ENTRY # SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SIX

GOOD MORNING,
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When you read this it will be Wednesday morning, March 18. However, I am at Starbucks writing this paragraph at 4 PM Tuesday!Mary and I came up for a cup of coffee and guess what we got to go along with it? An Orange-cranberry Scone. As you would know Starbucks has the wi-fi service, so we are trying it out. Mary had her laptop computer with her.
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Sure enough you are reading this on Wednesday morning, 3/18/09. at 3 a.m. in the morning. We just want'ed to get out a little while yesterday afternoon and enjoy the beautiful sunshine, and you see where we ended up , it's hard to pass up a Starbucks store. Yesterday was a very beautiful day, near 70 and all day the sun was shining.
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The tempeature is starting off at 50 degrees and I think that the sun will be back with us to day.
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Time is so precious-do not waste it.
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.BEGIN THE DAY WITH GOD.
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The sun never sets on Dad's Tomato Garden Journal .
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I beleive that Tennessee Granddaddy went fishing yesterday, maybe we should check on him. Dad.
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Favorite Heirloom Tomatoes To view this ....... Click Here
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Here below are my two thoughts for today taken from that little book that I use so much, Apples of Gold..

" Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it."

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and this one-.
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" Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind."
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I am sure that you know that the Tea and Coffee is ready and waiting on you. Don't you fail to stop in. I just need to see an early morning smile and I know that you will have that.
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Mary and I enjoyed watching the eagle again yesterday, we saw her eggs, and she has three now. it is so interesting I hope that you can look at it. Dad..
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Eagle Web Cam This will take you right to her nest.
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.Dad's Tomato Garden Web Page ...
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This above is a good page to read if you are looking for information about growing tomatoes. If you don't find it there please send me an email at- white6416r@aol.com and I will do my best to help.No charge or obligation just a smile from you. Dad .
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Tomato Casual .. Please look at this today, it is interesting, DAD.
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Pleast don't forget to look at my side panel, there are things there that you might enjoy.
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I must stop, my second cup of coffee is gone and I am going to get just a sup more, it is good this morning. I will be back as you know in the early morning if all goes well. I hope that you have a good day. Just smile all you can and be good to everyone and it will make a difference. Thanks for all your comments and email. Sending love to all of you, friend or enemy, it makes no difference.
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Bye BYE DAD.
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ENTRY # SIXTEEN HUNDRED & EIGHTY FIVE.

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Good Morning.
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Well we made it through Monday very well, it's always better than we expect. Now for this new day, and the clean sheet that we have been given we sure do want to be careful. We do not know who may be watching us and hearing every word we speak, we do want to be kind and gentle to all men. Sometimes when night comes I have the feeling that I have messed this clean sheet up very bad. How bad we need help from above to help us get through this cold cruel world. We cannot do it on our own. Dad.
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Here is my thought for this day, it is again from one of our hymns, I am thanking R.L. Allan and Son of Glasgow Scotland for giving me permission to use this.
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" Precious thought my Father knoweth; In His love I rest, for what -e'er my Fathed doeth, Must be always best, Well I know the heart that planneth naught but good for me, Joy and sorrow interwoven, Love in all I see."
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I have learned in my 95 years that disappointments are going to come and I have found that they may be good for me, as one of our hymns says " To wean me from this changing world," There is nothing in this world that we can trust in. DAD.

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Tennessee Granddaddy

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Time is so precious-do not waste it.

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.BEGIN THE DAY WITH GOD.

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The sun never sets on Dad's Tomato Garden Journal .

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This Cam above is usually good, Dad...

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We should check on the Eagle today, It won't be long until things will begin to happen up there, it was a pleasure to watch them last year until their problems came up and then it was sad....

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Mary and I enjoyed watching the eagle yesterday, we saw her eggs, and she has three now. it is so interesting I hope that you can look at it. Dad..

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Eagle Web Cam This will take you right to her nest.

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You will find a lot of good tomato gardening help at the link below. This web page is the first thing that I wrote over six years ago, I started it before I started my journal.

