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Pipes and Stems …

April 6, 2017 – Thursday Today’s choice was writing or working. Guess which one won out? I spent the morning cleaning woodwork. White woodwork. Lots and lots of white woodwork. I recently adopted a “black lab” who has an undercoat … Continue reading

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The Good, The Bad and Africa …

April 3, 2017 I should have put aside what I was doing this morning and written this post. Ideas and thoughts swirled around in my head and I thought … I’ll remember. I’ll do it later.  Problem is … it’s later. … Continue reading

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Waxing nostalgic and other things …

March 24th, 2017 – Friday It’s Friday! The weekend is tomorrow – yay! And I always find this funny – that I care – cuz I work from home and to everyone else, I have a perpetual week of weekend … Continue reading

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Oh, Martha!

March 19, 2017 Well, it being Sunday and all, I had a “come to Jesus” meeting with myself this morning. All these years I pretty much thought that Martha Stewart and I were twins … not in looks but in … Continue reading

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Mizzly Days …

March 15, 2017 Rain, rain – go away! Come again some other day.  It is raining and rainy. So, yeah, what else is new? I live in the PNW (Pacific Northwest) … it ALWAYS rains. Well, that’s not really true … Continue reading

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And the Oscar goes to …

February 28th, 2017 And the Oscar for Best Picture goes to … We don’t know. We’re not sure. Something seems awry but we’re going to pass the problem (nice going, Warren) and have our co-presenter read it anyway. Poor Faye … Continue reading

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Put a fork in me … I’m DONE!

February 18, 2017 – From Hair to There If I were a roast or loaf of banana bread or any other baked good or savory dish in the oven, I’d say … “Put a fork in me-I’m DONE!” But I’m … Continue reading

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Going somewhere … getting nowhere

February 3, 2017 Making time. Planning. Taking action. Following through. It all sounds easy enough. I’ve done it before. And yet, here I am … another day, another week, another month have gone by and I haven’t made time, made … Continue reading

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Escapism found in a marmot …

February 2, 2017 It’s Groundhog Day! How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Hmm … seems like an inane question even for an animal lover or environmentalist so, I’m not going to even try … Continue reading

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Moments in Time …

January 29, 2017 At 3:46 pm yesterday, Spring arrived on the island. I know … it’s January! Spring is a good six some weeks away and yet there they were … SEVEN robins … peeping and bobbing around my backyard … Continue reading

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