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Creature Comforts
Nappers Last weekend’s running descent down the face of Mt. Rubidoux; moving rocks in the yard; lugging furniture around for the sale; grappling with the leftovers: all caught up with me, leaving me...
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Heat Seekers
I got nuthin' Frito: ” ________________________________” Inky: “________________________________” Oh, don’t bother filling in the blanks, there’s actually nothing going on in the poochie’s minds....
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Numero Unos
Celebrants You might not know it from the looks of discomfort on their faces during their photo shoot, but Frito and Inky are celebrating their first birthday today! It was a year ago that they were...
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Spring Forward!
Succulent time Spring doesn’t officially begin until next week but to me that’s a mere formality: the season really arrives tonight when we spring forward an hour for daylight savings. So I think...
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Torch Bearers
Greeters Today was one of those Fridays that I couldn’t wait to end. An early morning trip to the flower market was suddenly aborted when I realized I’d left my iPhone in the cab I’d taken there from...
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Home Sick
Sunning In my long-ago last post, I mentioned that I had a cold. But, what I had was actually something much worse: a sinus/bronchial infection that brought with it a barbed wire-y sore throat,...
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Hypersensitive Me
Yeah, right 2012 — hereby dubbed The Year of the Draggin’ — has sucked so far. Beset by one health drawback after another, I’ve really found it difficult getting my new garden plan underway. I just...
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Home Light
— Exhale — …………… Arriving home at week’s end can sometimes feel like a blessed event; this is one of those Fridays. I step out of the car and the sight of my succulent garden’s diverse foliage and...
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Bottle of Oz
From Australia? After reading last week’s Honey locust post, Paul refuted my statement that we’ve not planted many trees at the Rancho … I gave it some thought, and by the time I got to 8 trees I...
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Hiatus
—<o>— Have I mentioned that I’m having spinal surgery? I know, only endlessly. Well, it’s today and already there are things I can’t wait to get back to. Herewith, a very short list: 1. An...
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Mysight
Every once in a while Paul and I will be struck by the beauty of our surroundings, exclaiming to each other how lucky we feel to live where we live. This is not to say that everyone would feel the...
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Where I’m @ now
Sunny boy: Backyard mural on Paul’s writing shed door. Don’t call it a comeback … call it gingerly dipping a toe back into the social media pond. After many months of friendly encouragement (Thanks,...
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