Author name: jade

California Autumn

There was a lot to do in the six weeks we were in Santa Barbara. I did get to do some interesting things before I became bedridden due to my fractured toe. I was happy to be in my native environment and I didn’t have to think about where in the world I was in […]

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Bad Luck

Leading up to my streak of bad luck, I had a week of doctors appointments, a colonoscopy, and a printer that needed a weird part. I figured that the yucky stuff was over and I could start on my to-do list. Car – Monday After purchasing bar shampoo and conditioner at Ulta, my car started

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The Life of a Showgirl

Leading up to the Friday, October 3 release date, I watched so many speculation videos about what the songs would be about and what the sound and vibe were going to be. There were conjectures that it would be more of a dance album since it was produced by Max Martin and Shellback. Every time

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Melbourne 2025 October

I was on my own for 2 weeks in October as DH2 returned to California for work ahead of when I returned. With the release of a new Taylor Swift album dropping on October 3, I was glad he was not in my orbit so I could immerse myself in the new music without having

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Melbourne 2025 September

Australians use the meteorological calendar to mark their seasons so in theory, September was spring. I would like to counter that September bears no resemblance to spring. OK, there were fewer days I wore my heavy down coat, but I went out without some kind of down coat only twice. Cold, rainy, and windy are

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