Litsy

Gratitude | Oliver Sacks

#5JoysFriday

1) Mark Twain House sponsored a book interview with Michael Luo author of Strangers in the Land- my family joined in the event.
2)coffee!!!!! & poetry!!!!!
3) kitties!!!!
4) iris blooming in my yard
5) lily of the valley in my yard
#nature #coffee #poetry #family #catsoflitsy

DebinHawaii

Suet624 My lilies of the valley have spread like crazy this year! It‘s fine with me because I love their smell 5h

dabbe 💚💜💚 2h

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 1h

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DebinHawaii

Coffee Art: Creative Coffee Designs for the Home Barista | Dhan Tamang

#HaikuADay #HaikuHive

Just got to Hilo for the day. Today‘s haiku is inspired by me balancing my latte & the one I grabbed for my coworker & setting one down too hard. Oatmilk foam flew out the hole & all over. 😂

Two coffees balanced
Geyser of oatmilk foam sprays,
Lucky I‘m in black

Kristy_K, TheBookHippie, JenlovesJT47, Reggie, vivastory, Eggs, jdiehr, TheSpineView, CBee, dabbe, lil1inblue, julieclair, AnnCrystal, bellabella, BooksandCoffee4Me

JenlovesJT47 I can smell the whole place through your words. 💛🖤💛 3d

TheSpineView I can see it happening. 💛🐝💛 3d

dabbe What a capturing of a moment! Glad you wore black, too! 🖤🐝🖤 3d

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Kristy_K 😂😂 Great haiku! 3d

lil1inblue Oof! You described it so vividly! 😂 😉 3d

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🐝👍🏼😋🐝💝. 3d

bellabella Haha! Oh no! I hate it when that happens. 2d

Eggs Great words for a frequent (and often annoying) balancing act 👏🏻👏🏻 2d

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Kshakal

Coffeehouse Angel | Suzanne Selfors

Delicious summer coffee flights!!

mcipher So fancy!! 6d

TheBookHippie Yummm 6d

ChasingOm I always love seeing these! 6d

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AllDebooks

World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

Good morning. 🌞 Happy #Chatterday ☕️

Grab a coffee and drop by to catch up with each other's news and plans. Do you have any recommendations for us?

All are welcome to join in. ☕️

Play ☕️ Tag ☕️ Share

@kspenmoll @DebinHawaii @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle @dabbe @Cuilin

Bookwormjillk Good morning! Not sure what I‘ll do today. Sudden storms last night so a lot of the city doesn‘t have power. Prom for my son and two field hockey games for my daughter. Until then I guess I will go see if I can make myself useful to someone. 7d

Librarybelle Busy weekend, @Bookwormjillk ! I was thankful we just had rain and none of the violent parts of the storm. 7d

Librarybelle Good morning! Other than regular chores, the only thing on my to do list this weekend is finish up the egg substitute carton before it expires—I bought some to make muffins last weekend, and now I have to make some baked goods. Oh darn! 😂 7d

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Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle have fun baking! 6d

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk that sounds like it was a bad storm. How about making yourself useful to you and having some time to yourself? Wishing your daughter a good match day and your son a fab time at prom! 6d

AllDebooks @Librarybelle have fun baking something yummy.😋 6d

ElizaMarie Nice and stormy this morning. I'm enjoying a coffee with the puppy in my lap (he is too cute to move). 6d

Cuilin As I sip my coffee I haven‘t decided whether it‘s a run around and do all the things day or a rest day and read. The smart approach would be to strike a balance but my ADHD laughs in the face of such desires. 6d

dabbe A friend is coming over to have some coffee. Then, a walk with the pups before it hits 100ºF. 😥 Saturdays and Sundays make me feel so lazy, so I might just do a routine pick-up and then relax. What a life. I'm so blessed. Have a lovely day everyone. 😍 6d

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk still no power here either, another storm went through last night. 😵‍💫🫣😬 Hope all goes well on your end! 6d

TheBookHippie Just a few chores and catching up on rest and trying to survive these massive swings in weather!! Huge temps not seen here ever on Thursday in the 90s then huge storms tornados and 80 then 70 and storm that went to 30s it‘s now 50 and cloudy. OY VEY!!! 6d

TheBookHippie @dabbe tomorrow I‘m having a lazy day. 🤣♥️ 6d

TheBookHippie @Cuilin 😅 hope you‘re still feeling well! 6d

TheBookHippie @ElizaMarie awe. Puppy love! 6d

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle Baking sounds good! I just made pretzels. 🤣 6d

dabbe @TheBookHippie You need to rest before your big planting begins! 😍 6d

DebinHawaii Slept in, went to the library, then the coffee shop & grocery store, now on the way home for possibly a nap. I am fading fast-still somewhat stuffy & wheezy from the week but I was going a bit stir crazy & needed more food. 6d

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AllDebooks

World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

Happy #Chatterday ☕️

Grab a coffee and drop by to catch up with each other's news and plans. Do you have any recommendations for us?

