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Dain Bramage

Posted on 07/20/2025 by chick

I kid you not when I say that by the end of the last school year I was starting to get very worried about the state of my brain. After nearly two years of early waking plus trouble sleeping (thanks, … Continue reading →

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Quick Six

Posted on 07/19/2025 by chick

I recently crossed six more books off the BBC’s Top 100 Children’s Books list.

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Another School Year Finished

Posted on 07/18/2025 by chick
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For the Bees

Posted on 07/17/2025 by chick

Talking to my sister-in-law recently, my husband told her about how, for the bees’ sake, I’d asked him not to mow the front lawn for a while. She joked that she would have done exactly the opposite. I laughed in … Continue reading →

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Much Ado About the Dewberry

Posted on 07/16/2025 by chick

When my friend and I were walking in Putnam earlier this year, I noticed a low-growing white flower that looked maybe a little strawberryish. Imagine my surprise when I later found what appeared to be that same type of plant … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: Mid-July 2025

Posted on 07/15/2025 by chick

My reading count for 2025 is now up to 12. That’s nothing to brag about, but should I not read anything else this year, at least I’ll have already reached the “one book per month” level and won’t have to … Continue reading →

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Always a Place for Bouquets

Posted on 07/13/2025 by chick

I keep a collection of small vases so that I’ll always have a place to put wildflower bouquets when I get it into my head to pick them. Right now I’m using a glass vase that I got from IKEA. … Continue reading →

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Miscellany

Posted on 06/20/2025 by chick
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Pasta la Pizza

Posted on 06/19/2025 by chick

It’s a silly thing, but when I’m bidding farewell to the children, I often say, “Hasta la pizza!” This bugs my husband who, if he hears it, hollers, “That’s not a saying!” The kids, on the other hand, like to … Continue reading →

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Light and Loss

Posted on 06/18/2025 by chick

In the news earlier this year: actress Michelle Trachtenberg died at just 39 years old. When she was first introduced as Buffy’s younger sister Dawn on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, it was a shock. Buffy hadn’t had a sister before. … Continue reading →

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