Author Archives: A Dreamer

Happy Super Salmon Sunday!

Yes, I know there is a Big Game today, and I don’t really care about either team, but I hope Taylor Swift has a really fun time. (And watching the manchildren lose their shit about her enjoying watching her boyfriend play … Continue reading

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Happy Lunar New Year!!

Honestly, everything I read and hear about Lunar New Year sounds so much more fun than the regular calendar new year. Dancing lions, great food, red envelopes, and cool shit like it being the year of the freakin’ DRAGON. And it goes … Continue reading

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OK, the cat food market is bonkers

I mean, I knew the cat *treat* market was delightfully out of control, but the LilyMonster has prescription food and there are a whopping 4 options for her wet food, so I’m never really looking at food options for her … Continue reading

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It’s a BALMY 26º out there!

Given that it was 19º when I left the house to hit the market & Starbucks, those temps are just rocketing up!! My heavy winter coat did it’s job wonderfully this morning. We’ll get up to freezing if we’re lucky today, but … Continue reading

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Happy Snowy Saturday!

We ended up getting about and inch or so of snow on Monday, about 12 hours ahead of the forecast – VDOT got caught up a bit short on that one, then yesterday about 2-3 inches, on schedule at least, … Continue reading

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Where did the sun go?

OK, there was sun when I went out for coffee, and now it has clouded over again.* Dammit! I need some sun to steel myself for potential snow on Tuesday, though I have done what I can to prevent that white nonsense … Continue reading

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Sunny Sunday!

After all the grey and ick and rain, we have one of those sharp, sunny winter days, and the sun is just SO NICE. I am still basking in the glow of the new fully functioning clothes dryer. Four loads of … Continue reading

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Oh happy day, we have a dryer!

Look at how beautiful it is!! And I couldn’t 100% tell from the picture online when I ordered it, but it is a perfect match to the washing machine, yay! It’s certainly something that does not matter at all, but it’s … Continue reading

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Shiny New Year, Same AWESOME You.

It’s a whole gorgeous new year and the fact that you got from this time last year to now is a testament to your awesomeness.  I inadvertently got things off on a good note – popped into Starbucks and they … Continue reading

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Well, 2023 has been…a year.

And if you’re feeling a bit “Oof, that felt like a lot” – you’re not wrong. Covid, wars, climate collapse, the continued rise of fascism in the US and elsewhere, billionaires being twats, the hot mess that is generative AI, … Continue reading

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