Tonight was a sandwich night, but not a throw some lunch meat on Wonderbread kind of night.There's a nearby farmer's market shop that offers local goods, so this weekend we bought a sourdough boule made by a local baker (filtered water, bread flour and mineral salt...that's the ENTIRE ingredient
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05/05/2026
We've been in the Rain for almost 20 years. A lot has changed in those years. Maybe there's not as many people actively blogging and maybe comment counts are down, and maybe SEO isn't what it used to be, and it's probably been over a decade since the last time I saw a post hijacked.But what has
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04/28/2026
Tido used to be solid brown with no gray on his dome or muzzle, but he's a senior Chihuahua now. He sees well, but I think he wonders why we keep moving our lips and not saying anything!Tido aka Burrito Boy was our 2nd Chihuahua adoption. We don't know his full history, but let's just say he wa
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04/21/2026
Tonight my favorite hockey team was eliminated from playoff contention. They lost control of their own fate and had to rely on the team above them losing, and the other team didn't lose. Close the book on this year's edition and hope for better next year.The fans can point to many things with o
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04/14/2026
One of our cats is an alarm system of sorts. If there's a bug in the house, he'll spot it. He locks in. If it's within reach, he'll do his best to catch it. And when he can't reach it, his stare tells us we need to look where he is looking and find the bug!Our lives in real estate offer many
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04/07/2026
Our Chihuahua Bunny is now 16 years old. She's long retired from her award winning days as a therapy dog. She and Liz made a great team visiting hospice, schools, VA medical centers and other places in need. The picture was taken some years back. Now, Bunny's eyes are a bit cloudy. While she
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03/24/2026
We had a great spring-like weekend recently, and some of our kitty condo townhomes (1 bedroom, 1 bath, unlimited food and water provided) needed a little cleaning. Take the extra stuff out (including the cats) and wheel the condos out to the back deck for a good blast with the pressure washer. I
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03/17/2026
Caring about points and spots on the Leaderboard range from 0 to 10,000 on a 100 point scale (translation, some care not even a little, and IMO some care WAY, WAY too much).Some will have the epiphany that it's not the points, but the results of gaining those points that matter. Blog posts makin
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03/10/2026
Some people in the Rain are all about that Point life. Working to be #1 on the Leaderboard is a vital activity. Blog, comment, reblog, follow, repeat the cycle every chance and maximize the point total.Kat Palmiotti recently wrote a post about earning points in ActiveRain and the value of parti
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03/03/2026
If my lawn mower is acting up, one of the things to check is the spark plug. Small engines need fuel, air and ignition, and without a good spark plug that combustion triangle isn't going to be complete.Blogging is much the same, there are different components that influence how easily we can cre
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02/24/2026
