I catch a glimpse of Achilleus--maybe!

#theIliad #beaches #nantasketbeach #hullmassachusetts #humor #vacations #selfcare

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Sarabande

Pebble Beach, Peace Reels

Malin's Song, Sum Wave

I do and I Will, Briar Edwards

Is She Your Friend, Riches in Rags

I learn what eclairecissement means!

#Scrippsnationalspellingbee #eclairecissement #humor #selfimprovement

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Sarabande \

Ever After, William Claeson

Ethos, Jakob Ahlbom

A Tale Untold, William Claeson

Is She Your Friend, Riches in Rags

Why, yes, my refrigerator is running!

#appliancerepair #refrigerators #humor #everydayannoyances #springtime

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Music:

Sarabande

New Horizon, Roots and Recognition

Nothin But the Blues, Megan Wofford

Flaws, Tommy Ljungberg

Is She Your Friend, Riches in Rags

I'm horrified to discover I have something in common with a creepy billionaire!

#creepybillionaires #bryanjohnson #bloodtransfusions #humor #vampirefiction

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Music:

Sarabande

Lost in Time, Ayiho

Octobre, Magnus Ludvigsson

Dialogue, Magnus Ludvigsson

Is She Y&our Friend, Rich in Rags

I finally learn who said "hell is other people"!

#hermits #northPondHermit #TheStrangerintheWoods #MichaelFinkel #history #humor

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Music:

Sarabande

Day off, Hennie Hun

Hermit Dance, Medité

My Soul Delights, Bonnie Grace

Is She Your Friend, Rich in Rags

All the world's a stage!

#Nighthawks #acleanwell-lightedplace #ernesthemingway #anxiety #self-care #managing anxiety

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Music: Sarabande

Bortom, William Claeson

Sweet Lies, Wendy Marcini

Is She Your Friend, Rich in Rags

I have something to say about RFK!

#autism #robertfkennedyjr #autismawarenessmonth

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Music:

Sarabande

Waltz's Claritas, Dian Shuai

Sense of You, J.F. Glass

Southern Breeze, Roots and Recognition

Is She Your Friend, Rich in Rags

I finally finish Vanity Fair!

#vanityfair #beckysharp #realhousewives #englishliterature #reading #humor

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Music: Sarabande

Walking the Masquerade, J.F. Glass

Marchinha de Carnaval, Vendia

Vals der Carnaval, Vendia

I tackle a physical challenge!

#parades #marchingband #recovery #selfcare #stpatricksday #humor

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Music:

Sarabande v. 1

Go Lions, Mary Riddle

The Fairy Dance, Bonnie Grace

Nordic Mountain Reel, Victor Lindberg

Is She Your Friend, Rich in Rags

I find that being a grownup doesn't live up to my expectations!

#humor #adulting #Dave #vacation

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Music:

Sarabande v. 1

Phoenix, Ludlow

Tu Perfume, Oliver De La Rosa

Flowers at the Market, American Legion

Is She Your Friend, Rich in Rags

I discover ever more weird holidays!

#humor #holidays #tomray #panicday #getoveritday

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Music: Sarabande v. 1

One Midsummer's Morning, Martin Klem

Close to Home, Roots and Recognition

I Stepped Out in the Sunshine, Daniel Fridell

Is She Your Friend, Rich in Rags

I tamp down my nerves with music--I hope!

#anxiety #selfcare #humor #Brahms #EmmanuelAx #Brahmspianoconcerto2

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Music: Sarabande Version 1

Gaudeamus Igitur

Brahms Violin Sonata Op. 108, I, Deborah Wong and Steven Beck

Is She Your Friend, Rich in Rags

I dive into weevil, at least as some define it!

#resistance #deconstruction #humor #saturdaynightlive

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Music: Sarabande version 1

Calm Inner Thoughts, Victor Lindberg

Covered in Your Love, Mercy Street

Is She Your Friend, Rich in Rags

Can a house wreck a relationship? I have thoughts!

#humor #nostalgia #divorce #relationships

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Music:

Sarabande Version 1

The Heart Knows, Luella Gren

Several Years Later, Martin Klem

The Story of Us, Amaranth Cove

Is She Your Friend, Rich in Rags

I trip back to the scandalous 1910s!

#turkeytrot #turkeys #humor #folkdancing #ragtime

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Music:

Sarabande, version 1

Ventus, Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen

Fat and Muscles, Martin Landstrom

Sunny Blues, Will Harrison

Is She Your Friend, Rich in Rags

I get bored with the new year, new me!

#selfimprovement #resolutions #january #humor

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Music: Sarabande Version 1

Solace in Winter, Will Harrison

Easter Morning, JOYSPRING

Is She Your Friend, Rich in Rags

I learn a little about entropy!

#entropy #humor #selfimprovement #family

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Music: Sarabande, version 1

All About the Blues, Martin Landstroem

La plus que lente, Blair McMillen, Conway Kuo

Is She Your Friend, Rich in Rags

I try to touch grass--I mean, eggs!

#humor #selfimprovement #autism #community

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Music:

Sarabande version 1

Reimagine, Megan Wofford

Rivers, Staffan Carlen

Is She Your Friend, Rich in Rags

Halos come in all kinds of shapes and colors--who'd'a thunk it?

#halos #snowblindness #humor #angels #adventuress

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Music:

Sarabande V. 1

Video Call from Los Angeles, Trevor Kowalski

Company with Whales, Jo Wandrini

A Lucid Affair, Dragon Tamer

Is She Your Friend, Rich in Rags

I make a resolution: will it stick?

#newyearsresolutions #martinamis #poetry #poemadaything #woodyguthrie #selfimprovement

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Music: Sarabande Version 1

I Don't Know You Anymore, Victor Lindberg

Tread Lightly, Erik Fernholm

Is She Your Friend, Rich in Rags