Tag: summer
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June 2020 desktop wallpaper
It’s quiet here. There are protests for a fifth day against police brutality and systemic racism happening in cities all over the country, including the one in which I live, but it’s quiet here at the end of our cul de sac. My heart has been heavy this last month witnessing examples of our collective…
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biscuits + berries
Made gluten-free buttermilk biscuits for me and about 12-13 of my invisible friends over the weekend. Just now getting around to finishing them off, actually. The first thing I did was get a recipe online here…then I just switched out the regular flour for GF flour. It wasn’t until I got home from the store…
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branching out
A large branch fell into my backyard last night. We’re having a lot of rain, remnants of tropical storm so and so. Even though I was still in my pajamas, I decided the branch was not too large for me to drag out to the edge of the yard and heave over the chain link…
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bloom
I’ve never been great with plants. That’s what I tell myself, anyway. Last weekend I went ahead and got three separate potted plants and much to my surprise they are thriving. I bought a rose bush, impatiens and some other mix of purple and white flowers. It was a bit daunting for me to choose…
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lazy season lament
June and July at the day job are very slow months. The attitudes are also a bit more relaxed because we know the uptick in work won’t start until August. So, we goof around a little more, linger a little longer at the group birthday parties (cake!), talk about our weekend plans and wonder Why…
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my Whole30
To me, June in Florida means the start of summer and I just love it, despite it coinciding with the start of hurricane season. June in North Florida is mild compared to July and August; breezy and comfortable at night… sun showers in the daytime… when everything seems washed clean, shiny and happy. My birthday…