The state of Oklahoma has shut down for yet another business day and I am home. I love being at home during the work week. It is an unexpected and relaxing gift. But I really have to roll my eyes just a little here. We were all sent home at lunch on Monday because the [...]
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I’ve been using the laundry powder I made from borax, washing soda and Fels Naptha for about a week now and I really like it. I found several recipes online and chose this one: 1 bar Fels Naptha grated 1 cup borax 1 cup washing soda The Fels Naptha and washing soda were a little [...]
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There is a blog that I read every day, http://jhfarr.com. This 60-something guy and his wife live in Taos, New Mexico where they moved nine years ago from Maryland. The winters are especially hard for him. The dirt driveway up to their old adobe rental gets snowcovered and impassible. Then spring or “mud season” arrives [...]
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It’s Friday and I have absolutely no motivation to work so thought I would share my book list. I believe if you want to do a good job at something you need a good resource library – or maybe I just like to buy books ! Anyway, here is what I’ve been buying lately: Crisis [...]
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It’s time for me to make some serious decisions about the new vegetable garden I want to plant this spring – which really is closer than you would think. Do I want to till? Do I want to plant raised “lasagna” beds? What do I want to plant? Which spot in the newly cleared back [...]
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Woohoo! Cranked this puppy out in about 4 hours on Friday night. Its going to look great in my newly redecorated bathroom – a pop of color it really needs.
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Today is the first day of 2009. Happy New Years to one and all! So, since we all have resolutions, here are some of mine. The inevitable: lose some weight and take better care of my health. Okay, that’s out of the way. So, what do I REALLY want to do for 2009 – something [...]
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