Monthly Archives: February 2013

Bear with me

Please indulge me as I post some random thoughts and photos. Here are two funny but very serious dogs waiting in a Mercedes in a store parking lot. I thought they looked like a married couple, about to drive away. … Continue reading

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The construction/destruction continues

So now we have a better idea of how monstrous the neighbor’s garage is going to be. Notice how it just about perfectly eclipses our view. It’s almost as if he had it designed to do that. Here’s a closer … Continue reading

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A Pleasant Surprise

I’m tired of writing about bummer stuff like horrible neighbors and snow, so for a change of pace, here’s HerbDoc with an orchid success story: Although I’m nowhere near ready to enter an orchid show like DN, I was pretty … Continue reading

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Back home

Power was restored in our area on Monday evening, and we returned home yesterday (Tuesday.) I am in a constant state of annoyance and feeling snappy and stressed out. My first task was to throw out lots of expensive food … Continue reading

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Digging out RI

Here is the front of our house. It reminds me of the houses I saw a few years ago when I was way up north in Canada in a small Labrador town called “Nain.” But this is Rhode Island. Southern … Continue reading

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Bracing for it

Here we go again…only this time it’s a blizzard, not a hurricane. Will we get three feet of snow? Will we lose power? And if we do, what will happen to my orchids? They say the worst of it will … Continue reading

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Before and after

My regular readers may recall my posts about my extremely rich and extremely obnoxious neighbor, and the wildflower meadow he planted. The photo above shows the meadow in happier times. That was then. Now, the meadow is gone, and in … Continue reading

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