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Writer. Reader. Mom. Not necessarily in that order. Still being careful about not spreading Covid so I'm wearing a mask when/where appropriate.

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@fistfulsofbooks
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#YallMasking My daughter wanted me to post more proof of mask wearing so here's a recent shopping trip. They are always first to grab masks as we head out. Both just garnered praise at summer camp for their standout thoughtfulness of others. Wearing masks is a part of that.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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#YallMasking Of course we still mask when necessary. And it's often necessary. We have too much active living still to do, as do our extra-vulnerable friends and relatives.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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@chantz_y My kids have had similar conversations with me. The kids are watching. They'll remember.
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New profile pic to reflect current mood of once I move on, I move on.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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New profile pic to reflect current mood of ....well, let's try this Twitter/X thing again for awhile.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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New profile pic to reflect current mood of ....be true or be gone.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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If you were to suddenly vanish from Twitter/𝕏 today, would anyone notice or care?
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@fistfulsofbooks
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New profile pic to reflect current mood of running out of patience fast.
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Oh how I miss the man I thought he was.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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@DcrInYYC I'm so so sorry your youngest has had to deal with this. Because I homeschool, my kids have only faced abuse at a distance from those who have no problem bullying and attempting to shame and ridicule children. I have kept homeschooling to avoid just what you describe. 🫂💔
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Not all of us are here for the attention. Some of us are here for the connection and that requires getting someone's attention. Subtle but significant difference.
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I'm too tired to get to know you. Let's just assume we're already friends and just be quiet together for awhile.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Excitement reigns. My daughter just caught her first fish.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Oh look, I'm all out of benefit of the doubt.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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New profile pic to reflect current mood of ...another year older and I'm still smiling.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Trying not to like every one of your tweets to keep from looking a little too enthusiastic.
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Waking up to October really flaunting it.
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Woke up from a great dream to a stress-y Sunday. Wish we were here.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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@1goodtern It was a fun sitcom about friendship/relationships that was often silly, always self-deprecating, and generally good-hearted. I recently rewatched it from start to finish and didn't find it particularly shallow, but focussed. It wasn't about changing the world.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Dancing by myself to music pounding in my earphones is a legitimate way to spend a Saturday night, right? Right?!
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@fistfulsofbooks
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No, I can't come out to play. I've decided to run away instead.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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When someone abruptly leaves your life and you expect to feel gutted, but instead feel a sense of relief because you realize the dissonance between what they said and what they did has been weighing on you, causing unnecessary confusion and pain. Now you know how much.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Just looking at her face brings me comfort.
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So easy to lose hope and so hard to find it.
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A gentle hike, but a good one nonetheless.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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As perfect a day as you will find around these parts
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@fistfulsofbooks
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I feel another Twitter/X break coming on. This time might be permanent, so thank you to the sincerely friendly folks who make this app shine and who bothered to interact with me. There's only so much harrassment a girl can take from those who do not shine, however.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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I've had my fill of emotionally careless and cowardly. Give me kind and brave through the fear.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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There are some people you just like so much you're afraid to really get to know them.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Sometimes, when we laugh together, it's almost like we're hugging.
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Every time I lose followers, I check to make sure it's not the ones I regularly interact with. Just in case you're wondering what social life on Twitter has taught me to expect.
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Apple crumble was more than edible, which is nice.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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If all the algorithms ever did was made it so we could meet
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@fistfulsofbooks
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My daughter and I had to see the moon and listen to the woodcock. Here's the quiet half of that experience.
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So it doesn't look like much, but this is the best apple pie I have ever made. My mom would have been so excited. One of us finally got the recipe right. 😂
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Sometimes, it's as close to perfect as you can get.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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@JPLFR80 Sharing my face 😘
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Is it just me or are there about twice as many ads as usual on this app all of a sudden?
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@fistfulsofbooks
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For someone who works with words, I spend an awful lot of time with my foot in my mouth.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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It is better to be alone than be someone's accessory, picked up and put down at their convenience.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Sometimes, we all just need to know we matter to someone.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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The end of a storm, the waves still feeling it.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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New profile pic to reflect current mood of...getting tired of looking at the goofy grin in the old one.
