother, and I met her shortly after that. This was in 2011, and now Sarah is a big part of our life, even buying land from us (she wouldn&#39;t let us give it to her), and building her cabin. This past weekend her adoptive parents came to visit. Wonderful people who raised an amazing daughter.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Some parts of West Virginia were hard hit by the storms, mostly to the south of us. &lt;a href=&quot;https://wvmetronews.com/2024/04/02/gallery-kanawha-county-storm-damage/&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;The pictures here show a tiny part of the damage.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The rest of today has been an unsettled time of waiting for more storms, which were predicted to be as bad or worse than that morning blow. It has been hard to really get focused on anything.&amp;nbsp; I finally did some ebay listings, and Sarah and our son Derek worked out a plumbing plan for her cabin and went out to buy the needed supplies. Larry cleaned up outside a bit and took a long nap.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We had another storm around 4, and expect more tonight. Windows are open and the air is still heavy, the sky shifting from dark clouds to occasional uneasy sunshine. The ground is saturated, spongy underfoot. We sure do not need any more rain right now.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now I am sipping tea and watching the dark gather in, hoping the storms miss us. I planted my seeds in the little greenhouse yesterday, but guess what? Snow and freezing weather is predicted for the end of the week, so I expect I will be bringing the trays inside. Ah, fickle Spring!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltWEQVYYInLSGnwQlY6eLR3fVzBaTnPramawDihw7dP4mowUMrfY7Ncfocj92kM39L_SBdzyVvWrnklDBqVWNtkdF0XS6Qz6vSib-1SEkPLhC5WoQq9YgLlDR_jfrLuyM5xwbnUacuvY8QiAvhKVn7m6_0Oh4HGn5GU5eLfO2T6Rhn6zNi4NEix4C/s2090/20240402_194815.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2090&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1870&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltWEQVYYInLSGnwQlY6eLR3fVzBaTnPramawDihw7dP4mowUMrfY7Ncfocj92kM39L_SBdzyVvWrnklDBqVWNtkdF0XS6Qz6vSib-1SEkPLhC5WoQq9YgLlDR_jfrLuyM5xwbnUacuvY8QiAvhKVn7m6_0Oh4HGn5GU5eLfO2T6Rhn6zNi4NEix4C/s320/20240402_194815.jpg&quot; width=&quot;286&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Copyright Susanna Holstein. 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No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-wild-and-dangerous-day.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ZDgYlLKFEc3Y2gFcz_F4MzvLkTPrb8-9qfNOVHLp3yBmHSgGnwl-H_zB5E5QwojVTkOFT6vWK3g9l2dJc2EMwdXgEN2RFcMp_og3kU59VF12mpN2J-ITHsFPHhpGvLFLxgt-_qZ_z6BhIkmVpbe8OR8pS489i7GKqTNMm3ZRUEhkxR1_GCRLBcYv/s72-c/20240402_172654.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>13</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-2736336000925269062</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-03-28T10:55:04.163-04:00</atom:updated><title>Springing Spring</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;35°f this morning, about 2°C, clear with a a few clouds and light frost.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdXzPsYLJVRTWns8cUIuyEoTUW7MTL_iNNn9Xeilud2SzDSqTa5xvPRkwPfOBFzcLkF_gQhuUNEWqvx36E6-pCWkajS3DFUfEKngxOBQGIR00o2ftyhK1K0IqceGHuZVJ57sTRV4Fp9C8xKytRkzPIlxj4MVCV9ym9stNGkgvb6FbVxOwFqmCjwVn/s2160/20240327_092915.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdXzPsYLJVRTWns8cUIuyEoTUW7MTL_iNNn9Xeilud2SzDSqTa5xvPRkwPfOBFzcLkF_gQhuUNEWqvx36E6-pCWkajS3DFUfEKngxOBQGIR00o2ftyhK1K0IqceGHuZVJ57sTRV4Fp9C8xKytRkzPIlxj4MVCV9ym9stNGkgvb6FbVxOwFqmCjwVn/s320/20240327_092915.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I am glad the weather cooled down. Those warm days a couple weeks ago were nice, but too much too soon. Thankfully these cooler temperatures are holding back the bloom on our apple and cherry trees, a good thing since we may still get some freezing weather.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the garden, the seeds I planted back in that warm weather are slowly germinating, and the onion sets are sprouting right up. The heavy rain Tuesday made the ground too wet to work for a while, so we can use these days for mulching the flowerbeds.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sarah has been hard at work on her cabin, putting in the windows. It is really beginning to look like a home! There is still much to be done, but progress is being made surely and steadily.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmGK67tKwjFdsSh8-DjzbKTq0DbsPrPW_yK6Njy30zwOOLJJqbe_AanKIXnoEQQMeDLBJ4QwxzIGsjb2USafG6YU19DopOqPLsgcINdUgcBHPnPLmvR-6c0p8nVAcPZiij-4EcW1aIsDR2d7RyLLvV_VBCKbpgULQOgm6ZmhjuNgRIAxyvM8buby7/s480/20240327_113453.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;480&quot; data-original-width=&quot;452&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmGK67tKwjFdsSh8-DjzbKTq0DbsPrPW_yK6Njy30zwOOLJJqbe_AanKIXnoEQQMeDLBJ4QwxzIGsjb2USafG6YU19DopOqPLsgcINdUgcBHPnPLmvR-6c0p8nVAcPZiij-4EcW1aIsDR2d7RyLLvV_VBCKbpgULQOgm6ZmhjuNgRIAxyvM8buby7/s320/20240327_113453.jpg&quot; width=&quot;301&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Last night we had a wonderful dinner with Derek, Hannah and her little one Eliana, and Sarah. Our oldest son gave us some Wagyu steaks when we visited him last month, and we saved them until now. So delicious! And sharing with family--perfect. I made pasta salad, fried chicken, and crudites to round out the meal.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yesterday was grocery shopping day. Ugh. It has been several months since I did a big shopping. It was good to really stock up on fresh veggies and fruits as well as getting the other stuff we were out of. Ham was on sale for a great price, so I bought two. And this nice woman gave me a $10 off coupon as I was buying over $100 worth of groceries and she couldn&#39;t use the coupon before it expired. So with that coupon and a few others, plus store discounts, I shaved 1/3 off the original cost of my shopping. Still expensive, though. Have you noticed the price of bleach, for example? What used to be 99 cents for a half gallon is now $2.99! I did not buy---i will check the dollar store first. But so many things have increased in price just as dramatically.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Spring flowers are still doing their utmost to brighten the days, and I am loving it.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ05khONE4Eqkv3YuvV1rlnyv_ZZ_VIwV04o4RMfXddf48TJi3v2EpOmOrBe3PsBocqWVlISfD1xn_FZTtMnY606_lRM5bMr1u3s245AuGVuCINlngdJkMM44_k2N9kXhdtyGC67cUPdOJIkGgTgBEcJophvm3AGwnrOpOFgG2YIG7h6YzS_D3GaBR/s2160/20240327_094257.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ05khONE4Eqkv3YuvV1rlnyv_ZZ_VIwV04o4RMfXddf48TJi3v2EpOmOrBe3PsBocqWVlISfD1xn_FZTtMnY606_lRM5bMr1u3s245AuGVuCINlngdJkMM44_k2N9kXhdtyGC67cUPdOJIkGgTgBEcJophvm3AGwnrOpOFgG2YIG7h6YzS_D3GaBR/s320/20240327_094257.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yesterday I saw the first coltsfoot (sorry for the fuzzy photo),&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBB_diA1FfEG7ZoCj6g4ypgQ8pAF3kIqtn3MzwThC5TUrEcjL_HdVCkEOx86aQN92k-czizBuPMaYKDyrJl-Ci_rlN3Qbw0Zl0cR39YR3-t17hvI-BWwAXeub_RnrHI_ju8MxdoxR_t1AommQ692ri5tbR_rHW9ZAJB9aynDF9vx7dDH-f3xH9Ve2s&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-original-height=&quot;72&quot; data-original-width=&quot;72&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBB_diA1FfEG7ZoCj6g4ypgQ8pAF3kIqtn3MzwThC5TUrEcjL_HdVCkEOx86aQN92k-czizBuPMaYKDyrJl-Ci_rlN3Qbw0Zl0cR39YR3-t17hvI-BWwAXeub_RnrHI_ju8MxdoxR_t1AommQ692ri5tbR_rHW9ZAJB9aynDF9vx7dDH-f3xH9Ve2s&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;toothwort,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcgaeuBIS919BglfSaVfqpFiKnNWwFamwWYzwM6mggl3owWJRnuwFA1qKZDUopCwrxSly2rHkgIbkOSGWYahEMIhnEljReT-hKLcmADnkqnfrxcmeKzEDv0L_7jMUDNo8oTm7LfuKvyXsbvq_4MVkbQHH3zm1g1YXTkiLEg5WwdzDYoAm9Uye88-kD&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcgaeuBIS919BglfSaVfqpFiKnNWwFamwWYzwM6mggl3owWJRnuwFA1qKZDUopCwrxSly2rHkgIbkOSGWYahEMIhnEljReT-hKLcmADnkqnfrxcmeKzEDv0L_7jMUDNo8oTm7LfuKvyXsbvq_4MVkbQHH3zm1g1YXTkiLEg5WwdzDYoAm9Uye88-kD&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and spring beauties of the year.