Author Archives: suziecreamcheese

something totally different

Posted on November 14, 2025 by suziecreamcheese

This is a tale of a cow and a goat A cow named Dint and goat named Dont They live in a meadow just down the road With Maisy-Moo and a big ugly toad Dint and Dont are real. So … Continue reading →

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Election, politics and what I learned

Posted on November 14, 2025 by suziecreamcheese

part one From the beginning: I live in the country, way out in the country, my nearest neighbor is about 800 feet from me. The deer and the antelope play. Well, no, we don’t have antelope. We do have foxes … Continue reading →

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Waiting

Posted on November 5, 2025 by suziecreamcheese

My college has gone on strike. It’s a long story, the short version is that we’ve been trying to work with the admin for three years, we’ve had no raises, the college wants ownership of intellectual property (I’ve created everything … Continue reading →

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Reading!

Posted on September 4, 2025 by suziecreamcheese

At one of our faculty meetings recently, the leader lost her internet in the middle of the meeting so we carried on by discussing any recent books we’d loved. I mentioned a book called Picking Cotton, by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, and … Continue reading →

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Max and the Watermelon

Posted on September 1, 2025 by suziecreamcheese

He picked this himself. Max was my first Golden Retriever. He’s been gone for 7 years – I’m sure he’s currently showing Penny around in Heaven

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Penny

Posted on August 31, 2025 by suziecreamcheese

Yesterday at around 1, my friend called, frantic. Her choclate lab, Penny, was down and couldn’t get up. Penny was almost 13, her mom is 90. I grabbed the Bear and we went to help. I called our daycare/groomer/trainer to … Continue reading →

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Shot again

Posted on August 28, 2025 by suziecreamcheese

Tomorrow I’m getting a shot in my hip. I switched doctors after talking to my family doctor, he referred me to a different neurosurgeon and that doctor sent me to pain management as the first step to resolving my back … Continue reading →

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Biting my tongue

Posted on August 21, 2025 by suziecreamcheese

When I was in high school, there was a family a couple of towns over whose kids went to the same high school I did. There were three girls, (I think, it’s been a few years) and one boy. The … Continue reading →

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Grumpy and mean

Posted on August 15, 2025 by suziecreamcheese

well, not really mean but definitely grumpy My hip has been giving me grief for a couple of months. My spine doctor insists that’s the cause, that my L4 and L5 vertabrae or whatever they are are pressing on my … Continue reading →

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Many things or just a few

Posted on August 4, 2025 by suziecreamcheese

*please excuse any typos, I’ve managed to grow my nails long for the first time in years and i’d forgotten how difficult it makes it to type. (It’s worth it) So Maverick got over his hot spot finally. The Bear … Continue reading →

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