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Home video – Bridgerton

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I watched the first episode of Bridgerton a few weeks back, and when I was finished I told Crystal about it on our nightly video call. we both then kind of blew through it.

I’ve always really liked shows set in and around this time. I fell in love with Downton Abbey, and this was just the same. I’d finish an episode and immediately wish that I could watch another one.

However, with Netflix, they always leave you wanting more. 8 episodes in season 1. As you can see they’ve officially announced a second season that will start filming spring 2021. With COVID, who know when we’ll actually see the second season, and that makes me sad.

I think I like shows like Downton, and Bridgerton, because it’s so immersive, it feels like I can just disappear into them for a while. The back stories, the costumes, the story lines, I love them all.

So let’s hope that the second season appears soon, I want to disappear into it again.

This ain’t a scene, it’s a goddamn arms race

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Greetings, and salutations everyone. Hello from the frozen north. It’s wicked cold out this morning. With the wind chill is -29c. Not cool. At this point, I can’t wait for spring. I’m tired of putting on layers of clothes, just to go outside.

Coffee.

It’s Sunday Funday today. I don’t have too much going on today. I have to clean the stove, and then relight it. Maybe a blog post or two, including a book club post.

It was really slow at work yesterday. There were supposed to be people coming in. 1, to talk about a dining room set for her and one for her daughter, and 2, a designer that we work with was sending someone to look at sectionals. I was very nervous and the lady coming in to talk about dining room sets, as I don’t really have the experience to do it alone. After a pep talk with BossLady, and a couple of hours playing around on the website – you can customize every part of the set, I was fairly comfortable and was ready for when she came in.

Spoiler alert: no one came in. I’m mean no one came in. So I cleaned the office, and vacuumed the sales floor, and put some swatches of fabric away.

So yeah, looking at that, I dunno if I’ll be doing anything much outside these walls. Mom found a king sized duvet, on the used marketplace on Facebook, and put in a bid. The lady says there was one person that made an offer a head of me, and if they don’t pick it up, I can go and get it. It’s only about 15 minutes from here. Then I’ll have a blanket that fits my whole bed.

But I’ll plan on getting it, when my mom gets an email saying to come and get it. Happy Sunday everyone!

I was a quick wet boy – diving too deep for coins

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Good morning, it’s almost Pre-Friday y’all! In a few moments all of Shady Acres will be awake. I have to go out and scrape my moms windows.

Well that was fun. Now I’m back inside with some coffee. It was a mostly tossy turny sleep last night, not a deep sleep that I’m used too. But still a pretty ok sleep.

It’s Thursday. What more can be said? Like I said, almost Pre-Friday. But it’s also getting closer to Post-Saturday.

I hope y’all have a very good Thursday. I’m going to do my best to have a good day as well. In the immortal words of Jim Morrison –

The time to hesitate is through

Take that as you may. Happy day everyone.

I have died everyday waiting for you

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I’m awake. Awake and watching Trump waddle out to Marine 1 for the last time. Coffee is brewing, and I need it this morning.

I’m fleepy, and I have a bit of a headache. Both will fade as the day goes on. We have to finish the inventory today. Yesterday, I should’ve went home for lunch. One cannot live off of a charcuterie board when your body is like a sports car. It needs more than salami and pickles and, tortilla chips.

But first, coffee.

Something, something Wednesday.

Book haul – just one this time

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I know, I know. I said a couple of days ago, that I probably wouldn’t buy books while in SlightlyBiggerTown, because the second hand store was closed on Saturday. I was in the local “general” store. Kind of like a tiny Walmart, and there’s a little section of books. I found just one that caught my eye.

Quickly flipping through it, I found something very very interesting.

Yeah man, it’s signed! What a total surprise for a $4.98 book. Woot!

Until next time book nerds!