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Speaking of Goals . . .

Posted on 10/23/2022 by chick

Another goal I’ve been working on is finishing the Top 100 Children’s Books. Earlier this year it occurred to me that I’d had the list on my blog for a long time but hadn’t made much progress on it. The … Continue reading →

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What’s the Goal?

Posted on 10/22/2022 by chick

I’ve been brushing up my French language skills since mid-August. It’s going well. My grasp of grammar is not as good now as it was in college, but I’ve gotten much better at reading in French, and I’ve learned some … Continue reading →

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Random 10/19/22

Posted on 10/19/2022 by chick

On Sunday we took the kids to a local farm to get some apples and pumpkins. We decided to try two classic apple varieties that we hadn’t had before. One was Northern Spy, which we baked into an an apple … Continue reading →

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Last Weekend

Posted on 10/16/2022 by chick

We visited my parents last weekend. It was great to finally see them again. We spent most of the weekend just catching up. Otherwise we didn’t do much except take a few walks. That was fine by me. I was … Continue reading →

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International Beverage, I Think

Posted on 09/17/2022 by chick

A while back, my husband ordered a box of Korean ramen. Mixed among the packages of ramen were these things: Aside from the name (Maxim), the only English words on the packaging were “easy cut” and “other,” none of which … Continue reading →

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International Mail

Posted on 09/17/2022 by chick

I got some international mail today!

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Step on a Crack . . .

Posted on 09/05/2022 by chick

My back has been hurting for a week now, which raises an important question: did one of the kids step on a crack and break their mother’s back? It’s certainly possible. But these kids, I tell you, they would not … Continue reading →

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So Many Books, So Little Time

Posted on 09/04/2022 by chick

A couple of months ago the kids asked me to add up my reading tallies for each year since I started blogging. They were curious about how much I’d read. It turns out that I had read over 675 books … Continue reading →

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Free

Posted on 09/03/2022 by chick

My computer refused to print a document the other day, so I restarted my computer, which is something that I don’t do terribly often. When it booted back up, Firefox updated itself, and suddenly everything in the browser–all my settings, … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: End of August 2022

Posted on 08/30/2022 by chick

I finished In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware. It was a fast read. The main character is Leonora, aka Lee, Leo, and Nora. When she gets an invite to a hen party from her one-time best friend, she’s … Continue reading →

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