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Day Nineteen, Footnotes Together We Manage

One thing is certain, that batch of chili bites back. Live and learn, consider carefully what ingredients you are pouring into the pot. The thing about it though, it really warms you up when its cold. This morning not long … Continue reading

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Day 307; Footnotes of a Good, Normal, Regular Day

I started out taking my mother to the bank.  We both needed to go so taking her was (and never is) an issue. We were the only customers inside so the visit was quick. The teller that took care of … Continue reading

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Day 265; How Much Wood Would a Wood Stove Burn if a Wood Stove Could Burn Wood or Smoke Screen Anyone?

Autumn. Rats. I managed to make it through the summer and not turn on the central air conditioning one time. Open windows and ceiling fans made it perfectly comfortable for me. My son, has a window unit so his room … Continue reading

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Day 263; Counting Change, Counting on Change

 The rain finally arrived. It has been heavily overcast here for most of the day. It seemed that at any moment the rain would start falling, but it held off until just moments ago. Now, just after nine in the … Continue reading

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Day244; Footnotes of the First Day

It began like I would have imagined. An overcast, cooler, rainy day. But wow. Most of the day was calm, the sun would peek out from time to time, the day was comfortable with the temperature cooler than what we … Continue reading

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Day Sixty-four; Footnotes of You’ll Not Beat Me

 Last night I asked my son to get the stove pipe off the wood stove. I knew it needed to be cleaned out because the stove wasn’t drafting properly. I told him that if he would take it off, I … Continue reading

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Day 309- Footnotes of “Look, I fixed it”

  We have had a wood stove in the house for thirty-one years. When I began making sure it was ready for use this winter, I ran into a major issue. The draft or as I have just discovered to … Continue reading

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