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suzanne @cshlan.dawdling.net.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

This is from my oldest kid 😂 We did something right 😁

a text conversation from this morning:

I sent "It has begun" with a picture of our kitchen with the doors off the cabinets and a big gray Rubbermaid trash can in the middle

They replied "sickos dot jpeg YES... YES!!!"

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suzanne @cshlan.dawdling.net.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Everything is out of all of the kitchen cabinets....

a picture of one side of our dining room kind of on an angle so everything would fit in from the dog bowls in the bottom left corner to the table full of dog food, paper and plastic dishes, and the microwave to the refrigerator by the back door in the upper right corner

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suzanne @cshlan.dawdling.net.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

I've only got 3 things left on my big list 😁 I can't remember if Trees meant pruning or planting but I've done both 👍🏻

screenshot of a list labeled House under the Planning section of my notes:

still left to be checked off:
Floors
Cabinets
Paint

crossed out:
Kids' fans
Lights
Wood piles
Flower beds
Battery
Trees

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suzanne @cshlan.dawdling.net.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

This makes me happy. I waited to buy an EV until I could get one that could easily get me to my family about 300 miles away. I don't travel there much but less than that was still a deal breaker (I was also driving nearly 100 miles a day most days at that point […] [Original post on dawdling.net]

the name iONNA in an oval bubble followed by:

Bring a Rechargery to Your Community in large font

in a smaller font: Interested in hosting an Iona rechargery? Give us a holler and we'll do the rest. Sit back and watch your business. grow with us!

this is followed by another oval link button saying Get Started and a picture of one of their chargers in blue and orange

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suzanne @cshlan.dawdling.net.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

Have actually gotten into the habit of walking the dog most mornings. I get Tuesdays off because I take her to play at a doggy daycare place. Some days, like today, I try to get up quietly and leave her sleeping but most of the time she's up and ready to sniff […] [Original post on dawdling.net]

black pitbull trying to climb up my legs into the chair with me - she's obviously a 65 lb lap dog

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suzanne @cshlan.dawdling.net.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

Expanding the little free library 😁

newspaper style white metal box with a window in the pull down door

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suzanne @cshlan.dawdling.net.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026

I wish my kid was closer but I'm grateful for texts ❤️

Texts from today:

me - I wish I could record the cicadas and send it to you. The trees are screaming and it reminds me of my childhood....

kid - i miss cicadas... all we have here are spotted lanternflies

me - grimace face

kid - i will say tho nothing makes me feel more At Home in philly than curbstomping them. just like a local

me - responded with a heart

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suzanne @cshlan.dawdling.net.ap.brid.gy · 14/04/2026

When your dealership's marketing department doesn't keep track of the fact that you bought an EV... Or that you've paid it off and don't make payments anymore...

faux handwritten note of interest in buying my car and financing a new one at a lower payment with a $500 gas credit included

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suzanne @cshlan.dawdling.net.ap.brid.gy · 02/04/2026

This is one of my absolute favorite exchanges in the #Murderbot Diaries. In Network Effect. SecUnit has an idea it knows is questionable but when ART points that out a couple of pages later it totally refuses to admit it even to itself ❤️

Two posts from the MurderBotBot on wandering. shop.
The first says:
I had an option, but it was a terrible idea.

The second says:
6.4 seconds dragged by (seriously, even a human would notice a pause that long) and ART hadn't said anything. Then it said, That is a terrible idea. Which just pissed me off. "It's a great idea." It was a great idea.

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suzanne @cshlan.dawdling.net.ap.brid.gy · 26/04/2025

This year's update! I have too many things planted in there but I had too much trouble with potatoes in bags last year. Potatoes along the left side, a tomato at the front, beans at the back, collards, brussels sprouts, and kale along the right. There's also an […] [Original post on dawdling.net]

Brick lined rectangular garden bed packed with green leaves, a square tomato cage at the front, and a bean trellis at the back.

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suzanne @cshlan.dawdling.net.ap.brid.gy · 24/03/2025

And next to me is my garden with very early greens, a new tomato plant, and some garlic in the front. My peas and beans are just sprouting. #gardening

Brick lined rectangle of garden bed. There's a green rectangular support for the tomato plant on the left and a tall metal and string circle support for beans on the right. In the middle is a metal trellis with a hummingbird design for peas. The garlic looks like big sprigs of grass along the front with leafy greens behind it.

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suzanne @cshlan.dawdling.net.ap.brid.gy · 24/03/2025

Look how pretty this tree is! I will detest it the rest of the year but for a few days each spring it's absolutely gorgeous!

Sunlight shining through small pale green leaves against a blue sky.

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suzanne @cshlan.dawdling.net.ap.brid.gy · 24/03/2025

I had collard green and birria tacos this morning and now I'm in the hammock in the back yard. For the moment life is pretty sweet.

Blue sky with hackberry branches full of new leaves showing at the top of the image and bare (except for last year's seed pods) branches of a crepe myrtle tree at the bottom.

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suzanne @cshlan.dawdling.net.ap.brid.gy · 20/02/2025

Browsing randomly years ago, I came across this French propaganda poster from WWI. My first thought was Gandalf.... And that scene in Lord of the Rings took on more weight.....

French propaganda poster from the First World War showing a soldier standing with a gas mask around his neck. The phrase 'they shall not pass' [on the poster in French in cloud like letters] is said to have originated with General Robert Nivelle at the Battle of Verdun in 1916.

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suzanne @cshlan.dawdling.net.ap.brid.gy · 14/12/2024

The 2nd great change over. When we moved in my husband put up a bunch of bookcases from Target (like the ones on the far right) and then slowly started replacing them with IKEA Billy bookcases (in the middle) as they failed. Now the Billys are failing from over […] [Original post on dawdling.net]

Corner of a room with a big screen TV surrounded by bookcases full of books of all sizes shapes and colors. They look newer, tidier, and sturdier as you move from right to left.

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suzanne @cshlan.dawdling.net.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2024

And this is what I usually see once I notice they've sprouted...

Five red flowers on two stems with petals spread in trumpet shapes with bright yellow stamens. Surrounded by leaf litter and the green leaves of other plants.

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suzanne @cshlan.dawdling.net.ap.brid.gy · 14/07/2024

I first let this shrub grow because I was lazy and just didn't get around to trimming it. Then I let it keep growing because it meant I didn't need a curtain or blinds for the front window. Now it's my favorite view because of the wildlife. We get birds […] [Original post on dawdling.net]

Long window with the back/inside of a shrub covering the whole thing.

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