Perhaps it's unfortunate that we're getting used to communicating with Zoom and FaceTime calls with family and friends. It IS fun, though, to actually see the faces of the folks you're talking to, rather than just listening to them on…
heltershelter1
I'm just a person who is obediently sheltering in place as much as I can. My husband and I live part time in Palm Springs, CA, and part in So. Lake Tahoe, CA. We're retired.
Read Me A Story
I love having a story read to me. Our friend Tom, introduced us to Audible books, and I find it lets me double-task. If my husband and I agree on a book to listen to, we do so while we…
Going To Mass
Right from the beginning of the pandemic, when we were down in Palm Springs, and all the churches were closed, my husband wanted to make sure we went to mass some how each week. We watched as our favorite Irish…
Smoky
Here we are at Lake Tahoe, California, living in a condo in the forest. California's fires are on the news every day. Relatives of mine in Ireland wrote and said they saw it on their news station. It's been frightening…
I Don’t Even Know Where My Lipstick Is…..
Well, actually, I found it pretty quickly, in my purse that I rarely use anymore. Lipstick isn't really needed, since it just comes off on the inside of my assortment of masks. The purse sits on a shelf, abandoned in…
Grocery Shopping During the Coronavirus
So it's been over four months since we first started sheltering in place. The only time I had heard that phrase before, was when I worked at Kaiser in Richmond, CA, and if there was a fire or chemical spill…
Just Checking In
Have you ever woken up in the morning with a stuffy nose, or you coughed a couple of times, and thought, "Oh no! It's the plague!"? But then again, you blow your nose, have a nice drink of water, maybe…
Conscious Presence
The other day we watched a little talk by Eckhardt Tolle on YouTube, and he mentioned being "aware of the conscious presence". While he spoke, I realized that that's what I've been experiencing lately. The night before, as I was…
back to nature
There's a duck taking a very vigorous bath in our pool. Yesterday we saw her sitting at the edge of the pool, relaxing, and when we came back from doing errands, there was no duck, but a creamy-looking duck egg…
The Real World
With the television on, we're connected to what's going on in the world. The beauty of peaceful demonstrations, damaged by looters taking advantage of the rage felt by others. And then there's our ridiculous president, in another world altogether ,…
