A three event day: September 14 2025

You know those days where you get plenty of steps just because you’re moving around and getting things done?

I had one of those days. It started with hosting a brunch in the late morning. With a house full of pets (three cats and a dog, making my house presentable involves three levels of cleaning — an initial pass to get the top level of pet hair, another pass to actually clean, and yet another pass to get everything organized, tidy and back in place.

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But everyone had fun, and I always love it when my house is freshly cleaned and tidied.

The next event was an evening dinner — celebrating the birthday of one of my relatives. So, between brunch and dinner I dashed out for a shopping trip to get some things for a gift basket. I don’t know about you, but I love shopping trips because it involves a lot of walking.

Dinner was great, by the way. I had a crab cake appetizer for my meal.

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And the final event of the day was a neighborhood get-together at the home of some friends who have a pool, and a really nice bar and entertainment area next to it. I’m not sure how many steps I got at the party, but I was strolling around and chatting with everyone.

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It was a very busy, fun and active day overall!

Thanks for visiting!

Photo credits: All of the photos in this post were taken by me and belong to me, unless otherwise noted.

My bio: I am a fiction writer and photographer based in Minnesota. I have had a lifelong love of fiction writing. I am earned my MFA in writing from the University of New Hampshire. My short stories go de have appeared in a range of literary journals and anthologies, and my first short story collection, Somewhere in Minnesota is available on Amazon US as well as international Amazon sites., Barnes & Noble or from the publisher.