June 6, 2021
"Sunshine and Shadow" is a quilt pattern name, and today I found out it's used regionally in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area; an Amish pattern. That layout is also referred to as "Trip Around the Wor...
May 21, 2021
This video, "The Legal Impacts of the Arrest of Two Former Loveland Officers" is helpful to understand more about what will happen next. Colorado has a new "Police Accountability Law" that went into e...
May 19, 2021
Today the county District Attorney announced what criminal charges will be filed in the Karen Garner case. Something new to me today: the video tape of the police officers gloating over how they rough...
May 10, 2021
The paper plates do a good job of keeping the rain and snow away from where they eat. It's snowing steadily, supposed to continue through the night....
May 7, 2021
The plumber wants to do a maintenance project on our hot water heat boiler - clean the heat exchanger, replace the backflow valve, among other things. The estimate is $1200. I'm waiting for relatively...
Apr 30, 2021
I didn't buy any, but I was transfixed by popcorn flavored like Krispy Kreme doughnuts. It took a couple of minutes to figure out it was popcorn - what I saw was snack bag, Krispy Kreme's logo and a p...
Apr 5, 2021
One of my email subscriptions is to a blog that answers questions about Las Vegas. People are asking why rental cars are so expensive in Las Vegas right now? One of them was quoted $1000 a week for no...
Apr 2, 2021
Happy Birthday, and many happy returns of the day.It's kind of hard to see, but I think the lower tier is done in cables. ...
Mar 16, 2021
It started snowing Saturday night, snowed all day Sunday. It's so pretty up here when it snows, we try to put the inconvenience behind us. Now the sun is out, and the snow on the ground is shrinking.T...
Mar 13, 2021
This is a Pine Squirrel. I gave him some cornbread so he'd stand still for the picture. He's not afraid of humans, and sometimes I worry he will come into the house. He terrorizes the Steller's Jays, ...
Feb 28, 2021
It's not today, and tomorrow will be too late. Counting the years until the next real birthday. ...
Feb 19, 2021
But not tomorrow, and that's a good thing. Because all too soon we'll be fretting about another hot dry summer.After several months of very dry winter weather, we've started getting some snow, a coupl...
Jan 22, 2021
Our river is iced up more this winter than the past few winters. We tried walking on the ice until Mr. Troutbend slipped on a slick spot and fell. This is him recovering enough to stand up. He nearly ...
Dec 24, 2020
Every year I enjoy the Jacquie Lawson advent calendar. A neighbor always sends it to me as a gift, and I get hours of enjoyment out of playing the games. Mr. TroutBend decided to come here from Las Ve...
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