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Monthly Archives: January 2026
Eager to Travel
All four of us applied for our passports at the same time. We paid an extra $60 to expedite the passport of the one person who needed it soonest. Ironically, that’s the passport that took longest to arrive. Who could … Continue reading
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Reading in 2025
My goal for 2025 was to read 32 book. According to my list I read 38, but because 11 of them were children’s picture books, it would be fairer to say that I only read 27. Sigh. It’s not as … Continue reading
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Intend Less and Do More
One morning last year I went downstairs to get myself a cup of coffee. On the counter, someone had placed a pie plate with an apple in the middle of it. Naturally, I knew my husband had put it there … Continue reading
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Reading Report: January 1, 2026
My last book of 2025 was Daggerspell by Katharine Kerr. Daggerspell is an epic fantasy novel from the late ’80s. The story takes place in ancient Wales (or a Welshlike world), where three noblemen vie for the love of the … Continue reading
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