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Meet Me on the Back Side …

of the television. We recently rearranged our living room, moving our television from in front of a small window that faces outside to the other side of the room, where it now sits in front of a window that faces into our entryway. When I was preparing to take Doggle Woggle for a walk, I glanced in through the window and noticed the back side of the television. The light that illuminates the screen was…

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Shiny Puppy

In the morning, the sun streams full force through our large living room window, which has not been the case the past couple of days due to rain. However, last week I snapped these pics of our Doggle Woggle, who was enjoying the sunshine. I was impressed with how shiny his fur is in the light.

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Why the Lab Coats?

Netflix is a thing of beauty. Mostly because it allows us to binge watch our favorite shows. One of our very favorite shows, which is a surprise to me, is the British version of Top Gear. The surprise is that I’m not a car person, but this show is all about cars and I love it. Not necessarily so much for the cars but for the snarkiness of the three hosts, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond,…

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Lush

This, right here, right now, is my favorite time of the year. April, May, June, whenever in Minnesota it decides to warm up and become green, a vibrant spring green. My college color theory professor pointed out that if you pay close attention to nature, spring greens and summer greens have different qualities. I’m a spring green kind of gal. I especially appreciate spring green with a light rain. The foliage becomes lush, which is…

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The Cynicism of Middle Age

My husband, co-worker and I have had a few conversations recently about how cranky we feel toward the world. We’ve been grousing about situations that aren’t quite working right on the local, state and national level, wanting desperately to help fix some of these situations or put the right people into positions so that they can fix them. “Fixing” them meaning to create situations that allow the majority of people to live in relative peace…

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