Monthly Archives: January 2024

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Thursday with C&A

I picked up the boys from school today. Avery finished his homework in the car. Carson waited until we were home, then got online with his friend Hudson. I could hear from the other room, “Number 2 is …” and he read a sentence. “Number 3 is ‘Will wanted to go fishing with his grandfather’.”

I asked: What are you doing? Giving him all the answers? Big smile.

There’s a new pet in the household. A quest by Carson for over a year. This is Mango, a 2 1/2 foot-long yellow belly python:

Hmm, what’s going on in the back yard?

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Your bike rides this week

Wednesday January 3. Rachel, Brenda, Laurie:

Thursday January 4. Dog walking while biking. Dani with Bella, Kathy with Rambo.

The above 1-mile ride was followed by a longer one (without dogs).

Thursday January 4. End of the trail in Egret Park discovered by BarbaraL and Skye:

Friday January 5. I rode with Roslyn, Cheryl, Kathy and Dani to far side of Seymour Park in the Pocket area. Three bridges over and one tunnel under busy roads in the linear park.

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Kitchen adventures

For Christmas Eve, I tried a new bread recipe: buttermilk flaky dinner rolls. They were so good, I took them to lunch at Linda’s with Ade and Kathy.

My first attempt at English muffins. I need to work on this one a bit. Next time I will pat the dough into smaller circles. So delicious though. English muffins aren’t baked in the oven but rather “fried” on the stovetop.

And then, I got distracted by another all-consuming jigsaw puzzle: