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We stopped doing Halloween a couple years ago, but when we did do it, the most popular item we gave out were the mini bags of Smartfood popcorn. Second was the mini bags of Goldfish. We didn't give out candy.

I got nailed by yellow jackets when I ran over their nest while mowing the lawn at my in-law's while they were on vacation. Yeah, it hurts like the very devil.

My positive is that one of our nieces was over, and her, Michele, and Michele's sister went for a 'girl's day'. When they got back, I asked her about her father, who has been undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, from Agent Orange. She said that while some of his blood values are...

Of course it does! The only difference among us is a matter of scale. Some have expansive gardens, while with others, it's not so much- and I happen to fall into the not-so-much category. We just do what we can with what we have to work with. If you have them, please send pictures.

When the mask edict came down from our governor, and the run started, I already had some N95 masks on hand, as well as a box of regular dust masks. Since I only wear one when required, they have lasted so far, but when they are gone, we have a bunch of the blue disposables as well.

Although we had two chicken houses, with nest boxes for each chicken, there were no cages. They were what today are called 'free range' so they had every opportunity to get you; sometimes ganging up to attack.

The sun came out for the first time in several days, today, and Miss Eleanor was catching some rays.

As a kid, living on a farm, we had a large kitchen with a big round oak pedestal table that accommodated all 9 of us, so that's where we ate as we didn't have a dining room. Now, although our house does have one, we seldom use it, opting instead for the living room or kitchen.

When I was a kid, we had several dozen White Leghorn chickens, and it fell to me to gather the eggs each day so they could go to market. My hands and arms would be covered with marks where I got nailed by their beaks as I made my rounds of the nests. I grew to hate chickens, and looked forward...

Thank you. I think that all of ours are beautiful, each in their own way.

I knew that it was a while ago, but when I looked it up, it was an Associated Press story from 1986

Some time back, I read an article that told about using geese as 'sentries' at NATO facilities instead of dogs. They would patrol the area between the inner and outer perimeter fences, and were more reliable because they couldn't be given drugged food to incapacitate them, and they made a...

Burdock loves belly rubs Prancer likes pets, but only on her back Digger likes chin rubs, also behind her ears, but only when I use my knuckles Stretch likes limited belly rubs, but loves to rub the sides of his head against the back of my hand Bashful loves it when I use both hands to ruffle...

Yep, that's just what they do, only it's not one at a time.

You can do that on Goat Island, which separates the American and Horseshoe (Canadian) Falls; specifically at Terrapin Point.