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  #3GoodThings 1. Video call with kids tonight 2. Lovely weather 3. Public libraries

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  #3GoodThings 1. My turn to sleep in and I did, until after 10! 2. Nothing will fall apart because I slept till 10 (although I'll have to hold off on baking until tomorrow) 3. Going to see Wildwood again today

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  #3GoodThings 1. Interesting charity meal at the animal rescue (do not ask me about food safety) 2. More normal fall weather, cool and crisp this morning 3. Got some good reflective gear for myself and the dogs from illuminite.com

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  #3GoodThings 1. Young dog sat politely and watched neighbor dog go by on our walk this morning! 2. I can wear whatever the hell I want, pretty much any day, and nobody cares. 3. Yuletide fic is off to a good start.

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  #3GoodThings 1. Finally getting some rain--light to moderate showers over a couple of days, pretty much just what we need 2. Coffee with a friend tomorrow 3. Charity dinner tomorrow

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  #3GoodThings 1. Went to a very nice free concert at the library yesterday 2. Video call with all 3 kids last night 3. Planning to go see Wildwood again soon

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  #3GoodThings 1. A reasonable number of trick-or-treaters (25-30 total?), all very polite and nearly all on foot, accompanied by parents. 2. Got a bit of rain, more coming midweek (we really need some) 3. Got all my plants moved indoors, separated and repotted the very enthusiastic aloe.

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  #3GoodThings 1. Football is elsewhere this Saturday 2. Joined a new longitudinal study and got free cognitive screening 3. Today's our daughter and daughter-in-law's 2nd anniversary!

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  #3GoodThings 1. The Handbasket interviewed the guy who said he came to the Trump rally to see a cult close up. It's gold. https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/tom-hoyle-jonestown-trump-rally-fox-news-viral-clip 2. The Archive Of Our Own outage won't mess up Yuletide: https://yuletide-admin.dreamwidth.org/139101.html 3. Nice weather for trick-or-treaters tomorrow.

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  #3GoodThings 1. My turn to sleep in 2. Today and tomorrow are supposed to be rain-free; enough time to finish washing the rest of the curtains 3. I'm enjoying In Your Spare Time, authors reading posts from Ursula K. LeGuin's blog: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-your-spare-time-from-the-blog-of-ursula-k-le-guin/id1888272436

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  #3GoodThings 1. Wildwood 2. Adam Savage geeking out about Wildwood (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9stm18DFD08 - no spoilers) 3. The intersection of art, skill, and extremely hard work. So much of what I love starts there.

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  #3GoodThings 1. First attempt at Boston Brown Bread was very educational. 2. I know what I did wrong 3. About 4/5 of the result is edible, though I couldn't extract it from the cans intact.

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  #3GoodThings 1. My turn to sleep in this morning 2. Going to see Wildwood later with our daughter and daughter-in-law 3. Lightly roasted cherry tomatoes are good in quiche (interesting jammy texture and intense, sweet flavor). Next time I need to reduce the milk a little; quiche was a bit sloppy though tasty.

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  #3GoodThings 1. Made orange marmalade biscuit rollup things for breakfast and the house smells great (they taste good too) 2. These ridiculous snakes: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-snakes-can-cartwheel-away-from-danger-scientists-just-uncovered-how-the-slithering-creatures-perform-their-acrobatic-rolls-180989720/ 3. Happy centennial! Reissues of 2 albums by Big Mama Thornton: https://folkways.si.edu/news-and-press/two-centennial-vinyl-reissues-by-big-mama-thornton

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  #3GoodThings 1. Slept through the night AGAIN! Getting to be a habit! 2. Only one thing on my schedule today (taking old dog to his regular vet visit) 3. Might bake something fun later

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  #3GoodThings 1. About 1/3 of the way through washing curtains (3 loads) (we have a lot of windows) 2. Lovely weather continues; husband and I have a whole day free to do something fun 3. I think I have sourced a couple of coffee cans for making Boston Brown Bread

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  #3GoodThings 1. Slept through the night again! 2. Perfect weather for the twice-yearly washing of the curtains! 3. Might go thrifting later, as a treat.

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  #3GoodThings 1. Family wedding yesterday went well, no travel issues. 2. It's actually cold this morning! Dogs are very excited. 3. Widowed eldest sister is out of mourning and looks better than the last time I saw her.

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  #3GoodThings 1. No Kings 2. Family wedding 3. Several cool nights ahead

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  #3GoodThings 1. Early voting 2. Hopefully getting an account set up for my returned retirement contributions (I didn't work there long enough to be vested) 3. Cooler weather for a few days starting tonight

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  #3GoodThings 1. Lovely art at the Sautee Nacoochee Center and the Blue Ridge Arts Center 2. Pleasant train excursion on the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway 3. Dogs behaved well for dogsitters and were happy to welcome us home

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  #3GoodThings 1. Slept through the night! 2. Made some delicious cinnamon-raisin biscuits last night! 3. Managed not to eat the last 2 so daughter and daughter-in-law can have them when they come to dogsit!

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  #3GoodThings 1. House unscathed after the remnants of Isaias (but boy, did it RAIN!) 2. OK for trip to the mountains 3. Medicare part D signup complete, found in-network pharmacies after some struggling

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  #3GoodThings 1. We still have power 2. Dogs bravely dashed out to pee in the wind & rain first thing, then we got a gap long enough for them to get a real walk 3. Knitting event at the library is still on

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  #3GoodThings 1. Car is fixed again, allegedly. We'll see! 2. Lunch with my niece today! 3. Forecast is growing less dire; we may get through the weekend without a power failure.

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  #3GoodThings 1. Nice call from my niece--her nonprofit (Montessori Partnerships for Georgia) is exploring possibilities in my community and she's coming over for a meeting tomorrow. We'll get together for lunch! 2. My husband let me sleep in today. 3. I have now made it through the week after my COVID booster, so I can have ibuprofen again! Will start with a lower dose and see if that will work.

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  #3GoodThings 1. Starting a list of projects to choose from when I need something to do 2. Yuletide (fanfic exchange) nominations are out! 3. Yuletide signups start next week!

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  #3GoodThings 1. Finally buckling down to a task I've put off forever: Sorting, washing, drying and giving away all our old SCA garb and feast gear. It'll take a while. 2. Browsing slowly through cookbooks looking for ideas for Thanksgiving/Christmas (and also maybe expanding my everyday dinner repertoire). 3. Car repairs are done, we're back to 2 functioning vehicles.

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  #3GoodThings 1. Rental car returned; a huge weight off my mind. 2. It's Monday and I don't have to go to work!!! 3. Husband is getting his COVID and flu vax today.

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  #3GoodThings 1. Pretty much feeling normal again after flu & COVID vaccines except for sore deltoids. 2. My husband will be back home this evening after his charity bike ride 3. The bike ride, which looked almost certain to get drenched by heavy rain, now looks like it won't get rained on at all!