News Alert: Big Bear Bald Eagles, 2 eaglets

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Big Bear’s Bald Eagles, Jackie and Shadow, just had two eaglets. They are adorable.

They are very careful with photos and copyright, so it’s best to look at the LIVE cam throughout the day to see them.

You can access the Live Cam on the Friends of Big Bear Valley site: https://friendsofbigbearvalley.org

Lady Hawk on Youtube, shared this glimpse from the live cam yesterday.

It’s exciting to see them. I watch throughout the day. They are so wobbly and fluffy at this stage.

NOW, they have to still survive and grow stronger!

An interesting sheep…

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I was at the store, standing in line when this sheep caught my attention. It was the hair, it looked cute, but also creepy, like real hair.

I went to inspect it. The hair felt like wood, but so realistic. I wasn’t sure how they could have done it.

We never know what we see at the thrift store.

Have a great weekend!

Chicago – St Patrick’s Day!

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Wow – What a difference a day makes! On Saturday, Chicago turned the Chicago River green for St Patrick’s Day.

You can see we had normal weather. It was cold, that leprauchan had to be freezing, but mild temps.

Then suddenly on Saturday afternoon, snow started falling, by Sunday night a snow storm.

So, this weekend we had our big celebrations.

Happy St Patrick’s Day!

Weekend Reading…

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I was looking for some audio books and came across this series. Looks like Mick Herren is popular.

His books have been around for a while, since there is an Apple TV show on it. Wish I had Apple TV.

Really good, about MI5 agents who have fallen out of favor and trying to get “back in the game.”

GREAT reading for a gloomy weather.

Have a great weekend!

The mini vacuum… It works!

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I’ve been doing a lot of puzzles lately. Some of them have so much puzzle dust. How to deal with this??

Someone suggested the “mini vacuum.” Wow, I had no idea this existed.

You can find them at Target, Amazon, etc. They come in all sorts of styles. I went for the blue ladybug.

They aren’t just for puzzle dust. Imagine toast and bread crumbs or eraser dust. This would be perfect for that too.

I think kids would enjoy clean up with this cute lady bug.

That is your smile for the day.

Have a great weekend.

Who has grandkids? Need a gift for a child’s b-day?

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A while ago, I was in a small town walking down the street. They had all sorts of shops. One had miscellaneous type gifts.

They had a small children’s section and I saw these cute mice in a cigar box. What a clever idea.

These mice are adorable. They had all sorts, look even triplets.

THIS is your Friday smile for the weekend!

When LUCK finds YOU!

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Yesterday was an interesting day. I was running errands. Parked my car, opened the car door and a $1 bill was there.

Some Good Luck coming my way.

When I walked in the store, I immediately saw this shirt. I thought of St Patrick’s Day, the Luck of the Irish.

Finally, I decided to stop at the thrift store, look at the puzzles.

I fell in LOVE with this Ravensburger beach scene. I’ve never done a 2,000 piece puzzle. Looks like it was time.

BAD NEWS, the box was not taped closed. When I opened it, the pieces were not in a bag, but they looked plentiful?!?

I thought about the $1 I had just found. The puzzle was $1.99.

I decided to add 99 cents and take the RISK that when I put the puzzle together – ALL the pieces will be there!

This scene is a reminder, Spring / Summer are coming!

Have a great weekend!

Audio Book Clubs — my kind of walking!

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I was surfing the web the other night. Just when I thought it was a waste of time, I saw this: Audio Book Walking Club.

What a great idea! Apparently it’s a new thing.

This group, The Fleuria is out of California. If you live in their area, they even have a Romance Book Truck. I’ll have to investigate my area for these walking groups. Spring is just around the corner, time for exercise / fresh air.

Keeping with the theme of books, I just did this puzzle. How fun it was.

Have a great day! Read a book…

When the SUN is TRYING to come out…

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The sun and clouds are really so amazing. I was walking recently, it was so gloomy.

Suddenly, the sun was trying to come out. I got these two photos. Interesting how the clouds move so quickly.

With another snow storm on the way… time for more shoveling.

Have a great weekend!