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Back in the beginning of March, I wrote about seed starting with your kids or grandkids, and I just wanted to show off two of my grandchildren as we planted marigold seeds last Sunday. I went with …
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Jim Boxberger
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3/29/24
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The idiom “a penny for your thoughts” is a polite way of asking someone what is on their mind.” A few months ago, I put one hundred pennies together and wrote a column about the …
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Hudson Cooper
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3/29/24
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The first Keytruda infusion went okay with one exception. The IV nurse, Nancy, got a little nervous. After installing the IV, she quickly pulled it out, bandaged me, and then ran out of the room …
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Ramona Jan
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3/26/24
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This is a follow-up to a column I wrote last month referring to Poppi Soda not containing corn syrup. Well I have had the chance to get some Poppi at Shoprite in Monticello. It wasn’t …
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Jim Boxberger
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3/22/24
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A friend of mine recently purchased a new car. He picked me up and we went for a ride. It was a comfortable ride, but what got my attention were all the gizmos, doodads and what-nots that seemingly …
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Hudson Cooper
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3/22/24
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Today is the first official day of spring, even though it seems we’ve been having spring all winter. Who can complain? Certainly, not me! Seeing that it is spring, I thought to do something …
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Ramona Jan
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3/19/24
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St. Patrick’s Day is on Sunday but I know it’s one of those “special” holidays that folks will begin to celebrate a few days early. Some might even celebrate it a few months …
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Barry Lewis
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3/15/24
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Well, it has been quite the week since my last column. Over three inches of rain last Saturday night, snow Sunday night and then tropical storm force winds on Monday. Well, it was the wind that did …
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Jim Boxberger
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3/15/24
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One of the funniest comedians on the circuit is Brian Regan. If you cannot catch his act live, google him on the net. In one of my favorite bits of his, he tells the story of remembering when in the …
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Hudson Cooper
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3/15/24
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My friend hides her garlic and other valuables in the back seat of her car hoping that no one will break in and steal them. It’s like hiding your valuables in your shoe at the beach. Well, not …
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Ramona Jan
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3/12/24
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What a beautiful day last Sunday was with sunshine and temperatures near sixty degrees. Even with the rain this week the temperatures were warmer and we didn’t have to deal with ice and snow. …
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Jim Boxberger
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3/8/24
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My actual birthday was on February 21. When people hear my name they sometimes ask me if I was born in June and my answer is “No but my parents didn’t like the name …
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June Donohue
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3/8/24
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