I’m posting my annual silent monk’s choir. It always bring a mix of emotions to me. I went to Catholic grade school and am familiar with the pomp and circumstance surrounding religious holidays. Trust me, we never did anything as … Continue reading
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Random 5 for April 27, 2025 – Stupid, life, funerals, downsizing, bugs
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More stupid tax – We have a huge box window in the front of our house. Stuff gets under it – leaves, weeds, and the occasional trash. Every dang time I go under it to clean up, I whack my … Continue reading
Random 5 for April 20, 2025
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Clumsy — We are having relatives over for dinner today. I bought a lovely strawberry cake. I spent ten minutes picking out the freshest most beautiful cake. I delicately put it in my cart. As I was going through self-checkout, … Continue reading
Random 5 for March 10, 2024 – Taxes, DST cat-style, Insects, Guests, family
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Argh! They are done! – I finished up and filed my taxes yesterday. My taxes are complicated for reasons other than excessive wealth or any wealth (which is a problem I’d love to have). After getting caught in a Catch … Continue reading
Random 5 for March 3, 2024 – Jeopardy, cognitive ability, anxiety, errors, taxes
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Useless trivia – I was commenting this week that the beloved husband still gets his two questions right on Jeopardy every day and that’s how I track his cognitive abilities. (Lord knows how he tracks mine?) I’m better at Jeopardy … Continue reading
Random 5 for December 3, 2023 – Time, music, decorations, friends, hectic schedule
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Yikes! – It’s upon us! It is the holiday season. As usual I’m wondering what happened to July. It was just June and here it is December! The rhythm! – I woke up this morning to the nice pitty pat … Continue reading
Random 5 for June 25, 2023 – Anniversary, s’mores, brain fog, more brain fog, family
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Happy anniversary to the beloved husband! – We celebrated 16 years this week. Woo-hoo! Seems like just yesterday. (I say that about a lot of stuff!) Well, that didn’t work – I’ve been yearning for a s’mores. It’s been decades … Continue reading
Random 5 for May 28, 2023 – Time, retail, weather, rules, soldiers
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Where is the time going? – I woke up this morning with wonder. How could it be the end of May? “They say” as you get older, time goes faster. So true. I also woke up nostalgic for days gone … Continue reading
In grumpyville!
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My morning run for a mocha latte is pleasurable especially now with everything green and fresh. The only thing that can booger it up is people! And they do! This morning I was nearly killed or maimed by a privileged … Continue reading
A different world!
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Yesterday I went with a neighbor to a new-to-me plant place. It was a small family-run business in the middle of nowhere selling the most popular garden plants. My neighbor had told me it was an Amish family. (For those … Continue reading
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 