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TGIF – Flowers

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

Had a nice outing with Mom to Becker’s in town for some hanging baskets and bedding plants. It was hotter than we thought but we made it home with no one wilting! Here’s one of the coleus I got. Continue reading →

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Wednesday, All Day

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

I wanted to stick at home today because this morning I started new medicine and wondered how it would kick in. That was the right move but this afternoon was so nice I had to sit outside awhile so I did and I painted my yard tableau. (nice word, eh? Tableau?) Here’s a couple in-progress photos and a final scanned version. 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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Another rainy day, with bits of blue sky

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

stack of seed packets •
will they grow faster than weeds •
or just hopefulness? Continue reading →

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