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.Dad's Tomato Garden Web Page ...

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If you do not find it here e-mail me at white6416r@aol.com.I will be glad to hear from you any time. If you have any questions we will try to help you. And you know that there is no charge for this service, just a smile from you. DAD.

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I have not said anything about Coffee or Tea yet this morning. But I believe that you would know to come on in anyway. you know that it is always ready and that you are welcome. I do want to tell you something, one of our dinner guest on Sunday brought me a pound of Starbucks Coffee, and that is what we will be drinking this morning. The blend on the bag says," SUMATRA. Extra Bold. " You will know that you have had a cup of coffee when you taste this, I am trying it right now and I am smiling. DAD.

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I am hoping for some sunny weather today, but I am not sure that we will have it, early in the day, maybe in the afternoon. The day is beginning with a warm 51, and this warm weather is changing the looks of things around Dad's Tomato Garden. Everything is so green and beautiful. Spring is as you know my favorite season, I love to see new life appearing up all around us.

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Our plans for getting our garden Cam installed will be a few days later because of rain, but it will be done in time to see me working down there. Dad.

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I think that I should stop, and get to doing a little work around here to help pay for what I eat. I do hope that I can come back and see you in the morning, those morning visits and smiles that I get from you are very encouraging to me. I hope that you can be content with your lot today, and able to smile.

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BYE BYE from DAD.

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ENTRY # SIXTEEN HUNDRED & EIGHTY FOUR.

Good Morning,
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Time is so precious-do not waste it
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BEGIN THE DAY WITH GOD
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The sun never sets on Dad's Tomato Garden Journal
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I know that's its Monday morning, but I need a smile anyway .
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How are you feeling on this new Monday morning ? I am feeling good, I already have the Tea and Coffee ready and am trying it out. It sure does smell good and hits the spot. You can come on in any time that you can make it and have a cup with me, I would like that.
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Mary and I had a wonderful day yesterday, after our Sunday morning meeting we had a good home cooked meal right here in Dad's kitchen And the good part was that we had four guests to stay with us for lunch. A wonderful visit at the table, we did enjoy it very much. Good restaurants are nice, but I would rather have a meal at home anytime ,you get so much more out of your visits with your friends, and I will tell you that Mary can beat any of those fancy cooks. DAD.

This below is very sweeet and touching.

"Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest

he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find

the most caring child.

The winner was:

A four-year-old child, whose next door neighbor was an

elderly gentleman, who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing

the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard,

climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.

When his mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor,

the little boy just said, 'Nothing, I just helped him cry.' "
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We are starting off the week with a warm 53 at 3 A.M. this morning, I think we may see a few more showers this morning. We have had lots of rain in the last few days. A little sunshine would please me. Sometime after the 1st of April I hope to have my tomatoes in the ground, it will of course depend on the weather. I am getting anxious to get started.
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We hope to get our Cam in and working sometime this week, it will be turned right on the tomato garden, and I hope that it will be of some help to me as I try to answer any questions that I may receive. We will be able to see the problems as well as talk about them. Send any questions that you have anytime now, I am ready.
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The nice thing about being senile is you can hide your own Easter eggs.
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We should check on the Eagle today, It won't be long until things will begin to happen up there, it was a pleasure to watch them last year until their problems came up and then it was sad...
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Mary and I enjoyed watching the eagle yesterday, we saw her eggs, and she has three now. it is so interesting I hope that you can look at it. Dad.
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http://www.wvec.com/cams/eagle.html

