Author: Hildie

Which virgin are you?

 What are you waiting for to start your food storage? At some point, it’s going to be too late. Don’t think you can count on your fellow members of the church to help you out. In the parable of the ten virgins, they all professed to serve the Lord, but… Read More
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Praise the Lord

Seriously.  This was the worst week ever in stock market history, but our week was incredible. We got (and accepted) an offer on our house in Utah (it’s been for sale for eleven months).  And Mister was offered a really great job (let’s just say his paycheck has been incredibly… Read More
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The dog

This is our dog, Margaret.  She is pretty good, as far as dogs go, but she’s still, you know, a dog.  I tend to like cats a lot better since they are so undemanding.  They are very self-sufficient and quiet.  Perfect.  Unfortunately they aren’t the most affectionate animals.  Fine by… Read More
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John Henry is a mighty man

Ada’s favorite movie is American Legends, the Disney collection of shorts about Johnny Appleseed, Casey Jones, Paul Bunyan and my favorite, John Henry.  I’ve seen this DVD about 100 times at least, but each time I cry when I watch it.  When the workers are wondering how they can build… Read More
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Because I’m a loser

I am the block captain for my neighborhood. Technically I’m the “street captain” since we live in suburbia and there aren’t really blocks, just meandering roads. Since I know how sucky it is to be brand new, I love welcoming new families to the neighborhood, and generally having leave to… Read More
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Are you gullible?

Ok, everybody, I don’t want to rain on your parade, but I keep getting these forwarded emails and I simply CANNOT believe there is not some basic fact-checking going on before this stuff is passed on.  In all fairness you boggers are not the ones perpetuating rumors.  My friend Jay… Read More
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Not getting all Martha on you

Because I was on a high from the jam-making I decided to be super domestic and make a tablecloth for my kitchen table.  It’s one of those square tables that I’m seeing more and more, but nobody makes tablecloths that size (60″ sq).   So I bought some darling polka-dotted… Read More
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My afternoon (A Haiku)

Body is aching Standing on tile is painful Chop, stir, pour, boil, cool Counters are sticky Strawberries, sugar, pectin Twenty-seven jars By Hildie | Filed under Baking, Making Stuff 8 Comments Share
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Mystery solved

For a few weeks there has been a foul, foul stench in my pantry.  It smells like rotting something.  Maybe a tiny animal corpse, maybe an onion, I don’t know.  All I know is that when I open my pantry, the smell hits me, and try as I might, I… Read More
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