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Fantastic Friday: monarch butterflies

We have grown milkweed since we moved into our current house, but the last two years saw few, if any, monarch caterpillars. This year, the caterpillars arrived, but they were late. With a recent cold snap, and with the milkweed … Continue reading

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Funny Friday: you, too, have eyes

Back by request, an update written by the 20-month old: Hi, it’s been a while. But, you know, priorities. The only thing pulling me away from wrecking stuff in my house is the need to save others from the constraints … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: planetary alignment

Today, February 28, 2025, is a planetary alignment, in which 7 planets—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—appear on the same side of the sun, allowing us to view them all (mostly) by eye (or telescope). Several people asked … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Mothers and Daughters

This post was supposed to go live on Mother’s Day, after my mom opened her gift. But one of my daughters (we are thinking the baby) gave me strep and a sinus infection, so we had to postpone a Mother’s … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Eclipse

What a year this has been. As I wrap up the last full week of this school year, I finally have a second to breathe and to realize I haven’t found time to post many Fantastic Fridays this year. It’s … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Writers of the Future

This week was spring break, and while last week’s summer weather took a turn toward winter, I was still able to tackle the indoor elements of my to-do list. (The house now looks like it was hit by a normal … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: may the trees always fall just close enough

If you’ve been reading my blog, you may remember back in September when I blogged about the tree that almost hit me as I was driving (you can read the post here: https://valmuller.com/2020/09/04/fantastic-friday-i-get-to/ ) The event stayed with me for … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Christmas Star

*I’m posting this Fantastic Friday post a day late, after having lost track of time while preparing for Christmas. I never knew how much “Christmas magic” was really just our parents being awesome 🙂 * For weeks, I had been … Continue reading

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Fantastic “Friday”: Thirty Days of Thankful

It’s not Friday, but it is the last day in November. November is a time to be thankful. Lately, I’ve been reading about how being thankful can help any mindset. As the month draws to a close, I wanted to … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: The Orange Bird of Dreams

Earlier this fall, while teaching via distance learning, I was speaking to my students while staring out the window at the beautiful golden sunlight of morning illuminating a tree that finally turned yellow-umber during a year when foliage around here … Continue reading

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