This link right above will take you straight to the Eagle's nest, I hope DAD.
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You will find a lot of good tomato gardening help at the link below. This web page is the first thing that I wrote over six years ago, I started it before I started my journal...Dad's Tomato Garden Web Page ..
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If you do not find it here e-mail me white6416r@aol.com.I will be glad to hear from you any time. If you have any questions we will try to help you. And you know that there is no charge for this service, just a smile from you. DAD.
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I just now checked both of my Cams, they are working, look and you can see the Eagle sitting on her nest, and yesterday we saw three eggs, I hope that you will find time to look. Click below and you will be there.
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http://www.wvec.com/cams/eagle.html
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I am going to stop for a little while. I am sure that you are going to have a good day, I am wishing for that anyway. I will be back in the morning if I am spared. Smile for me, and do be kind and gentle with every soul that you meet today, that will even help to make the day better for you.
Sending Love to all of you in ever part of the world.
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BYE BYE DAD.
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ENTRY # SIXTEEN HUNDRED & EIGHTY THREE.

Good Morning.
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Be real quiet and don't wake anyone up, it's only 3 A.M. here on this Saturday morning. Let everyone sleep a little while longer if they can. But if you are up I will have hot Tea and Coffee ready in about five minutes. And I would like to share a cup with you.
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It is a little warmer this morning 47 and it looks like we might have a few showers again today. Mary and I went to a meeting at 7:30 P.M. last evening and we were in a lot of hard rain, It has rained an awful lot this spring, ant the grass is getting green, and is soon going to need to see the lawn mower.
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"Hi Dad.

Yesterday's (Friday's) Sydney Morning Herald: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/column-8/column-8-20090312-8wc1.html?page=-1 said:

"You may think of this as pedantry, but it's something that has bugged me for a long time now," writes a slightly disturbed Peter Keenan of Croydon. "The song The Tennessee Waltz is in fact ABOUT The Tennessee Waltz, it is not THE Tennessee Waltz ('I was dancing with my darling, to , When an old friend I happened to see …' etc.). Can The Tennessee Waltz anyone tell me if there is any such piece of music called The Tennessee Waltz? I am really serious about this, so please stop laughing."

Dad, Do you or your TN readers know the answer?

Cheers, Eric. "
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I am sure that some of you would remember Eric, he is my friend who lives in Australia, we need to help him out if we can. DAD
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You do need to look at The Chicken Chronicles...Again Kelly has done wonders with her blog. Very beautiful and interesting. Click on the link and you will be at Kelly's house, and she will welcome you in. Dad.
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Early Season Onions, Shallots, Garlic To view this Click Here
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How would you like to take a nice hike in the Smokies, to find out more click here below....http://www.hikinginthesmokies.com/policies.htm....And let Lucy Lowe and Laura Higgins tell you more about it. I would like to go but I am afraid that my 96 years would not let me. Laura has promised to send me a picture of Levi, he is my favorite Llama, If she doesn't send it soon I am going to slip up there some day when she is not home and take the picture myself. I have been there before and I believe that Levi would let me in.DAD.
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..We should check on the Eagle Web Cam today, It won't be long until things will begin to happen up there, it was a pleasure to watch them last year until their problems came up and then it was sad..

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http://www.wvec.com/cams/eagle.html

This link right above will take you straight to the Eagle's nest, I hope DAD


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Snowflakes and Dear Ones

Gentle snowflakes fall upon me,

Melting fast upon my face,

There’s no way that I can keep them,

If in my heart they have no place

Very fragile, very special,

Are these snowflakes from the sky

They remind me of my dear ones,

As they gracefully flutter by.

Scarcely do I see their beauty,

Barely do their rare imprints

Fix themselves upon my fingers,

Till I’m wondering where they went.

In This world so temporary,

Filled with ephemeral things,

Surely everything is fleeting,

Flying ‘way on speeding wings.

Like the snowflakes that are melting,

When they touch my skin so warm,

Yes, myself, my friends, my family,

We’re on that solemn journey home.

Snowflakes can’t be kept in bottles,

You can’t grasp them as they fly,

You just have to dearly love them,

As they slowly flutter by.

We cannot keep what can’t be held,

And just as snowflakes disappear,

Often on life’s lonely landscape

We’re deprived of what is dear.

Yet no one really leaves us

Though we’re far, so far apart,

As long as we believe in snowflakes,

And keep them always in our hearts.