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzCgCOB4JgYdHe02LSF7Ku-i8wl3t44WE6N2ZkO0wS3FhSd1pzZ8IJFAjhrXShK_LFZvwGQJlMlQ3pPPtkJ6BMThi6_Y8WcT71Zt8Gqc5z95MU12EXCVJGc-aT_rP-pNQ7NJYorzvywvc2pYAA2e2uTgFG6HQQlxAbpjo2WFk0z9QCb5HcTSv5GVbz&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzCgCOB4JgYdHe02LSF7Ku-i8wl3t44WE6N2ZkO0wS3FhSd1pzZ8IJFAjhrXShK_LFZvwGQJlMlQ3pPPtkJ6BMThi6_Y8WcT71Zt8Gqc5z95MU12EXCVJGc-aT_rP-pNQ7NJYorzvywvc2pYAA2e2uTgFG6HQQlxAbpjo2WFk0z9QCb5HcTSv5GVbz&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Still looking for bloodroot. I used to want to move all the wildflowers to my gardens, but now I am happy to see them in their native habitat.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ending today with a poem I wrote back in 2010.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;post-body entry-content&quot; id=&quot;post-body-4421924406104752869&quot; itemprop=&quot;articleBody&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px; line-height: 1.3; position: relative; width: 392.19px;&quot;&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Springtime in the Mountains&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;First&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Coltsfoot,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Spring beauties,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Waxy bloodroot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Then lacy toothwort--&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Soon after pink phlox,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Purple-fragrant larkspur,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Spicy hidden wild ginger,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Firepinks blaze crimson against green,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;White ash traces ghostly between trees.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Winter fades; nature renews; we rejoice.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Etheree&lt;/strong&gt;, from the website&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://allpoetry.com/class/show/Etheree%20Experiments&quot; style=&quot;color: #249fa3; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allpoetry&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;: &quot;The etheree is a little-known poetry format, consisting of ten lines with graduated syllables. It was created about twenty years ago by an Arkansas poet named Etheree Taylor Armstrong.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first line is a monosyllabic word; the second line has two syllables, and so on, until the tenth line with, ultimately, ten syllables. The most important elements of this format are the etheree structure, coherence (pulling ideas together to create a complete thought) and focusing on imagery.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;post-footer&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 20px -2px 0px; padding: 5px 10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;post-footer-line post-footer-line-1&quot; style=&quot;margin: 10px 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-author vcard&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;fn&quot; itemprop=&quot;author&quot; itemscope=&quot;itemscope&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://schema.org/Person&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161&quot; rel=&quot;author&quot; style=&quot;color: #249fa3; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;author profile&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt;Granny Sue&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-timestamp&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: -1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class=&quot;timestamp-link&quot; href=&quot;https://grannysu.blogspot.com/2010/04/poem-for-today-springtime-in-mountains.html?m=1&quot; rel=&quot;bookmark&quot; style=&quot;color: #249fa3; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;permanent link&quot;&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;published&quot; itemprop=&quot;datePublished&quot; style=&quot;border: none;&quot; title=&quot;2010-04-07T20:37:00-04:00&quot;&gt;4/07/2010 08:37:00 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size: medium;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;post-footer&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 20px -2px 0px; padding: 5px 10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;post-footer-line post-footer-line-1&quot; style=&quot;margin: 10px 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;Copyright Susanna Holstein. 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No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/03/springing-spring.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdXzPsYLJVRTWns8cUIuyEoTUW7MTL_iNNn9Xeilud2SzDSqTa5xvPRkwPfOBFzcLkF_gQhuUNEWqvx36E6-pCWkajS3DFUfEKngxOBQGIR00o2ftyhK1K0IqceGHuZVJ57sTRV4Fp9C8xKytRkzPIlxj4MVCV9ym9stNGkgvb6FbVxOwFqmCjwVn/s72-c/20240327_092915.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>11</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-6978501163992014675</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 03:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-03-26T23:15:17.949-04:00</atom:updated><title>Plugging Away</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;56°f&amp;nbsp; this morning, about 14°C. Thunder and heavy rain. The rain lasted most of the day, with sun breaking through this evening at last.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A soggy, gray day here today, but I had a couple things to do that kept me busy. First up was taxes. I am almost done, just one little thing to figure out. The other task was listing 9 pairs of athletic shoes on Ebay. Not my usual sort of stuff! These belong to my youngest son, who sent them back with us for me to sell for him.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I did not know that there were shoe collectors!&amp;nbsp; But why wouldn&#39;t there be, when people collect pretty nearly every possible thing you can imagine. Athletic shoes are a pretty hot item, and my son had some worth a few hundred dollars.&amp;nbsp; So Momma learned some things about listing shoes today while Larry made the 5 hour round trip to the VA hospital for a routine eye exam and some podiatry.&amp;nbsp; Exciting times around here, as you can see.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Do you often have a song running through your mind? I swear my mind is a jukebox, that makes some very random selections! Today &#39;s mental melody was the Wassail Song. You know the one...&quot;here we come a-wassailing among the leaves so green...&quot;&amp;nbsp; Larry said it must be my morning tra bringing out the English in me. Sarah was having breakfast with us, and asked if Wassail was English.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Well, it is, sort of. I suppose it was the English who made it well-known at least in our times. But wassail&#39;s origins are actually Norse. I remember from my storytelling days that it was the Norse who brought it to England, and that it was a warm alcoholic drink that was consumed after the toast &quot;Was Heil&quot;, which meant &quot;good health&quot;.