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Seeing Apollo and Starbuck’s mom, Athena, enjoying their Christmas tree made me sad I didn’t put one up for our monsters to destroy. My mom really likes the Collins Street Bakery fruitcake, which I call a “hork cake,” because it looks and...
Random Thoughts Thursday 206
We ordered our holiday cards, yay! I wasn’t sure we’d have a picture we’d want to use for them, but all the snow we got helped. I’m looking forward to sending them out. I love sending (and receiving!) cards. I was looking through our holiday...
Random Thoughts Thursday 205
Happy Thanksgiving (American) friends! We’re doing two Friendsgivings – one today, and one on Sunday. (We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving with our families, but will see them for two separate Christmases.) I sometimes get groceries on Wednesday night...
Random Thoughts Thursday 203
My goodness, the story telling in Little Fires Everywhere was so good. I’d consider owning a copy of it, to cherish again. (That, along with Station Eleven, my other favorite read from the year!). I really want to know more about what happens to the characters!...
Random Thoughts Thursday 202
I finished Vox! I became less anxious after the main character’s wrist counter (that tracks her speech and zaps her if she says over 100 words for the day) came off so she could work on an anti-Wernicke’s aphasia serum for the president’s brother....
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and am employed by the federal government. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