Shirley Nigro

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Ba-aba-abaaaa, an Unexpected Morning Alarm

Ba-aba-abaaaa, Ba-aba-abaaaa, Ba-aba-abaaaa was interrupting my dream. I listened carefully, and yes it sounded just like a goat, but I was sailing somewhere on the ocean in the middle of the night or so it seemed. After all this was a dream and anything was possible, even having a goat on the deck of a …

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Costco Wine Guys

This is an advertisement for Costco Warehouse. One of the first things we search out when getting to a new place is the closest Costco . It is especially more wonderful when they are not located in Utah because Utah only allows wine and spirits to be sold in their state liquor stores. After living …

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What Happens at 6 O’Clock?

{Editor’s Note: Shirley wrote this story before we lost Wilbee to liver failure…} In the Nigro household, 6 o’clock is a very important time of the day. Why, you ask? Because it is Beagle Feeding Time. There is absolutely no way we can forget that time of day. Both hounds intently inform us that they …

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I Would Like To Introduce You to Martha

One weekend last fall, while slaving away as a “Work Camper” in the capacity of a Camp Ground Host at Kiva RV Park, I met Martha. She brought some wonderful little shadow boxes of mini-scenes using items she found in the dessert (rocks, twigs, dried flowers, etc.). They were so cool. There was a typed …

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Catching Izzy’s Pee

Izzy was suddenly drinking a lot more water than usual. Needless to say, he was also peeing more than usual, too. Normally, this is an indication of a possible health problem. We wanted to check it out. When we went to South Dakota to register our vehicles, we used a vet there in Rapid City. …

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SanDisk Ultra 32GB Flash Drive Washes & Dries… is it Ok?

If you ever want to clean your San Disk Ultra 32GB Flash Drive go right ahead. It will go through the ordeal without harm. At least that is what we discovered when one afternoon Natalie asked me what happened to the flash drive we used to transfer data the other day. I didn’t have a …

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