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Chores and errands… and fun 1 - Laundry - two loads… done. I even washed my raincoat 2 - post office - mailed out one book; found a discarded mailer in the trash (!) 3 - supermarket - some basic...

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For the past few years, I’ve been handmaking holiday cards - all sorts of holidays - including Independence Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, etc. I thought what I’d do would be use up the odds and e...

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The windows in my living room and dining room face west - two in the dining room and a double sash in my living room. I get to see sunsets, the NJ Palisades… and MOONSET. I am watching the moon ...

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The thrift shop near my job as 25% off on Thursday when you have the (free) membership card. I had a short day at work, so strolled over. I bought three cookie tins with Christmas/winter decorat...

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There are some wonderful actors in this movie, a story of a family that has lots of tension, lots of secrets. The three sons - two have stayed home, one moved away - get together with the father...

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Trying to do one good thing for a stranger every day. Of course that means I have to get out of the house every day… I can engage practically anyone in conversation… that’s a start. I spoke wit...

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I was awake for half the night, so after falling back asleep, I woke up in just enough time to get dressed to go to work - no time for breakfast. I get to the station to discover that the subway...

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If you remember gather, this new site also “pays”. I just joined today, so don’t know ANY of the ins and outs: http://tsu.co/darcy0207

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Since I joined Club Free Time and Meet-Up, I have so MUCH to do. I feel guilty if I don’t do at least SOMETHING each day. Then there’s the scheduling - time for travel, time for a meal, time to ...

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I DID go to the art lecture. They last an hour and are on-going, so I’ll be back there next week. I tried to go to the “street fair” - it was non-existent. But I got to wander through lower Man...

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There’s an organization in NYC called “Club Free Time” - they list dozens of free activities each day!! I just joined again. I have plans (!) for tomorrow: 1 - art lecture at a church 2 - street...

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Is really my current neighborhood. I live two blocks from where I grew up. I run into some people from teenage-hood, and from childhood, every so often. I spent about an hour talking with a man...

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One of the attributes of my sign is the joy taken in shocking people - or surprising them (I’ve toned it down lately). I’ve noticed that, more than most people, I have a broad knowledge of other ...

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After being in the classroom for over 30 years, I find I still have tons of teaching material in the apartment. Yet, having retired over 5 years ago, I realized I have NO interest in teaching. S...

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This is very much a Bill Murray movie - odd, quirky, warm hearted. I wasn’t really especially eager to see it, but it was what was playing at the time we got to the movie theater. Melissa McCart...

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The story of this musical is a dramatic one, a sad one in many ways. After all the industrialization in England, eventually the bottom fell out and the industries closed. This was the story in ...

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I went to Trader Joe’s yesterday - they have so many products, I can get very creative with my salad and not work too hard. I first steamed some of the “sugar pumpkin” - it’s already cut into cub...

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Most of the time I am free. A couple of time a week, I am called in to work. This week I worked two 1/2 days… There’s nothing for next week, then two 1/2 days the following week. When I work on...

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For the past few weeks, a woman I grew up with (when we were BOTH girls) has been “liking” my FB posts - both the pass alongs and what I write as my status. I know she lives in California, so mes...

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A couple of months ago, I clicked on a group in facebook having to do with photographs of “old” New York (since many were in my lifetime, I sort of question the “old” part of the name). One of th...

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Many years ago, I hung out with t bus driver. We didn’t “date” per se, I just traveled with him on his route… we talked, hung out, etc. Part of his route took him along 125th Street. I was amaz...

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I just came back from a panel discussion about South African music. Although the musicians speak various languages, much of their music/singing is in English. I still am not sure if it’s to gain...

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When I see a number of people wearing the same/similar color of clothing, I joke about the memo that went out to tell people what color to wear on a certain day. When I got to work today - wearin...

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From my NYC apartment I can see a LOT of the sky. My apartment is on the corner of the building, on the corner of the block. My living room windows face north and west. I was watching as the lu...

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