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Dog Beach Time
He loves to wade in but panics if it gets deep enough that he needs to swim. Now, he will prowl outside the windows at home, hoping to be let…
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Eating My Way Through Paris
Those who have been reading my blog for a while will know I love my food. When I travel, eating takes a high priority. I like trying local specialties, enjoying…
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Tenderheart Cook #39, #40 and #41
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I’m cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Lo Bak Gao This is not something I would have cooked if not for this challenge, plus the fact that I had…
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List #11: Decisions I need to Make
A list of decisions I need to make at the moment: What’s on your mind at the moment?
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Good Things Friday
This is my weekly look at what is good, true, beautiful and lovely … but first, WTF??? We decided to turn off The Project last night when they started the…
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A Day Trip to Monet’s Garden
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While in Paris I did a day trip to Monet’s Garden in Giverny by train. I waited to see what the weather was going to be like before making the…
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A Little Introduction and a Chance to AMA
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I guess a little introduction is in order. I’m Melissa. I live in Brighton, a beachside suburb of Melbourne, Australia. I have lived in Melbourne all my life and can’t…
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Cool Bloggers Walking Club – October 2024
In October Elisabeth hosted the second Cool Blogger’s Walking Club of the year. April’s walking club did not go well for me—it turns out I had a stress fracture in…
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A Pandemic Habit that Needs to Go
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A few times a month, I still see someone (usually a 30-40 y.o. woman in athletic gear) hit the pedestrian button with their foot. OK, so you don’t want to…
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101 Things: 400 Day Review
I started my 101 Things list on September 11th 2023. I’m checking my progress every 100 days. At the end of the first 300 days, I calculated that I was 25.4% complete. The…
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