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Monday already.
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
NaPoWriMo 2023 Day 19
Morning appointment with Mom. Tried to look at an electric car after we’d had some brunch but – sorry – we don’t have any. You could put a deposit on one and when it comes in, see if you like … Continue reading
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Tagged bluebells, catsofmastodon, daffodils, dothework, flowers, garden, haiku, NaPoWriMo, poetry, process, quote, watercolor
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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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Tagged cats, crystal, flowers, gardenia, helpfulcats, process, wrapping
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Day 15 NaPoWriMo 2022
Gee I almost forgot to post these. Mom and I took a trip to our favorite nursery and we both came home with some plants. I did bring home some creeping thyme. There are several places around where it seems … Continue reading
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Tagged daffodils, dothework, flowers, garden, GloPoWriMo, NaPoWriMo, process
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Day 5 NaPoWriMo 2022
Today was the day to go out and check on the two cats. Did a couple errands on the way and grocery shopped on the way back. Admired the single species crocus in bloom in the front yard and all … Continue reading