Follow-up

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Sooooo, lately DIY Guy has been giving me some blog post ideas. As the thunder cracks and rumbles and lightening flashes like strobe lights through my windows, I am reminded of DIY Guy’s first blog suggestion. Suggestion #1 “You should do a follow-up on the Dark & Stormy Night post.” Follow-up because that stormy night … Read More

Thursday

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DIY GUy took me downtown Rochester tonight — to have a beverage and listen to some live music.  It’s a big social event and party in the streets– a great place to run into old friends, co-workers and acquaintances every Thursday evening through the summer. After Thursday’s on First shut down…we strolled down a few … Read More

Two guys

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For DIY Guy, celebrating Father’s Day often means sharing the day with his son — who was born very close to Father’s Day.  He doesn’t mind a bit. On Father’s Day, Baby Girl bought her daddy a dozen doughnuts — she knows that he loves doughnuts almost as much as she does. After eating the entire box … Read More

Recent projects

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With a little extra time on my hands — I’ve got a few fun things crossed off my to do list.  Just small little home design changes that I have wanted to do – projects that don’t really take much time at all — or money. Yesterday I painted the faux hearth that DIY made for … Read More

In the words of Snoopy

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I can appreciate that weather posts are tiresome – and overdone. Nevertheless, the “weather gene”, which has deposited DNA to a third generation –(our boy),  is what lured DIY Guy out into stormy weather tonight, my camera in hand, to take these awesome photos. Those who know DIY Guy —  understand that boasting is definitely not in … Read More

Remarkable

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Remarkable hydrangeas.  Everywhere.   Remarkable parks and scenery. Remarkable buildings. Remarkable people.

One weekend. Six states.

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 Baby Girl and I took a trip this weekend to:  to visit our Wild One  We traveled with some VIPs in Cara’s life . . . her best friend of 18 years and her BF’s mom. and we also spent time with another VIP in her life  . . . It is pure joy spending … Read More

Houseguest & Hawks

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Last night this sweet lil guy came to stay with us   Pixel Pixel is on a staycation here at The Cottage for the next 10 days  while his people are on vacation Pixel is a very good puppy – and is already attached to DIY Guy Pixel cozied up next to DIY Guy last night and the two … Read More

In the news !

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 Remember this story? You can read it here. Or… you can read the story as Tracy McCray describes it on the Post-Bulletin website here. Or… you can read the story in print in the Saturday, June 19th edition! Tracy said this about my blog…..“I LOVE the “always have a choice and it always makes a … Read More

Moving

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Last Friday we moved Baby Girl into her new apartment at college. BF Mike, Nate and Baby Girl and I moved the belongings of two college girls from a storage unit to this cute house apartment. The girls have the UPstairs apartment so we had a good workout on moving day. Let’s face it, moving … Read More