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Greetings Blogger Readers –

The New England Patriots are headed to Indiana and the Big Dance! They will meet the New York Giants in a rematch and no doubt come away victorious. New England is gearing up for a rip roaring Super Bowl in 2 weeks and the City of Boston is getting the Duck Boats ready!

Is anyone tired of the presidential race? By the time the election rolls around, I will advocate voting for nobody. “Nobody for President!”  Where is Pat Paulsen when we really need him?

Comcast is raising their rates once again, big surprise.  Are we going to get more channels? I could use 50 or 60 more channels. I would like to see “The Holiday” channel. Holiday shows and movies 24 hours a day. I would also like to see a channel dedicated to making money. There are so many opportunities to rake in the dough; it’s too bad those infomercials are on at odd times of the day. I’d like to see more Tony Robbins infomercials. They were always entertaining.

Joe Paterno, rest in peace.

Who is going to replace Nate Berkus in the fall? I say bring back Bonnie Hunt.

Who is going to sign up to be an Almaniac? I can’t wait for the next round.  It is always a real brain buckler.

Am I the only one in America that would like Dunkin Donuts to reinstall the counter?  If DD is going to keep the separate table concept, they need to have WiFi and a plug at every table. Place a time limit on the use of the tables and call it a day. And while on the subject of DD, do they still make the cream filled donuts? I don’t mean the Bavarian cream filled but the whipped frosting cream donuts. The vanilla and chocolate cream filled donuts were my favorite.

Mojo will be in the Landing any day now. I cannot wait for the shop to open.  I will probably go to DD and get a cup of coffee then go to Mojo and get a cream filled donut.  The Mojo girls are the epitome of the American Dream. They took an idea and ran with it. They put in the necessary effort to make their idea successful and demonstrated to everyone, making your dream come true can happen. You go, girls!

Does anyone watch The Late Show with Jimmy Fallon? Isn’t he one of the two best late night hosts on TV, Craig Ferguson being the other guy? Jimmy has a great comedic mind, he is very creative and he is genuinely funny. His Friday night thank you notes are the best and the games he plays with guests are outrageous.

That is all I have to report at this time.

The world lost a good friend on 10 January 10 2012. Heather from Braintree, MA., passed away after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. It was a disease she fought to the end with the help of family and friends.

Heather was the most compassionate, loyal and dedicated daughter, sister, aunt and friend to walk the face of the earth. She was an advocate for her four footed friends and was a long time volunteer with the South Shore Humane Society

She was a ray of sunshine on a dismal day and a hero to her nieces and nephew. Her heart knew no bounds and her grace was unfaltering. She has left this earth, but not our hearts.

The tears for her passing will soon be replaced with smiles as she is remembered with a great deal of love and affection. Everyone who knew Heather is a much better person because she came our way.

Rest in peace, Heather.

Greetings Blogatarians -


The term "Black Friday" should be changed to "Dollar Sign Friday, " or "Ka-ching Friday." Black Friday sounds like the day the world died.


Are the economists paying attention? For a dismal economy, their is a whole lot of spending going on. It's not just on "Ka-ching Friday." Whenever I go to the grocery store, their is always a lot of carrige pushers and basket carriers clogging up the aisles, the Greeter at Walmart has to do a group welcome every thirty five seconds and the drive thru at MacDonald's from noon to 1:30 PM is taking orders at the rate of 1 every 10 seconds. If the economy is off kilter, why are so many stores doing a box office business? Can anyone explain that? Mr. Romney, Mr. Trump? Buehler? Buehler? Buehler?


So, yes, I am starting a movement. I think "Black Friday" shoul d officially be changed to "Ka-Ching" Friday. Who is with me on this one?

A fall snow storm hit the northeast over the weekend. I live in an area that received about a quarter inch of snow and a couple of inches of rain. Their were parts of the state that received 2 feet or more of snow, prompting many closures of schools and churches and events.