Since this is Saturday and I will not be seeing you again until Monday morning , I am not going to close the Entry until this afternoon, something new might come in that I want to show you..
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I do hope that you have time to click on http://www.wvec.com/cams/eagle.html and get started on watching the Eagles.
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Tomato Casual Always interesting. Dad
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I have checked all the links above , and I think that everything is working except me. Look for more later in the day.
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This is going to be all for today, We just now looked at the Eagle at 5:25 P. M and she has 3 eggs. It will be interesting to watch her over the weekend.
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I hope to see you early monday morning. I hope that all goes well for you wherever you are in this world. Love you all. Keep Smiling.
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BYE BYE DAD.
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ENTRY # SIXTEEN HUNDRED & EIGHTY TWO.

Good Morning.
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Time is so precious-do not waste it.
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BEGIN THE DAY WITH GOD .

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The sun never sets on Dad's Tomato Garden Journal.. .
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I am going to give you my thought for today the first thing this morning.
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" Come ye yourselves apart and rest a while ; Weary I know it, of the press and throng. Wipe from your brow the sweat and dust of toil, and in My quiet strength again be strong."
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" Then fresh from converse with your Lord return, and work till daylight softens into ev'n ; The brief hours are not lost in which ye learn, More of your Master and His rest in heaven."
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This is two verses of one of our Hymns that we sing often. I am using it with permission from our friends at R.L. Allan and sons. Glasgow, Scotland.
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How are you doing on this Friday morning ? I am up and feeling good and my mood is Happy and I am smiling. Here at Dad's Tomato Garden the tempeature is 38 at 3 A.M that is a little cooler than it was yesterday morning. It looks like we are going to have a little rain for a few days.

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One thing that I am happy about is that the weekend is almost here, and do I need it. That is the reason for my thought for the day being up at the top. I do feel that I need rest from this rushing life, and always after our Sunday's I do feel refreshed and more able to face the world again. DAD.

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I am going to get our Tea and Coffee ready a little early this morning, I need a cup as soon as I can get it. So you can stop any time that you want too this morning. I will be glad to see you and your big Smile.

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You will find a lot of good tomato gardening help at the link below. This web page is the first thing that I wrote over six years ago, I started it before I started my journal...Dad's Tomato Garden Web Page ..(If you do not find it here e-mail me white6416r@aol.com.I will be glad to hear from you any time. If you have any questions we will try to help you.

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I do need to end this for a little while, I have a few things that I need to do right now, but I may be back later today, I will if possible see you `soon.

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Keep smiling for me.

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BYE BYE DAD

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SIXTEEN HUNDRED &; EIGHTY ONE

Good Morning.

Here’s a picture of my son, Jim, after his first fishing trip in 2009. They only brought 7 keepers home, but they were all nice and big “croppie”. .

We are starting off with just a little cooler weather this morning. Here at Dad's tomato garden the temperature is 47. I think that we will have a nice day.

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I am going to get our Tea and Coffee ready a little early this morning, I need a cup as soon as I can get it. So you can stop any time that you want too this morning. I will be glad to see you and your big Smile. DAD.

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Tomato Casual You will learn how to make something that's good right here. DAD.

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Click Here here for a little surprise. Dad.

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My garden spot is completely ready, we finished it yesterday we are ready for those plants just as soon as it is safe, weather wise.

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The sun never sets on Dad's Tomato Garden Journal..We prove that with our visitors map each day, look it over today. You can see it on the side panel on your right. I do want to thank all of you who live a long ways from Dad's Tomato Garden for visiting with me. Come again and come often DAD.
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You may notice that our visitor counters are not working properly, we hope to have them corrected soon. ( Just found out it will be fixed by early morning,)Dad.
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You will find a lot of good tomato gardening help at the link below. This web page is the first thing that I wrote over six years ago, I started it before I started my journal...Dad's Tomato Garden Web Page ..(If you do not find it here e-mail me white6416r@aol.com.I will be glad to hear from you any time. If you have any questions we will try to help you.
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How would you like to take a nice hike in the Smokies, to find out more click here below
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...http://www.hikinginthesmokies.com/policies.htm...
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And let Lucy Lowe and Laura Higgins tell you more about it. I would like to go but I am afraid that my 96 years would not let me. Laura has promised to send me a picture of Levi, he is my favorite Llama, If she doesn't send it soon I am going to slip up there some day when she is not home and take the picture myself. I have been there before and I believe that Levi would let me in.DAD.

