Monthly Archives: August 2021

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Posted on August 28, 2021 by Suzassippi

I am still washing my tea cup and wine glass in the bathroom sink. Sigh. It is probably some kind of karmic equalizer to ensure one does not become too cocky in the grand plans of the universe. At least, … Continue reading →

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Katrina Recovery Merlot and Resurrection Katrina

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Suzassippi

I have been known to select wines because I liked the label, although that is not my only criterion. This process began because when I first started drinking wine, I would study the label information to learn a bit about … Continue reading →

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Lighten up? Did I say to lighten up?

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Suzassippi

It is going to take a little getting used to with all this white in here! The old kitchen had a beige grasscloth wallpaper. This is as close to smoky white as I could get…and it is a little whiter … Continue reading →

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Mississippi’s 1936 response to polio: A contrast to the 2021 response to Covid and the Delta variant

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Suzassippi

Back in October 2020, I posted about the history of poliomyelitis and the efforts to produce an effective vaccine. Yesterday while doing some New Deal research, I ran across a couple of articles from 1936 about Mississippi’s response to prevention … Continue reading →

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Day 4: Things happen, and then it is what it is not, which it now is

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Suzassippi

Yesterday was a busy day. Frankly, by the end of it, I was too tired to process pictures. We turned off the TV at 9:30 and I was asleep by 10. Mid-afternoon, Rand summoned me to the kitchen for a … Continue reading →

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Day 3: Can I keep up the happy dance? I think I can, I think I can

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Suzassippi

While I was picking up the paint and the vent hood this morning, the crew was finishing the hall and mudding the kitchen/dining walls. Not wanting to overtax Abby, we sub-contracted with Steffi to check the completed hallway. She is … Continue reading →

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Day 2.1: I am floored

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Suzassippi

By quitting time yesterday, the walls were done and the floor down. Even with a little sheetrock dust on it, I love it. New plywood subfloor was laid at the head of the hall–that infamous T junction with 4 doors! … Continue reading →

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Day 2: What the unknown comic left behind

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Suzassippi

I try to follow my higher self rule. That means, in the wake of all encounters, be your higher self–the forgiving, loving, kindest self. Sometimes that is hard to do. There is sometimes the situation where one’s reasonable and logical … Continue reading →

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Day 1: Team Amazing

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Suzassippi

Yesterday was a lesson in perseverance. All of these cabinets had to be emptied, which necessitated my lying on my side in the floor to be able to reach items in the far recesses of the ell and the base … Continue reading →

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The importance of being flexible

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Suzassippi

The first year I was on faculty at the University, our department chair gave us each a pin like this one. He said he knew it was “cheesy” but he also knew we were embarking on the difficult journey of … Continue reading →

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