Category Archives: Pleasant Things

Another vacation comes to an end

Posted on July 29, 2019 by

And despite my brain being an ass (and forgetting to post this last week), it’s was pretty darn good. Already counting down til next year. A mere 345 days. – Great weather, if a little hot. – Quite a lot … Continue reading →

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Battling the news of the day…

Posted on July 16, 2019 by

With more tacos, beer, good dogs, and some retail therapy. No beach today, it’s 94 and feels like 116 and there is thunder in the distance, so porch time it is for the afternoon. Tip Jar

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So I did get myself down to the beach yesterday

Posted on July 15, 2019 by

And it was lovely as always. Didn’t hurt that the water was not freezing and the DUKN7 buoy says we’re looking at 78 degree water again today. Made some new friends at the coffee shop: The turtles on this end … Continue reading →

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Life’s a Beach

Posted on July 14, 2019 by

I swear, nothing makes it more apparent that I’ve turned into my parents than the annual trip to the beach. While I love the ocean, actually sitting on the beach is pretty much last for all I am excited about. … Continue reading →

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I do not learn from my past…

Posted on May 27, 2018 by

Picked up some plants at the market fair last week and only got over to the nursery today for pots and soil to replant them. And came out with several more plants because somehow I think this year I will … Continue reading →

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Royal Wedding

Posted on May 19, 2018 by

No, I did not get up at 4am to watch the wedding. That’s what TiVos are for! It was so lovely. The bride was gorgeous, her dress was beautiful, and that tiara was awesome. (Apparently it belonged to Queen Mary. … Continue reading →

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This cat

Posted on May 4, 2017 by

Has no concept of bills, Congress, the idiot occupying the Oval Office, climate change, climate change deniers, people who think poverty and sickness are a result of moral failings, and the general disappointment that is the country outside her house. … Continue reading →

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Happy Sunday

Posted on November 3, 2013 by

Most years, I completely squander my extra hour when we go off DST by staying awake for an extra hour and then oversleeping to top it off. Not this year!  Sure, I did take advantage of the extra hour at … Continue reading →

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