Monthly Archives: May 2021

Everything I Know Is Wrong

Posted on 05/22/2021 by chick

On Tuesday our regular morning routine was interrupted by a toilet delivery. It’s not every day that toilets are delivered to one’s house, so it seemed worth mentioning. However, since a random toilet delivery would be an especially odd and … Continue reading →

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Pretty as a Flower

Posted on 05/19/2021 by chick
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SITY: Sloooooooow-Blooming Mystery Plant

Posted on 05/18/2021 by chick

This is a picture of the newish plant that is growing along the edge of the driveway. I first noticed it during the winter, and I’ve since found it growing in two other places. It has buds on it now, … Continue reading →

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SITY: Dwarf Ginseng

Posted on 05/17/2021 by chick

This white-flowered plant is dwarf ginseng. I found it growing underneath the Japanese andromeda in the back yard. As its name suggests, it is a small plant, only a few inches tall. Growing singly, it’s easily overlooked, and it’s possible … Continue reading →

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So Far, So Good

Posted on 05/16/2021 by chick

It’s been 24 hours since I got my second vaccine dose. My arm hurts, but as long as I don’t try to raise it past shoulder level, it’s tolerable. Last night I had a brief period of fever and chills. … Continue reading →

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Vaccinated at Last

Posted on 05/15/2021 by chick

I got my second vaccine dose today. Hooray! And, because my car had finally returned home yesterday, I was able to drive myself to the clinic. Hooray again! At the clinic was a man who insisted that he needed to … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: Mid-May 2021

Posted on 05/12/2021 by chick

I recently finished Barbara Michaels’s The Master of Blacktower, a generally entertaining Gothic romance set in the Highlands of Scotland. I have read all of her novels now except four. I’m a little sad to be approaching the end of … Continue reading →

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SITY: Sessile Bellwort

Posted on 05/11/2021 by chick

Once I’d trained my eyes to recognize hairy Solomon’s seal, I saw it everywhere. We probably have more of it than we do of its false cousin, but it’s so small and unobtrusive that it’s no wonder that I never … Continue reading →

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SITY: Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Posted on 05/10/2021 by chick

My husband read my previous post and insisted that I show him those three-leaved plants right away. That saved me the effort of having to remember to mention them to him, and I happily went outside with him and pointed … Continue reading →

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Invitations, etc.

Posted on 05/09/2021 by chick

I didn’t get as much done yesterday as I would have liked, but I did more than the minimum. I even responded to a bridal shower invitation and sent a gift two weeks before the deadline, if you can believe … Continue reading →

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