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Feb 20Liked by Marjie Alonso

Congratulations on getting a Baron Meister and of course, New Rob!!!! I adore him and his daffodil hair!

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Feb 20Liked by Marjie Alonso

I am on a strict - no new tea until you get through a good portion of what you own already...... but then you write and remind me of Bengal spice tea which I had a long affair with in the 90's... if you get a teahouse I will book a stay!!!

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You were so giddy to show me your plastic 🪴

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Showed my husband your tea draw and cupboard as he is always complaining about my tea stash. I have three different pieces of furniture that each have a shelf dedicated to tea. Can never have enough tea,and oh the variety.

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Ay, your tea collection! (Swooning)

To be fair, I have my own tea cabinet and a dedicated Tea Station for the preparation of the morning tea and an electric kettle on standby in case of an emergency. The water cooler we have dispenses hot water at the perfect temperature, most days.

Should husband and I ever move, we're thinking of keeping the condo we're currently living in and renting it out long term, after some serious renovations. Though I'm not planning on entering the realm of land barony, one never knows...

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Feb 20Liked by Marjie Alonso

Love it, love it, love it!

And most of all, I love Rob, the whale. And I hope that Rob the Person understands the honor of being in your blog.

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Sorry to say that you failed in another Trump area too - you did not name a child Baron. Is it too late to change one of their names?

Other than that shortcoming, you probably don't have any others. Sounds like Gretchen, Emily, and Rob would do anything for you, even these tough tasks you've assigned to them. It takes great and loyal friends to help move, clean, and sort and you've nailed that one.

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I spotted that Billy at first glance. Love the whale. Robby Dick??

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Feb 20Liked by Marjie Alonso

I aspire to your tea collection. Much to my hubby’s dismay. ❤️

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Feb 20Liked by Marjie Alonso

Any time we think about renting out the family cottage I remember the stream of emails with problems, culminating with complaints about a very loud cricket under the fridge that kept the kids awake at night. Good luck to you!

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Feb 20Liked by Marjie Alonso

Adorable. And, you know, batshit insane.

Congrats on your Bobs!

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Feb 20Liked by Marjie Alonso

New and old Rob are wonderful! As are Gretchen and Emily! Always love starting my Tuesday morning with your blog. Thank you.

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