Freaky Frugalite

Friday Fragments: Things I Learned or Did This Week

Friday, June 10, 2011

I found the idea for this post topic from my friend Karen, who regularly does it. I like her posts so I figured I’d give the idea a try. I found out that age has not helped me overcome heat intolerance. When I was a kid, I would nearly faint from the intense summer heat [...]

Spectacular Time Lapse Video of Canary Island Skies

Saturday, May 21, 2011

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Absolutely stunning. My favorites are the galaxies and stars rising in dust clouds over the horizon. What are your favorites? Prepare to be wowed! Psalm 19 1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal [...]

Flood Buddy

Friday, April 29, 2011

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Look what we discovered crawling around our yard after the flood. It was a nice surprise. Today’s local news stories are loaded with stories about the yesterday’s flooding. Some folks even found a fish in their yard. I guess the 9 inches of rain we’ve received for the month of April was too much for [...]

The Vernal Equinox Commences

Thursday, March 24, 2011

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aka, Spring is Here! Well, that’s the news according to the stars and planets all situated precisely in the cold, indifferent solar system. Here on planet earth, things are a little messier. But spring is here. OK, I know we had a couple of inches of snow yesterday. But almost all of it is gone! [...]

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s “Super Moon”!

Saturday, March 19, 2011

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I rarely if ever drive at dusk and at night (never ate my carrots as a kid), but I had to run an errand the other evening and was out later than I thought. Both my son and I noticed the beautiful moon hanging over the horizon in the darkening sky. It seemed to appear [...]

Holed Up Today

Saturday, February 26, 2011

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We’ve got snow, lots of it. We had a big storm yesterday, and got clobbered. When I checked at 8am yesterday morning, probably about 1 or 2 inches had fallen. Two hours later, we got about 5 inches. Woohoo. So how much snow do you think the old tree can bear? Visibility maybe… 100 feet? [...]

Turkey Thawing and Other Musings…

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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How long does it take a frozen turkey to thaw?? The packages always say “3 to 4 days” in the refrigerator. But after 4 days, I can still crack a hammer on that baby. It takes me about 7 to 8 days for a turkey to thaw. And that ain’t easy- you have any idea [...]

Nothing

Saturday, October 16, 2010

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That’s been my head. As in, full of. So I’ve been insanely busy for months on end… and am still quite busy now… but I seem to be in a bit of a slump. I rarely have trouble blogging or writing, but this week or two it has been almost agonizing to write anything, let [...]

What is GOING ON With This Weather?!

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

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I live in Upstate New York. We have winter for 6 months of the year. Summers can be humid sometimes, but this year just takes the cake. Holy cow!!! What is going on with this crazy weather?! You wanna know how humid it is here? I’m sitting at my desk, it’s 73 degrees and rising. [...]