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The Sound of Cicadas — Amazing Noise of Dense Cicadas (via )
Jun 1st
College student gets job/Mom gets better
Luck came along and Keane has found a decent little job close to home. Within five miles of home,...
Jun 1st
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David Cook- Always be my baby(Studio Version) (via ) This one is going to be a BIG star. His...
May 28th
College student needs summer job
Gasoline is close to $4.00 a gallon. My mother says, “Remember, that means a quart jar full...
May 28th
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Hush Little Baby, Don’t Say A Word—Momma’s Gonna Buy You A Mockingbird
May 27th
May 27th
“‘Listen to your patients,’ said the late, great...”
— from the acknowledgements in...
— from the acknowledgements in...
May 27th
Sick mother
My 84-year-old mother has been quite sick this past week. Pneumonia. She has had terrible, lonely...
May 27th
Poem for my son
It’s not that I don’t “like her.” It’s like the day you came near a...
May 26th
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Ray Charles, Till There Was You (via ) This is my favorite love song. I sang it when I competed in...
May 26th
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Michael Buble’ - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (via )
May 26th
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while...”
— Lao Tzu
— Lao Tzu
May 26th
May 26th
It isn't just about "being in love."
What we want for young people when it comes to love: 1. Someone who is totally faithful to them. ...
May 26th
Time for myself
I’m sure there are many in the world who would love more time to themselves. Quiet time. ...
May 23rd
Yahoo! Audio Search Results for mbira
May 23rd
array-mbira-solo-sample-1.mp3 (audio/mpeg...
May 23rd
This is a mbira, much like the one Miles has now. It is...
May 23rd
My men in Yellowstone last summer.
May 23rd
Miles in his “office” at Yellowstone, wearing...
May 23rd
Elk bathing in Yellowstone National Park. I took this photo...
May 23rd
Well...
milesbarger: Hours of packing, presentation making, and generally tidying up, and now it’s time to...
May 23rd
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Karigamombe - Mhuri yekwaRwizi I finally got my mbira. This song has taken over my...
May 23rd
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Chet Atkins - I Still Can’t Say Goodbye [Live 1987] (via ) This is a tear jerker, but so...
May 20th
“It’s in the simple, everyday things that we find true...”
— Betty Barger
— Betty Barger
May 20th
Another picture of our wonderful Amy.
May 20th
Mamaw’s next door neighbor owns this wonderful shed. ...
May 20th
You try not to worry
Ronnie drove (alone) to Dayton, Ohio, today for business. Keane drove to Cincinnati, Ohio, this...
May 20th
Swiffer.com - Swiffer Gives Cleaning a Whole...
May 20th
“You can buy a pack of Swiffer dry cloths for about $5.00. ...”
May 20th
Mops & Mop Handles
May 20th
Mamaw’s view
May 20th
May 20th
Mopping
It’s out of style, a thing of the past, but in my day, mopping was a regular, routine part of...
May 20th
Mamaw’s mop
May 20th
Mamaw’s wildflowers growing along her backyard fence.
May 20th
Family flowers…my sister-in-law and her husband...
May 20th
Here’s one of our family’s newest...
May 20th
Potting Flowers
I haven’t put one single flower in one single flowerpot this spring. Haven’t purchased...
May 20th
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Perry Como - Bless This House (via ) May God bless the house we know as “family.” Keep...
May 19th
“A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and...”
— George Moore
— George Moore
May 19th
Brittany, our graduate, at her celebration picnic.
May 19th
Mimi and Brittany on graduation day. Grandmothers glow when...
May 19th
Amy, beautiful and windblown and perfect.
May 19th
Just havin’ fun.
May 19th
Nephew Ryan and Keane’s Laura playing “Corn...
May 19th
Picnic in the Park
We spent a beautiful, sunny, windblown afternoon in Tom Sawyer State Park helping our niece...
May 19th
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milesbarger: life = risk
May 18th
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True Love Will Never Fade - Mark Knopfler (New Single) (via )
May 17th
May 17th
“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear.”
— John 4:18
— John 4:18
May 17th
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Native American Flute Evening Prayer by NaJablu (via ) This is very beautiful. Very spiritual. I...
May 16th
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The Catholic Mass…Revealed! (via ) Lord, I am not worthy, but only say the word (and make me...
May 16th
“Apparently God takes reception of Holy Communion seriously....”
— Carl Olson
— Carl Olson
May 16th
May 16th
Communion Chaos
Ya know, going to a Catholic funeral when you’re not Catholic can be a bit confusing. ...
