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Mark Cockson

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Gardening Fever

With our intermittent "warm" weather and rain, gardeners have the "fever" to plant!

Cruising, Second Port of Call

The next port of call is Belize City, Belize.

Cruising, First Port of Call

After a full day/night of cruising, we arrive at our first port of call, Costa Maya.

Cruise Control and Day 1 Cruising

Cruise preparations and first day at sea are documented here.

Cruising Continued

This "Dear Abby" letter explains why, on a whim, this blogger decided to try cruising again.

Art Galleris X 3. (in Clayton-Richmond Heights Patch)

Gallery openings finally picked up after the holidays---here is a report on three of them!

Business

New Year, New Hair Salon (in Clayton-Richmond Heights Patch)

After a long and sometimes suspensful re-hab, The Salon has opened!

Arts & Entertainment

Fontella Bass Memorial Service

The memorial service for Fontella Bass was held at Shalom City of Peace Church in North County.

Holiday Movies Set Records for Length

In an era of decreasing attention spans and "instant" social media, the choice of movie house becomes critical to enjoying long movies.

Food

Doomsday Blog

Sorry this Doomsday Blog is late...

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