What am I giving up for Lent? This year, that question seems weirdly out of place like a pot of mud on a dinner table. It seems like an artificial exercise for those who are privileged. I would be ashamed…
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What is Normal?
The pandemic and the previous administration have been braided together so tightly that it is impossible to talk about one without talking about the other. Our knowledge of the virus, its effect on every aspect of our daily lives, our…
It’s Really Starting to Seem Like Groundhog Day
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…
Ephemeral
In this month of February, Black History Month, I also think of the short but significant lives of Martin Luther King, Medgar Evers, and others who sacrificed their lives to speak truth and promote justice. Though their lives were brief and lovely as the snowfall, their words still resonate, flowing through time like the stream in the forest. I want to believe that it will also be so for many others whose lives were cut short by the virus.
Carrying On
Our first post was on March 26, 2020. It is almost our blog's first year birthday. A year of recording our life during the pandemic: the spikes, the dips, the small pleasures and frustrations, the politics, the information and misinformation.…
I Got the Jab!
I feel like I just won the lottery. Yesterday morning I opened my email and discovered an invitation to go that afternoon to get my first shot of the vaccine. I panicked that maybe I had missed the window to…
A Birthday in Time of COVID
Flowers from my husband The first indication I had that a birthday was coming up was a card from the local retirement center. Wait! I thought. How can I be old enough to be hearing from them. Somehow, I have…
Today’s the Day We’ve Been Waiting For
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…
Where Are We?
Just to take stock, this is where we are today, Jan. 15, 2021. Covid-19 cases are up 27% across the country in the last 14 days and deaths up 39% according to the New York Times. We are being warned…
My Head is Jangling
My head is jangling from the events of last week. Who could believe so many monumental developments could be crammed into one week: Trump’s phone call trying to change election results in Georgia, the election itself, the determination by so…
