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Where Do We Want To Retire?

I stumbled upon the article All 50 States Ranked: Worst to Best States to Retire In. The following list of states are not in any specific order. These states are questionable and would require more investigation. 22: Arizona - I would prefer to be further North.21: Michigan - A lot of waterfront pro…

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3 years ago

A Jewelry Box for Mother’s Day

I am always untangling my wife's necklaces, for her. I had been looking for something for her to hang the necklace's, but never found anything quite fit what I wanted. So I came up with this idea. I also wanted to make her a music box and had purchased a music box mechanism a couple of months ago. S…

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3 years ago

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Feeding Birds

What birds are in my area and what do I feed them? Here is a good general source for Feeding Birds. I started to look up information on feeding wild birds in the different states that I was interested in, see the list further down in this blog. When I came across this website State-based Bird Feedin…

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3 years ago

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Bird Feeding Station

Project Planning I have been wanting to put up some bird feeders around my home. Sounds simple enough, just put up a bird feeder and add bird food. I noticed that we have a Wild Birds Unlimited very close to where we live. Putting up bird feeders may not be all that hard to do, but they are not just…

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3 years ago

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My Dog Rocket

I have a Belgium Malinois. He is not the perfect pet for a home. Malinois's need a job to do and lots of exercise. He is a great companion. We did not get him as a puppy, we rescued him from a high kill shelter in California. So he has some issues we are working on. He can be antagonistic and a bull…

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5 years ago