&amp;nbsp; The favorite vessel back there in the 4th century was the skull of one&#39;s enemy. I am very glad that part of the tradition died away (see what I did there?).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So that was today&#39;s jukebox selection. Yesterday it was &quot;Meet Me in St. Louie, Louie&quot;. I wonder what tomorrow&#39;s will be?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Can&#39;t end without a photo or two, so here are a couple more from our trip.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Evening on Tybee Island&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNSGq96Lxjtw7Z6XMAMzUiZN7hH6aZbRgoCoCswpqkH5VTEuMjJGhnzOlHbfy9tXiV_GQgKRt-VKZrIXTc-yEuCHoRcfcDBsJdE_opd4ObIySBXQPV_ghUWut040MzRwf4upGzWbsLNmi0_b2NQdY6oA_auB9i2soDz1IAkes6-WMONyJql9OpjIN/s2160/20240320_201202.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNSGq96Lxjtw7Z6XMAMzUiZN7hH6aZbRgoCoCswpqkH5VTEuMjJGhnzOlHbfy9tXiV_GQgKRt-VKZrIXTc-yEuCHoRcfcDBsJdE_opd4ObIySBXQPV_ghUWut040MzRwf4upGzWbsLNmi0_b2NQdY6oA_auB9i2soDz1IAkes6-WMONyJql9OpjIN/s320/20240320_201202.jpg&quot; 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This was fairly light, but from the South Carolina line to almost the Virginia line, traffic was unbelievable.&amp;nbsp; I hope we can find a better route next time.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FfaWkFqL6XlLxelK1TI2d3wbkhYZtioQlbSmI_hJThsNbqqdRJB3herMPFRplloNXANnCH8Imq95Kgmeg5GBspTw4vGkoKXNanfbOyIdhBJixxR3cBxYld7rUCapNjk6NTZK4oLUThzFwwDHQaYJvz0EGZQbd8XBkOkEwfJagx79dEg1TBmoSntH/s2160/20240321_142812.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FfaWkFqL6XlLxelK1TI2d3wbkhYZtioQlbSmI_hJThsNbqqdRJB3herMPFRplloNXANnCH8Imq95Kgmeg5GBspTw4vGkoKXNanfbOyIdhBJixxR3cBxYld7rUCapNjk6NTZK4oLUThzFwwDHQaYJvz0EGZQbd8XBkOkEwfJagx79dEg1TBmoSntH/s320/20240321_142812.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Charlotte, NC&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09acd07JuwKjNDVnlwlPGwBEvkXkQFDTY4x6vzNuvjmHHi8Q2XRU4aPhh5jpdCugknq-VafUEG5KWDWm6dveWtia41-Z8JuK3t50ooMyDGU9NtOq077cVA6sj7SKC64Boxn9rqaNrgcTCq_cGvGw6a3B6C2ExIgPABsDd0zuecQuiqDU5q9C75lbY/s2160/20240321_142859.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09acd07JuwKjNDVnlwlPGwBEvkXkQFDTY4x6vzNuvjmHHi8Q2XRU4aPhh5jpdCugknq-VafUEG5KWDWm6dveWtia41-Z8JuK3t50ooMyDGU9NtOq077cVA6sj7SKC64Boxn9rqaNrgcTCq_cGvGw6a3B6C2ExIgPABsDd0zuecQuiqDU5q9C75lbY/s320/20240321_142859.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;And finally, back in the mountains!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglP39mtsInK4UiR9ZxUi_WzVcdCeMrwObd8yC-FZaVqhnKhki381zxVImIvgBYFiU2ptuuqgGgaMxL_SUjl7Q_-D5JhXLP-GKWngaaeAMN8UI6jD0714kV8gm1BoWBVhUji4O98aPLTfyK2nFdf2lI_pQRwd1B5KcBYkYKblv2FeMJOv-RrmG5yHdl/s956/20240321_171803.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;838&quot; data-original-width=&quot;956&quot; height=&quot;281&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglP39mtsInK4UiR9ZxUi_WzVcdCeMrwObd8yC-FZaVqhnKhki381zxVImIvgBYFiU2ptuuqgGgaMxL_SUjl7Q_-D5JhXLP-GKWngaaeAMN8UI6jD0714kV8gm1BoWBVhUji4O98aPLTfyK2nFdf2lI_pQRwd1B5KcBYkYKblv2FeMJOv-RrmG5yHdl/s320/20240321_171803.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Pilot Knob, NC. Years ago we actually walked up that mountain.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghepn3lNv3lXRaWP0WClNL7JHaUucMmVCak22LfEP77H-3NfFZTLn0cs90VI6XR0hE5cUOowAjrF65nP-81kyabrQzVtxL1J9lozNdp1RaSUT9jIUBrjQHa2DQTr0fMcbL9g0IFMwc-cTq2VQKUwacd_j_CgdsoehLruLBZGjJwCvcC8TZfdX_YXw5/s2160/20240321_172520.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghepn3lNv3lXRaWP0WClNL7JHaUucMmVCak22LfEP77H-3NfFZTLn0cs90VI6XR0hE5cUOowAjrF65nP-81kyabrQzVtxL1J9lozNdp1RaSUT9jIUBrjQHa2DQTr0fMcbL9g0IFMwc-cTq2VQKUwacd_j_CgdsoehLruLBZGjJwCvcC8TZfdX_YXw5/s320/20240321_172520.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;In West Virginia&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVEd43hX5aTEVFv4QSIEIW7dHav6LeRFpw4RvB7H6Gjn0i_rCIGM3VNP3b8hrM0Ts7lM6ExlOtBnYN3P6gKl26wHH1kw0TQXyGWWFgferXlEZlhTtxU1zYQZmbotD4Ro1CWIod4fkXKa-H9GGxg-J3Iv9W2mgunHhwGBUfHrPX7el1_Aj2xhLvy4Fp/s2160/20240321_195840.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVEd43hX5aTEVFv4QSIEIW7dHav6LeRFpw4RvB7H6Gjn0i_rCIGM3VNP3b8hrM0Ts7lM6ExlOtBnYN3P6gKl26wHH1kw0TQXyGWWFgferXlEZlhTtxU1zYQZmbotD4Ro1CWIod4fkXKa-H9GGxg-J3Iv9W2mgunHhwGBUfHrPX7el1_Aj2xhLvy4Fp/s320/20240321_195840.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;And our state Capitol, bathed in the sunset.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpIS8e5NIc2Z5A2w14mu6rKUdbN1g2abomsBlON1X4WLe3TIDq7-J07GNBkiLmLotA-uPwajTyeNg9A9lBRbu4kMSSRDDzblpRYWKD6zbKz59f4ECJ_kEg13W7Xy717Rw6xOjdse-jg9fXuXzLrjXJbD7MulerL2KsUl9MhB7TRWOo-NTWESt2Kl2/s1145/20240321_200625.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1145&quot; data-original-width=&quot;654&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpIS8e5NIc2Z5A2w14mu6rKUdbN1g2abomsBlON1X4WLe3TIDq7-J07GNBkiLmLotA-uPwajTyeNg9A9lBRbu4kMSSRDDzblpRYWKD6zbKz59f4ECJ_kEg13W7Xy717Rw6xOjdse-jg9fXuXzLrjXJbD7MulerL2KsUl9MhB7TRWOo-NTWESt2Kl2/s320/20240321_200625.jpg&quot; width=&quot;183&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJBKd2RL5x8qlcArSolthpeV_LJ93Odan45MIQHASimuL-M8k49SxvsxQjpxJjKV-16A2xqOG5X8_b3TD57b7kOWSzGx4rSOHjKSOEUPZl5ytqWtcZzg-bnx_1BeSFjpRIkm9Rxma-ZNF-Qv0DNA4XJkIlKPyZ8PqFGmT7sThibJ4mO18xytg6LIp/s2160/20240321_200838.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1828&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;271&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJBKd2RL5x8qlcArSolthpeV_LJ93Odan45MIQHASimuL-M8k49SxvsxQjpxJjKV-16A2xqOG5X8_b3TD57b7kOWSzGx4rSOHjKSOEUPZl5ytqWtcZzg-bnx_1BeSFjpRIkm9Rxma-ZNF-Qv0DNA4XJkIlKPyZ8PqFGmT7sThibJ4mO18xytg6LIp/s320/20240321_200838.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Copyright Susanna Holstein. All rights reserved. No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/03/plugging-away.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNSGq96Lxjtw7Z6XMAMzUiZN7hH6aZbRgoCoCswpqkH5VTEuMjJGhnzOlHbfy9tXiV_GQgKRt-VKZrIXTc-yEuCHoRcfcDBsJdE_opd4ObIySBXQPV_ghUWut040MzRwf4upGzWbsLNmi0_b2NQdY6oA_auB9i2soDz1IAkes6-WMONyJql9OpjIN/s72-c/20240320_201202.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>14</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-2292610154208926272</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-03-25T08:44:21.815-04:00</atom:updated><title>Signs</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;40°f and clear, about 4°C. Beautiful full moon set at about 7:00am.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We saw so many funny or just interesting signs on our trip to Florida last week. Here are a few from Tybee Island and Savannah, Georgia, where we stopped on the way home.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwTpRBwUIITUwjuMsDxO0V5NVi9j0Dp2PrnA6boqAovEiOmnq7342E9f0r0TYMWAOU8VhoixPF3x800AJgvWZ1RuvWqgkotlhCDeOTOy5vc7gBSG4bFkVYOVoogZPA378Q41a33dCj1tuvFDJQWimHogKlcxMtNGesd0bEmsTzjgYRjSqZ_QRPXFi/s1370/20240325_082853.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1370&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1175&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwTpRBwUIITUwjuMsDxO0V5NVi9j0Dp2PrnA6boqAovEiOmnq7342E9f0r0TYMWAOU8VhoixPF3x800AJgvWZ1RuvWqgkotlhCDeOTOy5vc7gBSG4bFkVYOVoogZPA378Q41a33dCj1tuvFDJQWimHogKlcxMtNGesd0bEmsTzjgYRjSqZ_QRPXFi/s320/20240325_082853.jpg&quot; 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  25. Copyright Susanna Holstein. All rights reserved. No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/03/signs.