Author: Judy Boardman
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Now Who Are You?
This seems to be happening more frequently lately. For a while I thought it was my (old) age, but I’m beginning to think that it isn’t. This is happening to […]
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Comfortably Cluttered Cars
Have you ever noticed the odd things that people have in their car? I was talking to a neighbor a few days ago, and she mentioned a turkey baster that […]
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These Old Car People are surely an interesting lot
It’s another wet, gloomy day and I’m trying to get some housework done before I settle down with my book. I was thinking about the past weekend and the VAE […]
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Ashes and More Ashes
With another cold spell approaching, it’s probably time to empty the woodstove ashpan once again. For those of you who don’t have to do this chore, lucky you. Over the […]
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Barns
A little while ago I was talking to an old-timer who grew up in Underhill. We were reminiscing about the old days here in town. He went back further in […]
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Rain Barrel Songs
The other day, during yet another rainy spell, I was watching the rain gutter downspouts spill water into a flower bed and thought about rain barrels. I went on Amazon […]
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If Someone Gave Me a Lot of Money…
You have probably been asked this question many times; I know I have. If you had a lot of money……. The question next is… What is a lot of money? […]
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Shifting to Winter Mode
Well, it happened again. It was like shifting from first to reverse, going from summer to winter gear. It usually happens sometime in the end of September when I start […]
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What Difference 70 Years Makes!
In 1953, I was 5 years old and anxiously waiting to start first grade the next year. There was no kindergarten, no Head Start, no play schools, so you just […]
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What a Way to Fight a Fire!
I’ve been thinking about my early memories of the VAE. Gael and I weren’t married — just dating — when on occasion we would go to the VAE meetings at […]
