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Not so quiet day

I knew today wasn’t going to be hugely productive. Rainy day with the kids home? Right. No words, and currently lots of doubts about participating in NaNoWriMo next month, but I decided not to fret about that. So I took … Continue reading

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By hook or by crook

Quiet Sunday — sleeping in, daughter’s soccer, rereading some of my favorite bits in a friend’s unpublished paranormal romance to get my thoughts straight, laundry, and my daily sketch. Today’s Inktober prompt was “crooked.” This broken stump was around one … Continue reading

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A not-so-shy sky

So I was really happy to find the perfect photo from our trip this summer for the Inktober prompt of “sky.” We were traveling west across Nebraska, the clouds were all kinds of threatening, and there were tornado warnings both … Continue reading

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Not ready for the weekend 

How can one not be ready for the weekend? Quite simply, still too many things on my to-do list for the week still untouched. On the other hand, the weekend does mean sleeping in — and it’s a three-day weekend, … Continue reading

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Long morning 

Today had school drama. Slow motion, check Twitter to see if there were updates, then try to keep working drama. By midmorning, everything was resolved, people had done their jobs, and that was that until after school when I heard … Continue reading

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All wet

No, the weather is dry and lovely. The plumbing backing up into the garage — that was wet. Thank goodness for reliable plumbers, but what with making sure the girl had her picture day form and her homework and her … Continue reading

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Raisin tart?

Today’s Inktober prompt was “poison,” so I did some tree frogs (poison dart frogs?) from the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, Wisconsin. No color this year, unlike my pretty blue one from last year. (Post title comes from a line … Continue reading

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Broken bone

Not my broken bone, but a dinosaur’s — apatosaurus, I think. This broken femur fossil is on display at the geology museum of the Colorado School of Mines. This was one of our stops this summer on vacation. To the … Continue reading

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Inktober begins

My feelings about today are complicated. Dad would’ve been 89 today. And I’ve been under the weather all weekend, so my energy was low — as in, I made it to the grocery store this morning, then napped all afternoon … Continue reading

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The heat is gone

At least we’re getting a temporary break in the weather, although it’s supposed to be back above 80 by this time next week. The past couple days have been more productive, with a few things done off my list, including … Continue reading

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