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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>5</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=AD6v5dwsWM149QOGsbM7j6Jnph0fFYGPY3U4EQrfWy35W7YAOQWF5G1Wfdo3YAKn849AIhl8J-WSp9e8QyAHm9-EPw&#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=AD6v5dyd5bg-YmuWyj85fJCaNTRVkcje1gw2W-xK3L-3WzkQUGOmb55WuHBbV52cy1AU5lS4RczZ7yfS6HijwbWJZQ&#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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  3. 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><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-4647541347504723951</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2024 18:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-03-10T14:16:55.345-04:00</atom:updated><title>Friends</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;34°f, about 1°C. Cloudy and dnow flurries.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Jim&#39;s post about friends struck home with me,especially after learning of the death of yet one more friend.&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/AVvXsEiKPPHueEqxMjH36SwaqxFPWKf1ZJOP_ePPzekQBKSuxO4HoQswtMqJLF9yPQf-uZvBOzwnDWa12ROpab5cNuBRPL-VW7YkRpB3c-pmqdrKaRD2obupQy5fsA0TKS5dUPvUyRfHBonFjmmtqdZZ2ohpi1bfu6w92DFf-1r6nye1fev5jv1OTHhwfuUB/s1085/img_2_1709868098075.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;814&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1085&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPPHueEqxMjH36SwaqxFPWKf1ZJOP_ePPzekQBKSuxO4HoQswtMqJLF9yPQf-uZvBOzwnDWa12ROpab5cNuBRPL-VW7YkRpB3c-pmqdrKaRD2obupQy5fsA0TKS5dUPvUyRfHBonFjmmtqdZZ2ohpi1bfu6w92DFf-1r6nye1fev5jv1OTHhwfuUB/w400-h300/img_2_1709868098075.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Augusta Heritage Workshops 2010, singing classmates and teacher. We stay in touch to this day.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;Sally, Peg who passed away 5 years ago, Liam who is a doctor today, another Sally, his dad, me before I turned so gray, dear Karen who left this world on Thursday, our teacher Irish musician and singer extraordinaire Robbie O&#39;Connell, and Tara. What a fine group of singers.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;How do we make friends? Why do some people become our friends, but others remain simply acquaintances?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For me, friends have come from the many strands of my life. A few are from childhood and school, and I lost touch with all of them until Facebook came along and there they were! It has been nice to rekindle those friendships. I wasn&#39;t close with some of them in school but Facebook made it easy to get to know each other better. One of these is Mary Lou,&amp;nbsp; who i was surprised to discover now lives just 40 miles from me, even though the school we attended was 300 miles from here!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then there are my storytelling friends. After I retired many of these faded away, as our only common ground was the profession we shared. But many others are still good friends, and I enjoy keeping in touch with them.&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/AVvXsEjD4sUBOcCVrOrrCnVCtssJ9eIVGfo1HwbNA3rMM87N8eq9cyijkkmSFVVLVxKblrSogfdbpdm0l6DsJ5JemmMGNc2YhpuhAykmL4Xz7u0-hGDgew3jZp-lPxz76FtwM3mC4IngH6cKHTNVQ7ZEzcYDqfsS2jv5g8Q1PpFR5oynzAxJheSkUt6p42Uh/s320/Tellabration%20054.JPG&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;320&quot; data-original-width=&quot;310&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4sUBOcCVrOrrCnVCtssJ9eIVGfo1HwbNA3rMM87N8eq9cyijkkmSFVVLVxKblrSogfdbpdm0l6DsJ5JemmMGNc2YhpuhAykmL4Xz7u0-hGDgew3jZp-lPxz76FtwM3mC4IngH6cKHTNVQ7ZEzcYDqfsS2jv5g8Q1PpFR5oynzAxJheSkUt6p42Uh/s1600/Tellabration%20054.JPG&quot; width=&quot;310&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;With Jason, Sue, and Fred, who sadly passed away a couple years ago. What a great man he was, a retired miner who shared some harrowing tales of his experiences in the mines.&lt;/i&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/AVvXsEhlZiEwS59vakF2liVep99USfHJHM9Fz92wY_7RD56qTOpFv9-Ygy4iDJ23Se0P1FLgCDaQOF7RK3FmDirmJioi-sEIbcV5sNNCtzuYDiOjHgKRlR66tjY3r-RGOb8UoxVzOHSD0wrF_JhArQbbugJn2T0C4ijiU3nhw5QJAjPsn4vF_haIoTI90Qky/s1995/2018%20ghost%20walk.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1024&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1995&quot; height=&quot;164&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZiEwS59vakF2liVep99USfHJHM9Fz92wY_7RD56qTOpFv9-Ygy4iDJ23Se0P1FLgCDaQOF7RK3FmDirmJioi-sEIbcV5sNNCtzuYDiOjHgKRlR66tjY3r-RGOb8UoxVzOHSD0wrF_JhArQbbugJn2T0C4ijiU3nhw5QJAjPsn4vF_haIoTI90Qky/s320/2018%20ghost%20walk.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Flanked by two Sues, literally--both longtime friends who played roles when I led the Ripley ghost walk here, along with crazy Aaron who played a sheriff,and my best friend, my husband Larry who played dual roles as a stonemason and a preacher.&lt;/i&gt;&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/AVvXsEjO2kJ8yKqczckzRstDNx2dyesF8nwMUBRG_ajEygHq7zO9X5IwerdM62l-nDpi-M_iqHaV0xLEm66e0EJPd-KPmQD_Hkp_vcLMimE7Pi6a5NOSjNkftnkiv5jBkhZ3wrQTndwvJ-vuwiNK02eGlnlFNBRhbsZINmptfh-1oY_wBzToIh3BNQi-OXzK/s4032/Jacksons%20Mill%203.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;3024&quot; data-original-width=&quot;4032&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2kJ8yKqczckzRstDNx2dyesF8nwMUBRG_ajEygHq7zO9X5IwerdM62l-nDpi-M_iqHaV0xLEm66e0EJPd-KPmQD_Hkp_vcLMimE7Pi6a5NOSjNkftnkiv5jBkhZ3wrQTndwvJ-vuwiNK02eGlnlFNBRhbsZINmptfh-1oY_wBzToIh3BNQi-OXzK/s320/Jacksons%20Mill%203.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;And here, at the West Virginia Storytelling Festival&#39;s last year, with WV Poet Laureate Marc, gifted teller, dancer, writer and singer Ilene, and dear Adam, a prefessor or musicology and storytelling. What a group we made.&lt;/i&gt;&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/AVvXsEgGRSDH7SezNv3iXTF-5z6Gy-YbItcoJEefmRva9MhmS-H4COh4U1RGR46ulqQoZLta8qV2QXF8pvF5e-3t1l5T4yDZ0uim4DMYZpnltX3QZGm3jw93RDHzjeoIIEOZeqA4Y6PWxEgO053sU6QfSDnQ30D358htC7jETlCl_ftsebLVYxx19c9mtV1H/s1600/Robin.JPG&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRSDH7SezNv3iXTF-5z6Gy-YbItcoJEefmRva9MhmS-H4COh4U1RGR46ulqQoZLta8qV2QXF8pvF5e-3t1l5T4yDZ0uim4DMYZpnltX3QZGm3jw93RDHzjeoIIEOZeqA4Y6PWxEgO053sU6QfSDnQ30D358htC7jETlCl_ftsebLVYxx19c9mtV1H/s320/Robin.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;At a women&#39;s storytelling retreat with New Yorker Robin and Virginian Lynn, both still good friends and utter kooks--also gifted artists.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Oddly (or maybe this is normal?) I have just a few friends from my work years, and we are not really close. I worked 50 miles from home, and as a country person I didn&#39;t share much in common with my coworkers except the job. But through Facebook, I have become closer with two that I hardly knew in all those years. Strange how that works.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Writing has brought me many friends too, and I feel privileged to be part of that world. Even if I am not writing much these days, these friends feel very close. Through the writers I became friends with quite a few musicians, too.&amp;nbsp;&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/AVvXsEiydy0-OoLwxmYP4gf3VboUQgVxU1_P3etatfkmBfsL_joGNRAkuAqvTnTBoRSs7NmRU8-Q0NdhrA9d8UuJKCdYK6ONp6awXVL5feW3Av_gj4iibJ0BB3GUvj7Bj2WY8p3qYo8K-3x6o2k_ewTvI5CdS4g1JTqQ9up2s3Zb_fltYKYsVYKn6z318QD8/s480/writers%20conference%202012.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;428&quot; data-original-width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;285&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydy0-OoLwxmYP4gf3VboUQgVxU1_P3etatfkmBfsL_joGNRAkuAqvTnTBoRSs7NmRU8-Q0NdhrA9d8UuJKCdYK6ONp6awXVL5feW3Av_gj4iibJ0BB3GUvj7Bj2WY8p3qYo8K-3x6o2k_ewTvI5CdS4g1JTqQ9up2s3Zb_fltYKYsVYKn6z318QD8/s320/writers%20conference%202012.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Hi-jinks at the Writers conference, where &quot;the porch&quot; was the place to be after midnight. Pretty sire I was singing Devil and the Farmer&#39;s Wife here.&lt;/i&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/AVvXsEjrXCmjpfjdST_P_y1E6VGTUPisq0EP4-j22JtxV_URLQtH_WG_Yd-2PmQmYll-jozBVgP1KWY0z3tEdouN82lUQDGAAivGfn074c6C4_WCPp1kkf6v7upJTf_QwwTKeomczOTeaZgAGEZRlXyf26EU_iF1WQfXsNDvOrpl_O69jqA2NQNkSD4_S5pk/s960/WVW%20conference%202019.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;720&quot; data-original-width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXCmjpfjdST_P_y1E6VGTUPisq0EP4-j22JtxV_URLQtH_WG_Yd-2PmQmYll-jozBVgP1KWY0z3tEdouN82lUQDGAAivGfn074c6C4_WCPp1kkf6v7upJTf_QwwTKeomczOTeaZgAGEZRlXyf26EU_iF1WQfXsNDvOrpl_O69jqA2NQNkSD4_S5pk/s320/WVW%20conference%202019.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Another conference, another fun evening surrounded by friends. And probably telling Rindercella. 2019, this was.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&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/AVvXsEgiEzjGl9bjq8ik7XBllqlKRFkfU-YPjV6w-jqzry1kXxJkZqy4BJ04iJmKLCAemeG2YhoSXvRDzSNJEM9L0S7qiFHb8QkCUR3SQ7Fq-S8hOQFXUJHq8JlYOlOcjopNlKdQklIWimSyDXnYrry0UxMqYWZoZfyvnNsEAsWG9fxOLs2_MawmAvzcvFqZ/s4000/P1150814.JPG&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;3000&quot; data-original-width=&quot;4000&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEzjGl9bjq8ik7XBllqlKRFkfU-YPjV6w-jqzry1kXxJkZqy4BJ04iJmKLCAemeG2YhoSXvRDzSNJEM9L0S7qiFHb8QkCUR3SQ7Fq-S8hOQFXUJHq8JlYOlOcjopNlKdQklIWimSyDXnYrry0UxMqYWZoZfyvnNsEAsWG9fxOLs2_MawmAvzcvFqZ/s320/P1150814.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;At the cabin in Pocahotas county with the three friends with whom I partnered for the recent poetry book, and good friend and fine photographer Dave. June 2021.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Antiquing expanded the friend circle even more, as we got to know other sellers. My friend Rachel owned an antique store and I was a regular customer for years. As we get older, our friendship has only grown stronger. Then there is Patricia, and Kim, both sellers, and Danny from whom I buy great stuff...and that list could go on and on. Great people.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A few people we met through our travels have also become good friends. Susan in England, Carmel in Ireland, Gerald in Wales...thank goodness for social media, where we can remain in touch. Maybe one day we will be able to see them all in person once again.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Of course many of my neighbors are longtime friends. Over the years we have lost all of those in the generations above me until now Larry and I are among the oldest people on our road. Most of our neighbor friends are much younger than we are, as we seem to have more in common with them than with those our age.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And then there are all of you out there in blogland! Some of you I have met in person, like Gretel and Tipper and others, and some have been friends for almost all of the 17 years I have been blogging. You feel as close to me as the people around me, and I value you all.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;As I get older the circle seems to expand...and then contract as Death claims his own. That is the hardest part of caring about so many people, isn&#39;t it? But I would rather this than to not have known them at all. And the circle seems to get larger with every day as we meet and make new friends along our way. I feel blessed to have so many people in my world, all so unique and talented, all making this world a better place.&amp;nbsp;&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/2024/03/friends.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/AVvXsEiKPPHueEqxMjH36SwaqxFPWKf1ZJOP_ePPzekQBKSuxO4HoQswtMqJLF9yPQf-uZvBOzwnDWa12ROpab5cNuBRPL-VW7YkRpB3c-pmqdrKaRD2obupQy5fsA0TKS5dUPvUyRfHBonFjmmtqdZZ2ohpi1bfu6w92DFf-1r6nye1fev5jv1OTHhwfuUB/s72-w400-h300-c/img_2_1709868098075.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>6</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-6715758765714513100</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 21:49:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-03-06T16:49:22.546-05:00</atom:updated><title>On the Mend, and Cornmeal Mush</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;56°f , 12°C, and light rain. Foggy.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So green already!&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/AVvXsEiCQPV4Mqbpdh5Q-uzaQoBXhCsegY5XztdpN8iQgu1qOuhDxCU3OadxdPpMZxicUa0DCYJFoJITRI9kTalt6kyEUaZR70PnAnC14V-rwxACrf41obs1L7gFl0sFmi1ESxDIkfcKZsGtB9ECEjIwCUWUMoxEJDtONOWlqRew9a-OEShXUHWAvbATwJbS/s2069/20240306_113349.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;2069&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1824&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQPV4Mqbpdh5Q-uzaQoBXhCsegY5XztdpN8iQgu1qOuhDxCU3OadxdPpMZxicUa0DCYJFoJITRI9kTalt6kyEUaZR70PnAnC14V-rwxACrf41obs1L7gFl0sFmi1ESxDIkfcKZsGtB9ECEjIwCUWUMoxEJDtONOWlqRew9a-OEShXUHWAvbATwJbS/w353-h400/20240306_113349.jpg&quot; width=&quot;353&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/AVvXsEjmj66sJbspTrizBRj8-d-I7Uzl7nUlw4Zgy1tEM9IvtjIINsiVlPEC7U87OJuwP9fZh6_iu_Ff7rwqQ1sH68WjYvju4Z5xLhrs_-ZyvfqLwILlbr0zlfciq-sSLPddL5sAjB9ol1Mqlyiom81ggFAvoMmNCyX6ZomN7gI6rNYBQgm5MVuSYoomy-Dq/s2160/20240306_110716.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmj66sJbspTrizBRj8-d-I7Uzl7nUlw4Zgy1tEM9IvtjIINsiVlPEC7U87OJuwP9fZh6_iu_Ff7rwqQ1sH68WjYvju4Z5xLhrs_-ZyvfqLwILlbr0zlfciq-sSLPddL5sAjB9ol1Mqlyiom81ggFAvoMmNCyX6ZomN7gI6rNYBQgm5MVuSYoomy-Dq/w400-h400/20240306_110716.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;My inside plants are enjoying being outside and getting rained on. I will have to move them in again Sunday as the cold will return.&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/AVvXsEhdC_Az4PkawSRQ8mi4ApmBnFwjrqLYL44CxtEEpKnUUD5KZo8p7Flkr8fwhtZJrOq7zaynnhMcE5Ii17rxeGcR_5B0KiV05qXpoE9_l_lmGYmDiGsqgx5YJs7GVXS-8uJ4rquWLuj-H8Me7UmAQ6QnqalEb9q-GxOrXBVOAe7E6nNubMMOca0Bwl8D/s2160/20240306_074909.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdC_Az4PkawSRQ8mi4ApmBnFwjrqLYL44CxtEEpKnUUD5KZo8p7Flkr8fwhtZJrOq7zaynnhMcE5Ii17rxeGcR_5B0KiV05qXpoE9_l_lmGYmDiGsqgx5YJs7GVXS-8uJ4rquWLuj-H8Me7UmAQ6QnqalEb9q-GxOrXBVOAe7E6nNubMMOca0Bwl8D/w400-h400/20240306_074909.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;It was a rainy start to the day, and an early one. Larry managed to get an appointment for this morning at 8am in Charleston, a good hour and a half away. I was so glad he finally called his doctor yesterday about his chest congestion that has been getting worse. The VA can be difficult sometimes, but this time they were right on it. He came home with 5 prescriptions! Bronchitis is what it seems to be, although he has never had a fever,&amp;nbsp; and except for the congestion feels pretty good.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And I was able to have a telemed visit with my doctor yesterday. She called in a prescription for me, so now we are both on the mend, finally. Neither of us felt really terrible, thankfully but my throat feels much better, and I hope Larry&#39;s meds will kick in soon.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The other day I had a hankering for corn meal mush. Have you ever had it? I used to make it often when my sons were young but I guess it has been 40 years since I last made a batch. It is so easy, I don&#39;t know why I quit making it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Basically, you just mix 1 cup of cornmeal with 4 cups of water and a teaspoon of salt. Then bring to a boil and cook until the mush is very, very thick, about 5-7 minutes.&amp;nbsp; You have to stir pretty much the whole time because it will stick if you don&#39;t. Then pour into a loaf pan and put in the fridge overnight. The mush will harden up, and can be turned out of the pan,&amp;nbsp; sliced and fried to a golden brown.&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/AVvXsEiPY4ijf8Hiv_6AsKm9L-x6cbWK3U3Yfuy7pjLkm5KA3QYQoSIH6ev9LRONWIFl3T7yiX3IDtLqEeb0hnS8k3o5iwrxkTxEZy2s4VtKVOwRdD_8n9ic7FNz_-oL4y3VIU9kOQyWHDTVXoUSTYDnloQJj9r9zK4B2XrOp2ovRYMBH6w5B0PsUhyphenhyphengtu0t/s2160/20240303_083928.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPY4ijf8Hiv_6AsKm9L-x6cbWK3U3Yfuy7pjLkm5KA3QYQoSIH6ev9LRONWIFl3T7yiX3IDtLqEeb0hnS8k3o5iwrxkTxEZy2s4VtKVOwRdD_8n9ic7FNz_-oL4y3VIU9kOQyWHDTVXoUSTYDnloQJj9r9zK4B2XrOp2ovRYMBH6w5B0PsUhyphenhyphengtu0t/w400-h400/20240303_083928.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Yum!&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/AVvXsEjvxvFOE4MXxZXPApu9f3PoqyUVpQrW1zUltDSpSd7IPYIHySI5A5K2D5E1Hi9qiG1FRrKVyvBGqxR0OPydyXyjJN_CMkN_pVMq4p5zp39Hd9l9wAD5wxvVMI7INQQ1dnsITt_tNocgfttzH8QMGSYpzDVx3Y2r5LfWF-Ln9V4dOY9wjg3zoX3MGLtX/s2160/20240303_084849.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxvFOE4MXxZXPApu9f3PoqyUVpQrW1zUltDSpSd7IPYIHySI5A5K2D5E1Hi9qiG1FRrKVyvBGqxR0OPydyXyjJN_CMkN_pVMq4p5zp39Hd9l9wAD5wxvVMI7INQQ1dnsITt_tNocgfttzH8QMGSYpzDVx3Y2r5LfWF-Ln9V4dOY9wjg3zoX3MGLtX/w400-h400/20240303_084849.