A month ago, while waiting at the airport for the flight to return home from Japan, mom called her sister in China and learned her 80-some-year-old dad was comatose in the ICU. He had slipped and fallen in the middle of the night on his way to the bathroom, frightened by a mouse, at least that was what he told my aunt before entering a coma.
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Lessons Learned From the 2023 Garden
As temperatures plummet below the freezing point, I thought I would take a moment to reflect on the successes and failures of the 2023 garden.
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I’ve had a restless week thanks to my imagination and certain stresses. This restless has left me unable to focus at not only work but at life. It’s why my posts have been next to wordless this week. It’s hard to write when I’m feeling jittery and anxious like I’m waiting for the apocalypse.
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Greetings! Thank you for joining me this Saturday, please come in with your cup of something.
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Continue reading “WQ#41: Surprise in the Garden”Life is full of surprises. Make the most out of it and always expect the unexpected.
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#WeekendCoffeeShare – Getting Sick…
Greetings! Thank you for joining me this Saturday, please come in if you dare or just stand by the door with a cup of something.
Continue reading “#WeekendCoffeeShare – Getting Sick…”Hello October 2023!
#WeekendCoffeeShare – Back to Life
Greetings from my garden, at last! Thank you for joining me this Saturday, come on in and either enjoy something hot or something cool.
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Greetings once again from Japan! Thank you for meeting me again for this #WeekendCoffeeShare, I am currently in Osaka, near Shinsaibashi, where shopping and culinary adventures awaits.
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Greetings! Welcome to #WeekendCoffeeShare, thank you for meeting me on this Saturday. We are in Tokyo for the weekend, so let’s go explore and find something to drink.
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Greetings! Welcome to #WeekendCoffeeShare, thank you for meeting me on this Saturday. Let’s take this chat inside with a steamy cup of latte.
Continue reading “#WeekendCoffeeShare – 4 Days Before…”WQ#36: All About the Color Orange

I’ve never cared for the color – orange. I don’t know why.
Continue reading “WQ#36: All About the Color Orange”#WeekendCoffeeShare – Garden Expansion 2023 Continues…
Greetings! Welcome to #WeekendCoffeeShare, thank you for meeting me on this Saturday. Let’s take this chat inside. According to the weather app on my phone, it looks like it might rain today.
Continue reading “#WeekendCoffeeShare – Garden Expansion 2023 Continues…”Hello September 2023!
#WeekendCoffeeShare – Garden Expansion 2023
Greetings! Welcome to #WeekendCoffeeShare, thank you for meeting me on this Saturday. If it’s early and not too hot outside, I would ask if we could work and talk, primarily I would be the one working. You can help if you want but I wouldn’t force that on you.
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Greetings! Welcome to #WeekendCoffeeShare, thank you for meeting me this weekend. Our gracious host, Natalie, is currently away but I’m going to do a #WeekendCoffeeShare anyway, just because…
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Greetings! Welcome to #WeekendCoffeeShare, thank you for meeting me on this Saturday. It’s a comfortable day, let’s head out into the garden.
Continue reading “#WeekendCoffeeShare – Garden after More Rain and Enjoying Rom-Com”Hello August 2023!
#WeekendCoffeeShare – Last Saturday of July 2023
Greetings! Welcome to #WeekendCoffeeShare, thank you for meeting me on this Saturday. Please come on in. It’s forecasted to be another scorcher today.
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Greetings! Welcome to #WeekendCoffeeShare, thank you for meeting me on this Saturday. Please come in for a nice cool beverage, unless you prefer something hot.
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Greetings! Welcome to #WeekendCoffeeShare, thank you for meeting me on this Saturday. It’s much too warm to be outside, so please come in and enjoy a nice cool beverage, or warm, your choice. I had an iced matcha latte from Starbucks a few days ago, it wasn’t bad.
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A few nights ago, as I was sitting down for dinner, mom suddenly raised this question – “where can we adopt a little boy?”
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Greetings! Welcome to #WeekendCoffeeShare, thank you for meeting me on this Saturday morning. I am inside this Saturday, so if you will join me at my kitchen counter.
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