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Couldn’t spell “birthday” and my cotton gin sucked.
Note to self: always read the fine print. One of our favorite summer traditions is visiting the Jefferson County Fair. While perusing the exhibits last year, I learned that any ol’ Joe off the street can vie for a blue ribbon. Presumably this applies to people not named Joe, as well. Excited by this revelation,…
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Bobbie, Juicy Lucy, and Tommy guns: Saint Paul had it all.
Two days before I spent the weekend in Minnesota, I had no idea I was going to be spending the weekend in Minnesota. I have The Travel Architect to thank for my spontaneous adventure. I was just settling in for my first cup of coffee Thursday morning when a text link to an evite popped…
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Here comes the cow-valry.
One day last week, we discovered that it was raining. No big deal normally…but in this case, it was raining inside the house. Err, that’s not good. Specifically, Tara was cleaning like a madwoman in anticipation of Ilsa’s visit. She actually took time off work to get the house in shipshape order. I told her…
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Five rounds of trivia with lucky #20.
When Shelly from Going Down the Road Feeling Grand stopped by MarTar Manor in September 2024, I did the math and figured out she was the 19th blogger I’d met in person over the years. In that post, I wondered who would be #20. Welp, it took nearly two years for another blogger meetup, but…
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Curses! Where’s my audio?!
You always hear Zoom horror stories, but never think you’re going to be starring in one. I used to believe the same thing. And then Friday happened. I was invited to a virtual meeting with colleagues from multi-state agencies. I assumed it was a Teams meeting, as 99% of mine are, until two minutes before…
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Nothing spoils when it’s three degrees out.
Working in Madison two days a week has its perks. One of the biggest? Trader Joe’s. It’s close enough that I can zip over on my lunch hour and stock up on essentials. Otherwise, it would be a 90-minute roundtrip from MarTar Manor, plus however long we spent shopping. Granted, better than the 11-hour roundtrip…
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