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I like it best for dipping into the yolk of fried eggs. So good. It is also good with maple syrup, like a pancake, or topped with gravy and served as a side at dinner.&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;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/on-mend-and-cornmeal-mush.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/AVvXsEiCQPV4Mqbpdh5Q-uzaQoBXhCsegY5XztdpN8iQgu1qOuhDxCU3OadxdPpMZxicUa0DCYJFoJITRI9kTalt6kyEUaZR70PnAnC14V-rwxACrf41obs1L7gFl0sFmi1ESxDIkfcKZsGtB9ECEjIwCUWUMoxEJDtONOWlqRew9a-OEShXUHWAvbATwJbS/s72-w353-h400-c/20240306_113349.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>10</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-8693465739132053164</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-03-05T08:39:31.683-05:00</atom:updated><title>&#39;Tis A-Springing</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;55°f, or about 13°C this morning, pink sky, waxing moon. Sounds of traffic from the highway 4 miles away, and the pink sky, mean rain on the way today.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&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/AVvXsEgMJOFG-QSR0BnUBmY3yUj6oOgyB-g4f1n7UZ0K-aOnYVyZl5Uc2COOBJcPlbj-7wY2c6PjppwGnEtMMMNxUlgtqCsQ6UzqKr5u0iUtDeDRe6FehmWTsOVTIba5T-n81f0T-KNHnGIJIdzXLEIQiVSqZI9jWeMy0k3_dJ9gLqdV8mOGC1HybQ3awiBD/s2160/20240305_072245.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJOFG-QSR0BnUBmY3yUj6oOgyB-g4f1n7UZ0K-aOnYVyZl5Uc2COOBJcPlbj-7wY2c6PjppwGnEtMMMNxUlgtqCsQ6UzqKr5u0iUtDeDRe6FehmWTsOVTIba5T-n81f0T-KNHnGIJIdzXLEIQiVSqZI9jWeMy0k3_dJ9gLqdV8mOGC1HybQ3awiBD/w400-h400/20240305_072245.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;What a beautiful morning. I was up and outside early enough to hear the bird chorus just as the sky was turning pink. Is any time of day as perfect? I guess I could argue with myself that evening is just as perfect, but often I am so busy and/or tired that I don&#39;t stop to enjoy the evening. Must change that.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yesterday was so warm, getting up to about 75, thst we could have porch time again, taking our coffee out to our rockers. Actually, we did the same Sunday evening, when our neighbors came over to bring us a dozen trout--and even stayed and filleted the fish for us! Our freezer is now once again fish-full, thanks to Jeff.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the evenings the peepers and frogs fill the air with their singing. I recorded a bit of it yesterday evening.&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=AD6v5dzmp3yYCCSpglm_drahOMSQLx75GoKeKJOtZFTzjqHsesOVnB1LvZDYRtPOMxlyxfnAo7vFL1XOcIttpEEEBg&#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 took a little stroll around outside this morning, just enjoying the flowers that are slowly beginning to brighten up the (messy) flowerbeds. I will get out there and clean up a little soon. We don&#39;t remove the leaves, though, but just mulch over them to add another layer of decomposing organic matter to our soil. The leaves look messy right now, but the mulch will soon hide them.&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/AVvXsEhDzTVirc1ziM5YpwJLjkkXmJnqpl-vu6eyl3ELwgmIaTdskywETxNdYTkuuHi0JQOAlAgri3fii9SQJoA3KGzDUI9P0OJ8YIqXEm49Fg9tmkQZWGK4lAqyuN1HRNWn7F5Iv_h46_nTP_rzqoXpvdYRHEC4vf1KnnwbC6lFUueDWsH4-9KgkaVqighE/s2160/20240305_064614.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDzTVirc1ziM5YpwJLjkkXmJnqpl-vu6eyl3ELwgmIaTdskywETxNdYTkuuHi0JQOAlAgri3fii9SQJoA3KGzDUI9P0OJ8YIqXEm49Fg9tmkQZWGK4lAqyuN1HRNWn7F5Iv_h46_nTP_rzqoXpvdYRHEC4vf1KnnwbC6lFUueDWsH4-9KgkaVqighE/w400-h400/20240305_064614.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/AVvXsEiPJTfIC0pIJJYCQid9lu0qW9FzVS_6jzJiPtlkiSfaC69mjO16b0vhDlAYlzeCXxuzshbb7Qh0WHYxGMUmYR0klRIC5Tyl3mE844Bs369D_ZPvw3Kr_t-stMyesENbbWvBZ7MQGx6zMCOu6MxKgM1f1v2fiJQMAEs6RZ1NkpvfiG4kz2hDYXbnqfgy/s2160/20240305_064819.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJTfIC0pIJJYCQid9lu0qW9FzVS_6jzJiPtlkiSfaC69mjO16b0vhDlAYlzeCXxuzshbb7Qh0WHYxGMUmYR0klRIC5Tyl3mE844Bs369D_ZPvw3Kr_t-stMyesENbbWvBZ7MQGx6zMCOu6MxKgM1f1v2fiJQMAEs6RZ1NkpvfiG4kz2hDYXbnqfgy/w400-h400/20240305_064819.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/AVvXsEhdM9ls8Ym6JCbsvwSBHvpEgVzKncQZnbPrU9s3umfj5fy-MuLeiXiTo0fh4qs8jsvZynHvt-ftXwC7gG87sZLaogxPeQv9jlh0naAjiXyjsuEopxhD79CUf0vUGKJNDEqRsdjL__nQCMyXlT1dVNFhYvOk8IMI1qdG0VDLLYhNGvRAe1BpWSgXtxSX/s2160/20240305_064638.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdM9ls8Ym6JCbsvwSBHvpEgVzKncQZnbPrU9s3umfj5fy-MuLeiXiTo0fh4qs8jsvZynHvt-ftXwC7gG87sZLaogxPeQv9jlh0naAjiXyjsuEopxhD79CUf0vUGKJNDEqRsdjL__nQCMyXlT1dVNFhYvOk8IMI1qdG0VDLLYhNGvRAe1BpWSgXtxSX/w400-h400/20240305_064638.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;That beautiful moon.&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/AVvXsEgdJvGg4V69AKBBtSXHin5-JehfULs7pwWhNhVXJR2MVt6HsZIh45Hd7lUDLH6Zvq4j6vCHFPkYGNYYhznsGWLbOrWu7GHrIPLN581VzGgaYqm7ChLJZwEH1u6gYOC_UQWqEeQlVzIPIzquAhtAObS4hM2ZtT28wGmbbXa866jO_iznlmxWVhTIulRS/s2160/20240305_064429.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJvGg4V69AKBBtSXHin5-JehfULs7pwWhNhVXJR2MVt6HsZIh45Hd7lUDLH6Zvq4j6vCHFPkYGNYYhznsGWLbOrWu7GHrIPLN581VzGgaYqm7ChLJZwEH1u6gYOC_UQWqEeQlVzIPIzquAhtAObS4hM2ZtT28wGmbbXa866jO_iznlmxWVhTIulRS/w400-h400/20240305_064429.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;So, what are your plans for today? I will be painting a cupboard, as we sold a large flatwall cabinet yesterday, and need something to take its place. I am also waiting on a call-back from my doctor, as this sore throat is stubbornly refusing to get better. Very frustrating.&amp;nbsp; I guess it&#39;s an infection, so antibiotics are probably called for. Thankfully I take them rarely so they are quickly effective.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  9. 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/tis-springing.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/AVvXsEgMJOFG-QSR0BnUBmY3yUj6oOgyB-g4f1n7UZ0K-aOnYVyZl5Uc2COOBJcPlbj-7wY2c6PjppwGnEtMMMNxUlgtqCsQ6UzqKr5u0iUtDeDRe6FehmWTsOVTIba5T-n81f0T-KNHnGIJIdzXLEIQiVSqZI9jWeMy0k3_dJ9gLqdV8mOGC1HybQ3awiBD/s72-w400-h400-c/20240305_072245.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>6</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-4004434708393151354</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2024 18:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-03-02T13:29:56.165-05:00</atom:updated><title>Booth Time</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;46°f this morning, about 8°C. Cloudy and chilly-damp.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yesterday was booth work, and we ended the day at WV Artisan Market to listen to a couple young musicians who turned out to be surprisingly good. Very good voices, and wonder of wonders, clear enough to understand all the words--and almost all their material is original. We will be watching for more performances by Dalchord. Here is a clip of one song.&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=AD6v5dyBK86bXRKb-LAHBrFl_d_msI5j9On9wLQeTVX_XNT41Fs5zf4NnYTUxMjyzpUMtHtm9jk9k7agOG4AoyS43g&#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;So that was a fun way to unwind. And here is a look at the booths. First is the one closest to home.&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I really like these old chairs.&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/AVvXsEhr01caY4uxFPcb8Hr-tlujQbsm2RmDZdrSFG9HH4Oq597s8QCKGkF7qx5aLwkQATMYKHr9V08mOG2OIfPkt9YV4gk8-l3F6Xzk2OQxjJQT7ovwmkpSscWsQTlnUH7ZlL3uhr_dBwkZ4Uo2nLdvrAgHiAPTZ0oZg3CUE5iyotArey3TaR42SfwrVhk4/s2160/20240301_150106.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/AVvXsEhr01caY4uxFPcb8Hr-tlujQbsm2RmDZdrSFG9HH4Oq597s8QCKGkF7qx5aLwkQATMYKHr9V08mOG2OIfPkt9YV4gk8-l3F6Xzk2OQxjJQT7ovwmkpSscWsQTlnUH7ZlL3uhr_dBwkZ4Uo2nLdvrAgHiAPTZ0oZg3CUE5iyotArey3TaR42SfwrVhk4/s320/20240301_150106.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Two Shawnee Pottery &quot;rocking pig&quot; planters.&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/AVvXsEh_sF_twn3fOn3YsbHeJ8SqpZ_mw46qBSencv7axONNuTY-WznpSJ_CsoNW57Gf6Dzka6vyegUiY9uUx0vtXC2UeZIqqEPsCHl07lKhkcT6hU_861511M-0YZoUv8WDCH__rxMGonL9x5LfZjses9XNiRRThQll-vTd8yx9kFkY6tI6E-2uUWafmEIa/s2160/20240301_150455.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/AVvXsEh_sF_twn3fOn3YsbHeJ8SqpZ_mw46qBSencv7axONNuTY-WznpSJ_CsoNW57Gf6Dzka6vyegUiY9uUx0vtXC2UeZIqqEPsCHl07lKhkcT6hU_861511M-0YZoUv8WDCH__rxMGonL9x5LfZjses9XNiRRThQll-vTd8yx9kFkY6tI6E-2uUWafmEIa/s320/20240301_150455.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;A wall-mounted coffee grinder.&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/AVvXsEjEbUrRehoHZEk6wby42Wrnk7rvRWkfitDk2Hb-S-UHD0LPQHNuKvmNflJzfEFQU1Yz83YSHiy7gKHHpYIbzCDZfLmT2g-oN7SDIOA6hHy3S_H3-eKskFEw7qz8BvgWKYewuMKVECh1cWpexlp-8_h1XQiizDuunppP8mEK1Wq8ldTPi1AYX7y3rL5A/s2160/20240301_150504.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/AVvXsEjEbUrRehoHZEk6wby42Wrnk7rvRWkfitDk2Hb-S-UHD0LPQHNuKvmNflJzfEFQU1Yz83YSHiy7gKHHpYIbzCDZfLmT2g-oN7SDIOA6hHy3S_H3-eKskFEw7qz8BvgWKYewuMKVECh1cWpexlp-8_h1XQiizDuunppP8mEK1Wq8ldTPi1AYX7y3rL5A/s320/20240301_150504.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Going for a springtime vibe here.&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/AVvXsEijTK6p20kC8wtrBjkQmZPZ6fHTTU8aeAQ5rBQSHJ645coquuYrKNTiu1wTllqn62XJ_TOEgnAYqAxhJBEYvfNNM6ccQFqmg4ke9M77-M-s3t1I7IR_WqTX3G43p8fexN3tflSRC9QB5jUG_BX1FR1pFfDIZrhDli7pqaCHgkiu7zTxbhmYi8WlVJvD/s2160/20240301_150514.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/AVvXsEijTK6p20kC8wtrBjkQmZPZ6fHTTU8aeAQ5rBQSHJ645coquuYrKNTiu1wTllqn62XJ_TOEgnAYqAxhJBEYvfNNM6ccQFqmg4ke9M77-M-s3t1I7IR_WqTX3G43p8fexN3tflSRC9QB5jUG_BX1FR1pFfDIZrhDli7pqaCHgkiu7zTxbhmYi8WlVJvD/s320/20240301_150514.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;I did not see the repair on this lovely lady when I bought her. Her head and upper arm were glued back pretty nicely, but still.&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/AVvXsEi31poLA3FspKbHrtikfcQW1lNILerjD75vuqqOkChY473n2wFDeh4LaXaS5i8FxtO3duxJIF_2gDm8cpPVgbx1y6II6P1yFwyRO2yHzQmjK6i3GvUv9yl4mlKrViTHkQ-GT0ox0ub8vI8KBndR5IXUZX0NGAxZQyy1dbDtgTtwRQ4-hvjh-LRw1qKT/s2160/20240301_150422.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/AVvXsEi31poLA3FspKbHrtikfcQW1lNILerjD75vuqqOkChY473n2wFDeh4LaXaS5i8FxtO3duxJIF_2gDm8cpPVgbx1y6II6P1yFwyRO2yHzQmjK6i3GvUv9yl4mlKrViTHkQ-GT0ox0ub8vI8KBndR5IXUZX0NGAxZQyy1dbDtgTtwRQ4-hvjh-LRw1qKT/s320/20240301_150422.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Tbe bottom shelf holds Cat&#39;s Meow painted wood pieces. Apparently there are people who collect these. I found these pieces in Amish country and they reflect that area.&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/AVvXsEg74PWDtX1fIOBhyqdQhgzZCaN_k3jInSk_cpZhHGVTwIxa3V1dzT7oP-Fh9FQXFz96ATWYKJ6woMd6GmbFtFTDeEeHJp82Tge23Th_nyqq32s2zOOfH_gJoUiYg-TRNWiluUlFgMynT2AN39D-Xam-4hW7nIn5111G9KRDXROYO1i4z4NjHLpKgVMt/s2160/20240301_150611.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/AVvXsEg74PWDtX1fIOBhyqdQhgzZCaN_k3jInSk_cpZhHGVTwIxa3V1dzT7oP-Fh9FQXFz96ATWYKJ6woMd6GmbFtFTDeEeHJp82Tge23Th_nyqq32s2zOOfH_gJoUiYg-TRNWiluUlFgMynT2AN39D-Xam-4hW7nIn5111G9KRDXROYO1i4z4NjHLpKgVMt/s320/20240301_150611.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And in our booths at Ravenswood, we added this cabinet last week, after I repainted it. We brought in the sausage stuff on the floor in front of it yesterday.&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/AVvXsEiCPiJrML2TKwbE05GS8STqrHGv2m3ArL_MFaf3Ck-SA7GhBKLfCEj-wTPuYAuTN45JSWE-MCEVYI_l0Ssd_IbALNcDm4pBx0W3XHO8mTTnenPuVTTHbvKfqCOvPjuWiBeJdFEs42VtRAylhojaICmbjXB8wKS6BA9XZMnUuNerwHgxpgAHOK_cuNnS/s2160/20240301_132951.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPiJrML2TKwbE05GS8STqrHGv2m3ArL_MFaf3Ck-SA7GhBKLfCEj-wTPuYAuTN45JSWE-MCEVYI_l0Ssd_IbALNcDm4pBx0W3XHO8mTTnenPuVTTHbvKfqCOvPjuWiBeJdFEs42VtRAylhojaICmbjXB8wKS6BA9XZMnUuNerwHgxpgAHOK_cuNnS/w400-h400/20240301_132951.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Another one goes on layaway! We have had this in the booth for 2 years and were beginning to consider bringing it home to use in the bedroom, but I am much happier to see it find a home elsewhere.&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/AVvXsEjFqCg-kT3M-gN-PIeCF9OiGkayFntzroBWyf63jcxOBLAuCJUIEOKs0_-jmN1rTL7U_C-DarHMwRl2zLSQNqs80gbcuYn4u0L_csJC665MGm1kigXIHXZYr2OdAzbBnJ2I1-FMNZZLUs9BdHi9nt5m0BkXBE4JOQJAbwDS9LXg3PHbGatsP4nBIp4M/s2160/20240301_132931.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/AVvXsEjFqCg-kT3M-gN-PIeCF9OiGkayFntzroBWyf63jcxOBLAuCJUIEOKs0_-jmN1rTL7U_C-DarHMwRl2zLSQNqs80gbcuYn4u0L_csJC665MGm1kigXIHXZYr2OdAzbBnJ2I1-FMNZZLUs9BdHi9nt5m0BkXBE4JOQJAbwDS9LXg3PHbGatsP4nBIp4M/s320/20240301_132931.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;We have had this kettle a while, and I thought it would sell quickly as it is marked Marietta, Ohio, just up the river.&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/AVvXsEhEEEQ-yQaHYyDwriRTT2TuQt056QEWRyOwQSZiPcSPYPqH91po4WVgeo9DDYMHLHSDTGXJw00U5lMpxDTmnsNUj0o86Oojr5qTeyc1-fFsXk1YqxYm9Q0tRTihdin4WV4KJQmoCH77qEtq3JXLlwf0KaSewgNxnoz_Od_NkovQnsG5LoSp8eCcbjfT/s2160/20240301_133204.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/AVvXsEhEEEQ-yQaHYyDwriRTT2TuQt056QEWRyOwQSZiPcSPYPqH91po4WVgeo9DDYMHLHSDTGXJw00U5lMpxDTmnsNUj0o86Oojr5qTeyc1-fFsXk1YqxYm9Q0tRTihdin4WV4KJQmoCH77qEtq3JXLlwf0KaSewgNxnoz_Od_NkovQnsG5LoSp8eCcbjfT/s320/20240301_133204.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Two end tables I finished this week. One had flaws on the top that I could not correct, so I priced them low. Under the one on the right is&amp;nbsp; nice copper kettle.&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/AVvXsEiD_psIojIA_p0MsuMlfv4QriId69N6rY2zRTORlksSI1hJlE6vhtuiJE6FBvpoAU5SfMnj5yMf1SkBu71fs2IfqEGhOK8VFp5UZEDc9rOZjUv8gDpuYJZHb__hwAVFVRZOQKGYwaocQFBufWmqXYfBUJKd6UPCymjQ5EJ1uWFhI3vfUDItvTNJU3ua/s2160/20240301_133148.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/AVvXsEiD_psIojIA_p0MsuMlfv4QriId69N6rY2zRTORlksSI1hJlE6vhtuiJE6FBvpoAU5SfMnj5yMf1SkBu71fs2IfqEGhOK8VFp5UZEDc9rOZjUv8gDpuYJZHb__hwAVFVRZOQKGYwaocQFBufWmqXYfBUJKd6UPCymjQ5EJ1uWFhI3vfUDItvTNJU3ua/s320/20240301_133148.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I moved this stand to be more visible. The pictures on the wall above it are handpainted oils. Odd, but maybe someone will like them.&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/AVvXsEi2QZJD2El4oP8yd5N562JORV4M_3B2_-umOArlbykjw3jsE1JfzxHH37qCZqiKhh3KJPduOc19PAXUGLV8ycR432LndYWAOpiyiX3cn0fizmBsteTsT4oDC345WxJ2s401WknySGnvl5EueJs_sdg0pEp3eVO50cM8__YeEhezXs3vu5x7VR6Mpgf5/s2160/20240301_133135.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/AVvXsEi2QZJD2El4oP8yd5N562JORV4M_3B2_-umOArlbykjw3jsE1JfzxHH37qCZqiKhh3KJPduOc19PAXUGLV8ycR432LndYWAOpiyiX3cn0fizmBsteTsT4oDC345WxJ2s401WknySGnvl5EueJs_sdg0pEp3eVO50cM8__YeEhezXs3vu5x7VR6Mpgf5/s320/20240301_133135.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;In the &quot;man booth&quot; area, as we call 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/AVvXsEh6jcQh1LE7zK_XqAqbzR0pKRmQcWNCZMHKUGBEgfo2S3-3D1J1yBStnUfCyl7iNzbueCjZQZ77WQYbYvNdTAPbn4CX47cds8Q54SZ8q38RVfTbZyBBtM91jroczFSPbHZFotnlbMbg6J-RuoIjxOLsxiQkNBlv3dNu1tkH2b1m8WTfWOecuzevavik/s2160/20240301_133104.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/AVvXsEh6jcQh1LE7zK_XqAqbzR0pKRmQcWNCZMHKUGBEgfo2S3-3D1J1yBStnUfCyl7iNzbueCjZQZ77WQYbYvNdTAPbn4CX47cds8Q54SZ8q38RVfTbZyBBtM91jroczFSPbHZFotnlbMbg6J-RuoIjxOLsxiQkNBlv3dNu1tkH2b1m8WTfWOecuzevavik/s320/20240301_133104.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;We moved the dresser to the spot where the metal cabinet was thst sold last week.&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/AVvXsEj8P-nQ3S1Iq1dZjg2rgfBFe-qfFs1ZEhv8JbkOdVnEzzf53ZuUMXU7iB1SDPooJ1f7FygEneMmWdcQ9pU2WSY-cozzzV2yrtWtbv3x4KQC7C6bkycxR76ql39VjTzjt1qCvfY6kp33v5ifjcyyrxY2smu5tIu4FKmFYL-Cx8ZrMpB1eshLBw8KL1dG/s2160/20240301_132910.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/AVvXsEj8P-nQ3S1Iq1dZjg2rgfBFe-qfFs1ZEhv8JbkOdVnEzzf53ZuUMXU7iB1SDPooJ1f7FygEneMmWdcQ9pU2WSY-cozzzV2yrtWtbv3x4KQC7C6bkycxR76ql39VjTzjt1qCvfY6kp33v5ifjcyyrxY2smu5tIu4FKmFYL-Cx8ZrMpB1eshLBw8KL1dG/s320/20240301_132910.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Odds and ends.&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/AVvXsEiNs4O1Ap8__s6Zak4nSLExUueG42xcGDAJqVQn9KbteNSS6Sf3fFwwgBWVKEr-3PKFvLQSZEFuEEtZfhdZXwtqWsrw6cNdXqdf7x-uZ0vNGlmyZtVeQRbUckE77_EBPof8PUSKVok4tqtxdHPvxRgZntJdimCVVc9a0ZAePVCOlOoLf6_0t8qHvfIH/s2160/20240301_132856.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/AVvXsEiNs4O1Ap8__s6Zak4nSLExUueG42xcGDAJqVQn9KbteNSS6Sf3fFwwgBWVKEr-3PKFvLQSZEFuEEtZfhdZXwtqWsrw6cNdXqdf7x-uZ0vNGlmyZtVeQRbUckE77_EBPof8PUSKVok4tqtxdHPvxRgZntJdimCVVc9a0ZAePVCOlOoLf6_0t8qHvfIH/s320/20240301_132856.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Thats about it for this week&#39;s changes. Time to get back to the paints!&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/03/booth-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/AVvXsEhr01caY4uxFPcb8Hr-tlujQbsm2RmDZdrSFG9HH4Oq597s8QCKGkF7qx5aLwkQATMYKHr9V08mOG2OIfPkt9YV4gk8-l3F6Xzk2OQxjJQT7ovwmkpSscWsQTlnUH7ZlL3uhr_dBwkZ4Uo2nLdvrAgHiAPTZ0oZg3CUE5iyotArey3TaR42SfwrVhk4/s72-c/20240301_150106.