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Back to the Blog in 2025
When I started this blog a couple of years ago, I was excited to share some of the things I love with anyone that was interested. Fast forward to the beginning of July 2023, following a massive water leak in my rental unit and a job change that required a cross-country move back to my Read more
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What Am I Reading This Week? 6-29-23
This week’s reading goes back to my trip last year to Taos. As a result, you get a bookstore and a book this week. I made sure to visit the local bookstore, op. cit. – the name of the bookstore is an abbreviation of a Latin term that means ‘in the work already cited’. There Read more
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Book Shelfie #1
Last year I was browsing in an antique store and came across a used book seller. I collect old books (more about that in future posts), so one of the main reasons I go to antique stores is to look for books and ephemera. In looking through the shelves, I realized that a lot of Read more
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Cactus Corner #8
The beauty of spring in the desert corresponds directly with the amount of rain from the previous monsoon season and during the winter. We received a lot of rain, and the spring was not particularly hot. It stayed in the 60s for much longer than it usually does. I haven’t lived here long, but my Read more
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Cactus Corner #7
Recently I attended the monthly meeting of the Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society (TCASS). The meeting began with information and announcements as people were still coming into the room. The president told a plant joke that I didn’t get, and most people laughed. I love a good nerdy joke, and I hope to attend enough Read more
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Cactus Corner #6
Toward the end of this week is the monthly meeting of the Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society, and it will be my first in-person meeting. Due to poor planning and some traffic issues, I had to Zoom last month’s meeting. Therefore, this week I plan to leave much earlier and spend the day in Tucson. Read more
Michelle Rambles 