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Beater to Sweeter (in two acts)
Act One Well, it’s just weird enough. You know Mister Big, the Sex and the City character? We now own his Mom’s car. Evidently, they have a summer house up here (in a village I shall not reveal), and had an … Continue reading
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The Big Shop
Sometimes, I find that my idea of fun would drive most people crazy. We’re bargain hunters. I get excited about it. It’s easy here. Shopping in a town where everything is basically on one single street – everything on the … Continue reading
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The Hot Head
Sorry for the radio silence, friends. Long few days. You know those few areas in your life that you take way too seriously? Oh, yeah. I totally ran into one of those this week. Long story short – We need … Continue reading
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Flipped the Icy Middle Finger
‘Tis the season. The season in which North Country Residents start to think about propane suppliers. If they’re lucky. Obviously, if you have some company’s tank sitting outside your house, you’re obliged to go with them. If you own your … Continue reading
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Tomatoes and Two-by-Fours
Ideas generally come to me quite easily. Except when I try to force my mortal schedule on them. I was thinking this morning that good ideas are a great deal like the sprouts of my new grass seed – I … Continue reading
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The House Tour
A whirlwind adventure this weekend … from Plattsburgh to beyond Massena, and back via Potsdam and Malone. The farmland was gorgeous! Fortuitous, because the reason for a jaunt was two-fold – a good old-fashioned roadtrip combined with a tour of … Continue reading
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Rufus Xavier Sasparilla
“Now, I have a friend named Rufus Xavier Sasparilla …” My friend Corin points out that we need to get back to the dog. All this talk of moving, and hardly a mention. Lucky he can’t read. (I assume.) His … Continue reading
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Stories from the Road
Well, it wasn’t pretty, but it’s done. The giant (and I mean giant) pile of junk behind the house is gone. It was muddy, smelly, dirty, wet, heavy, and disgusting. And it filled a 15 yard construction dumpster, plus 10 … Continue reading
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Jeeped
Wild Bill is my hero.We just bought a maroon 1989 Jeep Cherokee Limited! All is in great shape – perfect leather interior, power options all good, new injectors and fuel pump, brand new 31 snow/mud tires. It has a little … Continue reading
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Bought and Paid For
We drove up to visit our salesmen at Alpinhaus in Central New York State today, and completed the deal – we are now the owners of a 1995 31′ Fleetwood Prowler Fifth Wheel RV. We offered just above the Bluebook value … Continue reading
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