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Remembering a veteran who served 80 years ago: my Dad.Pictured below, third from the left.He volunteered during WWII to serve as a Chaplain even though he was married with two children. He felt he needed to do his part and reached out to the brass in the Pentagon in charge of Army chaplains to make his case for enlisting.He served from 1944-1947 first in New Caledonia then Fiji Islands before

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 What a relief I feel after the Blue Wave!  Don't you?  It's like tRump has been deflated by this election that showed he is not the emperor he thought he was.  *****At our polling place we passed out I Voted stickers created by elementary students.  Here's the one I wore once I voted.*****Sunday, Dan and I attended the film screening of two old silent movies at the

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The ContrarianThe New York TimesThe Washington PostMSNow*****Dan and I stayed up until midnight last night.  First we thought we'd watch just a little of the returns on CNN, say to 9:30.  Then it was until 10:00, then 11:00, but it was after midnight and so many of the races had been called, control of both house of Congress had been taken by Democrats that we realized that "WE DID

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 Enjoy the monsters, princesses, ghosts, witches, rock stars, cheer leaders, animals and Ninjas that come by your house tonight.If you don't get any trick or treaters, then think of me as Dan and I welcome over 100 to our house! Our first year here, 2021, I counted 137 +/- and that was during Covid.  I haven't counted since but know I need to be stocked with candy [and toys for those

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Make Halloween Scary for Fascists: A Get-Out-The-Vote GuideContrarian Calls to Action: How to make a difference for democracy this week.THE CONTRARIANOCT 29 READ IN APP Democracy is not a spectator sport. Whether you want to exercise your right to vote, join a protest, call your elected officials, run for office, or keep tabs on the week’s hottest issues and protests, The Contrarian has

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Tuesday evening the Friends of the Library had their monthly craft class.  This time the subject was autumn wreaths. We had ribbon, silk leaves and lots of feathers to use to decorate these 6 inch grape vine wreaths. Once home I hung it on the inside of our outside door.I don't have a mantle in this house so I use two window sills instead to display seasonal stuff.Here are the items up

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Losing in Court Isn’t Enough; DOJ Must Be Sanctioned🚨 6 Days to the Midterms 🚨JENNIFER RUBINOCT 28 READ IN APP In the run-up to the midterms, district and circuit federal court judges have done an admirable job in beating back absurd, abusive Trump regime legal maneuvers that are utterly lacking in merit. Moreover, they are apparently designed to either disrupt the midterms or assure

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 Somehow today I got to thinking about all the meals I prepare.  Three meals a day for Dan and me. At this stage of her life I don't think my mom was doing that every day unless she had family visiting.  My dad would make his own breakfast or at least contribute to the making of breakfast.  I think Mom made the oatmeal and Dad made himself an egg - soft boiled was his

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Dan warned me.  Emily warned me but I really thought the bears were off to hibernate with all the cold nights we've been having.Here are the feeders earlier this week.  Loved by both gold and purple finches, chickadees, tufted titmouse, some woodpeckers too and of course the juncoes on the ground feasting on the spillage.This morning this was the scene.Impressions in the grass were the

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Come along on our walk on the Northern rail trail.  We parked outside of Enfield, NH and walked south along Mascoma Lake.  The trail is at least 59 miles long and we did a very tiny portion on this lovely Fall day.Enjoy the scenery with us.Lunch at the Baited HookA photo on their wall of the train along the lake.Along the way home we stopped to check out this guyoops he's a pumpkin

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Frosty mornings here since Sunday.Yesterday the juncoes arrived. They weren't here on Sunday, but Monday morning they were all over the yard and especially under the bird feeders I hung on Sunday.Occasionally I'll see a junco try to land on the feeder, but it's never successful. Does anyone know of a feeder type that a junco could use?Fall colors are the best in years an article in the newspaper

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In no particular order  here are some photographs taken recently.First or second fire in the woodstove.Earlier this Fall at local cemetery.Looking out at our neighbors lawn and trees.Across the Green. Township crew has come at least twice to rake and vacuum leaves from these trees.Thursday's garden chores - almost last ones for this year.Day lily bed before.After.  There is so much