Before the storm even got cranking, some weather people were predicting - power outages for a specific number of customers. Every storm brings power outages, but is it the responsibility of weather people to predict how many customers will lose power before it happens? I thinks that is taking predictions a little to far if you ask me.

I saw an interesting weather fact on the channel 4 (Boston, MA.) news last weekend. Their have been 4 times in the past it snowed in October. In those years, we received less than the average snowfall. Hopefully that trend will continue and this will not be the winter our luck runs out.

Are their any presidential candidates currently running for office worthy of a vote?

The Patriots lost to the Steelers over the weekend. Is Tom Brady on the way down?

Who will be the next manager of the Red Sox? It is times like this I wish Billy Martin was still around and able to manage a baseball team.

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That is all I have to report at this time.

Greetings Bloggarians -

I registered this blog for viewing on National Blog Day (16 October). The topic was food. For some reason the Blog people chose to eliminate my blog from the list. Hmmmm.

It is snowing, first snow of the year, and October isn't even over yet. Yikes. Along the coast, we are rather unscathed by the storm, we only have an inch or two, but those out in the western part of Massachusetts have about 30 inches of snow. Whoa, baby.

I have my 2013 garden in the thought process already. I dumped the soil from the containers this year and filled them with leaves and small twigs. I will add egg shells and coffee grounds and will compost the stuff for use next spring.

I am going to start more plants this year but not until February. I am going to plant tomatoes, bell peppers, cucmbers, radishes, squash and maybe one or two other things. I am going to add more containers next year and perhaps not plant in the garden.

I am also going to start flowers as well as vegetables. I should get a job at a farm or start my own farm. I am not sure what flowers I will plant, any suggestions?

That is all I have to report at this time.

Grow Your Own Food

Planting and growing your own vegetables is an easy thing to do, but it can be a bit time consuming. Many hands make light work and if the family joins in and helps out, the garden will be prepared in no time. Vegetable gardening is a great pass time for everyone and it can be a fun thing for kids. There is nothing like walking out to the garden and picking a fresh tomato for a salad or a right off the vine pepper for the home made spaghetti sauce.

Almost any vegetable found in the grocery store can be planted and grown in a garden in your very own yard. Vegetables by way of the grocery store might take as long as a month to go from the garden to your table, but a vegetable from your own garden can go from the garden to your table in a matter of minutes.

There are definite advantages to growing your own vegetables. There is the economic factor. Growing your own will save on the grocery bill, even if your garden is small and produces enough for a week or two, there is a savings. There is the exercise factor. Planting and tending a garden for the summer is great exercise. There will be no sitting around the house sipping iced tea and watching television when there is a vegetable garden to take care. Then there is the environment factor. Growing your own vegetables gives you total control over what pesticides and fertilizers will be used during the gardening process. You can choose the most environmentally friendly garden care products you can find.

If you have ever wondered what it would be like to grow your own vegetables, wonder no more. Come the spring, find a small patch of soil and plant your favorite vegetables and plant one vegetable that you have never tried before. Prepare. Plant. Nurture. Maintain. Harvest. Enjoy.

Terry is gone and Theo is about out the door. What is wrong with this picture? The 2012 Red Sox will be a whole new team. It will be an interesting winter as the Hot Stove talks progress. It is hard losing Terry, but not so for Theo. I was never a Theo fan and thought most of his signings were detrimental to the organization. He is given a lot of credit for bringing two World Series Championships to Boston, but most of the credit goes to Terry.

My garden had a bountiful harvest, despite the bunnies and horn rimmed worm attacks. I got some tomatoes and peppers. The tomatoes were were very flavorful and the peppers made their way to a salad, home made tomato sauce and peppers and pears saute over rice with steak tips.

Next year, I am going to expand my garden a bit and include squash, lettuce, beets and maybe take a flyer at corn, in addition to tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and pumpkins.

I am also looking into getting a greenhouse. Something small that will allow me to start plants somewhere other than the kitchen and my bedroom. I would like to grow flowers and use them for some of my gardening projects around town. Anyone put up a greenhouse of any size? Suggestions?