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A Walk Along the Chattahoochee River
I’m taking a brief interlude to my posts around Florida today to remember a brief moment on a normal routine day. Last week, on the way to the store, I passed a boat ramp parking lot I’ve been to many times before that runs along the Chattahoochee River. As I drove by I briefly thought…
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Van Work and Sunsets
We have been working super hard on the van conversion over the last few months in anticipation of getting to go someplace warm in December. Florida is pretty much the only place warmer than where we are, so that was the plan back in the great heat of the summer. A few weeks ago we…
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Handmade Wood Art Jewelry
I have posted a lot of different photos of a lot of different things on my site over the years, but I think this is the first handmade wooden art jewelry that has come across my desk. These pieces were donated by Deborah to our local hospital for the 2025 EAMC Foundation 12 Days of…
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A Restored Handmade Cradle from 1970
Today is something a little different for my Throwback Thursday post and includes a bit of family history. The throwback photos this time come with images taken in August 1970 and this morning, October 30th 2025, of the same item. A handmade cradle. This cradle was handmade by my Great Grandad when my parents were…
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Dark Mornings and Van Conversion Work
It is that time of year around here where the sun doesn’t come up until almost 7am. We are located right on the edge of the Eastern and Central time zones so the weeks right before Daylight Savings Time changes is a dark weird time (although a few years ago we thought we were done…
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Van Build Friday Feet
This year I have made an attempt to get better at posting more often to my various weekly series posts, so today, for my Friday Feet update, it’s a little bit of our van build. This week I’ve been working on the garage area (aka the trunk, the boot) which contains a compartment for tools…
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Historic Gulf Coast Winter Storm 2025
A historic winter storm recently blanketed the Gulf Coast, delivering 4 to 6 inches of snow in the Auburn-Opelika area and shattering records across the South. Florida, Louisiana, and Texas experienced unprecedented snowfall, prompting states of emergency. The storm combined frigid temperatures with heavy snow, impacting daily life significantly.
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Driving Loki Through Tuskegee National Forest
In the early 20th century, Macon County, Alabama, struggled with poor soil affecting African American families. The Tuskegee Land Utilization Project emerged in 1934 to combat land poverty by managing submarginal land for conservation. Established as Tuskegee National Forest in 1959, it preserved the area for economic benefit and recreation.
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Why Raised Garden Beds Are Best for Mint Herbs
In Zone 8(b), summer temperatures are rising to 100°F, prompting the planting of seedlings. The author is converting garden beds to raised beds, with a focus on mint herbs due to their invasive nature. The new 16×4-foot mint bed was built using sandy soil and amended over time with compost.
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Figs are in Harvest Getting 2-4 Cups a Day
Years after planting a fig tree, it now provides numerous figs daily, prompting their use in making strawberry-fig jam, a blend that offsets the natural sweetness of straight fig jam. Despite some drawbacks like leaf mess and fig drops, the harvest brings joy and a year’s supply of jam.
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