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Where Bloggers Live 02.2023: a Peek into My Pantry

Howdy friends!! Thanks for stopping by for this month’s Where Bloggers Live 02.2023: a Peek into My Pantry. This month finds the gals and me sharing a peek into our pantries.  In the case of my pantry, this won’t be an especially exciting post.  But a few years ago, I updated the storage in my […]

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10 on the 10th 08.2022: Good Sports

  Happy hUmP dAy (and trash day around here) to you, ladybugs, and welcome to 10 on the 10th 08.2022.  So excited because for today’s edition we have a new host(ess).  Gail at Is This Mutton? provided our theme and the questions we are answering – all about sports.  She even created the graphics and […]

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10 on the 10th 07.2022: 10 Things I Love About Summer

  Peaceful Sunday to you, ladybugs, and welcome to 10 on the 10th 07.2022.  For today’s edition we are sharing the top 10 things we love (or hate??) about summer.  It’s been a couple of months since I participated in this, my own series!!  But my dear friend Marsha from Marsha in the Middle has […]

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My Wellness Journey 05.2022

Bienvenidos to my wellness journey 05.2022, friends.  Today’s post is the fourth installment of my monthly journey toward achieving improved health and wellness for the year, and for life.  I stepped away from blogging during part of April and much of May.  This post reflects how I progressed on my wellness journey during that time. […]

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10 on the 10th 03.2022: Spring Fling

Happy Thursday, ladybugs, and welcome to 10 on the 10th 03.2022.  For today’s edition we are sharing the answers to 10 questions about spring.  This month I came up with these questions.  But I wrote them a month ago so had forgotten the questions I’d made up!!  Marsha from Marsha in the Middle and I […]

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My Wellness Journey 03.2022

Bienvenidos to my wellness journey 03.2022, friends.  Today’s post is the second installment of my monthly journey toward achieving improved health and wellness for the year, and for life.  For over 3 years, I have journaled about my wellness goals here.  And doing so has helped keep me more accountable.  Last year at this time I […]

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