Category Archives: In the neighborhood

The return and this and that (and cats of course)

First off, shout out to Katie at the Jewelry Repair Center in Schodack. I took a chance one day and stopped in to see what could be done about my crystal pendant. I’d gotten it in 2006 to commemorate getting … Continue reading

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Day 18 NaPoWriMo 2022

Today was warm, sort of. The morning was a write off. I drove over to New Lebanon and stopped at Hand Hollow. Things looked brown and green seemed far off even thouogh it’s *right there* – so close. Not yet. … Continue reading

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Day 13 NaPoWriMo 2022

Quiet day – made an appointment, took out some trash, made some coffee, admired the daffodils. I have had several instances recently of thanking Dad for teaching us how to watch for roadside critters. when all colors fade and the … Continue reading

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Day 12 NaPoWriMo 2022

I took myself out to look at the clouds and hills today. Somedays that’s harder to do than others, so today it took a push. And another push to retrieve the paint stuff all the way from the back seat … Continue reading

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Day 9 NaPoWriMo 2022

A quick grocery shop, some laundry, some dinner and then… Earlier today, the front window was full of rain and yet I said ‘the sun is out!’ and we ran into the back yard also full of rain silvery with … Continue reading

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