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Green Tomatoes

There has not been much going on in the garden this year. A late start, too much rain, not enough sun does not lead to bumper crops. Early on, I was heartened by the fact that I had lots of … Continue reading

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Four Blue Jays In a Tree

Sunday, September 1st we woke up and had an excellent breakfast of pancakes with strawberries and bacon. I relaxed with my coffee. I looked out the window, and saw four blue jays sitting in the  cherry tree. And a squirrel. … Continue reading

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Mid to Late August

End of July, going into August, I was feeling pretty tired. Exhausted, in fact. To know me is to know that me being tired is not exactly out of the ordinary, but I couldn’t seem to shake it and I … Continue reading

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Early August

Technically, as I’m writing this, it is September 1st. These photos have been sitting around, waiting to be posted, but I haven’t been in the mood to sit down at the computer and do it. So now, we’re going back … Continue reading

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The Case of the Empty Bird Feeder

For a long time, I did not have any bird feeders because I was afraid I would be luring unsuspecting birds to their death. I finally decided to try it last summer, and found that there were no more casualties … Continue reading

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Bird Watching

Cory refers to my bird feeders at cat torture devices, which was never the intention, but… I actually held off on putting up bird feeders for a long time because I worried about the cats catching birds, but it really … Continue reading

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Today’s View

At the end of April we moved to a new office on the 16th floor of the Brunswick Square tower (Hello again! It’s been a few years…Every once in a while I have to stop and think about whether to … Continue reading

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The Other Side

It feels like the past few weeks have been a marathon of sorts, and we have made it to the finish line, we’ve survived and come out the other side. I’ve been so tired and so busy and then more … Continue reading

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Tale of the Wanderer

Frank was gone for two weeks, and every day of that two weeks I cried. Every day of that two weeks I was looking out windows, scanning the hillside; every time we drove up to the house I was looking … Continue reading

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So we have to replace the kitchen flooring…

First there was this visible line in the cushion floor, just inside the kitchen. The seam turned into a crack, and we watched it grow. Finally, the crack turned into a hole when Cory was walking through and caught his … Continue reading

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