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July 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Just a little recap of our holiday weekend goings-ons. I had such a nice time this weekend that I even forgot to be subconcious about my stupid braces.
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Casa Leone Weekend Recap-4th of July
Fun times were had by all.
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July 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Just a little recap of our holiday weekend goings-ons. I had such a nice time this weekend that I even forgot to be subconcious about my stupid braces.
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Thrifting was way too big a part of my personality. Gave it up, and I'm feeling good about it.
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My New Year's Resolution was to give up thrift shopping.
And 6 months in, I stuck to it (for the most part).
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July 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Thrifting was way too big a part of my personality. Gave it up, and I'm feeling good about it.
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A New View from the Kitchen Window.
If you're going to disassociate and stare out your kitchen window, you might as well have something pretty to look at while you do it.
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June 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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The Steves would be so proud of me.
I let middle aged, Midwestern guys named Steve on youtube teach me to build ponds, and then I built my own.
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June 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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June 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I Let AI decide my wall color
And damn it, if those robots don't have good taste.
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June 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I am writing for substack now! I hope you'll enjoy my newest post about chasing the feeling of flow.
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Chasing the feeling of flow.
There's nothing better than the feeling of getting so immersed in an activity that the rest of the world disappears.
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June 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I am writing for substack now! I hope you'll enjoy my newest post about chasing the feeling of flow.
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June 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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I was watching the Office, the one where Michael and Jan take a client to Chili's and we spotted a cameo from my table. The guy I got it from on facebook marketplace said it was from Applebee's but he was wrong, apparently. How much blossom awesomeness has this table witnessed through the years?
June 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I was watching the Office, the one where Michael and Jan take a client to Chili's and we spotted a cameo from my table. The guy I got it from on facebook marketplace said it was from Applebee's but he was wrong, apparently. How much blossom awesomeness has this table witnessed through the years?
Tabitha has officially been a 100% indoor cat for over a year now.
June 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Tabitha has officially been a 100% indoor cat for over a year now.
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My camera roll these days is just photo after photo of mystery plants that I'm trying to identify to see if I need to pull them out of my woods or not
June 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
My camera roll these days is just photo after photo of mystery plants that I'm trying to identify to see if I need to pull them out of my woods or not
My favorite sort of youtube to watch is Midwestern white guys named Steve who are building backyard ponds and powerwashing sidewalks.
June 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My favorite sort of youtube to watch is Midwestern white guys named Steve who are building backyard ponds and powerwashing sidewalks.
Color changing pond lights!
May 30, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Color changing pond lights!
I finished my limestone patio and my little water feature pond and started planting a pollinator garden, which hopefully will fill in over the years and give the patio a more private feel. I really like it all. Feels like it was always meant to be here
May 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I finished my limestone patio and my little water feature pond and started planting a pollinator garden, which hopefully will fill in over the years and give the patio a more private feel. I really like it all. Feels like it was always meant to be here
I planted native blue flag irises last year for the first time. So pretty!
May 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I planted native blue flag irises last year for the first time. So pretty!
A millions-year old trilobite fossil in a paver on my patio
May 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A millions-year old trilobite fossil in a paver on my patio
My limestone patio is complete! It was a lot of work but I really like how it turned out
May 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My limestone patio is complete! It was a lot of work but I really like how it turned out
A new to me flower popped up in my yard---never seen one of these before! My camera ID'd it as an "Eastern Bluestar", a native woodland plant
May 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
A new to me flower popped up in my yard---never seen one of these before! My camera ID'd it as an "Eastern Bluestar", a native woodland plant
My sons and I have been working on building a patio out of a pile of old limestone pavers I found in our woods. It's not done yet, but it's coming along! In this photo, we are in the process of "grouting" it with our own mixture of sand, crushed rock and clay from the pit that will soon be a pond
May 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
My sons and I have been working on building a patio out of a pile of old limestone pavers I found in our woods. It's not done yet, but it's coming along! In this photo, we are in the process of "grouting" it with our own mixture of sand, crushed rock and clay from the pit that will soon be a pond
When it comes to home improvement projects, it always has to get uglier before it gets prettier.
May 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
When it comes to home improvement projects, it always has to get uglier before it gets prettier.
Since we moved into this house last year, I have been looking for the perfect railing to go between our kitchen and sunken family room. Found one this weekend! Wrought iron with a floral motif.It came from a house built in 1973---mine is from 1975 so it looks perfect here, like it's always been here
May 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Since we moved into this house last year, I have been looking for the perfect railing to go between our kitchen and sunken family room. Found one this weekend! Wrought iron with a floral motif.It came from a house built in 1973---mine is from 1975 so it looks perfect here, like it's always been here