Adela Crandell Durkee
@acdurkee.bsky.social
A quality G-mom with a book, a blog, and a bicycle.
Oh what a feeling!
December 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Oh what a feeling!
Book Review: Before the Coffee Gets Cold Review
I have another book recommendation. Okay, last month I said The Berry Pickers was my favorite pick for 2025. Now I have a new favorite. Is it okay to have a tie? I guess it must be. After all, I'm the one rating it. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by…
I have another book recommendation. Okay, last month I said The Berry Pickers was my favorite pick for 2025. Now I have a new favorite. Is it okay to have a tie? I guess it must be. After all, I'm the one rating it. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by…
Book Review: Before the Coffee Gets Cold Review
I have another book recommendation. Okay, last month I said The Berry Pickers was my favorite pick for 2025. Now I have a new favorite. Is it okay to have a tie? I guess it must be. After all, I'm the one rating it. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikaz Kawaguchi. Before the Coffee Gets Cold was an award-winning play before Kawaguchi converted it into a novel.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Book Review: Before the Coffee Gets Cold Review
I have another book recommendation. Okay, last month I said The Berry Pickers was my favorite pick for 2025. Now I have a new favorite. Is it okay to have a tie? I guess it must be. After all, I'm the one rating it. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by…
I have another book recommendation. Okay, last month I said The Berry Pickers was my favorite pick for 2025. Now I have a new favorite. Is it okay to have a tie? I guess it must be. After all, I'm the one rating it. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by…
Break Free! TikTok Reels, and Instagram Have Me
What could you do less of? Oh my gosh! What immediately came up for me with this writers' prompt was “scrolling short videos.” Next, I thought, I'd better give it a little time, and think of something better. I took a little break and finished up…
What could you do less of? Oh my gosh! What immediately came up for me with this writers' prompt was “scrolling short videos.” Next, I thought, I'd better give it a little time, and think of something better. I took a little break and finished up…
Break Free! TikTok Reels, and Instagram Have Me
What could you do less of? Oh my gosh! What immediately came up for me with this writers' prompt was “scrolling short videos.” Next, I thought, I'd better give it a little time, and think of something better. I took a little break and finished up some cleaning and decorating, and came back to my computer. What did I do?
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December 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Break Free! TikTok Reels, and Instagram Have Me
What could you do less of? Oh my gosh! What immediately came up for me with this writers' prompt was “scrolling short videos.” Next, I thought, I'd better give it a little time, and think of something better. I took a little break and finished up…
What could you do less of? Oh my gosh! What immediately came up for me with this writers' prompt was “scrolling short videos.” Next, I thought, I'd better give it a little time, and think of something better. I took a little break and finished up…
Trump’s $1.00 Christmas Tree Plan: Make Christmas Affordable Again
I saw this headline today: Bureau of Land Management launches immediate fee cuts delivering meaningful cost savings for families during the holidays The article went on to explain that President Donald Trump plans to save the…
I saw this headline today: Bureau of Land Management launches immediate fee cuts delivering meaningful cost savings for families during the holidays The article went on to explain that President Donald Trump plans to save the…
Trump’s $1.00 Christmas Tree Plan: Make Christmas Affordable Again
I saw this headline today: Bureau of Land Management launches immediate fee cuts delivering meaningful cost savings for families during the holidays The article went on to explain that President Donald Trump plans to save the nation over 10 million dollars this holiday season by offering Christmas trees and cords of wood for just $1. No, this wasn’t an article in the…
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December 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Trump’s $1.00 Christmas Tree Plan: Make Christmas Affordable Again
I saw this headline today: Bureau of Land Management launches immediate fee cuts delivering meaningful cost savings for families during the holidays The article went on to explain that President Donald Trump plans to save the…
I saw this headline today: Bureau of Land Management launches immediate fee cuts delivering meaningful cost savings for families during the holidays The article went on to explain that President Donald Trump plans to save the…
Dementia Prevention: The Surprising Role of Shingles Vaccine
Oh my goodness! I read this headline and could hardly believe it. "A dementia vaccine could be real, and some of us have taken it without knowing." Well, that's a little misleading. We didn't take the vaccine without knowing it. But, we…
Oh my goodness! I read this headline and could hardly believe it. "A dementia vaccine could be real, and some of us have taken it without knowing." Well, that's a little misleading. We didn't take the vaccine without knowing it. But, we…
Dementia Prevention: The Surprising Role of Shingles Vaccine
Oh my goodness! I read this headline and could hardly believe it. "A dementia vaccine could be real, and some of us have taken it without knowing." Well, that's a little misleading. We didn't take the vaccine without knowing it. But, we didn't know it might be good a preventing or treating dementia. It's the Shingles Vaccine! I got my shingles vaccine a few years ago.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Dementia Prevention: The Surprising Role of Shingles Vaccine
Oh my goodness! I read this headline and could hardly believe it. "A dementia vaccine could be real, and some of us have taken it without knowing." Well, that's a little misleading. We didn't take the vaccine without knowing it. But, we…
Oh my goodness! I read this headline and could hardly believe it. "A dementia vaccine could be real, and some of us have taken it without knowing." Well, that's a little misleading. We didn't take the vaccine without knowing it. But, we…
I'm at the sycamore Pumpkin Festival.
