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14. Love the remodeling into a bird condo!

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 09:57 PM

16 hrs ago

My mother always asked me to get the paper for her. We would sit down together, she in her rocking chair, and we’re would do the crossword together.

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How many are old enough to remember [View all] HAB911 19 hrs ago OP

Great Beringia 19 hrs ago #2

Now *that's* how you recycle! Deuxcents 18 hrs ago #3

I still have that combo..but the local newspaper is no more,alas. BattleRow 17 hrs ago #6

Alas, the daily fishwrap here is still extant. niyad 17 hrs ago #10

Yep! Those boxes used to be everywhere. Diamond_Dog 17 hrs ago #5

what a great use for that paper tube! RainCaster 17 hrs ago #7

I hadn't thought of those in years Auggie 17 hrs ago #8

Our paperboy would drop it inside the screen/storm door. BidenRocks 17 hrs ago #9

I hope that your parents gave him a tip Squaredeal 15 hrs ago #16

We had the paperboy on a bike hurling the paper up to the porch... Beartracks 16 hrs ago #12

cool! Kali 16 hrs ago #13

Love the remodeling into a bird condo! debsy 16 hrs ago #14

OMG, a woman after my heart HAB911 7 hrs ago #19