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwTpRBwUIITUwjuMsDxO0V5NVi9j0Dp2PrnA6boqAovEiOmnq7342E9f0r0TYMWAOU8VhoixPF3x800AJgvWZ1RuvWqgkotlhCDeOTOy5vc7gBSG4bFkVYOVoogZPA378Q41a33dCj1tuvFDJQWimHogKlcxMtNGesd0bEmsTzjgYRjSqZ_QRPXFi/s72-c/20240325_082853.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-7807908744141776967</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2024 17:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-03-24T13:09:26.893-04:00</atom:updated><title>Roller Coaster</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;25°f this morning or, _4°C. Heavy frost, which has probably killed off the pear harvest this year. Clear and cold day.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At least we didn&#39;t have snow,&amp;nbsp; like those of you up north. As someone said, snow is more magical on December 25th than it is on March 25th!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It was so hard to leave our son in Miami. Such a long way away, and he is really missing family these days.&amp;nbsp; But I am grateful for our visit with him, and expect we will be going back soon. No matter how old, sometimes a man just needs his Mom and Dad.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Seems like things are snowballing along (metaphorically speaking, no snow here!) since we got home. We had some real worry when we learned that the wildfires in Eastern West Virginia were threatening my sister&#39;s home and that of one of her sons.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXS7V84ch0ZDzQ4bjbG3Qzu0TeqkJfvEYFMassNN6a5dPDeJQIRd7E2_VAbb8DDB5-Nkl6ft3heWI7AcuFpTfPG6yRZr_6sc_eoGtFnjOuyD9TixzNQU-KH2fAZdl3B3mev0B2vDP5FSIL4vGFZVJE4bKCygkvnKZSjD9QwpzCsaqpIFGCwB2N_bVw/s1080/433226832_698650315815169_279423593331456018_n.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;544&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1080&quot; height=&quot;161&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXS7V84ch0ZDzQ4bjbG3Qzu0TeqkJfvEYFMassNN6a5dPDeJQIRd7E2_VAbb8DDB5-Nkl6ft3heWI7AcuFpTfPG6yRZr_6sc_eoGtFnjOuyD9TixzNQU-KH2fAZdl3B3mev0B2vDP5FSIL4vGFZVJE4bKCygkvnKZSjD9QwpzCsaqpIFGCwB2N_bVw/s320/433226832_698650315815169_279423593331456018_n.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Photo from WBOY website. &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www-wboy-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.wboy.com/emergencies/fire-departments-from-across-west-virginia-fighting-brush-fires-eastern-panhandle/amp/?amp_gsa=1&amp;amp;amp_js_v=a9&amp;amp;usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&amp;amp;aoh=17110746691535&amp;amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp;amp;ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wboy.com%2Femergencies%2Ffire-departments-from-across-west-virginia-fighting-brush-fires-eastern-panhandle%2F&quot;&gt;Read more here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Very scary, with ash blowing, my sister, her husband and family out building firebreaks with dozens of volunteers, firetrucks parked outside their homes, wind that would not lie down spreading the fire. She messaged me at 2:30am Friday morning that the danger had passed, but later that day the fire was back. Finally the federal forest service firefighters were deployed along with the national guard and the fire seems to be contained and the danger for my sister has passed. For now anyway.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;One of her sons did lose his getaway cabin,&amp;nbsp; which burned to the ground along with 7 or 8 others in the same area. Lost River State Park, which adjoins their properties, had hundreds of acres burned but fortunately none of the cabins were affected.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My oldest son also lives in that area but although they can see some of the fires they are a good distance away. I am hopeful that yesterday&#39;s rain and today&#39;s frost might have slowed down the fires.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Such a worry! But there have been good things too. Granddaughter Sarah arrives this evening from Colorado so we are getting ready and looking forward to having her for the next two weeks. Yesterday evening we took dinner to our friend Rachel&#39;s house for a pleasant visit. Sarah&#39;s parents will be staying at Rachel&#39;s little b&amp;amp;b and Rachel wanted us to check it over to be sure it was okay--which of course it was.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Friday after unpacking from our trip we restocked one of our booths and picked up a few things at the store. Yesterday morning and today I am doing laundry. What a pile we had! I usually do a load almost every day, but we had 6 day&#39;s worth from our trip plus the usual household odds and ends. The last load is in the washer, thank the gods.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I have had hardly a minute to get outside, but tomorrow perhaps I will have time for some garden work as the weeds are already getting out of hand in the flowerbeds. We are behind with mulching but I hope we can catch up this week. Fingers crossed!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  27. Copyright Susanna Holstein. All rights reserved. No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/03/roller-coaster.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXS7V84ch0ZDzQ4bjbG3Qzu0TeqkJfvEYFMassNN6a5dPDeJQIRd7E2_VAbb8DDB5-Nkl6ft3heWI7AcuFpTfPG6yRZr_6sc_eoGtFnjOuyD9TixzNQU-KH2fAZdl3B3mev0B2vDP5FSIL4vGFZVJE4bKCygkvnKZSjD9QwpzCsaqpIFGCwB2N_bVw/s72-c/433226832_698650315815169_279423593331456018_n.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>6</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-3844277651831788889</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-03-21T20:40:49.661-04:00</atom:updated><title>Tybee Island</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;55°f this morning (about 16°C?) and clear on Tybee Island, Georgia.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTu7ubpRGjot2D8t_17P6s0eYgbYH2z_YENvGwOcrwI9Pei4gJGWO8a0Ty6IAZ_iLI9bA1ey6a6xd_G05aaZLjY_t5oPCwl03NkITmeZMoO69Wa9cyiaf7AoYvqIAxBlpwBAbr5nOg2jUJM2Xj-GsDn7wEmRvn2J8oadAJ88HQhPhWsRiPQ2RxhBK/s2160/20240321_074146.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTu7ubpRGjot2D8t_17P6s0eYgbYH2z_YENvGwOcrwI9Pei4gJGWO8a0Ty6IAZ_iLI9bA1ey6a6xd_G05aaZLjY_t5oPCwl03NkITmeZMoO69Wa9cyiaf7AoYvqIAxBlpwBAbr5nOg2jUJM2Xj-GsDn7wEmRvn2J8oadAJ88HQhPhWsRiPQ2RxhBK/s320/20240321_074146.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;We decided to grab a night by the beach on our way home from Miami, so I reserved a room at a hotel on Tybee Island. As we were driving to the island I began to regret my choice, because it seemed to be a long way out of our way---which would make for a longer drive home.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But once we got there, doubts vanished. What a cool, funky place!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkxfBbwyquK0o4EF9G3CgqjVkCQF-KprkCvX3REMKRrXUYGAZqB-PO7MCh1FmYfGZO-FTGEPGXV48jmHBW6GfR4a0yFmZoDUqYSWMMUQV1vHFQtyP-etBmTp66_e182N2mZvhQ-vJrdbaCMUZMR3Lu8BK1-its2P45W_ZaDP_VckxH9odxFHraHRK/s2160/20240321_071236.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkxfBbwyquK0o4EF9G3CgqjVkCQF-KprkCvX3REMKRrXUYGAZqB-PO7MCh1FmYfGZO-FTGEPGXV48jmHBW6GfR4a0yFmZoDUqYSWMMUQV1vHFQtyP-etBmTp66_e182N2mZvhQ-vJrdbaCMUZMR3Lu8BK1-its2P45W_ZaDP_VckxH9odxFHraHRK/s320/20240321_071236.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tybee is like beaches were before developers and highrises took over. Old beach cottages built before 1950, converted to shops, restaurants and b&amp;amp;b&#39;s, are more numerous than newer buildings. Our hotel room was a 5 minute walk from the beach and the Puerto, with little bars, shops and restaurants all around our building. It was nearly dark when we arrived, so we dumped our stuff and walked to the beach. 