Tag: Words
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I’ve Been Pondering…
The challenge of relaxing. It’s been another stressful week and you know you’re in trouble when peaceful nature scenes can’t relax you. We usually head to the nature trails for relaxation, but Harper made it quite clear she wasn’t being left home. Well, with a 5k event going on and bikes and rollerbladers wizzing by,…
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I’ve Been Pondering…
The magical vibes of sunrise. There’s a mystical peacefulness to being the only one out on the water appreciating the colorful silence and the stress and worry left briefly on the shore.
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I’ve Been Pondering…
The phrase up shit creek without a paddle. One of those phrases I’ve heard throughout my lifetime, but not one I liked or wanted to use until this week. While my mother is still improving and recovering, my husband now has vertigo and while I don’t need a paddle for the creek, I am about…
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Favorites Of The Week
First monarch butterfly sighting of the season…caramel pecan pancakes…coffee on Main Street…coffee on the deck…binge watching Justified and Luther…lovely flowers…friendly ducks…trying to turn Harper into a kayaking buddy…the best news of the week is that my mother is having more good days than bad and less pain…
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I’ve Been Pondering…
The art of wearing many hats. My mother took a big spill last week that she is slowly recovering from and I’ve had to adjust quickly to wearing many hats and none suit me as well as my bucket hats. The chef’s hat required my first attempt at making poached eggs and while I was…
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I’ve Been Pondering…
The timeless treasures of childhood, with homemade Nestle Toll House chocolate chip cookies being right up there at the top. When I began baking them, we were under the impression it was absolutely fine to eat raw cookie dough, but now I patiently wait for my niece to be in a baking mood and look…
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I’ve Been Pondering…
The cure for a week with too many appointments along with fog, rain, thunder, heat, humidity, severe storms, power outages, air quality alerts and foggy smoky haze. After much thought, I believe a dose of Idris Elba in Hijack, a prescription of Jack Ryan, a daily fix of the Tour de France, the book remedy…
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I’ve Been Pondering…
The state of my summer obsessions. I’ve discovered any arts & crafts projects are as unsuccessful as when I was a child and that my obsession with rock art will have to be appreciating the inspirational message of others. I’m determined to test periodically how many bites of buttercream frosting it takes for my teeth…
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I’ve Been Pondering…
The phrase “adaptive delusion” and the fact that I’ve decided I need a little delusion in my life. On the scale of delusion to reality, I’m off the charts into living in the real world. Somehow the facts of the moment always drown out the drama and delusion, but in a week where Harper exhausted…
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I’ve Been Pondering…
Taylor Swift mania after having too much time on my hands and being in between songs and shows. Well, to be honest it all began with news of a special Taylor Swift milkshake at my favorite bakery celebrating her sold out shows Friday and Saturday night in Detroit and enjoying torturing my niece with Swiftie…
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