Archive for April, 2009

What a Beautiful Weekend!

Posted by patti on April 18, 2009 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Yesterday was one of my days off, and the weather was super nice.  I went out and filled the bird feeders then spent part of the day watching and listening to their songs.  I also weeded the rose bushes and started preparing my veggie garden plots.  I’ll probably cut the grass today and get the [...]

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On Strunk and White

Posted by patti on April 17, 2009 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

I’m taking “Technical Writing For Business” (WRTG393) this semester in college.  When I turned in my first assignment back in February, the professor suggested that I read a copy of “The Elements of Style” by Strunk and White so that I could improve my grammar.  I bought a copy that night and did read it.  [...]

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Greetings from Huntsville

Posted by patti on April 6, 2009 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Greetings from Huntsville, AL, the land of rockets and lost baggage!  Yes, really … Delta lost my bag for the second consecutive time.  As I sit here, it’s 9:33pm and I’ve been given a delivery window of “8:30pm – 8:30am April 7″.  Thank goodness I carry a tiny bottle of saline with me so I [...]

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Categories: tales from the road, work

There Goes The Neighborhood

Posted by patti on April 3, 2009 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

We woke up yesterday morning to a huge blue trash can in our driveway with a county logo painted on the side.  The papers attached to it informed us that our county is now doing curbside recycling for every single home in the county — even ours!  We don’t have lines painted on the road, [...]

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Categories: country life, gardening, photography, travel