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October 20, 2025

The Mug Life Chose Me #4: Unplug

a white mug with the word unplug printed on it in a cursive script. the line that feeds into the "u" has a plug on it

A long time ago our department brought on a co-op for a semester. It was a really wild and busy time for us, and at the end of her term, our lovely co-op gave me this mug that says “unplug.”…

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October 17, 2025

Friday 5: Levels of care

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Happy Friday! Today is Black Poetry Day –here’s In This Place (An American Lyric) by Amanda Gorman if you need a little lift. It’s also National Pasta Day (I’d have it every day if I could) and National Edge Day…

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October 15, 2025

Wordless Wednesday: Week 42

A slim apple tree on a farm, heavy with green apples. The sky behind is it is the best blue you can imagine.

October 13, 2025

September 2025 cards: A happy autumnal accident

a pile of handmade cards with red, orange, and yellow leaf fronds and a reddish-orange "hello" greeting

I originally planned for September’s cards to have a cozy back to school vibe. I already had a stamp set with various office objects: a desk, a typewriter, books, shelves, and so on. I stamped them all out (eight individual…

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October 10, 2025

Friday 5: Ten slash ten

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Happy Friday! Today is National Angel Food Cake Day (they’re okay, better with toppings), National Handbag Day (I have a few nice purses which I rarely use) and National Metric Day, which is a perfect use of the 10/10 date….

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October 8, 2025

Wordless Wednesday: Week 41

a Halloween village house on a ledge in front of a window. Huey, Louie, and Dewey are hanging out of the upstairs windows. Donald and Daisy are dressed up and outside below. Pluto has a pirate hat on.

October 7, 2025

A Clarion call

I’m still reading Mary Oliver’s Devotions, just very slowly. As in, I took a break this summer. This morning I returned to this practice and the first poem I read was At the River Clarion. The whole poem hit me…

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October 6, 2025

The ritual of Best Sleep Saturday

a shabby gray teddy bear, named Kronk, sits against a pillow. The sheets are white with a pink and blue flowered pattern

In this Friday 5 I mentioned that I am zealous about sleep. I’m a good sleeper. Even in these years punctuated by hot flashes and occasional wakefulness, I’m very good at getting myself back to sleep. But getting her took…

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October 3, 2025

Friday 5: It’s their birthday

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Happy Friday! Today is National Techies Day (I love techy people!) and National Boyfriend Day (no thanks, I’m already busy with a husband and a dog. I’m at my lifetime man quota.). It’s also the last day of a work…

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October 1, 2025

Wordless Wednesday: Week 40

a giant gumball machine filled with mostly yellow and a few orange pickleballs.

September 29, 2025

The Mug Life Chose Me #3: Grounds & Hounds mug

two sides of the grounds & hounds mug; the left photo shows the G&H logo, the right photo has an image of a little black dog holding a heart balloon.

I drink coffee but I’m not picky about it. That lack of palate gives me the freedom to try coffee from different roasters without worrying whether I’ll hate a batch because the oak note is too strong or the finish…

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September 26, 2025

Friday 5: 52.6641°N 8.6288°W

friday september 26

Happy Friday! Today is National Dumpling Day (steamed please!), National Compliance Officer Day (mmkay), and National Situational Awareness Day. … Friends, I have been starting these posts with the National Day observances and I fear that I may have hit…

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About Me

I've been blogging for over twenty (2 decades! 2-0!) years and I'm apparently one of the few over-50 female bloggers who haven't sold out to THE MAN yet; hence this blog remains quirky, homespun, and unprofitable. No big. However, if you're from Disney, Doritos, or Dave Matthews Band, I'm open to talk about selling out.

I live in Southern New Jersey with my husband WM, and our dog Murphy. I'm an adult who likes Disney but not a Disney Adult. I used to work a fun (really!) office job in Philadelphia, but since March of 2020 I'm a work from home hermit. So if you're looking for a childless, slightly round, marginally boring GenX woman's blog to follow, you've come to the right place! :)

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