Friday Five – Number Two Hundred Twenty

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Tina Garceau

Two hundred and twenty in a continued series creating a collage using five elements.

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Snow Day…Week…Month?

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Joe

Arctic temperatures, snow that won’t go away as well as a local leadership that seems baffled by the presence of frozen precipitation in cold months has put a damper on our homestead and our activities at Willceau Illo News.

We will be back.

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Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Tina Garceau

Normally I associate sugar cookies with Christmas – but these cookies are fantastic year ’round! They’re crispy, melt in your mouth marvels. Finish them off with some red colored sugar, and they’d be perfect for Valentine’s Day! Continue reading →

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9th Street Frosty

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Tina Garceau

With the temperatures being what they are in Philly, this snowman’s going to be around until March!

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Party Like It’s 2009!

Posted on January 27, 2026 by Joe


Last week I wrote about upgrading a Mac Pro tower with a Solid State Drive or SSD plugged into a Peripheral Component Interconnect express card which I placed into one of the PCIe slots within the Pro’s enormous aluminum chassis. It may sound daunting, but it was really straightforward. The installation may have taken 5 minutes.

Disassembling and upgrading the 2009 Mac mini, pictured at the top, was a lot more challenging.

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Butternut Squash & Sweet Potato Soup

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Tina Garceau

We got hit with a major snowstorm yesterday, like most of the country. I made this soup ahead of time, it’s no fuss, no muss – and left me with plenty of time to shovel! It’s creamy without the cream, high in fiber, and Vitamin C. When it’s 14º outside, this soup really hits the spot! Continue reading →

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Caturday

Posted on January 24, 2026 by Joe

A year ago today.

I may not have been completely aware of it, but Tortie was enacting the Cat Distribution System. She would hang out with me at work ignoring all sense of personal space.

Eventually, I did take her home much to Plywood’s dismay.

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RIP Uncle Floyd

Posted on January 23, 2026 by Joe

Uncle FloydTV personality Floyd Vivino aka Uncle Floyd has passed away.
Uncle Floyd's Gazette

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It Lives Again!

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Joe_Williams

Wherein I rummage through the graveyard of my old computers and try to cobble together a monster that will serve me in this modern age. Continue reading →

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