tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84494934187589644102024-03-18T19:40:12.823-04:00New Decade, New Chapter, New HampshireMarciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.comBlogger2213125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-18943403007354697052024-03-18T05:00:00.001-04:002024-03-18T05:00:00.143-04:00Old PhotosBring back memories?I remember the first time we stopped at a McDonald's and how delicious that hamburger was.And when the Good Humor truck came through the neighborhood the music preceded him which gave us enough time to beg for money to buy a good humor bar. Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-11548512221793883852024-03-16T05:00:00.001-04:002024-03-16T05:00:00.133-04:00Jennifer Rubin Says it Best from The Washington PostMarch 15, 2024by Jennifer RubinWhat caught my eyeDemocrats — freaked out by premature polls, despondent over delays in former president Donald Trump’s trials and still suffering from flashbacks of the 2016 election — are prone to forget the considerable advantages their own side has over his MAGA cult following. To say polls show President Biden would lose “if the Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-17717672046585662572024-03-15T05:00:00.001-04:002024-03-15T05:00:00.160-04:00Something to Think AboutMy college room mate included this with an email letter she sent me. Thanks for sharing this, Joyce. I know exactly that feeling. Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-11725834711879722752024-03-14T05:00:00.001-04:002024-03-14T05:00:00.134-04:00The Very First for 2024 Coming up amid the dead leaves of day lilies. The green leaves of the crocus are barely out of the ground and yet the buds opened to bloom.Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-40586029867025572032024-03-13T05:00:00.001-04:002024-03-13T05:00:00.138-04:00Homemade PizzaIt's been a very long time since I've posted something I've cooked. I've thought of it several times but then didn't try to document with photos which is of course necessary on a blog.I've had a hankering for pizza since Saturday but didn't follow up on that until today.Here's the recipe for the crust copied years ago from a Jane Brody cookbook long since let go. If you're not Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-58498974008072167382024-03-10T09:16:00.002-04:002024-03-10T09:16:30.278-04:00From This to This Thursday I took a walk around the house to find signs of spring. I had to look carefully but they were there.crocusdaffodilgreening grassOops fallen over stones from rain saturated soilirisweeds and daffodilNow Sunday morning it looks like this out the windows.You may have noticed the car tracks in our driveway. Dan got a fire call very early this morning. I'm not sure if it wasMarciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-20470513200057715192024-03-08T10:03:00.000-05:002024-03-08T10:03:51.023-05:00Some Words from Jennifer Rubin From The Washington PostMarch 8, 2024 by Jennifer RubinWhat caught my eyeBiden has known for months he would face four-times-indicted former president Donald Trump in the general election. But with former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley’s departure from the raceand the Supreme Court keeping Trump on the ballot, the general election now begins in earnest. That means Biden,Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-41593176524034431962024-03-04T13:43:00.000-05:002024-03-04T13:43:19.110-05:00Maple Syrup TIme Sunday we gathered around daughter and son in law's fire where they were boiling sugar maple sap they'd collected last week and will continue to collect this week.We brought some leftover key lime pie to share and I used the sap to make myself some tea - a bit too sweet.Later that day some of thier friends stopped by with kids and the gathering continued while the kids played.A great SundayMarciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-65582230405253143112024-03-02T05:00:00.002-05:002024-03-02T05:00:00.248-05:00Jennifer Rubin Says it Clearly This Friday, March 1st, Jennifer Rubin of The Washington Post made it clear that tRump is a racist and often the media fails to call him on it.Here is her editorial.What caught my eyeThe Republican Party wants to have it both ways: appeal to white Christian nationalists and peel off Black voters from Democrats; play up the “great replacement” theory while wooing Hispanics. MAGA Republicans Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-83882188965731109702024-03-01T05:00:00.002-05:002024-03-01T05:00:00.245-05:00WORDLE SuccessI play WORDLE with my siblings. We take turns suggesting the start word. Of late I have been suggesting IMAGE as the start word.Yesterday morning my brother suggested it. He wrote:And guess what? It was the word!I have had two other start words, EARTH and ROUTE, that ended up being the word but unfortunately we didn't start with those words on their day.Now I'm going to lobby for Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-43691118516212244842024-02-28T05:00:00.001-05:002024-02-28T05:00:00.132-05:00Words for WednesdayToday I was in a shoe store that sells only shoes, nothing else. A young girl with a tattoo and green hair walked over to me and asked, "What brings you in today, I looked at her and said, "I'm interested in buying a refrigerator." She didn't quite know how to respond, had that deer in the headlights look.I was thinking about old age and decided that old age is when you still have something on Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-68344953935266625042024-02-27T05:00:00.001-05:002024-02-27T05:00:00.244-05:00New Kind of Auto An auto powered by burning wood!I captured these photos one morning when the shadow of our chimney and smoke looked like they were attached to the car.Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-89639530158464016992024-02-24T05:00:00.002-05:002024-02-24T05:00:00.132-05:00You Gotta Laugh! Thank you, Marilyn for sharing these with me.Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-11001904594996607902024-02-22T05:00:00.003-05:002024-02-22T05:00:00.142-05:00Postcard Up date I went looking for a postcard Sunday thinking the CVS in the college town of Hanover, NH would have postcards. Nope - not a one. I was thinking I would have to print a photo when it occurred to me that a store near the Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge might have postcards of the bridge. I called on Monday and sure enough they did.Here's the postcard I've mailed.I took a photo of Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-5272535194065024002024-02-21T05:00:00.001-05:002024-02-21T05:00:00.140-05:00 Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-30732277871147981682024-02-20T05:00:00.001-05:002024-02-20T05:00:00.257-05:00Worth a ReadMy brother brought my attention to this op ed that I missed seeing on Sunday.Here's the link to the NY Times article of February 18, 2024.LINKBut if you hit the paywall I've copied it below which is probably a no-no. So I guess from my more recent blog posts you can see what's worrying me of late.What's worrying you as this election draws closer?Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-63066050483161853752024-02-19T05:00:00.001-05:002024-02-19T05:00:00.150-05:00 On this Presidents' Day, thinking ahead, I plan to choose old. How about you?Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-30444939060010862712024-02-18T05:00:00.001-05:002024-02-18T05:00:00.155-05:00From the Americans of Conscience Checklist Three elementary school teachers in Washington started a “Hearts Across the World” postcard program to teach young students about geography. If you’d like to participate, send a cute postcard from your state (or country) then share this action with friends. This action is included in our Checklist with permission from Mrs. Schaler and her request is to “please overwhelm us with postcards.”Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-76849821228271463392024-02-16T18:06:00.001-05:002024-02-16T18:06:18.818-05:00Jennifer Rubin Makes it PlainSome Republicans can atone for their betrayal of U.S. democracyby Jennifer RubinThe Washington PostFebruary 16, 2024 Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) announced on Saturday that he would not run for reelection — just days after voting against the meritless impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Though some pundits praised Gallagher as theMarciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-49400269906061071322024-02-15T13:32:00.000-05:002024-02-15T13:32:35.305-05:00Famous Inventors Here's an interesting article in Mental Floss featuring 10 African American inventors.Of the 10 only 2 were familiar to me: Charles Richard Drew (blood banks) and George Washington Carver (products from peanuts).Read the article and let me know how many you recognized.Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-68760275735301222422024-02-14T05:00:00.001-05:002024-02-14T05:00:00.133-05:00Happy Valentine's Day I made the picture at craft night last month.Dozen roses from Dan. How could he not buy them when we walked into the grocery store and they were the first thing we saw?Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-5345827674461016882024-02-12T05:00:00.001-05:002024-02-12T05:00:00.128-05:00Magnet Collection I have collected a few magnets through the years in our travels.The question I'm facing now is where to display them. They had been on the front of our top loading washing machine and the door of the dryer. Those doors on the new washer and dryer are not conducive to displaying magnets. I've thought of the side but they'd get brushed too often and go flying.The Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-45051394597214221782024-02-10T14:22:00.002-05:002024-02-10T14:22:55.328-05:00February?Above on Wednesday. Below on SaturdayIt looks more like late March around here.Mud season. The snowmobile trail through this field is useless without a snow covering.The cracks in the road are oozing water - likely spots for frost heaves.This farm up the road is a sad sight now. Once there were beef cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys,and lots of activity. Someone very rich bought them out.&Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-57957629993505682382024-02-09T09:56:00.002-05:002024-02-09T09:56:58.057-05:00Sharing Jennifer Rubin's Wisdom From The Washington PostFriday, February 9, 2024by Jennifer RubinWhat caught my eyeThere are many reasons to vote against four-times-indicted Donald Trump, but this week we saw replete evidence of the former president’s mental unfitness and its consequences.Trump’s broken psyche: GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haleyand President Biden have both started talking in Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449493418758964410.post-75530098235430882342024-02-08T05:00:00.003-05:002024-02-08T05:00:00.135-05:00Puzzles I finished my fourth puzzle of this year on Monday night.I have had help from granddaughter #1 who lent me one of hers. It was the second one I finished this year. Forgot to take any photos.Here's the fifth one started on Tuesday.I limit myself to 500 piece puzzles. No end to supply as there's an ongoing puzzle swap going on at the porch of the old store next door.Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com4