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Flotsam Friday: Exhausted

April 28, 2023April 25, 2023 aka gringita

Smoke gets in your eyes … but exhaust fumes get up your nose.

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Too much – and just right

January 19, 2023January 16, 2023 aka gringita

On Jan 12 I had a lot of things happening.

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Tagged bloganuary, faith, family, Home Improvement, maintenance1 Comment
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Even More Thankful

January 15, 2023January 19, 2023 aka gringita

I was downstairs, on the phone with S, pedaling my overdue miles, when I heard an unholy sound. A high-pitched alarm sound.

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Fall chores

November 3, 2022November 1, 2022 aka gringita

Come a day that’s not wet, not too terribly cold, and not windy, it’s time to pull out the rake and gather up the leaves.

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(Un) broken windows

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 aka gringita

The window in the spare room had cracked.

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March 29-30: Final Sea Day and Disembarkation

April 9, 2022April 7, 2022 aka gringita

The final day is a mix of packing – how did I get everything here with me in the first place? – and the final activities.

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Projects

September 17, 2021September 16, 2021 aka gringita

Empty the shed.

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The heat of summer

July 18, 2021July 12, 2021 aka gringita

Maryland in the summer is steamy. So much so that the other day my mother was expressing thankfulness about how low the humidity was, and the standard she was using seemed to be “well we aren’t dripping wet immediately upon exiting the house.”

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Before and after

May 31, 2021May 23, 2021 aka gringita

When I moved in, I knew I had the red tree out front, but right along the property line were two other trees I wasn’t so sure about.

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Wanted: a nap

May 19, 2021May 15, 2021 aka gringita

For a Saturday, I was ridiculously productive.

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