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Sandra Friend
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Author. Science geek. History wonk. Nature nut. Space Hipster. Happily married. No DMs, please. SandraFriend.com FloridaHikes.com TrailsandTravel.com
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Sometimes a week calls for light, fluffy reading. #booksky
📚#cozy #lightreading
Exactly. Because one doctor a decade prior misdiagnosed my too much coffee intake as a bladder dysfunction, I was refused medically underwritten insurance as an independent contractor. A few years later I was diagnosed with type II diabetes. I'm not old enough for Medicare so ACA was a lifeline.
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Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
That has never, ever happened before in my thirty years of doing so.
I've sent a couple care packages to a relative in Europe and they've been forced to pay a tariff of 50% of declared value to be able to accept the package from their mail carrier. That's after I paid for the items here and postage.
Some golden oldies found in used bookstores this summer and consumed in transit. #booksky #vintagereads 📚
Headlands along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan from the observation deck atop Arcadia Dunes.

#greatlakes #michigan #arcadiadunes #geology #stunday #naturesky #geosky #photosky #photography #nature
A recent retro experience made me realize that you never quite lose the skill inherent in tactile games, it simply degrades.
#pinball #owaa2025 #chattanooga

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Only if the manager remembers to order them! We stayed three days in one in Ohio where everyone passed the blame buck but offered no cinnamon rolls. None.
I had no idea how treacherous they are until biking in Ohio and slipping sideways on one. We don't have these in Florida. We do, however, have coconuts, iguanas, and alligators as unique cyclist hazards.
Read widely. Read deeply. Read for fun. Read for knowledge. Defend the right to read.
#BannedBooksWeek #booksky 📚
Descending to a massive swale between ancient dunes along Lake Michigan at Rosy Mound Natural Area near Grand Haven. #naturephotos #beautyspots #lakemichigan #hiking #nature #photography #naturesky 🌱
#Stunday share: walking in the footsteps of ancients among their geometric earthworks under a blanket of forest at Fort Ancient, a Hopewell/Adena Culture #UNESCO World Heritage Site in #Ohio.

#fortancient #nature #photography #worldheritage #naturesky #hopewell
Delighted hubby and I caught the #OldCarFestival at #GreenfieldVillage en route to #SATW2025 a couple weeks ago. Mindblowing to see so many vintage vehicles in operation!
Latest Hollywood-themed fiction reads. All worthwhile and enjoyable. Queen and Esme most engrossing and moving as faux (auto)biographies, Canteen and Poppy romps of mysteries through Hollywood culture 60 years apart.

#booksky #novels #fiction 📚
Don't move!

An opportunistic tree frog trying to snatch incoming insects before they enter a pitcher plant.

#naturephotos #frogs #naturalist 🌱
#Stunday share: Humbug Marsh, Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge.

#photography #nature #satw2025 #detroit
Latest nonfiction reads. Enjoying and thought provoking, the big surprise being the memoir by two of Jimmy Carter's longtime friends. Details in alt text.

#booksky 📚 #reading #nonfiction