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Day 184: Long Week Ahead

Posted on 09/13/2020 by chick

The new school year starts on Monday. Over the last few days we have tried to prepare ourselves, but it hasn’t been easy. The school committee didn’t make its decision until recently, so teachers and administrators had little time to … Continue reading →

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Day 183: You Have to Ask Yourself, What Would Aliens Do?

Posted on 09/12/2020 by chick

Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, on the debate over mask-wearing in this country: Imagine you were an alien who landed on planet Earth, and you saw that our planet was afflicted by an infectious-disease and that … Continue reading →

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Day 182: So Close!

Posted on 09/11/2020 by chick

I found a potter who makes the most amazing Art Nouveau style vases. Her vases are expensive but so beautiful that my husband and I have decided to buy one. The only problem is that her work is in such … Continue reading →

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Day 181: Hop, Hop, Hop

Posted on 09/10/2020 by chick

We got some rain. It perked up the plants. It also seems to have drawn out the toads. I saw three of them during my evening walk.

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Day 180: Next Best Thing

Posted on 09/09/2020 by chick

Usually I take the kids to Target for back-to-school shopping and let them pick out school supplies for themselves. They love Target, and they love shopping. I like taking them, too. Though it’s an exhausting trip, it helps them get … Continue reading →

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Day 178: Drought

Posted on 09/07/2020 by chick

Knowing that some parts of the country are suffering from extreme heat, I wish that everyone in America could share in the wonderful temperatures we’ve been enjoying here. I feel almost guilty about how nice our weather has been in … Continue reading →

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Day 177: A Little Hope

Posted on 09/06/2020 by chick

The season is changing and temperatures are falling. Ticks are less of a threat now. Soon it will be possible to walk in the woods without having to swat away gnats every three seconds. I’m looking forward to returning to … Continue reading →

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Day 176: Sweater Dress

Posted on 09/05/2020 by chick

I am wearing a sweater dress. It is a soft dress, comfortable enough to lounge in, and just the right weight for this cool, fallish night. Wearing real, non-pajama clothes makes me feel almost like a normal person living in … Continue reading →

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Day 175: Chores Never End

Posted on 09/04/2020 by chick

Every day I do dishes and laundry. If I didn’t, dirty dishes and clothes would pile up all over the place, and we’d have nothing to eat off of and nothing to wear. But, as anyone who has to maintain … Continue reading →

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Day 174: Should I Wear Shoes?

Posted on 09/03/2020 by chick

I always page through old magazines before I recycle them. I look for interesting articles that I may have missed, as well as themes and quotes to use for work. As I was looking though the May/June issue of Rhode … Continue reading →

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