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Fear is powerful, if we allow it to be. How many times have you not done something because you were scared? You could be scared of what the end result may be, you may be scared of getting hurt, you may be scared you will be laughed at; everyone’s fears are different. One of my…
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So, I know I could totally go to the Google for this, but you know, I’ve never known the difference between a creek (or crick), stream, and brook. It occurred to me last week as we went for a trail ride and went over one of the little streams (creek? brook? run-off?) around the lake,…
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So, Wisconsin has extended their “Safer at Home” order until 26 May, with schools being closed for the remainder of the school year. I’ve been in Illinois the past 6 weeks under their “shelter in place” order, and have at least one more week, then Squatch will be driving down and picking up Little Man…
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On the MeWe earlier, I was chatting with some friends about redundancies, planning, analysis paralysis, etc. about this whole COVID-19 situation, specifically around when to head out to a back-up location, what is needed, etc. It got me thinking about a conversation I had with my baby brother about having what you need. He could…
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I have spent a lot of time in the kitchen this past week. I have made 4 loaves of Beer Bread, my annual lamb cake, and then today, Chocolate Chip Banana Bread. This morning, on our call, Squatch asked if I was ok, because in the past, I would bake for stress relief. Yes, there…
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As I got Little Man down for his nap today, I realized that tomorrow, I should be reunited with Squatch for 3 weeks. Instead, I’m still down here, in my 6th week of visiting with my parents. This past Friday, it had been 5 weeks since I saw my husband in person and hugged and…
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Happy Easter! If you don’t practice, or celebrate, still, Happy Easter! This Lenten season leading up to this Holy week has been…interesting to say the least. I know I’m not the only one here to have seen the memes going around “When I prepared for Lent, I was not planning on giving up this much!”…
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Have you ever unexpectedly had an AMAZING night’s sleep? I sure did last night. I laid down with Little Man to get him to sleep, with plans to watch a video on how to find wild yeast (I have no yeast, and I want to make all of the breads). I don’t know who fell…
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Today was strange. It really has been. After breakfast, I packed up all our things into my suitcase and backpack, threw a sleeve and a half of diapers and a thing of wipes into a crate, and put it all into the back of my parents’ car. Road Trip! Yup. Little Man and I joined…
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When I was a child and teenager, I hated nothing more than when my mother would say “It’s time to go work outside in the yard!” My brother and I would groan and grumble, because we would be forced to spend hours in the garden, digging, planting flowers, etc. We never got to do the…
Thoughts From The Loo 