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Continue reading →: Photo Friday
I expected to post an old picture today, because it has not been a week for taking pictures. But Ken and I did a neighborhood walk earlier: short, slowly, and with me hanging onto his arm. It felt so good to be outdoors. We spotted a small Brunfelsia grandiflora bush…
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Continue reading →: Mystery Soup
First, I want to thank all of you who reached out with good wishes for my health. I had surgery Monday, went home on Tuesday, and although I’m sore, my symptoms are pretty much gone. I haven’t talked about what my issue was, but I’m going to share some of…
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Continue reading →: Photo Friday, Husband of the Year Edition
It may only be January 2nd, but Ken has already won this year’s husband of the year award. I’ve been dealing with a serious health issue this past week. In fact, I spent Tuesday and Wednesday in the hospital, and will be going back for surgery on Monday. While I…
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Continue reading →: A Year in Pictures
Yesterday was our wedding anniversary—our 54th. For the past few years, I’ve done a Facebook post with pictures of Ken and me (although mostly Ken, because I’m terrible at taking selfies, and I’m always reluctant to ask a stranger to take a photo) from the past year. As I was…
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Continue reading →: A Celebration and a Remembrance
Yesterday was our 54th wedding anniversary. Having an anniversary that falls between Christmas and New Year’s can cause a bit of a conundrum as to when to celebrate. Restaurants tend to be very busy, and it doesn’t always feel like a celebration. And because we’re basically exhausted by the time…
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Continue reading →: Photo Friday, Boxing Day Edition
Usually, the day after Christmas, aka Boxing Day, I vegetate in front of the television, watching EPL football matches. Alas, there is only one fixture today! So we started the morning with a a pleasant short walk. I spotted this mango tree in full bloom. Ken walked a bit longer,…
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Continue reading →: Where’s the Cheese?
I hope that you are all having a relaxing, enjoyable holiday. Our Christmas has been really wonderful, from a beautiful candlelight service at our church last evening with lots of music to our traditional Christmas morning breakfast of cranberry-apple pie. We continued our practice of trying to guess what was…
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Continue reading →: A Successful Culinary MarriageI have to admit that I’ve only eaten gazpacho a couple of times, and I wasn’t really thrilled. I’ll admit that, to me, soup is a hot dish. Also, I think my initial impression was that gazpacho was just eating V-8 juice with a spoon. I know that I should…
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Continue reading →: A Simple Christmas
A post showed up in my Facebook memories this morning that I must have written on a Sunday, because it referenced a sermon at our church that morning on the spiritual discipline of simplicity. And I quoted one of my favorite lines about Christmas, which comes from the Garfield Christmas…
