This post is from 2018 and nothing much has changed. My favorite people have quirks and none of these three extreme examples are in my life! That’s what I have always attracted. I like people with quirks but after you … Continue reading
Category Archives: Passages
Random 5 for June 14, 2026 – Geese, weather, WordPress, renovations, aging
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So freaking cute! – You may not be a fan of Canadian geese but I am. They are so majestic in their little tuxedos. Locally we have a group that hangs together. There are at least two, maybe three families … Continue reading
Random 5 for April 26, 2026 – Customer service, trees, cars, ants, old friends
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This was weird! – I ordered some bedsheets. My husband had gotten a coupon which I used. It was expired but it worked. However, that triggered the order to have my husband’s email address instead of mine (which I didn’t … Continue reading
Morgan the perfect cat, 2012 – 2026, in memoriam
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Morgan was an unplanned addition to our family. I took a towel donation to our local shelter and peeped into the cat room. A tech was cleaning out the cage of what I thought was an old one-eyed cat. This … Continue reading
Random 5 for November 23, 2025 – Birthdays, medical coverage, decorations, new stuff, friends
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Happy birthdays! – To the beloved husband and my sister-in-law Betty! He’s a rip roaring 83 and she is 96 and I don’t know how it happened! Just yesterday they were much younger. It’s a lot like July. Every year … Continue reading
Random 5 for November 16, 2025 – Healthcare, news, loss, attitudes, houses
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Healthcare ugh! – We were notified that our local hospital network is dropping our healthcare carrier. Boogers. There are a lot of things I don’t like to waste brain cells on and healthcare is on the list. We had to … Continue reading
Random 5 for November 2, 2025 – Clocks, bloggers, schedules, colonoscopies, treatments
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Happy November lovely readers! – It’s the weekend we turn the clocks back in parts of the US. Someone needs to explain that to my cats who weren’t impressed when I didn’t get up on their time this morning. It … Continue reading
A Somewhat Random 5 for June 29, 2025 – Wills, living options, summer memories, ice cream trucks, family picnics
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It’s officially done – We finished our wills this week. It was exhausting. I thought it was just me, but the beloved husband said he was wiped out too. It’s not physical work but there is an emotional impact to … Continue reading
Random 5 for June 22, 2025 – Guests, wills, transitions, swamp ass weather, technology
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The house is quiet – Our houseguests are gone. Sasha is back to ruling everyone. Routine reigns. Swamp ass weather – This week will be our first real “swamp ass” weather this year. High temperatures and high humidity will give … Continue reading
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