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We chose Fannie&#39;s, a simple grill with booths and some interesting barstools.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlvcThRUSgxOHu4X0wnEu3Pqvl4Qa10e_B4VoVIys4ib56N93zsAbHtzJ-u9vVHbWVOo_0BUBZTZBJdwxdfSQ6tWYUL_wYAhmW0txeSrJ-J9noVByvqurTXBQIo2K9w_mdFRd1AQQBBwMPmDOjXImMMaFY61e1bMnEQ_66JRPcyvP7rAnBV1vp6Lt/s2160/20240320_212113.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlvcThRUSgxOHu4X0wnEu3Pqvl4Qa10e_B4VoVIys4ib56N93zsAbHtzJ-u9vVHbWVOo_0BUBZTZBJdwxdfSQ6tWYUL_wYAhmW0txeSrJ-J9noVByvqurTXBQIo2K9w_mdFRd1AQQBBwMPmDOjXImMMaFY61e1bMnEQ_66JRPcyvP7rAnBV1vp6Lt/s320/20240320_212113.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;We ordered a Hawaiian pizza and had fun visiting with a Canadian couple at the next table while waiting for it to arrive. Great folks, who are now among our friends on Facebook.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then we strolled around the corner and found a funky little bar where they were playing, of all things, bingo! We opted to just watch, and werr amused at how dead quiet it got in there when the game started.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUD8vwM6g3E_ZDcb2nca0fthnxJ8Pe4wux9e7vYF3yKPpfJyQFmuODV10bA-6OT4hYLDlLbIlzCF0sjjmNsA1Dplk0iy309wYmoGu8TF6mY4pw5L6UtgGSc7wCxA3nfOZ85nujnEJm2HzNQPbfHz3poA-ENu8Buq-CE1UcM7xnDERiQGrjRGUdNqhq/s2160/20240320_213844.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUD8vwM6g3E_ZDcb2nca0fthnxJ8Pe4wux9e7vYF3yKPpfJyQFmuODV10bA-6OT4hYLDlLbIlzCF0sjjmNsA1Dplk0iy309wYmoGu8TF6mY4pw5L6UtgGSc7wCxA3nfOZ85nujnEJm2HzNQPbfHz3poA-ENu8Buq-CE1UcM7xnDERiQGrjRGUdNqhq/s320/20240320_213844.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Quietest bar I have ever been in! Beside us was a couple from Minnesota who were playing, so we got a vicarious thrill whenever they got a number. Sadly they didn&#39;t win, but we had a blast talking to them...and added more Facebook friends.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We fell into bed at 11, slept like hibernating bears and were up at 7 to get dressed and out to see the sunrise. How perfectly glorious it was!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnBrGPa3MvfaCXB6nEjnfK6RD4yDiRS9IsGl9GQc-TlnAfmfcg4FC62NSAFqxRLrMfFh_TP428xf6WQUEdr4NkHxeRbg7vf7Zgb5E7asqneUjDByyicCnAnT9DCqj__0wGjh7OBI_x0czoLA2UFZOTunWlfPxI2YEtVM6xeB09NxuvbRYjVSGqNZ8/s2160/20240321_072423.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnBrGPa3MvfaCXB6nEjnfK6RD4yDiRS9IsGl9GQc-TlnAfmfcg4FC62NSAFqxRLrMfFh_TP428xf6WQUEdr4NkHxeRbg7vf7Zgb5E7asqneUjDByyicCnAnT9DCqj__0wGjh7OBI_x0czoLA2UFZOTunWlfPxI2YEtVM6xeB09NxuvbRYjVSGqNZ8/s320/20240321_072423.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8ZSgEHuPunxxWV4elNquWlI-eAH3N-FF4-T8Flv-ao8FjNOh_UuUsBiumKG07s-xMMbeQDEA0Pf0mfxxYQweIS5Ztivwqtk1H7jdcKoSjCdbqbHqTWPDMC1B8Y6iyWnn_joNb0gFKCUErNanoYWSRy_Yj6dI0Xu64Cq_kPIPuTEQbHdaMAnYFDVq/s2160/20240321_072817.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8ZSgEHuPunxxWV4elNquWlI-eAH3N-FF4-T8Flv-ao8FjNOh_UuUsBiumKG07s-xMMbeQDEA0Pf0mfxxYQweIS5Ztivwqtk1H7jdcKoSjCdbqbHqTWPDMC1B8Y6iyWnn_joNb0gFKCUErNanoYWSRy_Yj6dI0Xu64Cq_kPIPuTEQbHdaMAnYFDVq/s320/20240321_072817.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJ_r5jEgShL7zPyuzQ6XDczngGjkW8kCO2suHm3Da_pss69kCyEarC90tQmNNZoHlu1goVRxdr0LBM82wGe3pg6fxcLr-7shS4YYhBUM5fNkjcHePtAj3EHoiAwzzsN4vLcZBppxC3oEDBw3lDNHgXM2NiLoNT8mFIUHWvvvSj0ZN_7eFpoRurWbD/s2043/20240321_165928.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1161&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2043&quot; height=&quot;182&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJ_r5jEgShL7zPyuzQ6XDczngGjkW8kCO2suHm3Da_pss69kCyEarC90tQmNNZoHlu1goVRxdr0LBM82wGe3pg6fxcLr-7shS4YYhBUM5fNkjcHePtAj3EHoiAwzzsN4vLcZBppxC3oEDBw3lDNHgXM2NiLoNT8mFIUHWvvvSj0ZN_7eFpoRurWbD/s320/20240321_165928.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQcHgPcXhVzucrpu0kjnze9G5POnb4hue-8NsANx2zdaGCH8YnYGoDNZF2ehne8prwMgdQG68kR3WciJ1VF4jRBLibet7kBgwi0_9XFGspVTfZemk-qv1q__Mu8jJ84CrZ2fMyQuYFz4AdWE18CFl-KgJFyp_IsyuOkIz2TlT7GO32yk2W8Ob3Tzf/s2160/20240321_074314.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQcHgPcXhVzucrpu0kjnze9G5POnb4hue-8NsANx2zdaGCH8YnYGoDNZF2ehne8prwMgdQG68kR3WciJ1VF4jRBLibet7kBgwi0_9XFGspVTfZemk-qv1q__Mu8jJ84CrZ2fMyQuYFz4AdWE18CFl-KgJFyp_IsyuOkIz2TlT7GO32yk2W8Ob3Tzf/s320/20240321_074314.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Next was breakfast at the aptly named Sunrise restaurant,&amp;nbsp; where they sure know how to make grits and plenty of them. So good.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And then it was time to pack up and head out. I was so sad to leave. Such a cool, quirky, honey place. I hope we manage to go back, and stay longer.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  29. Copyright Susanna Holstein. All rights reserved. No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/03/tybee-island.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTu7ubpRGjot2D8t_17P6s0eYgbYH2z_YENvGwOcrwI9Pei4gJGWO8a0Ty6IAZ_iLI9bA1ey6a6xd_G05aaZLjY_t5oPCwl03NkITmeZMoO69Wa9cyiaf7AoYvqIAxBlpwBAbr5nOg2jUJM2Xj-GsDn7wEmRvn2J8oadAJ88HQhPhWsRiPQ2RxhBK/s72-c/20240321_074146.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>10</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-7471652731625342445</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 20:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-03-20T16:24:41.252-04:00</atom:updated><title>Florida Time</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;61°f this morning (16°C) in sunny Florida. At home, a high of about 54 today, 25 tonight.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It has been a busy, busy trip, but we got done what needed to be done. And even got in a quick visit with granddaughter Ally, who lives in Jupiter, FL. Now we are heading home, where we will have to readjust to the return of cold weather.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A few photos shot on the run, as we have not yet really stopped for any fun. Random order here.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipo2MLpz4I2oaK_4yspZJr3vttghPN4LJORLkAmqIg3kW45FdzU2sfLOyhB3Gd3CBlKqQMHXaCWbjMqYiw4WBXsmT2YcVThMphEIUIDm1VWeCRIPtKHh9ygGlLzzbvHGWEnl8EeFq7pSKZAK5crqFowJPBJUj95DykPEVl8Z3KdLtGjisAlwS8hRCf/s2158/20240320_150923.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2158&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1842&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipo2MLpz4I2oaK_4yspZJr3vttghPN4LJORLkAmqIg3kW45FdzU2sfLOyhB3Gd3CBlKqQMHXaCWbjMqYiw4WBXsmT2YcVThMphEIUIDm1VWeCRIPtKHh9ygGlLzzbvHGWEnl8EeFq7pSKZAK5crqFowJPBJUj95DykPEVl8Z3KdLtGjisAlwS8hRCf/w341-h400/20240320_150923.jpg&quot; width=&quot;341&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Obligatory beach shot. We stopped briefly to see the ocean as I hated to be in Florida and never see the water.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSx3dVeE5N7qENEm6W0K_xz55wal4E1PPiAw86aSklqlJQpfjiYlTsJ9VlCLOKY_F2Wtvgbt13o0DSyDueMUWXxAMPlgJa0e5FhDwju5jSnb3t_YceZ-_K3JS-3TAqkcBi5VwISvaa2LGt5txKEAk2ZuQ7PIGuKG7dPlBq_Bi1tpH36f3d3iCdrkil/s1903/20240320_150737.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1903&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1814&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSx3dVeE5N7qENEm6W0K_xz55wal4E1PPiAw86aSklqlJQpfjiYlTsJ9VlCLOKY_F2Wtvgbt13o0DSyDueMUWXxAMPlgJa0e5FhDwju5jSnb3t_YceZ-_K3JS-3TAqkcBi5VwISvaa2LGt5txKEAk2ZuQ7PIGuKG7dPlBq_Bi1tpH36f3d3iCdrkil/w305-h320/20240320_150737.jpg&quot; width=&quot;305&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;You know you&#39;re in Florida when...