Random 5 for May 24 – Anniversaries, tomatoes, familiarity, less restrictions, pizza!

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Happy anniversary to my brother and his wife. Yesterday was 62 years of mostly bliss! Look away one minute – Since early March I have been raising a few tomato plants. I prefer to raise my own because the varieties … Continue reading

Random 5 for May 17, 2020 – Inspiration, shopping, traits, neighbors, graduates

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Inspiration — With all this time on my hands, the random thoughts should be expanded but that’s not how it works. It takes interactions to get the good topics. With this lock-down I’m spending all my time with the beloved … Continue reading

Random 5 for May 10 – Mother’s Day, quarantine, crazies, event, upbeat

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Mother’s Day – This was a particularly difficult week here. I did what I often do during tough times, I channeled my mother. She’s been gone for over 30 years but I still miss her. She was born just before … Continue reading

Random 5 for May 3 – Release valve, immigrants, Mom, threes, sunshine

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It finally blew – Long time readers may have detected a creeping melancholy in my recent posts. I had to pick up some things at the grocery store so I went very early (before it got too germy). I haven’t … Continue reading

Random 5 for April 26 – Ideas, Amazon, yard work, plants, food

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A brainstorm! – As I was listening to the traffic report on the radio, I realized there isn’t any. Nothing to report. No accidents. No jams. No nothing. I wish they would change that to a people traffic report. It … Continue reading

Random 5 for April 19 – Shipping, bras, cough, kindness, masks

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If you can be anything, be kind – I have retreated from the news because it’s detrimental to my health but I did hear one woman on TV complaining about the lockdown. She was marching in a demonstration. She cried, … Continue reading

Random 5 for April 12 – Shopping, homicides, transportation, nut jobs, itching

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Designated shopper – In our family the beloved husband and I are the designated grocery shoppers. Maybe it’s because we are healthy or maybe expendable. Who knows? Every week it gets more “interesting.” At first there were just marks on … Continue reading

Random 5 for April 5 – Clorox, necessities, deliveries, masks, flowers

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Times be weird – I went to bed last night with hand lotion on my hands. Even with the lotion they smelled like Clorox. That’s the new eau de perfume at my house. The cats are not happy about that … Continue reading

Random 5 for March 29 – Corona virus, routines, stupid people, Zoom, pond

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It’s all different – This week a blogger commented said that she was finding it hard to write about anything but the virus. I realized even day-to-day stories are different. Nothing is as it was, at least not here. I … Continue reading

Random 5 for March 22 – Taxes, hair, old, coffee, spring

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Happy dance! – I finished my taxes (several days before they extended the deadline). As always there were a few glitches in the software that I had to work through but it’s history for another year. #donedonedone #don’tcareifit’sextended We are … Continue reading