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Yvonne G

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In most cases, the Hwy department or the electric company has to trim the trees.. don’t believe they are supposed to leave the piles though.. ?. You might count call and find out who did it and make them clean it up..
It wasn't a gov't agency, no power lines involved (all buried utilities) It was a neighbor.
 

Yvonne G

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Then I would unload on their ***!! They have no right!
I don't know who it was. Here's what it looks like this a.m.

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The branches laying on the ground pose more of a traffic problem than if they were up on the tree in my way of thinking. And there's plenty of room on the blacktop for two cars passing each other. Yes, it's not perfectly sculpted and landscaped, but it's not weedy and other than the branches on the ground, it's clean. I don't see what has been accomplished by cutting the branches and leaving them on the ground.
 

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Sunny, bright & cold start to our day. My bird bath fountain was flowing icicles. Soon time for it to come into the garage. More potting about in the garden. Our many year old dehydrator quit on us, soooooo, off to WalMart for a replacement. I think we had it for a good 7 years.

Im soon off up our ladder to the eaves of our house in order to hang one big wreath. It’s always a “hail mary“ process til i get up & down without falling.
 

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I don't know who it was. Here's what it looks like this a.m.

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The branches laying on the ground pose more of a traffic problem than if they were up on the tree in my way of thinking. And there's plenty of room on the blacktop for two cars passing each other. Yes, it's not perfectly sculpted and landscaped, but it's not weedy and other than the branches on the ground, it's clean. I don't see what has been accomplished by cutting the branches and leaving them on the ground.

Seems odd for someone to cut those, thats for sure. ?
 

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Miraculously, I’m DONE!!!
I am unfortunately unable to post anything. As both Stephen and I have been confirmed (today ) as being covid positive. Not sure if it will be a good idea to send the germs on envelopes across the waters. I will sort something out once we have been given the green light.
 

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This morning we took daughter to the next town over for lab checks for meds at 6am... then We went to IHOP for an early breakfast and on to the Christmas tree farm... we were back home with a 10-1/2’ fir by 11am... it’s currently standing but I dont believe I’ll start decorating until tomorrow..
We decorated ours over the weekend.
 

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Good evenooning all.

It’s been a lovely still and sunny day today... a tad chilly, but that’s manageable!

Daughter wanted to do a Harvest Mouse survey this afternoon. She needed to check an area that we did together 3 years ago. It’s behind the Aldi supermarket and the golf driving range by the river - not exactly somewhere you think might be brimming with nature.

We weren’t disappointed and found nests again. Harvest mice are tiny. A family would have been raised in the nest in my hand. There’s no doorway, they force their way in through the woven grass and close it up behind them.

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Always love these posts.
 

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Sooooo, I think we are now done with the Ships Galley box. Much scraping, much sanding, followed by multiple coats of varnish, sanding & more layers of UV protecting varnish. Other bits of the box coated with a marine grade white enamel.

Made another cube-in-a-cube. Here is the new one stacked on last weeks cube.

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That is so clever.
 

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I am unfortunately unable to post anything. As both Stephen and I have been confirmed (today ) as being covid positive. Not sure if it will be a good idea to send the germs on envelopes across the waters. I will sort something out once we have been given the green light.
Oh no! I hope you both recover quickly. We shall be thinking of you xxx
 

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Sunny, bright & cold start to our day. My bird bath fountain was flowing icicles. Soon time for it to come into the garage. More potting about in the garden. Our many year old dehydrator quit on us, soooooo, off to WalMart for a replacement. I think we had it for a good 7 years.

Im soon off up our ladder to the eaves of our house in order to hang one big wreath. It’s always a “hail mary“ process til i get up & down without falling.
Oh Lord! Let us know your down safely! I used to actually enjoy cleaning my roof.. until we put a metal one on.. now I pray that it need no attention!!
 

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Wow. I checked Bethel out on Google.... that’s way out there.
❄️❄️❄️ Months with snowfall in Bethel, Alaska, are January through June, September through December.
Yeahhh.. and she signed a 2 year contract.. work on for 3 months and then off for 1... they don’t have any roads there!!!
 

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I am unfortunately unable to post anything. As both Stephen and I have been confirmed (today ) as being covid positive. Not sure if it will be a good idea to send the germs on envelopes across the waters. I will sort something out once we have been given the green light.
Oh NO!!! How are you feeling??? I hope you are one of the mild version cases !! Good Gosh I’ll be praying. Sending warm hugs and thoughts of soup ?
 
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