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So I did

Stairway to heaven (My view yesterday  while I worked) Woke up yesterday morning to  drizzle.   I’d hoped to finish a metal roof on  our two-story garage.   The garage is an old house dating back to...

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Katie and the Amish Farmer

I have been on the receiving end of two attitudes the past couple of weeks with our apple give away.    Both have left  lasting impressions. Do you mind if I tell you two short stories? 😉...

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It’s not about the money

This is part two of my dealings with an Amish Farmer. (Make sure you read part one to get the big picture) 😉 I got a call from my Amish farmer friend the first of December letting me know he would stop...

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Quoting Harry Potter

The other day I was reading through a comment thread on a garden forum.  Out of the blue, someone quoted a verse from the Bible to back up what they were saying. (It felt out of context/ and  just a...

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Of Grit and Bone September 13, 2018

About the title, read this if you’re curious. 6:39 AM. Sun is just coming up. Normally, about this time, our resident tomcat Barron  comes to the front door and starts scratching.  He wants two things....

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Reflections

I (DM) got a phone call two weeks ago from our local nursing home.  Halley (director of activities) wanted to know if they could stop by in a bus, then I could tell them a little bit about our setup....

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Ten Reasons Why You Need To Plant An Orchard

Few years ago, I got an e-mail from a college professor.  Seems some of his students at the time had stumbled across the following blog post on another blog of mine.  He wanted me to know  he’d heard...

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The tree was humming…

I  didn’t want to go to work this morning. (And I love my job) 🙂 I wanted to stay home and putter. The  apple trees are simply loaded with flowers…   The honey bees are scheduled to be split this...

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Saw it at the auto parts store

I was running late. Had just a couple of minutes before I had to head back to class, figured I had just enough time to get the part. Walked in the door of our local auto parts store. Two guys behind...

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One of many (thoughts)

I mentioned an hour ago, my mind is a tangled up mass of  thoughts.  There’s a song in my heart so the tangled up knot is not stress related. (For which I’m thankful) 🙂 Thirty minutes later, I was out...

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