Category Archives: Hobbies

Ride with me

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Linda Andrews

The weather is cool. The days are short. It’s fall. And, for Arizona, it came early. Yay! After months of being cooped up inside and living like a vampire (only going out when it’s dark), there is finally an opportunity … Continue reading →

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How Does this work

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Linda Andrews

Over the weekend, the hubbinator and I decided to check out a bbq place up the road from our house. We’d seen the Naked BBQ pop up when we searched for restaurants nearby. Our oldest two children beat us there. … Continue reading →

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Tea Time

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Linda Andrews

It’s been raining here for four days straight. Awesome. It actually feels kind of like fall with the temperatures in the high 80s. So naturally, I think it’s time to switch to something warm to drink. It started with a … Continue reading →

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Prepping for the holidays

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Linda Andrews

October 1st. The holidays are coming. Sure, I may have had my Halloween decorations up since the beginning of September, but that’s not holiday prep. That’s just fun. So what do I mean by holiday prep? I mean clearing out … Continue reading →

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Gardens

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Linda Andrews

One word can have lots of meanings. Take garden for example. My niece-in-law is British and uses the term to convey any backyard. For most Americans it refers to a formal botanical setting with flowers or an area devoted to … Continue reading →

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Gadgets

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Linda Andrews

I don’t really consider myself a collector of gadgets. Apparently, I like to do things the hard way. Let’s face it, there are good reasons why most gadgets exist: to solve a unique problem. Here in no apparent order are … Continue reading →

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It’s never too early

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Linda Andrews

Yes, I did it. I started decorating for Halloween. I think it was a cold snap we had with temperatures in the low 100s and overnight temps in the 70s. Then I went to Michaels… And well, they were decorating … Continue reading →

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Do you remember…

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Linda Andrews

Do you remember when radiation what the alpha and omega of everything? Spiderman got his powers from a radioactive spider. Of course, my favorite use of radiation was the belief that radiation made everything bigger. Anyone remember the classic Gilligan’s … Continue reading →

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In the Dark

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Linda Andrews

I spent the last few weeks watching Dark. It is a German series of ten episodes on Netflix that is part murder mystery and part SciFi series. In essence, you follow a rather large cast of characters around, across generations … Continue reading →

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I thought I was being clever

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Linda Andrews

The hubbinator and I have been working on our backyard.  You know, turning it into something other than a bare patch of dirt. Before the heat kicked in, we invested in 5 new plants. 2 rose bushes 1 lavender bush … Continue reading →

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