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Spring is Here!  There’s Work To Be Done

Spring is Here!  There’s Work To Be Done

Although it doesn’t quite feel like it all the time just yet, we have seen some glimpses of spring temperatures sneak into the weather these last two weeks.  The crocuses have already come and gone, the daffodils are starting to bloom, and the flowering cherry trees in front of my house are just about at their peak perfection, which is always a sign that the weather has turned.  Soon, the redbuds will appear, along with magnolias and Bradford pears (which…

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Staying at Home During the Pandemic: Filling the Hours

Staying at Home During the Pandemic: Filling the Hours

As the weeks drag on and our forced home confinement continues, I find that the family is going deeper and deeper down the well of madness when it comes to home projects and chores. Oh, at first, it started out as the normal stuff.  Our days were filled with adjusting to working from home,  participating in online classes, family dinners (with a full table), and evenings spent perusing the collected video catalogs of Netflix, Hulu, and Disney +. Projects that…

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