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Month: August 2021

Not-my-dog goes home today

Posted on August 30, 2021 By admin

We’ve had her since the start of August, but she’s going home today. She’s a good puppers. My therapist says that she’s been good for my mental health. I can’t really disagree.

I love how she’ll just come up to you and boop you with her nose to get your attention… then generally belch in your face. I love how she rolls around the grass like a nutter, but I’m less thrilled at her stubborn flomp when she doesn’t want to go back home. I love her attempts to “rescue” anyone who’s fallen down (less so when she’s just licked her own backside).

I’m going to miss her – I always do – but like all dogs, she can be a bit of work.

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Butt-dialing

Posted on August 17, 2021 By admin

It happens more frequently than I’d like it to. I felt my phone being unusually warm in my back pocket on the walk home. I had my hands full of shopping bags, so I didn’t really want to stop and check. I probably should have.

When I finally had a chance to properly look, even though I would have sworn my phone was locked when I put it away when getting off the train, my ass had managed to navigate deep into my SIM network settings, open two YouTube videos, seven help/info tabs from my password manager app, turned on my WiFi and turned my location settings off, and had a Guardian story on voice-read. I’m kinda impressed and scared, at the same time.

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No more countdowns

Posted on August 9, 2021 By admin

I retired the countdown to my burthday/countdown to christmas widget on the blog’s full (non-mobile) theme. The main reason is that it’s been a couple of years since I’ve felt festive for either occasion :( Sad, but true.

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BBQ assistant

Posted on August 6, 2021August 9, 2021 By admin

Ready to swoop in at a moment’s notice to rescue any stray bits that might fall on the floor!

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[recipe] Catalina dressing

Posted on August 6, 2021August 9, 2021 By admin

3/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup chopped onion
3 tbsp honey
3 tbsp tomato paste
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp celeri salt
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon water plus more if needed to reach desired consistency

Add all the ingredients to the jar of a blender.

Blend until smooth. Adding more water, a teaspoon at a time, if needed until desired consistency is reached.

Pour into a glass jar and refrigerate. Keep in the refrigerator up to 2 months.

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Apero on the water

Posted on August 5, 2021 By admin

Delphine, the head of the wine club, is leaving Nestlé for new adventures so we had a little apero on her boat to celebrate her departure. We were initially supposed to go out on the water but we stayed in the marina because the lake was a bit too windy and choppy. Was really nice to be sociable again!

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Mel would be so proud

Posted on August 4, 2021August 6, 2021 By admin

Don’t know where this obsession with ironing came from… God knows it’s not from us.

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Life Haiku

Posted on August 3, 2021 By admin

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Happy National Swiss Day

Posted on August 1, 2021August 3, 2021 By admin

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