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Annabelle frolicking in the grass during our walk to the pond.
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The area around the pond, much more colorful after recent rains.
We are spending the long weekend in Austin, but I wanted to share some recent pictures I took at home. After I get back on Monday, I only have one more week of work until winter vacation.
On the car ride up, I started a new book, one I found in a thrift shop on the way to Fredericksburg this summer:
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Wild Cat by
Laura Black So far, I like it: it was published in 1979 and very much in the tradition of the gothic romances popular at that time.
I'm also working on a cross stitch while listening to The Ghost Bride on Audible:
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The Ghost Bride by
Yangsze Choo