Random 5 for October 19, 2025 – Restaurants, bloggers, guests, gash, thinking

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Not all change is good change – Our local seafood place changed things around for our visit this week. They eliminated the lunch menu. You must order from the dinner menu. You can get soup and a salad but the … Continue reading

Random 5 for July 28, 2024 – Normal, respite, August, availability, summer

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We’re back! – After six plus weeks of sleeping upstairs in a bed that’s too small and a room that’s too hot, we moved back into our bedroom. The bathroom renovation is not done but most of it is. The … Continue reading

Random 5 for August 8 – Pandemic, restaurants, off the list, gorilla man, cats

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What will you keep from the pandemic? — I thought about that question and for sure take-out. It’s cheaper because you don’t order drinks and it’s quieter at home. You also can take your time. No one is waiting for … Continue reading

Random 5 for March 21, 2021 – Peaceful, smart products, mementos, restaurants, room painting

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Quiet and uneventful, yay! — It’s been a quiet week. No crises, no snowstorm, no bad news. I’ve treasured it. I was able to plod along doing things at my own speed and I love it! Who thought boring would … Continue reading

Random 5 for July 12 – Snakes, deliveries, mice, restaurants, normal routine

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He’s back! – That snake that got away in April was back swimming in my pond. By the time I got the stuff out he had slithered under the rocks. Getting him would have required dismantling the flat stones around … 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

Random 5 for November 24 – Pizza, restaurants, salad, doctors, parties

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Happy Birthday Betty! – Here is a (slightly blurred) picture from my SIL’s birthday luncheon. Yes, she’s wearing a tiara. Enough said! Is this a new thing? – We used to get pizza at a local upscale grocery store. It … Continue reading

January odds and ends

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January is the downside of the holidays but we eat out socially more than in other months. Part of it is celebrations and part is sheer boredom. The grill is hibernating and the slow cooker is waving its lid. It’s … Continue reading

Random 5 for December 16, 2018 – Relatives, cemetery, ancestors, restaurants, ads

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Holiday cheer – Yesterday my family got together for Christmas dinner. We don’t see each other much but when we do, we have fun. We are more alike than different. All five woman, aged late 50’s to late 80’s, have … Continue reading

Do you age out of fine dining?

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No, I don’t think so. At least not exactly. It’s not like I’m a fan of fast food although give me a good French fry and I’m in heaven. I like good food. Fresh food but don’t get too weird. … Continue reading