The Duck Who Flew Upside Down
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Category Archives: Fun
Yummy Spookiness
My Beloved helped our local grandchildren make this delicious chocolate cookie haunted house. I think they did a great job. I know it was yummy because I helped to eat it part of it! With love, Russ
Posted in Family Fun, Fun, Grandparenting & Grandkids, images, Uncategorized
Tagged children, fun, Grandchildren, Halloween, image
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Playing a New Game in the Middle East
Photo Credit: Josh Pepper via Unsplash.com Jatta, Tel-Aviv-Yavo, Israel A New Game “We have all become friends.” Such sweet words, especially when the “We” are leftists, right-wingers, Orthodox Jews and Arab Muslims in the Middle East. With Love, … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Fun, Uncategorized
Tagged backgammon, Friendship, fun, game, Middle East
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Our grandson Thomas aka The Flash participated with his mother Erika in a 5K race today that included elements of the Festival of Color. Runners became moving rainbows as they were softly pelted with various powdered colors (with prior permission … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family Fun, Fun, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Uncategorized
Tagged 5k, children, Festival of Color, Grandchildren, race
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Fun and Fascinating Facts
How Thoughtful of Them Prohibition turned many citizens into everyday criminals, many by way of homemade wine. Grocers could sell grape concentrate, an item which in and of itself lacked any alcohol. However, if treated in a certain way, grape … Continue reading
A Fun and Fascinating Fact: Traffic Lights
A large part of my job as a wealth manager is to read. I probably read eight to ten hours per day, picking up a wide variety of information along the way. I’ve decided to post some that I think … Continue reading
Don’t Mess With Ninjabread Cookies
Grandson Thomas and my Beloved made some mean-looking but good-tasting Gingerbread cookies today. Thomas’ father, our son Ben, and cattle dog Penny photobombed the second image. With Love, Russ
Posted in Family "Fun", Fun, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Uncategorized
Tagged baking, fun, Grandchildren, Grandkids
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A Howlin’ Good Time
My parents live near a small town named Coulterville in California’s gold country in the foothills of Sierra Nevada. Once per year the town has a Coyote Festival. This year’s festival was yesterday. It included Coyote Howling contests for all age groups, … Continue reading
Posted in Family Fun, Fun, Uncategorized
Tagged Coulterville, Coyote, Fest, Festival, fun
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Four Book Project Updates
I just finished writing the text for a book titled, Stop Peeing in the Kitty Litter! It’s a humorous and heartwarming non-fiction piece that gives readers useful information for dealing with children from toddler-age through late teens. It will also be a … Continue reading
The Fib
In my last post I made three statements and said one was a lie, inviting you to guess which one. Some of you did so and I didn’t want to keep you hanging any longer: First, here’s the three statements: … Continue reading
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