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Category Archives: Life’s Conundrums
Some Spooky Phenomena for October
St. Elmo’s fire is named after St. Erasmus of Formia (also called St. Elmo, one of the two Italian names for St. Erasmus), the patron saint of sailors. The phenomenon sometimes appeared on ships at sea during thunderstorms and was regarded by sailors with … Continue reading
Friday Files – Breakthroughs and Deadlines
Things were so crazy in the spring I filed an extension. Now it’s October already and as a business friend reminded me, we’ve got to get those taxes out. I had to dig through a wall of boxes and crates … Continue reading
Posted in Life's Conundrums
Tagged cleaning, financing. plumbing, organizing, paperwork, taxes, weather
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Caturday Thoughts – Black Cats and Human Ignorance
Every year the warnings go out. Black cats should be kept indoors at Halloween. Many rescue groups avoid adopting out black cats in the weeks leading up to the day. It is one thing for people of the Middle Ages … Continue reading
Modern Halloween – Good or Bad?
When I was a kid trick out treat was popular. I mostly liked it for the costumes because I was picky about candy. Back then most costumes were homemade and only accessories like princess crowns were purchased and making the … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrations, Food, Joys of Life, Life's Conundrums, Ritual
Tagged advertising, begging, candy, costumes, health issues, neighborhood, trick or treat, UNICEF
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Friday Files – Getting it sorted.
What a week! Chrome and WordPress have both been getting more and more troublesome. I am still using the old electrical taped cord which still works like a charm. Then, trying to get a head start on post writing,unday I … Continue reading
Posted in Cats, Gardens, Joys of Life, Life's Conundrums, Weather
Tagged cats, frankincense essential oil, Hansel, infection, kittens, lilac, mosquitos, Mr. Kitty, sinuses, throat, weather, website, Wordpress, writing
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Haunted House Time
It’s around this time civic organizations, fire departments and ambitious farmers start to create “haunted” corn mazes, firehouses and mansions as fund raising attractions in keeping with the season. A haunted house or ghosthouse is a house or other building often perceived as being … Continue reading
Posted in Archetype and Myth, Life's Conundrums
Tagged ghosts, houses, London, Monterey, New Orleans, New York, slaves, theaters
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Caturday Thoughts – The Big Blow
In many ways this week was a bust. Dark days of overcast, fog and rain, with only brief breaks into sunshine a few minutes long and some slightly longer pauses in the steady rain. I could not work on the … Continue reading
Posted in Cats, Life's Conundrums, Weather
Tagged appointment, bleach, debris, delivery, dishwasher, flood guage, hurricane, Mi Sun, mold, power cord, storage, vet
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