I never expected to be away so long, but I am seeing light at the end of the tunnel.
We are seven weeks into our renovation with three weeks to go.
Painting the entire upstairs is scheduled to begin today.
Our microwave is reinstalled upstairs, so I'm racking up stair climbs
running up and down the stairs for hot coffee.
There IS a silver lining in everything!
Plumb!
Saeed Working on the Shower
Aurora, Colorado, USA
May 22, 2025
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In the last month life has had chaos, heartbreak, and a lot of stress,
but some really good things have been happening too.
One month out from his heart surgery, my brother Roy is doing great!
We are all excited about that!
Roy is doing great!
And so are the mosquitoes apparently! 😂
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
May 25, 2025
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Our youngest sister Bertie is retiring and about to query her next children's chapter book.
Bertie Is Retiring
Honored by the Annapolis Local of the Nova Scotia's Teachers Union
Nova Scotia, Canada Late May 2025
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Spring has sprung in the park along Piney Creek,
and I walked along a high bank I'd never walked on before (in almost 20 years!).
It's fun to see something so familiar from a new perspective.
Heading up a High Creek Bank Overlooking the "Upper Pond"
Baby Leaf Season Along Piney Creek
Aurora, Colorado, USA
May 21, 2025
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Muleys So Busy Looking at a Man and a Dog That They Don't see Me 😂
Along Piney Creek
Aurora, Colorado, USA
May 21, 2025
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Prairie Bluebells Dotting the High Bank
This plant has low flammability and can be used for defensible space around homes.
Colorado State University Extension. Source
Along Piney Creek
Aurora, Colorado, USA, May 21, 2025
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I haven't heard a meadowlark from our deck since before the pandemic.
The rough areas surrounding the golf greens used to be alive with meadowlarks.
I have grieved the loss of "my" meadowlarks, and now they're back.
The song of the meadowlark is one of the sweetest, purest sounds in the world.
Aurora, Colorado, USA
May 26, 2025
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I couldn't get closer for a better shot for obvious reasons.
Aurora, Colorado, USA
May 26, 2025
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YouTube ~ American Bird Conservancy
And best of all, Terry and I have a new grandniece!
Here's sweet Elsie, sister to Jackson, born on May 20th!
(my sister Donnie's daughter Krista's daughter.)
Elsie with Her Amazing Mom, Krista
May 20, 2025
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Jackson with Elsie
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Donnie with Elsie
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And one more thing!
You may have heard of Teddy Swims first on my blog. Post
He has soared, and this week he broke the record for the most time
on the Billboard Hot 100 since its inception on August 4, 1958
with his huge hit, the bluesy soulful "Lose Control."
This song also ran a record 63 weeks in the Hot 100's Top Ten. Billboard
And you may remember that I did get to see Teddy in concert
in the Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.
Teddy Swims with His Band of Friends, Freak Freely
The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
March 26, 2024
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This is the song that really made me such a fan of Teddy Swims,
his cover of Lewis Capaldi's "Someone You Loved."
He appears here with his high school friends Addy Maxwell and Jesse Hampton.
Both are guitarists in Freak Freely who often appear with Teddy all over the world.
Teddy Swims with Addy Maxwell and Jesse Hampton
Someone You Loved
Yes, there is light at the end of the tunnel!
I hope things are going well for each of you!
Till next time ~
Fundy Blue
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