Category Archives: Hobbies & General Interest

UP200 Sled Dog Race, Marquette, MI

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Stella

Here’s a look at the start of the UP 200 Friday night in Marquette, Mi.  Thousands of people turn out every year to cheer the teams on! They have been running since Friday night and will finish back in downtown … Continue reading →

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Gift Week, Day Five – Your Fondest Wish

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Stella

Today, I want to know what you would like to have this year for Christmas. I want to know what material gift(s) you want. Is it a particular kind of clothing – perhaps a cashmere coat? Maybe a beautiful ring … Continue reading →

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Gift Week, Day Four – Gifts We Remember

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Stella

What is the best Christmas gift you ever received? Which is the most nostalgic? Which ones do you remember from your childhood? This is one of the first gifts that I remember receiving – a marionette of Princess Summer-Fall-Winter-Spring, from … Continue reading →

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Gift Week, Day Three – Weird Gifts

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Stella

Remember Ralphie’s bunny suit? A well-intentioned gift from a doting aunt, in whose memory Ralph lives forever as a toddler.

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Gift Week, Day Two – Stockings and Stocking Stuffers

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Stella
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Gift Week, Day One – Homemade

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Stella

A repeat post, updated – hope you don’t mind. If you’re like me, you may not even remember it from previous years.So many times over the years I’ve wanted to give gifts to people I associate with regularly, but who … Continue reading →

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1, 1, 2, 3 …; It’s Fibonacci day.

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Stella

The Fibonacci sequence. Named for Leonardo of Pisa, popularly known as Leonardo Fibonacci. As Wikipedia explains it, in mathematics, the Fibonacci numbers, commonly denoted Fₙ form a sequence, called the Fibonacci sequence, such that each number is the sum of … Continue reading →

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President Trump Presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Robert Cousy

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Stella
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GOOD EATS: THE RETURN 🎉

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Stella

For those who really liked and miss Alton Brown; well, he’s back! Brand-new episodes of #GoodEatsTheReturn Sundays @ 10|9c AND 10:30|9:30c (that’s right — two new shows every week!)

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‘Warshing’ Clothes

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Stella

This was shared by a friend on Facebook. It originally came from the Pecan Valley Genealogical Society Facebook page. Years ago a Texas grandmother gave the new bride the following recipe. This is an exact copy as written and found … Continue reading →

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