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Being in the Main a Blog of the Life and Times of the Wood, Robertson, Pilling, McLoone, Johnson, and Bates Families

Friday, May 8, 2026

"Gird up your loins" - a photo essay of a trucking problem for Arta's birthday

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Arta tromping around the woods May 8th arrived.  Arta's birthday.  She would have been 86.   I spent the early part of the morning looki...
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Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Pilling Family Stories: #2 - Learning more about 'The Timmins Interest'

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[NOTE:  As a reminder, you can find links both the audiofile and to the PDF of Doral Pilling's life story on the LaRue Investments websi...

Pilling Family Stories: #1 - Setting the Stage

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This year, my sabbatical plan was to plunge into Pilling family history.  I was thinking,  in particular, about ways to draw parts of this s...
Thursday, March 5, 2026

Go for Gold!

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 Volleyball season is from Dec-May.  There are 3 "premiere tournaments" at which your results determine your standing.  At each Pr...
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Thursday, January 29, 2026

Have a little heart! (Catherine storytells Arta's 2017 heart attack)

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  Last summer, when a group of us were going through the last of Arta's papers and files, we were thinking about how to share and archiv...
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Saturday, December 6, 2025

Baking as Connecting? reflections on Mints, Banana Chip Cookies and Cinnamon Buns

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Today Bonnie called and asked me about the recipe for Mints.   I was reflecting on just how many thousands of pans of mints I have made over...
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Saturday, November 29, 2025

London 2025

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---------- Dec 9 Tues ---------- Dec 8 ---------- Dec 7 Sun Up at noon, out to Tusauds, over to Camden Market.  Home.  Was going to go to Br...
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