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Preferred language

Filling out the patient forms for my upcoming PT appointment and…well, just take a gander at some of the “preferred language” options. I han ben waitynge al my lyf for this Continue Reading »

Mid-April bloom diary

(Is it still mid-April? Close enough?) Dogwoods around the neighborhood—blossom time is fading, they’re beginning to leaf out. My apple blossoms are now a carpet of petals on the grass. Rhododendrons in glorious color everywhere I look! Including ours, out the … Continue Reading »

Maybe the nerdiest thing about me

…is that I have a recurring weekly task in my Todoist to remind me to practice saying Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (the longest place name in Wales). You know, just in case it ever comes up. Continue Reading »

Nature notes, late February

Blooming: crocus, snowdrops, a few winter flowering plum Up: daffodils, buds forming Pruning: rosebushes, Japanese maple Lots of rain. A night of fierce winds. Mulch piles everywhere. Hummingbirds, song sparrows, and chickadees busy at the feeders. Continue Reading »