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We are still adjusting to the downsized gardens and not driving off to enjoy almost nearly unlimited space ;). "Vigorous" and "holding" caught our attention in the seed catalogs this Winter and I ordered three new veggies that may be able to keep up with our needs. I grew Tasty Green cucumbers...

I just thought that you might enjoy seeing an old photo of the 4 of them :). Gordon Lightfoot, James Taylor, Harry Chapin & John Denver

I continue with the 30 minutes of walking, gaining the Heart Association's recommended pulse rate for my age. Indoors, I cannot reach necessary speed because of all the turns so accompaning arm exercises are added. Those are a benefit in themselves. The new hearing aids and the music directly...

The origins of words are a good place to start the mental wheels turning – etymology. I mispronounce words, commonly. That is common to hard of hearing people. Looking at the word "harbinger," i realized that it doesn't have 3 "r's!" Har-bringer is not correct. Perhaps "arriving before" is a...

Yesterday, the sun was out and shining all day! Today, we had afternoon sun. The clouds and fog blew away just about noon. It was 15°f (-9°C) this morning and didn't rise above freezing but it sure was a pretty afternoon with sun & blue sky. In the weather 2026 thread, I related how we...

24 January 1848 – James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento. The result is the California Gold Rush.

The Weather Service is reporting 5 inches of snow fell tonight. Travel is disrupted with interstate highways closed for several hours. Idaho into Montana is being hit hard right now. I was out shoveling the walk from the front door and the sidewalk from 10:30 to 11:30, trying to get a jump on...

Good Grief! It's National TRIVIA DAY. I almost missed it entirely. Seriously –– One Very Important Noteworthy and Valued Occurrence. Apparently annual but I guess i have never caught sight of it. Just, somehow survived all these years without a glimmer of awareness. oh. my

The Beatles at Sgt. Pepper´s photo session, March 30, 1967.

The US National Archives, Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom "In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared December 15 to be Bill of Rights Day, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights." Wikipedia

Do these tips from the Martha Stewart website for better cooking of dry beans make sense to you? DW is not much of a fan of dry beans so I do very little cooking of them but just seeing a picture of Chickpeas on the website was inspiring for yours truly :), Steve

https://www.mentalfloss.com/holidays/christmas/most-popular-christmas-song-by-state I had No Idea that there was so much diversity! And, since my favorite doesn't have a link on the page because I share it with only one US state (Nebraska :oops: ) here it is:

Smoothies? I might finally be willing to take an interest in them :). What are some that you like? And, do you use any herbs in yours?

Let's just say that they were in those years when you might have been riding that yellow bus there at the top.

Do you make them? I knew that there were variation of pesto but didn't realize that there was quite the range! i wonder what someone from southern Italy would think of that but don't get me wrong, I like the flavor of basil; it's just that I don't want a spoonful of it at a time. In my noodles...

Interesting article about how foraging with repeated harvesting contributed to the development of agriculture. Evidence of the plants used, barley, pistachios and apples, was found by archeologists. Genetically analysis of tissue shows that this food was growing wild but the tools found are...

They have begun to arrive in the mailbox :). I can spend a lot of time in this lazyboy, at that table, stretched out in the other bed –– looking through the paper catalogs. HPS is always the first but they cheat a little by having a 2025-26 catalog. For supplies, I may order from them but with...

Have you ever been in an elevator like that? There used to be an operator who went up and down with you, handling door and controls. The first "self-service" one I was on, was stuck after I arrived on a floor and we had to push the doors open from the inside. Of course the service elevator at...