Monday miscellany

in which our plucky heroine misses reading news about her friends...

Facebook has been down (almost worldwide) since early this morning, and I never notice how often I check in online until it isn't there any more! Fortunately I was able to log in briefly prior to that, when I first woke up, and saw that young Heather and her husband were safely made parents of their infant son, born in the wee small hours today... Happy birth day Liam!

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beauty in the time of isolation:

Almandine, pleased to find California poppies, which match her holiday pinafore! 

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Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone?
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I did not carelessly eat the ham purchased yesterday. Why are more manufacturers adding cherry powder to their products? (rhetorical question). I was able to return it to the store (unopened, of course) and get credit towards my purchase. I really ought to just forget about buying any processed foods at all, but I was so craving a ham and cheese sandwich!

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I am looking into all the variables that can affect the installation of a new stove. Forgot that even modern gas stoves need an electrical hookup as well, because electronic ignition. After about an hour on hold to various places, was able to determine that yes the power cord is included, and that it is six feet long, so will reach to the outlet. Whew! I loathe phone answering message trees particularly the ones with robots attached. At least we do not have to have electrical work done too!

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October SMART goals (x=extra)

#	THINGS MADE	THINGS FIXED	THINGS GONE
1	-	sample leaf and stem	-
2	-	-	-
3	-	-	-
4	-	-	-
5	-	-	-
6	x	x	x
7	x	x	x
8	x	x	x
9	x	x	x
10	x	x	x
11	x	x	x
12	x	x	x
13	x	x	x
14	x	x	x
15	x	x	x

today's gratitude - a safe birth, a healthy baby...