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Scammed!
A couple of weeks ago, a team of con artists conned me out of nearly $10,000. In retrospect, I should have known better. Rather than thinking rationally, however, I panicked. The scam started when I clicked on “notifications” in a different box I assumed to be yet another of Facebook’s many changes. A popup filled…
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Three Years In…
Tootsie came into my life three years ago this month. Pictures from those early days have been popping up as memories on Facebook. I can’t believe how much my little girl has grown–from almost four pounds to nearly fourteen pounds. Didn’t take long to see she was special. She is super affectionate–some might call it…
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My Vinegar Binge
The pint of white vinegar in my cabinet once lasted for years. Most of it went for culimary purposes or to descale the coffeemaker. Not anymore. I’ve bought more vinegar than gasoline in the past few months. Granted, I don’t drive much–my 2015 VW is closing in on 30,000 miles. I’m burning through vinegar at…
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Home-Grown Produce
My summer vegetable garden is a mix of successes and failures. Let’s get the bad. Corn, cucumbers and yellow squash have not done well. Between the chipmunks and vine borers, I was lucky to get two squash, two cucumbers, and a few pitiful ears of corn. Tomatoes have done great. The potted ‘Celebrity’ started off…
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4th of July Flowerworks
Growing flowers from seed allows me to plant uncommon varieties. Some selections are old favorites. Others caught my eye as I was putting together my seed orders. Here’s an update on this years’ choices. Gloriosa Daisy. I wanted Blackeyed Susans but ended up ordering a variety alleged to have double blooms. The petals look to…