Welcome to the April A-Z Blog Challenge. I hadn’t decided what to write for today’s post until yesterday, when a neighbor and I were talking about oven mitts, potholders and dish towels as protection for taking something out of the … Continue reading
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Tomorrow is April 1st, and the beginning of the annual A-Z Blog Challenge. This is my second year participating, but I didn’t make it to the end last time. I’m planning to get to Z this year. The idea is … Continue reading
Back when I was little, I loved weeping willow trees. I still do, but now, the live oak is my absolute favorite tree. How is it that the same tree, depending on the context, can evoke different emotions? Since there … Continue reading
I’m an avid knitter. I don’t remember when I learned to knit, but I do remember getting the strap in school when I was 6 or 7 because I made a mistake in my knitting. Yes, in Scotland in those … Continue reading
The ultimate jail of its time – Alcatraz. I was surprised when I got on the boat that would take us into the San Francisco Bay to visit Alcatraz that it’s less than a mile from the mainland. It might … Continue reading
No one will dispute the number of amazing inventions that took place in the 20th century – X-ray machines, electric appliances for the home, and computers, to name a few. But there are some inventions that were just plain … … Continue reading
It’s a town few people have ever heard of, but it has a long and bloody history. Settled in the 12th century, it waeis an area of conflict between the Scottish and the English for centuries. By the 16th century, … Continue reading