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Mary and I need to go out this morning and buy a few new bird feeders, mostly for the Finches and the Humming birds. The birds are busy this spring and there are more around than usual, I wonder if the fountains are not helping. It is a great pleasure to watch the birds.

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I plan to be back in the morning, if all is well. Smile today and behave yourself. That includes old Dad, sometimes it's hard to be good..

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BYE BYE DAD

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ENTRY # SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY

GOOD MORNING TO MY FRIENDS ALL OVER THE WORLD,

Carryall

A young man packing his bag for a journey said to a friend, "I have nearly finished packing. All I have to put in are a guidebook, a lamp, a mirror, a microscope, a telescope, a volume of fine poetry, a few biographies, a package of old letters, a book of songs, a sword, a hammer, and a set of books I have been studying." "But you can't put all that into your bag." objected the friend. "Oh, yes," said the man. "Here it is." And he placed his Bible in the corner of the suitcase and closed the lid.
Author Unknown

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How are you feeling on this Wednesday morning ? I believe that I am doing very good, I will let you know for sure a little later in the morning. It is just 3 A.M. here in the Tennessee Valley and I have not had any Coffee yet..

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It is a little warmer this morning it is 66 at the moment. Yesterday we had a high of near 80 in the afternoon, and I expect it will be near that again today. I am glad to see this kind of weather, just what I have been waiting on. Now don't you get too far away the Tea and Coffee will be ready in about 5 minuets, and you know that you are always welcome to walk in at Dad's house.

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Thanks to all of you that signed my guest book yesterday, the link to it is over there to the right on my side panel.

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A little later I will have a better Video of my fountains to show you, I think that the birds are enjoying them as much as I am, yesterday they were having a good time, and I do like to see that, Several Eastern Blue birds have bee looking around for an empty box, I hope that they find what they like and settle down and give us a few more blue birds to enjoy.

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Top 10 NEW Perennial Plants To view this Click Here

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The sun never sets on Dad's Tomato Garden Journal.
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We prove that with our visitors map each day, look it over today. You can see it on the side panel on your right. I do want to thank all of you who live a long ways from Dad's Tomato Garden for visiting with me. Come again and come often DAD.

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You may notice that our visitor counters are not working properly, we hope to have them corrected soon. Dad.

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You will find a lot of good tomato gardening help at the link below. This web page is the first thing that I wrote over six years ago, I started it before I started my journal...Dad's Tomato Garden Web Page ..(If you do not find it here e-mail me white6416r@aol.com.I will be glad to hear from you any time. If you have any questions we will try to help you.

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How would you like to take a nice hike in the Smokies, to find out more click here below

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...http://www.hikinginthesmokies.com/policies.htm...

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And let Lucy Lowe and Laura Higgins tell you more about it. I would like to go but I am afraid that my 96 years would not let me. Laura has promised to send me a picture of Levi, he is my favorite Llama, If she don't send it soon I am going to slip up there some day when she is not home and take the picture myself. I have been there before and I believe that Levi would let me in.DAD

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An interesting link
DIYFather - Call Me Dad!The definitive guide to fatherhood for new and expectant dads

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Click Here here for a little surprise. Dad.

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This is going to be all for right now, I seem to have run out of anything to say. But anyway I have let you know that I am still in the land of the living, and that I am feeling fairly well, my mood is Happy and I love you. That's enough.

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I will see you in the early morning if all goes well. Smile today and be kind and gentle unto all men.

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BYE BYE DAD.

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