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An Afternoon in Downtown Ruleville Mississippi

A couple of weeks ago, I got to meander around downtown Ruleville, Mississippi, while waiting on my mama to finish up at a doctor's appointment. Ruleville is a very small town located in the next county over from where I live.  I passed through there View Post

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Our 4th of July Recap

Happy Belated 4th of July! I meant to put up a post yesterday, but the day got away from me so quickly.  Not that we did anything earth-shattering.  Haha! It was just another typical day around here but with the sounds of fireworks. Raising the View Post

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Settling Into Summer

We are slowly settling into summer, and I've noticed that lots of it revolve around eating and reading.  Haha!  I've been out in the yard more, tending to my tomato plants, sitting on the patio reading a good book, and playing with the stray View Post

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One HAIL of A Storm

We had one "hail" of a storm Friday evening!  I'm still in disbelief of what I witnessed with my own eyes, but also so thankful that it wasn't any worse.  We could hear rumbles of thunder, but the storm looked to be north of us.  I went outside to View Post

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Out With the Old

It's been an "out with the old" kind of start to summer for us.  The cleaning-out and organizing bug has hit, and we're running with it! Summer Clean Out Hubby has been a rock star at hauling off old junk from the backyard and our shed.  Due to my View Post

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May Just May Be Our Busiest Month

I have concluded that May just may be our busiest month!  Having left my job in education, I forgot just how many end-of-the-year activities take place.  We've also had some special days to celebrate, as well. School Winds Down I think The Teen and View Post

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After-School Blues Travelers

This week, Hubby and The Teen have been after-school blues travelers!  We live in the Mississippi Delta, the birthplace of the Blues.  People from all over the world travel to our little part of the state to visit Blues landmarks and take in some of View Post

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Apparently, I’m a Cheap Date

On Friday, I found out I'm a cheap date!  Ha!  It's no secret that hubby and I have mostly hibernated in the house all winter.  I order groceries to be delivered or picked up.  My outings mainly consist of doing the carpool shuffle and visiting my View Post

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