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Really sad and overwhelmed today.

Four month old kitten Coral and I have a great blanket game happening at the moment.

Coffee isn’t cutting it today.

We lost our cat Buffy last night. Everyone is devastated. My daughter is in the middle of finals at college, but she’s coming home tonight to say goodbye to her girl. I can’t stop crying.

In beautiful Edinburgh. It was supposed to be sunny, but it’s grey. And I have a cold. Looks like it’s a long sleep today.

Oh, it’s toasty here today.

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Just home from Germany. Next up, DUBLIN!

Today the first violets bloomed in my yard.

Four days back from London, and I’m still having my morning cuppa. I made coffee yesterday, but it just didn’t hit right. Back to Old Blighty….on a rainy day.

Way to go, Wisconsin!

Spring break! On our way to Bath.

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Made a nice pot of yellow broth today. A true “from nothing” meal. An Irish hug in a bowl.

Working with tRumpers two days in a row. GAH!

A long day followed by a short night. Now the dog is chasing the cat. Chaos ensues….

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Feeling a bit hopeless today.i need encouragement.

Not watching. I’ll cuddle my dogs instead.

First casualty.

And she shall be named Mathilda. Meet our newest rescue Carolina Dog.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who’s the busiest of them all? It’s gonna be a long night.

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Family announcement on Monday.

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The weather is warming! Snow is almost gone. I think we’ll get another bad winter storm before spring. I hope I’m wrong.

I’ve been fighting a good fight for so long, but with all that is happening in the world, my depression is back and kicking my ass.

Good afternoon, Bluesky!

It’s not fair when your family changes plans, moving them forward without consulting you. Especially when you have two days off to recover from jet lag and a lack of sleep, before repeating the cycle. Then they make you feel like the bad guy when you state your boundaries.

Arrived in Munich this morning. Saw the US contingent’s planes prepped for departure, and multiple motorcades on the way to our hotel. Person in front of me at customs says, “proud to be an American,” to immigration official. I pass through, and ask him if I can please be Canadian. He grinned.

I wonder if I’m teaching anyone here…

There’s nothing quite like the first Thin Mint of the season.

Starting to feel my mortality, and how the US went wrong. I got a notice that I’m a beneficiary of my dad’s pension. I lost mine 23 years ago. I still haven’t matched my annual income from 2002. That’s sad.

Boy cat sure is happy I’m home. Purrpurrrpurrrrrrrr.

Almost home. But not close enough.

Did something happen today?

Hmmmm. Flight Aware not tracking on my trip tonight. That’s new.

Doesn’t JDVance have brown kids?

There’s a long night ahead of me. I’m back to work for the first two me in a month. So happy to be healthy again.

The woman that first baked biscuits is the master of my soul. Damned carbs.

Friends, start planning your gardens now. They will be a necessity come summer.

We’ve got to get out of this place.

The magic of a good old fashioned hot water bottle.

Very tired and overwhelmed today. Enough is enough.

That face.

At my college aged daughter’s request, we’ll be buying a few packs of Plan B, and keeping them here, if any of her friends are in need.

Not a lot of sleep last night. Baby Boy dog just came in to let me know it’s okay to stay in bed late. He’s a cuddler.

January has been the longest year.

Oxygen level today not so good. Gave up my trip. But I did manage to get my soup made, and the steak is marinating. At least I’ll have a few good meals at home this week.