Beer market research
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Oh the sacrifices I make in finding out facts for my readers. I've been
doing more in depth analysis of the Cambridge Beer Festival catalogue. But
before a...
Randomness
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Here I am, comfortably ensconced in my seat on the couch. I have my legs up
on a pillow that’s on top of the coffee table and my laptop on top of a
pillo...
Palmate Newt
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I found this little critter on our kitchen floor late last night. It really
was quite tiny. At first I thought it was a slug (my eyesight isn't what it
us...
Intentionally West.
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A day after unpacking I repack. Less pairs of shorts, no sandals and four
shirts as dress as my wardrobe allows. It’s work rather than a holiday.
But ...
Toronto Canada
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Dear Family and Friends,
We spent a few days in Toronto before heading flying back home. This
included a trip to Niagara Falls.
First, I will share a few...
Horizontal sleet.
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Ah the joys of the English Spring (especially with a Bank Holiday looming)
- as I look out of the hall window we have horizontal sleet whizzing past
and a ...
Surprises Appear...
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Sometimes odd things show up
In my water garden
Like plumber's art
Blooming lilies
And pecan blooms
A new hidden statue
and a nice surprise left by Hubby.
...
Giant Stick Insect mating (Bactrododema tiaratum)
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Family Heteronemiidae
Stick insects are attracted to lights at night and are often found clinging to the walls and doors in the morning.
Females avera...
Sights of Nature
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*All my life through, the true sights of nature made me rejoice like a
child.*
~ Marie Curie
Little Wood Satyr Butterfly - Heritage Park - Blacksburg, Vir...
Tasmania in winter….
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View from *Waterfall’s Cafe*, Mt. Field National Park, Tasmania…. so, why
wouldn’t you come to Tasmania in winter?
[image: Photo: WARNING... Images may I...
Sadness in Many Places . . .
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[image: white calla lily12 0607]Events of recent days have made posting
seem very irrelevant.
Like many of you, our thoughts and prayers have been for th...
5.19.13 Honey Bees “washboarding”
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They’ve been doing this for several days.
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Looks like they are scrubbing away on the front of the hive and their small
landing board. Wis...
Girlfriends' Vacation in AZ - Our World
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I'm back in CO.
The Girlfriends' Vacation to AZ was
FUN, FUN, FUN!
Palo Verde tree in bloom.
Away from snow, we soaked up the sun.
Bare bones of saguaro c...
Northern Mockingbird
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Such a fascinating bird to listen to and watch fly as its wings white
patches catch your eye and admire its beauty. This guy hunted bugs along
the fence li...
The Extraordinary Dandelion
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"Has there ever been a year for dandelions like this year?”
Standing in the kitchen, after his walk with the dog, he looks wistful, undecided.
Gathering and...
My new blog
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Well I tried to go to Wordpress but I found it too difficult so I decided
to do my new blog on blogger. I already know what to do here so it made the
trans...
Checking In
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Long time, no write. Thank you to readers and followers who have stuck
with me during an online absence that has lasted longer than I thought - my
last p...
Lights Please
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We actually completed another item on the house recently and I am very
excited about it!! Now, I know already that the BFA (big, fancy architect)
is goi...
Some quick updates....
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The coyote pup we got in Pepperell is living the life! She went out to
Western MA to our wonderful friend and incredible coyote and fox rehabber,
Dawn! Tha...
~A FIRST BIRTHDAY~
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~HAPPY BIRTHDAY~
One year ago today this precious little boy, Travis Lloyd came into the
world. Mr. Dog Trot and I became first time grandparents...I still ...
SWALLOWS ABOVE THE POOL
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Swallows swooping, gliding, wheeling, and diving in the sunlight air above
the Cottage Pool are a summer fixture. Sometimes they're joined by cedar
wax...
dogs and the lack thereof, and what to do about it
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Since Angus' passing, I've been telling myself over and over again what a
relief it is not to have to take care of a dog. I drive into the barn at
night an...
FACEBOOK SCAMS–STOP THE INSANITY
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For some reason people start up scams to create fear, false hope and
misinformation amongst the users of Facebook and other sites or emails.
It is time ...
Query for wildflower growers/experts
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What’s with the pink flowering native primroses? Spotted, this morning,
alongside deep cerise pink drumstick primulas, I initially wondered if I
was seeing...
