Author: Mark

  • A Passing in the Acres

    Although I don’t speak a lot about my family, it’s worth mentioning this because it’s so recent and so necessary. My wife died on April 3. We had been together for over 32 years. Death is just as important as life, as I’ve heard over the years. We learn about death when we’re young, and…

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  • Heavy Duty Storm

    We’re about 48 hours out from a banger of a storm if the weather reports are to be heeded. The warnings started going out a day or so ago, saying this was going to be one of those ‘snowmageddon’ events, where the accumulations would be measured in feet (or meters) rather than inches or centimeters.…

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  • Neighbors

    Everyone has neighbors. Some are close by, some are less so. Some you rarely see, some are out every day. By and large, we’ve had some doozies, but for the most part, they tend to take care of their own properties and don’t spend too much time being annoying. For as long as we’ve lived…

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  • Lil Miss Curious

    My current cat’s name is Bella. She’s 3 years old and every day is a new adventure. Like all my previous cats, she’s irreplaceable, and at times she’s precocious and sometimes just plain weird. Which honestly fits into my paradigm pretty well. This morning she was with me in the bathroom while I was getting…

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  • Getting ready for Winter

    Just got my snowblower back from the repair shop. Honestly, I wasn’t sure I was going to be posting something like that anytime soon, since the machine has been down for the count for almost the past 2 years. Back in ’23, I discovered an issue with the fuel line leading from the gas tank…

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