Far Side of Fifty
Friday, May 14, 2010

Swimming Lesson Memories

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We (my brother and I ) took swimming lessons every summer. Our Mother did not swim, she never learned to swim until very late in her life.....
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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Perception

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Far Guy and I do not see eye to eye sometimes.  It seems to be happening alot lately, perhaps it is the rain, perhaps we both have spring f...
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Wistful Wednesday: Cousins

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Last night we had our usual monthly cousins get together.  Geraldine drove..   We went to a cousins house who lives about an hour away.  ...
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Chance : Company

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Hey! It is I Chance, the wonder blogging Border Collie. Finally it is my turn again!! I finished the dreadful pills that were almost disgui...
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Monday, May 10, 2010

Relaxing

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It was a relaxing day on the lake, it was a tad cool..but non the less a good day to cruise the shoreline. Reminder to self, the next time...
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Sunday, May 9, 2010

Mother's Day!

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This is the card that I made for my Mother for Mother's Day.  I have a scrapbook program and it makes lovely photo collages, so I can ...
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Saturday, May 8, 2010

May Snow

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Yesterday it snowed most of the afternoon.  It melted almost as soon as it hit the ground.  I believe our last snow  event was back in Febr...
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Friday, May 7, 2010

Lights Out

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Last night after we got home, after a very stressful evening, the lights went out. Just like that no warning..no hint of a flicker..just bl...
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Thursday, May 6, 2010

The Big Read

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About eighteen months ago, one day I was bored. Yes, even I can be bored. I did a Google search for blogs about Border Collies..and I began...
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Wistful Wednesday: June 1951

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This is my Mom, the photo was taken in her parents yard.   She was 21 years old.  This was taken in late June, she was six months pregnant...
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Little Things and Thanks Lisa!

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This is a tiny, tiny flower.  I found these at the edge of our woods.  It is a Sedge more specifically Carex pensylvanica or Pennsylvania S...
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Monday, May 3, 2010

The New Car

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Not exactly a car you can drive ..but  an Automated Refrigerated Milk Car!!  This is a train car from his childhood.  He cleaned it up and ...
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Sunday, May 2, 2010

May Day

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We delivered the May Baskets, Far Guy even went along!   Some of the small children were taking naps..some were awake..most of them smiled...
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Saturday, May 1, 2010

Goodbye April, HELLO May!

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This little woodland violet shows up every spring..she is a pretty little thing..I have never found her exact name.  So she is just a Viol...
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Friday, April 30, 2010

Curiosity: A Familiar Driveway

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I was curious, my curiosity sometimes gets the best of me. I wondered if they were the same, I wondered have they changed? Are Far Guy and ...
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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Places I Remember

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There are places I remember.  That song has been running through my head since yesterday. I believe it is correctly called "In My Life...
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Wistful Wednesday: Generations

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This is a photograph that was taken 58 years ago, in the spring of 1952.  From left to right, me and my Mom, my Grandpa, and my Great Gran...
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

A May Day Reminder

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Last year I told y'all  that I would remind you that May Day was coming up and you should get your butts in gear and make some May Bask...
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Monday, April 26, 2010

I have been Loony for three years now!

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We are very fortunate here in Minnesota to have an individual by the name of Larry Backlund who has a Loon nesting platform near his dock...
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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Train Show

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Last weekend after "grandsitting" we high tailed it to Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.  There was supposed to be a huge train show ther...
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