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>7</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-4100873460029673275</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 14:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-03-01T09:17:21.299-05:00</atom:updated><title>Happy March!</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;30°f this morning, or -1°C. Hazy, thin clouds, rain expected late afternoon.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit, friends!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We made it through to March and the first signs of Spring in our region. Larry will fire up the rototiller soon and get it ready to work. He picked up onion sets Monday, so I am chomping at the bit to get them planted.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I will not be starting as many plants in the little greenhouses this year. After disappointing results with our tomatoes last year, I decided to buy plants this year, and not plant as many since we get free tomatoes from a friend and there is no sense in having so many plants here to care for.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We will be picking up the first of many bags of mulch soon. We used to buy it by the pickup load, but find it easier on our old bodies these days to buy it in bags. I am cautiously optimistic that most of my perennial plants seem to have made it through the winter so far, even the rosemary, sage, and lavender, which do not survive most years. Our temperature fluctuations in winter these days just seem to kill these plants off, sadly. They used to be fine, and I once had some of all three that were 10 years old. Then our winters got weird.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I am excited that our friend Jeff is thinking to raise a hog this year and wants us to get one too, to raise with his. We did this a couple time before with him...we buy feed, and care for them whenever needed, he does the raising, then he and Larry do the butchering. We take the hams and bacon to a slaughterhouse to be cured and smoked.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I have been continuing work on sorting out my eBay room. What. a. JOB. But progress is being made, and I think next week we should be able to move out the big desk and replace it with a smaller table, and also remove one set of shelves. I hope, anyway. We shall see how it goes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Last week we stopped in to our local Goodwill, and I found a lot of these dishes.&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/AVvXsEgpSKLH-m9bJzijkM9iKonA2y3yjRt_HC4tkE_6GLLC2T2zCgdSqohoCrer67-IUanpNQbudC9dhztNwNhV4bjs6NWDPECYMbGWBgNWHIe_N7VPAn_tCKL8xhoJ56PMEu3FhP5PVcUkiDp4eylkfQy-uoigt29kX_m2p-NaC5k2kK40innEikUGw9c0/s2160/20240228_122732.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSKLH-m9bJzijkM9iKonA2y3yjRt_HC4tkE_6GLLC2T2zCgdSqohoCrer67-IUanpNQbudC9dhztNwNhV4bjs6NWDPECYMbGWBgNWHIe_N7VPAn_tCKL8xhoJ56PMEu3FhP5PVcUkiDp4eylkfQy-uoigt29kX_m2p-NaC5k2kK40innEikUGw9c0/w400-h400/20240228_122732.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Some of you may recognize them as Franciscan&#39;s Desert Rose. We had a set, given to us by my Dad&#39;s mother, when I was a child. We only used them for special occasions, but even so, after a few years many were broken or chipped until at last all that were left were the cream and sugar bowl and a few plates, I think. They were so pretty, and I loved them. But these days, I prefer my mismatched dinnerware, so I bought these to sell. And sell they have! Out of a dozen dinner plates, 3 bowls, and 7 small plates, two days after listing them on eBay I have just 2 dinner plates and 3 small plates left. And grossed about 10 times what I paid. Apparently this pattern is still very popular. Who knew? I was kicking myself for buying them because I am trying to not buy anything else to list on eBay as I am trying hard to reduce my backlog of inventory,&amp;nbsp; but thankfully my instinct to buy these was right. Whew.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Today is booth day. The van is loaded and we will head out soon. I am pretty much recovered from that bug I had, but am glad that we don&#39;t have a great deal to do today.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Well, that&#39;s all the news that isn&#39;t,&amp;nbsp; as they used to say on Prairie Home Companion (I miss that radio show!). Enjoy your day, friends!&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.</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/03/happy-march.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/AVvXsEgpSKLH-m9bJzijkM9iKonA2y3yjRt_HC4tkE_6GLLC2T2zCgdSqohoCrer67-IUanpNQbudC9dhztNwNhV4bjs6NWDPECYMbGWBgNWHIe_N7VPAn_tCKL8xhoJ56PMEu3FhP5PVcUkiDp4eylkfQy-uoigt29kX_m2p-NaC5k2kK40innEikUGw9c0/s72-w400-h400-c/20240228_122732.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>8</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-4471069087979914747</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-02-28T11:52:12.556-05:00</atom:updated><title>Leap Day</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;54°f, 12°C this morning, thunder, lightning, heavy rain, wind. March is coming in like a lion.&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/AVvXsEjTj2fgFGADUjEYzlXJAugyzLSGUYxffLtMrNz6x5_zFVxuFbzuGyoH6TCLdo8ByMRcJPL9fy7MOtiBQM_RFxUvu4SONvlu-lZsu4tH7B93e3OohAlXig91gzDG04gZKawAIZIDDLj0wuBgJC-11f-YEscHeAIpTwXyHKler0KwzBH1agJ57hvsi4Md/s2160/20240228_075620.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/AVvXsEjTj2fgFGADUjEYzlXJAugyzLSGUYxffLtMrNz6x5_zFVxuFbzuGyoH6TCLdo8ByMRcJPL9fy7MOtiBQM_RFxUvu4SONvlu-lZsu4tH7B93e3OohAlXig91gzDG04gZKawAIZIDDLj0wuBgJC-11f-YEscHeAIpTwXyHKler0KwzBH1agJ57hvsi4Md/s320/20240228_075620.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/AVvXsEibGGEHnfMIlP4WAN51ynVXyBJusq5GJCN5-KyZC0FpA59R-GLVzwj_7WPTn7JWQ4fR84uf0gX5XumMtEbshRTrNfD0kRITshYll_7rLYKmJOsReEGyIbNFQ1my9DmyHNyd5b5hr7zSREUZfdDxqtWLmEKjZAnqB4ObjYI0tKPCpFM3tsD845IKyvYM/s2160/20240228_075602.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/AVvXsEibGGEHnfMIlP4WAN51ynVXyBJusq5GJCN5-KyZC0FpA59R-GLVzwj_7WPTn7JWQ4fR84uf0gX5XumMtEbshRTrNfD0kRITshYll_7rLYKmJOsReEGyIbNFQ1my9DmyHNyd5b5hr7zSREUZfdDxqtWLmEKjZAnqB4ObjYI0tKPCpFM3tsD845IKyvYM/s320/20240228_075602.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Too much water! The rain came down so heavily it overflowed the culvert and raced down our drive and all over the place. Flood warnings are in effect and I bet low-lying areas will be affected.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Grace is on Day 2 of testing the last day of the bar exam. I am sending good energy and vibes her way. Today, I understand, it is all multiple choice, while yesterday was essays. I am not sure which I would prefer.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It has been years since I took a test. I was a good test taker, probably because I learned excellent study skills from the nuns. Those skills served me well in storytelling too. I am completely happy that those days of studying are behind me, and I can just read for pleasure now.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Speaking of which, one thing I read most days is &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblio.com/book/illuminated-book-days-illustrations-kate-greenaway/d/201050798?aid=frg&amp;amp;gad_source=1&amp;amp;gclid=CjwKCAiA0PuuBhBsEiwAS7fsNcMgacPV43Aw1Hu7JU-v_O06uPjCh9tw0q1v-058Dfz4mJ9mu3VvAhoCgX4QAvD_BwE&quot;&gt;The Book of Days&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; by Kay and Marshall Lee. My copy, which is water-damaged, was illustrated by Kate Greenway. It is an eclectic collection of stories, legends, facts, and odd tidbits, following the year day by day. The book starts the year, interestingly, on March 1.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So for tomorrow, the story is about St. Brigid of Ireland.&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/AVvXsEi7ejPkeARnplg7SBO8Fu4uwnG30sTUxZrTDmuGod3aGvHSz4Jx9iE1BCSXRnVwAUyTk23jdn9Fntw6jLqmtcTJgFn_HbSxxy09uYcADjgrkA-WxXwvfNz1LzChSxeMME3JWOJBnMMAF4SsSAbqq6NFiGNZVwrSjAikozryRlXWIHP5sWJn0f41mJnz&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-original-height=&quot;500&quot; data-original-width=&quot;514&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7ejPkeARnplg7SBO8Fu4uwnG30sTUxZrTDmuGod3aGvHSz4Jx9iE1BCSXRnVwAUyTk23jdn9Fntw6jLqmtcTJgFn_HbSxxy09uYcADjgrkA-WxXwvfNz1LzChSxeMME3JWOJBnMMAF4SsSAbqq6NFiGNZVwrSjAikozryRlXWIHP5sWJn0f41mJnz&quot; width=&quot;247&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Brigid, from the website &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.christianiconography.info/brigid.html&quot;&gt;Christian Iconography&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Brigid complained to St. Patrick that it was unfair that women could not propose marriage to men. To quiet her, Patrick decreed that women could make proposals only on Leap Day. So next Leap Day, Brigid proposed to Patrick. He refused her, but to soften the blow he gave her a silk gown. Which led to a custom held for many years, that if a woman proposed to a man on Leap Day and he turned her down, he was required to give her a silk dress. Personally, I think some very clever woman made up the story, and her sisters benefited!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And did you know, Leap Day comes on Sunday only 13 times every 400 years?&amp;nbsp; Next time it will fall on Sunday will be in 2032.&amp;nbsp; Thursdays, like this year, also happen 13 times within the same cycle.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I am feeling much better today. That bug seems to have just about run its course, thank goodness. On this rainy day, I think I will work on ebay stuff---listing, and working on the big cleanout in my ebay room. I am making progress although probably no one can tell but me. Onward!&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.</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/02/leap-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/AVvXsEjTj2fgFGADUjEYzlXJAugyzLSGUYxffLtMrNz6x5_zFVxuFbzuGyoH6TCLdo8ByMRcJPL9fy7MOtiBQM_RFxUvu4SONvlu-lZsu4tH7B93e3OohAlXig91gzDG04gZKawAIZIDDLj0wuBgJC-11f-YEscHeAIpTwXyHKler0KwzBH1agJ57hvsi4Md/s72-c/20240228_075620.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>6</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-320091501911841501</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 17:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-02-27T12:36:46.433-05:00</atom:updated><title>Thinking of Grace, and Old Dreams</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;54°f this morning, or 12°C, rain showers and lightning, clearing to sunny skies now.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Outside and inside, Spring advances!&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/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gpDAyHp3xbLaSEgb192oRpNy_4zgnX6X-WFBvyzbEvJyLQuSar5j_HarImkIOzGKya5OAhKaG2Zlq6bmWSDzWKpP988KO8CjrznXn80SOiRQlNgi75Ig7OJg_qeZwkW06QKSJHYbxgXrK4vmqhvJ1q2AqxwLYOcM1IAlGUUkWXzPlQ5fFpoK5c1u/s2160/20240227_081524.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/AVvXsEj4gpDAyHp3xbLaSEgb192oRpNy_4zgnX6X-WFBvyzbEvJyLQuSar5j_HarImkIOzGKya5OAhKaG2Zlq6bmWSDzWKpP988KO8CjrznXn80SOiRQlNgi75Ig7OJg_qeZwkW06QKSJHYbxgXrK4vmqhvJ1q2AqxwLYOcM1IAlGUUkWXzPlQ5fFpoK5c1u/s320/20240227_081524.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/AVvXsEihqITgRf7eTCOxN9imBtd8lhZ7NBmbipSbAIFVejqIJenNiG1I6wWUiVEXDuoyhu0snPE_pb_fn8p5zT4AOIYxZOri3cRM816bx-d0jguEDhp92WrB023ICYzNkQsbF6-m0jFi_GIyPUqmjg2qxbxFUiMiBiszuIRKcjHhbrZEsbnEaPsCv7kC93TV/s1982/20240227_082311.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;1982&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1982&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqITgRf7eTCOxN9imBtd8lhZ7NBmbipSbAIFVejqIJenNiG1I6wWUiVEXDuoyhu0snPE_pb_fn8p5zT4AOIYxZOri3cRM816bx-d0jguEDhp92WrB023ICYzNkQsbF6-m0jFi_GIyPUqmjg2qxbxFUiMiBiszuIRKcjHhbrZEsbnEaPsCv7kC93TV/s320/20240227_082311.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Facebook popped up a memory from 12 years ago, when apparently we had lots of daffodils in bloom. So I guess this year isn&#39;t the only time we have had daffodils this early.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My granddaughter Grace is on my mind this morning, as she takes the bar exam for the next two days. Keeping my fingers crossed for her that it goes well. I know it is a difficult test, and she has been studying for months.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Grace&#39;s brother leaves the Navy in April, and will be home for a bit while he gets the next phase of his life in gear. Grace joked that here they were, like yours, back home again. But that is how it is sometimes as young people,&amp;nbsp; and sometimes even even the not so young, make major life changes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I was talking to a friend about this only this morning. She laughed and said, &quot;Look at me! I thought I&#39;d be living in Greenwich Village by now with my actor/director husband, and waiting on my National Book Award!&quot;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Her life went nothing like that,&amp;nbsp; of course. She started out well, getting her degree and a position as a book buyer for the biggest department store in our state capital. She traveled to conventions and such all over the country, had her own apartment, and was looking ahead to better things.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then the late 70s recession happened. The department store closed and jobs were scarce. She ended up back home and working for a lot less $$ at the local library. The husband never materialized either. Eventually she signed up for the Masters in Library Science degree through the University of South Carolina distance ed program, one of the first in the country. And that was when I met her, as I also enrolled in that program. She went on to become a library director, then the Youth Services Consultant for the state library commission, and now after retirement is president of the local library. But she never left her hometown again.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So, while her life certainly didn&#39;t follow her dreams, she ended up with a great career in libraries, and living ourmt her life in her hometown, something that probably never entered her teenage head. My grandchildren may find themselves doing the same, but today there are more options available to them, and who knows where they may end up? Currently we have grandchildren in Virginia, California, Florida, Tennessee and here in WV. And I bet by the time all 14 of them find their homes, they will be in several other states&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;When I think of my own path, I must admit I never really planned ahead at all. My parents raised us girls with the expectation that we would finish high school, get married, have babies and be housewives. I sort of followed that path for a while,&amp;nbsp; but like most women, found that we needed more income, and began working, then college and part-time work, on to full-time and my Master&#39;s degree, eventually becoming Facilities Manager for the largest library system in the state.&amp;nbsp; I never returned to my parents&#39; home though, except for a month while my first husband was in basic training and I was pregnant and didn&#39;t drive. I ended up living 300 miles from where I was raised, and in deep country---that, at least, had always been a dream, as even my childhood drawings were of a little house in the mountains, surrounded by gardens, flowers and fruit trees.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;How about you? Did your early dreams and plans come true? Or did you find yourself on a completely unexpected path?&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.</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/02/thinking-of-grace-and-old-dreams.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/AVvXsEj4gpDAyHp3xbLaSEgb192oRpNy_4zgnX6X-WFBvyzbEvJyLQuSar5j_HarImkIOzGKya5OAhKaG2Zlq6bmWSDzWKpP988KO8CjrznXn80SOiRQlNgi75Ig7OJg_qeZwkW06QKSJHYbxgXrK4vmqhvJ1q2AqxwLYOcM1IAlGUUkWXzPlQ5fFpoK5c1u/s72-c/20240227_081524.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>7</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-7055473579069418108</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 23:28:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-02-26T18:28:20.156-05:00</atom:updated><title>Home Again</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;41°f this morning, or 5°C, warming to near 60 by afternoon. Rain expected 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;What a perfectly beautiful day. The peepers are singing, some wasps are stumbling around, a few mini daffodils and johnny-jump-ups are in bloom...and I have a bad cold. Just my luck. So I am dragging around feeling sorry for myself while the rest of the world is almost dancing for joy in the sun.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But what a wonderful visit with family this weekend. I was so glad to see our son&#39;s home come into view after our long drive.&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/AVvXsEiTFc9sGR9VIfOWv_exsCQqSgL-T_ALeSWk4_sQoZE923Fr5ulrkNqEXsILpCDdgjZr4yVVVfou7gShA6d7N7GZcXzh7h5kqJcimB9v5GuH5PUPGNIbpuVTwIRM40xduohRuJ1IZNlW9YVituP4AzLng_uw13gEF_s4LNbNkELIj09hT_NGra02z62F/s2160/20240224_113338.