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Eagle, Sunday Morning
To give dear Host Family a little peaceful time on Sunday morning, I left the house extra-early to look around for a church. All week the weather was windy, with blue skies and sunshine by day and frost by night. … Continue reading
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Trip to Eagle: 3 Scenic Views
Eagle values its historic tall trees. They’re all over town, gracing its broad streets and charming wooden houses. Even before they showed their spring leaves, they were a real crown of beauty. Here is the town cemetery, founded in the … Continue reading
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Trip to Eagle, Day Two
For the destination airport, the newly remodeled little terminal is peaceful and clean. I was anxious to alert Host Family about the exact arrival gate, but they didn’t seem worried about finding me. I didn’t know there was only one other … Continue reading
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Trip to Eagle, Day One (Part One of Six)
Disclaimer: Eagle is not the town name. It does have eagles though. Day One: Monday For the trip to Eagle, the plan was to make sure blizzard season was over in the Midwest, then travel in May via Dallas Fort … Continue reading
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Sunflower Project, Day 10
This early morning dream came along about the Los Angeles River. How did that image come to mind, when this isn’t Los Angeles? Well, years ago there was a video about a dog rescue on the LA River. Now that … Continue reading
3/20 Sunflower Project
For several years I planted sunflowers in our raised bed. But my gardening skills weren’t equal to the task, and the plants didn’t grow at all. Nevertheless, sunflowers came to mind again with an episode of “Off Grid with Doug … Continue reading
3/12/22: Operation Topsoil
For the big soil purchase, and to beat the rain, Captain Wing texted me exact details of where to meet him in the parking lot. I brought along my trusty weed raker (a 2012 Christmas gift from the guys in … Continue reading
3/10/22: Wrapping up Winter
Tomorrow afternoon a big rain front is coming in, but in the morning we’re going out for topsoil. This is the big end-of-winter garden event of the year, and the neighbors are already taking an interest. I sent out some … Continue reading
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3/5: A Borrower and a Lender Be
It was high time to have the garden all spaded up for spring. My leisurely but persistent practice is to start nibbling on the job starting in January, just chopping and turning for 20 minutes a day. One essential element … Continue reading
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2/23: A Winter Household Purchase
In 2006 I found some perfectly good navy blue sheets at the Methodist church needle-exchange thrift shop for about a dollar each. They remained perfectly good with only an alternating quick boil and hand wash on alternating weeks, and time … Continue reading
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