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: Blood Moon Eclipse

Handwritten blog post — transcript below. Doodles: Three grey cloud shapes and two grey spiral/swirl shapes are scattered around the margins; on the left side is a dark grey cloud with a red/coral half-circle peeking behind it, suggesting a blood moon obscured by clouds.
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I got up this morning around 3am because… my brain sucks sometimes. Anyway, it was cloudy then and its still cloudy now. Oh well…

♥ Loura

: The Waiting Game

Handwritten blog post — transcript below. A decorative border of two curving rose vines with green leaves runs down the left and right sides, each topped with a pink/red spiral rosebud; a small red broken heart appears inline before the second paragraph.
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My kid fell in love with the local agricultural school during a summer camp session. This year our state switched all technical schools to be lottery based. We filled out the application and today was the day. We waited…

No luck. I have a very sad kid.

Handwriting a blog

Handwriting a blog – March 1st 2026 Link reference [1]: handwritten.blog on the Internet Archive Link reference [1]: handwritten.blog on the Internet Archive
Handwritten blog post — transcript below. Decorative doodles: Left margin: a vertical trail of blue teardrop/raindrop shapes, and a blue swirl/spiral shape Inline after mind wander.: a small drawing of a swimmer with a red cap and goggles, with blue splashes Bottom of page: a row of colorful triangular bunting/pennant flags in red, yellow, and blue
Handwritten blog post — transcript below. Decorative doodles: Upper left: a blue flower with petals splayed in two directions, like a snowflake or asterisk shape. Between paragraphs: a horizontal divider made of small blue leaf/teardrop shapes in a row. Left of second paragraph: a stick figure mermaid with a yellow hair and a curvy green tail
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One of the nice things about going to my kids swim meet is that I have time to let my mind wander.

A few years ago, I came across a website called "Handwritten. blog." Sadly, it is no longer hosted but you can still see some of it on the internet archive [1].

Maybe it was because I was reading on my e-ink tablet. Or perhaps I'm just tired of my current blog design again. But why not give it a shot?

One thing is obvious, editing posts will be a nightmare. Usually I take my time and will rewrite a blog post a few times. Not gonna happen if I'm writing these out …

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