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFc9sGR9VIfOWv_exsCQqSgL-T_ALeSWk4_sQoZE923Fr5ulrkNqEXsILpCDdgjZr4yVVVfou7gShA6d7N7GZcXzh7h5kqJcimB9v5GuH5PUPGNIbpuVTwIRM40xduohRuJ1IZNlW9YVituP4AzLng_uw13gEF_s4LNbNkELIj09hT_NGra02z62F/w400-h400/20240224_113338.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We had such a good time. Granddaughter Grace and her mother made a delicious buffet of Italian subs, fresh fruit, salad, veggies, and cookies. I was too busy talking and eating and holding this sweet, sweet baby boy to remember to take pictures.&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/AVvXsEg4mw19yXL-s50hY9ILF6W-49hs5HXGHlIANbKlLqlK7Cn-sBazK3IKf_Gae7CoX887ja_HQRoSK2Ap1e3mpkBEVPb19Rlcjov5OdZmgytVmhhhxvuSkbXZNU8x3DapT56r0IZu_dDCDsdSF6o3MGD9VxggW0pu5xYyy_CmkUEJ0QCtg5AyOxPdrDcY/s1024/imagejpeg_1(2).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;1024&quot; data-original-width=&quot;768&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mw19yXL-s50hY9ILF6W-49hs5HXGHlIANbKlLqlK7Cn-sBazK3IKf_Gae7CoX887ja_HQRoSK2Ap1e3mpkBEVPb19Rlcjov5OdZmgytVmhhhxvuSkbXZNU8x3DapT56r0IZu_dDCDsdSF6o3MGD9VxggW0pu5xYyy_CmkUEJ0QCtg5AyOxPdrDcY/w300-h400/imagejpeg_1(2).jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&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/AVvXsEhYMgz9fv2Dm_92Nn3svUBnGW2QGm-qKTfqSGvnrliGFkif84F_diAT0-kGUmpHwf493WA8vUAfrtcNoWmwAR5kznX69ccVR_M6mYVBu_eq1Lxh0cKxf-Ang4vHBbamRRp0ph-YmOxPM9c-5dFALoMByweCaCz-M4Mjaux51xpV0NoTuOnI9J2x2M61/s816/20240225_110651.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;816&quot; data-original-width=&quot;472&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMgz9fv2Dm_92Nn3svUBnGW2QGm-qKTfqSGvnrliGFkif84F_diAT0-kGUmpHwf493WA8vUAfrtcNoWmwAR5kznX69ccVR_M6mYVBu_eq1Lxh0cKxf-Ang4vHBbamRRp0ph-YmOxPM9c-5dFALoMByweCaCz-M4Mjaux51xpV0NoTuOnI9J2x2M61/w231-h400/20240225_110651.jpg&quot; width=&quot;231&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;Did you ever see such a happy face? J was good as gold, playing and laughing until he just fell asleep.&amp;nbsp; He is so heavy too! This little fella is going to be a big man, I think.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Our visit was all too short, but that is just as well since I was beginning to feel pretty rough when we left for the long drive back across the mountains.&amp;nbsp; There was still snow on the ground in many places, left by Saturday&#39;s little storm. I took a few---well, many---pictures as we traveled along. 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By the time we got home, there was not a white patch to be seen.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Today we spent the morning cleaning house, and cleaning out the van. Then I priced more totes ofvstuff for the booths while Larry worked outside. More exciting things were happening up at Sarah&#39;s cabin, though, where a contractor is putting on the long-awaited roof.&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/AVvXsEiRrqDlwv8pvB95GemYywzTDnNAd6sydGMCC4hFPS_uL9KKbjpz8K4C7JcDoqIm4kIuqu3ke5pN84iq2Vy4mDm30ie8SQuBkBG5sT8CbwNGgV67eMSrrYqcRmFJyZGMD5nKSDUHfh8XSWl-CxcLy1fd9_2aZHe0zewrRmJx3-yX5W1gi01VK4JPgrdq/s2160/20240226_153112.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrqDlwv8pvB95GemYywzTDnNAd6sydGMCC4hFPS_uL9KKbjpz8K4C7JcDoqIm4kIuqu3ke5pN84iq2Vy4mDm30ie8SQuBkBG5sT8CbwNGgV67eMSrrYqcRmFJyZGMD5nKSDUHfh8XSWl-CxcLy1fd9_2aZHe0zewrRmJx3-yX5W1gi01VK4JPgrdq/w400-h400/20240226_153112.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/02/home-again.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/AVvXsEiTFc9sGR9VIfOWv_exsCQqSgL-T_ALeSWk4_sQoZE923Fr5ulrkNqEXsILpCDdgjZr4yVVVfou7gShA6d7N7GZcXzh7h5kqJcimB9v5GuH5PUPGNIbpuVTwIRM40xduohRuJ1IZNlW9YVituP4AzLng_uw13gEF_s4LNbNkELIj09hT_NGra02z62F/s72-w400-h400-c/20240224_113338.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-4750147620841510666</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2024 16:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-02-24T11:05:25.274-05:00</atom:updated><title>On the Road</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;39°f this morning, which is about 2°C, I think? Rain, with snow coming.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Despite the yucky weather, we are off to see our oldest son and his family, on the other side of West Virginia today. We will also get to see our newest great-grandchild, two granddaughters,&amp;nbsp; and one of my sisters. So it will be a fine day whatever the weather.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But what a change from yesterday&#39;s Spring-like weather!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yesterday evening, a rainbow even though it wasn&#39;t raining,&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/AVvXsEjZHm4qE9itQEhIbdg3_vOp1zT3_SX9iWlnBsgDk9lRu1tPZoAiarwHfd9064c_4Lbs5BSL9IFu94LyjRUwMBZ2Ik65MbxApSIm-jRFJnzBRBaL6ZBconz8YeSWmwR6wchOzYQavUvXyOObQHjSGa-0kx-ozY2XUAFSSXOCVkap5B59kt8PXvayGz7t/s686/20240223_164459.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;686&quot; data-original-width=&quot;550&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHm4qE9itQEhIbdg3_vOp1zT3_SX9iWlnBsgDk9lRu1tPZoAiarwHfd9064c_4Lbs5BSL9IFu94LyjRUwMBZ2Ik65MbxApSIm-jRFJnzBRBaL6ZBconz8YeSWmwR6wchOzYQavUvXyOObQHjSGa-0kx-ozY2XUAFSSXOCVkap5B59kt8PXvayGz7t/w321-h400/20240223_164459.jpg&quot; width=&quot;321&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;and today, rain, fog, the occasional flurry,&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/AVvXsEiDkufWqmVKxLDbHD_mz6CixdEZ2bPFyqvpXzY4LqJXP3w_Iic4wdD_uwQGscM8QwPJr06QMxn7jfHY4q3tnjeV8Md2MXp69gvsxX58HXa-cWvghysF2a81DowcihVVse7IUmeQKCifBdoIfvvviZuxcJbIo5ZQWYvyjk450wtcTISX2pDgmcQ-Dyli/s2160/20240224_082542.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/AVvXsEiDkufWqmVKxLDbHD_mz6CixdEZ2bPFyqvpXzY4LqJXP3w_Iic4wdD_uwQGscM8QwPJr06QMxn7jfHY4q3tnjeV8Md2MXp69gvsxX58HXa-cWvghysF2a81DowcihVVse7IUmeQKCifBdoIfvvviZuxcJbIo5ZQWYvyjk450wtcTISX2pDgmcQ-Dyli/s320/20240224_082542.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;and then snow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&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/AVvXsEh7ijatVN89fdNCf5XcH0mXpaHB9y_w7-iG1yHWFemgqVIKeNkKXmgKKO-4dcgwkKGOeKZe38IEXUaUNLrIvC2NYngktycO8RLSTDviMFhwN2ZkV1GuMniocqTEW-P6-88CU1S21coNlBxIjARAtQJOcckNuIpSPfv97WM3AV4WdKR_JnvVyPQQRHtN/s2160/20240224_104836.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/AVvXsEh7ijatVN89fdNCf5XcH0mXpaHB9y_w7-iG1yHWFemgqVIKeNkKXmgKKO-4dcgwkKGOeKZe38IEXUaUNLrIvC2NYngktycO8RLSTDviMFhwN2ZkV1GuMniocqTEW-P6-88CU1S21coNlBxIjARAtQJOcckNuIpSPfv97WM3AV4WdKR_JnvVyPQQRHtN/s320/20240224_104836.jpg&quot; 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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/2024/02/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/AVvXsEjZHm4qE9itQEhIbdg3_vOp1zT3_SX9iWlnBsgDk9lRu1tPZoAiarwHfd9064c_4Lbs5BSL9IFu94LyjRUwMBZ2Ik65MbxApSIm-jRFJnzBRBaL6ZBconz8YeSWmwR6wchOzYQavUvXyOObQHjSGa-0kx-ozY2XUAFSSXOCVkap5B59kt8PXvayGz7t/s72-w321-h400-c/20240223_164459.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>7</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-2473922528123148887</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-02-23T09:22:09.269-05:00</atom:updated><title>Spring?</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;44°f this morning, or 6°C. Overcast after a night of rain.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Is Spring really going to be so early? The wild things certainly seem to think so.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Spring peepers, those tiny frogs, are calling along the creeks and lakes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A few trees, like my maples, are budding out&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;We are hearing the two Great Horned Owls (&lt;i&gt;Bubo virginianus) &lt;/i&gt;calling each other in the early mornings and late evenings. We have only seen either one once, but they have had their home in our woods for quite a few years. Is it the same ones, or their offspring we hear?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Crocus is in bloom, and daffodils are very close to opening.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The grass is getting quite green, and in some places could actually use a trim.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;So, will Spring really be this early, or will we be having one of those nasty surprises that March so often brings? I am afraid it may be the latter; I am not a pessimist, but more of a realist! What do you think? And, is it the same where you are?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  19. Copyright Susanna Holstein. All rights reserved. No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/02/spring.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><thr:total>10</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-6874956475532574725</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 22:06:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-02-20T17:06:06.018-05:00</atom:updated><title>Paunting, Painting,  Painting </title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;28°F or -2°C this morning, warmer than the 19° yesterday morning. We had a couple inches of snow Saturday, which has mostly melted off as the days are warming into the 40s with sunny skies.&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/AVvXsEh3Jwwc7bBR3JWi-CRe1MTaI0TlimpZsVrsCfFIYwvXZWh1lVKZTbqisWR9b2d0yOXdXg9Wd2EOUHjGP81ygl9e6YIU7kCtpd1PnpgZ9xskyYS_w3bny_t_oPaNNXmLQD9pw4rMo7fJfHeNB52e-lNDS3Ysqnnmct-ds0SXxMOF7OPPPe8gogs_20Y2/s2160/20240218_091106.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Jwwc7bBR3JWi-CRe1MTaI0TlimpZsVrsCfFIYwvXZWh1lVKZTbqisWR9b2d0yOXdXg9Wd2EOUHjGP81ygl9e6YIU7kCtpd1PnpgZ9xskyYS_w3bny_t_oPaNNXmLQD9pw4rMo7fJfHeNB52e-lNDS3Ysqnnmct-ds0SXxMOF7OPPPe8gogs_20Y2/w400-h400/20240218_091106.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Sun on melting snow and frozen maple tree buds.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;After a full day of sorting and pricing our auction items on Saturday, I have mainly been painting furniture. Kinda boring around here, actually, unless you are me and enjoy the work. I haven&#39;t left home since last Friday, and love this uninterrupted time. I finished up the little green desk at last, so it will be off to a booth soon.&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/AVvXsEiGqGDBg2CvCNq9yCXWYcoNDp8Y8nST-KkiSGDY2QlcFLJmC_30dUp2Y9-k3yW9kEWSvqrjMyxif7Rn9SEEsrHLyPPR9SDaszjFfamhOhNMWXBCweZec7idz8Tk4V92MCg0b7nzbR-AcmafcIHf4dAP2TSsjjLeO1rR-CEuSCMupsiDLF3CxauzEaUH/s2160/20240219_194509.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqGDBg2CvCNq9yCXWYcoNDp8Y8nST-KkiSGDY2QlcFLJmC_30dUp2Y9-k3yW9kEWSvqrjMyxif7Rn9SEEsrHLyPPR9SDaszjFfamhOhNMWXBCweZec7idz8Tk4V92MCg0b7nzbR-AcmafcIHf4dAP2TSsjjLeO1rR-CEuSCMupsiDLF3CxauzEaUH/w400-h400/20240219_194509.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/AVvXsEgsi48JOwOIsdyMg36Q6uKyuDBbmsBStu4i5-n0US7ZNIj3stEdD_i2ckirbDBYeVdNp-INsSugQzjo6Aq25RG6wPhdUMt7TTl_Jwqa50-HEZwlLEz8wqt-_UroeYoQ2CRFA7sQTeJDPk4Z8w9rftvoy8v0s7DgKA-svEZXu-mlWLHP6zGhIsxsSx6-/s2160/20240219_194514.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsi48JOwOIsdyMg36Q6uKyuDBbmsBStu4i5-n0US7ZNIj3stEdD_i2ckirbDBYeVdNp-INsSugQzjo6Aq25RG6wPhdUMt7TTl_Jwqa50-HEZwlLEz8wqt-_UroeYoQ2CRFA7sQTeJDPk4Z8w9rftvoy8v0s7DgKA-svEZXu-mlWLHP6zGhIsxsSx6-/w400-h400/20240219_194514.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/AVvXsEjl3ByHsyLYrJRskwZaxP9sPaM2ytgSLxn4dW8P_tknizzkVOsJ_xKJBsPxtNs9cmWDpoI10NfHLjaYrRiwoZSOGPr7JcimKIDwk2vmyrFqTpATY-7uF5Ymv_ynjGn7fAkKyVY50VzE2SK1U8xaN5bldd04gRUCyRS16_xhF33Ljy83EhK4T0WJc84j/s2160/20240219_194533.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3ByHsyLYrJRskwZaxP9sPaM2ytgSLxn4dW8P_tknizzkVOsJ_xKJBsPxtNs9cmWDpoI10NfHLjaYrRiwoZSOGPr7JcimKIDwk2vmyrFqTpATY-7uF5Ymv_ynjGn7fAkKyVY50VzE2SK1U8xaN5bldd04gRUCyRS16_xhF33Ljy83EhK4T0WJc84j/w400-h400/20240219_194533.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now I am finishing up a pair of end tables, and am about halfway through a vintage 1940s kitchen cupboard. No photos of those yet. I need to get these things finished up because we sold a large cabinet and that console table so we have some empty space in our booths.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Larry has been spreading rabbit and chicken manure on the gardens these last few days. It&#39;s a good time of year to get this icky job done, and the gardens will certainly benefit. He has been working on some furniture pieces too, getting them ready for me.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Like I said, boring! I have managed to finish a couple books, which is really a nice treat for me. Again, not going out means more time for such things.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I have been thinking a lot about Alexei Navalny too. I feel so very sorry for his family. When he was sent to that Arctic prison, I feared that he would not come out alive. That seems to be the way things work in Russia. It amazes me that people like Navalny still stand up and speak out, knowing full well that they will be targeted. What brave souls they must be. I wonder, would I have the strength to do the same in a similar situation? Or would i duck my head and try to just go on with life as best as I could? I don&#39;t know. I am ashamed of our Congress for not sending more aid to Ukraine, allowing Russia to extend its terrible reach into yet more places. What must be happening to the Ukrainian people in the occupied areas? I shudder to think.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In college, I took two semesters of Russian history. It was fascinating, and I longed to visit the country, although I knew it was unlikely with the political situation there. Then came Gorbachev, and it seemed like there might be real change on the way. How sad that that period of possibility was so short-lived. As a storyteller,&amp;nbsp; I dug into Russian folktales with great pleasure. Such a richness! And now, all dulled by the grayness of a regime that seems only to want to suppress its people and enrich its leaders.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Well, enough doom and gloom. As messed up as the US is these days, it is still a pretty good place to live. Something to remember when I despair of the political antics sure to come this year!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And on a completely different topic, did you know that one can travel from Chicago to Nova Scotia by train? Iris, thinking of you, lol, and your long train trip! I had an aunt in Nova Scotia; she passed away some years ago and I have always been sorry not to have met her. Now I am thinking, a train trip...what an adventure that would be!&amp;nbsp;&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/2024/02/paunting-painting-painting.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/AVvXsEh3Jwwc7bBR3JWi-CRe1MTaI0TlimpZsVrsCfFIYwvXZWh1lVKZTbqisWR9b2d0yOXdXg9Wd2EOUHjGP81ygl9e6YIU7kCtpd1PnpgZ9xskyYS_w3bny_t_oPaNNXmLQD9pw4rMo7fJfHeNB52e-lNDS3Ysqnnmct-ds0SXxMOF7OPPPe8gogs_20Y2/s72-w400-h400-c/20240218_091106.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>9</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-7407832545840998968</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2024 01:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-02-16T20:45:42.978-05:00</atom:updated><title>Change of Plans, and Auction Pickup</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;34°f this morning, or 1°C, hazy sun and thin clouds all day. Snow expected tonight.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Well, we were &lt;i&gt;supposed &lt;/i&gt;to go over the mountains and across the state this evening, but the forecast changed those plans. Although only 1-3&#39; is expected here, the mountains will get significantly more...and my days of finding snow driving exciting are long past. So, plans are now to make that trip next weekend. Weather permitting.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But we did do what was planned for today: pick up our buys from an auction over in Ohio. And here is what that now looks like in my house:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Vintage kitchenware, 2 or 3 boxes, my favorite items to sell...and use, actually.&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/AVvXsEhVSbqcv4SJMd81pXmnmeE0IJc3adZY0g4fn_J4D2CLjJDzrA-w-B5KqAzW2Y1ETzCtcrMfhTYTAgy5D93thSImfgdkqXLiStDTF9PBy7GW-mZr71BTtd_vkIgUrJb7kbRzTb_t7ZaHCh3p9jR6-k7YffJrHjHfVl0pysk4EyEdQ545m-lEytxwl3Xd/s2160/20240216_162305.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/AVvXsEhVSbqcv4SJMd81pXmnmeE0IJc3adZY0g4fn_J4D2CLjJDzrA-w-B5KqAzW2Y1ETzCtcrMfhTYTAgy5D93thSImfgdkqXLiStDTF9PBy7GW-mZr71BTtd_vkIgUrJb7kbRzTb_t7ZaHCh3p9jR6-k7YffJrHjHfVl0pysk4EyEdQ545m-lEytxwl3Xd/s320/20240216_162305.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Can you guess what this is?&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/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8i5OPyyaSC0rczxBAcconS86wzYo92WQweNun7rbQiSziherH8WY0h7H2ylQnWWZ8pdwnCranbztcSpWVzGZkNSZRhu3UcX88ut9X8X963YZtUgYI0PhAOqP_0_8IaX5T7PEsRcZRqJvT3qhtkVqxQzqnHQ_g20LrG3LT3qipOvzIgOSAKuxtZ3zf/s2160/20240216_163011.