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I had every intention of posting this yesterday, but got sidetracked......I was in a cleaning out mood. Most people do a Spring Cleaning, not me, I do a New Year's Winter Cleaning. After all the Christmas decorations are back up in the attic, it is time to clean house. I have been especially motivated this year because it has been too darn cold to go outside. I can not believe the harsh weather we have been having in Florida, we have lost a lot of our tropical plants, but I know I cannot complain after all the damage I have seen to the citrus farms around here. I even read that a tropical fish farm suffered almost complete losses due to their ponds freezing. Forecasters say that the weather is going back to normal today. I (and…
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