There has been mostly good news this year so far, like Mr. Biden reuniting families that had been separated at the Mexican border, and vaccines are being developed, produced and distributed at a greater rate. Time hasn't slowed down yet, but if we keep our seatbelts on and pray, perhaps this will be a less jolting year than 2020.
It's been our tradition over the years to watch the Bill Murray comedy, "Groundhog Day" on February 2nd. This is the first year that we've identified so much with it. We have a lot of routines, and habits in this…
It's finally Inauguration Day, January 20th. It seemed like it would never get here. We worried that our now Ex-President would do something stupid like start a war before he left office. It was bad enough that he incited his…
I was prompted to think of what I was grateful for in the horrendous year of 2020, by the Calm app that I listen to on my phone every night with one ear bud stuck in my ear. In the…
Well, we haven't gotten tested yet for the virus, even though I keep saying I want to, just to be sure. But, we both feel good, and and there are forms to fill out or something to do online to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
