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"it's only a mountain, it ain't hard if you don't stop" (dierks bentley)

Today's cute bilingualisms:

Planters still on the porch: 7 3
Vacuuming to do: ~~all of it~~

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"even though I had my doubts, I told myself don't look down" (dierks bentley)

Current favorite bilingualisms:

Days behind on noveling: 2 1 0, ~~not~~ counting today *\o/*
Bulbs still to plant: ~~all of them~~ ~~210~~ 0 *\o/*

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"life is short, make it sweet" (old dominion)

Neighbor: I guess it's time to put the gardens to bed for the winter.

Geraniums being hustled in: 6
Dahlias curing in utility room: 9
Canna lilies to lift, clean, and dry: 32
Spring bulbs just arrived from Brent & Becky's: 410

Me: ...yeah, I guess.

( can't relate )

Last year a kind neighbor gave me an orchid when Mimi died. "So you'll think of her every time it blooms," she said. I am not an orchid whisperer, and although I was very touched and tremendously appreciative, I was not optimistic.

Yet lo, the miracle orchid has bloomed again ♥.♥

FandomGiftBasket has revealed!

I got three awesome Fantasy Life icons and this Stardew Valley fic, focusing on Maru and Sebastian:

bodies into pillars of light (803 words) by redhandedtamarin-requests
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Stardew Valley (Video Game)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Maru & Sebastian (Stardew Valley), Abigail & Sam & Sebastian (Stardew Valley)
Characters: Maru (Stardew Valley), Sebastian (Stardew Valley)
Additional Tags: vaguely atmospheric piece, basically just a sweet convo between maru & sebastian, abigail and sam mentioned but do not appear onscreen
Summary:

Siblings - especially half-siblings - can be complicated. But when Sebastian needs his sister, Maru is there.

(I only wrote one gift for the exchange, for "I Want to be a Wall" - meant to write more, but with RL events my creativity just dropped for a while! But the recipient seemed to like it.)

Here's the collection!