&lt;div&gt;Surfboards,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzPd4z_h7GQP-EeWI9QdPMQu9PSe3YqU8ahTcVMZORE5fMkwxeL9N-V949GnQBxc2BzdrphNSWYSvfBJcwfK0kQdwJgLhNSMPyujT3Ym7cs8rnMnTgDEtNmsH03Mt5adapeyeduSof723J2v_h1Q-TXgJihsZAzIjPLux5SOLhySSxJrUlPBfaQW6/s2160/20240320_121853.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzPd4z_h7GQP-EeWI9QdPMQu9PSe3YqU8ahTcVMZORE5fMkwxeL9N-V949GnQBxc2BzdrphNSWYSvfBJcwfK0kQdwJgLhNSMPyujT3Ym7cs8rnMnTgDEtNmsH03Mt5adapeyeduSof723J2v_h1Q-TXgJihsZAzIjPLux5SOLhySSxJrUlPBfaQW6/s320/20240320_121853.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Big boats,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhReNk0iwIpUpX7blZzXvu0Z-pQmxBQc-SVfR_Vn2CUg-uezEVDKi0vrlA6GzEL2CywEfEZ58av_ilIIAQ4Qh0fL6cvf7X7g6bmsW7HwoQzXl6Y_GF_oadY0_XmkRb-81hMnaVkaBp8sQw2QMcZBWTK9UuidPnTntS_PooS50YAYweBB8_9hMCqsQbw/s1251/20240320_150535.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;820&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1251&quot; height=&quot;210&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhReNk0iwIpUpX7blZzXvu0Z-pQmxBQc-SVfR_Vn2CUg-uezEVDKi0vrlA6GzEL2CywEfEZ58av_ilIIAQ4Qh0fL6cvf7X7g6bmsW7HwoQzXl6Y_GF_oadY0_XmkRb-81hMnaVkaBp8sQw2QMcZBWTK9UuidPnTntS_PooS50YAYweBB8_9hMCqsQbw/w320-h210/20240320_150535.jpg&quot; 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width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Drawbridge at Jupiter kinda held us up a minute as a big boat passed under.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRYQHM63Uf7-G7hWhgswEWA3IYZdXLYyQ1hIr2z9tmlWgHt1_IuuIlPwMGqShQ_EUMCDHg5qkHkSBa5RRKxRgQDBRFNhI1-W-nA-i35y_ocOYz3HPhwedXD23h1NcXRYC1S8SziuAdxzdzZWb4tlgBxk8x4gsBplaEb8-1_Gm8VuGKAlKFF9EHSfs/s2160/20240320_103421.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRYQHM63Uf7-G7hWhgswEWA3IYZdXLYyQ1hIr2z9tmlWgHt1_IuuIlPwMGqShQ_EUMCDHg5qkHkSBa5RRKxRgQDBRFNhI1-W-nA-i35y_ocOYz3HPhwedXD23h1NcXRYC1S8SziuAdxzdzZWb4tlgBxk8x4gsBplaEb8-1_Gm8VuGKAlKFF9EHSfs/s320/20240320_103421.jpg&quot; 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Extreme driving is common, and the sirens wail all night for wrecks and who knows what else. The city never sleeps, that is for sure. Still, it is an interesting place to visit, and will definitely keep you on your toes. Last time we both came down, we did more tourist-y things&lt;i&gt;. (You can see that&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://grannysu.blogspot.com/2021/04/little-havana.html?m=1&quot;&gt; post here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://grannysu.blogspot.com/2021/04/little-havana.html?m=1&quot;&gt;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;) This time, we had more important things to do. Maybe next trip will be more relaxed!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/03/florida-time.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipo2MLpz4I2oaK_4yspZJr3vttghPN4LJORLkAmqIg3kW45FdzU2sfLOyhB3Gd3CBlKqQMHXaCWbjMqYiw4WBXsmT2YcVThMphEIUIDm1VWeCRIPtKHh9ygGlLzzbvHGWEnl8EeFq7pSKZAK5crqFowJPBJUj95DykPEVl8Z3KdLtGjisAlwS8hRCf/s72-w341-h400-c/20240320_150923.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-5701127145837450902</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2024 02:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-03-16T22:50:06.106-04:00</atom:updated><title>On the Road</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;41°f this morning, chilly and dense fog in areas.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This morning along our road:&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; 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data-original-width=&quot;849&quot; height=&quot;336&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmTDiUiRF9Wf9lhBZDKEw2kRV5V6FXVBh4E9ETSMf16dWM4irpANXNhArbMse-ToQ0sevcmK_kYecCw5xW8gbj1TonjRjNyd78IYpiWI-YHoGb5chw2Xbstc8d7pzKdBAZA_lTZpUMMhFRS8swW4PajmJ81lzh0rfvqd3_GckCn784cJqv0cHxYjs/w400-h336/20240316_183000.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;It is about 11pm now, and after a long day of driving over 1000 miles through 6 states, we are 40 miles from Miami. Bed will feel good tonight!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/03/on-road.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-UKAE-jFlncZcOv100bO-hGPQ7y77LKz7kqSSiDOiJ0AWCH3hFRIg9AJJgxRDMYKJU2XmIiEuGDCAOZJ1uoN-b6zyewRsXF4GBPnhzzkHYWCP7x4FPiF-pFLMpCXXmO9GqHBE69f7Ba7JXRoWjKK4Qv_PbE4G4jKulE7CxUiQ2j1DwIkZZy1jx5j/s72-w628-h640-c/20240316_095101.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>9</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-6732685480490206438</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-03-15T09:18:37.485-04:00</atom:updated><title>Garden Time!</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;57°f this morning (13°C), cloudy after a night of heavy rain. Birds singing, owls and turkey gobblers calling in the woods.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;After all that drudge work of cleaning out my ebay room, it was wonderful to get outside! Wednesday I spent a few hours tilling,&amp;nbsp; then used a spading fork to dig down and loosen the soil, then tilled again yesterday to get a small patch ready for planting.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAZ89xW1G2iiI3SqEiv5o29WH8RtkPSe79M8nviAF3LM5NtZbZWMIW2AFYYyhSCaC0UMOUhONw1iL5lwkzzoi2ne0scEoK08IBnY_MvPixjuuybQDd8fk96d_P6aFbJsehdqM4Km6AS37njxRl2uW_2RNy0DlY7so90FGntcdt4Y0vig0FwKLPsaR/s2160/20240314_152851.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAZ89xW1G2iiI3SqEiv5o29WH8RtkPSe79M8nviAF3LM5NtZbZWMIW2AFYYyhSCaC0UMOUhONw1iL5lwkzzoi2ne0scEoK08IBnY_MvPixjuuybQDd8fk96d_P6aFbJsehdqM4Km6AS37njxRl2uW_2RNy0DlY7so90FGntcdt4Y0vig0FwKLPsaR/w400-h400/20240314_152851.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Those tall plants in the foreground are my leeks from last year, still doing well, and a short row of chard that also wintered over. Some kale is coming back too.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now there are 3 kinds of onion sets in a short row, and two kinds of lettuce, radishes, beets, chard and carrot seeds in the ground. I mulched the strawberries that have escaped from their containers and made a pretty nice patch all by themselves.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So we have a little jump on the season, even though it is supposed to be down in the mid-20s area night next week. But these are hardy seeds and sets that will not be bothered by cold temperatures,&amp;nbsp; and the ground is unlikely to freeze.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Spring is coming on gangbusters now. Sadly the pear tree is blooming so it is likely to get bitten by the freeze next week. We had a marvelous pear harvest last year, though, with plenty in the cellar still. If you remember, we had so many we used them to make pear cider too.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A little garden walkabout from yesterday:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Under my poor ash tree, which is slowly being killed by the emerald ash borer. I refuse to cut it until it is completely dead. It still had a little life in last year. It used to be my blue bottle tree.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-LWnqLH5R7FxALUEK1uPW6L_5F6B3PurthcPAl3R6u0PNz3LsAuA2wgalcXp8cH6tOqzYoZwJK3wEJVwCKMDESzrSQSqfMk0NluhfyAEVQB9mtD65_W_9mvD2MK51YrEAYqoLpUekqpIfkR7upRtt-fu0eWAMfcPr4Qs5lHvkrZCnHGVqiB5vIZNO/s2160/20240314_181328.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1919&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-LWnqLH5R7FxALUEK1uPW6L_5F6B3PurthcPAl3R6u0PNz3LsAuA2wgalcXp8cH6tOqzYoZwJK3wEJVwCKMDESzrSQSqfMk0NluhfyAEVQB9mtD65_W_9mvD2MK51YrEAYqoLpUekqpIfkR7upRtt-fu0eWAMfcPr4Qs5lHvkrZCnHGVqiB5vIZNO/w355-h400/20240314_181328.jpg&quot; width=&quot;355&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The view from the porch.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZdaOtpwifPRmkd5QYzY6iId9KFL1coBXPhSxDLo-jVv2PGlbUZksWHR-OQgSzQPwYbFxDTfvUah-depeHP0ab9GnjIcvhEdfu5tgEBjMX4TZtmXpf6jJhOQxUYZ1sSrw2e3vp2OXfGys9g-N4VObhVlg_igIVYsBaurmjSuxJZLLLR-gkyxkj8Un/s2160/20240314_175742.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZdaOtpwifPRmkd5QYzY6iId9KFL1coBXPhSxDLo-jVv2PGlbUZksWHR-OQgSzQPwYbFxDTfvUah-depeHP0ab9GnjIcvhEdfu5tgEBjMX4TZtmXpf6jJhOQxUYZ1sSrw2e3vp2OXfGys9g-N4VObhVlg_igIVYsBaurmjSuxJZLLLR-gkyxkj8Un/w400-h400/20240314_175742.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;It is a battle with the dogs in this area. I am trying to plant it completely in spring bulbs but they seem to think it is their nap room. Notice all my booby traps to try to keep them out.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVdPPS9hbxD7mlzX8XjISXxki8o681x_UIdHuqZezFpMOYmckkCRmrHDMQo2KryDxXpBWlPm9bJRNbD35hjFTR_yG9gjAHqQ4BpeqWGTI7fIYXPnsgqbz68TfJTgk9uDHUS8LgsUKyc-2-Scfi_A7Y82lKLis2EFnNOlF2XndVfjHyD-VsGPBaNUK/s2160/20240314_153130.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVdPPS9hbxD7mlzX8XjISXxki8o681x_UIdHuqZezFpMOYmckkCRmrHDMQo2KryDxXpBWlPm9bJRNbD35hjFTR_yG9gjAHqQ4BpeqWGTI7fIYXPnsgqbz68TfJTgk9uDHUS8LgsUKyc-2-Scfi_A7Y82lKLis2EFnNOlF2XndVfjHyD-VsGPBaNUK/w400-h400/20240314_153130.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;A little parsley plant that survived winter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRtocobr2oRyZWTyNqDUJW2ldMe2lb7vOvScMtcJB1RIGtSMRHGQtGGzslkh3Wc28ff81yT8Da1ixNHELNfzbfxobCdUgz5eCm-FnWMy6XNRyGYuSNM9y0nZh0wAAdvqL6-vn22xz8Guy9R3cWkP3rbHGZDPZiyLvVTqra8V3XxZHVlnCVbxGgjSk/s2160/20240314_153402.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRtocobr2oRyZWTyNqDUJW2ldMe2lb7vOvScMtcJB1RIGtSMRHGQtGGzslkh3Wc28ff81yT8Da1ixNHELNfzbfxobCdUgz5eCm-FnWMy6XNRyGYuSNM9y0nZh0wAAdvqL6-vn22xz8Guy9R3cWkP3rbHGZDPZiyLvVTqra8V3XxZHVlnCVbxGgjSk/s320/20240314_153402.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;And a row of chives and parsley in the herb garden. I never got this garden cleaned up last fall.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbHddHVzeHy2lZWAsxdd71c2e1NlRrpkPrSgbK55Qb4mq_Uzp_o9lzIW1B4s43kzaaLIiukTD26U6VIkk_yecAWXNSFW8N91j1KW15sWeOATKWpeyQ3n7AMRTMscVZ268qIX6PF0ilcOYVw_GhrwczritDNA00SuDT5kAy0_-RRzwpwIo0cnU7jkQ/s2160/20240314_152949.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbHddHVzeHy2lZWAsxdd71c2e1NlRrpkPrSgbK55Qb4mq_Uzp_o9lzIW1B4s43kzaaLIiukTD26U6VIkk_yecAWXNSFW8N91j1KW15sWeOATKWpeyQ3n7AMRTMscVZ268qIX6PF0ilcOYVw_GhrwczritDNA00SuDT5kAy0_-RRzwpwIo0cnU7jkQ/w400-h400/20240314_152949.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Little johnny-jump-ups coming back to life in a planter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQbNkvw-u8CGCZUYPYh4irhZbVtjbJC7EdWECk0GGdKLvK5EUXrcKq_Aaxkv1DYmhmsih-o9YvJ7RajvkZwyM1i40_JeSEk-2UNtEMqW_e4ACwT0WySL31DVCdWF_AufiUJlIyYtp5sSMRgpqqsP5Otu2g7TSTSX4VdytEcKL7r-mlKN6BfOuyL74/s2160/20240314_153226.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQbNkvw-u8CGCZUYPYh4irhZbVtjbJC7EdWECk0GGdKLvK5EUXrcKq_Aaxkv1DYmhmsih-o9YvJ7RajvkZwyM1i40_JeSEk-2UNtEMqW_e4ACwT0WySL31DVCdWF_AufiUJlIyYtp5sSMRgpqqsP5Otu2g7TSTSX4VdytEcKL7r-mlKN6BfOuyL74/s320/20240314_153226.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZ2w_TAvDR8G_j4gBaOYL4TppyLdjvP0gDx6VtUTG5eLjJfE72AEmAxgwVYCFKes3zLDSJK1102PyT_tdvAYQW_ebWr9nIExp41brFHJMKcSU2yRHqGYMpcZVqLwzVZj3rCu3h6Ow9CLkXc6MFkT5RyLu1ybPwO7a3k2JUPArPfHflpGS5bSJPrzt/s2160/20240314_152926.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZ2w_TAvDR8G_j4gBaOYL4TppyLdjvP0gDx6VtUTG5eLjJfE72AEmAxgwVYCFKes3zLDSJK1102PyT_tdvAYQW_ebWr9nIExp41brFHJMKcSU2yRHqGYMpcZVqLwzVZj3rCu3h6Ow9CLkXc6MFkT5RyLu1ybPwO7a3k2JUPArPfHflpGS5bSJPrzt/w400-h400/20240314_152926.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Apparently I planted these last fall. Now I need to look them up to see what they are! Some sort of dwarf iris, I think. There is quite a patch of them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iDtPxR4AF89pHLoSx94RFkaGJuVpV7I5WeMT8hnwIzZgcg20qzF_x6nu6s4bWTtrFzqTTcnw9whT4OcU6y20QTs_F72U-hpv0ijvLOHIjcSfPqKRcKfsnSvX7aOX3utZRxEUaX_QX3w_m6gwW61p1hS6jx6-GoPJJlyPj25fzJUPzOctevXXTat_/s2160/20240314_152643.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iDtPxR4AF89pHLoSx94RFkaGJuVpV7I5WeMT8hnwIzZgcg20qzF_x6nu6s4bWTtrFzqTTcnw9whT4OcU6y20QTs_F72U-hpv0ijvLOHIjcSfPqKRcKfsnSvX7aOX3utZRxEUaX_QX3w_m6gwW61p1hS6jx6-GoPJJlyPj25fzJUPzOctevXXTat_/w400-h400/20240314_152643.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Little dwarf daffodils, which must have been planted by chipmunks, come back stronger every year in their odd location. The mess of downed trees are from when Sarah&#39;s road was dozed. Eventually we will get it cleaned up.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEtrYGwgB4lwBECuviQfqeojaxlmXhWJTlKRqIqMjNlngXYA54FM8kvQazhb21Y0jaw05snzgKIG2Udy8TBlQhfXIBayyDAbkQZmE-ejZ2MbvKYYfvtz9tEZZLLx7jF0tdwDfGgsr2QO__Nt9cAwqWM3pabUQij_H2MQQxHfq0dWl7Yjltbj8rVIa/s2160/20240314_152622.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEtrYGwgB4lwBECuviQfqeojaxlmXhWJTlKRqIqMjNlngXYA54FM8kvQazhb21Y0jaw05snzgKIG2Udy8TBlQhfXIBayyDAbkQZmE-ejZ2MbvKYYfvtz9tEZZLLx7jF0tdwDfGgsr2QO__Nt9cAwqWM3pabUQij_H2MQQxHfq0dWl7Yjltbj8rVIa/w400-h400/20240314_152622.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjej-24vvsf_m90oVRuFi_ZgqIRrmoRzyxLZqomNVxkL7RUe9yUxesYXGxZ3Xm1t9IDdJDWn9W44hta0l4YRpC-70Lzz8Own1cyvcY9cY9qH7d7d6XJ0PCJwQ7CnRw_Zd5WkZlQaczDpDzVMouycdzXLh9Do7nZFy_vvqwVPKIwsz50P35C8JK5xm/s2160/20240314_152531.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjej-24vvsf_m90oVRuFi_ZgqIRrmoRzyxLZqomNVxkL7RUe9yUxesYXGxZ3Xm1t9IDdJDWn9W44hta0l4YRpC-70Lzz8Own1cyvcY9cY9qH7d7d6XJ0PCJwQ7CnRw_Zd5WkZlQaczDpDzVMouycdzXLh9Do7nZFy_vvqwVPKIwsz50P35C8JK5xm/w400-h400/20240314_152531.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QorDHEOD39_YXtFhjvYz3sUQNtU46SkRpSLe-vO9xWmV4x631LxnZKOZ5y0FmG0oDxcz2lm_VcLs4kdrjq31aX-CaAR1FhMctk4QmkumKHFUppcrA_61p92qJ80YEW6wdyEVmKiBzq5zN62Jg6SNUiQyWpgnmCr4HFWgphYq9pTZl0teIbyJBLJY/s2160/20240314_152448.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QorDHEOD39_YXtFhjvYz3sUQNtU46SkRpSLe-vO9xWmV4x631LxnZKOZ5y0FmG0oDxcz2lm_VcLs4kdrjq31aX-CaAR1FhMctk4QmkumKHFUppcrA_61p92qJ80YEW6wdyEVmKiBzq5zN62Jg6SNUiQyWpgnmCr4HFWgphYq9pTZl0teIbyJBLJY/w400-h400/20240314_152448.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXvQdcDg3Ky_pP1laXB1D1cKDGhIQiN797M5IdimjdhOjwn89PVSKjeY34ttBcq51GopZ821cLcno0Adc14D6XWxfsgXbhvAM7E9mJfbHr8Uit2SVaureWxVo5yaDuSxIZPqyex1ClO2o6Hz7DZkJCk11ExxQELW-mzSw91ckdR_5qvPMs_21t5jR/s2160/20240314_152401.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXvQdcDg3Ky_pP1laXB1D1cKDGhIQiN797M5IdimjdhOjwn89PVSKjeY34ttBcq51GopZ821cLcno0Adc14D6XWxfsgXbhvAM7E9mJfbHr8Uit2SVaureWxVo5yaDuSxIZPqyex1ClO2o6Hz7DZkJCk11ExxQELW-mzSw91ckdR_5qvPMs_21t5jR/w400-h400/20240314_152401.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Coming and going along the front walk. I need to tidy up where we spread mulch.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTi8NCU444av9OWQ43aLfd2FBKGxOoPxKmYkRZu8gvMGg4lbZV49WXcNO9-99ZVIoL6zhJcGJajhHg6vhzOtgJiVLNMgVERNWbMGa12_CqlQD4N55fzDTjp4LK-cqmhMs_GkMKS-o9xVh9HymycWsF1nntbnSFvBSojyqCYjrcM_iEdyapBEFqnSpk/s2160/20240314_152342.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTi8NCU444av9OWQ43aLfd2FBKGxOoPxKmYkRZu8gvMGg4lbZV49WXcNO9-99ZVIoL6zhJcGJajhHg6vhzOtgJiVLNMgVERNWbMGa12_CqlQD4N55fzDTjp4LK-cqmhMs_GkMKS-o9xVh9HymycWsF1nntbnSFvBSojyqCYjrcM_iEdyapBEFqnSpk/w400-h400/20240314_152342.