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SITY: $#@%!

Posted on 03/27/2021 by chick

I hate finding ticks. At the same time, I’m grateful when I find them, because it’s not the tick you find that’s the problem, but the tick you don’t. Plus, there is a first tick every year, just as there … Continue reading →

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SITY: Daffodils

Posted on 03/25/2021 by chick

The first daffodil bloomed today. It was pretty. The picture I took of it was not, though, so please accept this replacement picture of some daffodils on the cusp of blooming.

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SITY: The Unexpected

Posted on 03/23/2021 by chick
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Sadness and Hope

Posted on 03/14/2021 by chick

Though the virus had already spread to America by January of 2020, it wasn’t until mid-March, give or take a few days, that it became real for most of us. It’s been a year since. Even if the media weren’t … Continue reading →

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SITY: Remnants

Posted on 03/13/2021 by chick
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All the Frogs Agree

Posted on 03/12/2021 by chick

It has been Warm these last few days. Warm with a capital “W.” The crocuses applaud this weather. Days like these, I think about the metaphor of the boiling frog. I first learned of this metaphor in an article about … Continue reading →

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From the Brain of Twain

Posted on 02/05/2021 by chick

Make it a point to do something every day that you don’t want to do. This is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain. Mark Twain

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On This Wintry Sunday

Posted on 01/31/2021 by chick

I am reading Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline. So far I’m not enjoying it. If the book were a ravioli and the filling were pop culture references, dinner would be a big mess of exploded pasta. Meanwhile, nothing happens … Continue reading →

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Is It Friday Already?

Posted on 01/22/2021 by chick

The last theme I handled at work today was “Talk Like a Pirate,” and I did my evening walk to the tune of “Drunken Sailor,” which had gotten stuck in my head. Alas, mateys, me landlubberly brain be lacking in … Continue reading →

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Snow, Heat, and Azulejos

Posted on 01/21/2021 by chick

It snowed again today, just a flurry. That’s three days in a row now. It’s exactly how snow ought to be–frequent and light. My husband fixed the heat. It’s a temporary fix, but one that we will have to live … Continue reading →

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