Far Side of Fifty
Saturday, March 13, 2010

Clipped Wings

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We have a friend from High School that resides in a assisted living facility. He has a great memory of things that happened in the past..b...
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Friday, March 12, 2010

Water, Water

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Water is everywhere, it has been raining all week.   I was looking for some waterproof boots..to replace my snow boots that are very warm.....
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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Dreary Days

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We have not seen the sun in days..it has been warm..in the 30 degree range..one day almost 40 degrees. Really nice weather for March..but I...
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Wistful Wednesday: Early 1900's

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My paternal grandmother lived in Michigan until she was twenty-one years old.   Her family had moved to Minnesota and she followed them aft...
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

A Trip To The River

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 I am warding off a dreary day with a few old memories today and some photos I took last September 30, 2009. Last September we took a tri...
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Monday, March 8, 2010

Chance : Double Fun

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Hi, it is I Chance the wonder blogging dog..it is my turn! Far Side called the next door neighbors..the two boys ( great-nephews) are almo...
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Sunday, March 7, 2010

Looney Bin

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Sometimes I feel like I live in a looney bin, and I have the rug to prove it.  A gift from our friends Sue and Joe in Indiana.  It made us...
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Saturday, March 6, 2010

Retirement Communications

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It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.  Ralph Waldo Emerson Yesterday we had coffee with o...
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Friday, March 5, 2010

Backing Up "Stuff"

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The new external hard drive ( Hp SimpleSave)  works just fine..it was a little dicey when I started to delete photo files from my computer....
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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Saving Stuff

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Monday I had a rude awakening.  I was doing some computer maintenance and discovered that I needed to do a defrag..but there was a little p...
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Wistful Wednesday: 1964

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This was taken in 1964, at the farm where I grew up.  The only two brothers I have are also in this photo, my sister was not born yet.   I...
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Friday Night Fun

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Friday night we were the last minute substitution for a couple that couldn't attend Bunco at our daughters. It was a good excuse to ha...
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Monday, March 1, 2010

Marching in like sheep

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March is finally here, one month closer to unfrozen. Yesterday we stopped by the fishing derby for lunch. There was so much flooding on th...
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Sunday, February 28, 2010

Firefighter of the Year

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Last night was the awards banquet at the local volunteer fire department. The food was awesome, roast pork, real mashed potatoes and gravy...
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Saturday, February 27, 2010

What do you think?

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We just got back from "Up North".  Sometimes when we travel we take a different road that we have never been on before.  Today ...
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Friday, February 26, 2010

German Songbook

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This is an very old book that belongs to my Mother. It was her Grandmothers. Years ago books were beautiful on the outside. . From what ...
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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Forgotten Old Photos

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If you happened to do a google search and ended up at my Forgotten Old Photos blog what would you think?  Crazy old woman?  What in the w...
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Wistful Wednesday: Sno-Daze 1968

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Years ago the doldrums and greyness of February were left behind for one evening.  At a dance called Sno-Daze.  Some school group sold butt...
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Cooking With Far Side : Spaghetti Squash

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I like spaghetti squash, it is one of my favorites.   This is how I do it .. Buy a spaghetti squash..this is what they look like Cut ...
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