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Wild Parrots

  There have been wild parrots in this area, and near where my parents live, too,  for a very long time. They have their …

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Recipe: Zucchini Bread

ZUCCHINI BREAD INGREDIENTS: 3 eggs 1 cup vegetable oil 2 cups white sugar 2 cups grated zucchini (about 3/4 of one zucchini) …

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Family Tree Friday – Dr. Joseph Gray

(EDITED to add larger images: Thanks, Larry, for the larger file sizes!) Dr. Joseph Gray is my Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather (6 generations). He …

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Family Tree Friday: Franklin Snyder

For August’s Family Tree Friday I’m posting some information about Franklin Snyder, my great-great-great grandfather. He was born Jan. 8, 1842 in …

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Recipe: Chicken Salad Wraps

INGREDIENTS: 2 cups chopped cooked chicken (canned chicken is fast and easy if you don’t have cooked chicken breasts on hand) 3 …

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About Family Tree Fridays

I was thinking it would be fun to compile a sort of family history diary here. The first Friday of every month …

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Recipe: Honey-Apricot Glazed Pork Roast

Honey-Apricot Glazed Pork Roast Ingredients: 1 cup apricot preserves  (peach preserves would be great too) 4 tablespoons honey 5 tablespoons lemon juice 1 …

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Some berries and a bird

Lately the scrub jays that frequent our yard have been flying over us and scolding us if we don’t leave out peanuts …

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Update on the tadpoles

We had kept our tadpoles in the little screen pocket in the pond for weeks until they got big enough to where …

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A very rare find!

I guess this is our lucky day! We found a FOUR LEAF CLOVER in our yard as we were gardening today! I …

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Operation Tadpole: Success!

  We finally succeeded in finding tadpoles to import to our frog pond! I guess we couldn’t officially call it a “frog” …