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Foto Friday -- Checkered White Butterfly on Mistflower

Mistflower, also known as Hardy or Wild Azuratum, is a wildflower that grows over much of the eastern US. Like hydrangeas, the bloom of the Mistflower ranges from blue to purple to pink, depending on the acidity of the soils.

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Book Review -- The Other Boleyn Girl, by Philipa Gregory

A biography of Mary Boleyn, the "Other Boleyn Girl" is also a biography of the Lady Anne Boleyn, her elder sister, as told from Mary's viewpoint.

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"Katt the Dog" How She Got Her Name

She was a beautiful creature. I don't know if it was because of her silver like coat with black marking (or was it a black coat with silver marking), or her dedication to family. She was a Queensland healer mix breed, a natural working dog.

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Happy Valentine's Day, From Your Father

Your mother lovingly packed me away in this candy box, many years ago. She wanted you to find me. I have waited for you for a long time.

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Grandpa's Stories -- Voices in the Wind

Many years ago, on the family farm down by the river, the Old Hickory Tree kept watch of all that happened at the big house. The tree saw the two red foxes, Tsula and Inali, as they hunted and played with their kits in the morning and evening.

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Foto Friday -- Wasp on Boneset

Boneset is a member of the Aster Family and is also known as Augeweed, Crosswort, Feverwort, Indian Sage, Sweating Plant, and Thoroughwort.

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Home in Kentucky, Part 17-- Fighting For My Freedom

Tuesday night, after hiding in bed for two solid days, I decided that, if I was going to recover, I needed to get back amongst the living. I walked the long blocks to the school and picked up my car, driving it back and parking in the driveway.

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Book Review -- Anne Frank Remembered, by Miep Gies

Book Review -- Anne Frank Remembered By Miep Gies with Alison Leslie Gold 1987, ISBN-13: 978-0671662341

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Grandpa's Stories -- Willie, the King Snake

Many years ago, on the family farm down by the river, the Old Hickory Tree watched everything that happened on the family farm.

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Grandpa's Stories -- Lilly White Legs

Many years ago, a beautiful black and white cat, named Lilly lived with Ed, Louie, Mama, and Papa on the family farm next to the Ohio River.

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Home in Kentucky, Part 16-- Daddy Spills the Beans

I tossed and turned that night—a little too much sun, and a lot too much Belinda, Ricky, and Jimmy. The next morning, I got up fairly early, dressed, and went to our family church. Sitting beside Daddy in the pew, I noticed my mother glaring out at the crowd from the choir.

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Foto Friday -- Foxglove Beardtongue

Foxglove Beardtongue, is also known by the scientific name of Penstemon digitalis. This perennial native flower is from two to four feet tall, and prefers open woods or fields. Known to attract birds, bees, and butterflies, the flower is an attractive addition to any garden.

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Grandpa's Stories -- The Red Fox Family, Part 2

Many years ago, there was a family farm, next to the little town of Hawesville, Kentucky, on the banks of the Ohio River. When the land was settled, the property was claimed by right of homestead by a frontiersman, who came to make his living.

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Grandpa's Stories -- Inali and Tsula, The Red Foxes, Part 1

One fine spring day on the family farm, down by the river, a beautiful red fox, named Inali, and her mate, named Tsula, came to the farm to live.

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Daddy and the Trot Line

Many years ago, my family went camping at Land Between the Lakes every other summer weekend. This weekend was very special, because Daddy had borrowed a boat from a good friend of his.

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Home in Kentucky, Part 15-- Fire on the Beach!

Jimmie and I gathered two big piles of firewood on the beach, stacking them up to carry them back to the boat for a nice fire on the beach. The day was warm, but not too hot, and the late spring sun sparkled on the water.

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LuLu's Fashion Statement

Little LuLu just got a new sweater! I think it resembles a certain famous Chanel suit, (Jackie Kennedy's?)-- but you'll have to see for yourself.

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Grandpa's Stories-- Henrietta and The Old Hickory Tree

Many years ago, on the family farm by the river, there was a very old hickory tree. The tree was so old, that the Grandmother of the house had played beneath its branches when she was a girl.

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Home in Kentucky, Part 14-- Jimmie's Boat Ride

Jimmie drove by the house at 11 am sharp on that beautiful Saturday morning! His boat was a bright red and white speed boat with a huge contraption on the back to hold ski ropes up out of the water.

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Grandpa's Stories -- Little Silverfish

Many years ago, Little Silverfish lived with his mother and father and all of his brothers and sisters in a nest of grass and twigs on the bottom of the river.

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Grandpa's Bedtime Stories -- An Introduction

When I was a little girl, my grandfather told me all kinds of wonderful stories! Born in 1894, Grandpa's stories were of a very different time— a time of kerosene lamps and typhoid fever.

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Grandpa's Stories-- How the Bumblebee Got Its Stripes

Many years ago, in the big field next to the river, there was a very large nest of Bees. We call them Bumblebees, (those great big black bees with yellow stripes), but back then, they were just called Big Black Bees, because they had no stripes.

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Home in Kentucky, Part 13-- Back Home Again!

All the ruckus of the day had worn me out, and by the time I got back to the hotel that night, the drilling program over, I felt like the walking dead. My back was still very sore and bruised, and I was worried about Fred.

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Book Review: Grandma's Wartime Kitchen

Grandma's Wartime Kitchen – World War II and The Way We Cooked Joanne Lamb Hayes 2000, ISBN 0-312-25323-0 – available at Barnes and Nobles, $25

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Tracks in the Snow -- Implied Presence

Wednesday evening, snow was predicted here for Louisville, Kentucky, and the whole family was filled with excitement! Everyone but Clementine, our elderly calico kitty, for whom outdoor activities are severely curtailed in the winter.

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