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/AVvXsEh8i5OPyyaSC0rczxBAcconS86wzYo92WQweNun7rbQiSziherH8WY0h7H2ylQnWWZ8pdwnCranbztcSpWVzGZkNSZRhu3UcX88ut9X8X963YZtUgYI0PhAOqP_0_8IaX5T7PEsRcZRqJvT3qhtkVqxQzqnHQ_g20LrG3LT3qipOvzIgOSAKuxtZ3zf/s320/20240216_163011.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;This was a real steal: a machinists chest, with a front cover that can be locked in placed the drawers are in good shape.&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/AVvXsEjGlLBos6W4KClXszkjsKFCqXrm6VZvATTyf38BC6fWLMrjf7XlLeGPaKuHcanZvH2QUjgpyohiTpJjqBLRrN9VEnYcBOB2ixVrk7SXRy8vuWaWU72AE7IOBGORPb-4cjE5VY31EyW5UPnxjl1gBlPnv1vZbiZQj_5SvuJUoCFBVqQCBe84nB30jaD7/s2160/20240216_162952.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/AVvXsEjGlLBos6W4KClXszkjsKFCqXrm6VZvATTyf38BC6fWLMrjf7XlLeGPaKuHcanZvH2QUjgpyohiTpJjqBLRrN9VEnYcBOB2ixVrk7SXRy8vuWaWU72AE7IOBGORPb-4cjE5VY31EyW5UPnxjl1gBlPnv1vZbiZQj_5SvuJUoCFBVqQCBe84nB30jaD7/s320/20240216_162952.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Cool old tin box&amp;nbsp;&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/AVvXsEg7QWj2nQV7ODF-3JJNHrzfPjdplFQhaGyTiHnU_VdiE7Y_Y3I7yziOJJqzBeNFP2UlcS4B_oY5shwcPU98u0qU-XVyPBcIIhkVN1BawBemSXDgHZrQDuLtgsnbwqHvUV8OQ67XZNdmADR5j5A7A123hPjwK8IeNFHIXTMkCeMzzntQW6_I7ogScD7t/s2160/20240216_162421.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/AVvXsEg7QWj2nQV7ODF-3JJNHrzfPjdplFQhaGyTiHnU_VdiE7Y_Y3I7yziOJJqzBeNFP2UlcS4B_oY5shwcPU98u0qU-XVyPBcIIhkVN1BawBemSXDgHZrQDuLtgsnbwqHvUV8OQ67XZNdmADR5j5A7A123hPjwK8IeNFHIXTMkCeMzzntQW6_I7ogScD7t/s320/20240216_162421.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and crock bowls, often called milk bowls because they were used after milking to allow the cream to rise for skimming. I havevalso seen them referred to as dough bowls.&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/AVvXsEgS23tI7u_8PeLrPjeLtBVBaL88fLi5zvkiKWbywH4jPRXyk7YmGiSkBRyr_pId8jaxcMc2nR6nWnycw-4BgxJZBY80nyGVCMddB2dNyBeALUF3junWKvOwcReqTEQKV25-OKqnzOSqSvd69uN6yM_8A3sbbOR6yso7U951FO1P5EN1obqYkLCkWKs8/s2160/20240216_162400.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/AVvXsEgS23tI7u_8PeLrPjeLtBVBaL88fLi5zvkiKWbywH4jPRXyk7YmGiSkBRyr_pId8jaxcMc2nR6nWnycw-4BgxJZBY80nyGVCMddB2dNyBeALUF3junWKvOwcReqTEQKV25-OKqnzOSqSvd69uN6yM_8A3sbbOR6yso7U951FO1P5EN1obqYkLCkWKs8/s320/20240216_162400.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;This is a wall-mounted coffee grinder. There is glass in the front that allows you to see how many beans you have left. This one came with an extra glass pane.&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/AVvXsEhLC5r6qrSuDqnJFVvZuRwkCovi_55P3t3ViRHJ4AkDFU5xGkA3yMgA8XTUtHwukXBanVjOVl136Tl2_rD3ZyfGSJoB1g8NG5Kp13M1IWXdQgZo9wAIfE4RMCFlIH1jbVmsWhxIUIh70OPHlrswd5tIhTcjI4UEbPM3FlAiQE99dLgAVK1Ah5Zq80Y6/s2160/20240216_162405.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/AVvXsEhLC5r6qrSuDqnJFVvZuRwkCovi_55P3t3ViRHJ4AkDFU5xGkA3yMgA8XTUtHwukXBanVjOVl136Tl2_rD3ZyfGSJoB1g8NG5Kp13M1IWXdQgZo9wAIfE4RMCFlIH1jbVmsWhxIUIh70OPHlrswd5tIhTcjI4UEbPM3FlAiQE99dLgAVK1Ah5Zq80Y6/s320/20240216_162405.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Good-sized copper kettle with one tiny crack along the seam.this is like the one we used forvapple butter, but smaller.&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/AVvXsEgsq1rUt5-2oXlYeAJ0Kcx5ZwubZ10WNPq6IS4TJCp8_IinsEB_h-rpR8Te9Q38rveWlXa-3G7ltmO5efKyTq_dopn16cFB8NHRV53zMN2NrDTfhe1MjLmGlqm7tXOIcbw7ECI0ibQOdc_-OfzktZ8lz8NHrBW98YFpwXS1yYPsAiO7Iyx48WZcBf_s/s2160/20240216_162447.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/AVvXsEgsq1rUt5-2oXlYeAJ0Kcx5ZwubZ10WNPq6IS4TJCp8_IinsEB_h-rpR8Te9Q38rveWlXa-3G7ltmO5efKyTq_dopn16cFB8NHRV53zMN2NrDTfhe1MjLmGlqm7tXOIcbw7ECI0ibQOdc_-OfzktZ8lz8NHrBW98YFpwXS1yYPsAiO7Iyx48WZcBf_s/s320/20240216_162447.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Pfaltzgraff Christmas dishes, 12 plates, a platter, a &quot;Cookies for Santa&quot; plate, and a platter. I don&#39;t much like storing for almost a year, but the price was great. There were two of these oak chairs too.&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/AVvXsEj4AO9iCeKTlzV1PBy7mUhEkA_9Zy67Z9kffN1CDEtwwm4_sTnwexqe5CZ9Rm0nUMATX9M4WkeRW1XZN_whjGmceDCe1GAQ2Ygsb66WA28tHqzL9SmviZbm4GNsEtxuzKNj1lbLXtjlHwsGrsX5yw1oJ_PFC7151gQcHWfVpwbx1mkUe3n63KVCr6wa/s2160/20240216_162341.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/AVvXsEj4AO9iCeKTlzV1PBy7mUhEkA_9Zy67Z9kffN1CDEtwwm4_sTnwexqe5CZ9Rm0nUMATX9M4WkeRW1XZN_whjGmceDCe1GAQ2Ygsb66WA28tHqzL9SmviZbm4GNsEtxuzKNj1lbLXtjlHwsGrsX5yw1oJ_PFC7151gQcHWfVpwbx1mkUe3n63KVCr6wa/s320/20240216_162341.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The sweetest vintage bags. Two in good shape, one damaged. Ah well.&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/AVvXsEhgY9dBOuP8DIly0qGeob-LESfKPYiBZww2oB8BlbafbGpE2LwXjIQ7IOnK8gr7GFiNYmkbc7oa8JT5Oh1wuJkCQDlWSvAcscv68T8Bds0DENLLV4SFQYEBhwNFI5U2k6HYbatdKPMbIyLYnrwqmhbNegIR5_QR1YTDVqxHcpGMBhmZI0KQNmWMfEOl/s2160/20240216_162314.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/AVvXsEhgY9dBOuP8DIly0qGeob-LESfKPYiBZww2oB8BlbafbGpE2LwXjIQ7IOnK8gr7GFiNYmkbc7oa8JT5Oh1wuJkCQDlWSvAcscv68T8Bds0DENLLV4SFQYEBhwNFI5U2k6HYbatdKPMbIyLYnrwqmhbNegIR5_QR1YTDVqxHcpGMBhmZI0KQNmWMfEOl/s320/20240216_162314.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;More vintage kitchenware&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/AVvXsEjLvgPht6419FUET6JSEHDmltWqjNHcuJUHcYlmakTXo8TDTqB2N3k4TXgIKJshwL_sm6ZO1D_wmlewNipBPOeVwGeS6g5SRxxp3Eurp4OZnhV-IAp5oU5DhXCBx_glTHQLWWSMOjdVOAifslI6ZHwkYmqLDD0Vn5x-HpaZOSL_CP6Sri0_ASTetL_7/s2160/20240216_162307.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/AVvXsEjLvgPht6419FUET6JSEHDmltWqjNHcuJUHcYlmakTXo8TDTqB2N3k4TXgIKJshwL_sm6ZO1D_wmlewNipBPOeVwGeS6g5SRxxp3Eurp4OZnhV-IAp5oU5DhXCBx_glTHQLWWSMOjdVOAifslI6ZHwkYmqLDD0Vn5x-HpaZOSL_CP6Sri0_ASTetL_7/s320/20240216_162307.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;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Mixed lot of glassware and ceramics,&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/AVvXsEhdBaAaW8bi83FJoOhm1Bd1o37jafVf3MAZti-c-6SIq1eM0gDC7bAocjT-UIdDVnPrJmwpSNyKL9Zai6Fmm-iQxUyekJ0Njf3ZfjXJrTdmhDnVquPJWWkR63FG0KSlhFYTe8igRlHO83ifZXx5sNvi6rh-JkbLckYhg9h3AY4DhZoX7D2fOmpRDT78/s2160/20240216_162259.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/AVvXsEhdBaAaW8bi83FJoOhm1Bd1o37jafVf3MAZti-c-6SIq1eM0gDC7bAocjT-UIdDVnPrJmwpSNyKL9Zai6Fmm-iQxUyekJ0Njf3ZfjXJrTdmhDnVquPJWWkR63FG0KSlhFYTe8igRlHO83ifZXx5sNvi6rh-JkbLckYhg9h3AY4DhZoX7D2fOmpRDT78/s320/20240216_162259.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yeah a Harley Davidson landlines phone. I know, no one uses them anymore, but it is a great display piece. I hope.&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/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6miB1FXwSDYOdcOTXqvcJiOeIhYJ3zckJJR9YeZmEQqvBttfZY8CisNgQgyp-Mth_L28jOMhdYxbofpR8l70Oehn56NqugocPYYUg_ptKfWuyW6C5eitboAoicjJCf02Vu5X01-rWiZshCe1vLflUT_1bjJdjNgA5cFS5SBTjoNvlc3GmNWRR_UYQ/s2160/20240216_162252.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/AVvXsEi6miB1FXwSDYOdcOTXqvcJiOeIhYJ3zckJJR9YeZmEQqvBttfZY8CisNgQgyp-Mth_L28jOMhdYxbofpR8l70Oehn56NqugocPYYUg_ptKfWuyW6C5eitboAoicjJCf02Vu5X01-rWiZshCe1vLflUT_1bjJdjNgA5cFS5SBTjoNvlc3GmNWRR_UYQ/s320/20240216_162252.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&gt;And a Harley lamp, also a surprisingly good buy.&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/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFVlWy2Dw8T4IrOqt3xAxQuJgpx2K1o5jg3pxS99FUEXz-y6XHSmbkivPoGwMLCUOQg6Tc1zmET9qTo4B3p1q9s2THnRSOcvz8XLRAbzHMqbcE4SOWs7u4AJlUKw-4Q_wwqBypuH-_ZVa2nXEceRUOx4XsHY5YDYU1zJ3oLzV1bBquBNRcFILrEfIA/s2160/20240216_164105.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/AVvXsEjFVlWy2Dw8T4IrOqt3xAxQuJgpx2K1o5jg3pxS99FUEXz-y6XHSmbkivPoGwMLCUOQg6Tc1zmET9qTo4B3p1q9s2THnRSOcvz8XLRAbzHMqbcE4SOWs7u4AJlUKw-4Q_wwqBypuH-_ZVa2nXEceRUOx4XsHY5YDYU1zJ3oLzV1bBquBNRcFILrEfIA/s320/20240216_164105.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&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;Check this out:&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;&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=AD6v5dxNVYd72E1xW95DxwSfZ7OC3INLEBPzsrkKjLeWt8nsBeaKi06f1vTgiI50qCJDvB4Zztt6nypTV1CaAUoOVA&#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;div&gt;Then there was this cast iron (read &quot;very heavy&quot;) sausage stuffer. I have never used one, have you?&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/AVvXsEiNqNjtcWzWICCzPzQsnsrCudtfD0ZrOnvBJ-9GIK85-_WkB7PYctOlamKbx6u4GNg63_FQz1g9BpjPBApf5f77tBuA8G5V_TKCk1WXVselLnLnFx3RVD_iFOHc9SfXJrCP2Mih4fN21APIdzsCMXxnTcvSaNW-ApP2EQ_EEVOJZI3FrSUNqG22EPg-/s2160/20240216_162206.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/AVvXsEiNqNjtcWzWICCzPzQsnsrCudtfD0ZrOnvBJ-9GIK85-_WkB7PYctOlamKbx6u4GNg63_FQz1g9BpjPBApf5f77tBuA8G5V_TKCk1WXVselLnLnFx3RVD_iFOHc9SfXJrCP2Mih4fN21APIdzsCMXxnTcvSaNW-ApP2EQ_EEVOJZI3FrSUNqG22EPg-/s320/20240216_162206.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;A nice, somewhat different butter churn. The wine glasses were with the Christmas plates.&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/AVvXsEhnnRpPxL1k9bDaFAq_IfFgLC9ZMTzp4ccchtcc2jgtlkFmffgiB3pMpr3-2Tc7m_2UL8T49USKz_hDXEBgntbsJefCK4Nt-YNj3H0BJE4Wy6CDdR6gyVNPs7kiEeQVeQna6cGbLZXfWMBiqLai_ISNdTHIAuVQ2YXPijsCZxcfobPEwrbFi-DtP_pf/s2160/20240216_162224.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/AVvXsEhnnRpPxL1k9bDaFAq_IfFgLC9ZMTzp4ccchtcc2jgtlkFmffgiB3pMpr3-2Tc7m_2UL8T49USKz_hDXEBgntbsJefCK4Nt-YNj3H0BJE4Wy6CDdR6gyVNPs7kiEeQVeQna6cGbLZXfWMBiqLai_ISNdTHIAuVQ2YXPijsCZxcfobPEwrbFi-DtP_pf/s320/20240216_162224.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Old portraits and old tools,&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/AVvXsEgcwnM22Js_lniHFGRbEGuP_eNBc684DBaKpiGX7q9d_T7CECghBlsc40dNvtfqjJHTPc2TR6r0ymLBQC-flENFC4KIai5dqMSYWL2OzDN2lVEcEl-qSxErnbyP8oCw_2Q5zAVCQSUygCci4fHFjx8Y2WtBOAWP03jV7IxP9k6mIs27Eb1Vg6YGm4Gm/s2160/20240216_162246.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/AVvXsEgcwnM22Js_lniHFGRbEGuP_eNBc684DBaKpiGX7q9d_T7CECghBlsc40dNvtfqjJHTPc2TR6r0ymLBQC-flENFC4KIai5dqMSYWL2OzDN2lVEcEl-qSxErnbyP8oCw_2Q5zAVCQSUygCci4fHFjx8Y2WtBOAWP03jV7IxP9k6mIs27Eb1Vg6YGm4Gm/s320/20240216_162246.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;old quilts in what&#39;s called &quot;cutter&quot; condition, good for crafts,&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/AVvXsEg4e4vjAcQdYQ9H3n_Jfk7gvvZL_bBXWvyqs0e2lAJWg0uxqhiIPZZbFonUi4LNwnz2tPcf_fW1_u6up1ehPVux1KDCcbvy6QYZFR6pdfao_XEMUbfuHp7LrzstqqmOQQRT0Wk0S9pmVm-PA_3e7OCvIZ_wwTXqYHpVzHag5sSiMRVKgRTDxnapQzMx/s2160/20240216_162941.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/AVvXsEg4e4vjAcQdYQ9H3n_Jfk7gvvZL_bBXWvyqs0e2lAJWg0uxqhiIPZZbFonUi4LNwnz2tPcf_fW1_u6up1ehPVux1KDCcbvy6QYZFR6pdfao_XEMUbfuHp7LrzstqqmOQQRT0Wk0S9pmVm-PA_3e7OCvIZ_wwTXqYHpVzHag5sSiMRVKgRTDxnapQzMx/s320/20240216_162941.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;a draw knife and a hay hook.&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/AVvXsEgQ8ow1mgcAJRrsQlbUeXPLIrdn4WqmjvNEXKmqzCqhTPyxsNYolTQ-Zqu0334cvKORP1-JXRAj21hYbEbjAbKnOyJ-EiSRXSRcxafxSBXVhl3ERkiiItggXlXaKKkK8lE8OxXZwa4odsH8cHc1KK-KSIRbArGfeKCiFJILn8ToJgzOVoTdEkmwqKFp/s2160/20240216_162318.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/AVvXsEgQ8ow1mgcAJRrsQlbUeXPLIrdn4WqmjvNEXKmqzCqhTPyxsNYolTQ-Zqu0334cvKORP1-JXRAj21hYbEbjAbKnOyJ-EiSRXSRcxafxSBXVhl3ERkiiItggXlXaKKkK8lE8OxXZwa4odsH8cHc1KK-KSIRbArGfeKCiFJILn8ToJgzOVoTdEkmwqKFp/s320/20240216_162318.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There was also a handmade wooden hay rake, a wood stand for washtubs, some wood boxes...and I think that was it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tomorrow I will be researching, pricing, and packing all this stuff neatly into totes. And we will be set for a few weeks for re-stocking.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So, back to the first photo...anyone know what it is? Tell us in the comments!&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/02/change-of-plans-and-auction-pickup.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/AVvXsEhVSbqcv4SJMd81pXmnmeE0IJc3adZY0g4fn_J4D2CLjJDzrA-w-B5KqAzW2Y1ETzCtcrMfhTYTAgy5D93thSImfgdkqXLiStDTF9PBy7GW-mZr71BTtd_vkIgUrJb7kbRzTb_t7ZaHCh3p9jR6-k7YffJrHjHfVl0pysk4EyEdQ545m-lEytxwl3Xd/s72-c/20240216_162305.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>8</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-247950924698115569</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-02-15T11:36:47.510-05:00</atom:updated><title>Spring? And the Big Maple</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;34°f this morning, or 1°C. Warming quickly, currently&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;52°.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Is it Spring already? Some plants seem to think so. My crocus are beginning to bloom,&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/AVvXsEgU7e9a7gBfPdCOvOg0WOrksRYbSR4ufcpGuVk55GEsguh8gK94tB3JNvlvMTsA13u4hGA-adJnVOCHMixlwelmf0DNAhJxUdB_WLYwNJkBLMRpQdqjVItCnGciCGtYKnSbMntzU0GPRMMBTRSjiitRRVoOiVyy_T8-Kvb9N0aUYHnzBrg9lUgu3CJ-/s2160/20240214_150257.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7e9a7gBfPdCOvOg0WOrksRYbSR4ufcpGuVk55GEsguh8gK94tB3JNvlvMTsA13u4hGA-adJnVOCHMixlwelmf0DNAhJxUdB_WLYwNJkBLMRpQdqjVItCnGciCGtYKnSbMntzU0GPRMMBTRSjiitRRVoOiVyy_T8-Kvb9N0aUYHnzBrg9lUgu3CJ-/w400-h400/20240214_150257.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&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;and the big maple out front is budding out.&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/AVvXsEiCcicbfzcBNPJ1IA1KOgpGFIDeKcplHvirXRpHWG4-PN772MeIASMjX0tUhb8gPlxi6r7hqvs9YVHcSIvDGVl7CHM6bxoBw5ZKAsBaHYLyr_LrC18bmpGOQVdHipu7eaN6bLRNxUXIH0ugKWz_bWJl6_t9OTJy4VLW98CmFmIT-CC_KGTjHziLZwnC/s2160/20240215_111714.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcicbfzcBNPJ1IA1KOgpGFIDeKcplHvirXRpHWG4-PN772MeIASMjX0tUhb8gPlxi6r7hqvs9YVHcSIvDGVl7CHM6bxoBw5ZKAsBaHYLyr_LrC18bmpGOQVdHipu7eaN6bLRNxUXIH0ugKWz_bWJl6_t9OTJy4VLW98CmFmIT-CC_KGTjHziLZwnC/w400-h400/20240215_111714.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Of course, both of these are always early, and indeed the maple often gets bitten back two or three times because of its foolhardy ways. But ih, this balmy breeze! Cold will return tomorrow, so I hear, so it&#39;s a &quot;gather ye rosebuds while ye may&quot; kind of day.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Speaking of the big maple, this tree is now 46 years old. We planted it as a sapling from a friend&#39;s yard. He had actually tied it in a knot, trying to kill it off. That didn&#39;t do anything except make a place in the tree that is now rotting out.&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/AVvXsEiQCTV1FDgXjFGb5W05mVNAj23NTu-3LuT6WfERiC2WcN-9seU6Nx9CSD1n628tsAjOcNoYp2CM1f2nHWCf8HQrxkVUUMgJeMwMYlnN6ke54BSRM_Nhfd6oW_a31M31W6LzKtZpEZi3rUQpABp0x8q5TUQ1D_qOYxvehfaJDc_7DZBpevtB71DbmxuX/s2160/20240215_111751.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCTV1FDgXjFGb5W05mVNAj23NTu-3LuT6WfERiC2WcN-9seU6Nx9CSD1n628tsAjOcNoYp2CM1f2nHWCf8HQrxkVUUMgJeMwMYlnN6ke54BSRM_Nhfd6oW_a31M31W6LzKtZpEZi3rUQpABp0x8q5TUQ1D_qOYxvehfaJDc_7DZBpevtB71DbmxuX/w400-h400/20240215_111751.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;We had considered cutting the tree down a few years back because it is too close to the house, especially since we expanded the deck and added the log room. But then it lost the big limb that had us most worried, and since it now leans away from the house we decided to keep its shade as long as we can. It does block the view, and drops thousands of leaves and twigs every year, but that shade! It is worth the hassle.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And look, a squirrel has made the tree its 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/AVvXsEj7vAmaUD6m4D_pZnjmunJdYqDMj39bL1dBKxbrMekMeKRXsQysv0IwsIKlcYA8a10cW5uMQHyM8ky_RzsC7TlgZStZo-Kzn9HS6mDJoUMbYY5Ys4tGmoCCfYzwKwkizEMln-jhp5gLqXwtozMsU52x2P74KrrCxTwq6nm1AWKIz6Jh1-CiYt03z0TF/s2160/20240215_111718.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vAmaUD6m4D_pZnjmunJdYqDMj39bL1dBKxbrMekMeKRXsQysv0IwsIKlcYA8a10cW5uMQHyM8ky_RzsC7TlgZStZo-Kzn9HS6mDJoUMbYY5Ys4tGmoCCfYzwKwkizEMln-jhp5gLqXwtozMsU52x2P74KrrCxTwq6nm1AWKIz6Jh1-CiYt03z0TF/w400-h400/20240215_111718.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hundreds of birds have lit on its branches and built nests well hidden from view in those 46 years. At one time grandchildren clambered up into its reaches, too.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;How long will the tree hold on? There is no way of knowing,&amp;nbsp; of course, but my hope is that it will still be standing when I finally leave this place.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  23. Copyright Susanna Holstein. All rights reserved. No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/02/spring-and-big-maple.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/AVvXsEgU7e9a7gBfPdCOvOg0WOrksRYbSR4ufcpGuVk55GEsguh8gK94tB3JNvlvMTsA13u4hGA-adJnVOCHMixlwelmf0DNAhJxUdB_WLYwNJkBLMRpQdqjVItCnGciCGtYKnSbMntzU0GPRMMBTRSjiitRRVoOiVyy_T8-Kvb9N0aUYHnzBrg9lUgu3CJ-/s72-w400-h400-c/20240214_150257.