Category Archives: General Interest

FORTY SHADES OF GREEN

Posted on May 13, 2024 by webadmin

There’s a song extolling Ireland’s “forty shades of green” by Johnnie Cash. Look around us; doesn’t it seems like we have forty shades of green or more? Look very closely at the hillsides surrounding us. The grassy hills are a … Continue reading →

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THE MAGIC GARDEN

Posted on May 11, 2024 by webadmin

Tinka opened her eyes and pushed away the blanket of leaves that covered her.  She looked around, testing the temperature.  She stretched lazily as her gossamer wings unfolded and caught a beam of sunlight.  She smelled the rich earth and … Continue reading →

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Sally Hunt Memorium

Posted on May 8, 2024 by webadmin

We lost our beloved Timber Valley member, Sally Hunt.  Sally passed on Monday evening, April 29.    Sally and her husband, Jim came to Timber Valley on October 23, 2014.  She was a kind, generous and compassionate woman with many … Continue reading →

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OPEN OTHER END

Posted on May 6, 2024 by webadmin

The half-pint carton of milk reposed innocently on the kitchen counter. Aha! Just enough for my breakfast smoothie. I grabbed it up, pushed, pulled, pried, cussed

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Henretta Hedgehog

Posted on May 3, 2024 by webadmin

Yay …It’s May! Henrietta Hedgehog is sitting pretty in her window box  with green-grass colored bows, a bluebird of Happiness and her friends, the butterflies. Warmer weather should be just around the corner. Remember to take in the little sign … Continue reading →

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Update on Logging

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Thom Hoch

It looks like we might get a one year reprieve as market conditions are not very good for the timber industry this summer. A number of local mills are shut down and the rest have cut back on their log … Continue reading →

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Cruise Control

Posted on April 27, 2024 by webadmin

by Fred Prout Sometimes your life seems to go in one direction. Always forward. A super highway. Doing things. Going places. People. We collect people. And places. Like a bee collects pollen. Life on cruise control. New places. Different people. … Continue reading →

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The Case of the Kidnapped Housekeepers

Posted on April 20, 2024 by webadmin

One thing’s for certain at The Home For Senior Delinquents. Every day is a new adventure. Breakfast this morning. We have a buffet breakfast that starts at eight am. Some of our folks get there ten to fifteen minutes early, … Continue reading →

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Do Unto Others

Posted on April 16, 2024 by webadmin

by Jackie Barker (lot 130) The whole world seems to be going crazy. Road rage, looting of stores by gangs and Karens beyond count are in the news every day. What can be done to stop these insane behaviors? Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Michelle Van Westen, In Memoriam

Posted on April 5, 2024 by webadmin

She was vibrant, enthusiastic, and energetic.  When Michelle entered a room, she lit it up with the sparkle of her personality. She inspired all who knew her and her life was extinguished all too soon. It has taken some time … Continue reading →

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