Yesterday, after having lunch at Sloppy Joe’s (See previous blog post), Earl and I went on a dolphin safari with his son, Rich, as our boat’s captain.  We had hardly gotten started when we sighted our first dolphin hanging out

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The man who helps with my flowers and bushes came today to start removing the annuals that have faded, cut back the perennials that are drooping, and take away my planters for the season. Only the geraniums and the roses

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One week ago today we were floating on the Red River waiting for catfish to bite our lures. It was muggy and windy, and our Johnboat was small. Our guide had six lines in the water, and we watched them

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Last night a horrendous rain storm passed through our area; it didn’t waken Earl but it did wake me enough to realize that the current hot spell was probably broken in the hours before dawn. I then rolled over and

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We didn’t know anything about Crane Point, except that I thought it would be a wildlife preserve for cranes. So when we missed the turtle tour, we opted for Crane Point.
Cranes had little to do with it; instead,

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When we moved to our new home we brought the Wacker Drive Water Park with us. We could do no less with this instant family heirloom.

Earl’s son-in-law and grandson secretly absconded; no, appropriated; well, let’s say they rescued a

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Years ago Rick Nelson sang a song titled “Garden Party.” I thought of it this evening as I walked from our condo to the clubhouse for an organizational meeting regarding the community garden the residents are planning for this summer.

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