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We Wear Grass Skirts in Winter
or, I’ll Huff, and I’ll Puff, and I’ll Blow Your House Down Winter is here, and frankly, we were late in being ready for it. However, now we’re in good shape. Better than good. The plumbing and pipes have been … Continue reading
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City Sidewalks, Busy Sidewalks
One of the first things I noticed about Saranac Lake in the Winter was those nifty little sidewalk snow plows they have. A little mini plow the width of the sidewalk. Never saw such a thing. In the city, each … Continue reading
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Advice from the Wilders
Twelve hour power outage yesterday. The electricity went out at about one in the afternoon, coming back on at about one in the morning. Odd thing being, it took me a while to notice it. With the battery backup and … Continue reading
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Up a Particular Creek Without a Furnace
Okay, Friends. Get this … Furnace doesn’t work. It’s getting down into the 30s at night. Although the space heater works fine for the inside, I want the furnace going because it keeps the pump and water lines and such … Continue reading
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A Lack of Stuff
Kathy at White Pines Whisper recently got me to thinking. (Beautiful haikus by Kathy and others are featured in the comments of a previous post, by the way.) Kathy said in a recent post, “Stuff ain’t where it’s at, people.” … Continue reading
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RV Maintenance Day
Yes, folks. It’s finally time for another lesson in Living in an RV. Most regular readers know, we live in an RV (1996 32′ fifth wheel Prowler), and a small 10×14 cabin. Fact is, RVs are (of course) not really meant … Continue reading
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Sprung
Hey, friends! This week I’ll be finishing up all that music work that I have due. Deadlines. The weekend was so beautiful, and the holiday coming so quickly, I took three days off. (Oops.) You know what that meant for … Continue reading
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A Seed Saga
I know I’m not supposed to be buying Burpee and Ferry-Morse seeds. But, I do. Short Version – The Monsanto Company supplies most of the major seed companies in the US. (There are lists out there you can check.) Monsanto is … Continue reading
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Two Little Wires
You know who my hero is, Friends? Adirondack View. We met for coffee in Lake Placid yesterday, and she brought along a spare RV pump. Isn’t that awesome? (We RV people stick together.) You might remember that our pump quit … Continue reading
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Little RV On the Prairie
Funny, it doesn’t bother me. I can’t call disaster just yet, but what I know is this – the water pump quit on Wednesday. No running water. As I was taking a shower. (Mercifully, I didn’t have a head full … Continue reading
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