Monthly Archives: February 2023

State of the Cat

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

I’m calling this “Study in Tans” which is pretty ritzy for a picture of Ginny snoozing on the couch. Continue reading →

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An Unexpected Va-Kay

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

We are temporarily visiting Mom because of furnace issues. Harry seems to have found the whole thing exhausting. He explores a little and then sprawls on the floor wherever he is. Deirdre is uncharacteristically hiding although I have her out squished between me and the back of the couch. This too shall pass, one way or another. Continue reading →

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This and That, Past stuff and a cat

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

Today, while other stuff was going on (major furnace stuff) I did some tidying and got some stuff done. If I could do that much every day it would be productive. After a few days of below freezing temps, it was 30F and above and felt positively balmy. Which is good when your furnace isn’t doing much. Several times today, I took a break by just sitting on the steps. I was plenty warm enough (thank you Merino) and the sun was bright. Alas there was no seed for the birdies. That had been on my to-do list today but… Continue reading →

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Using Technology to Communicate and Connect

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

One of the best things to come out of the pandemic was the embracing of things like Zoom, YouTube, Facebook live etc for communicating. We got to be live with people far away and spread out and sometimes who we might never had had the chance to spend time with. Some community grew up around that. Places like museums and bookshops that embraced online gatherings kept the interest of their followers and gathered new ones. During the early months of covid I had a daily and weekly schedule of these which really helped a lot. Continue reading →

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One Good Thing

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

Let’s find one good thing every day.
Show or tell us your one good thing. Continue reading →

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