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Christmas Tree
Beggs, OK, December 2025 With trailer life figuring out the best option for a Christmas tree can be challenging. John and I are always looking for something that takes up minimal space and if possible multi-functional. This year we decided on a Christmas tree cat bed (Last year, John made me a cardboard Christmas tree).…
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Sausage Rolls!! Yummy
Beggs, OK, January 2026 John and I like watching The Great British Baking Show. We like that we learn new techniques about baking. The not so fun part is the food urges resulting from looking at the awesome food. We also started a list of all the food we would like to try making. We…
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Watermelon Cookies Anyone?
Beggs, Ok, January 2026 The Great British Bake Off had slice and bake cookies with intricate designs as the signature challenge for episode 2. Most contestants used a shortbread cookie, which is not our favorite, so we opted for chocolate chip cookies. The good news is that the cookies are not watermelon chocolate chip flavored;…
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Public Service Announcement 20251227
Scams are on the rise. Part of the problem is the increased dependence on technology and the improvements in technology (e.g., AI and automation) that allow better impersonation and automation. One report claims that more than $16 billion was lost to online scams in 2024. If scammers made $16 billion in 2024, you should expect…
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Who do you think is enjoying the picnic table more?
Beggs, OK, December 2025 Now that the bench / picnic table has been completed and Mackie has mostly recovered from the tooth removal, it is time to enjoy the great outdoors. Mackie is not allowed to go roaming the neighborhood. I think he is just about as happy laying on John’s lap, sniffing the air,…
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Merry Christmas 2025
Beggs, OK, December 2025 26 National Historic Sites, Monuments, Parks or Forests visited
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Certificate of Bravery or Cowardice?
Beggs, OK, December 2025 Have you ever lost a tooth – pulled or surgically removed? If yes, then you will relate to this post. Mackie is our 13 to 15 year old kitty that just had another tooth removed. Some vets wondered if Mackie chews on rocks. He doesn’t. Most of the time Mackie doesn’t…
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Math is Hard
Tulsa RV Ranch, OK, December 2025 Some of you might be wondering why a rectangle has diagonals that are the same length. 🦗🦗🦗 What, no one? Why do we need to learn something new? BECAUSE I TOLD YOU SO! Wait, that belongs in the “Things I Learned From My Mother” post. Um, it is up…
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What the Actual Picnic Table!
Tulsa RV Ranch, OK, December 2025 No, this is not a substitute swear word. With the weather changing, having to setup a workspace, all the appointments, and unexpected emergencies, we were not sure the picnic table would get done before it was too cold to paint. (Other people’s emergencies, not ours.) It should have taken…
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Yellowstone YMCA
They are building a YMCA in Yellowstone National Park. This is one of the promotional posters. (The Image is large, so click to zoom. You will you will have to go back to the original page.) We were talking to the YMCA employees about pausing our membership while we were gone. They were asking why…