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Handwritten Letters Last a Lifetime (Unless Someone Burns or Otherwise Recycles Them)

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When did you last write something by hand. I’d even count a grocery list because people just seem to use their phone for even that small thing now. I miss handwriting. I still send greeting cards with short notes. When I was younger I wrote long letters, on stationary, to my Grandmothers and their sisters. None of them are still around and these days my handwriting is not quite so elegant, or legible, but I do my best and send out cards to nephews and nieces around the holidays.… Read the rest

Young Men Dancing in Ireland

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I read a little about this group of young Irishmen. The group formed when everything was cancelled with school and work last year. Read more about them in an interview on the Irish Central website.

Now, they are working to add a modern style to Irish Celtic dancing. Just nice to see young people working at something together and doing it well.… Read the rest

Engraved Rolling Pins for Fancier Pie Crusts and Cookies

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Pie crusts were the first thing I thought of when I saw these engraved rolling pins on Etsy. More than a few shops have them so it must not be new.  I’d pick some of the floral patterns, something that would work with most types of pies. At least in my mind, any sort of floral can also be about berries, apples, peaches and all the other delicious pies.… Read the rest

Rube Goldberg Machines

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Did you ever play the Mousetrap game? It’s based on the idea of making a convoluted contraption to catch a mouse. The part of the game I most remember is watching all the parts of the machine work one after the other (like all those rows of dominoes people construct) to end up catching the mouse.… Read the rest