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Brrrrr……-16F

January 23, 2008

This is the second night in a row that our temps have fallen below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Our heat pump/furnace thermostat registered -16F at 2:03 a.m. We have a fireplace insert to supplement our heat and it does a pretty good job except you have to get up every few hours in the middle of [...]

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A Nice Empty Bowl

November 10, 2007

I went with a friend to a NeighborImpact fundraiser at Bend Country Club called The Empty Bowl. Proceeds went to help the economically disadvantaged. The donation garnered me a bowl of some of the best tasting homemade soup(s) I’ve had in a long while. Along with the soup we also got to pick out a [...]

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Gone In Moments

October 12, 2007

We were sitting down to dinner at home when we heard sirens outside. Looking out we saw a huge fire just west of us near a neighbor’s house less than a 1/4 mile away. We got into the car and drove down the road to a safe area where neighbors were congregating and watched as [...]

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