Mini Gracetalk!

Today, March 19th, I did a short Gracetalk for the Academy of Lifelong Learning at Lincoln Land Community College. I haven't done any Gracetalks at all since 2018, and so I had worked myself into a tizzy and got more and more anxious about it and last night I was just waaaaay too nervous, then I gave myself a good talking-to and said that I should get over being so nervous or I shouldn't do any more of them. And I actually listened to myself and slept well. Here it is, I hope you like it. I'm inspired now and am starting to plan for a full length one in May. It's actually mostly written and...

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I’m Grace Hughes, from Springfield, IL. Welcome to my world of fun, mostly involving cats and sometimes travel.

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Stuff way back in January…

Stuff way back in January…

...Plus, There have been 1,276 of my cheesecake video on YouTube already. Crazy! Meanwhile, I can't believe it's March, and there were so many inside things I'd planned on accomplishing during the...

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YouTube Crazy!

I've posted many, many videos on youtube over the years, hundreds of them I'm sure. I posted lots and lots of videos about our different trips, multiple accounts of hiking in Wales, Sailing on the...

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HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY, MOM!!!

HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY, MOM!!!

Mom turned 86 yesterday and we celebrated with a small but fun gathering. So...I always make a meal when having people over. One time Kevin grilled some delicious chicken, and hopefully he'll do...

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The New Year…

The New Year…

...has had so much cat activity. In addition to now having five inside cats plus two outside , we are endeavoring to catch one of Wanda's two outside cats, Harley. Harley and his brother Pumpkin...

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One last thing from November…

Kevin took this video on November 19th...quite a surprise to see who was hanging out with whom! https://youtu.be/7m16KQGYDrw Les Paul loves everybody, and they love him right back. Ok then, Mrs....

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November, before we were blanketed in snow

November, before we were blanketed in snow

They say we got about a foot of snow starting Tuesday night and ending yesterday afternoon. Not just a lot of snow, but blowing and drifting and I really just don't care for snow. Yeah yeah yeah...

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Hillbilly Hideout

Hillbilly Hideout

Hmm, I'm not sure if I've mentioned this kitty enclosure before...this is how it started out on November 14th. Kevin put clear plastic around the legs of an outdoor table and boards on top of it,...

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Way back in November..

Way back in November..

Spot and I spent many evenings enjoying the lake from the dock. Here we are on November 4th. The trees on November 8th as I went for a run. Two days later they were so vibrant. And they looked even...

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Getting Kevin’s Sailboat out of the water

Getting Kevin’s Sailboat out of the water

Wednesday, November 10th, we successfully got Kevin's sailboat out of the water, but before that we made many many phone calls to try to figure out how to get it out. The reason that the ramp at the...

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