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almost a week
of complete wipe out. No clue why I had such a miserable reaction to my boosters. But that was last Tuesday morning followed by my eye exam that afternoon. I was feeling pretty lousy by the time I managed to … Continue reading
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brilliant supper
and one that I didn’t have to cook. Nor did George for that matter. Our neighbors two doors up the hill invited us. He is a retired architect who loves cooking. Those are roasted potatoes, roasted Brussel Sprouts and .. … Continue reading
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Sunset
out my craft room window Right now the sun is setting almost directly over the Golden Gate Bridge. The body of water there is the San Francisco Bay and the tiny lower bit of land visible is the Berkeley Marina
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many migraines
I really didn’t feel I deserved to wake up with a migraine this morning. My plan had been to spend about an hour on Zoom with friends in the UK, then head to Avenue Yarns for the Sunday Knitting group. … Continue reading
Arms too short
There is always the slightly wry joke about one’s arms being too short to easily read a book as one ages and the eye’s lenses no longer are as flexible. And then there is the challenge of having both cataracts … Continue reading
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Stuffed Pals
Ok, I probably have more switchable stuffed animals that anyone could possibly need. I keep saying that I going to embroider names on them. If I was really smart, I would have a number of the smaller ones in reserve … Continue reading
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Second eye
It was another Friday, four weeks from heading to SFVA and having my left eye freed of its cataract. This time, my right eye …. my dominant eye and a lot more anxiety on my part. At really dark and … Continue reading
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Alternative Libraries
I just can’t resist. As I mentioned a couple of years ago, we put up one of the “wee free library boxes” down at street level near our mailbox. There are a number of them in our neighbor. Some seem … Continue reading
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Closets
Some people’s closets are nice, neat, organized, and come complete with a door to close them off from view. My closet can be best described as needing to be excavated on a good day and perhaps deserving of a match … Continue reading
Fires
I remember Sept 2020 where we couldn’t even see across the street at 1100 in the morning. This is what Mark, in Long Island was seeing this morning. Carmen described drive she and Stuart made from their DC home back … Continue reading
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Final check
My daughter is due back tonight and I will be off the hook for daily cat checks. No, she didn’t ask me to do this, it is a self-inflicted trip. But as nasty as this cat can be, he does … Continue reading
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Driving
(me nuts?). I can’t say that I really enjoy driving anymore. Perhaps it is that the roads are more crowded or the drivers are bad or…. anyway – I use the car when I have to but not usually on … Continue reading
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Unmatching
Our visitor today amply demonstrates that all is not symmetrical in the Cervidea kingdom. Deer , my friends – deer. To add to the confusion – the sub-family for the New World is called Capreolinae. With me so far? Happily … Continue reading
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A bit more border
Back to Fox&Rabbit’s Royal Garden Doesn’t look like much, but actually computes to 1066 stitches (about 1/5th of what is needed) and has nothing to do with the Battle of Hastings… I also added 203 stitches to Dream (SAL from … Continue reading
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Done!
Finished today – altho it took a bit longer and a few more stitches – The Vintage Black Sampler from Owl Forest Embroidery started 3 April 2023 – finished 17 May 2023. We had another set of visitors today – … Continue reading
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Gophers
There is a lovely park as part of WildCat Canyon near where all three of our daughters live. The park includes picnic areas which you can reserve for parties, open areas for playing, and trails you can hike. The Eldest … Continue reading
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Glasses
Have I mentioned that I have numerous pairs of glasses floating around. Most of which are several years old. The prescriptions in all of them are similar, but some are a lot better than others. Last year about this time, … Continue reading
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The best toy
Can sometimes be the simplest. It doesn’t have to have bells and whistles. Be shiny or terribly expensive. What it needs to do is be the exact thing to bring joy to a two year old’s heart. Lev turned two … Continue reading
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Squish
Today started out less than auspicious. Of course, I didn’t know about my contribution to destruction until I returned home. When Amazon dropped off a package in the middle of the driveway (after dark I might add) is it any … Continue reading
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Thistles
This was a cleanup day. I had mentioned to George several days ago that we really needed to tackle the garage. He promised right after his first two morning conference calls. And I promptly forgot all about it. I was … Continue reading
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