Jillie of the Valley's Write

Well, he couldn't pour piss out of a boot...........

2009-11-27T16:26:36Z

Many people over the eons have asked, “What’s happened to our language?” Internetspeak (lol!) texting shorthand (ctch u @ teh rstrnt, k?) and even not speaking at all has become the norm. Recently, I witnessed two young women sitting together...

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Thanks

2009-11-27T01:57:57Z

Thanksgiving Day is just about over. I've spent it alone. It wasn't like I had nothing to do; nowhere to go. A couple of friends sweetly extended invitations to their celebrations. When thanking one of them, I revealed that I wasn't doing any...

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An important touchstone

2009-11-20T15:52:57Z

Below is an excerpt from my friend, Jamie's, new blog. I'll be linking to it on my side bar as well. Her continuing story is honest and touching and tragic. She is one of the strongest, most admirable women I've met in my life. Please, if y...

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And flu season continues

2009-10-25T19:44:31Z

This is important info for this flu season regarding H1N1. This is the real stuff. Check it out: The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it's almost impossible to avoid coming into cont...

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Netflix flap origami

2009-08-31T04:42:15Z

I was throwing mine away.

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Burnin'

2009-08-31T00:52:24Z

Once again, it's fire season in Southern California. The fire, fuelled by hot weather during the past four days, was continuing to spread on Sunday. Evacuation orders cover about 10,000 homes, with state governor Arnold Schwarzenegger descri...

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Old Photo Phriday

2009-08-28T16:39:58Z

This is a collage of old shots of my garden from 2003. When I moved to my new place, I gave the cactus in the upper left corner to my boss. It is now 2+ft tall. Be good to each other today.

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Prove that it's not going on

2009-08-26T14:51:04Z

Here in ValleyScorch on the weekends, the skies are plaid with chemtrails criss crossing each other. Why? From the innernets: The Latest info re: Chemtrails http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znB1HfQZ0Wo Annihilation - CHEMTRAILS...

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Two and a half day weekend

2009-08-21T02:42:15Z

I'm leaving work at 1:00 tomorrow and taking a basket of cuttings for daughter # 3's garden in the desert. Then on Saturday, one of us is going to get all covered in mud for a good cause. The other one of us will be taking photos.

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An easy enough mistake

2009-08-15T21:44:25Z

Last year, this plant had all the signs of being a zucchini: It wasn't the case, though: Also, last year and for most of this year up until today I thought this was a bell pepper plant: It's about eight feet tall and finally producing fruit...

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