All are welcome to join in. ☕️

Play ☕️ Tag ☕️ Share

@kspenmoll @DebinHawaii @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle @dabbe @Cuilin

Librarybelle Good Morning! It‘s a beautiful morning in South Central Pennsylvania. Today is chores in the morning followed by a fashion webinar hosted by Jane Austen‘s House (love that I can see evening programs in the UK in the afternoon here). I need to read the next Nancy Drew book this weekend, but I started this one to get back to the library on Monday, and it‘s such an important read…everyone should read this #HonestHistory #RealHistory

Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools

ShelleyBooksie Good morning! It's a rainy day here in my neck of the woods. Need to do some chores then I plan to write some #Litsylove and dip into the book Sleepless Nights by Canadian Author Pierre C Arsenault 2w

TheBookHippie Getting all my above ground gardening planters (25) ready to plant - it still freezes here overnight… I plant after May 20 generally. But first late brunch, coffee… my electric blanket died and it‘s hard for my joints to not have it before I sleep and before I get up. (RA) new one arriving today! Last two nights without it have been tough. 😵‍💫🫣😝 happy Saturday all! 2w

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dabbe Hi, everyone. Drinking one cup of ☕️ and then going for a dog walk before it hits 100 degrees. Then, we‘ll shelter inside while praying to the ac gods. I‘m sure some putzing inside the house will occur. Happy Saturday! 🤩 2w

DebinHawaii Woke up all stuffy with a cold I think. 🤧Enjoying the morning at the coffee shop as usual & errands. Hopefully a nap later too. 2w

AllDebooks Sorry, we had unexpected guests, and it turned into a DAY! 2w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle There is a lot going on this year to celebrate her 250th anniversary. Your book looks fascinating. I love a good history book. Stacked! 2w

AllDebooks @ShelleyBooksie I hope it brightened up a little. 🌞 2w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie here's joping the new blanket eases your pain and helps you sleep. We're still at risk of frost, too. I'm desperate to plant out our tomatoes 🍅 2w

AllDebooks @dabbe 🌞🐾☕️📚 2w

AllDebooks @DebinHawaii feel better xx 2w

Librarybelle @AllDebooks I love all of the celebrations and am trying to attend virtually as many as I can. 😁 2w

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AllDebooks

Coffeeland: One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug | Augustine Sedgewick

Librarybelle Good morning! I am excited to attend a mystery book event today. The rest of the weekend will be catching up on chores I missed doing this week because of taking Zeke to appointments. It‘s sunny right now, and hearing the birds chirping puts a smile on my face. Hope everyone has a good weekend! 3w

ElizaMarie Good Morning - I am enjoying my morning coffee. Catching up on my shows (Law & Order). We got a puppy yesterday (I am gonna post a picture on a book review). We are gonna spend the day with him so we can come up with a name. 3w

ElizaMarie @Librarybelle - A Mystery book even sounds super fun!!! I love that you have sunshine and birds to keep you company this morning! I woke up with the sun (which I love waking up that way rather than the alarm). 3w

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Librarybelle @ElizaMarie A new puppy! How lovely! ❤️ 3w

Cuilin @Librarybelle How is Zeke? I‘m hearing the birds here also. 3w

Cuilin @ElizaMarie Congratulations on the new puppy 🎉 3w

Cuilin Finally after a year of discomfort, meds are working and I‘m getting stuck in to cleaning, tidying and organizing. 3w

Eggs Thank you 🙏🏻 3w

TheBookHippie @Cuilin oh I am so glad to hear this!!!!! Yay yay yay!!!! ♥️♥️♥️ 3w

TheBookHippie @ElizaMarie awe a puppy!!! 3w

TheBookHippie We are preparing for exams here: my son has all his international baccalaureate exams this week and he is really anxious- so I‘m helping him BREATHE and go over things casually… two years of classes comes down to one paper in each subject- Hisory, English… etc -that you write in 5 parts on one subject in differing ways from ONE QUESTION. Then depending how you do it can count for certain amounts of college credits. It‘s worldwide so I get⬇️ 3w