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>5</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-6238458913671204541</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 15:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-02-14T10:15:08.384-05:00</atom:updated><title>A Heart Kind of Day</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;30°f yesterday morning, or -1°C. Clear and sunny after a wild night of heavy rain, followed by light snow, which melted off before 9am. Today, snow showers and 32°f (0°).&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Happy Valentine&#39;s Day, friends! A cold one here for sure, but lovely and warm inside. We are off to a nearby town today for some junkies and lunch, I hope, in a sweet little cafe we have not yet been to.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I don&#39;t decorate for Valentine&#39;s day every year; I guess it has been several years since I got out the things I have collected over the years. But this year as I cleaned and sorted, I came upon the decorations and decided to put them out.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Flowers from Larry, heart shaped stones collected here and there or gifted to me, and pictures of most of my grandchildren.&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/AVvXsEgDvqkXcpnNf-FJ7HP1TwS31iostaGekcjUKlMCaxYoe_NTNtMO6_ddJsGAR_JL62kUISixSf_af1y4gVPoES2bVw1umtPe0ZtG7n-JC9EyKXIPS0YRRhCQBHbKH015ba8KogYTZDh7Ek9OPVsQi5ufMD5EeIOrWvoEBPk0r8jCDblRHo0U4EdhVab6/s2160/20240214_084116.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvqkXcpnNf-FJ7HP1TwS31iostaGekcjUKlMCaxYoe_NTNtMO6_ddJsGAR_JL62kUISixSf_af1y4gVPoES2bVw1umtPe0ZtG7n-JC9EyKXIPS0YRRhCQBHbKH015ba8KogYTZDh7Ek9OPVsQi5ufMD5EeIOrWvoEBPk0r8jCDblRHo0U4EdhVab6/w400-h400/20240214_084116.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;On the mantle,&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/AVvXsEh6EI3Ef4mWzhwMr1mByhd3jfxAyTmQcORdZBMeKaRNZVm4B8i8QhCt7tqCkaDmkriIajt6ZXCuGiGo7Sm9DoG-FwUwSUYCB_YRFrDcVHrToFawJ2-Mdf6GX8VCoCo2gbPNfDOpFhy9PkEppF8Dt0DIGSQuEsh3b_0XiqpKeOyYPxKZIVIUktZSk41A/s2160/20240214_084208.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/AVvXsEh6EI3Ef4mWzhwMr1mByhd3jfxAyTmQcORdZBMeKaRNZVm4B8i8QhCt7tqCkaDmkriIajt6ZXCuGiGo7Sm9DoG-FwUwSUYCB_YRFrDcVHrToFawJ2-Mdf6GX8VCoCo2gbPNfDOpFhy9PkEppF8Dt0DIGSQuEsh3b_0XiqpKeOyYPxKZIVIUktZSk41A/s320/20240214_084208.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;and on the buffet, red and clear glass mingle.&amp;nbsp;&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/AVvXsEgoGtwdvkNnXD9W9f8FhqqhAOJ090MKPf3rFCDPr7QPsGxkQa4R1U50oDRep6bY2uC6Zj5MMFnYlGiqoMwIT48B9PLm03j02tXjaaQh1DnYEXpLVbYs9ZiK2HxB0_Wmn0r4WliCVqSTR3K319aaTPZuv8aO8dLlRZEpo8w0VOzdrj73Orbxo0BrWLTo/s2160/20240214_100551.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/AVvXsEgoGtwdvkNnXD9W9f8FhqqhAOJ090MKPf3rFCDPr7QPsGxkQa4R1U50oDRep6bY2uC6Zj5MMFnYlGiqoMwIT48B9PLm03j02tXjaaQh1DnYEXpLVbYs9ZiK2HxB0_Wmn0r4WliCVqSTR3K319aaTPZuv8aO8dLlRZEpo8w0VOzdrj73Orbxo0BrWLTo/s320/20240214_100551.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/AVvXsEjkHXSMNFCELXshYpaFXOdy3X0OmJdIIg8lcxVva8StfFzzkUo7Enkzz2trkym8NBWKMGN6VKWHFpZhvJV_oYfAcnsJ7UIkizUs60rWCFEFKAoG4lNnpF07StEC3IJ4XdD45QbTsTEDIG-Gd8SbrrynTbbv-1nwKOrHIx2C0dc24-ejki4uqsY3fTLE/s2103/20240214_100450.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;2103&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2103&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHXSMNFCELXshYpaFXOdy3X0OmJdIIg8lcxVva8StfFzzkUo7Enkzz2trkym8NBWKMGN6VKWHFpZhvJV_oYfAcnsJ7UIkizUs60rWCFEFKAoG4lNnpF07StEC3IJ4XdD45QbTsTEDIG-Gd8SbrrynTbbv-1nwKOrHIx2C0dc24-ejki4uqsY3fTLE/s320/20240214_100450.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the living room, just a few collected oddities.&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/AVvXsEhz2Cnze-WZtrgYhR9K2WSqBo7ZL8ewHEGw4Hj21fRZ2Bk5wZ1usquvislFNK1zTJJTFlRWWOMKAb3cNJ-XdeY1D-aQ20s-kxg8Yjg8fdDn9EVC3zZ-Y5hq_868fRHkgbOpd5ydt6Fdr0XPYdFuqKJAhJegOAr_Jvba_fBedAQvRuX2-T3Sehm-EeaJ/s2160/20240214_084611.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/AVvXsEhz2Cnze-WZtrgYhR9K2WSqBo7ZL8ewHEGw4Hj21fRZ2Bk5wZ1usquvislFNK1zTJJTFlRWWOMKAb3cNJ-XdeY1D-aQ20s-kxg8Yjg8fdDn9EVC3zZ-Y5hq_868fRHkgbOpd5ydt6Fdr0XPYdFuqKJAhJegOAr_Jvba_fBedAQvRuX2-T3Sehm-EeaJ/s320/20240214_084611.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I found this plate a few years ago. Such a sweet sentiment.&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/AVvXsEhY4HI_Q6WqBlksuZR3-phLFTLAH8uLNdci-VTouMWuyVtlqUSy_cOQfrnFoO8WZaUenQD72DFB27LAM2LNcxIUgaKtXS5Mfr_o0lZwwz3YWg_STj1DZ_dtRyuQASYwJbT8Z7h6DD7urB1ZCC9m-ps7YrnLg4ErwTbD9aAo-pNYUvrJyM0ZkQ2nDY1c/s2160/20240214_084634.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/AVvXsEhY4HI_Q6WqBlksuZR3-phLFTLAH8uLNdci-VTouMWuyVtlqUSy_cOQfrnFoO8WZaUenQD72DFB27LAM2LNcxIUgaKtXS5Mfr_o0lZwwz3YWg_STj1DZ_dtRyuQASYwJbT8Z7h6DD7urB1ZCC9m-ps7YrnLg4ErwTbD9aAo-pNYUvrJyM0ZkQ2nDY1c/s320/20240214_084634.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;A collage I made a while back, with an antique milk glass heart dish.&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/AVvXsEhbkFhjiDwhgjzjh-AWu-wEYXQ3jaCFvXicia7MA0XxL8Ehyphenhyphen-U4r2pOf7L0HntKPeLA7w0hxRLukFiE1o_c1X19QA4jUyP3f-hZtP19_qHHDXbMxL-Mj4o-ahRnUB7bvBTpU45cBIZTNjlH9BkBK-nEdhF8__W9OIeq_NenGVt2lv8CY0uqeJLD4f_A/s2160/20240214_084648.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/AVvXsEhbkFhjiDwhgjzjh-AWu-wEYXQ3jaCFvXicia7MA0XxL8Ehyphenhyphen-U4r2pOf7L0HntKPeLA7w0hxRLukFiE1o_c1X19QA4jUyP3f-hZtP19_qHHDXbMxL-Mj4o-ahRnUB7bvBTpU45cBIZTNjlH9BkBK-nEdhF8__W9OIeq_NenGVt2lv8CY0uqeJLD4f_A/s320/20240214_084648.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Enjoy your day with your sweetheart! And if you are alone, spend the day treating yourself to some special treats. You deserve it. Sending love and hugs to you all!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&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.</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-heart-kind-of-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/AVvXsEgDvqkXcpnNf-FJ7HP1TwS31iostaGekcjUKlMCaxYoe_NTNtMO6_ddJsGAR_JL62kUISixSf_af1y4gVPoES2bVw1umtPe0ZtG7n-JC9EyKXIPS0YRRhCQBHbKH015ba8KogYTZDh7Ek9OPVsQi5ufMD5EeIOrWvoEBPk0r8jCDblRHo0U4EdhVab6/s72-w400-h400-c/20240214_084116.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>5</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-5494618080306587785</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 01:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-02-12T20:14:15.197-05:00</atom:updated><title>Slow Times</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;43°f this morning, overcast and light 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;Nothing exciting going on around here lately. We did not watch the Super Bowl, so no excitement there except one of our sons won some $$$$ on a football pool or something like that. I don&#39;t know much about such things, but it&#39;s nice he won!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Other than that, we have stuck close to home. I have been doing more clearing out, and Larry straightened up the garage so he could put the tractor in there, freeing up the lean-to for additional rabbit cages given to us by a friend.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I have been working on a few furniture projects, right now focusing on a little desk. It has been a challenge. First, it had so much veneer missing and falling off that we had a lot of work just to deal with that. For the life of me I couldn&#39;t get the front smooth; any more sanding and I think I would have sanded right through the thin wood.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So first I painted it white. And hated it. All the imperfections still showed. More sanding ensued but still not great. I then decided on green chalk paint. Chalk paint makes a dull finish and can be a big help with bad finishes. Three coats later, it looked better, but that front...still not good. (Forgot to take before photos.) I tried stenciling next.&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/AVvXsEgy3mwAnC6qRHYSD-glNv9miTSaKJRYzPJDgIoeuqNjapgAGRWMRyWuu7yaR_T-xHvUkeWtxybGUQaQKTqLUAGkEVSauUIjc5KMmTixfOhXQ5Q9R_5BOxBdpQA2c-Sh7NW1XSvTdNOG8p2MegVenEnD34PJPvbNXRGotHoU58MDDxgZ0Ln371B8VSlI/s2160/20240212_092925.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3mwAnC6qRHYSD-glNv9miTSaKJRYzPJDgIoeuqNjapgAGRWMRyWuu7yaR_T-xHvUkeWtxybGUQaQKTqLUAGkEVSauUIjc5KMmTixfOhXQ5Q9R_5BOxBdpQA2c-Sh7NW1XSvTdNOG8p2MegVenEnD34PJPvbNXRGotHoU58MDDxgZ0Ln371B8VSlI/w400-h400/20240212_092925.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;It looked better, hiding most imperfections. I sanded over the stencil to give it a softer look, then added a decal. Which did not look like I had hoped, most of the color being obscured by the green paint. I should have known that would happen. I used a flat poly over the decal, then used a small brush to add touches of pink, to bring out the color of the roses a bit. That looked better.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Finally, I went over the whole front with whitewash.&amp;nbsp; Now I am pretty satisfied with the look. All it needs is a few coats of wax.&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/AVvXsEiOU8fLavVCskZiiTzrX84uG43TlNjgCTFgaOV-wm5O1By7I4mExA-7ig1efwqPwb5ouCC3syM235ev8wPTV4heGPUr-VkmF19A8cx-x7Z9HB01j9L5QZzVjwZQzOH2RxlMaSEpOjkNGiNhJghmpguKZGYS6nKzTOJzgF25AF7EXT6zbtH9jPlgBX9r/s2160/20240212_200309.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/AVvXsEiOU8fLavVCskZiiTzrX84uG43TlNjgCTFgaOV-wm5O1By7I4mExA-7ig1efwqPwb5ouCC3syM235ev8wPTV4heGPUr-VkmF19A8cx-x7Z9HB01j9L5QZzVjwZQzOH2RxlMaSEpOjkNGiNhJghmpguKZGYS6nKzTOJzgF25AF7EXT6zbtH9jPlgBX9r/s320/20240212_200309.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;I still need to paint the inside pigeonholes, which thank goodness came out of the desk as a unit, and the drawer needs to be sanded, painted, and waxed. Then to paint a chair to go with it, and it&#39;s ready for the booth. A lot more work than I had expected.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Next up is this bad boy.&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/AVvXsEhsW1bdB1xN8FwvYO-acDkFRR3HTFuE9mPDhPe6-Zb5LS_oNbbMIPVknBJL8ElFfxlYerLETGe6hjYa_SLrXqyCirqQwtKxRyJ6Hnc0G_DJnSXLOdzJ_4ShjSNdEXPFpeBXeGEdXWlON9K3RzbhIUTHm8ovrty2Ko4wMvuImjZTVTbrAX2EqBRHgp6B/s2075/20240212_183158.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;2075&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1446&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsW1bdB1xN8FwvYO-acDkFRR3HTFuE9mPDhPe6-Zb5LS_oNbbMIPVknBJL8ElFfxlYerLETGe6hjYa_SLrXqyCirqQwtKxRyJ6Hnc0G_DJnSXLOdzJ_4ShjSNdEXPFpeBXeGEdXWlON9K3RzbhIUTHm8ovrty2Ko4wMvuImjZTVTbrAX2EqBRHgp6B/w279-h400/20240212_183158.jpg&quot; width=&quot;279&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Larry sanded it down and repaired the drawers. I think I will use the same colors already on it, because I kinda like the way it looks.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;With the weather turning cold again, at least I will have plenty to keep me occupied.&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/2024/02/slow-times.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/AVvXsEgy3mwAnC6qRHYSD-glNv9miTSaKJRYzPJDgIoeuqNjapgAGRWMRyWuu7yaR_T-xHvUkeWtxybGUQaQKTqLUAGkEVSauUIjc5KMmTixfOhXQ5Q9R_5BOxBdpQA2c-Sh7NW1XSvTdNOG8p2MegVenEnD34PJPvbNXRGotHoU58MDDxgZ0Ln371B8VSlI/s72-w400-h400-c/20240212_092925.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>10</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-3891495777377032060</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-02-09T09:37:22.403-05:00</atom:updated><title>A Quotable Kid</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;50°f this morning, light overcast. Rain expected later.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thank you all for your comments on my last post. I have scheduled my knee surgery for October 2. As AC noted, I may miss some fall color for a bit, but we do see plenty from the front porch. I am actually looking forward to this, and am already focusing on shedding some weight to make recovery easier. Needs to be done anyway. I made a good start a couple years ago but have plateaued over the past year. Back to it!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But to the title of this post. Great-grandson Ryland has a unique perspective sometimes, and keeps us amazed by what pops out of his mouth.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&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/AVvXsEhx9zpMInp3E6IiS7uykl24chT1AdCuO7ehaqCeC9Xk1sjXuztLY7WQuN5py1aExX5Ov1Fkqs1hvul-ULQFoH3jNlxaXM5_siljKcEDEcmlp9V4V90ndycYZvg4jxR6hKHMXP9UU6ecV_g2EA8MBobkOufyF7Qe4HLobn-a7rFGlN-XXmelfSlzLqBx/s1433/img_4_1700503577811%20(1).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;1433&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1075&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9zpMInp3E6IiS7uykl24chT1AdCuO7ehaqCeC9Xk1sjXuztLY7WQuN5py1aExX5Ov1Fkqs1hvul-ULQFoH3jNlxaXM5_siljKcEDEcmlp9V4V90ndycYZvg4jxR6hKHMXP9UU6ecV_g2EA8MBobkOufyF7Qe4HLobn-a7rFGlN-XXmelfSlzLqBx/w300-h400/img_4_1700503577811%20(1).jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Always a favorite activity for visiting children, gathering the eggs. Sometimes the eggs actually get to the house intact.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For example, when he was here a couple weeks ago, he was fascinated by the pinecone bird feeder and spent some time watching the birds come to and fro. Suddenly he ran into the house, shouting &quot;I just saw the cutest thing! It was a birdpecker!&quot; (What he meant of course, was a woodpecker.)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Coming to our house requires going up a pretty steep hill, and one of the ways to get here is a particularly rugged gravel road (all roads to get here are one-way, and all turn to gravel eventually.)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Anyway, Ryland was riding with our son/his grandpa Derek and they came up that rough hill. Ryland asked, &quot;Why is this hill so big?&quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Derek replied, &quot;I guess God wanted it that way.&quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;When they got to the top, Ryland looked around and said, &quot;I guess He did it for the view. Jesus would love this.&quot;&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/AVvXsEjaZ91zpYkj0-v9WsIHX257Y5ww46YEvcCKswZ49A1ki4TCp4tCqKIgChRnSugdHCtr61nDz7ctB0rw6LwwcwU-LIEP_VWQoqSfFuEIn2IfAZ_x19VPo5hL22oIXJ1BpRFjotYt-AmZe99ABr4inCoVZ3fWx63MuxnnPqiNGG5sRGdn0EaRR8WXjck3/s1075/img_2_1706289671949.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;806&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1075&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZ91zpYkj0-v9WsIHX257Y5ww46YEvcCKswZ49A1ki4TCp4tCqKIgChRnSugdHCtr61nDz7ctB0rw6LwwcwU-LIEP_VWQoqSfFuEIn2IfAZ_x19VPo5hL22oIXJ1BpRFjotYt-AmZe99ABr4inCoVZ3fWx63MuxnnPqiNGG5sRGdn0EaRR8WXjck3/w400-h300/img_2_1706289671949.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;During that same visit, Zealand was playing with a marble tower we keep here for him...actually, we have a whole toy box full of toys for the great-grands.&amp;nbsp; He asked, &quot;Granny, where are all the marbles?&quot;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I said, &quot;I don&#39;t know, I guess they must have left.&quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To which he said, &quot;I think they might have left in my pocket.&quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yes, he keeps us entertained!&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/2024/02/a-quotable-kid.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/AVvXsEhx9zpMInp3E6IiS7uykl24chT1AdCuO7ehaqCeC9Xk1sjXuztLY7WQuN5py1aExX5Ov1Fkqs1hvul-ULQFoH3jNlxaXM5_siljKcEDEcmlp9V4V90ndycYZvg4jxR6hKHMXP9UU6ecV_g2EA8MBobkOufyF7Qe4HLobn-a7rFGlN-XXmelfSlzLqBx/s72-w300-h400-c/img_4_1700503577811%20(1).jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>14</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-5608280438900639411</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2024 15:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-02-06T10:14:14.936-05:00</atom:updated><title>Decision Time</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;30°f this morning, another sunny day on tap. The mud is slowly drying.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My doctor visit yesterday was for a second opinion on my knee. It has been 5 years, maybe longer, since it was x-rayed so a new one was needed.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And the news wasn&#39;t what I wanted to hear.. Apparently it is bone-on-bone on one side of my right knee, with severe arthritis in the back of that knee. Considering what she told me, I guess I have been getting around pretty well with all that mess in there.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So the decision is not if to have a replacement, but when. I had hoped to find some other solution, but it is what it is. (I blame 30 years of driving a standard shift car 100 miles or so a day. All that clutch work!) Since I am 72, I see no sense in putting off surgery since it will only be harder as I age.