Monthly Archives: October 2010

Anticipation

Most years, for my birthday, my in-laws send a gift check. The one stipulation they place on it (besides, you know, “cash it sometime this year, please!”) is that I use it for non-essentials. Most years, I hang onto it … Continue reading

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Time to Prepare the Oil Lamps for the Winter

The days grow noticeably shorter, telling me it’s time to prepare the oil lamps for the winter. Ironically, and to my personal disappointment, we don’t use oil lamps nearly as much on the homestead as I’d like to. It just … Continue reading

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