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Bev to Ande: 24 May 1943

May 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Had another young boy ask about buying our Ford today.

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Treasures from the piles on my desk

May 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Today I was sidelined with the incapcitating numbies, which is what I am calling the non-specific dizzyness and lethargy that I am associating with a cold. I also can’t sit still in one place today. So I am taking the opportunity to spend the afternoon in my office, clearing out the crap.

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Tags: books · family · fiction · health · house · language · music · self

Bev to Ande: 4 April 1943 (part 2)

April 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Am planning on getting a portable elec. sew. machine – trading in our old one – which we don’t have room for. All right with you? Am sure we can always get our $20 worth out of it.

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Ted to Ande: 29 March 1943

March 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Bill has bought a house, the Ringner house – you’ll recall it, over there across from the old school grounds, next to Alma Kireeng’s house. It was practically all built over in 1925, and is modernized, so he made a pretty fair buy, even though he did pay $2500 for it…

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Weeds, Part 2: Mom was right again.

March 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

How to Pull Weeds

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Crestwood Christo

March 25th, 2008 · 7 Comments

That night, I experienced an extremely vivid nightmare wherein rows and rows of fruit trees marched in formation toward me, hurling rotten tangerines and dirt clods at my head while “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” roared in the background.

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Nice ‘n Fluffy and off the wall (The Dawn of a New Bathroom: Day 1)

March 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I didn’t really dig the brown flowers on the tan background. Too dreary and too brown. It was, after all, on the bathroom walls, and I just didn’t need any more emphasis on that color. So, I started ripping it down.

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Everywhere a sign #5

December 14th, 2007 · No Comments

I’LL BUY YOUR HOUSE TODAY CASH!!

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Tags: house · signs