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Right now I am thinking October. The gardens will be mostly done, and I will have time to heal before the holidays and winter weather.&amp;nbsp; I hate losing that golden month to convalescence but it seems like the best choice.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So onward and upward! Hopefully with less pain and aggravation once this is done.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  31. Copyright Susanna Holstein. All rights reserved. No Republication or Redistribution Allowed without attribution to Susanna Holstein.</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/02/decision-time.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Granny Sue)</author><thr:total>21</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-6678970146443512273</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2024 04:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-02-03T23:27:57.658-05:00</atom:updated><title>Catching Up With Ourselves</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;24°f this morning, with heavy frost and clear skies at last. We missed the full moon last week and have had mostly cloud-covered skies since then.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Another booth day yesterday, and I think we have finally caught up from our two-week weather and company hiatus. We moved the large cabinet into our Ravenswood booth yesterday, and I admit I was thrilled when two strapping young men from the gym beside the antique mall offered to help unload it! Getting it into the van was not easy, and getting it out was interesting too. Now it is in place where we had the Hoosier cabinet, which was sold.&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/AVvXsEjT27bIxjejUtHmfxX30BQKaPoYwEwY_dBHCyaACkTbSXFg2aARMjqpJqPNzcQy3PkIWhKPm8PUFQmd8VlkHkkXsKHM7I5DbJg7n-FK8xNzma4diMRT8bkiHBM-lmqRG_MYJC_VcfpfkMIzzqmbEEYz86FfluOtdfcbWpYu-IBo_8AT2cd80JdZcOyg/s2160/20240202_185346.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;1425&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT27bIxjejUtHmfxX30BQKaPoYwEwY_dBHCyaACkTbSXFg2aARMjqpJqPNzcQy3PkIWhKPm8PUFQmd8VlkHkkXsKHM7I5DbJg7n-FK8xNzma4diMRT8bkiHBM-lmqRG_MYJC_VcfpfkMIzzqmbEEYz86FfluOtdfcbWpYu-IBo_8AT2cd80JdZcOyg/w264-h400/20240202_185346.jpg&quot; width=&quot;264&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div&gt;A few other changes last week:&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/AVvXsEhTRH83NytGaDWhFz_wpiysB9A4wNlEzq2jxTRlRJ48BakKaR9lhbD2j13jsfGOYlxd6enKORfWRf94v-pYt6MwD5Ml0BlJt0hZCexx8VQdiL3bJgjjZtkLn8tSQ_-nZky3QkIiqtnayibo33xdE7O7hMIrxrg27mgTNtpsIa2dZHzN_P4oTFw4ibwg/s2160/20240130_150947.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRH83NytGaDWhFz_wpiysB9A4wNlEzq2jxTRlRJ48BakKaR9lhbD2j13jsfGOYlxd6enKORfWRf94v-pYt6MwD5Ml0BlJt0hZCexx8VQdiL3bJgjjZtkLn8tSQ_-nZky3QkIiqtnayibo33xdE7O7hMIrxrg27mgTNtpsIa2dZHzN_P4oTFw4ibwg/w400-h400/20240130_150947.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I was glad to get this table finished too. After this photo&amp;nbsp; we ended up putting it in the window because we sold a table we had on display in the window, and Thursday we picked up a display case which we put in this spot. No photos of the case yet.&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/AVvXsEiTYm3dSBtCAvO_3GW7FQtNd2wQFtggNYMAIqpUL6Y-5CWbzCe4RtclORkjuyetxdsSOyTcb4nZX-x3T1SIGxO9z8BelNP029ooGfCwl5yy5PoV8FwGDb9tH1fwRMNCsTQK8nWkAW5BhdIkEi4DN76Vog-s_-ucTGOKIk32D8eMQWIG76XdHpiCvxxS/s2160/20240130_151108.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYm3dSBtCAvO_3GW7FQtNd2wQFtggNYMAIqpUL6Y-5CWbzCe4RtclORkjuyetxdsSOyTcb4nZX-x3T1SIGxO9z8BelNP029ooGfCwl5yy5PoV8FwGDb9tH1fwRMNCsTQK8nWkAW5BhdIkEi4DN76Vog-s_-ucTGOKIk32D8eMQWIG76XdHpiCvxxS/w400-h400/20240130_151108.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/AVvXsEgkAbmr9pdFlJV6G6nRyJJIa8EnzGOxA6sDpQDMxwsQdPIi0XAMmF1Bl0CIjrhAstUahy1CJ7qnWYxNbchWzT3Z3PPFJY5vr9nznEtMnYQkeSh_w_AAvEEP5Eb645YDR4PrULqtj3B_nk_rVk2KbpzhFEkuxHHMGUpjMJsllySZFJ734BcZwQrEFzvb/s2160/20240130_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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAbmr9pdFlJV6G6nRyJJIa8EnzGOxA6sDpQDMxwsQdPIi0XAMmF1Bl0CIjrhAstUahy1CJ7qnWYxNbchWzT3Z3PPFJY5vr9nznEtMnYQkeSh_w_AAvEEP5Eb645YDR4PrULqtj3B_nk_rVk2KbpzhFEkuxHHMGUpjMJsllySZFJ734BcZwQrEFzvb/w400-h400/20240130_151035.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/AVvXsEguvALQ9n-ESMj57NjXkekXWeSEZlbDp8yMYbHcNqLjKwcoScSO4DvHB8AQiaVY8ZAmVnbs6134hla_ABZr3A93-vnJyhqENkyAbLe9F4i75mj74sn86XnzCfnWXHP3iJSkHrwFPmXuJv_JeKehsl7R-Qu27NkqMHrzDgwMsvDxlUAU5s61pouFEtLl/s2160/20240130_151044.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvALQ9n-ESMj57NjXkekXWeSEZlbDp8yMYbHcNqLjKwcoScSO4DvHB8AQiaVY8ZAmVnbs6134hla_ABZr3A93-vnJyhqENkyAbLe9F4i75mj74sn86XnzCfnWXHP3iJSkHrwFPmXuJv_JeKehsl7R-Qu27NkqMHrzDgwMsvDxlUAU5s61pouFEtLl/w400-h400/20240130_151044.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;We stocked a bit more in Ripley too, although sales there have slowed down a bit so not much was needed. But we used the opportunity to string up some temporary lights, as some of our space is just too dark. The owners have promised additional lighting but that hasn&#39;t happened yet, so this will do until either they put in more lights or we find something better.&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/AVvXsEjFm_Q6Q5ZxWEV3gDuxGHE4HlhnZa4bU-vzeuj2LC1y_TAS9ATuUif1g-kZUY-ayBRtw1BSFkIiy5CSF2T4YdAVRzdVN8lU8jRCYwt8ArXr8bo-evDJA_LMGxDht8_4CTdmWGML-eijz2kSai02xR9Zk5Zypa6Nw65f9-uMp0DSHlInNt6r6fRfdz0K/s2160/20240202_170426.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFm_Q6Q5ZxWEV3gDuxGHE4HlhnZa4bU-vzeuj2LC1y_TAS9ATuUif1g-kZUY-ayBRtw1BSFkIiy5CSF2T4YdAVRzdVN8lU8jRCYwt8ArXr8bo-evDJA_LMGxDht8_4CTdmWGML-eijz2kSai02xR9Zk5Zypa6Nw65f9-uMp0DSHlInNt6r6fRfdz0K/w400-h400/20240202_170426.jpg&quot; 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That should give us plenty of space to raise all the rabbits we will need. In the afternoon we went out on the flat and began pruning one of our old apple trees. We have neglected them for years because deer usually get any apples they produce, but now that we have more time we want to take better care of them. Both dogs and even the cat had to come along to see what we were doing. Pets are such nosey critters! But honestly they are such fun to have with us.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Such a glorious day, although it was certainly colder where we were on the flat than over across the holler at the house!&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/AVvXsEiSJlDg5k2T98RBtir6OgZdxxCugS3hCeRZ8uBUSlKOZCBsLHJIiS5cHQWp0OqiZEDqTHr7Ldf2q9QesKS5DsZcyxJADUM2dkt6k5kjKcwUygwqC6q9RLOQg-6gMWFtu2Zf90ThevUtHSCNLGkxEJ9V6fs6Bz1XGi5d3fj5ZS6Xc1gOMDwsA4bJydsr/s2160/20240203_165251.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJlDg5k2T98RBtir6OgZdxxCugS3hCeRZ8uBUSlKOZCBsLHJIiS5cHQWp0OqiZEDqTHr7Ldf2q9QesKS5DsZcyxJADUM2dkt6k5kjKcwUygwqC6q9RLOQg-6gMWFtu2Zf90ThevUtHSCNLGkxEJ9V6fs6Bz1XGi5d3fj5ZS6Xc1gOMDwsA4bJydsr/w400-h400/20240203_165251.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/AVvXsEhDLg2HgH0T1GQNsyQ9TZVicEbMJWu1loB0OwTJsYz9OXGfp-qOLHTiOZa14mYKMLZGZdeJAt1ovIJKvB-79JtABnam4nYefvqr8HS_X8yKoDG8O7DSoVaONUQxGyCXI9RBcE179ZLSCFvAAZyWH-rDx_GC4xE-IfosSj6C7tMv5rxMMBWam7vRrhV8/s2160/20240203_165258.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLg2HgH0T1GQNsyQ9TZVicEbMJWu1loB0OwTJsYz9OXGfp-qOLHTiOZa14mYKMLZGZdeJAt1ovIJKvB-79JtABnam4nYefvqr8HS_X8yKoDG8O7DSoVaONUQxGyCXI9RBcE179ZLSCFvAAZyWH-rDx_GC4xE-IfosSj6C7tMv5rxMMBWam7vRrhV8/w400-h400/20240203_165258.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/AVvXsEgjj_k5dHFTAs2ND5Mt3W8_3m7A_Ispt_LURFN1RzI0KwTuwv59uDdfwK20iYfJ9pzCqCxar7TqnQ2UZ_1d8kRi68D_jwnx_2GGv2-k2zYgAv2umxLAcCWG8bmHXoFN3O2M6z9YU01oMpFjFph6ytKKj-9zo_tnGt145INNcaXWnuNfJ5d13PQlJjBK/s2160/20240203_165338.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjj_k5dHFTAs2ND5Mt3W8_3m7A_Ispt_LURFN1RzI0KwTuwv59uDdfwK20iYfJ9pzCqCxar7TqnQ2UZ_1d8kRi68D_jwnx_2GGv2-k2zYgAv2umxLAcCWG8bmHXoFN3O2M6z9YU01oMpFjFph6ytKKj-9zo_tnGt145INNcaXWnuNfJ5d13PQlJjBK/w400-h400/20240203_165338.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Done and heading to the house. We will go back out Tuesday to finish up the first tree, then we have 3 or 4 more to do.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Larry took the old wagon road, from the days when a trail led down our hill to Bucket Run at the far edge of our acreage. I preferred to take the low road!&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/AVvXsEhDmTmOGtL5QwuLkJYWNDwieyVwHqfm36yo5C5zofyWgl-qeOQiQpbNWFHNPpgaunfJRM9AcNPSfdF4n-VDn1HW2v7oQQavfUxIf63BHPqrTjzXYq0YgMPRyUmHw07G3aZPEwfEKOz6ujGyP_cmclVhIroFqOQPx3idQTwpcC7Ge4qiGZx_aIk8QPvI/s2160/20240203_165600.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmTmOGtL5QwuLkJYWNDwieyVwHqfm36yo5C5zofyWgl-qeOQiQpbNWFHNPpgaunfJRM9AcNPSfdF4n-VDn1HW2v7oQQavfUxIf63BHPqrTjzXYq0YgMPRyUmHw07G3aZPEwfEKOz6ujGyP_cmclVhIroFqOQPx3idQTwpcC7Ge4qiGZx_aIk8QPvI/w400-h400/20240203_165600.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;On the way back to the house I noticed that the hellebores were starting to bloom! I will have to cut back their old foliage this week. So nice to see these early harbingers of Spring, right on schedule with Imbolc, the old Celtic first day of Spring.&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/AVvXsEjlRXSQt6FwFodL0REOOj4N_oRuBHTRTJh4vtbM_hh9E72WmtS4F3m6-33QKsDV7jwaZTUNtdqyg7aaynVW7ICvO6U3apunJiM0zqsT3_RHHghU6qhvkGtR8KLqgEq-dPSKe7aODJDABdmLop15FEepjVGX8_gyOM8HacHJhqhM_3RfoQPSUkilBRRS/s2160/20240203_170336.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRXSQt6FwFodL0REOOj4N_oRuBHTRTJh4vtbM_hh9E72WmtS4F3m6-33QKsDV7jwaZTUNtdqyg7aaynVW7ICvO6U3apunJiM0zqsT3_RHHghU6qhvkGtR8KLqgEq-dPSKe7aODJDABdmLop15FEepjVGX8_gyOM8HacHJhqhM_3RfoQPSUkilBRRS/w400-h400/20240203_170336.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tomorrow we will be on the road again for an auction pickup, and Monday I have that rescheduled appointment for a second opinion on my knee. After that, I &lt;i&gt;hope&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;I can stay home for a few days! I really dislike having to go out so often but it&#39;s been a necessary evil this past week. I have a stack of new-to-me books to read. Fingers crossed that I will get to stay here and do just that.&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/2024/02/catching-up-with-ourselves.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/AVvXsEjT27bIxjejUtHmfxX30BQKaPoYwEwY_dBHCyaACkTbSXFg2aARMjqpJqPNzcQy3PkIWhKPm8PUFQmd8VlkHkkXsKHM7I5DbJg7n-FK8xNzma4diMRT8bkiHBM-lmqRG_MYJC_VcfpfkMIzzqmbEEYz86FfluOtdfcbWpYu-IBo_8AT2cd80JdZcOyg/s72-w264-h400-c/20240202_185346.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>11</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-1865994972467139904</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 16:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-02-01T11:21:42.239-05:00</atom:updated><title>Cabin, Rabbits, Amish and More.</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;34°f this morning, 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;My what a week this has been already.&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/AVvXsEgmfgHcv_RA_gdflsjxyr9VvHgCAZoEAEqBdUbEd4Ij7dAWOj8fltUYrbfV-BjvAzNYyBpyPBsWr8TejpHqLbcAbkdODmvXqG4g5hMTapTVOAJdPUXCF4IYO6VYaWouWeIQPaldPpDVUYUz1vmTNqcDdMCQD0xRbJaqkZYr5SGF3_4MiMfeRDkRDQou/s2160/20240131_130710.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfgHcv_RA_gdflsjxyr9VvHgCAZoEAEqBdUbEd4Ij7dAWOj8fltUYrbfV-BjvAzNYyBpyPBsWr8TejpHqLbcAbkdODmvXqG4g5hMTapTVOAJdPUXCF4IYO6VYaWouWeIQPaldPpDVUYUz1vmTNqcDdMCQD0xRbJaqkZYr5SGF3_4MiMfeRDkRDQou/w400-h400/20240131_130710.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Saturday I worked on ebay, took the dogs for a walk, and worked out in the garden a bit, believe it or not. Sarah and Derek worked on the cabin and Larry worked on getting another rabbit hutch ready for occupants. I made vegetable and venison soup so everyone could eat when it was convenient. Haley and Hannah arrived with Hannah&#39;s little boy Ryland, and in the evening,&amp;nbsp; they and Sarah went bowling while Larry, Derek and I went out for ribs. Yum! They missed out big time!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then Monday we were waiting for the windows for Sarah&#39;s cabin to arrive. They hadn&#39;t come by 11, so she and Derek went up the hill...to find the truck already there! None of us heard it, and apparently they had been up there for &lt;i&gt;3 hours &lt;/i&gt;without letting anyone know...and they were stuck in the mud. Geesh. So Derek pulled them out, then he and Sarah worked on the outhouse for a few hours. A friend of Sarah&#39;s arrived, and they came down to learn how to dress out rabbits. Sarah&#39;s friend was a little shell-shocked by the experience, but Sarah did the second rabbit by herself. Dinner, of course, was rabbit, again in the garlic and wine sauce, with brown rice and salad. Delicious. Even the friend admitted it was good.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sarah was ready to leave for the airport when more of her building supplies arrived Tuesday morning. So it was a real rush getting the truck unloaded, but Derek was her to take her to the airport so they managed to get it done and got her to Columbus on time. Whew.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;After she left, we were off to our Ravenswood booth to do a reset of some of the furniture to give it all a fresh look. Four hours later I was beat!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then yesterday, my friend Tamara and I went north about 2 1/2 hours to Ohio Amish country. What. A. Day. We went to Berlin Seed company where I was in high heaven. So many seeds!&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/AVvXsEhJeAeXN467kAIkvf2cjFMXSufrgREGk_Ve6MZJeZC-R-LcvGyqo43i3RiGxVoTAWO3ibmal_-6MBAWCWRajf3Zcl9tZOid-YgbyHWd9tRtb3ofQ3f1w4QEr104kXpID4p2sO54dtpwoZCnaf9ibgnqWQGntj0lbXwFhgAp8HHyJPEZGfxnxc3KJ5EH/s2160/20240131_120557.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeAeXN467kAIkvf2cjFMXSufrgREGk_Ve6MZJeZC-R-LcvGyqo43i3RiGxVoTAWO3ibmal_-6MBAWCWRajf3Zcl9tZOid-YgbyHWd9tRtb3ofQ3f1w4QEr104kXpID4p2sO54dtpwoZCnaf9ibgnqWQGntj0lbXwFhgAp8HHyJPEZGfxnxc3KJ5EH/w400-h400/20240131_120557.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;I bought a sinful amount, I can tell you, but now I only need my special jalapeno seeds and I will have everything I need. I also bought jar lids because they were about half the price of the ones in the stores here.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tamara really knows her way around up there, and goes at least once a month to shop the Amish grocery stores and other places. She knew every thrift shop, and I guess I loaded up her truck! We didn&#39;t get home until 9pm, a 13-hour fun day. I hope we go again. She is great company. I was amazed at the variety of good, locally raised food. How I wish we had a store like that here.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Today we are off in a bit to try to buy a display case for our Ravenswood booth. Then I have to finish painting a cabinet for Ravenswood,&amp;nbsp; which we will take over tomorrow. Maybe Saturday I can catch my breath!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Oh, and rabbit. rabbit,&amp;nbsp; rabbit! And Happy Imbolc! We are halfway to the Spring Equinox!&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.</description><link>http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2024/02/cabin-rabbits-amish-and-more.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/AVvXsEgmfgHcv_RA_gdflsjxyr9VvHgCAZoEAEqBdUbEd4Ij7dAWOj8fltUYrbfV-BjvAzNYyBpyPBsWr8TejpHqLbcAbkdODmvXqG4g5hMTapTVOAJdPUXCF4IYO6VYaWouWeIQPaldPpDVUYUz1vmTNqcDdMCQD0xRbJaqkZYr5SGF3_4MiMfeRDkRDQou/s72-w400-h400-c/20240131_130710.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>7</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-5337852805082096232</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2024 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-01-27T08:45:48.697-05:00</atom:updated><title>And Just Like That...</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;47°F this morning, overcast. No chance to see the full moon last night. 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;...the snow was gone. That had to be the fastest snowmelt I have ever witnessed. We still had a good cover when we went to bed Tuesday night, but by Wednesday morning only tiny bits remained in shaded areas. By yesterday we were back up to Temps in the upper 50s and low 60s, and I didn&#39;t need a jacket to go walking.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But mud! Oh.My.Yes. The ground never actually froze under the snow, so all that moisture was sucked right in. In areas, it is like walking on a sponge. I am not complaining, though, as we will need that moisture in the water table in the summer. Our area averages 43 inches of rain a year, which is good. Just have to accept it whenever it comes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sarah arrived Thursday night from Colorado (of course she did! It is almost always rainy and muddy when she&#39;s here,&amp;nbsp; poor girl!) and is hoping more materials arrive for her cabin during her short stay, but we shall see. I have such little faith in that container home company. But things are moving, and when she returns in March everything should be here. Fingers crossed!