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June 20, 2025
Happy Summer Solstice!! Summer is officially here! The longest day of the year! I did a large shopping at Walmart in preparation for my family coming on Monday. They eat differently from what I do, so there was a lot to buy. I’ll do another shopping on Sunday. My challenge was barbecuing a burger using…
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June 29, 2025
Heat is still bad. The shore is a little relief. My family is spending the past 2 days on the beach. They love the activities — paddle boarding, reading , relaxing, sleeping – the general scene. With no lifeguards (thanks to Trump) the crowds are down. I headed there about 3:30, when the heat and…
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July 1, 2025
Hot, hot, hot. Every day and humid. I joined my family for a while on the beach and was glad to get back to my air conditioned house. The next day I spent as usual, walked early, blogged, read, piano, etc. My family went to the beach. Monday the carpet lady came and measured what…
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July 5, 2025
Before my granddaughter arrived I spent a day making date pin wheel cookies and meatballs and sauce. This is a tradition for first time meals. Started ‘Alone’ Australia on Netflix which took place on Tasmania. Really interesting for everyone. We watched every night. Most days are spent at the beach. I don’t go until after…
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July 7, 2025
Yesterday was the last day for my Denver family’s visit. My granddaughter drove a rented truck back to New York City. My son, daughter-in-law and grandson rented a car and left at 3:30 AM to drive to Baltimore Airport and fly to Denver. Today the house is very quiet. I miss my grandson’t guitar playing.…
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July 9, 2025
I really enjoyed returning to my Pittsburgh meditation group yesterday morning. There is one new member, a younger woman who seems troubled by life. The reading centered on finding the buddha in all of us, though several people said they had trouble when the world was in such turmoil, especially our government. Afterwards I tried…
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July 12, 2025
Thursday was a day of rain. Around 11 am, there was a pause. I wanted to take a walk, but don’t like getting wet. I decided on the neighborhood and took an insurance umbrella which I used. In one of the front yards I saw two large white table deer who ran when I got…
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July 14, 2025
My lasagna was not a hit. My grandson pushed it around on his plate. His friend did a little better. My daughter-in-law and I ate it. The weather the first day was perfect for the beach. They enjoyed it, the warm ocean water, and boogie boards. They didn’t stay past 3 pm, so I didn’t…
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July 16, 2025
Everyone slept late so I was able to attend my zoom meditation at 9:30. I like thinking on the reading taken from Buddhist texts, people comment on the reading, then we do a check-in to see what everyone is doing. We are retaining our two new members. While the bus slept and my daughter-in-law worked…
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July 18, 2025
This morning I did 15 minutes of weeding. It was SO hot and humid. My family went to the beach. I went to the gym. Lunch. Lay-down. Then joined them at the beach. My daughter-in-law bought a cabana for the beach. The umbrella lost its base, wouldn’t stay in the ground. My daughter-in-law found our…
Summer 2025
