Monthly Archives: March 2015

Heart Concert with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

What a fun weekend we had! We had tickets to go see Heart in concert along with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts this weekend in Cedar Rapids Iowa and it was a fantastic concert! We went with my brother and … Continue reading

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Pulling the trigger

I decided that I either had to make this decision or stop talking about it. And since I think it’s something that I really want to do … and it’s the first day of Spring and all.. well I just … Continue reading

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Cleaning up stuff & lessons learned

The weather has been awesome for this time of the year and who would believe that it’s March in Iowa? Well not me for sure! We’ve been in the 50’s, 60’s, and even hit 70 the other day. SCORE! It … Continue reading

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Mystery Photo 3-18-15

Here you go…. Who can guess what this is first?

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Mystery Photo 3-11-15

Wow! Was there ever a lot of good guesses this week.  So here is the hint And because it’s kind of hard to show a better picture of what I actually took the photo of, we’ll have to use this … Continue reading

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Watching the sky

This is a good and a bad post. Let’s start first with the bad post. There was a severe solar storm that hit the Earth today that created a pretty big jot. The jolt could affect power grids and GPS … Continue reading

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This weeks healthy thing to do

First things first. I am not one of those people who are so healthy and eat only what’s good for you. Heck, as I’m writing this post, I’m enjoying a fine beverage and let’s just say it’s not goat milk. … Continue reading

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Sunday, Best Day

I must admit something, Daryl and I really didn’t work too hard today. I mean, we got up late and watched a movie for most of the morning! Crazy isn’t it? We had NO intentions of spending the morning watching this … Continue reading

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Today is the day – St. Patrick’s Stew

Alright – the sun is shining and it’s going to be a great day to go out and get some stew. Well anyway, that’s what I’m hoping for! The basement is ready and the stew is simmering, so now we … Continue reading

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Getting ready for stew

I’ve been busy these past couple of days with an upcoming Irish Stew supper that our town is hosting. It was one of those deals when I said that I could help, and just as fast as that came out … Continue reading

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