Tag Archives: In the Southland

The Green Eyed Monster

Posted on September 8, 2014 by rootietoot

Envy isn’t generally part of my sin- lexicon. There are plenty of other character flaws, but not that one, normally. Lots of relationship skills, a lovely house, long legs, well-traveled, highly educated, all those things I am not, they do … Continue reading →

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Summer

Posted on May 24, 2014 by rootietoot

  Summer Vacation has started. Yesterday was the last day of school…sort of. Really, Thursday was because yesterday was Honors Chapel and Clean Out The Locker and Wander Around Aimlessly While Grinning Because It Was The Last Day day. Plus … Continue reading →

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My house is Heidi Montag Part 2

Posted on May 22, 2014 by rootietoot

Ok, so the guy came yesterday and gave us a bid on the work on the house, all nicely broken down into a long list of “needs doing”. There is a LOT of ‘needs doing’. Pretty much all of it … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning

Posted on March 23, 2014 by rootietoot

It’s a tradition, right? Springtime in the South means pollen, and lots of it. Not just pollen-my-nose-itches but thick visible clouds of yellow billowing out of trees with a breeze, yellow dust covering cars that turns to a paste when … Continue reading →

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That Christmas Spirit

Posted on December 15, 2013 by rootietoot

Yep, Christmas is here. I used to think all the hoopla was the wind-up-and-get-ready for The Big Thing on December 25, but now that age and wisdom has superceded youth and ignorance, I realize Christmas is a thing that lasts … Continue reading →

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ho ho ho hum

Posted on December 6, 2013 by rootietoot

I know it’s Christmas season. I can tell, because WordPress has little spots floating around like snow falling. Do you see it? I hope so, because it’s cute and cheery. There is no other way to tell it’s Christmas time, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Well, that was fun!

Posted on November 9, 2013 by rootietoot

Today was spent doing something entirely new. Something we had never done before and while it was comfortable and familiar in that the whole process was the same as many other times,and the people were the same and the event … Continue reading →

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what? Another one?

Posted on July 19, 2013 by rootietoot

We are suckers for animals, much to the irritation of our neighbor to the west, who thinks one is too many and complains constantly about our dogs that bark at him when he wanders onto our patio looking for tools … Continue reading →

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Here’s a bunch of mushroom photos for you!

Posted on July 16, 2013 by rootietoot

These were taken at my parent’s place in Central Alabama, this past Sunday (July 13). I used a Pentax camera (Dad’s), with whatever that standard lens was, and no flash. The day was cloudy  so there were no shadows. Perfect … Continue reading →

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Awash like Mayonnaise…or something.

Posted on July 16, 2013 by rootietoot

There is entirely too much fun to be had when it rains constantly for weeks and weeks and one is stuck indoors with a plethora of ideas swirling around like…well…like aioli in a blender. What a terrible analogy. But it … Continue reading →

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