Utility workers are not arborists

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Robin

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Weight Watchers

 
I am a lifetime member but seem to have fallen off the wagon this past year. The last time I weighed in and didn’t have to pay was August 2007, just before my daughter’s wedding. I put on 5 pounds during the week that followed and was never able to get rid of it. You’re [...]

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Henrico county mailing address

If you’re updating your Christmas card list and we’re on it, make sure you change our address from “Richmond” to “Henrico.” Same zipcode.

The powers-that-be in Henrico county have determined that because there are a number of county residents that have been using “Richmond” all these years (because that’s what it was, not because we were [...]

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Opera Workshop Chicken Casserole

I promised my daughter I’d give her this recipe. It comes from our church cookbook, submitted by the late Charlene Fritz so I can’t ask her any questions about it. My guess is that she named it herself, she said that it was served by a voice teacher in Chicago for her students and it [...]

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Fall color finally comes to Richmond

This seems terribly late this year. I’ve been running all around town this week looking for that great “autumn” shot without success. Saturday was rainy and not conducive to photography which was okay because I didn’t have time to chase after it anyway. I kept my camera bag in my car yesterday and drove through [...]

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Amazing gas prices

This is what I paid today:

It wasn’t all that long ago I paid $3.99  (the most I’ve ever paid). This tank of gas cost almost $20 less. Woohoo, more money for quilting or photography.
Robin

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How to deal with bacon drippings when you’re finished with them

This tip is courtesy of Cook’s Illustrated:
Using a custard cup, make a basket with aluminum foil, like this:

Carefully pour the hot grease into the basket and let cool. Put it in the refrigerator to harden, wrap up the foil and either save it for one of those times when you need a little extra, or [...]

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This is why you should always carry a camera

This is why I keep my point-and-shoot camera in my purse. My husband spotted these birds in the dead tree as we were coming home from church this morning. He made a U-turn and went back to show me, because I hadn’t noticed them. Have you ever seen anything like this? They were just sitting [...]

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Richmond Guild Quilt Show

So,
I fired up the quiltmobile, programmed the Garmin and headed off to Chester, Virginia, to the bi-annual Richmond  Guild Quilt Show. I am not a member, but I enjoy seeing the local talent and this year’s show did not disappoint!
2008 Show
This is not an exhaustive collection of photos of course, but these are some of the ones [...]

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Speaking of sewing

So…
My Grandma Young was “the” sewer in my family, closely followed by her daughter, my Aunt Robbie. My mother never sewed to my knowledge, nor did her other sister, my Aunt Ginny. Grandma Young was self-taught, I’m sure. I don’t remember what-all kinds of things she made but I always got a flannel nightgown every [...]

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