Random Five – End of season ruminations

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The silver lining — One good thing about a brutal winter is that there will be no whining when the summer comes unless it’s too cold. There may be a few people who enjoyed this freezing weather but if we … Continue reading

Passages – Medical Edition

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Egad! They are all younger than me! How did this happen? My last contemporary doctor — Yesterday I had an appointment with my cancer surgeon. I have an annual check-up with him and have been his patient for 10 years. … Continue reading

The year of the hairball | For Animal Lovers

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The Chinese may think it’s the year of the horse but for us it’s the year of the hairball! It happened again this morning. Squish, squish. I stepped in a freaking hairball. I have had cats a long time and … Continue reading

Decompressing finally

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This is a peaceful end to a hectic week. We had snowstorms, medical tests and house guests all at the same time. That is enough to send anyone out for retail therapy. I had a couple of coupons and a … Continue reading

There is a beauty in nature

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Those of us living in this year’s snow belt have done some complaining this winter but there is a beauty in snow. Here are some pictures from the 19 inches we had recently. Next July, when it’s warm, I will look … Continue reading

Serious Monday

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I’m a cancer survivor and as such I do yearly follow-ups. My testing schedule was around the Christmas holidays. There were two occasions where there was something suspicious. That means more testing. Working around holidays and staff vacation schedules leads … Continue reading

My random five and an upbeat look on life…maybe

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Some bloggers post a random five. It’s a collection of five snips which are a paragraph and not related. I always enjoy them. Here is my random five for a snowy Sunday. Snow, snow, snow — We are 10 inches … Continue reading

Old memories and first infatuations

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While watching the Olympic ice skating competition, the beloved husband was awed. He said, “I thought I was something when I learned to skate backwards.” Of course, my response was, “I spent most of my very short ice skating career sliding … Continue reading