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSxhOKarfXnTPf82LnbV9wQij0EaZbnODeBtRwXTu8tW2aR7m0zPU02Xm5A5kS-METblxIsW9M3ZR0BkYpgsys6NEwcz515Q-ANefXCZtW3JA3pq2hOROFkpkvzzx7xrqTz_42HCPjzvNwpWpvJsTN50J6lRZiSPKEK9OF-AkCrHc08jOnZHZYTqW/s2160/20240314_152312.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSxhOKarfXnTPf82LnbV9wQij0EaZbnODeBtRwXTu8tW2aR7m0zPU02Xm5A5kS-METblxIsW9M3ZR0BkYpgsys6NEwcz515Q-ANefXCZtW3JA3pq2hOROFkpkvzzx7xrqTz_42HCPjzvNwpWpvJsTN50J6lRZiSPKEK9OF-AkCrHc08jOnZHZYTqW/w400-h400/20240314_152312.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;We leave for Florida tomorrow,&amp;nbsp; a quick trip to see our youngest son. By the time we get back, it will be cold again...and the grass will need to be mowed. I so relish these early days of Spring, before mowing and weeding commence!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It was a perfect evening for the firepit. What a really nice day.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_fghjgk3Avi7Q0q8ln9m9l-v9eWy9HYDYaYrMR-0kpbNxdVxJI0rJw3St1rHhfvZlV5JJIfjFWbHzKCWOus_YaoMjdKius_-PVc4tSbzeI3vJSachVZBzerSiD83dDbiktgwGa6q1logcgOV5MacwOOnhc8iHk2G9D2BPNUV5ZIe2GIHDnUW2w5J/s2160/20240314_193846.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_fghjgk3Avi7Q0q8ln9m9l-v9eWy9HYDYaYrMR-0kpbNxdVxJI0rJw3St1rHhfvZlV5JJIfjFWbHzKCWOus_YaoMjdKius_-PVc4tSbzeI3vJSachVZBzerSiD83dDbiktgwGa6q1logcgOV5MacwOOnhc8iHk2G9D2BPNUV5ZIe2GIHDnUW2w5J/s320/20240314_193846.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20XzsIW7eKzGEujWRSACGgxc7eEMwUUh_8X6o7YfW29aBjxrUBcR-8Eji6PRgh5sA9YR9j8AgKUX4eaE1oSe94KZvytqkgkWTl9CvDMexdTFt85UV6iPlAbsUZg4OmQq0MUbVn4Cma3VZpaLSALPSOttLnA0r7BI4nbZLULby2x8a94DDddkx0xw9/s2160/20240314_194410.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2160&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2160&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20XzsIW7eKzGEujWRSACGgxc7eEMwUUh_8X6o7YfW29aBjxrUBcR-8Eji6PRgh5sA9YR9j8AgKUX4eaE1oSe94KZvytqkgkWTl9CvDMexdTFt85UV6iPlAbsUZg4OmQq0MUbVn4Cma3VZpaLSALPSOttLnA0r7BI4nbZLULby2x8a94DDddkx0xw9/s320/20240314_194410.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Leaving you today with a couple dance videos from what is evidently a TikTok craze right now, dancing to a Beyoncé song. This first one sure reminds me of AC...maybe its the beard and flash of red?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe allowfullscreen=&#39;allowfullscreen&#39; webkitallowfullscreen=&#39;webkitallowfullscreen&#39; mozallowfullscreen=&#39;mozallowfullscreen&#39; width=&#39;320&#39; height=&#39;266&#39; src=&#39;https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy7z6HfnvSCd1yBu6K8GGndr4RCP97T3c-s_rxWj8fLb0yPCIek3FWIzp9sLqjgvSWi-SrevWzbkX8F67KCqA&#39; class=&#39;b-hbp-video b-uploaded&#39; frameborder=&#39;0&#39;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;And here are the Gardiner brothers, Irish dance champions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe allowfullscreen=&#39;allowfullscreen&#39; webkitallowfullscreen=&#39;webkitallowfullscreen&#39; mozallowfullscreen=&#39;mozallowfullscreen&#39; width=&#39;320&#39; height=&#39;266&#39; src=&#39;https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzi5-fXHgJkfw1ZgY_fL8zWpGVVWhjQOLMl2Td6igaHtrtVolqffemXIi2Xha1hQdFCakb95IhHEALqCC7SHw&#39; class=&#39;b-hbp-video b-uploaded&#39; frameborder=&#39;0&#39;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I have to admit, I like the old guy best, but the boys are pretty cool too.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  33. Copyright Susanna Holstein. All rights reserved. No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/03/garden-time.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAZ89xW1G2iiI3SqEiv5o29WH8RtkPSe79M8nviAF3LM5NtZbZWMIW2AFYYyhSCaC0UMOUhONw1iL5lwkzzoi2ne0scEoK08IBnY_MvPixjuuybQDd8fk96d_P6aFbJsehdqM4Km6AS37njxRl2uW_2RNy0DlY7so90FGntcdt4Y0vig0FwKLPsaR/s72-w400-h400-c/20240314_152851.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>10</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-6071496993516086848</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-03-12T12:36:43.391-04:00</atom:updated><title>Up to My *** in Alligators</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;50°f this morning (10°C). Sunny bright, and balmy with a soft breeze. 65 is predicted for today.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Well not alligators, but mess!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;I have been working since the beginning of the year on downsizing my eBay inventory and clearing some space in the room that &lt;i&gt;should&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;be our spare bedroom. &quot;Should&quot; being the keyword here. After our youngest son left home, this room, formerly our bedroom (the boys were all in the big bedroom we now use), turned into my&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;storytelling office. We added 2 hide-a-bed sofas so there were places for guests to sleep, and if needed we put cots for grandkids in the office.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then eBay happened, and the room became my eBay/storytelling room. The eBay inventory grew, and so did storytelling supplies. There were totes of puppets, 5 or 6 different amps and sound systems, files and files of research, programs, workshop handouts, boxes of CDs and books, as well as boxes of brochures, flyers and business cards. eBay grew into 4 large shelves, stacks of totes, and all kinds of shipping supplies. My desk, computer and printer were in there too...all in a 10x14 room with, thankfully, a very high ceiling.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;After a lot of work, sorting, donating, etc I have taken out one large shelf, and countless totes. I had begun downsizing the storytelling things in 2020 when I retired from that profession, but yesterday while emptying the big desk in preparation for moving it out, I came upon files and files of stories, workshop materials and research. It made me nostalgic for those days of immersion into the story world, I can tell you. I determinedly tossed most of it, keeping only a few things for my memory box. The desk drawers were another story. So many pens and pencils! And staples, post-its, tape, glue, tape measures...but I was able to empty all four drawers and reorganized the supplies into the two small file cabinets--which also had to be sorted out and cleaned out.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This morning we have made an amazing mess as we cleared the desk completely. Larry is disassembling it to move it out and take to our neighbor who scraps metal. We will replace the desk temporarily with a table until I find a smaller desk that will better fit my needs today.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We have quite a mess on our hands, since once the desk is out the room the electronics have to be put back together. Will that happen today? Kinda doubtful.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It is a shame to be inside mucking about with this project but it does feel good to be making progress. The goal is to be able to put a full- size bed in there, as we seem to have more older overnight visitors for whom the sofa-bed just isn&#39;t so comfy.&amp;nbsp; I am beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel, even as I look wistfully back through the dust at those busy, happy days of storytelling.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Copyright Susanna Holstein. All rights reserved. No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/03/up-to-my-in-alligators.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><thr:total>13</thr:total></item></channel></rss>

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