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I bet her SIL really appreciates her having such a good person around. That's a rare thing today
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digitS'
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I've wondered about @Rhodie Ranch .
We are almost to the holiday season; some would say that we are already there.
How are things looking at the food bank? Gearing Up?
We are almost to the holiday season; some would say that we are already there.
How are things looking at the food bank? Gearing Up?
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digitS'
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Reading a little about Columbus and his voyages this morning.
Seemed like quite a mess. I didn't know/remember that they lost one of those 3 ships on the first trip and he nearly lost track of a second one. Christopher was quite upset and may have had reason to believe that the ship's captain was insubordinate.
They left 39 members of the expedition behind in the Caribbean and, returning a year later found that they had been lost to a native attack. This was 120 years before the British misfortunes in Virginia and the Roanoke settlement.
Anyway, Columbus and crew were there right at this time of the year. Luckily, they weren't faced with a Hurricane Melissa smashing its way through the islands.
Seemed like quite a mess. I didn't know/remember that they lost one of those 3 ships on the first trip and he nearly lost track of a second one. Christopher was quite upset and may have had reason to believe that the ship's captain was insubordinate.
They left 39 members of the expedition behind in the Caribbean and, returning a year later found that they had been lost to a native attack. This was 120 years before the British misfortunes in Virginia and the Roanoke settlement.
Anyway, Columbus and crew were there right at this time of the year. Luckily, they weren't faced with a Hurricane Melissa smashing its way through the islands.
baymule
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Coffee is ready. I got to go get feed this morning, a super bag of 1,000 pounds. Then home to scoop it into 5 gallon buckets, then pour into metal trash cans. Doctor appointment Thursday and PT Friday for SIL.
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digitS'
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Gearing up on hump day for the final days of the week, month and DST!
I'll be fine ... not sure about the neighbors.
flowerbug
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i've had years like that one day...
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Thanks for asking, @digitS'
Monday, I got informed that We are making changes at the food bank. Starting in November, I'm to watch addresses (I'm the computer gal and I get their names in the car lineup). If they have other than our local small suburbs addresses (Battle Ground, Brush Prairie, Amboy, Heisson, Lewisville), I'm to tell that starting in the new year, we will no longer be able to serve them. We get tons of folks from Vancouver, which is a huge city and has five pantries alone. Many folks (including my friend who is the Fair Canning Super) make the rounds to all the food banks every month. Its simply not sustainable. With the loss of millions in federal budget, govt layoffs, and then the upcoming loss of SNAP, our process is not sustainable. I, for one, am in total agreement. I hate seeing the abuse every Monday when I work.
Monday, I got informed that We are making changes at the food bank. Starting in November, I'm to watch addresses (I'm the computer gal and I get their names in the car lineup). If they have other than our local small suburbs addresses (Battle Ground, Brush Prairie, Amboy, Heisson, Lewisville), I'm to tell that starting in the new year, we will no longer be able to serve them. We get tons of folks from Vancouver, which is a huge city and has five pantries alone. Many folks (including my friend who is the Fair Canning Super) make the rounds to all the food banks every month. Its simply not sustainable. With the loss of millions in federal budget, govt layoffs, and then the upcoming loss of SNAP, our process is not sustainable. I, for one, am in total agreement. I hate seeing the abuse every Monday when I work.
