Monthly Archives: February 2006

Winter, winter, winter

Posted on February 8, 2006 by barbaraehardy

No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.  Hal Borland I’m reminding myself today that spring will be here one of these days.  After a very warm January, you’d think I wouldn’t care, but it snowed this morning….and I … Continue reading →

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Good dogs go to heaven

Posted on February 6, 2006 by barbaraehardy

"If there are no dogs in Heaven,then when I die I want to gowhere they went." Will Rogers, 1897-1935   Bob, Noel, Emily and Austin have a wonderful black lab named Meg.  For the last couple of days, Meg has been … Continue reading →

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10,000

Posted on February 5, 2006 by barbaraehardy

At last, after nine months of blogging, I’ve had my 10,000th visitor.  Drum roll please………….the winner is Bill  from Los Angeles.   Joliet born…and probably REALLY missing the midwest winters, or at least the ones we usually have…….Bill is now out there … Continue reading →

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24 hours off-line

Posted on February 4, 2006 by barbaraehardy

Our computer crashed mid-morning yesterday.  Bob just fixed it…and that means I had 24 hours off-line.  All together now, say YIKES!!   My kids tease me about how much of my life is "virtual."  They tell me that in ten … Continue reading →

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On being near children

Posted on February 1, 2006 by barbaraehardy

A friend of Oscar’s is in a nursing home.  Three times now Oscar has visited him, and three times he has come home sad.  Does a nursing home have to be a sad place I wonder?   True, there is disability … Continue reading →

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