My car was running cruddy about a year ago so brought it to the shop. The g-dmned chipmunks or squirrels were storing acorns in my engine. They had chewed a perfect circle through the air filter and were loading acorns everywhere. Now I was driving this car everyday so i don't know when they did thi...

Also in southern NH, also a mile or two away from Home Depot, Wallyworld, Bed Bath & Beyond etc. We have deer regulary. They eat the jewel weed in the backyard. Also have foxes- mating foxes sound like something being killed! There was a bear back in our woods that we did not see but was in the ...

Connie- we can relate. We haven't been back to STJ for 3 years now I think! Yikes! Due to money and timing and some health issues. Living in New England, we've instead taken long weekends and done staycations to the casinos in CT (the spa at Mohegan and very luxurious) or to the waterfront in Boston...

buncha bums.

hi everyone-

been reading "the spice necklace". same author as "embarrassment of mangoes". really loving it! thanks to whoever recommended it .

LOVE those sunsets from that side of the island!

Thanks Linne! I really like your reports and seeing your vacation home evolve over time. What a splendid location and view from your hilltop spot!

oh connie. such crappy news. i pray for strength for you and your family...

reading "Let Me In" orginally titles "Let the Right One In". Recently a movie.

Really good scary creepy book. no fluff here. reminds me of early Stepne King.

just beautiful and wonderful! glad he is healthy and that you are healthy new mom too!

many theories abound re: why wasn't he caught sooner. he was not as "underground" as thought. he owned that CA appartment for the last 15 years! and with all the cash & guns they found in there, we was definitely still a busy boy. there's a lot of talk about how the FBI has dragged the...

Boo! Guess I'll have to humor myself. Where's that whoopie cushion?

5 ways. It's not fair that your sister has the pay 1/3 of the cost just cuz she's single. If she had a significant other then there'd be 3 couples each paying 1/3. But technically each couple is sharing 1/3 of the cost or 1/6 of the cost per person. To charge her 1/3, your sister'd be bearing the we...

Wow wow wow!

What a great series of playoff and championship games!

What a great group of guys!

What a shiny cup!!!

Glad we have it for a little while .

Ha ha! We draw first blood- woohoo!