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sunflowers

I stopped in at the farmer’s market just as they were closing, and picked up a bouquet of sunflowers, $2 each.  The guy said I could have all three remaining bouquets for $5.  Nah, I am happy to pay full price for all three. And here they are. So much love, Val   

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from the weekend

 Here’s Julia trimming her nephew’s hair.  It turned out well. Dannell helped.  The mess goes on and on, but at the end, everyone helps get it all picked up.  See that green and red can on the stairs?  It’s some kind of cherry lime water from Walmart.  I don’t shop at Walmart normally, but I

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a walk to the dam

 I’m always happy to see these lilies blooming in the swamp. When we closed on the cabin 16 years ago to the day, they were blooming like this that day too.  Here’s the dam.   The old dam was replaced about five years ago, maybe more. We were given an assessment of $500 for it. When

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anyway

 There are some kids with Swimmer’s Ear, who are finding things to do besides having their poor ears in water.  So they created forts and so forth in the field beyond the field. It kept them busy for hours. They asked me for blankets and sheets.  Yup, I have those. You can have these.  They

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