Category Archives: Hobbies

When it Rains, It Grows

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Linda Andrews

We were blessed with rain for 5 beautiful days. From a light mist kissing your face to a proper downpour and rivers in the gutters. Then the sun came out and chased the clouds away. Two days later, we got … Continue reading →

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What are you reading? Early

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Linda Andrews

It’s weird. It’s September 30th and I’ve finished reading the books I started at the beginning of the month. I didn’t expect that to happen. Seriously, one was really good and the other was not. It was so underwhelming I … Continue reading →

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This is Halloween

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Linda Andrews

I may not be able to decorate my house for the holiday, but that didn’t stop me from other creative endeavors. I originally planned to practice wire wrapping and seed bead earring, my wire was too fat for the tiny … Continue reading →

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Tired

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Linda Andrews

It seems that whenever we have to move something heavy and need a dolly or a landscaping cart, the wheels of the item are flat. And not just, in need of air kind, but rotted, too. I went online to … Continue reading →

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White Christmas Trees

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Linda Andrews

My mother started it. I showed her the Christmas tree earrings I planned to make everyone for the holidays. They were green. She said she wanted white. Weird, but that’s my mom. So I went back to the bead store … Continue reading →

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What are you reading?

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Linda Andrews

For my nonfiction adventures, I learned about this book at a writer’s conference: For my fiction adventures, I’m still in cozy mysteries. This time in a bookstore and in New Hampshire.   How are you passing your reading time?

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Hot or Cold

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Linda Andrews

The weather is changing. Well, for most of the country. For those of us in the Valley of the Sun, we are in the high double digits instead of the high 110+ (that’s F not C). But, no, this isn’t … Continue reading →

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Childhood Habits

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Linda Andrews

It’s my mom’s fault. I can say that because she reads this blog and will take me to task for ratting on her. When I was in high school, I was a straight-A student. Shocking, I know. But as I … Continue reading →

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What are you reading?

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Linda Andrews

It’s a new month, which means new books to read. This month, my nonfiction choice is Hospital Ships and Ambulance Trains. This book focuses on transporting wounded BEF during the first world war from the front to Blighty. The second … Continue reading →

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Old versus New

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Linda Andrews

It’s an odd thing—This consumer economy. We live in a time when we throw things away rather than repair them. Given the obvious benefit to companies, most don’t even bother providing manuals anymore. It’s better for their bottom line. Some … Continue reading →

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