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Doors

There’s an entire genre of jigsaw puzzles about doors. Irish doors. Polynesian doors. Country doors.

We like them because the entire puzzle is a collage of doors, maybe five different ones across and three down. It’s like doing fifteen mini-puzzles.

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Educated

Tomorrow is my monthly Great Book Club (GBC) meeting, and I’m finally settling down to read Tara Westover’s memoir, Educated.

I’ve put it off to the last minute because I know enough about the book to hesitate reading another work

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Results

So after enduring the prep for my colonoscopy, Earl and I arrived at the outpatient center at the appointed time.

Fast forward two hours. The test was over; I passed with flying colors. Which means I don’t have to do

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Colonoscopy Prep

This is possibly more information than you want to know, but my first colonoscopy was over twenty years ago. I remember it as if it were yesterday, mostly because of the preparation for the procedure. It simply isn’t fun.

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Gertrude McDonald

My cousin Gertrude McDonald passed away this afternoon. I got an email from her daughter with the news. It gave me pause.

I come from a long line of McDonalds even if the strain was diluted by the time it

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Back to Nothing

Over the years, I’ve mentioned a charming book titled The Art of Doing Nothing by Veronique Vienne. Once again it’s caught my eye, in particular the chapter about napping.

The first paragraph reads: “If you’ve got too much to do,

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Piano

Today is Wednesday, when I have my weekly piano lesson with J. But for personal reasons, I’m not going this afternoon. Instead of spending time at her piano, I’m sitting in front of mine.

Pondering.

I started taking lessons in

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Puzzling

Earl and I are avid jigsaw puzzlers. We really like 500 pieces with Americana themes: old cars, farm life, the town square, the country store. I haven’t kept track of the number we’ve done, but we probably average 30 to

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Anomaly

I have an acute case of gypsy feet right now. This isn’t a new malady; in fact, I’ve used the term for years to describe what others see as a dreaded experience.

I love to move. Really.

And

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Shedding Light

When we moved into our current home, dark cabinets and dark countertops were in style. Today lighter colors are preferred. I know the cycle will repeat, but for the time being our kitchen is light-challenged in more ways than one.

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