Monthly Archives: August 2020

Day 162: Not on the List

Posted on 08/22/2020 by chick

Getting out of bed in the morning is not on my daily to-do list. There are times when I think it ought to be, though. It’s so hard to drag myself out of bed these days that I feel like … Continue reading →

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Day 161: No Camp

Posted on 08/21/2020 by chick

I never got around to creating a camp schedule for the kids. This should come as no surprise to people who have a stronger grasp of reality than I do. I tried, but I eventually realized that my enthusiasm for … Continue reading →

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Sunset Rainbow

Posted on 08/20/2020 by chick

Last night we went out for Sunset Walk and discovered a rainbow. On one side of the sky was the sunset. On the other, a rainbow among pink clouds. I wanted to take a picture of the rainbow, but I … Continue reading →

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Day 160: Convo With 45

Posted on 08/20/2020 by chick

Trump on TV last night: Almost four years. Can you believe it? Me: Of course I can believe it. I suffered through every hellish day of it!

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Day 159: Fifth Clover?

Posted on 08/19/2020 by chick

Earlier this year I spotted a new plant growing near the end of my driveway. Looking at both the flower heads and leaves, I thought this mystery flower was likely to be a clover. Going on that assumption, I searched … Continue reading →

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Day 158: Feeling My Age

Posted on 08/18/2020 by chick

Riding my bicycle today, I reached a point at which my heart was hammering and I felt a little nauseous. I told Livia that I had hit my limit. Livia tried to encourage me. She said, “You should push past … Continue reading →

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Day 157: More Research Required

Posted on 08/17/2020 by chick

Given how many new plants I’ve found in my yard this year, I’m beginning to think that if I wait long enough, every native and naturalized plant will eventually show up here. Not that all of them are the kinds … Continue reading →

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Day 156: Pandemic Days

Posted on 08/16/2020 by chick

When I first started counting our days of self-isolation on my blog, it was supposed to be just for lockdown. That is to say, temporary. Lockdown was supposed to solve the problem. But then the government threw away our chance … Continue reading →

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Day 155: New & Blue

Posted on 08/15/2020 by chick

Let me introduce you to a mystery flower I discovered in July. This plant goes by the name Venus’s looking glass. I bet you could never guess how this unprepossessing plant got such an evocative name. There’s nothing mirrorlike about … Continue reading →

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Day 154: Cheese Touch

Posted on 08/14/2020 by chick

If you thought the coronavirus was bad, watch out for the Cheese Touch*! If you catch it, it will turn you into a social outcast, and the only way to get rid of it is to give it to someone … Continue reading →

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