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Monthly Archives: December 2020
Day 274: Unusual Apocalypse
The Trees by Ali Shaw; Grade: B+ I recently finished reading The Trees by Ali Shaw. It is an extraordinary book, as I had expected it would be, having already read the author’s previous novels (The Girl With Glass Feet … Continue reading
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Day 273: Vacation Time & Gratitude
Today is Friday, the end of another work week. Luckily for me, I am at the beginning stages of a project. That means I can work on anything I like, and I have zero deadline stress. Plus, I have enough … Continue reading
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Day 272: Album
I started working on my annual photo album tonight. If I had serious intentions of finishing it on time, I should have started it a while ago. So, I’m not going to stress over it, and I will not allow … Continue reading
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Quick Reviews from 2020
Here are some quick reviews of books I read in 2020. It was supposed to be the post from Day 139, but I didn’t finish it in time. Into the Darkness by Barbara Michaels, B+: The granddaughter of a famous … Continue reading
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Day 271: Choice Made Easy
I ordered our Christmas cards last night. Choosing a picture for the card was a simple matter this year. We hardly went anywhere or did anything over the course of the year, so I didn’t take as many pictures as … Continue reading
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Day 270: Walking on Ice
Who wants to walk in 20-degree weather? I do, apparently, or at least I didn’t let the cold stop me from walking yesterday or today. Parts of the driveway still have a coating of ice and snow, so I have … Continue reading
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Day 269: Ideas Needed
I need to come up with some new ideas for the Advent calendar ASAP. I have very few ideas left and a lot of days to cover. When we get to the end of December and look back, this month … Continue reading
Day 268: Celebrations
My niece’s drive-by birthday celebration was today. Everybody who was part of the “parade” met up in a large parking lot, then drove by her house one by one, horns a-honking, stopping just long enough drop off a gift and … Continue reading
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Day 267: Saturday Miscellany
Last night I put in an order with my favorite local bookstore. I usually stop by there in December to do some Christmas shopping, and it seemed only right that I should do so this year, even if only through … Continue reading
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Day 266: Expiration Dates
Today I discovered yet another peril of online Christmas shopping: a sale that expired as I was shopping, making everything in my cart suddenly quite a bit more expensive. <sigh>
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