Today my sweet niece Greta turns five years old. FIVE YEARS. WHAAAT? I mean. How is that even possible? She was just a baby. I talked to her earlier on the phone and it was like talking to a “grown up” person. She thanked me for her birthday gift (my...
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Real Simple • care package • more mail • chicken stew • birthday mug • birthday • birthday cake • pizza • Red Sox win •… Read more
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As of yesterday, I am back at work. Hooray! I am so glad Congress came to a resolution and we were able to return to work (although one might wonder: what in the world was this whole shutdown for in the end? Did anybody win? Or did ordinary people –...
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I’m switching from weekly link love to a once-a-month collection of my favorite blog links, which I will share mid-month (because most other people either share their links on Fridays or at the end of the month and I want to do something different; also, why the hell not? Exactly!)....
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As I mentioned in the Friday Facts post, we spontaneously went to Napa Valley on Friday to meet up with some friends from Germany/Switzerland who are traveling in California right now and who had contacted us on short notice to see if we wanted to meet up with them. Of...
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Turkey Chili • mail from my Mom • Monday Winery • my friend Ilka and I • Napa • lunch • my little cutie • Red Sox • Zucchini Bread • … Read more
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This week has been the longest and shortest week in a while. It’s the most bizarre thing how long the hours are, but how short the day is. * * * Some friends from Germany/Switzerland are visiting California this week and as soon as I have finished my coffee, we’ll...
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If you read my previous (password-protected) post, you know the details about my current predicament. I am on forced unpaid leave due to the government shutdown (and there are some frustrating details involved in my case) and I am trying to be my always positive self in dealing with my...
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