Ten Things Tues, er Wednesday 2

Whole chucks of time have disappeared lately and I’m busy enough that not only have I not been visiting other blogs much, I haven’t had time to write. I am hopeful that things will shift soon so I can be more of a presence here and your sites.
1.My niece’s Bat Mitzvah was wonderful.  Decked out [...]

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Ten Things Tuesday

1. For the first time in my flower gardening endeavoring, I have an entire bed full of several different types of sunflowers sprouts getting taller and more and more full of promise. Unfortunately, I’ve chosen over the septic tank for this eventual sunflowery paradise, and I’ve just been reminded (I set an Outlook reminder three [...]

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Photo F-F-F-Friday

I give you good day on this only marginally chilly Friday in January! Are we fucking done with winter yet? My offering today is Fucking Famished Floral Friday.
This morning,  Chili and I went for a quick jaunt into scenic local coastal town and had some lunch. I didn’t see any flowers, although there was [...]

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Ten Things Tuesday: Miscellania, with snow

1. Honestly, I don’t know where we’re going to put it.  Just as it seems that road surfaces are finally dry… another foot or so of the white shit looms.
Wednesday

Heavy
Snow
Hi 27°F
2. To mitigate the loss of school days from last month’s ice storm, our school district has done away with the regularly scheduled early [...]

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Ten Things Tuesday – From home haircuts, haiku, to holiday parties

As is the nature of a whirlwind, many things get caught up in it, resulting in a a hodgepodge.
Right now, I’m a little frenzied.   Why?
1. Last evening as Boo and I were attempting ( in order to forestall “Chicken? Again?” ) a new recipe, she disappeared into the bathroom for an extended period of time.
When [...]

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Monday Meme: ten to one things about me

This meme is stolen, with thanks, from Chili, who had it from Tense Teacher…
TEN things I wish I could say to TEN different people right now:

Worrying doesn’t actually accomplish anything useful.  Stop.
Take care of your stuff.
You’re being incredibly thoughtless and insensitive and it’s ruining this relationship.
It’s NOT all about you.
Rolling your eyes is not actually [...]

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Family Politics and Gift Giving

When is a gift given to those who won’t appreciate it, for the sake of not having NOT given it the right thing to do?
This year for the holidays, I uploaded my favorite photos to Snapfish.com and created a calendar for my parents, my twin and her family and for my younger sister out in [...]

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My responsibility…

as a new American, as one about to vote for the first time in this country, was to find out as much as I can about the options presented to me, pandered to me, by both sides. I’ve done this, and as much as I avoid talking about politics, I’ve got to a place where [...]

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Ten Things, er, Wednesday: Guests

Having family and friends visit is *usually* a lovely and enjoyable experience, and yeah, I am going to explore the exceptions to this norm because after two weekends in a row hosting inlaws, I am brimming with reactions.
1. The fine line between hostess and servant. In my home, I expect regular guests to know where [...]

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Ten Things Tuesday – What to do in the middle of the damn night

Every once in a… who am I kidding, very short time, I sleep like crap and can’t help but consider what I COULD be doing from, say the hours of 2:30 and 5, that I have been up without fail for during the last 2 weeks.
1. NOT playing that damn Scramble game on Facebook. [...]

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