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What are the 5 styles of outdoor Christmas decor?

https://brain4rent.wordpress.com THE 5 DECORATING STYLES OF CHRISTMAS - OUTDOOR VERSION by Alison Colby-Campbell In my 5+ decades of ogling Christmas decorations, I have learned there are only 5 different styles of Christmas home décor. All else are modifications or blends of these. See for yourself. PT 1 of 5 'CHAMPAGNE BUBBLES' This style I named… Continue reading What are the 5 styles of outdoor Christmas decor?

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Creepy Stuff that Doesn’t Bother Me

A dozen large and small spiders stood their ground. They thought they'd claimed the room by adverse possession.

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Goat Yoga in the Year of Trying New Things

Goat Yoga is NOT a spectator sport where goats demonstrate yoga positions for the enjoyment and youtube videos of all.

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When You Find Your People, You Just Know

I introduced myself...her name also began with an "A", we shared a hairdo, and an unadventurous sense of tidy, comfortable, mostly classic style, our birthdays are a few weeks apart (Yes, I had to ask if she was a Virgo.) We chuckled at our connection and she headed to the door.(admittedly within a very small parameter) when people are doing things the wrong way.

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Spirits of the Past at Wood Island Lighthouse – Maine’s Open Light House Weekend 2016

Jon and I collect the real deal - visiting, with a partially closed eye toward buying, real honest hard working lighthouses.

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Suburban Myth – What’s Gnu in small town Massachusetts

I defy anyone from having a more bizarre experience than Jon and I did today.

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The ill-behaved chicks, the groundhog & the awkward goslings

I kept a good distance away made easier by my 100x digital zoom, made minimal movements beyond the index finger pushing down on the shutter and watched. The bird seemed unconcerned about my appearance.