If Superheroes Used Pressure Washers
Have you ever wondered about the mystical powers of superheroes when they push at each other with some kind of invisible force? The...
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suzannenorquist
- Feb 19, 2020
- 2 min
Miami Beach Cat Colonies
This blog is about actual cats. Not some cute thing called a cat colony, like a retirement home or sports bar. Recently, I vacationed in...
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suzannenorquist
- Jun 26, 2019
- 2 min
What’s So Great About Food Trucks?
Last year, when I moved to this small town, the first thing I did was connect to the city’s social media sites. I get alerts for craft...
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suzannenorquist
- Jun 5, 2019
- 2 min
Fix Your Wi-Fi With Tinfoil
I called Tech Support when my Wi-Fi quit working. The person I spoke to was named Sjidoee, “but you may call me Paul.” “First, physically...
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suzannenorquist
- Apr 3, 2019
- 2 min
Drying My Hair With Vacuum Exhaust
As I researched inventions of the 1920’s, I learned that before hair dryers were invented, women used the exhaust end of the vacuum...
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suzannenorquist
- Mar 20, 2019
- 2 min
Cake For Breakfast
If I want to give my husband a treat, I cook eggs and sausage for dinner. Breakfast-for-dinner has always been a favorite for my family....
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suzannenorquist
- Mar 13, 2019
- 2 min
I Love A Party
. . . product party, that is. A friend from church invited me to her essential oils party. My reply, “I don’t know anything about...
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suzannenorquist
- Mar 6, 2019
- 2 min
I’ll Take The Modest Hotel
Modestly priced hotels usually include hot breakfast, free wi-fi, parking, and an onsite, coin-op washing machine. Why do the fancy...
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suzannenorquist
- Feb 20, 2019
- 2 min
Not More Laundry!
Every day there’s another set of dirty clothes. It never ends. As a working mom, I developed my own laundry strategies. My mother...
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suzannenorquist
- Feb 6, 2019
- 2 min
Going Old School with Amazon
I love modern life where I can order anything on Amazon. I mean anything. But Amazon’s just a catalog company, and catalog shopping has...
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suzannenorquist
- Jan 30, 2019
- 2 min
Don’t Get Rid Of That Tiny Ketchup Packet
The other night at supper, we ran out of hot sauce. My husband said, “That’s okay. We have the leftover packets from Taco Bell.” After...
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suzannenorquist
- Jan 23, 2019
- 2 min
What Is It About Gardens?
I love parks and gardens, although I’m not patient enough to grow flowers or vegetables myself. I gave up on indoor plants years ago,...
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suzannenorquist
- Jan 9, 2019
- 2 min
Deja Vu In A Foreign Land
As I stood in the Christmas decorating section of Target looking for replacement light bulbs, a sense of deja vu washed over me. But,...
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suzannenorquist
- Jan 2, 2019
- 2 min
Living Large at the Laundromat
Due to unexpected circumstances, I spent a day at the laundromat near my daughter’s apartment in Philadelphia. Not in the suburbs, but in...
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suzannenorquist
- Dec 12, 2018
- 2 min
Why Is The Coffee Pot On The Washing Machine?
“It’s weird to make my coffee in the laundry room.” —Quote from my husband during our recent kitchen remodel. Not a remodel exactly. We...
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suzannenorquist
- Nov 28, 2018
- 2 min
Hank The Snake And Other Patio Wildlife
With every new house comes a different wildlife experience. In the Colorado mountains, deer fill the neighborhoods like squirrels in a...
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suzannenorquist
- Nov 21, 2018
- 2 min
I Refuse to Conform
Happy Thanksgiving. I couldn’t think of any fun Thanksgiving themed topics, so I’ve written this blog instead. Besides, sometimes you...
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suzannenorquist
- Nov 14, 2018
- 2 min
Handywoman – Or Not
I perform a lot of my own handyman work. Does that make me a handywoman? I blame my dad. He thought girls should do the same things as...
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suzannenorquist
- Nov 7, 2018
- 2 min
Permission to Backseat Drive
I rented an ATV for the first time this summer. Well, not exactly an ATV. It was a UTV. An ATV is an All Terrain Vehicle which looks like...
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suzannenorquist
- Oct 31, 2018
- 2 min
Country Living: Don’t Let The Pretty Pictures Fool You
I used to dream of life in a remote mountain cabin. Rustic beauty at its best. Maybe some acreage in the country, like Green Acres (if...
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