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wow. and so I'm leaving for G A. my camera lens is dirty. got the mantle in and I hope she likes it. so here are a few pics. the crepe myrtles are in bloom

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and then there were two.

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and so the saga continues. the battle of an every day man against the cruel world. a battle to create a mantle. the odds are against him. prevail he must. this is the start.