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A GRAND TIME IN GRANDSCAPE

Grandscape is a large and highly entertaining development nearby that we have not yet explored – and it has lots to explore. New Activity: Grandscape Ferris Wheel As sisters we have many things in common. However, the dare-devil gene is far stronger in Barbara than … Continue reading

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GOING GREEN FOR SAINT PATRICK’S DAY

New Activity – CELTIC MUSIC Barbara: I’m pretty sure that neither Laura nor I have a drop of Irish in our blood but ever since I went on my trip to Ireland a few years ago I’ve loved Celtic music, … Continue reading

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GUATEMALA GOODIES

Activity – New Cuisine – GUATEMALAN When it comes to Hispanic food, we are both big fans. We’ve been trying all different types lately and so it was only fitting for “G” month that we chose to sample food from Guatemala. We … Continue reading

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GIGGLING THROUGH GARLAND

This month has been getting away from us so even though the weatherman said rain, we forced ourselves out. Garland was a close city that we actually never spent any time in so we looked up some things to do … Continue reading

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FEATHERED FRIENDS

New activity – Great Backyard Bird Count Barbara – My daughter-in-law Linda loves watching our feathered friends and has sent me many pictures of interesting birds from her yard. So when I read that there was something called the Great … Continue reading

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FOREVER YOUNG

New activity – Theatre Production of “Forever Young” Lately we hear a lot of  people saying “getting old sucks.” But the five friends who put together this musical feel that music can make getting old feel forever young. We were … Continue reading

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F IS FOR FRIENDSHIP

New activity – Selected Shorts Barbara: I went to the Dallas Museum of Art to see Selected Shorts. The theme this year was Friendship. I love this program. Actors (in this case Tony award winners Michael Cerveris and John Benjamin … Continue reading

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JUST EAT IT

It’s all about the food this week. New Activity – ENTENMANN’S BAKEOFF Growing up we always had a kitchen full of baked goods from Entenmann’s. Barbara was totally addicted to their chocolate covered donuts. Before other states carried them, she … Continue reading

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E makes its Entrance

Perhaps it’s fitting to start 2023 with the letter “E,” since we are EXCITED, EAGER and ENTHUSED to start another year with the ABC life. Without it, we would definitely have missed out on experiences, restaurants, books, films, facts and … Continue reading

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D WINDS DOWN

Activity: Discovering Dynamic Abstraction Since it’s “D” month, it was only fitting that we attend an exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art. We chose the most interactive exhibition of the season: “Movement: The Legacy of Kineticism” which billed itself … Continue reading

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