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Sensing the Season
I’ve seen pictures that remind me of Christmas back home. Decorated trees and holiday party pictures show up on Facebook. Retail catalogs appear in my seasonally active inbox, where shopping sometimes happens. The home in Newtown, CT, was dressed with garlands and bows. Scenes of snow falling on branches, dogs bounding through snowy yards, and…
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Once in a Lifetime, This is My Beautiful House
If you stop to think about it, moving into someone’s house for an extended amount of time and taking over the care and feeding of their animals, plants, house and garden while said owners are out of the country could be asking for trouble. Fortunately, we don’t give too much advance thought to these things.…
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Backtrack to Harlan County
On our road trip in August, we enjoyed driving through Kentucky. Fans of the TV series, “Justified,” with Timothy Olyphant, will identify with this photo. I think of the 1976 doucmentary, “Harlan County, USA.” Either way, it was a worthwhile stop for lunch and the county museum.
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Eleven Sure Signs I’m (still) in Council Bluffs, Iowa
Or, how I pass my time in the family home of my S.O. 1. I’m entering every damn contest I come across…especially if it involves travel. No worries if the entry takes hours to complete; I have plenty of time. And I’m motivated. (See #5.) 2. I’m playing not one, but four, Scrabble games via Facebook.…
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A Cheesy Danish Fairy Tale
Here is my entry for Travelocity’s Roaming Gnome contest. Open the link, register with your email (no harm will come to you), watch it, weep, chuckle, and vote for me. The prize: a trip around the world. Vote daily through October 27, please and thanks. http://gnomenabbed.travelocity.com/?v=04B6DA98-9642-4BAD-A489-59E162F3BD42