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So Far, So Good

Posted on 05/16/2021 by chick

It’s been 24 hours since I got my second vaccine dose. My arm hurts, but as long as I don’t try to raise it past shoulder level, it’s tolerable. Last night I had a brief period of fever and chills. … Continue reading →

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Vaccinated at Last

Posted on 05/15/2021 by chick

I got my second vaccine dose today. Hooray! And, because my car had finally returned home yesterday, I was able to drive myself to the clinic. Hooray again! At the clinic was a man who insisted that he needed to … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: Mid-May 2021

Posted on 05/12/2021 by chick

I recently finished Barbara Michaels’s The Master of Blacktower, a generally entertaining Gothic romance set in the Highlands of Scotland. I have read all of her novels now except four. I’m a little sad to be approaching the end of … Continue reading →

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SITY: Sessile Bellwort

Posted on 05/11/2021 by chick

Once I’d trained my eyes to recognize hairy Solomon’s seal, I saw it everywhere. We probably have more of it than we do of its false cousin, but it’s so small and unobtrusive that it’s no wonder that I never … Continue reading →

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SITY: Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Posted on 05/10/2021 by chick

My husband read my previous post and insisted that I show him those three-leaved plants right away. That saved me the effort of having to remember to mention them to him, and I happily went outside with him and pointed … Continue reading →

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Invitations, etc.

Posted on 05/09/2021 by chick

I didn’t get as much done yesterday as I would have liked, but I did more than the minimum. I even responded to a bridal shower invitation and sent a gift two weeks before the deadline, if you can believe … Continue reading →

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SITY: Hairy Solomon’s Seal

Posted on 05/08/2021 by chick

If you can only recognize a plant by its flowers, then you can only identify it for a short period of time each year. I want to do better than that. I want to be able to recognize my favorite … Continue reading →

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A Positive

Posted on 05/07/2021 by chick

I will say this for screen-free days: they make me read more. Over the last few weeks, I’ve gone from being five books behind schedule to being only three books behind. At this pace, I’ll be back on schedule soon, … Continue reading →

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SITY: Reminders

Posted on 05/06/2021 by chick

Back in April I spotted some flowers that I hadn’t seen in the yard before, at least not that I could recall. It had to be a dogwood flower, I thought. Nothing else has quite that look. It puzzled me, … Continue reading →

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SITY: Dandelions in the Rain

Posted on 05/05/2021 by chick
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