Best present of all time – A dear friend of ours received a kidney transplant on New Year’s Eve. He’s been on the list for a while and was exhausting possible live donors when a match came up from a … Continue reading
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Random 5 for October 13, 2024 – Hearing aids, spam, comfort, food, timing
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Maybe the third time is the charm – I reported last week that the hearing aids weren’t going so well. I had a call with a rep who worked me through some issues, and I can manage them enough to … Continue reading
Random 5 for September 15, 2024 – Peace, politics, commercials, weather, friends
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Mostly peaceful week – I love weeks that aren’t heavily scheduled. This past week was one of them. I had stuff to do but not appointment-type stuff. I love weeks like that. I have a couple of busy weeks coming … Continue reading
Random 5 for August 25, 2024 – Visitors, pumpkin spice, summer, cancer, normal
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House guests! – Look who came to visit. One of my blogging buddies came by for a visit and brought her Gracie (the dog) with her. (You can visit her on The Blessing of Animal Companions blog.) My cats didn’t … Continue reading
Random 5 for June 16, 2024 – Routines, house projects, dumpsters, Starbucks, pineapple
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Lessons that need to be relearned – We are in the middle of a major bathroom renovation. The old one was gutted. It needed to be done. We were continually getting mold in the shower and fixing the shower would … Continue reading
Today is the day!
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We took our manly cat Gus to the vet for surgery today. He was scheduled for a 7:15 a.m. drop off with no food after midnight. Before I went to bed, I picked him up to isolate him in our … 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 November 5, 2023 – Time change, deer, vaccines, projects, malls
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Good morning sunshine! – This morning I woke up to two cats sitting on the bed staring at me. They didn’t get the time change memo. It was hard to explain but they were happy to get their Fancy Feast … Continue reading
Random 5 for October 29, 2023 – Preying mantis, appliances, hair, panhandling, smoking
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Bug season – This is the time of year we get both Asian beetles (they look like ladybugs but aren’t) and box elder bugs around our front door. It’s hard to get inside without bringing in a visitor. Both are … Continue reading
Random 5 for September 3, 2023 – Jimmy, harbingers, Starbucks, seasons, change
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No cheeseburgers in paradise – We are huge Jimmy Buffett fans here. Parrotheads. Wannabe island people. We’ve seen him a half dozen times and it’s always fun. (I have a long list of concerts performed by famous artists that weren’t). … Continue reading
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 