PANDEMIC! HAS IT ONLY BEEN EIGHT MONTHS AGO THAT THE WORD INCHED IT'S WAY INTO OUR EVERYDAY LANGUAGE? IT SEEMS LIKE AN ETERNITY, DOESN'T IT? SO A FEW CHANGES TO OUR LIFESTYLE AND ROUTINES ...
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WITH THE 'STAY AT HOME' ORDERS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, IT SEEMS THAT THE DAYS JUST RUN TOGETHER --- EVEN THE MONTHS. I EVEN MISSED TARTAN DAY ON APRIL 7TH. MY SCOTTISH GRANDSON MENTIONED IT TO ...
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THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT GROCERY STORES AND STOCKPILING TOILET PAPER, ETC. IT BROUGHT TO MIND WORLD WAR TWO RATIONING. BOTH BOB'S AND MY MOTHER RESPECTED THE PROCESS ENOUGH THAT TH...
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AND WHEN IT COMES, IT BRINGS GOOD CHEER! OH! WHAT A MEMORY --- I WAS ABOUT 4 OR 5 YEARS OLD, AND IT WAS CHRISTMAS EVE AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. WE ALWAYS HAD A CHILDREN'S PROGRAM; AND THE...
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I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF PULLING THIS 2011 PICTURE OF OUR YOUNGEST GRANDCHILD FROM THE ARCHIVES. THIS CUTIE WITH HIS PUMPKIN PATCH IS NOW A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL. THAT MEANS IT IS TIME FOR...
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THE ROCKY FORD, COLORADO MUNICIPAL MUSEUM, IN AN EFFORT TO BUILD ON THEIR FILES OF STORIES ABOUT THE TOWN AND THE PEOPLE, ARE SPONSORING A SERIES OF EXHIBITS AT THE IDEA PLACE, 408 NORTH MAIN IN...
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THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BUILDING OF THE ROYAL GORGE BRIDGE IS BEING CELEBRATED THIS YEAR WITH SEVERAL CELEBRATORY EVENTS PLANNED. WE FEEL BLESSED TO LIVE IN CANON CITY, COLORADO AND HAVE T...
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Enjoying my freedom to spend the 4th of July in my sewing room -- one of my life's pleasures!
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THE CATALPA TREES THROUGHOUT OUR TOWN ARE ESPECIALLY GLORIOUS THIS JUNE. WE PLANTED THIS ONE IN OUR BACKYARD 20 YEARS AGO AS A TINY TREE -- THEY GROW FAST! THE BLOSSOMS LOOK LIKE POPC...
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I NOTICED ON MY NEWS FEED THAT "GRUMPY THE CAT" HAD DIED ON MAY 14TH, BUT THERE WASN'T A SINGLE THING ABOUT THE DEATH OF NOTED ARCHITECT, I. M. PEI ON MAY 16TH. I WAS SADDENED BY THE FACT THAT...
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FOR SEVERAL REASONS MY LIFESTYLE BLOG HAS BEEN NEGLECTED RECENTLY. SO, FAIR WARNING, AS I TRY TO CATCH UP ON LIFE IN THE SALMAGUNDI HOUSEHOLD; THIS POST WILL BE RANDOM AND PROBABLY LONG. RAN...
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I COULDN'T LET TARTAN DAY PASS WITHOUT A POST. MY ADDICTION TO PLAID HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED! BEFORE SURGERY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I WAS WORKING ON A NEW, SMALL QUILT FROM MY PLAID AND WO...
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I'M A WEEK OUT OF SURGERY, AT HOME WATCHING BASKETBALL, ETC. AND DOING WELL. I HAVE THREE MORE WEEKS OF NOT DOING ANYTHING --- JUST LAYING AROUND --- BECOMING MORE LAZY THAN I ALREADY WAS. ...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR FAVORITE SON, MIKE! HIS WHOLE LIFE, HE HAS TAUGHT US THINGS WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW EXISTED! NOW HE TEACHES HIGH SCHOOL MATH AND SCIENCE. IN ADDITION, HE WILL BE ...
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OUR SPECIAL VALENTINE PRESENT IN 2002 WAS THIS LITTLE CUTIE --- HIS BIG SISTER WAS SO PROUD! AND, NOW HE IS 17 YEARS OLD ALREADY -- HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? CAITLIN IS STILL PROUD; AN...
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FOR SOME REASON, OUR LOCAL ANTIQUE STORES ARE USUALLY QUIET THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. THAT MAKES IT A GREAT DAY TO GET OUT, WALK AROUND, AND MAYBE FIND A TINY TREASURE. A TINY 2 1/2" BROWN...
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AS ALWAYS --- A LOT OF RED AND PLAID! OUR FLAGS FLY YEAR AROUND! THE FAMILY TREE WITH 60 YEARS OF ACCUMULATED ORNAMENTS INCLUDING A RED BALL ADDED AND DATED EACH YEAR OF OUR 60 YEA...
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FOR 20+ YEARS, I HAVE HAD THIS STRANGE, LITTLE CORNER MADE BY THE WALL THAT COVERS THE SIDE OF MY REFRIGERATOR IN THE KITCHEN. IT ADJOINS THE DINING ROOM. I'VE NEVER QUITE KNOWN WHAT TO DO W...
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ANOTHER MILESTONE BIRTHDAY HAS ARRIVED. THOUGHT #1 BOTH BOB AND I WERE FORTUNATE TO GROW UP IN A CLOSE-KNIT, SMALL TOWN WITH LOTS OF FRIENDS FROM OUR PRE-SCHOOL YEARS THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GRA...
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A TRIP TO DENVER NEVER DISAPPOINTS! I HAD A QUILT MEETING IN DENVER ON SATURDAY; AND WHILE I DID MY THING, MY HUSBAND MET OUR SON TO WALK AROUND A COUPLE OF FAVORITE ANTIQUE MALLS. WE MET U...
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