From February 2019. This month’s Crappy Old Book of the Month was Miss Manners’® Guide to Rearing Perfect Children: A Primer for Everyone Worried about the Future of Civilization (Judith Martin, Atheneum, New York 1984). Unfortunately, this month slipped away from me and I only posted two measly posts about this delightful– and truly funny–book.
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We’ve decided we like the western part of the Mississippi Gulf Coast better than the eastern.
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Originally published February 2019. A keeper.
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Trying to get a short story done and submitted. Must be postmarked* March 1. Still have a lot of work to do on it–though I’m now into the weedy part that I enjoy doing. It’s something different. We’ll see if I can make it happen. Wish me luck! *Yes. The journal only accepts printed, mailed
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I am slowly catching up. I gave them each a new bunny and told them a story about how the bunnies were looking for them. So I turned the story into a little booklet. They took such a shine to Tiger that they are getting Certificates of Kindness. Along with a letter congratulating them. Will
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Today is a sad day for Grammy. The little chemist has left for home. All that remains is a slight whiff of his mom’s pachouli in the front bedroom, three boxes of 174 dominos that need to be organized, and some things at his workstation to be put away.
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The next thing Miss M did was direct a beam of light at my jeans. You should have heard here when they caught on fire. This is one story for the ages. Today we went fishing. Nothing. Tomorrow they leave.
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But they had fun, got muddy, and got their lures stuck several times. This photo was from early on when Grandpa John thought he was going to fish. Ha. Ha.
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secretly picked flowers for Grandpa John and I today.
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and let them out! We set up the trail cam. That’ll be fun in a couple of days.
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Whew. Small people are a bottomless pit of energy and an absolute delight. Biggest hit so far at The Farm for six year old Grandson and his 7 year old Friend? Tiger the Cat. Tiger really is a laid back lover of a cat, and he just relished the attention. He crashed by supper time.
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I should check and see when the very first Richard de Bury post was here. This is from February 2019 and I feel as if this was the first time I came across him. Of course, now I have Philobiblon. One of my favorites. Omni corrumpuntur et intabescunt in tempore; Saturnus quos generat devorare non
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We’ll see what happens tomorrow.
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Sunday was an ugly day. Dreary, cold, windy, grey. Sunday Supper was fantastic! “The Head Chef of Gourmet Alley, who is a garlic grower himself, has his own version of Forty-Clove Chicken which all who have tasted say is fantastic. Don’t be timid. To enjoy this dish fully, pull out a hot, juicy garlic clove,
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not a single student can read at grade level Some place on the internet Going off script this morning. Happy happy Marica will be back shortly. That article is about schools in Illinois. You know who’s fault this is? I’ll tell you. I only skimmed so I didn’t catch what the definition is for ‘grade
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’Tis the human touchin this world that counts,The touch of your hand and mine,Which means far moreto the fainting heartThan shelter and bread and wine.For shelter is gonewhen the night is o’er,And bread lasts only a day.But the touch of the handAnd the sound of the voiceSing on in the soul alway. Spencer Michael Free
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From February 2019. Sadly, Bonnie is no longer with us. We have no idea what happened to her. Sometime in July 2020 we just realized she was gone. Clyde is still here. We don’t call Clyde ‘Clyde’ but we’re trying to get into the habit of doing so. We call him Dummy–because he’s dumb–but as
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Miss M, grandson, daughter’s friend, and her son are coming for a visit. I’ve been informed that friend is a go-er and a do-er. This information spun my head initially. I don’t mind going and doing but I’m not certain we’d all like to go and do the same things. Plus, they will have driven
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