Beauty itself is the fruit of the creator's exuberance that grew such a tangle. (Annie Dillard in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek) Every time I think I have a chunk of time to sit and write, I remember something I have…
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“Just People” Pensacola
Uber hopping last weekend gave me a different kind of education. I had never taken Uber before I went to visit my grand niece who is studying in Pensacola. In a mere two days, I was just as fascinated by…
Reassurance
Clivia miniata--the most commonly cultivated species. Clivia can be found in varied species but live naturally only in South Africa and Swaziland. Every late spring, I go to my basement and carry up my Clivia plants. I place them carefully…
Quiet Lives Transformed
When I started this blog a year ago, my goal was to preserve a record of daily life during an extraordinary time. I based the idea on the Mass Observation journals ordinary people kept during WWII in Britain. In his…
Liberation Day
Yesterday, the day that marked two weeks since we had our second jab, my husband woke up and declared it “Liberation Day”. One of his favorite things has always been going out to restaurants, so this would be our way of celebrating. He woke up thinking about the crab and avocado omelette at Elmer’s, here in Palm Springs...
Wrapping Up
Writing has been a kind of saving grace for me throughout this pandemic. I have spent many hours focusing on a China memoir that I hope will be done before long. Other tasks like writing a Lenten reflection, keeping a…
Neighbor Talk
Like snowdrops emerging, the warming sun this week has drawn neighbors outside and allowed us to chat without freezing for longer moments than in previous months and weeks. I could not resist crossing the street and yard boundaries to see what was happening in others' lives.
The Miraculous Normal
We returned to the Rockingham County Fairgrounds for our second shot last Saturday, but this time there were no long lines. We walked in, they checked our names, we moved the next room, we each sat down at one of…
Time Is Flying
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.
Good News
The news on the virus is getting very complicated to sort out. Once you are vaccinated, what can you do and with whom and when? What can we expect with new variants? A New York Times story today said there…
Carry On: Pandemic Diaries 