I’m a terrible gift giver. I hate the concept of buying something because you have to. I prefer to buy when I see something that reminds me of the person I’m buying for, but that doesn’t always happen when an … Continue reading
Category Archives: Life at Home
Random 5 for July 30, 2023 – Robins, eyes, print, friends, grumps
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And then they were gone – Those robins I posted about last Sunday flew the coop. We started to see nesting around the last week in June. There were little beaks peeking out by the second week in July. Mama … Continue reading
Quiet time
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We are in a lull between houseguests today. We have some last minute things to do but are resting up for the next group. In the meantime, I am enjoying the fact that no one is sick, nothing bad happened … Continue reading
Random 5 for July 9, 2023 – Disruptions, houseguests, garden clubs, deer, people
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Another weird and hectic week – We have a houseguest. Everything was going fine until our cat Gus decided to get ill. Seriously ill. Tossed all plans out the window and brought in a huge level of stress. After 3-1/2 … Continue reading
Postscript on a reunion
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Our reunion was here last Saturday. There was a lot of activity and little time to think or feel. Knowing it would likely be our last hosting, gave it a bittersweet note. Technically by the time our turn came up, … Continue reading
Special guests
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In the spring, we had a robin try to make a home in the structure of the pergola on the deck level. We caught it early (before eggs) and convinced the lovely couple to find a residence elsewhere. There is … Continue reading
Humping through the week
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June is a congested month. Lots of activities. More than I like but we are humping through. Sweet cat Gus’s medications are finished and it appears to have done the job. Gracie hasn’t barfed in 24 hours. All good but … Continue reading
Random 5 for June 11, 2023 – Time, money, smoke, reunion, vacations
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That was fast! – I’ve been medicating my (usually) sweet cat Gus since Tuesday three times a day. There is nothing like the fuss of cat catching, pill popping and ear cleaning to make the time go fast. Technically he’s … Continue reading
Three good things going on this week!
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We get so wrapped in complaining about bad things that are happening, we miss the good. Here are three good things that happened this week among the nasty! We have been getting smoke from the Canadian fires (that’s the nasty). … 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
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 