Change of scenery
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I have been away for a few days visiting family coming back yesterday,
trundling from Braunston to bridge 100 in the wind and rain with a rucksack
was ex...
Cold Spell
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A frosty morning... like a little "ha! ha!" to all the people who planted
things outside for Mother's Day! Last frost of 2013 spring = May 12-13???
good to get out - parfrey's glen
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After 6 months of winter; getting out is glorious. Growing up in
California I never understood what Cabin Fever was. Today I was
appreciating green trees...
Here's the scoop...Candle Shed Effect...
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We've opened a second location
in the historic downtown of
Muscatine, Iowa...the pearl button
capital of the world, this will be our
permanent location whe...
Barn Swallow nest construction is on!
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Well, an update is due on the Barn Swallows on my porch. The male came
back each night to roost on the nest cup, and we kept hoping he'd finally
find a ni...
Spring Cruise to Llangollen - the story so far
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We shall be keeping Albert at Debdale for a few weeks whilst we wait to
have her hull grit-blasted and blacked, so I thought I had better record
our trip s...
POPCORN CEILINGS
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What in the world is a popcorn ceiling? The above photo shows what one
square yard looks like. It is also derisively call the cottage cheese
ceiling or...
Spring..Has Finally Arrived!
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Spring has finally come to the mountain! I have no tangible proof, but
I'm sure the landscape is changing by the minute. It's a magical season,
in the m...
Happy St George’s Day to one and all!
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*The St George Anthem*
Red is our rose,
Red is our blood,
Proud is our Nation;
Wise and so good.
Our flag it is white;
It's cross dipped in blood.
S...
"What the, what the......?" Part One and Part Two
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(Most of this post was written last July. I thought I had already posted it which is why the title is listed as Part One and Part Two.)
Earlier today I fou...
Spring at last
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The winter here in south west France has dragged on a bit this year, with
the cold and wet weather extending into the beginning of this month.
[image: tu...
Odds and Ends
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Enjoying experimenting and playing with natural light. It's amazing what
you can bring out of simple objects with just window light and a
reflector. Th...
Spring at Last?
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The weather was finally decent enough to let the buns out to play while I
worked on finishing touches on drop spindles. I forgot about making photos
until ...
Weekend Project
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We had a chance to go to Kansas City for the weekend so we went antique
shopping of course. We've been collecting old garden tools as we find them
and ...
St Joseph's Day 3/19/13
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This morning as I sat sipping on my coffee, I had to take a pic of the gift
Mother Nature gave the Pres on this, St Joseph's Day.
It's also his birthda...
ANONYMOUS COMMENTS
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Due to the problem of morons posting filth on here I may have to eliminate
anonymous comments. It will be wait and see for now but if I do block the
commen...
Clearwing Moth
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Last year, we had *Hemaris* caterpillars on the coral honeysuckle. And,
like Eric Carle's *Very Hungry Caterpillar*, they proceeded to devour the
plants. I...
I'm pretty sure I can think of....
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...eight hundred thousand miserable things I would rather be doing than
raking, blowing, or walking on leaves!
But until that work is done, I can only look...
time flies...like an arrow...
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*but fruit flies...like a banana.*
ha.
it's been a month since i posted.
the full moon has come and gone.
28 feb 2013
i have complet...
Profile of passion?
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When we had the first scan at the hospital to check on the progress of the
unborn Matilda, we were struck by her profile, in particular by her lips.
I thi...
It's True We've Been a Real Head Case Lately
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Yipes! It's been forever since I've blogged and I've really missed it. I
can honestly say that there is an excuse for it. We've been crazy
busy. We'v...
Blue-eyed Sukie RIP
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The Hubster & I are heartbroken tonight after we had to let our eldest and
sweetest tempered kitty go to a better place early this morning.
She sta...
Heat Wave!!!
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Here it is, February 4th and what a surprise, it's FREEZING outside!
To be honest, I'm not really complaining, some cold weather is necessary
for the plan...
Winter Cardinal
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It sure is cold in Michigan right now! A couple inches of snow have fallen
on the ground and the bird feeders have been crowded all day. What are you
seein...
A Book
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I finally have something to post about. I first learned of this book over
on Inger's blog *Desert Canyon Living*. I found that our library had
copies, ev...
Scarred for life (or what's left of it)
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‘Well, it’s going to leave a scar’, the doctor said as we stared at the
gaping wound on my lower leg.
He wanted to stitch it.
I was trying to avoid having ...
