Archive: Summer fun to escape the Canadian wildfire smoke

| July 21, 2026

Thankfully we are south far enough to escape most of the smoke and hazardous air that extends from Dayton, Ohio north from the 2026 Canadian wildfires. The farther north, the worse it is … and it was pretty bad in the Toledo area where the Oostras live (neighborhood photo below). So on our weekly Thursday […]

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Mass evacuations as fires around L.A. take lives, devastate homes, businesses and displace thousands of California residents

| January 11, 2025

It is difficult to fathom the amount of devastation happening in Southern California due to the out of control wildfires fueled by the yearly dry vegetation and Santa Anna wind blowing through the canyons and mountains around Los Angeles.  Having dense population and homes in the hills around the suburbs adds to the risk when […]

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Desultory - des-uhl-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee

  1. lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
  2. digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a desultory remark.
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