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Sandy S's avatar

What wonderful news Sandra! Congratulations!! Love thinking of all of the new readers of your work that this will bring!! And perhaps more stage performances!! :-) Very, very happy for you!!

My recent happiness is a new roof! It was a bit of an endurance contest for me and my indoor kitty last week. Now I am so glad and happy it is done.

BTW - That rose you shared is a beauty and appears to be almost thorn less.

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Sandra de Helen's avatar

Oh, a new roof! We're going to need one in a year or so. An expense and an ordeal, but what a great thing to have!

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Susan's avatar

Wonderful news! Congratulations, Sandra! My good news: I have 2 good writing projects underway. both keeping me fully occupied (in the best sense).

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Sandra de Helen's avatar

Thank you, Susan. I'm so happy for you and your new writing projects. You are a force to be reckoned with!

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Kelsey Worth Solomons's avatar

Congratulations, Sandra!! My own good news is that the tulips are finally blooming and they look so beautiful :)

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Sandra de Helen's avatar

Tulips are such a gift of beauty! Enjoy!

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O L O Bunny🐰aka Kevin's avatar

I am pleased to add to the chorus of congratulations. Well deserved. Really pleased that I, someone, stumbled upon you. I think it was an age thing at first, now I am with you 100%. The good news is that come Tuesday evening I will have a 12 x 2 x 2 foot raised bed at the bottom of our garden for the runner beans I have grown since 1966. Before that I helped my grandfather.🐰

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Sandra de Helen's avatar

I love a raised bed! Much easier to take care of for me. That's a good long time to be growing runner beans my friend!

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O L O Bunny🐰aka Kevin's avatar

Ah, you have a raised bed already. I will do a post later in the week when the bed is in situ. The recognition you have received must be close in feeling to winning a lottery. The older we get the fewer great writers there are and, as a result, so do our chances of fame and fortune! 🐰

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Sandra de Helen's avatar

We have two raised beds. I think they're 4x4x2. Re my award, I think maybe it's in lieu of fame and fortune. ha. I feel very honored and proud to have it.

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NJ Simat 🤍's avatar

Congrats!

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Sandra de Helen's avatar

Thank you!

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NJ Simat 🤍's avatar

You are so welcome Sandra. :)

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Elizabeth Marro's avatar

Congratulations, Sandra!!!! This is wonderful news.

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Sandra de Helen's avatar

Thank you!

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Blake Nelson's avatar

Cool!

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Sandra de Helen's avatar

Thanks!

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janinsanfran's avatar

Congratulations!!

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Sandra de Helen's avatar

Thank you!

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Alberta's avatar

Good news here in the Midwest, one of the prettiest springs I’ve seen in years with flowers and trees blooming. Birds are plentiful and quite the variety. Personally, I started or restarted an accessible yoga class, stopped since covid. Each week, only three, my class has grown and every one seems to enjoy it. A great way to destress for an hour.

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Sandra de Helen's avatar

I'm so happy you re-started teaching the accessible yoga class. I know people really appreciate it and enjoy it. So nice to know you're have a beautiful spring there. This is one of our best too.

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Mary Hutto Fruchter's avatar

Congratulations Sandra! My good news is that my garden is full of color and I’ve made some progress on projects I’ve wanted to tackle for awhile. I’m looking forward to them coming together this month.

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