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April 19, 2006
Hail to the hummers
I read a little blurb in the newspaper yesterday that someone in town had a hummingbird visit their feeder already. So I stewed up some nectar and the backyard feeder is now in place, as well as a new one that I put by the Japanese maple in front! This is about two weeks sooner than I normally fill the feeders, so we'll see how many early birds stop by!
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No place like home
Humble though it may be, the homeplace is nonetheless deserving of the recent attention it has received! The new year's list includes a new toilet (yea!), new water heater, new paint and decor in "the girl's" bedroom, and our bedroom (also new carpet), 3 new storm doors, some concrete botox out front, and a new front porch light. While this in no way matches the pace and magnitude of projects at morningloria's, I am nonetheless pleased:):) Speaking of which, I can't wait to see her new kitchen on Thursday afternoon!
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April 6, 2006
The Poet/Good Night and Good Luck
Have enjoyed the past two evenings quite alot. At Poetry Plus on Tuesday Gloria finished presenting the program she began last month but had to stop when the church building lost electrical power! It was entitled "The Poet", and she read various poems set against a backdrop of original cello pieces. Just lovely. Then last night, Steve and I watched the Edward R. Murrow tribute "Goodnight and Good Luck". The acting was top notch, and the story was fascinating - it mainly told the story of how the tactics of Sen. Joseph McCarthy (in rooting out the "Communist threat" among U.S. citizens) were exposed on Murrow's news program and how that led to his downfall. Painstakingly restored film of McCarthy hearings were seamlessly woven into the black and white movie. This quote by Murrow, from the filming commentary on the DVD: "Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar." Take that, you Murrow wannabees on TV today!
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