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It was such a lovely week, weather-wise. We had a couple of days where it was actually cool enough to not run the a/c after work. Amazing! Of course, now it’s warming up again. The forecast says that we’ll have triple digits by the end of the week. Yikes! Our Saturday started with corn hole.…
I started writing a story (even though I have at least two other stories that need some attention) from a scene that came in strong (and had no place in other stories I’d already started). I’m in the outlining stage and writing random chapters to get to know the characters. I thought it would be…
You know how you have to sometimes have those uncomfortable conversations with your family or friends? It’s an interesting thing when it’s in the context of an online chat. You get the time to really think about what you want to say and to compose it in what is hopefully a constructive way. Most of…
It’s first come, first served when it comes from your profile names on social media. Everyone knows that, right? So why do people think they can ask or demand or give a sad story for the name you chose as your profile name? I don’t go around contacting all the people who have “Valerie” as…
After a week of summer-like weather, Saturday morning was nice and cool. My cousins came out to pick some cherries and we met them at one of the ranches. We have lived out this way for over a decade but we’ve never gone cherry picking. It was a little chilly to start but it warmed…
Why does it feel like spring doesn’t last as long as it should out this way? I would love two weeks straight of temperatures in the 70s. Is that too much to ask? Apparently it is because these days are in the 80s or even warmer. Alas! The work week after my birthday was only…
Happy Birthday to me! I spent the day off from work. I watched Captain America Civil War then Thor Ragnarok. Just had to get my MCU fix because if this was any other year, I would have probably been at the movie theatre watching the latest MCU movie. I did get out of the house…
The A’s had a winning streak that was snapped the other day. It was fun to watch some of the games and to see them win. I still feel a bit distant from baseball. It’s taking me a bit of time to feel its allure… The hubby played some corn hole on Saturday morning. It…