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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Grace
She was a beautiful girl. She had long, dark red hair almost to her waist. In a few years hair like hers would be the rage. But in 1962 it just meant she was too poor to go to a … Continue reading
Six Word Saturday
Wake me up When September ends. (borrowed from Green Day)
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Everyone into the pool (part 2)
Almost 5 months ago I started this blog and a water aerobics class. Both for my health. One mental, the other physical. On the first day of water aerobics, I was intimidated. Everyone knew what to do. Everyone knew each … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, connections, country living, family, friendship, health, life, Mighty Mouse, relationships, small town, water aerobics, writing, YMCA
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The City boy and the Country boy
It’s good to get outside of your circle of friends and meet new people. I think we all need to find out about life’s different perspectives now and then. The young man we met on our weekend Getaway … Continue reading
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Tagged a great life, agriculture, blog, chicken, city life, Corn, country life, different perspectives, farming, firefighter, hogs, Livestock, paramedic, soybeans, wheat, write
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September
“September” by Helen Hunt Jackson from Songs of the Treetop and Meadow, pub. 1898 The golden-rod is yellow; The corn is turning brown; The trees in apple orchards With fruit are bearing down … September- a month made for music … Continue reading
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Tagged apples, autumn, blog, fall, Helen Hunt Jackson, mothers and daughters, new beginnings, orchards, See you in September, September, The Happenings, writing
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You must follow “leaf and twig” beautiful photos and lovely poetry…. Leaf And Twig At the edge of the forest where enchantment begins grows a tiny tree of goldenrod. View original post
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Six Word Saturday
Harvest begins and I start cooking.
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Tagged agriculture, blog, Combine, cooking, farm, harvest, Massey Ferguson, soybeans, work, writing
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