I left off a few weeks ago with the news that my son was arriving home from Dubai. Well, we’ve been doing plenty of visiting family and friends, attending summer parties of all kinds and just hanging out in general… But, we also made a huge leap and put an offer down on a small house. Not much bigger than…
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After 6 months working abroad in Dubai, my son is due back home in the states later this week!!! We’ve been cleaning and getting the townhouse in order for his arrival. He’ll be home a few weeks than off to his next assignment which will be home in the US and it should last a year or so. Of course,…
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I usually keep a stack of old newspaper around because it always comes in handy for wrapping items for storage or shipping, and it works well as a small drop cloth for craft projects. Back in the day (as in before the internet) I kept news paper around for other reasons, as in the searching the job ads, the car…
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It was August 1981. We were up in Wisconsin for our annual week long vacation at The Golden Horse Ranch. My father unwittingly let my sister, Marya, borrow the car. So off we went to cruise the open roads of Westfield, Wisconsin. The “we” being Marya and myself, along with Robin, Mike and Bob, my sister’s friends who were also staying…
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Once the warm weather arrives, Ken and I try to make it over to Montana Charlie’s flea market at least a few times during the season. Montana Charlie’s is located right on old Route 66 and has been around since the mid 1960’s. Since we live in the suburbs of Chicago, the idea of a trip to the Wild West,…
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