I posted this in 2019 after my brother and sister-in-law were in a bad auto accident. They were 89 at the time. My brother fared well but my SIL was touch and go for a while. It brought out a … Continue reading
Category Archives: Other People
Revisiting a post on immigration from 2011
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With all that is going on with immigrants, I am including a story I wrote in 2011 about my grandmother. All my grandparents were immigrants. They came to the US for the same reason people are coming here today, for … Continue reading
Random 5 for June 8, 2025 – Wildlife, tipping, people, robins, nature
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A new friend – I’ve had a bird feeder here since we moved. We have all sorts of birds and a few squirrels. If we leave it out overnight, it gets emptied, so we have raccoons or some other critters … Continue reading
Random 5 for June 1, 2025 – Time, weather, cleaning, scams, change
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Happy June! – I don’t know how this is happening, but the year is flying by. May was a busy month for us, it went by fast. I’m hoping June will linger. July is the month that seems to only … Continue reading
Random 5 for May 25, 2025 – Busy, doctors, changes, aging, health
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A very peopley week – Despite my diligence to not let it happen, this week I was completely booked. Sometimes double booked with multiple appointments or events in a day. Some had been rescheduled so I had little control. I … Continue reading
Random 5 for May 18, 2025 – Alphabet, clothes, Facebook, reviews, sales
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Only at Starbucks – The store I go to has letters on the counter (A-G, H-M, that sort of thing) for pickups. My order goes under Kate. The K clearly marked on the cup. It’s almost always with the A … Continue reading
Random 5 for May 11, 2025 – Mother’s Day, technology, head trauma, healing, hospitals
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Happy Mother’s Day – Today we celebrate mothers in the US. My mom is long gone but I still miss her. More technology blips – I have a new electric toothbrush. I’ve been using electric toothbrushes for 25 years and … Continue reading
Random 3 for April 13, 2025 – Streaming services, costly dumb things, cranky
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It’s a short one this week. Cutting the cable, the continuing drama – Learning new techie stuff for us oldies is not easy. We cut the TV cable except for one TV (which will end in a week or so). … Continue reading
Random 5 for March 30, 2025 – Spring, changes, clothing, technology, ancestry
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Spring is here – Sort of. We had a very warm day yesterday. The kind of day that made you forget it’s only March. Our star magnolia tree, which is the first tree to bloom in our yard, started its … Continue reading
Random 3 for February 23, 2025 – Weather, last time, blogging comments
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Just 3 today. Slow news week! You can feel the change – We’ve had dreadfully cold weather this February. I’ve been wearing multiple layers of clothing indoors! Sometimes it’s three layers and two are sweatshirts. (Yes we have indoor heat!) … Continue reading
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 