Far Side of Fifty
Friday, June 30, 2023

Blue

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 Yup decided on the blue one.  Boy it sure takes a long time to buy a car.  We did a test drive and liked it and they threw in a case of cat...
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Thursday, June 29, 2023

Decisions

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 I/we have been thinking about buying a different vehicle.  I thought I wanted a Ford Bronco so that was what I was saving up for.   I drove...
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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Gathering spot

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 When we had Tilly in town we went by an  old trail that used to lead to Crocus.  A gathering/parking spot that some teenagers may or may no...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Hide and Seek

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 I went to visit my Mom in "the home" while Far Guy had an eye appointment.   Mom was nowhere  to be found, her phone and oxygen w...
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Monday, June 26, 2023

Baking of the beans

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I soak the Great Northern  and the Pinto beans in water overnight.  The next day I cook them up until they are a bit soft but not mushy.  Th...
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Sunday, June 25, 2023

Wild Roses and Beans

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 The Wild Roses are in bloom.  Fun to see.  It was a rainy humid day here yesterday.  I visited Mom in the Nursing Home, my sister called an...
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Saturday, June 24, 2023

Yarn and Ants

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 Yarn organization...There is only one word...totes.  I put yarn in totes and sort by color.  I used to have a yarn dresser but the drawers ...
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Friday, June 23, 2023

Tale of two blankets

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 I started Winter Wonderland in November of 2021...lets see that was 19 months ago.   I can finally cross it off my list!  I put it upstairs...
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Thursday, June 22, 2023

Can't fix stupid

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 I have had a frustrating couple of days concerning the care of my Mom.  Some people are not doing their job.  She is not receiving the leve...
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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

More Great Grand Photos!

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 Ree meeting her brother Hey Mikey and sister Cee Cee. Meeting "The Aunts" Auntie Paige Auntie Savannah  Great Auntie Jen, Cee Cee...
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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Great again for the third time!

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 We are Great Grandparents again!!   So exciting!   Maddie and the sweet babe.  She weighed 7 pounds and was 20 1/2 inches long.   She joins...
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Monday, June 19, 2023

Cooking and a project

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 Sunday was a day we did not cook.  We met Jen and Andy for lunch for Father's Day and toward evening we went to the last graduation par...
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Sunday, June 18, 2023

Happy Father's Day!

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 Our Fathers are both gone now.   I was really lucky to have my Dad for 71 Father's Days. Not many people can say that. Me, other baby b...
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Saturday, June 17, 2023

Date Night

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 Far Guy missed taking Tilly to the car show so we went on a date night instead.  The wildfire smoke is mostly cleared out...some still rema...
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Friday, June 16, 2023

Blue

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 The blue flowers are blooming.   They are pretty in the late evening light. It re seeds all over in the wild gardens.   Some kind of old Ve...
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Thursday, June 15, 2023

Smoky Air

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 It was a wildfire smoke day here in our part of Minnesota.  We had planned to go to one of the first car shows of the season....but the air...
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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Change

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 We all have to adapt to change.  Yesterday my baby brother and his bride and I moved our Mom from the hospital to the Nursing Home for some...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Few more days until mid June

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 The Lilac is sprawling, it does not have good form.  Possibly it struggles back here in the Oak Woods.   Bloom where you are planted even i...
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Monday, June 12, 2023

Lawn catch up

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 Finally got around to mowing.  The grass really grew after the rains.  It looks much better now.  It is not a perfect lawn but it is green:...
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Sunday, June 11, 2023

Catching Up

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 I had a very full day yesterday many tasks were on my list.  Laundry...cleaning bathrooms and general pick up and put away.   I visited my ...
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