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Elayne Riggs' Journal - Dedicated to Leah Adezio

Tuesday, September 08, 2026

The Hardest Part

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We’re all packed and waiting for the car to pick us up and take us to the airport. But of course there are still last-minute hitches our of ...
Monday, September 07, 2026

20,20,24 Years To Go

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Happy blogiversary to Pen-Elayne on the Web! The world and I have both changed quite a bit since 2002, sometimes we keep making the same mis...
Sunday, September 06, 2026

A Banging Time

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Are we home yet? The roofers have just about stopped their banging. This has dragged on for a full week, thanks to them not being around las...
Saturday, September 05, 2026

Philly Phamily Phun

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I could have wished my IT band issues didn't make walking so painful. Robin could have wished he'd used our overnight garment bag as...
Friday, September 04, 2026

Roofer Madness Redux

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Have I mentioned next Monday marks the 24th blogiversary of Pen-Elayne on the Web? And that I may go dark for a week or so after that as I...
Thursday, September 03, 2026

Goodbye Manhattan

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Well, I'm coming back to the area on Saturday and Sunday on my way to and from Philadelphia, but this was my last day in the office for ...
Wednesday, September 02, 2026

Shredtastic

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Still no roofers, although contractors did come by again to dump more stuff in the dumpster. Glad they stayed away, as I had two more intern...
Tuesday, September 01, 2026

Passage to India

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White Rabbits ! Do they have that superstition in India? Regardless, that's where one of my partners is headed next month, so I spent ha...
Monday, August 31, 2026

Roofer Madness

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Had Robin not encountered our landlord at the mailboxes last week, we would never have known he'd hired contractors to redo the house...

Jonny Come Lately

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My darling godson Jonny came to visit us today. He's moving back to New York City from Austin, TX, where he felt like he never quite fit...
Saturday, August 29, 2026

The Calm Between

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With the car inspection behind me, the loft cleared yesterday, my godson coming to visit tomorrow, followed by the landlord's contractor...
Friday, August 28, 2026

Lofty Ambition

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When Robin met with the landlord in an unsuccessful attempt to get another mailbox key, he was informed that the house's roof is going t...
Thursday, August 27, 2026

Muggy

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A bit hard to breathe this morning, but Robin swore to me that his weather apps indicated no rain in the forecast despite a flood watch in e...
Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Done, Done, and Done Again

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I didn't have very high hopes for the latest place I visited bright and early this morning to get my inspection done, but this one turne...
Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Filling the Day

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Got through my commute and work day just fine, no real down time at all in the office, but my feet were bothering me too much to visit my pa...
Monday, August 24, 2026

Like Unto a Zombie

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No real news today, I just couldn't wake up after yesterday's driving and car stress. I'm not used to being out and about two we...
Sunday, August 23, 2026

The Wilds of Lawn Guylan

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Today we packed up about half the alcohol we've had lying around for ages and went to visit our friends Phyllis and Richie in Bellmore, ...
Saturday, August 22, 2026

Movable AC

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We got home from our grocery shopping and bonus H Mart visit around noon, to discover our landlord's van blocking our parking spot. Appa...
Friday, August 21, 2026

House Call

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This morning I had a necessary telehealth visit with my new primary care provider, who will take care of renewing all my prescriptions under...
Thursday, August 20, 2026

Drenched

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The day started out a bit difficult for me. My back's been bothering me all week, and I had to schlep an Amazon return in to Whole Foods...
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