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Category Archives: Tales from the Carenen Cottage
Blogging, Snake-style
I hate snakes. I don’t even like the useful ones, like blacksnakes, who supposedly eat rodents, copperheads (folklore, I believe), and ATF employees because the main purpose for all snakes is this – scare the bejeezus out of me the … Continue reading
Posted in Tales from the Carenen Cottage
Tagged act of love, Carenen Cottage, Cottage, garden, long-suffering, long-suffering wife, marriage, rat snake, Snake, wife
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If you buy a gardner a hose…
My long-suffering wife has a wonderful garden that keeps us supplied with fresh veggies for months and months, not to mention blueberries and figs. She does the raised beds thing, and thoroughly enjoys getting dirt under her fingernails and bringing … Continue reading
What’s in a Name?
Yesterday, dawn began with Dawn. Dawn is my hygienist and I had an early appointment with her at my dentist’s practice. She gave me a good report and said she’d see me in September. This did not surprise me, but … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts, Tales from the Carenen Cottage, Uncategorized
Tagged apple, Apple Store, Dawn, dentist, long-suffering wife, Soccer, wife
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Baby It’s Cold Inside
Today I emailed back and with a friend from high school days who currently lives in Dubuque, Iowa. He mentioned that he was supposed to be in Des Moines today for a presentation (he works for the ACT people) and … Continue reading
Posted in Tales from the Carenen Cottage
Tagged ACT, Carenen Cottage, Coleman, Cottage, Des Moines, Dubuque, gas logs, Iowa, long-suffering, long-suffering wife, power outage, South Carolina, Upstate, wife, winter storm
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Ol’ Reliable
Earlier this week, my 14-years-old mid-sized sedan failed me. I drove the 71 miles home from the college where I work, parked in the Publix parking lot while I went inside for a few items (beluga caviar, champagne, brie, and … Continue reading
Sarcasm Unnecessary
Sometimes I feel my spiritual gift, although it does not appear in the Bible, is sarcasm. I fight it with my students, my politics, and myself. But this morning was one of those mornings when everywhere I went, people were … Continue reading
Posted in Tales from the Carenen Cottage
Tagged Beeker, Carenen Cottage, DMV, Greenville, library, long-suffering, long-suffering wife, LSW, Upstate
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