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Mr. Parks Kitty Follows Us Home

Yesterday morning my friend Sally and I walked as usual. When we rounded the corner we heard insistent mewing coming from a nearby tree. We ignored it, and walked to […]

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A Few Minutes with Sandra Day O’Connor and other VIPs at the Civic Learning California Summit: Making Democracy Work

I would be a liar if I said this wasn’t […]

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Happy Cows of California? That’s a Bunch of Bulls

I took my friend Jean home after our walk, and […]

Personal Stories

Spring Inspires Gardening Chores in California

My husband, like Manny, hibernates in the winter. As soon […]

Blogging

Manny’s Almost Spring Bath

V thinks Manny should have his own site. I don’t know. I tried to get him his own email, but Google didn’t want to give it to him for two […]

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A Little Foothill High School History

Sally Pace asked me to do a column of Foothill History for the Kiwanis magazine which is published quarterly. Our larger community consists of several small foothill towns ranging from […]

Hobbies

Manny the Sailor

In January Manny went to San Diego with the History Girls from all over California. Rumor has it that he got himself into some kind of trouble at the San […]

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Flora Bella: Poster Dog

Hi everyone, Today I spent part of my day at my sister-in-laws. I took lots of toys, but my favorite is my new Bamboo drawing pad. Today I drew a […]

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Sunday Post: Unforgettable

Unforgettable means never to be forgotten, remarkable in a way that cannot be forgotten such as place, events, or great memories. As much as I forget appointments, and names these […]

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Piggles Again

Yesterday I got a comment from TOM, the other Marcia, and she told me I needed a tablet and a stylus to draw. Since she is an artist, and I […]

Non-profit

Kiwanians at the Farm Show

World Ag Expo comes to Tulare in February. Travelers fill up hotels (and homes) from all over the world. This was my experience two years ago. Sally Pace gave me […]

Personal Stories

A Truly Retired Day

V is home, so my alone-time retired day is over, but I thought I’d share what it was like to be truly retired today. While I waited for the guy […]

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Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone

My husband just called. “Have you even been out to the dining room, yet?” It was 9:30 and I had been trying to get online, writing on my short story, […]

Hobbies

Photoshop Miracle

Today Cindy and I went to the World Ag Expo. This is THE hugest event I have ever attended, and I’ve been to TONS of exhibitions. This is an international […]

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Sunday Post: On Going

I have an ongoing need to wait until someone else has posted their response to a challenge before I am ready to take the challenge. Do I have an ongoing […]

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Shopping anyone? by Carol Sherritt

My husband and I visited Oman in January when the weather is mild and sunny. On our first day our hosts were keen to show us the best of Muscat and […]

Book Reviews

Book Review: The Eleventh Question by Dianne Gray

In her riveting book, The Eleventh Question Dianne Gray takes a visionary […]

Personal Stories

Ubiquitous Valley Oak

Every valley should have a stately valley oak watching over its fields by day – and night. In 1852 when Tulare County became a county of California, this oak […]

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Staycation Time – Virtual Visiting Through All My Blog Friends

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! Yes, I’ve reached that […]

Hobbies

Sunday Post: Focused Attention

It’s been a while since I focussed attention on any photo challenge, and I miss them. Jake says focused attention is the cognitive process of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the […]

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Fire

As I pushed the publish button the notice came up that this is my 300th post! Thanks everyone for sticking with me for that long!!!! 🙂 This challenge is […]

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John Muir Visits the Tulare County Historical Society During the 2013 Annual Meeting

Yesterday at the Tulare County Historical Society Annual Meeting Frank […]

Hobbies

My First Photography Up for Sale on Fine Art America Website

I saw Enice’s photography on this website http://fineartamerica.com/, so I thought […]

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Originally posted on Ute smile:
I came across a children’s book, which I fell in love with straight away. In my school I am running a bookshop, once a term…

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How Do You Prepare for the Death of You Life-Long Partner?

The danger of losing a partner or spouse always looms […]

Hobbies

Homewood Suites by the Sacramento, California Airport – A Great Place to Stay

While we were in Sacramento, we discovered another nice hotel […]

Hobbies

Marsha Lee Not So Famous Go Cart Racer in Greater Sacramento

Yes, I did. I came in 98.45% of over 2,000,000 […]

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Can you imagine getting stuck down this hole? Unfortunately I can. Imagine it. Read what Carol actually did!!!! Amazing!!!

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Originally posted on to sire with love:
The following travesty of Justice happened back in 1983 when I was in my early Roaring Twenties, freshly on my own. At the…

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