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I swear I don’t think it’s possible for our little front yard crab apple tree to have any more blossoms.
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Okay, maybe it’s not so little.
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But it’s small compared to the giant old apple trees in the backyard.
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People walk by and compliment us on it every year at this time.
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She’s a real beauty!
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You don’t have to, but you should.
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Good grief, there are so many I don’t know where to start…
I shall try to limit myself to 5.
1. Avatar.
I don’t see the appeal, never did. And if you love it, please don’t try to change my mind. I don’t care how much money they spent on the “Let’s add water!” sequel, I’m not watching that either.
2. Dumb and Dumber.
The title says it all.
3. Twilight.
Do not get me started on this ridiculous teenage vampire crap. If you’re over 13 and enjoyed these badly written and acted films? We can no longer be friends.
4. I’ll probably piss some people off with this one, but Back To The Future. Marty McFly? Sorry, no to all 3.
5. With a slight exception for Deadpool (because it’s snarky) and maybe Venom (because let’s face it I’d watch Tom Hardy mop his kitchen floor) the never ending parade of super hero, Marvel, DC Universe, multi verse whatever movies. Enough already. Every time I want to go to a movie, they’re all that’s playing. It’s time to move on.
So how about you?
What popular movies do you dislike….
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If you’re a loyal reader you’ll remember we had a massive wind storm two years ago that did serious damage to our beloved ancient backyard apple trees. We had a professional arborist in to trim and prune them back and last year they were barren. No blooms, no apples.
But this year?
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Ooh baby.
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They are positively bursting.
And if you’re wondering how big they are?
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That’s the Barn Mahal for scale.
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I wish WordPress had smell-o-vision because trust me… it’s glorious.
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My little you never planted me but I grew well anyway crabapple is starting to spread out, but is lagging behind in bloom time.
Now I just need to fill my new rock bordered bed with perennials for a burst of summer color.
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I have a few Facebook friends who share nothing but motivational posters.
No family photos. No vacation albums. No silly animal videos.
Just these.
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Most of them are pretty.
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Some of them are cute.
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Okay, you got me. That one makes perfect sense.
And while I’m sure my friends mean well spreading their words of wisdom, I’ve never been a motivational/self help type of girl. I don’t read the books, I don’t cross stitch the sayings on pillows.
My idea of good advice runs more along these lines.
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Kind of the anti motivational motivation.
It’s just how I roll.
And in case you were wondering? My pickle algorithm is alive and well.
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No, they’re not.
Trust me on this.
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It was a long and nearly snowless winter.
Spring was late and with no snow to melt, extremely dry.
One lousy April shower and May took its sweet time showing us some flowers. Heck, we even had frost last week.
But finally….
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The lilacs are popping.
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Which means vases of that heavenly scent are scattered throughout the house.
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And while a little scraggly…
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The expensive dark cherry tree we planted last year is hanging on.
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The blooms are gorgeous.
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So my fingers are crossed it grows big and strong.
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In front of the barn?
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The choke cherry tree is in blossom. The fruit is inedible and sometimes poisonous, but the delicate spring blooms are sweet.
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We were told my husband’s cousin would call us. We thought it would be to lift the ridiculous no family visitors ban he’d implemented at Uncle Donny’s bedside .. but we were wrong.
When he finally did call and leave a message?
It was to tell us his father had passed.
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Uncle Donny.
When we lived in North Carolina he would visit once or twice a year. Our cat Bubba instantly adopted him.
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He was a Vietnam vet with over 20 years in the Air Force. An honest and decent man.
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Seen here with his sister, my husband’s mother.
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If you needed money to pay your rent? Uncle Donny.
If you needed someone to help you move? Uncle Donny.
If your child needed school clothes, a car, college tuition? Uncle Donny.
He was a lovable goofball with a big generous heart.
Though I hold him personally responsible for my spouse’s addiction to yard saling and filling our cellar with crap, I also have fond memories of trolling flea markets with him and enjoying his childlike glee when he would find a “treasure”.
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Rest In Peace Uncle Donny.
You were, quite simply…. a good egg.
And will be deeply missed.
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Yes, I’m still bird nerding out that a female pileated woodpecker has found our backyard .
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Two sightings in twenty years and now twice in one week.
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Woot!
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Needless to say I’m making sure that particular feeder is always full in case she drops by.
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A bag fills the cylinder once with 1/4 left over, and I have to fill it every other day.
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Pricey, but worth it.
(Photo includes another of my coffee table metal sculptures since you seemed to like the hermit crab.)
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This first one makes me cringe.
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Remember when I posted about those creepy dolls washing up on the Texas shore a while back? Well now you have the opportunity to own one.
Though why the hell you’d want to I can’t fathom.
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I see this every time we visit my SIL at the nursing home. It stands in a driveway down the road from the facility.
Is it Odysseus?
Did he just do a few laps in the pool?
I simply don’t know.
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We stopped at a local bar the other afternoon for some liquid refreshment.
Did they make a good margarita?
Yes.
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Why is there a giant goat head mounted above the bar watching me drink it?
I have no idea.
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Ever have one of those days?
You know the ones…. where everything goes wrong and you simply should have stayed in bed.
Next time you’re experiencing a day like that? Think of this poor family in Minnesota and be glad you’re not literally being shit on.
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Now that’s a bad day.
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I have one word.
Eeww.
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Someone needs to look into it.
We’ve all had the occasional pigeon let one fly on our windshields, but a fly by airplane pooping?
No one needs that.
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Who needs useful news when this stuff is so much more fun?
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Perhaps… but I think I’d rather sit quietly in the corner thank you very much.
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Because I can think of no one else I’d want rattling around in my brain.
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That’s got to be one tired momma.
Damn.
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My husband has often spoken of the crotch rot that was a common servicemen’s affliction during the Vietnam War…. but pandemic pelvis? Nope. That’s a new one to me.
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