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On the way home we stopped at one of the clusters of new wind turbines so I could snap a couple pictures. There are miles of them running alongside a back road, and you can get right up next to them – close enough to hear the low whoosh whoosh sound of the blades as [...]
The past two days have been unbearably hot. Yesterday it was 108 degrees and today it hit 111 degrees, and I think it topped out just about the time that we arrived at the cemetery and had to stand out in the blazing sun for the graveside ceremony. Thankfully, we had a little of the [...]
My sister-in-law has a lovely little home in a close-knit neighborhood. Everyone has come over to say hello and they’ve brought enough food to feed an army. One neighbor even cut the grass for her without asking or any fuss about it. That’s one of the nice things about living in a small town – [...]
Wow, we finally arrived after two longs day’s drive. Hubby did all the driving – I think he needed the driving to keep his mind and hands busy so he doesn’t dwell on the fact that we are going to his mother’s funeral. We got all the way to Shawnee, OK before we caved and [...]
When the phone rings really late at night it is never good news. I actually hate to even answer a phone that rings any time between midnight and 7:00 am. It’s going to be bad news, and sure enough around midnight we got a call that we didn’t want to get. My mother-in-law passed away [...]