November joys … Christmas trees!

November joys … Christmas trees!

Hubby and I have been in search of lodgepole pine trees.    But most garden nurseries in our area do not carry local/native plants.    Crazy, isn’t it!    However, last weekend we discovered the quaintest little garden nursey about 30…
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November joys … Blooms out of brokenness!

November joys … Blooms out of brokenness!

My clerodendrum is blooming!!   I’ve had it two full years, and not once has it ever bloomed.  And now  …  right after I just about lost it completely  …  it’s blooming!    How is that possible?!?  The clerodendrum cutting…
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Grocery store joys! #3

Grocery store joys! #3

I headed to the grocery store to pick up the items we needed for Thanksgiving dinner:  *  a small bag of potatoes  …  for fluffy Thanksgiving mashed potatoes!  *  a small bag of cranberries  …  for the cranberry…
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November joys … Thankurrito!

November joys … Thankurrito!

My son went out to lunch with his coworkers  …  and he sent me this photo of the menu board from the place where they went out to eat.   A Thankuritto!    That’s awesome!   I would definitely try that! …
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November joys … Beanbag chairs!

November joys … Beanbag chairs!

My daughter is having a spa party/movie night at her place!    And she invited me to come!   I’m so excited!   I’ve never been to a spa party before!    We’re all going to munch on tacos, make raspberry Italian-cream…
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November joys … leftover Halloween candy!

November joys … leftover Halloween candy!

I had taken the little plastic orange pumpkin-pail over to my daughter so she could have a festive container to use when she passed out candy to trick-or-treaters.   But unfortunately, she did not have any trick-or-treaters after all.   …
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