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This day trip went a lot better than the last one - see post!I've had on my travel list a trip to the Bookmill in Massachusetts.  I'd read about it in Yankee Magazine ages ago.  It's a used book store in an old mill.Wednesday was the day to go.  Weather was going to be fine.  Leaves would be gorgeous.  There was even a place to have lunch in the mill.We entered across the

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 I've been busy on this rainy Tuesday....... making Christmas cards.  I'll stamp the message inside at another date.These are all the same pattern, I just used the variety of Christmas papers I had.  Some were newly purchased from Stampin Up this year but most are from years past.Another craft I've recently started is a counted cross stitch for one of the granddaughters.  I

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 I probably watch or read too much news.  In the morning after Connections, Strands and usually Wordle, I read the headlines in the NY Times and sometimes listen to the audio of What's Happening with Tracy Mumford.I read The Contrarian daily, Heather Cox Richardson whenever a new newsletter arrives in my email box as well as NPR News and Scott Dworkin.I'm getting tons of requests

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Trump: the Whining, Weak Wimp🚨 26 Days to the Midterms 🚨JENNIFER RUBINOCT 8 READ IN APP Donald Trump melted down when the New York Times reported that his Ohio rally arena was sparsely attended. He insisted that attendees “migrate down” to lower seats! Of course, he meant to fill empty seats, but his dilapidated logic was dwarfed by the sheer hysteria and venom of receiving such a sad

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Blogger is giving me gobbledegook when I try to go to many of the blogs I have listed on my sidebar.***Tuesday was a real blue sky day.But our first frost was in the forecast for Tuesday night.Here's Wednesday morning.  Temp was 31º.In preparation for winter Dan has removed our chairs and side tables.More leaves have fallen from the maple trees.Before frostAfterBeforeAfterI didn't take a

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Words & Phrases: A Crazy Rant Isn’t a ‘Speech’ or an ‘Interview’🚨 28 Days to the Midterms 🚨JENNIFER RUBINOCT 6 READ IN APP Donald Trump’s political toxicity, rampant illegality, and utter incompetence should not obscure a bigger worry: namely, that he is stone-cold nuts. Yet the legacy media continue to use language to describe his “speeches” as ordinary political addresses and “

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 We joined the leaf peepers on Sunday to check out the leaf colors in Vermont.  Our destination was Brookfield, Vt for a craft/farmers market with lunch options, at least that's what the notice said in a local online newsletter.  It sounded promising and we knew the drive northwest on Interstate 89 would be gorgeous.  The route has spectacular views of the Green Mountains to

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 Please, Mr. President, Campaign For My Republican Opponent!🚨 29 Days to the Midterms 🚨JENNIFER RUBINOCT 5 READ IN APP The horrendous September jobs numbers — only 29,000 new jobs (a fraction of the 84,000 expected) and unemployment up to 4.2% — tell only part of the story. With downward revisions, the economy actually lost 10,000 jobs in July and added just 133,000, not 162,000,

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The maples are putting on a display here and it's only October 1st.My iPhone camera just doesn't capture what I see on this hill behind our house. Have you ever had a lost day? Mine was Wednesday.  By Sunday night I knew I'd caught the cold that Dan and Emily and family had, but I thought I could beat it with my lime juice and honey hot tea.  I also started taking the cold

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 Thursday I had a package on the front porch that I didn't recognize. I opened it and lo and behold it was the 100 postcards I signed up to write a note on for Moms Rising.  All my 100 postcards are addressed to women in North Carolina.  I hope I can inspire them to vote.I blanked out the names and addresses.Anyone else get these in the mail?*****Here are some scenes from the

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 Americans of Conscience published some actions that need doing.I've done both.  Can you do them too, please?This Week’s ActionsAction 1: Time sensitive: Before September 28, defend due process rights for people seeking safety.Time to complete: Less than 5 minutesJoin the 39 Americans of Conscience who have completed this action by checking the tally box!I took this action!I took this

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 Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for moreFour Changes to Help the White House Press Recover Its Spine🚨41 Days to the Midterms🚨JENNIFER RUBINSEP 23 READ IN APP Donald Trump’s unconstitutional temper tantrum in ejecting CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House — which prompted the outlets to file suitMonday — underscores his late-stage deterioration into decrepitude and

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