Back to The Farm I Go

Now Green Acres this ain’t Annabel runs the show The ladies keep us in check And Tom keeps it green This is an odd farm to me. While its definitely in family stories and such, my Mom never lived here. No, she grew up in the woodlands near Houston, not…

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A Fast and Furious Fourth of July

Like you could come close to catching us! George and I are ready! Zippy on the bike Happy to finish For the second time this year, I’m doing my dying chicken swim in a pond of dubious dark water. At least this time I am prepared for the claustrophobia of…

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Who Are You and Are We Related?

Do you have the blood of Giuseppe Vota in ya? Relatives: Twisted Solution A: Slip n’ Slide Solution B: Solo Shots Solution C: Group Photos While my nuclear family is small, now with just Mom and me, both my folks came from big families. My Dad had four siblings and…

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Grilling with Mom

The only way to really enjoy a Saturday Yeah, I had fun! Sequits and Mom Samosa Smugglers White Girl Central A random photo Stretching along both sides of the Potomac River in Washington DC, is the C&O Canal National Park. Once a shipping canal stretching to Ohio, the C&O Canal…

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Raku is Crapu

Cuz the service stinks like poo poo Nicole hates Raku They’re not fans either I’d even go here first Naw, I’d rather cook There is a restaurant in Dupont Circle that I pass often call Raku – An Asian Diner. Every time I see it, I wanna like the place….

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