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Saturday, November 30, 2024

First Snow of 2024: A Lazy Saturday and a Promise to Ride

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First Snow of 2024 Snow had been in the forecast for a week or so leading up to Thanksgiving. It disappeared and would reappear a few times,...
Thursday, November 28, 2024

Happy Thanksgiving! Have a Great Thanksgiving 2024!

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Have a safe and happy holiday weekend. I may have mentioned this before, but Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. I love the foo...
Saturday, November 23, 2024

First Day Jitters, Second Day Snuggles: Oliver's Dog Hotel Story

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Oliver's First Day at Dog Hotel Last weekend, Carrie and I went to Des Moines, Iowa (see post ) for the weekend and we decided to try ou...

2024 Reading Challenge: Is It Too Late to Lower My Goal?

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GoodReads Book Challenge Status 2024 Every year for the past few years, I've participated in the  GoodReads  reading challenge. This yea...
Sunday, November 17, 2024

Capitol City Charm: A Des Moines Weekend

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Trip to Des Moines, Iowa We left for Des Moines, Iowa on Friday morning. We dropped Oliver off where he would stay through Sunday and we wer...
Sunday, November 10, 2024

The 2024 Election: A Night of Dread and Uncertainty

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Election Night and Wine With many months of buildup of texts, emails, commercials, and rallies, the 2024 election is finally over. Oddly eno...
Sunday, November 03, 2024

Battling the Elements: A Rainy Homecoming Adventure

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Rainy but we have a tent Saturday was Homecoming at Washburn University . The forecast for the day was rain all day long. That did not stop ...