TheBookHippie His phone and Apple Watch here at home while he is testing. It‘s really strict. So send him some good vibes! 3w

Lesliereadsalot I‘m sure he‘ll do great! But I know how you feel. 🩷 3w

thecheckoutstack After two weeks of pneumonia I‘m finally starting to feel like myself, but I woke up with a bit of a sore throat so feeling a little paranoid. The weather is beautiful here today, hoping to build a fence around my new raised garden beds. 3w

Librarybelle @Cuilin He‘s holding steady. He did not really eat this morning and had some potty issues last night. But, he was active and alert this morning. Thanks for asking! 3w

quietlycuriouskate Usual Saturday domestic and admin. chores here. I prevailed upon my daughter to buzz my hair; now I'm all eyes and cheekbones and look like a cross between Cillian Murphy and a Buddhist nun again. 😂 3w

Cuilin @TheBookHippie just in time for our birthday month 🎂 🎈 wishing your son all the luck!!! 🍀 3w

TheBookHippie @Cuilin YAY BIRTHDAYS!!! 🎈🎈🎈 3w

dabbe @ElizaMarie Yay for a puppy! Congrats! 🖤🐾🖤 3w

dabbe @Cuilin WAH🤩🤩! Glad you're feeling better! Don't overdo it, though! 💚💜💚 3w

dabbe @TheBookHippie Oh boy, are those exams stressful! He's lucky to have you as his mamma for you know exactly what to do. I will be keeping my fingers, legs (and whatever else) crossed for him all week! 💚🤞🏻💜 3w

dabbe @thecheckoutstack Glad you're feeling better, but take it easy! Maybe relaxing with a nice drink and book is what you should do today. The garden beds will still be there. 💚💜💚 3w

dabbe @quietlycuriouskate Your cut sounds adorable! I want to see it! 💚💜💚 3w

dabbe As I type this, the girls are whining to go on their walk before it gets too hot. They don't understand that we need our cup of joe before we go. 🤣 Wishing everyone a lovely Saturday. 💜💚💜 3w

ElizaMarie @Cuilin I am so glad to hear your discomfort is subsiding. I am trying to get into the “want“ to spring clean. I start to do well, but my husband is not interested, so it's been a battle to get stuff done -- we did do his dressers today (I did mine a weekish ago). So we got 1 bag of clothing to donate!!! --- What are you organizing today? 3w

ElizaMarie @TheBookHippie Ooo sounds intense! SENDING him all the good vibes I have!!! 3w

ElizaMarie @thecheckoutstack Ooo 2 weeks of pneumonia! I am glad to hear you are out of that! Take it slow and steady! Yay for SUNSHINE! 3w

ElizaMarie @dabbe Enjoy your walk with the girls! Maybe a coffee to go!? 3w

Cuilin @ElizaMarie Everything!!! Both our daughters are in their 20s and they have spent the last 5 to 7 years boomeranging and dropping things off in our basement. It is an utter mess. 3w

AllDebooks Just come inside after a day of garden work. It's so lovely to see all these chats. I shall grab a ☕️ and scroll through. 🌞 3w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle A mystery book event sounds fun. I'm glad you're doing something for you to take your mind off Zeke, if only for a few hours. X 3w

AllDebooks @ElizaMarie A new puppy is so exciting! 😍 I hope he settles in quickly. 🐾 3w

AllDebooks @Cuilin I'm thrilled to hear this. I'm so glad the new meds are helping. Go easy tho'. X 3w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie sending him all the best wishes and positive vibes possible. Come on TheBabyHippie, you got this x 3w

AllDebooks @thecheckoutstack that sounds like a tough few weeks. I'm glad you're feeling better x 3w

AllDebooks @quietlycuriouskate lol, I bet you look super cute and not at all like your description x 3w

AllDebooks @dabbe lol, they are obvs unaware of the need for caffeine. I hope you all enjoyed your walk. X 3w

AllDebooks I've been listening to #QueerBC May read all day, and I am HOOKED @PuddleJumper

The Tensorate Series: (The Black Tides of Heaven, The Red Threads of Fortune, The Descent of Monsters, The Ascent to Godhood)

DebinHawaii @ElizaMarie Congrats on the puppy! 🎉🐶 3w

DebinHawaii @Librarybelle Sending Zeke lots of 💜💜💜 3w

DebinHawaii @Cuilin Glad to hear your meds are working! 💜 3w

DebinHawaii @TheBookHippie Hope the exams went well! 3w

DebinHawaii @thecheckoutstack I hope you continue to to feel better! 💜 3w

DebinHawaii @quietlycuriouskate It sounds like the perfect cut for spring/summer! 💛 3w