There Comes A Time...
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when we rethink things. Looking back and reflecting on one thousand
thirty-two posts, six thousand fifty-nine comments, and two hundred eleven
followers ...
Year End / Year Beginning / Quarterly update!
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Despite my best efforts, my blog only managed 3 posts for the whole of
2012! I had been attempting a year end blogpost, with the help of my camera
- piecin...
Stinkin' Cute
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Her default character is calm, content, and happy but Bella became eerily
quiet last winter. She knew she was missing something or s...
WSD Calendar - Hope 2013
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* *
*You will be happy to know that the WSD calendar (Wall and Desk) for 2013
is now available. The theme of this year's calendar is of hope, based on
t...
Magpie Geese
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An unusual sound in the valley this morning - the honking of geese. And
there, flying above Stewart Creek, was a flock of Magpie Geese. Although
they a...
The Age in Which We Live
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E and I went camping with some friends from church a few weeks ago, and
while there I was reminded of the bit done by comedian Louis CK; his thesis
was "ev...
In honor of Bernie
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This was in the paper recently to honor our mother...
Bernie's children (Julianne and James) have blogs at these two location
links...
http://midlifejobh...
Same World, Different Perceptions
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The article I'm linking to today, The Six Most-Mind-Blowing Animal Senses,
is on a humor site (Cracked.com). That doesn't mean the facts stated aren't
true...
Update
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If anyone still reads my blog anymore, you're probably wondering what
happened. It's pretty embarrassing I only posted twice last year, and
haven't posted ...
A Surprise Harvest
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At some time during the spring, I had some potatoes in the kitchen that had
turned soft and had started to sprout and, for whatever reason, it was more
co...
Back on the Leeds Liverpool
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As expected, we didn't do the Ribble Link on Saturday & we were told it would probably be Monday or Tuesday but there was an 20% chance that it could be Sund...
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Since the Time Out Corner has been so quiet {likely cuz I got jacked by FB
and don't watch those peeps in RR6 much lately} .... if you have a post you
thin...
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*Autumn in the Waikato*
This picture was taken at the peak of our autumn just about three weeks
ago. Right now most autumn trees have dropped their bright...
Little Owl calls - Athene noctua.
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As a means of documenting the nocturnal sounds I'm growing accustomed to
hearing of late, and in the absence of suitable embeddable media for my
blog, I am...
March Blahs
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*Much to my delight looking up the word blah on Google brought me these
definitions:*
*- nonsense, malaise and as an adjective - insipid, dull and uninter...
Amphenon as Creative Web Design
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Web design is the art of creating web pages, this emphasis on creativity and use of technologies such as the use of HTML, CSS, ASP, SSL, PHP, XML and others....
Deeds not Words
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God made the illusion look real
and the real an illusion
He concealed the sea
and made the foam visible
the wind invisible
and the dust manifest
you see...
October notes
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Some interesting things are going on this month in nature around Fairfield
Glade. Here is some information on three short October subjects.
If you haven...
Transitions
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Found this old thing. Wrote it in September. Publishing it now. *Shrug*
Hello?
Hello-o-o-o-o-o-o....
Pssssst.... You out there? *cough cough*
It's...
Rural Rambles
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I wanted to let all of you, all of you wonderful people that came to this little old blog and commented and shared your thoughts and took the time to visit a...
To Jospeh who asked
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Message to Joseph who asked about the chicken lamp. Several years ago I
bought it at Marshalls in Newington, NH. Hope that helps.
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*NEW BLOG. NEW BLOG. NEW BLOG*.
*If anyone is interested we will be starting a new Blog about life after
Ubique*
*here.*
http://lifeafterubique.blogsp...
Snookums educational Coatimundi
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We finally did it and are now proud owners of the first educational animal
at the Rainbow Wildlife Rescue. Meet Snookums, a one year old female
Coatimundi:...
York
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We spent a brief, but fantastic weekend in York. Though we left only 24
hours after we arrived we managed to fit so much in. Our plan was to begin
by visit...
Marine aquaria and reef communities
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New York Times has an article that looks at the effect of the growing
popularity of marine aquaria on reef invertebrates. Unlike the freshwater
aquarium tr...
One Wedding and One Funeral
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A few weekends ago I had the unique opportunity to attend a funeral on
Saturday and a wedding on Sunday. The whole weekend felt very "circle of
life"-esque...
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I love this photo!
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