Sequim Washington

A very good reminder lesson here in regards to our attitude in the face of adversity.  enjoy…  A CARROT, AN EGG, AND A CUP OF COFFEE… You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.    A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how...

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, When 24 hours in a day is not enough; remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he...

For icy door steps in freezing temperatures:  Get warm water and put Dawn dish washing liquid in it. Pour it all over the steps. They won’t refreeze.  (Wish I had known this for the last 40 years!). ============ ========= ========= ===== To remove old wax from a glass...

1) Walked into a room, forgot what you needed, walked out, and then remembered. 2) When you were younger, drew the sun in the corner of the paper. 3) When you were little, thought the shape of a real heart was actually “ “ 4) Closed the fridge door really slow, just...

‘Someone asked the other day, ‘What was your favorite fast food when you were growing up?’ ‘We didn’t have fast food when I was growing up,’ I informed him. ‘All the food was slow.’ ‘C’mon, seriously. Where did you eat?’ ‘It was a place called ‘at home,” I explained....

At times I’m so discouraged with problems of the day I fail to see the joyful things that are along the way When troubles overwhelm me It’s then my nerves may fray that’s when I need to take the time To simply sit and pray Reflecting on God’s many the gifts It makes...

Whoever wrote this must have been our next door neighbour because they totally described our childhood to a ‘T’. Hope you enjoy it. (Under age 40? You won’t understand.) The good ole black & white TV… You could hardly see for all the snow, Spread the rabbit ears...

This is rather lengthy, but really brings about the memories of what the U.S. and its people were like in the good ol’ days….  

Take a break and go down memory lane in dance – it’s fun – and you’ll recognize many of the dancers!

Read the entire list. It is very interesting how things have changed. (these numbers are for the USA) Here are some statistics for the Year 1910: ************ ********* ************ The average life expectancy for men was 47 years. Fuel for this car was sold in drug...

This is something we should all read at least  once a week!!!!! Make sure you read to the end!!!!!! Written by Regina  Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio . “To  celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is  the...

1. Protects silver from tarnishing 2. Removes road tar and grime from cars. 3. Cleans and lubricates guitar strings. 4. Gives floor that ‘just-waxed’ sheen without making them slippery. 5. Keeps the flies off of Cows, Horses, and other Farm Critters, as well. (Ya...

AHA, I KNEW IT!! The explanation: Brains of older people are slow because they know so much… People do not decline mentally with age, it just takes them longer to recall facts because they have more information In their brains, scientists believe. Much like a computer...

It’s always a good idea to have a disaster readiness kit on hand in the event of a power outage or other, more serious, situation.  This means having your own food, water, and other supplies in sufficient quantity to last for at least three days. The Clallam County...

Homographs are words of like spelling but with more than one meaning. A homograph that is also pronounced differently is a heteronym. You think English is easy?? Read all the way to the end…………….. This took a lot of work to put together! 1) The bandage was wound...

First time I heard about Paraprosdokians, I liked them. Paraprosdokians are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected and is frequently humorous. (Winston Churchill loved them). 1. Where there’s a will, I want to be...

Stormwater Stewardship Project from City of Sequim http://www.sequimwa.gov/index.aspx?NID=646 But there is no stormwater runoff here! Stormwater management is about more than stormwater (think streams and groundwater, too), more than runoff (think water quality), and...

CHILDREN OF THE GREATEST GENERATION (and their children – so they will understand). See last two lines of this article Born in the 1930s and early 40s, we exist as a very special age cohort. We are the Silent Generation. We are the smallest number of children born...

Cal’s Drive-in Memories By Lois Krafsky-Perry My memory bank was stirred by Norma Topness’ letter, in the recent  Ditchwalker newsletter. I remember Norma Govan Knapman, and her husband Cal, in that I worked for them, at the newly built Cal’s Drive-in, from March...