Archive for March, 2007
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Friday, March 30th, 2007Greetings!
Dirtsister Discovery: Sleeks Garden Gloves. “Sleek”, agile, lightweight and airy. Smell the glove.
Love the glove.
Local Color: We’ve met some interesting people from around the world right in here in the Ozarks. Kenny’s story.
Profile: 1980’s Vietnamese Boat Person. 21 year old Kenny wanted freedom so badly, he was willing to risk […]
Learn to Wait
Thursday, March 29th, 2007Everyone tells me that I should slow down and take care of myself. Every time I slow down, I think of you, and it kills me.
This was lifted from a site I found that invites letters to the dead.
It’s actually interesting and I suspect that the blog creator is collecting material for a book….
When I […]
Kaneohe Spring 1948
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007Three Beautiful Things:
No curfews or checkpoints
Redbuds and Lilacs
Lunch with an old friend
Had a little time to review my grandfather’s memoirs this weekend, and so grateful for this gift. A couple of family members are packing their bags for Hawaii and we were reminded of the Aulick experience before Hawaii was granted statehood. Let’s just say…it […]
Welcome to McDonalds
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007Greetings!
Local notes: As a former subscriber, I was reminded why we didn’t renew….the March issue of 417 magazine: Babies and Attorneys. No thank you. I’m not compelled to crack the cover at all. Regarding babies: Love them….but we’re recent empty nesters….let me enjoy it.
Regarding attorneys: The television ads featuring local talking head attorney, Dr., […]
Refreshments, Anyone?
Monday, March 26th, 2007Last week was a sad week for pet owners, we had several calls from distraught clients who were dealing with the loss of an old friend. When we took our advisory team to visit the vet, there was an older couple getting ready to put down their pup after 14 years together. Seems […]
Remembering Triangle Shirtwaist Girls
Sunday, March 25th, 2007Today we remember the girls in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. 3/25/1911 RIP.
A total of 146 workers died in less than fifteen minutes. This […]
For the Love of Poppies
Friday, March 23rd, 2007Greetings!
Sowed a little seed today and ran a mental checklist of all the frustrations we’ve been feeling this week….realized that almost all the consternation was self created. What to do. Hmmm.
We love poppies, blood red oriental poppies. Ancient Egyptians placed garlands of poppies on mummies and the Greeks crowned their dead with […]
Ethnic Slurs
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007Before: After:
Odds and ends from the garden…..
Here’s a couple of new words we learned today:
Seen on a t-shirt: Haji: so I’m thinking Haji, friend of Johnny Quest. Favorite episode:
Sim Sim Sala Bim.
The t-shirt is another post.
A client in Louisiana used the term Cajun Coonass to refer to herself, not as an ethnic slur, […]
Wiped Out
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007Greetings!
Hello Spring! Good to see the tulip trees and forsythia full blown.
And it’s always good to hear from a satisfied client. “The urn was perfect! I hope I never have to speak to you again!”
We’ll be brief today.
The burning question….What to do with the body?
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2007Greetings!
As we cleaned the breakfast dishes and wiped the bacon grease off the stove, we pledged our love to pork. We love to eat the cloven animal. And it shows.
Target and Minnesota came to mind.
When Dirtsister hits the streets looking for food, she likes a seamless transaction at the checkout.
Don’t balk at me in […]
