Category Archives: Amazing Stories

Key word: Chocolate or Cheesecake?

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Zahara

Or maybe it’s “horses”.  I like that I can post in a not-so-regular fashion, mention chocolate and cheesecake, and get a bunch of hits.  Kids, don’t try this at home. From now on I’m gonna mention those three magic words … Continue reading →

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The pendulum has swung

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Zahara

The pendulum has swung so hard to the left that I am now skipping around in the sunshine, hoping that it will not hit me in the back of the head anytime soon as I deliriously enjoy it’s latest bounty.   … Continue reading →

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bright shiny thing in the sky

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Zahara

It’s an orb, it has bright lights, it’s hovering over the neighbor’s house, it’s blinding me!  HELP! The entire neighborhood is illuminated!  NO, NO!  People are coming out of their houses to stare at it, they’re being blinded too!  Fools!  Go … Continue reading →

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Got gas?

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Zahara

  Four hours before the guests arrived I decided to check the propane level in the big avocado-green propane tank that dominates my back yard.  Below E, it said to me. WTF?  Normally I fill the thing twice a year.  … Continue reading →

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Party at my house

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Zahara

Walking along the warm sunny path by the creek, ducks with their butts in the air scooping goodies from down below, it occurred to me that I had to do something. A huge chunk of you, yes you, my blog-friends, are suffering … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazing Stories, camping, daily Life, food, housework, Love, Mother Nature, Uncategorized, wildlife | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 29 Comments

The shopping cart incident and the Bionic Man

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Zahara

In one hand I was balancing 2 organic, whole-wheat, plastic wrapped pieshells topped with 4 little white paper envelopes, each containing about a tablespoons worth of spice for the pumpkin pie; nutmeg, cardamon, ginger, and cloves, anchored with a 99-cent biscuit that I … Continue reading →

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