Far Side of Fifty
Sunday, March 3, 2019

Knitting: Heel Flap, Heel Turn

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I have been making slow progress on my pair of practice socks. Top sock …I learned how to do the heel flap.  The bottom sock has a heel flap...
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Saturday, March 2, 2019

Greek Goddess

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When Jen did her Ancestry DNA test, she found out that she has some Greek in her background.  So wanting to know more she gave her Dad a Anc...
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Friday, March 1, 2019

Friday finally

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Look ma no cavities!  Dental appointments have been accomplished.  Physical therapy appointments were no fun but they were accomplished also...
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Thursday, February 28, 2019

70 years

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We received word yesterday that Far Guy’s cousin Stevie died from “lung problems.” Stevie was 70 years old earlier this month.  Stevie was a...
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Wistful Wednesday: What we pass along

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Far Guy got the results of his DNA story. England, Wales and Northwestern Europe 69 % Germanic Europe 17 % ( Northwest Germany) Norway 6 % F...
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Legs and a drift

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First the drift. This spot will drift everytime the wind blows…unless it rains then the snow will get a crust on it.  The roads were pretty ...
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Monday, February 25, 2019

Wind and Air Fryer

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The wind blew.  It blew so hard an inch of snow was moved from the snowstick. It was a blizzard. We heard the driveways were all blocked by ...
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Sunday, February 24, 2019

Tied Record

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The snow record in our yard has been tied.  Will we set a new record? …have to wait and see. I fed the birds and shoveled snow.  We go to th...
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Saturday, February 23, 2019

We have enough snow already

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It snowed again…imagine that.  Big huge flakes. Enough already!  I went to the couch to hibernate…how do bears do it anyways…I had to get up...
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Friday, February 22, 2019

Uffda more snow

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We got about 4 inches of new snow.  It has been cleared from our yard, our nephew Josh was by and cleared most of the yard.  I power shovele...
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Thursday, February 21, 2019

Snowy Weather

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It snows every two or three days.  I had just caught up with snow removal before it started again. 21 inches at the snowstick Feb 20 2019 Th...
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Wistful Wednesday : January 1988

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I found an old Polaroid in one of the photo albums.  It is dated January 1988.  This was taken in Far Guy’s parents back yard.  The snow ban...
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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Drawing

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Jen gave me an online drawing class for my birthday last Fall….I am finally getting around to it! I love to doodle so this is the perfect c...
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Monday, February 18, 2019

Warmer Winter Days

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We had some warmer days, anything above ZERO is appreciated.  Beware when it warms up it usually snows.   One day we actually had sunshine! ...
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Sunday, February 17, 2019

Knitting

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I learned to knit as a teenager.  I used to go over to my Aunt Marie and Uncle Otto’s house to help with the twins and then my Aunt would ta...
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Saturday, February 16, 2019

Crochet Projects

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Our friend the “Silver Fox” asked me to make him another face mask. ( I made him and Far Guy each one last year to help warm the air before ...
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Friday, February 15, 2019

Happy Birthday!

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Far Guy is older today. This is a school photo from 1963. 2019 This is a photo I took in Hawaii. He sat down and was caught checking his ph...
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Thursday, February 14, 2019

Happy Valentines Day

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A Postcard from 1909.  Looks like Cupid is about to stab someone…and that gal looks like she just might whack that amorous fellow with her p...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Wistful Wednesday: Post Office

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How times have changed.  Far Guy signed up for emails from the Post Office.  He gets a daily email that shows a scan of what is in our mail ...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Snowy Day Activities

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It snowed all day Monday, now it will blow around today.  At least it has to warm up to snow.  Small consolation. T.I.R.E.D of snow….need su...
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