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Never Have I Ever…Part 13

It’s time to share ten more things I’ve never ever done. As always, they’re pretty random, but that’s half the fun.

Taken photos in a photo booth.

Cooked with saffron.

Tasted Vegemite (or Marmite).

Learned sign language. (I…

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  • Never Have I Ever
  • Oct, 02, 2025
  • 39 Comments

It’s Go Time!

Today marks the first day of October 2025 which means…it’s time to get our shoes on and move our bodies!

To everyone joining me for The Cool Bloggers Walking Club this month, welcome.

For all the…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise
  • Oct, 01, 2025
  • 46 Comments

Oops + So, Another Corn Question

So…there were NOT supposed to be two posts yesterday. My final recap of Birchie’s trip to Nova Scotia was scheduled for today. Well, I *thought* it was scheduled for today. Clearly I got my…

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  • Food, Habits, Personality Insights, Random
  • Sep, 30, 2025
  • 36 Comments

How Do You Eat Your Corn? Curious Minds Want to Know!

A few weeks ago, John and I sat down to a lunch of farm-fresh corn. It was the sweetest, crispest corn I’ve ever tasted.

Somewhere between my (literal) sighs of delight, John looked at me…

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  • Food, Habits, Random
  • Sep, 29, 2025
  • 30 Comments

Birchie in Nova Scotia Part 3: Cape Split + Tasty Treats

For those just joining the party, blogger extraordinaire Birchie is making a point of visiting all U.S. capitals (and their Capitol buildings), along with all the Canadian provinces and their legislative buildings. Luckily, I…

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  • Blogging, Friendship, Nova Scotia, Travel
  • Sep, 29, 2025
  • 20 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 26 September

I cannot believe it’s almost the end of September. Of all the months so far this year, September may win for the zoomiest. (Is that a word? I suspect it is not, but I’m…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Sep, 26, 2025
  • 37 Comments

Phone Numbers…or, Yet Another Thing My Brain Has Outsourced to My Phone

When I was a kid, my parents had an old-fashioned rotary phone in their bedroom (I genuinely miss that thing!), and a looooong corded phone in the kitchen. It hung on the wall but…

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  • Habits, Organization, Personality Insights, Random
  • Sep, 25, 2025
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