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Just wanted to shout out to everyone who wore one of our country's uniforms. Whether you spent a couple of years, or a "lifer" doesn't matter to me--if you got an honorable discharge, you're a Vet and I am thankful for your sacrifices. (And for your family's, too!)

I've been making lawn art for years. The "business" part of it has pretty much eluded me tho. Everybody comments "how cute!" but nobody reaches for their wallet. That’s the sad truth of so many things. You have to get your joy out of creating it—making you a one of those starvin...

...Bkeepr, this thread calls for recipes, photos, and tips. Here's the recipe, my Mom's original with Pam's notes to make it a little clearer. If something isn't clear enough, just holler and I'll get clarification. I'm afraid I won't post any pictures, though. After I left Facebook, I don't really...

…Bkeepr, this thread calls for recipes, photos, and tips… I will see if I can get Mom’s recipe from Mrs Bkeepr to post, and I can take a few pictures now, even though there is not much to see of this year’s work, just another feeding and then wrap them up for Christmas. But I think Mom would like t...

Me, too.

Mom’s recipe calls for “feeding” the baked fruitcakes over several weeks by brushing them each time with 2 ounces of a flavored hard liquor and re-wrapping it. Usually 2 or 3 feedings, depending on the feel. Over the years, I know she used whatever was at hand, but she said Bourbon is best. Oddly en...

Mrs Bkeepr made our Christmas fruitcakes yesterday, and I began the process of “feeding” in the evening. This is a family tradition going back to my Mom, who made the cakes until she was well into her 90s, when my wife took over. I’ll admit, I didn’t care for fruitcake until I was in my early twenti...

…Good news is, the customers came to me by word-of-mouth and say "Just fix what's wrong, do whatever else you think it needs in the way of maintenance, and bill me." That’s the relationship I have with my auto mechanic. He has good judgment, and gets new parts when it is appropriate, used...

Got it, thank you.

Guess I’ll have to drive down tomorrow to see what they are talking about.

Feedback from a realtor who viewed Mom’s house said the garage roof is sagging (it has appeared to sag for years). He wrote the following to my realtor; I am over an hour away so am not driving down there today, but I don’t understand the comment “they did a sister”: “It is really evident over the g...