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Gracias, Mexico City
Last week I had the honor and pleasure of visiting Mexico City with a friend of mine. For the month ahead of the trip, we brushed up on our Spanish skills on Duolingo to prepare for the trip. I had taken three years of Spanish in high school but that was many eons ago. Some of it came back quickly, and some of it was a cloudy memory. Starting to get a little concerned about two weeks before the trip, I searched the percentage of people that speak English in Mexico City and the consensus was around 5-10%. After reading this, I hit the lessons a little harder every day,…
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April Gardening Pics
Yesterday I enjoyed spending some gardening time in our perfect spring weather, I planted some Heuchera “Electric Plum” Coral Bells, which I thought were stunning, and Wax Begonia flowers as well as some flowering vine and vegetable seeds in my shade garden. And I adorned my potted wildflower garden with adorable ornaments that my sister gave me for Easter. Not pictured, but I also planted some blackberry and raspberry plants in the shady spot to see if they will grow. In my new apartment, my choices are between a shady plot of dirt or potted balcony plants. These limits are actually keeping me from getting overwhelmed in the garden while…
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A Weekend at the Lake
This weekend my friend and I enjoyed some time with nature at Oologah Lake. It was the perfect getaway – we went hiking, did art, puzzles, had campfire food, and listened to some very spooky podcasts. With lots of nature and minimal screens, it was the perfect way to celebrate warmer days. Here are some pictures from the campsite and our hike at Skull Hollow Nature Trail 💀
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Easter Sunday at the Tulip Festival
Easter Sunday and the Myriad Botanical Gardens Tulip Festival with these chickadees 🐣
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Stained Glass Sunday
This Sunday my daughter and I took a little road trip to Oklahoma City to take a stained glass class together at Strange Earth Studios. Here we made stained glass tulips in celebration of spring. It was a gray, cool, drizzly day outside, which we both loved, and inside the studio we started our projects by picking our glass pieces. We learned to cut glass, as well as to grind glass and to sauter (which, apparently, is an incorrect spelling of “solder,” but I’ve never seen “solder” used in this way before so I’ll just stick with “sauter” for now). We had a great time learning a new craft together,…
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Elephant #1
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In Need of Fresh Herbs
I was craving some fresh herbs this winter, and I couldn’t find a good selection in the stores, so I bought this kitchen herb garden with a super bright light and fertilized water with a filtration system underneath. I just planted a few herbs a few weeks ago and the dill is already getting WILD! I just planted mint in the empty pods – so excited for this!
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Garden Cat #1
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A Proper Start to the New Year
After a wonderful New Year’s Eve visiting with my favorite person in the world, my daughter, I had a rejuvenating New Year’s day in communion with myself and with nature. This included getting re-acquainted with exercise, exploring the parks and walking paths of my new town, and making some good food to start the year off right. After a leisurely morning sleeping in until 8:30, I dawdled a bit and had my coffee, and then I was ready for exercise. No, I am not a person who can roll out of bed and go straight into a workout. I need some waking time first, so if I am to do…
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