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Fruit tree scale
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these small black balls are fungus or something else
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Sehr schöne Erinnerung an
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Westwood opening night
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Caltrain: Sunnyvale
Vic, I cannot get the email address to work that is on the bottom: vic@gedris.org
I saw your website with the beautiful photos - they are beautiful. The reason I am writing is that I am the Editor of the Polish Eaglet, journal of the Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan, www.pgsm.org, and writing a story on the Gedris family that settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
I will copy the first few paragraphs of the story below. I am trying to determine the ancestral village of the Gedris. The man that gave me some written material has Alzheimers Disease and cannot remember the village. I was wondering if you can aid me?
Roger Laske
Clinton twp, MI
roger.pgsm@gmail.comThe Ideal Furniture Company and the Gedris Family of Grand Rapids, Michigan
By William, Jr. and Harleae Gedris
As I shake the family tree, I find there has been much about my ancestors that I did not know until I traced it back for this story. In the year 1854, George Gedris was born in a small border town , ______________, in Lithuania. His mother had lived across the border in Germany all her life until she had entered a crafts school to learn sewing. Here she met a young man from the neighboring country of Lithuania who had come to study furniture craft and to lean the German language.
Young George grew up in a home where great stress was laid on the ability to read, write, and speak more than one language. His mother, ________, spoke French besides her native German and she, in time, grew to speak Lithuanian like a native. George’s father, _____________, spoke Lithuanian and Russian and his wife taught him to speak German more fluently.
By the time young George was young man, the local government officials had begun to urge him to join the postal and customs service. He took a position in one of the customs houses on the border between Germany and Lithuania. When he left this service to come to America, he was speaking, reading, and writing seven languages.
About the time he left this service, he married Mary Souker and they planned from the moment they were married toward the day when they would come to America. It was certain that they wanted their children to grow up in a free country where they would not be bound to military service. Finally, they decided the time to start had come. -
Lego Mobster
After the meeting, that evening, I was very excited to see that he was toting a suitcase full of old-school LEGO (and instruction books). But in my excitement, I'd neglected to introduce myself to him. So thanks for posting this photo, as I've been wondering who he is.
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Lego Mobster
I don't get it.
In any case, it is not fair to make assumptions about people based on ethnic stereotypes. For all you know, he could be a Sumo wrestler. You just can't tell a book by it's cover. Racism ends with you and me.
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Railway Child
I'm glad to see you're raising that kid right!
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Nevermind the 7-11, we have 8-11!
TO seems to lack good early morning coffee shops that open at 7am...is it just me up at 7am looking for coffee?
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Nevermind the 7-11, we have 8-11!
Now I kind of hope that the new business retains the 8-11 name and the sign. I really like it. :)
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Nevermind the 7-11, we have 8-11!
Wow, that sounds pretty cool, William.
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Nevermind the 7-11, we have 8-11!
We already chatted with the new renters. The way they describe it it's sort of a coffee house with art and performance. It sounds like a little bit of everything. They seemed nice and they complimented the neighbourhood. We, in turn, welcomed them and wished them luck
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Wired
Carlton Village was one of the parts of the City of West Toronto Junction. Check the map on the West Toronto Junction Historical Society website.
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Wired
carlton village is not the junction
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Peach tree invaders
If you go to a garden centre, someone should be able to guide you. I have a similar issue with bugs on my grapevine that eat the leaves. I was sold a hippy, non-so-toxic to humans, "natural" tree hugger/birkenstock wearer-approved product that you spray on in early spring. It really mitigates the problem. If I get a chance, I can let you know what it's called. But it might not work on your bugs.
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Peach tree invaders
Any solution presented for your peach tree parasite problem. I've got a whole cherry plum tree infested with them and at least one more partially infested, and part of an apple tree. I have not even looked at the other trees. I'm afraid of the potential size of this problem.
Anyway, if you find out what they are please contact me. Contact me even if you don't and I will let you know when I find out.
Thanks for your post!
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Kugelis (or, Tastiest Dinner in a Loooong Time)
...and my lunch was delicious too.
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Kugelis (or, Tastiest Dinner in a Loooong Time)
I left part of the kugelis uncovered for photographic purposes, so that you could see the embedded bacon and the rest of the texture.
Morning update: It was delicious for breakfast too, of course.
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Kugelis (or, Tastiest Dinner in a Loooong Time)
You should be aware that pork fat is better for you than many other animal fats, including beef fat. For this reason, kugelis is "comfort food" mostly to the extent that you can take "comfort" from it being, in actuality, health food.
By the way, why did you skimp on the sour cream? It's a good source of calcium (i.e., also health food).
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Try your war on graffiti?
You could take part in this righteous cause by reporting vandalism promptly. In my neighbourhood, some people have graffiti removal kits which are very effective. You could get a hold of one of these and remove some of the graffiti on your own. That'll teach those little punks! Once they get their kiddie scribbles removed a few times, they'll want to spend their allowance money on something more worthwhile than paint.
Someone should change the name of the initiative from "war on graffiti" to "war on little losers".
Word to the mother.
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San Francisco: Chinatown Umbrellas
Yeah, I do treasure those moments. There's alot more to it than just crying and pooping, and it's mostly very fun.
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San Francisco: Chinatown Umbrellas
Treasure those commitments of the "small/crying/pooping variety", because they'll be over sooner than you think. I just spent a few days with a couple who have a one year-old and I got a big kick out of it. Your photos are great, but they can wait for the time when your baby becomes a teenager who wants nothing to do with you!
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Lansdowne TTC, Nitta Gelatin, and the CN Tower
There's a bit of a Planet of the Apes feeling to it.
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Lansdowne TTC, Nitta Gelatin, and the CN Tower
i was watching the massive truck crawling up Lansdowne on wednesday night, carrying the tower wrapped in bubble pack, then i hung around all night while they erected it in the middle of the field.
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Valentine's Day Cupcakes
Haha... I should do creative cooking more often. It's too easy to get in a rut of the same old stuff. Though I have to admit that I didn't t hink up the "icing" idea myself, and read it in one of the local papers recently.
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Valentine's Day Cupcakes
Yeah, she's a bit funny that way :)
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Valentine's Day Cupcakes
So cute! BTW.....Jen's favourite food is Broccoli???!!!
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Valentine's Day Cupcakes
Very cute Vic! I didn't know you had some Martha Stewart in ya! :-)
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Valentine's Day Cupcakes
Thanks Brenda. I thought they were tasty, but you'd have to ask Jen for a less biased opinion! :)