May 16th
It's Settled
Found a beautiful place in Naples, Florida, so we’re going there. Sounds perfect for what we...
May 15th
View from Radisson balcony, Melbourne Beach.
May 14th
Vacation Plan II
Well, I got an e-mail today from Radisson and found a wonderful hotel on the beach in Melbourne,...
May 14th
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Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (via )
May 14th
May 14th
Because She Would Ask Me Why I Loved Her
-by Christopher Brennan If questioning would make us wise No eyes would ever gaze in eyes; If all...
May 14th
“—Edgar Allan Poe
Take this kiss upon the brow!
And,...”
May 14th
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Ray Charles - Hallelujah I Love Her So (1955) (via ) Yes, hallelujah, I love him so! This song is...
May 14th
Daytona Beach, Florida
May 14th
Vacation Planner
It is fun but exhausting to plan a vacation. We will celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary this...
May 14th
WE LEAVE TO-NIGHT by: F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) ...
May 12th
“Princeton—The Last Day” by F. Scott Fitzgerald The last light wanes and...
May 12th
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Fashions Of The 1920’s (via )
May 12th
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Flappers - The Roaring Twenties (via )
May 12th
May 12th
The Roaring Twenties
So, my students and I are now reading The Great Gatsby. I love the era, Fitzgerald’s...
May 12th
Archive of Old Photos...Amazing
May 12th
Mother's Day 2008
We’ll be taking my mother and Ronnie’s mother to lunch today. We’re so lucky to...
May 11th
May 11th
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Baby Mine - Bette Midler (via )
May 11th
“The blessing of a loving mother passes on from one...”
— Betty Barger
— Betty Barger
May 11th
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Celine Dion - I Knew I Loved You (via )
May 11th
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If I could By: Celine Dion (via ) For my boys. If I could, I would.
May 11th
May 11th
The Mother's Day Orchid
As I turn my car into the driveway in the late afternoon, I see a rather large cardboard box...
May 11th
“Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember.”
— ~Seneca
— ~Seneca
May 11th
May 11th
Bringin' our baby home
Keane is coming home in a few days for a long summer—May to late September. Today, his dad and...
May 11th
Fairbanks Hotels, Fairbanks Vacations &...
May 8th
A cabin near Fairbanks, Alaska. The birch bark is the best...
May 8th
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(via milesbarger) I guess Miles and Luke took’em a drive to Fairbanks. Notice the irony in...
May 8th
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North To Alaska ~ Johnny Horton (via ) 1960. I love this!!! Goes with the story “To Build A...
May 7th
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Why Alaska (via ) This is beautiful.
May 7th
May 7th
To Build A Fire
Today we began reading Jack London’s “To Build A Fire.” We looked at video of...
May 7th
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Simple Gifts from Appalachian Spring (via )
May 7th
Henry Ford If money is your hope for independence you will...
May 7th
Money, costs, stupid stuff like that
It’s been such a beautiful, gloriously beautiful, spring in Kentucky. Dogwood, redbud,...
May 7th
milesbarger: Gas in Cantwell, AK
May 7th
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BabyTV.com Presents Nature’s Baby Organics, Natural Skincare (via ) Ditch the lotions,...
May 3rd
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BabyTV.com Presents Non Toxic Baby Bottles by BornFree (via ) These bottles sound wonderful. There...
May 3rd
May 3rd
Search | baby glass bottles
May 3rd
Glass Bottles Breaking Into Baby Market -...
May 3rd
Reblogging
It feels so good when your 23-year-old son “reblogs” one of your posts. Best feeling...
May 3rd
May 3rd
Diaper Safari. Take a look at cloth diaper...
May 3rd
These are called “Bumpkins” and they are...
May 3rd
Cloth or Disposable?
When it comes to safely diapering babies, I think mothers should seriously consider a return to...
May 3rd
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Poem-I carry your heart with me (E.E. Cummings) For my family, my heart.
May 3rd
May 3rd
“EARTH LOVER
Old loveliness has such a way with me,
That I...”
— Harold Vinal
— Harold Vinal
May 3rd
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Norah Jones, Come away with me (via ) Let’s go. You and me. Come away with me, away from the...
May 2nd
May 2nd
“The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you...”
— Jim Rohn
— Jim Rohn
May 2nd
Perfect Light
Light. Warm, soothing, soft light. Comforting, uplifting light. The sun. Light. Warmth. Life. ...
May 2nd
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Patryce Bak from Evidence Quiet, still,...
May 2nd