What a weekend this is coming up! As you'll see, she need till Tuesday to finish it! Those air raid drills continued through the cold war! I remember in grade school crawling under our desks to the sirens! Hey, are you wondering what a Peep is?  Well,  at least I found a picture! And why called "Peeps"?  "Jack Keenan, World War II Third...

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We have a crisis in our backyard. Our sweet little teeny nest is vacant, almost. . . . We had a very cold rain last Friday morning. I checked on our mama hummingbird sitting on her nest. There she was diligently keeping her nest warm in the cold rain. The umbrella of leaves were a perfect cover. She looked very sheltered. And she...

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The year is starting off a bit rough for mom. She's not feeling well. Sore throat, cold. . . and without a letter she really wants to see. . . "Soldier Crazy" indeed. We went out digging around and cleaning out mom's room yesterday. Boy, was I excited to find ANOTHER DIARY! 1943! And, more soldier letters, some from '42 and '43 none...

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We have a hummer nesting in the avocado tree outside our living room window! We had one farther in the backyard avocado tree (we have 3 trees) a couple years ago, but only discovered it at the end. This one Taylor discovered as it was first getting built. She took about 10 to 14 days to build it. It is sooooo tiny! It...

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