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Saturday – Irish Fest

Saturday was day two of the towns  festivities and the weather is holding out. That’s such a relief! It seems like it can rain easily these past days and just before the parade was starting this morning, it started to … Continue reading

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Friday Night – Irish Fest & 5k

And the weekend has officially begun –  Thank Goodness! I hosted some guests for work this week and I was really glad that everything went well for that. I think (OK, I know) that I worry about this more than I … Continue reading

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Dairy Days – Fredericksburg, Iowa

It was the 90 th Dairy Days in Fredericksburg this year! Holy Cow !! There are a lot of towns that continue to try to figure out how to keep their town alive and the town of Fredericksburg has really … Continue reading

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How do you describe Beautiful?

I’m finally getting a chance to write about the wedding that we were at on Saturday. Now granted, I’ve never been to a barn wedding before and you can just about imagine how much I would like it right? Well, … Continue reading

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Visiting friends

Do you have friends that you’ve had what it seems like forever and you are just as comfortable around them 30 years later and you were when you first started to hang out? Well that’s what we’re lucky to have … Continue reading

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Hillbilly Swap, Museums, & Greenhouses

I saw an add earlier this week for a Hillbilly Swap close to where we live and I thought to myself ‘how could you pass up something like that?’ I had no idea what a Hillbilly Swap was, but it … Continue reading

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The Wizard of Oz – Turkey Valley Community School

Our high school was putting on the musical ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and I was excited. I’ve never seen it done before as a school musical so I knew from the beginning that it was going to be good. I … Continue reading

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Mondays

We had another wake to go to last night and the person who passed away was way too young to die. The girl was 43 and was fighting cancer for the past 4 or more years.   It’s kind of … Continue reading

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Holiday Parade in Decorah, Iowa

The morning started out COLD and from what the weatherman is predicting, it’s supposed to get even colder as the weekend goes on. When I was heading to work I checked out what the temperature actually was, and the air … Continue reading

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A little bit of everything today – Saturday

Today’s weather started out not so bad which was a good way to start. There are so many weddings in the area today that I’m sure hoping that the rain will hold out until later today. But that wasn’t the … Continue reading

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