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Posted on April 3, 2020 Posted in Cozy Mysteries, Reading, Uncategorized
Just What Makes A Mystery “Cozy”?
Jessic Fletcher's Cabot Cove--AKA Mendocino California

If it’s Friday, I must be talking about books.  Last week, I discussed the genre of gay romance, but this week, let’s get real.  My guilty pleasure, when it comes to reading, comes down to the genre known as Cozy …

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Posted on April 2, 2020 Posted in Life Lessons, Personal History, TRAVEL, Uncategorized
Sidetrips in Finland in 1985
Jean Sibelius at Home

Today’s post is the third (of three) concerning my 1985 trip to Finland. If you missed the first two posts, you can still find them. The first concerns the weaving of the Montana Horses Tapestry which lives in the lobby …

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Posted on April 2, 2020 Posted in Car Shows, General Information, Uncategorized
The 1950 Shoebox Ford Custom
The 1950 Shoebox Ford Custom

In 1949, Ford introduced its first post-war design. Instead of having noticeable fenders covering the four wheels, the car had a slab sided profile that led to people calling it the “shoebox.” Ford wasn’t first out with such a design. …

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Posted on March 31, 2020 Posted in Cooking, Personal History, Uncategorized
I Love Cooking with the Instant Pot™
My 8-quart Instant Pot™

It’s no secret that I’m a life-long member of the Kitchen Gadget of the Month Club. I’ll bet you are too. I have a thingie that takes butter and milk and converts it to cream. (Yes, it really works.) I …

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Posted on March 30, 2020 Posted in TRAVEL, Uncategorized
Driving Around Pacific County, Washington
The Long Beach Peninsula

As some of my readers know, I’m working on a coffee table book titled Evergreen: A Photographic Portrait of Washington’s Thirty-Nine Counties. I’ve put the project on hold due to present circumstances, but I can still dream, right? The coffee …

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Posted on March 29, 2020 Posted in General Information, Personal History, Uncategorized
Stockton, California at the end of the fifties.
Burns Tower, University of the Pacific Campus

We moved to Stockton, California at the end of the fifties.. At that time, thousands of people were moving into Califoria each day. Think about that: each day the state’s population increased by over a thousand people. (California jumped from …

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Posted on March 28, 2020 Posted in Life Lessons, Personal History, Uncategorized
Living with a Puppy (and older dogs too)
Momma, Dinah and Me on the Rimrocks near Billings, Montana.

Dinah, the Ur-MinPin When I was just a wee thing myself, my parents decided that every boy needed a dog. Could it be they thought that living with an infant and living with a puppy would work out? They had …

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Posted on March 27, 2020 Posted in General Information, Life Lessons, Personal History, Uncategorized

I read, a lot. Anyone looking at my 2020 Reading List can see that. Twenty-five books on the fun side and five more on the Educational side. Most of the “Fun” books are froth. When I was a child, I’d …

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Posted on March 26, 2020 Posted in Life Lessons, TRAVEL, Uncategorized
Walking Around Helsinki
Paavo Nurmi Runs Nude Through Helsinki

In 1962, at age twelve, I bought my first LP, Finlandia and other music by Jean Sibelius. Listening to The Swan of Tuonela inspired me to read the Kalevala. The Kalevala is the Finnish National Epic. I read it in …

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Posted on March 15, 2020 Posted in Life Lessons, Personal History, TRAVEL, Uncategorized
Butte, Montana — 315 N. Montana St.
315 N. Montana Street

In June, 1954, Poppa became the pastor at Mountain View Methodist Church in Butte, Montana. This was the summer before I turned five in October. The circumstances surrounding our move to Butte were sketchy at best, and in many ways …

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