Quotidian: daily, usual or customary;
everyday; ordinary; commonplace
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In the downtime between play weekends: stocking up.
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Thrift is mincing the one remaining corn tortilla and adding it to the chili.
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Nanner muffins.
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They’re coming!
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Paying off: fall plantings.
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Wallowing.
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Horsey pedi.
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Rocky Mount Fire: that afternoon we had to shut the windows to keep out the smoke.
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Burning down the tent caterpillars.
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Flying free.
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Just swinging.
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Don’t choke, because doing the Heimlich maneuver in that brace would be rather tricky.
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Pixie: she wants to go still shorter.
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Backseat writing nook.
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Taking shape: concrete counters (not for us).
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Splitting her sides over my ineptitude.
(Now that the play is over, I’m willing to risk a broken bone.)
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They spend hours (upon hours) together.
This same time, years previous: carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, depression chocolate mayonnaise cake, baked-in-a-pot artisan bread, take two, green smoothies, and strawberry cheesecake ice cream.
5 Comments
Shannon
Your photography amazes me.
katie
Your comment about learning to ride the horse "(Now that the play is over, I'm willing to risk a broken bone.)" seems particularly notable!
Carmen
Agreed on the pixie! Buy a Flowbee and she can cut her own hair forever. : )
dr perfection
The pixie is a winner.
Fiona
Wonderful! This post is a marvel….such joy!