DebinHawaii @dabbe You gotta have the coffee! ☕️ 3w

DebinHawaii @AllDebooks Hope you get some time to relax today! 3w

PuddleJumper @AllDebooks Ooo excellent! That's next on my list to read 3w

DebinHawaii Just hitting the coffee shop now & getting caffeinated after wandering around the monthly makers market by my house & stopping by the library. I am planning on a nap latter as it was a crazy workweek & I‘m still pooped. 😵‍💫 3w

Librarybelle @AllDebooks Thanks! It was a good time with lots more on my tbr! And Zeke was happy to see me (and to eat)! 3w

Librarybelle Thank you, @DebinHawaii ! 3w

ElizaMarie @Cuilin Hope you can get lost in some audio books during your #AudioOrganizing 3w

dabbe @Librarybelle ... glad to hear that Zeke is holding his own. I've been thinking about you and your boys, especially the #zekemeister. Hoping for good results on his tests. 🖤🐾🖤 3w

Librarybelle Thank you, @dabbe ! 3w

Susanita Sorry. The day got away from me yesterday. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 3w

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IriDas

The God and the Gumiho (Fate's Thread #1) | Sophie Kim

“The mortal realm of Iseung disgusts him, but there is one feature—and, mind you, one feature only—that he finds he does not loathe with the entire expanse of his bitter soul. Coffee.”

Obviously, I *must* love this book. :D

#riseupreads May 2025
#coffee

Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks Enjoy! ☕️🔥❤️ 2w

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AllDebooks

Coffeeland: One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug | Augustine Sedgewick

Librarybelle Good morning! I‘m spending the day with a friend, which will be fun. Zeke has been off his steroid treatment in preparation for his appointment next week, and he started to show signs of discomfort on Thursday night. The rest of my weekend will be me monitoring him and giving him what medications I can to alleviate his symptoms enough to get him to eat again. Poor guy. Other than a couple incidences the past couple of weeks, he was doing well. 4w

TheSpineView Happy Saturday! Thanks for the tag! 💛🏷 4w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle I hope he does ok over the weekend. Poor boy x 4w

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AllDebooks @TheSpineView Happy Saturday 🌞 4w

AllDebooks I'm spending the day gardening today. We're building a dead hedge before planting a native hedgerow out back. Plus, creating a wishlist of trees and shrubs from

Creating a Forest Garden: Working with Nature to Grow Edible Crops

julieclair @Librarybelle Poor Zeke has really had a time off it these past few months. And so have you. 💝 I hope you have a nice refreshing day with your friend. 4w

julieclair @AllDebooks My son is really interested in planting a forest garden. But he needs to move out of his apartment first, lol, and find a place with some land. I‘ll take a look at that book - I‘m sure he‘d like to have a copy! 4w

julieclair I‘ll be spending the day catching up on various To Do List items, planning our upcoming trip to Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, and hopefully doing some reading. 4w

julieclair Want to play @eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @Soubhiville ? 4w

AllDebooks @julieclair I highly recommend it. It's my bible. He could make his plans while waiting to move. He'll have a clearer idea of what he needs from a property garden. 4w

AllDebooks @julieclair Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥃 How lovely x😍 4w

Librarybelle Thanks, @AllDebooks @julieclair ! We should hopefully find out next week the primary cause for his issues, so then I can get the best treatment for Zeke. This is such a long process. Lots of trial and error. 4w

julieclair @AllDebooks Great idea! I‘ll get him a copy. And yes, we‘re very excited about Scotland. Part of our trip will be to visit Maybole, Ayrshire, where my great-grandfather was born! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Hoping to visit Wigtown as well, for some book shopping. 📚 4w

julieclair @Librarybelle Hoping you get some answers at the appointment next week. 💙 4w

Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle hope you get some answers for Zeke! 4w

Bookwormjillk @AllDebooks Sounds like a helpful book! It‘s gardening for me today too as soon as I get some laundry going. Then two games for daughter tonight. I need to squeeze in a nap before then! I restarted my audiobook since I wasn‘t following it

Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge

Bookwormjillk @julieclair have fun! I loved Scotland when I went in college. 4w

AllDebooks @julieclair ❤️ 4w

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk I need Maude 😍 4w

TheBookHippie @julieclair oh Scotland!!!! How fun! 4w

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle that poor guy!!! 4w

TheBookHippie Laundry, bread making & out to independent bookstore day! 4w

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks cannot wait to garden! One more month!! 4w

dabbe @Librarybelle Such a good cat mamma! Be tough, Zekemeister! We're all thinking of you! 🖤🐾🖤 4w

dabbe @AllDebooks Sounds lovely! 💚💚💚 4w

dabbe @julieclair Scotland? So jealous! 🤩🤣🤩 4w

dabbe @TheBookHippie Laundry here, too! Wish I could taste your bread! 😍 4w

dabbe Drinking coffee with Matt and the pups right now. Then, a walk with these goofheads, a little housework, and hopefully a late afternoon visit to our local indie bookstore, Changing Hands. Have a wonderful day, everybody! P.S. Thanks for the tag, @Alldebooks and @peaKnit! 😍🤩😍 4w

DebinHawaii For me it‘s coffee, breakfast, the library to pick up a hold & then into town to one of the few indie bookstores we have, then a few other errands & getting prepped for a busy week of travel for work. 4w

DebinHawaii @Librarybelle Hope Zeke does okay this weekend & that you get some answers. 💜 4w

TheBookHippie @dabbe 🙃♥️ 4w

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii go go go 4w

Librarybelle Thanks everyone! You all know how stressful this has been. @AllDebooks @julieclair @Bookwormjillk @TheBookHippie @dabbe @DebinHawaii 4w

julieclair @TheBookHippie @dabbe @DebinHawaii I totally missed Independent Bookstore Day. 😔 I‘ll need to make up for it one day this week. 4w

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Chrissyreadit

World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

An amazing #cbbc package from @MommyOfTwo Thank you so much!!!!

Mommamanzi

MommyOfTwo You‘re welcome! 1mo

TheBookHippie Oh how fun!!! 1mo

Avanders ♥️♥️ 1mo

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AllDebooks

World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

AllDebooks Again, my apologies for missing last week. https://litsy.com/p/cWNXNzY0WDRn 1mo

Librarybelle Good morning! It‘s almost 7am on the US East Coast, and I‘ll soon make the trek to the grocery store for weekly groceries, in hopes to beat the crowds. Today marks the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the US Revolutionary War, and I enjoyed reading Heather Cox Richardson‘s remarks about the events leading up to it. They reminded me that ordinary people can do amazing tiny things. I‘m also enjoying the Golden Girls cozy mystery:

Murder by Cheesecake: A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery

1mo

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle loved Heathers words today!!! 1mo

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TheBookHippie Off to protest… ✊🏼 1mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle Her speech was so good. She is an inspiration. 1mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie ✊️ 1mo

AllDebooks I have been enraged by the Supreme Courts definition of a woman this week. Yet another backwards step and attack on marginalised people. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/16/a-huge-reset-trans-rights-campaign... 1mo

AllDebooks The upside is the outpouring of love and support for the trans community. 🏳️‍⚧️ I am a trans ally and will do all I can to support them through this latest sh*tshow. 1mo

quietlycuriouskate Oh, you know, the usual (which is not necessarily a bad thing): groceries, housework, setting up my planner for next week, brief local walk. Now I've shut the door behind me and I'm actually going to READ until it's time to get the tea on. 1mo

AllDebooks I've lost myself in #NaturaLitsy #buddyread

The Land of Little Rain

1mo

AllDebooks @quietlycuriouskate A bit of routine followed by a reading session. Perfect ☕️📚☕️ 1mo

AllDebooks I was completely enamoured with this month's #RiseUpRead ❤️ It's in my top 10 poetry books of all time. Such a beautiful, important book. I'm thrilled to have found this author.

We Are All So Good at Smiling

1mo

dabbe @AllDebooks ✊🏻♥️✊🏻 1mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie ✊🏻♥️✊🏻 1mo

dabbe @AllDebooks I wonder how we'd all treat each other if we just thought of ourselves as earthlings and nothing more than that. 🤔 1mo

dabbe Thanks for the tag, m'dear! 😍 Phoenix is enjoying UNBELIEVABLE weather this week! We had a big rain last night, and the high today is only supposed to be 75º F (24º C). I actually cried tears of joy. So, we're taking a LONG walk with the pups and currently have the windows open and no AC. We're thinking a lazy day of (you guessed it) reading. Happy Saturday, EVERYONE! 🌈 1mo

DebinHawaii Thanks for the tag! I‘m having a slow start to the weekend & am mostly catching up from a busy workweek. I got home from the airport last night after all day meetings & crashed. Woke up late & just made it to the coffee shop, then errands & maybe a nap later. 1mo

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