The Pond

I am keeping everyone affected by the hurricane and high winds in my prayers. Southern Indiana suffered through the high winds and many are still without power. My son finally had electricity restored to his apartment near Cincinnati this evening. He had been doing his homework by candlelight. My daughter is safe at home in […]

Well, today I went to my allergist appointment. I had high hopes that after taking allergy shots for two years, the allergist would say enough was enough and let me stop the shots. It was not meant to be. He said that when I began the shots, I agreed to take them for 3 to […]

While visiting blogs during my Tackle It Tuesday rounds, I ran across a terrific recipe. The 160 Acre Woods shared her recipe for Zucchini Boats. I tried to make them last night but my neighbor didn’t have any zucchini left in her garden. Darn!

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With a new administration in our government, hopefully, the chances of getting into college will be better. It has become so expensive to attend college. There is more to consider than tuition when planning on attending college. The cost of books has sky rocketed and don’t let anyone fool you into thinking you will get […]

It is so good to have my Mom back home. She had to make a quick trip to Washington and was gone for almost a month. She is my sewing buddy and I don’t accomplish very much when she is gone, although, I did make this bag for a friend. It was my friend’s birthday […]

I love having company! My husband’s aunt and her two daughters came to visit last week. Their visit spurred hubby and me into a cleaning frenzy. I knew that they would be spending the night at our home so that meant some deep cleaning. I cleaned my sewing room and organized things so you could […]

Oh, how nice. Connie, from Brain Foggles surprised me with this nice award. Thanks Connie.

Now, I am supposed to pass this on to some of my favorite bloggers. I can’t do it! There are too many!

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I spent the past hour looking for my charge card. The last time I used it was on August 1st and that was when I got gas at a station in Indianapolis. I called the station and no one turned it in. I have turned all my pants and jacket pockets inside out. Sometimes I […]

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How likely is your name going to cause trouble for you? Last evening, I had dinner with a lady who said she was teased as a child because her last name has the word butt in it. I can believe her every word. It would be hard to deal with a last name that brings […]