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Miscellany

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Light and Loss

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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Spring Cleaning

Over the last few months, I’ve been doing some legit spring cleaning, including deep dives into messy drawers and cabinets. In most cases, I knew exactly how much stuff I’d find when I went looking, but there were surprises. For … Continue reading

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Well . . .

My husband upon seeing the Poland Spring truck headed up our neighbor’s driveway: Why does our neighbor get spring water delivered when she literally has an artesian well? My husband, popping his head into my office about 60 seconds later: … Continue reading

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Flowers and Fellow Bird-Watchers

My husband had meant to mow the front yard, which as I mentioned previously has become totally cloverized. Somehow he didn’t get around to it. Now we have a glorious flower-studded lawn, thousands of bright white flowers like stars in … Continue reading

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Call Me Curmudgeonly

Lately I’ve started taking daily walks again and even taking the occasional picture, though now I use my phone rather than my camera. I would like to post the pictures, but I can’t figure out how to get them off … Continue reading

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Like a Flower

My husband and I were unsuccessful in our attempt to seed the front yard with grass a few years ago. Still, some grass did grow, and the yard didn’t look too bad last year. This year, though, the wild plants … Continue reading

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Wildfire

A few weeks ago, I happened to look out my office window and saw a cop car on my driveway. That was unusual, so I went downstairs to check things out. By the time I got to the front door, … Continue reading

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It’s Only Fair

As happens nearly every year, not long after finding the first violet of the spring, I found the first tick. It was hanging out on the wall in the foyer. Presumably it had been carried into the house on someone’s … Continue reading

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The System Is Broken

This big news this week is that our main healthcare provider is going out of business. The entire practice, which covers 25,000 patients between its adult and pediatric branches, is closing up shop due to a combination of staffing issues … Continue reading

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