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Bobby DeForest KCCK Blues Show
I heard this Eric Clapton cover of “Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday” on KCCK. Bob DeForest was covering for Big Mo. Bob does a great job.
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Cedar Waxwings Get Cold Breakfast
The morning of December 22, 2022 was one of the most frigid days in recent memory. The winter storm brought 30-40 mph winds and temperatures sometimes to down to 30 or worse. I didn’t get right out there to shovel. Snow was blowing around until well after noon. This gave me a chance to watch…
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Jazzed Up Mr. Grinch for the Big Arctic Blast
I heard this last Friday KCCK on ‘da Friday Blues with John Heim aka Big Mo, believe it or not. So it’s a little late, but I had trouble finding it. Stay warm!
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Snow Day!
I wrote this post yesterday because I didn’t know whether or not we’d have a power outage because of high winds (up to nearly 50 mph) predicted for the Arctic Blast this week. When we’re not outside scooping our walkway and driveway, we’ll probably be playing cribbage or, God forbid, Scrabble (which I always lose).…
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Winter Storm Coming!
The National Weather Service alert has announced a major winter storm on the way in Iowa. Time to get ready!
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Blockbuster Sasquatch Cribbage Game Antics!
Brace yourselves! Sena and I are going to break the internet with the never-before-seen YouTube video of our antic-filled cribbage game on our Sasquatch cribbage board—and playing with the Sasquatch cribbage cards! This had an extremely rare outcome. Wait’ll you see what it is. I also shared a few nuggets of knowledge about Sasquatch that…
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Big Mo Blues Show KCCK
Heard this Christmas song by Eric Clapton on the Big Mo Blues Show, KCCK, Iowa City. Have a Merry Christmas.
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Bending Amaryllis Staked, Sort of…
This morning we noticed that the Amaryllis was bent almost 90 degrees. We found a zip tie and used an old wooden spoon to stake it. Sure, it looks like amateurs did it-because amateurs did it. But the alternative is to cut the stem and sacrifice the blooms, which are still vibrant.
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Amaryllis Bending Way Over!
Our Amaryllis is bending over backwards (or forwards depending on your point of view). We’re not sure if we should prop it up somehow or cut our losses and cut the stem. Any advice would be welcome.
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Amaryllis Star of Christmas
Well, I think all of the blossoms that are going to blow have blown on our Amaryllis, Star of Holland. There are 4 of them. They’re huge and glorious! I didn’t know how it would turn out at first. It started off as just a little green stub. It soared to about 18 inches and…
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