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March 15, 2026

Frustration and The Ides of March

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 How to explain what's going on? Caesar, beware the Ides of March! Wait...wasn't that a pop group back in the late 1960s or early 19...
March 2, 2026

How can it be March already?

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I've been coasting. That is to say, this winter has been one long void of real activity. Sure, I've spent a lot of time filling the ...
January 19, 2026

Is this year off to a good start? Not really...

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What have I accomplished so far in this new year? Not much. It's been too freakin' cold to do more than take the dog outside a few t...
January 1, 2026

New Year's Day 2026

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Another New Year's Day. I hate to sound old and grouchy, but it used to mean a lot more to me, and not just because it was a paid holida...
December 27, 2025

A few thoughts on Christmas 2025

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I've been pondering what, if anything, needs to be recorded about Christmas 2025. Many things have been laid on my heart this season, an...
December 24, 2025

Christmas Eve 2025

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  This is my all-time favorite Christmas-time verse. Growing up, I could hear the church bells ringing as we walked home from my Aunt Jane...
December 22, 2025

Holly Tree Manor turns six

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Holly Tree Manor turns six years old today. Never did I think I'd travel some of the roads I've traversed. There have been a lot of ...
November 24, 2025

Fire Cider

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If this witch's brew doesn't kill me, maybe it will live up to the hype.  Fire Cider. I saw videos about it on YouTube and decided ...
November 20, 2025

And then this happened...

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Just when you're cruising along... So I was on the way home from an evening out with one of my friends, minding my own business, when a ...
November 16, 2025

Firewood, firewood, and more firewood!

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This time of year is all about firewood. Heck, this entire year has been about firewood! It seems like all I've really accomplished this...