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By Trina Machacek There seems to be an unwritten guideline as to the times everyone in a household rises from slumber in the mornings.  It’s amazing that the people in families get into the swing of things at different times each Trina Machacek regular day. Oh there are days that are not regular. The day the family is going on vacation everyone is front and … [Read more...] about Is This You? It’s Time To Get Up

By Trina Machacek Strange events that come into our lives sometimes come more than once in different circumstances. But! Yes a strangely different “but.” The sameness comes through no matter the differences. For instance… Trina Machacek Some time ago my father-in-law, LaVerne and I were out bailing hay one warm summer night. The moon was about half so there was some … [Read more...] about Is This You? Lightning can strike twice when it comes to strange things

By Trina Machacek We all move at different paces. Paces change with the tasks we are preforming. The performance of tasks is directly related to a few factors. First of course is if we even want to do whatever is on our list of things to do. I need to write every week. I can zoom through a writing task like water through a colander. But! Yes a somewhat sloth like … [Read more...] about Is This You? A sloth, a turtle and a squirrel get things done at own pace

By Trina Machacek I think it was from an old movie where the people would travel to Europe like it was an everyday occurrence when I first heard the phrase, “shoulder season.” I’ve come to learn that the shoulder season is the several weeks directly before or right after the “high season.” Trina Machacek Now high season is the middle season where the weather is at the … [Read more...] about Is This You? A winter ‘escape plan’ doesn’t mean actually escaping

By Trina Machacek I believe every generation has problems coming to grips with the new things that are invented by the generation coming of age. The industrial revolution was to me the age of invention that will never be out done. There are though some things, now that I am of a certain generation, that I am amazed by. Not only amazed but sometimes a titch uncomfortable … [Read more...] about Is This You: I’m definitely not ready for my Phone-O-Vision closeup