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We spent Thursday afternoon restocking our bioth in Ripley. It really needed little since sales were nonexistent during the bad weather, but should start picking up again. Happily, we sold a dressing table yesterday that had been in our Ravenswood booth for &lt;i&gt;two years, so maybe furniturevwill begin to move again. &lt;/i&gt;The&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;Hoosier and another cabinet there are on layaway, so I am hopeful that people will start buying bigger pieces again.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Our walk yesterday took us across the flat--which is not really flat, but flatter than most of our land. Larry keeps this land brushhogged, but one still has to watch for uneven ground,&amp;nbsp; holes, etc. The dogs were puzzled at first because to them a walk means going uphill! 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And the persimmon is also easy to name because of the square pattern of its bark.&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/AVvXsEjqixl8s9tHh9Aa1HhGLldENKLUdaJjqOuUt2mpRRmG-yQYM6bQcPEIbKvfPc9BVgjlRGWypFqkLVxlzVulP5g0mSoMB1_fAV8Vnib2tdqbMQR8-jY2esHYiwUgpw4aArcASs8mh-PeVcp7DSSsxdu-Rlhss3bQdzQ0QKA-m6mWGPCLTvLvexizflIh/s2160/20240126_144234.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqixl8s9tHh9Aa1HhGLldENKLUdaJjqOuUt2mpRRmG-yQYM6bQcPEIbKvfPc9BVgjlRGWypFqkLVxlzVulP5g0mSoMB1_fAV8Vnib2tdqbMQR8-jY2esHYiwUgpw4aArcASs8mh-PeVcp7DSSsxdu-Rlhss3bQdzQ0QKA-m6mWGPCLTvLvexizflIh/w400-h400/20240126_144234.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;On the way back, looking towards the driveway. Something odd happened with this photo, must have hit a wrong button. The sky sure wasn&#39;t that color.&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/AVvXsEhteSvgdBuuvOGwBGT_DKuDPqMtCa19pENIJBmgukfQimXH9zvQ-eUBuMs21Vmwlswz38YGmqxtTQ0BlM0F-t_4GDJ0RNrwZL27NLCTN2x24onHtPfZvqyNiy-XFZ0k_WbvTf62ozvywqNGg9_2IO0I67xTYPY0Ym1gnL4pRt1MURiXDfvCPiGVqkjJ/s2160/20240126_151330.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteSvgdBuuvOGwBGT_DKuDPqMtCa19pENIJBmgukfQimXH9zvQ-eUBuMs21Vmwlswz38YGmqxtTQ0BlM0F-t_4GDJ0RNrwZL27NLCTN2x24onHtPfZvqyNiy-XFZ0k_WbvTf62ozvywqNGg9_2IO0I67xTYPY0Ym1gnL4pRt1MURiXDfvCPiGVqkjJ/w400-h400/20240126_151330.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;And home again. Larry&#39;s cardboard in his garden has been uncovered-- he had leaves over it but the wind decided to place them elsewhere.&amp;nbsp;&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/AVvXsEh0jJjAaVrV2bnQwpAe0fRGU1ycx3zWNPy8VNZfeoUHg9Bxk9rUQuOtmTRPz0iOTyF_UTe-xGGqALf9bJ3wzBYBgYz7ZAEH92qc0G_uqa38h_T0aw0QGCF4VEFT7C1PCxs3cBE7FkTee7PYkBqvBTw_IePGUUw2DqcmzbEjWpKhyphenhyphenT9vSEmSwbQRJkaK/s2160/20240126_145816.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jJjAaVrV2bnQwpAe0fRGU1ycx3zWNPy8VNZfeoUHg9Bxk9rUQuOtmTRPz0iOTyF_UTe-xGGqALf9bJ3wzBYBgYz7ZAEH92qc0G_uqa38h_T0aw0QGCF4VEFT7C1PCxs3cBE7FkTee7PYkBqvBTw_IePGUUw2DqcmzbEjWpKhyphenhyphenT9vSEmSwbQRJkaK/w400-h400/20240126_145816.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;In that garden I found some nice clumps of winter cress. I picked a few to add to the salad for dinner.&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/AVvXsEil4uT1eBUb-6WYHgZ453hSuB5crH4y8yFr23jA3HSEiQGCY-QfygUbeBW-XIsSqgqNDhcLanzP6WIjucqmhzwM-NpQ9_oRQf1yt4SXWwG8ovZVqdLuWzzqBkL368-yB3-VPz0CynFoOT3IUuohXKubey6OoXRv03O4mpIx__Y_DYHxaSc3eQTax8VO/s2160/20240126_170117.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4uT1eBUb-6WYHgZ453hSuB5crH4y8yFr23jA3HSEiQGCY-QfygUbeBW-XIsSqgqNDhcLanzP6WIjucqmhzwM-NpQ9_oRQf1yt4SXWwG8ovZVqdLuWzzqBkL368-yB3-VPz0CynFoOT3IUuohXKubey6OoXRv03O4mpIx__Y_DYHxaSc3eQTax8VO/w400-h400/20240126_170117.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;And dinner? 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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/2024/01/and-just-like-that.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/AVvXsEiMQHgmahWr3kc9m2iaed_CZah6AAdyx-lVFaLd8nFCIiTQXnKP3WBaPWovY0Zc9FxuGz9hUh9V65Raih-MAo2nZtsU_eNg5RKmKr3RyeqWHYh1wNHXdEKcVNh5qjpYQKlvNB9fkBL3YVlDOihhFxYeFWs0v3oX-u_-MlA__hZ3AqC0mAj3pyU1N3fr/s72-w400-h400-c/20240126_151453.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>15</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-8326494843006353167</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 15:06:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-01-23T10:06:57.344-05:00</atom:updated><title>Up to the Cabin</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;29°F this morning, overcast. Rain in the forecast for 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;Our lovely snow is melting. Interestingly, the ground beneath it is not frozen, as we found out when we built our snowman. I am hopeful that my rosemary and lavender might just make it through this year. It is not easy in our area, where we get such dramatic swings in temperature.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We walked up to Sarah&#39;s cabin yesterday. I wanted to get photos for her of her place in the snow, since it will most likely be gone by the time she arrives on Thursday. Already much has melted, and the icicles have fallen from the house. That makes me a little sad, as they were so amazing.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What a pretty day! It warmed to 43°, and I went hatless and jacket open, with gloves in my pocket! Such a change in one day.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here a bird&#39;s wings brushed the snow as the bird hopped about. Such a delicate pattern.&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/AVvXsEgLJkXgei49ig5ZqTzgp1ifCBtm13qiHUVaMYDK6E3SPJzYsuAZJK8oqoSDxf8R34fnX6orM25-dBMLRbfjgZaPdKgBRQnO_gBRLRu7mQCbPjW_eMXuEtZXOPvLFC6pTZByC9C8haAdeA4Ma4doYLonCQoLR1JCvxXwqWliaZtGhssVb_g7rLjPFoks/s2160/20240122_151922.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJkXgei49ig5ZqTzgp1ifCBtm13qiHUVaMYDK6E3SPJzYsuAZJK8oqoSDxf8R34fnX6orM25-dBMLRbfjgZaPdKgBRQnO_gBRLRu7mQCbPjW_eMXuEtZXOPvLFC6pTZByC9C8haAdeA4Ma4doYLonCQoLR1JCvxXwqWliaZtGhssVb_g7rLjPFoks/w400-h400/20240122_151922.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Can you believe the blue of that sky?&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/AVvXsEhsweyUdlJJQkAUPzY_f_pt-pmmFhyphenhyphenJQisRV-DjfGUZcZ-hJDoOXOuVvhbMMr7xUt-jZeQ_CscJ1QDEok9BO2QfClyi1wsGLtjlmgQ6Iq1D_78wS87E11n-jEpKzZLOWBeY9cFrSfCzwRW1xF74NpXZXzoQqkZQQqyr2SERMCSwxepdaYhLH2I2U7-u/s2160/20240122_151435.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsweyUdlJJQkAUPzY_f_pt-pmmFhyphenhyphenJQisRV-DjfGUZcZ-hJDoOXOuVvhbMMr7xUt-jZeQ_CscJ1QDEok9BO2QfClyi1wsGLtjlmgQ6Iq1D_78wS87E11n-jEpKzZLOWBeY9cFrSfCzwRW1xF74NpXZXzoQqkZQQqyr2SERMCSwxepdaYhLH2I2U7-u/w400-h400/20240122_151435.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Deer tracks were everywhere,&amp;nbsp; even very close to our house. Since the dogs have been inside during these cold days, the deer apparently have free range.&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/AVvXsEjtMk6_MSL3P2IHdWfsKUJido0P2bt5NBhdC5ZH_PE9l65SzLrMz4KWNRR2_JQ_15_K6rfYsjKR85ClwU-2caa6LhAaqUk877yQx4bEt5yrHHabHzdki84fJCR0pWKGByrJi7nOj_osWt-x-DMdipoQRFm1N2Ch_iF5-stekiDavXJAuX0QT0vUfeOk/s2160/20240122_151455.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMk6_MSL3P2IHdWfsKUJido0P2bt5NBhdC5ZH_PE9l65SzLrMz4KWNRR2_JQ_15_K6rfYsjKR85ClwU-2caa6LhAaqUk877yQx4bEt5yrHHabHzdki84fJCR0pWKGByrJi7nOj_osWt-x-DMdipoQRFm1N2Ch_iF5-stekiDavXJAuX0QT0vUfeOk/w400-h400/20240122_151455.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Another bird apparently found something,&amp;nbsp; an acorn perhaps?&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/AVvXsEh7KMevF6G2Lm-X4I_-vnqaE6nOxofSeHt_ayWDH5eHu_1SDAnbMrzZTnimknRUGrqkbqCnu8PQoLiHr7LVYLQDAFyFPME-RLYgsxqUORRjCGgjVs1rFnTi3lsr_vh8INgTJqVqfTWAxTTmyES7NADwBaW6UB1Xy8nRg4RJT-nIuwGITX9kpdmesnuU/s2160/20240122_151928.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KMevF6G2Lm-X4I_-vnqaE6nOxofSeHt_ayWDH5eHu_1SDAnbMrzZTnimknRUGrqkbqCnu8PQoLiHr7LVYLQDAFyFPME-RLYgsxqUORRjCGgjVs1rFnTi3lsr_vh8INgTJqVqfTWAxTTmyES7NADwBaW6UB1Xy8nRg4RJT-nIuwGITX9kpdmesnuU/w400-h400/20240122_151928.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Looking toward our house from her road.&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;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pWuOzL_qivRU8lqRPA0EaZlsQldF4KRzrgEtoSvK816MiWMl7WtTCVmqbDNh_gj6EuwaCzFArPEb42DfZv84t9bKbVJUJ3XGZu1cCjff158Q1P8KXEvIxTH9W90mcxBsk630L1lRKj8BEYeCND3XHLJq-zNUxmFDj3Eq-efKKtm9MCbSxIRuwMIu/s2160/20240122_151442.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pWuOzL_qivRU8lqRPA0EaZlsQldF4KRzrgEtoSvK816MiWMl7WtTCVmqbDNh_gj6EuwaCzFArPEb42DfZv84t9bKbVJUJ3XGZu1cCjff158Q1P8KXEvIxTH9W90mcxBsk630L1lRKj8BEYeCND3XHLJq-zNUxmFDj3Eq-efKKtm9MCbSxIRuwMIu/w400-h400/20240122_151442.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I am not sure what/who made this interesting pattern.&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/AVvXsEilw8Z6p1KqSqW1_990L1EOLwQ6TE5MdQy8E_JY-ZowEUIvW92UZaDjjID_QXIW2cJmQQUfeg-EkSpv5lk9bhcxwWKk2v4qbKngfpfIBl_NId01DfiW14aEtRoo7_ly3FKFn9MVUPJI8K1mruIjcxX5rE8myuk_7jb4Uku3oS8EE53q_sz1skYlNCkG/s2160/20240122_152148.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilw8Z6p1KqSqW1_990L1EOLwQ6TE5MdQy8E_JY-ZowEUIvW92UZaDjjID_QXIW2cJmQQUfeg-EkSpv5lk9bhcxwWKk2v4qbKngfpfIBl_NId01DfiW14aEtRoo7_ly3FKFn9MVUPJI8K1mruIjcxX5rE8myuk_7jb4Uku3oS8EE53q_sz1skYlNCkG/w400-h400/20240122_152148.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The deer rooted down through the snow searching for feed. I noticed quite a bit of green in the uncovered areas.&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/AVvXsEjy8uSakSv9zKejWu7hVYKuAuTTGRMWe8SRz9KVPb54A08XO6SlUl1Z-HrAf4b0d41mgXO9zeMTJXRJFRGEnIwNsycIoWrtOATPRp7gfSoQUctImk-QEHURzoeA7yGodPtJTBR8VaB-yVNqPtwphNK64gvH_EG26PJlSZQQHad837QypKJVmP36GRKk/s2160/20240122_152256.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;640&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8uSakSv9zKejWu7hVYKuAuTTGRMWe8SRz9KVPb54A08XO6SlUl1Z-HrAf4b0d41mgXO9zeMTJXRJFRGEnIwNsycIoWrtOATPRp7gfSoQUctImk-QEHURzoeA7yGodPtJTBR8VaB-yVNqPtwphNK64gvH_EG26PJlSZQQHad837QypKJVmP36GRKk/w640-h640/20240122_152256.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Deer tracks lead us up the hill.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; 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I noticed this morning that there were many birds pecking around in the bare ground there...and a squirrel came and stole his black walnut buttons while I was watching! We gave his carrot nose to the rabbits, but he soldiers on in his WWI helmet.&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/AVvXsEhKx5iNfXYiAv1fRdVtn6I_L5iux9RT54_ekoF8WC6GkhvGeSCaDvkSyykR9e33MHGoe9M2I2LeJ7yfkV4CZkEeuGXuNaNIGzH2NBdm3C5tG9MR79Hup-REYj19RoAew6RYXCR0-NTo1AeERn5Ki2Yir3FA-5z7S0yVGfr2KYifk0NZuB24PbA0LyoP/s2160/20240122_154607.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;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKx5iNfXYiAv1fRdVtn6I_L5iux9RT54_ekoF8WC6GkhvGeSCaDvkSyykR9e33MHGoe9M2I2LeJ7yfkV4CZkEeuGXuNaNIGzH2NBdm3C5tG9MR79Hup-REYj19RoAew6RYXCR0-NTo1AeERn5Ki2Yir3FA-5z7S0yVGfr2KYifk0NZuB24PbA0LyoP/w400-h400/20240122_154607.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Larry is off to a doc appointment today, but I have decided to stay home. I had thought to have him drop me off at one of our booths, but sales have been so light there is really no need to go in. So one more day of holing up! Suits me fine.&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/2024/01/up-to-cabin.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/AVvXsEgLJkXgei49ig5ZqTzgp1ifCBtm13qiHUVaMYDK6E3SPJzYsuAZJK8oqoSDxf8R34fnX6orM25-dBMLRbfjgZaPdKgBRQnO_gBRLRu7mQCbPjW_eMXuEtZXOPvLFC6pTZByC9C8haAdeA4Ma4doYLonCQoLR1JCvxXwqWliaZtGhssVb_g7rLjPFoks/s72-w400-h400-c/20240122_151922.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>8</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-8282733819141273373</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2024 13:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2024-01-22T08:21:35.470-05:00</atom:updated><title>More Winter</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;3°F this morning, clear but some pink in the sunrise.&amp;nbsp;&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/AVvXsEg8ZoTcOVKTR84DwMLvuMf-80doUG-E4BVXNLH5BH4CokdswadDjKDME4RENf2MXEInVXG-p5yye_dDDkNZ7YCTbInCT-UpFA67bRdCbwSTLaT8Ag-qpsxcCg0dqzytdoAFFIH3ozSkIpiNVoa8hN6bpajpYpDOCF_GOWNh8TlnXM1UNXiyfZndEBQV/s2160/20240121_163014.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/AVvXsEg8ZoTcOVKTR84DwMLvuMf-80doUG-E4BVXNLH5BH4CokdswadDjKDME4RENf2MXEInVXG-p5yye_dDDkNZ7YCTbInCT-UpFA67bRdCbwSTLaT8Ag-qpsxcCg0dqzytdoAFFIH3ozSkIpiNVoa8hN6bpajpYpDOCF_GOWNh8TlnXM1UNXiyfZndEBQV/s320/20240121_163014.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;They&#39;re growing! Some at the back of the house nearly touch the ground.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;While this morning&#39;s temperature doesn&#39;t show it, we are supposed to be going into a warming trend. Which means ice first, then mud. Ugh. I would much prefer the snow to remain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yesterday we didn&#39;t take our walk, again. Instead we played in the snow, making this guy.&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/AVvXsEjHTRjUUVxM0F9eG4RH8ZwpsrVETdHXg6MHuef4kyhoOxw3HqqeWuBoZZQJjoDG5H4hGYUi9Bm-K_YogQeDMtuTUOYMG2u-EeilcehKoQcWhjcHpOPWkriSwUgqctsJv5zDtXUFeDaENZEsZk86_1uiXXjY8TrNPktNKclbZSiXBxVPcihmdzkKuwol/s2160/20240121_162153.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/AVvXsEjHTRjUUVxM0F9eG4RH8ZwpsrVETdHXg6MHuef4kyhoOxw3HqqeWuBoZZQJjoDG5H4hGYUi9Bm-K_YogQeDMtuTUOYMG2u-EeilcehKoQcWhjcHpOPWkriSwUgqctsJv5zDtXUFeDaENZEsZk86_1uiXXjY8TrNPktNKclbZSiXBxVPcihmdzkKuwol/s320/20240121_162153.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/AVvXsEjv8TUnETYmArAZwZ2He7YAFhVJiZZkYQLseeMY1UuNXmYamHKu-b3Khx62OTNfQaTIT8NBGH5Vt7xcz0eLPNctqK7sL1N42J83JwrDk_OXkJLVzqEuoQGhkV68Na-y_18KSEPYmwXdg5P5ni8WPGeCRfB3hwTw0-ibJ4_RCc55VZ3wWHWCxgU788dl/s2160/20240121_162144.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/AVvXsEjv8TUnETYmArAZwZ2He7YAFhVJiZZkYQLseeMY1UuNXmYamHKu-b3Khx62OTNfQaTIT8NBGH5Vt7xcz0eLPNctqK7sL1N42J83JwrDk_OXkJLVzqEuoQGhkV68Na-y_18KSEPYmwXdg5P5ni8WPGeCRfB3hwTw0-ibJ4_RCc55VZ3wWHWCxgU788dl/s320/20240121_162144.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;What fun! I can&#39;t remember the last time we made a snowman, but I think it must have been 25-30 years ago, when our youngest son was still a little guy. He&#39;s 37 now. And once when our son Derek was home (on leave? From a deployment? I can&#39;t remember) he and his daughters made a snowman while we cooked apple butter. We waited for him to be home, and it was February. And wouldn&#39;t you know we had a big snow that day. But the cooking went on anyway, and a very nice snowman got built.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Other than that, I spent most of the day pricing things for the booths, which I hope to visit tomorrow. Sales have been terrible, almost nonexistent, really, but that is no surprise. Who wants to shop for nonessentials in this kind of weather. One location said they had 10 people all day yesterday, but I did sell 3 things so that was pretty good actually.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I am continuing to sort out drawers, a usual wintertime activity for me. This time it was my lingerie chest. I got a real pang of nostalgia when I found the suitcase scale, outlet adapter and other things we used&amp;nbsp; when we traveled to England and Ireland. How I would love to go back! I went 5 times, in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019. We had planned to go again last year, but costs have gone up so much that I am afraid it is out of reach for us now. But what good times I had! At least I have this blog so I can scroll back and enjoy the memories.&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/AVvXsEgDVgrftqX7jnP_jFN4BEF6p0IxrUqZpboKGAG3uvcdxd-SBhfHybh1vUrau0xch5hgJqKzFeDIvJwgB_V3nPdr5c1O8n_f_pVxmjlqTO12zkvIdWevZDqDEOx-S3C2KlTgfhZwN7BTaE-Q5vm_tdxxtTq2jQ3SgIcwxSabFWeazEdRg9IkC8j0wpoA/s2160/20240121_163057.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/AVvXsEgDVgrftqX7jnP_jFN4BEF6p0IxrUqZpboKGAG3uvcdxd-SBhfHybh1vUrau0xch5hgJqKzFeDIvJwgB_V3nPdr5c1O8n_f_pVxmjlqTO12zkvIdWevZDqDEOx-S3C2KlTgfhZwN7BTaE-Q5vm_tdxxtTq2jQ3SgIcwxSabFWeazEdRg9IkC8j0wpoA/s320/20240121_163057.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The winter flower garden. No flowers today It! It is hard to believe that a month from now we will be seeing green out there again.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This week will be busy, I think. Larry has 2 doc appointments for routine checkups, we have booths to stock, Tamara and I plan on going to Berlin, Ohio to the seed company there, and Sarah rescheduled her visit and will be here Thursday--just in time for the mud. Poor girl will be leaving the lovely snow in Colorado for mud. It will be lovely to see her, anyway!&lt;/div&gt;
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