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Thought of the Day

Found on Facebook by Highland Young Musicians

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Review: Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear

Among the Mad by Jacqueline WinspearMy rating: 5 of 5 stars This might be the best book of the series and the most frightening. I must admit to having a nightmare or two from reading it at bedtime. What is weird and special is that the author, Jacqueline Winspear, has taken historical events and shows us lessons we should have learned. In this particular book, the troubles of PTSD, homelessness,…

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Review: Tiopa Ki Lakota by D. Jordan Redhawk

Tiopa Ki Lakota by D. Jordan Redhawk My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a beautiful love story. It was so unique seeing two women, a white, Irish woman, I think, and a Lakota two-spirit woman. The author takes you into both points of view during a time in American history when the whites were on the westward ho, conquering and killing as they moved. But here is what was happening to one particular…

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Stream of Consciousness Saturday, Sing

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is ��sing.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun! One of my favorite things to do in life is to sing. All my life! When I was a kid on the swing I was singing. My favorite swinging songs was To Dream the Impossible Dream. I set up classmates to reinact the Wizard of Oz. Somewhere Over the Rainbow is still a favorite. I’m teaching myself a…

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Finishing Friday

What a busy but good week. Sunset beach diamond painting is nearly finished. Just a little piece of sky. (Why did I suddenly hear Yentl in my head?) And I sealed the smiling turtle. As soon as I can I will hang it in my bathroom. My fingering weight socks are coming along. Not very fast as thin needles and skinny yarn take more caution, time, eye-strain, nimble fingers. Guess who got a new…

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Review: An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear

An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear My rating: 4 of 5 stars This series is so fulfilling. Each book sees the character, Maisie, and her life progressing within a well-researched historical England. Equally, life continues as do illness, death, or personal conflicts. All of this kept me in another world, exploring life at another time. I hated leaving the book to go to sleep. I felt I…

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One-Liner Wednesday

It is 10PM and the day has been full of many liners, just not any One-Liner. Today’s answer to the One-Liner Wednesday prompt.

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Review: Citizen: My Life After the White House by Bill Clinton

Citizen: My Life After the White House by Bill Clinton My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was fortunate to borrow this audiobook from Libby. And unfortunately, I didn’t quite finish before it was due back. And people were waiting to read it, so I had to let it go back. I put it on hold to finish the read. But I think I have read enough to review the book. Surprised. I was surprised that I liked the book…

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Review: Kat Drummond Ten Book Box Set by Nicholas Woode-Smith

Kat Drummond Ten Book Box Set by Nicholas Woode-Smith My rating: 4 of 5 stars This series took me a while to read. A South African monster slayer, post-apocalypse, still in college in a time when monsters now roam. Kat Drummond is a ghost-inhabited student just trying to get by. She can be sassy, but mostly a new adult full of the normal insecurities we all have in our late teens and early…

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A to Z Challenge, Z

There’s a bit of month left over but by meandering through the alphabet I’ve hit Z. No more letters And… Zero stitches to knit on Chris’s birthday socks! A quick review of my favorite sock pattern: Turkish cast-on starts the toe. Increase to width of foot. Work width until nearing the arch. Rib the arch. A couple inches of width-knit. Then start Fleegle Heel. Knit width of ankle for a couple…

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Stream of Consciousness, Shake

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “shake.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy! It’s time to teach more new tricks to the yearling pup. We’ve finally let him leashless around inside the house. He’s barking is less. We’re getting better sleeping at night. Four adults make sure rain or shine that Milo gets lots of walks leashed in the yard. Still, we’re working on him not…

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Finishing Friday A-Zish

Yay! Yarn! Yet more projects are waiting, yearning for attention. Finally made it to the cuff! I will finish these this weekend. Made it to the upper third. This is the time I turn it upside down to work on the top.

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Meandering Alphabet

(W)hy is there an X for the 24th day of the month? (W)ouldn’t it be easier to leave the letter out?  Then it would be the ex letter. But then our exes won’t exist? No more xylophone? Ah, that would be a loss. Wondering why so many Ws? I hadn’t hit that letter yet. Wander with me just don’t miss the exit!

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One-Liner Wednesday

From my memories on Facebook A part of Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday

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A to Z, 22=V

Here is a view of the uncovered sofa. Yeah, I’m backing up a little to make sure my meandering alphabet gets covered. Here’s to future naps and overnight guests!🤗 It came with fold up cup holders! Thanks to Heather, David, and Dana. Dana is keeping the covers on to protect it from claws. So this is our new pet. Gump the sofa beast from the Land of Oz. Sorry no picture of the Gump. But research…

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Mending Monday, A-Z

(Stu)diously I’m trying to research and follow gentle treatments for UTIs. It seems to be working. I’m still tired. But the pain is less. I didn’t bike, piano or diamond painting today. I did manage half a row of knitting. But even that was too much. A lot of naps. But we did get our new sofa delivered and set up. I didn’t take pictures. With the furries we covered it up immediately. But it is…

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Ugh!

I’ve been feeling “less than”. Well, this morning I finally recognized UTI. Ugh! 😩 I’m going back to bed.