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Right before we interrupted a napping bear.
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@catladyactivist I think the weariness at being pushed to the margins for living ethically is getting to all of us. Feeling connected to our community is important for moments of celebration/holidays and building new communities in the present circumstances is near impossible a lot of the time.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Can't, I'm doing absolutely nothing.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Pool time. Finally.
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Plant-based schnitzel with noodles ....because the kids and I are watching The Sound of Music (makes sense if you've seen it). Side note: people should watch The Sound of Music more often ....the world would be a better place. I'm convinced of it...
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Daylilies are making their presence known in the garden.
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I could be reading or doing a thousand other things, but here I am on Twitter/X wondering if you'll say hello.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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This year's new planting of peonies. Because last year's didn't make it. Fingers crossed these ones have a better fate.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Not being heard and not being loved seem very similar.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Roses coming out. Despite the slugs.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Want to go on the Ferris wheel with me? My kids don't.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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And another rosebush joins the show in the front yard.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Weekend views, fresh air.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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The number of times I don't ask a question because I don't want to seem nosy or intrusive! Holding back is exhausting for a curious person.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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The perfect day for it.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Sure you can, but can I finish reading this chapter while you do?
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Is it just me, or does hope seem to require a lot of heavy lifting lately?
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A good day to pick apples
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@MeetJess Really enjoyed season 1 of The Diplomat (Netflix).
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Does sitting on my exercise ball while I read count as a workout?
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So the apple pies are kind of a mess and I'd like to say it's because we're also doing math, but, honestly, my apple pies are always a mess. But they taste ok and my kids love them (I get to control the amount of sugar that goes in!) so who cares.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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A good day for it
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Tide was out, but the day was lovely for playing on the beach.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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#YallMasking Yes, we are. And enjoying fewer side effects from seasonal allergies while we're at it. Also, to that older man who kept staring at my kids and their masks in the store: get lost!
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Trying to believe in peace.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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How something is said is always at least as important as what is said. Sometimes it's more important.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Evidence of outdoor fun being had.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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If you want to win the lottery, it helps to buy a ticket. *Possibly a metaphor. I'll get back to you.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Waking up three hours early is a great time to catch up on the awake time I tried to avoid.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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If it's all the same to you, I don't want to play anymore.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Even in winter, it just calms.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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It was a great afternoon for staring at the sea.
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Inescapably Fall in the woods today
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@fistfulsofbooks
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My kids sure do get a lot of great food when we grocery shop while I'm hungry.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Isn't Monday hard enough without *gestures around*?
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Having rice for lunch is like having no lunch at all.
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Putting off Sundaying because it's just the gateway drug to Mondaying.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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I hope my kids never grow out of the 'snuggle in my arms' stage.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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I leave Twitter/X for a week and when I come back I discover it's all gone to heck (moreso? again?). What is this private like nonsense? Why would I care if anyone saw what I liked? I've made some very interesting friends based on what I liked but didn't post.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Found myself wishing for a vacation, then realized I'd have to take my tired-ass self with me.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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When you stay up late just to finish a book and it's like you have a reading hangover.
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I need a way to alter space and time, but only for good. Any ideas?
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@fistfulsofbooks
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The fog has all burned off now, but the roses remain.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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But then there are flowers
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@fistfulsofbooks
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When it feels like Olympic event level effort, but it's just getting dressed on a humid day.
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Been working with words all day. All worded out. Have a gif instead.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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One of the places I would like to be right now. But first, there is laundry.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Just a quick reminder: it's ok when people disagree. It's even essential for healthy human interaction/growth. The only thing not ok? Trying to make everyone agree all the time. It's all feeling too much like a fringe religion with a dogma we all *must* go along with or else.
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It seems as we get closer to an election, the comments and the reactions to mask-wearing are getting more aggressive. My kids mainly ignore it. They just keep on doing their thing and having fun. Me though? I'm getting a little more annoyed each time it happens.
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Sun like summer, wind like fall.
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@fistfulsofbooks
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Too hot to be working in the garden. Oh look, there's a book.
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