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O, highfalutin bemusements!
Today’s helpful hint
IGHGrampa writes: “Subject: Upright Time.
“I just finished an upright time in the shop. I made a couple of stars. But it doesn’t matter what I do or make. I got a good hour and a half of upright time.
Continue reading “A New Year’s resolution candidate for 2018: More Upright Time!”
‘Tis the season!
Christmas Memories Division
Al B of Hartland: “At church, school and while visiting the local Santa, the kids received a brown paper bag of goodies. In the bag were peanuts in the shell, a Delicious apple that wasn’t, and hard candy — very hard candy. There was ribbon candy that was difficult to eat and cylindrical sweets with the image of a Christmas tree on each end. The candy was hard enough to be used to patch a sidewalk. It was so sticky that after eating a single piece of candy, I had to lick my fingers for three days.
“It all sounds nasty, doesn’t it? But it was wonderful.” Continue reading “Even Santa Claus, with all of his magical powers, couldn’t make a Delicious apple delicious!”
We wish you a joyful day.
‘Tis the season!
Or: The Permanent Maternal Record
Wicki-Yah: “My mother had a penchant for themed trees. Never having a lot of money, especially in the early years, she did her best to make each year’s tree unlike anything the neighbors (the Coffee Klatch bunch) had ever seen — without busting the bank, or having Dad threaten to bust her theme-tree-loving ways.
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