October 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I'm at the sycamore Pumpkin Festival.
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Anyone feeling great yet? #trumpdidthis Oh, WOW, $30.79!
I bought my large Folgers a week ago & it $22.00!🤬 Trump did this⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
I bought my large Folgers a week ago & it $22.00!🤬 Trump did this⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
September 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Anyone feeling great yet? #trumpdidthis Oh, WOW, $30.79!
I bought my large Folgers a week ago & it $22.00!🤬 Trump did this⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
I bought my large Folgers a week ago & it $22.00!🤬 Trump did this⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
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GLENN: You look fabulous in that suit
TRUMP: That's the one that attacked you last time
ZELENSKYY: I remember that. You're in the same suit. I changed mine.
TRUMP: That's the one that attacked you last time
ZELENSKYY: I remember that. You're in the same suit. I changed mine.
August 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
GLENN: You look fabulous in that suit
TRUMP: That's the one that attacked you last time
ZELENSKYY: I remember that. You're in the same suit. I changed mine.
TRUMP: That's the one that attacked you last time
ZELENSKYY: I remember that. You're in the same suit. I changed mine.
I'm attending NWSOFA (Northwest Suburbs, Chicago, Indivisible)'s event, “Join “Vision Forward: Messaging Our Pro-Democracy Vision”: August www.mobilize.us/nwsofaindivi...
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August 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I'm attending NWSOFA (Northwest Suburbs, Chicago, Indivisible)'s event, “Join “Vision Forward: Messaging Our Pro-Democracy Vision”: August www.mobilize.us/nwsofaindivi...
Happy Caterday
August 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Happy Caterday
It’s National Underwear Day. How will you celebrate? youtube.com/watch?v=G2UV...
Risky Business Dance Scene
YouTube video by itsafox
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August 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
It’s National Underwear Day. How will you celebrate? youtube.com/watch?v=G2UV...
@bookshelfie-hq.bsky.socialist National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day!
August 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
@bookshelfie-hq.bsky.socialist National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day!
Great time on Weiner Wednesday. Go Chicago Dogs!
June 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Great time on Weiner Wednesday. Go Chicago Dogs!
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Good morning rebels...
June 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Good morning rebels...
Me too!
June 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Me too!
A tariff visual from NYTimes.
April 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
A tariff visual from NYTimes.
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History repeating... this time in the United States.
April 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
History repeating... this time in the United States.
Read in The NY Times: “knowledge is like a medicine to soothe a fever.” Sadly, though, medicine only works if you’re willing to take it.
a man with a mustache is pointing at someone with the words let me hit you with some
ALT: a man with a mustache is pointing at someone with the words let me hit you with some
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April 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Read in The NY Times: “knowledge is like a medicine to soothe a fever.” Sadly, though, medicine only works if you’re willing to take it.
So far, this is my favorite book for 2025. I listened on Audible, then bought two copies. One to read and one to give away.
April 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
So far, this is my favorite book for 2025. I listened on Audible, then bought two copies. One to read and one to give away.
April 7, 2025 at 12:29 AM
What gets in your way of writing? Today it’s making bookmarks.
a computer screen with the words join me in death written on it
ALT: a computer screen with the words join me in death written on it
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April 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
What gets in your way of writing? Today it’s making bookmarks.
Farming worms is surprisingly relaxing. I named my red-wigglers “Coolie and the Gang.”
a painting of a mountain with the word dolby on the bottom right
ALT: a painting of a mountain with the word dolby on the bottom right
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April 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Farming worms is surprisingly relaxing. I named my red-wigglers “Coolie and the Gang.”
