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Category: Home and Family
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Training at 50
The 50’s are here! AARP can wait. I need that membership fee to sign up for a 5K. If you saw my post yesterday, I have a few to run in the next 12 months. Over the years, my birthday has fallen on Labor Day or Labor Day weekend several times. Three days to eat, drink…
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The Amazing Weekend
The Amazing Weekend How many of those have you had? The truly amazing weekends are rare or in name only. My weekend began on Friday, so there’ a +1 right there. Off to college On Friday we took my youngest daughter to college. My oldest daughter had not gone back to school yet, so it…
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Downeast Magic
Downeast Magic occurred in Calais, Maine this weekend Back in June I traveled with my sister to Lubec, Maine for The Bay of Fundy Marathon. This weekend we traveled to Calais for a little magic. Lubec is right on the Canadian border with the main road, Rt 189, crossing into New Brunswick and onto Campobello Island. To get to…
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Fruit Fly Invasion
It’s that time of year again. The Fruit Fly Invasion is on! The weather is warm and any fruits or veggies left out attract fruit flies. I’m pretty sure we bring home a fresh batch each year from the grocery store. One solution is to put all of your fruits and veggies in the fridge,…
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How to Recycle Anything
I found this article on Greatist.com and wanted to share it I get updates from Greatist.com every day and they usually have one or two articles that I enjoy reading. This 2013 article was written by Sophia Breene, who is a regular contributor to the site. I recycle, re-use or up-cycle probably 90% of the…
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Happy 4th of July!
Here in Boston we had our fireworks last night. With Hurricane Arthur barreling up the coast, the organizers of The Boston Pops 4th of July Celebration decided to move the show to July 3rd. My daughter had friends over and they watched some of it on TV. When it was time for the fireworks they…