Category Archives: In the neighborhood

Almost the end of May

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

Maybe minimalism should be the byword for next month? Continue reading →

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Sunday, after dinner

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

The light is gone. I may have overdone on pasta. I went out on the porch to catch the last hummingbirds, listen to birds and visit with the plants. Now that they’re in their summer homes, sometimes they look like they’re visiting each other. Continue reading →

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Tuesday come and gone

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

Full of bird song •
The morning flutters along •
So many drunk bees

By the still birdbath •
A dandelion bends down •
Under one bee’s weight Continue reading →

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Monday already.

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

When I woke up this morning I was an itchy mess. Or at least my neck and chin were an itchy mess. I was going to take some benadryl, but I guess this doesn’t happen often enough (thank goodness) so the first order of business for the day was to drive to Nassau and get some Benadryl to replace what I had with an expiration of 2017. Continue reading →

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May the Sixth

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

Feeling a little jet-lagged but I only lost sleep because Mom and I got up to start watching the coronation. Coverage started at 5 am. It was worth doing from a historical-I-might-not-get-to=see-this-again point of view. By the time it was … Continue reading →

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