2 years ago
Facebook has a thing about memories – for the past couple of weeks I’ve been lambasted with pictures I posted during our trip to Florida in February 2020 – the trip we snuck in just before the pandemic we hadn’t heard of yet hit. The pictures are of my nearest and dearest having the time […]
When push comes to shove
I’m easily entertained – or perhaps easily distracted – it doesn’t take much to glue me to the television. I’ve been caught up in this trucker-convoy-protest-bullshit stuff to the detriment of everything else in my life lately; my writing, my housework and even my obsession with the 2022 Olympics. This past weekend tensions grew to such […]
A Rant
I don’t get out much these days and after two years of coping with a global pandemic I’m actually okay with that. My social circle has shrunk to a place where only a few people fit into my bubble. I’m totally fine with the mask wearing thing – I will probably continue to wear one even after […]
The Boring Twenties
I’ve been trying to ignore January by pretending the the clean slate of a new year was still an option but it’s been a fool’s mission. 2022 arrived and its resemblance to 2020 and 2021 is disheartening. This new year got a lackluster reception at my house, it arrived while I was sleeping and I’ve been avoiding […]
‘It’s the Season
My halls have been decked for over two weeks – I jumped into the holiday season with two feet this year. I haven’t seen much of what is on display for four years – I packed my last real Christmas away just prior to opening a box filled with so much grief it’s taken these […]
Day Three post vaccine
I had a normal weekend – well, as normal as one can have in the middle of a pandemic – I picked up a few groceries, walked the dog and socialized with the people in my bubble. I wore my mask and kept a social distance when talking to anyone outside the bubble. Looking at […]
The countdown
It’s finally my turn! I’m getting my vaccine on Friday and I’m so excited I can hardly stand it. Who would have dreamt after a year of virtual lockdown the thing that was going to give us all a shot in the arm was an actual shot in the arm. I’ve been patiently waiting my […]
Here we go again…
The world has basically been shut down for over a year – everybody (and probably everybody’s dog) has been trying to cope with the changes. Lots of us have been snacking, loafing, netflixing and packing on the pounds. I for one have gained (amassed, incorporated) twenty. These pounds weren’t even sneaky – it seemed calories […]
Weighing Risk
The pandemic had its first birthday this month – nobody threw it a party. People are done of the restrictions, done of the rules, done of the whole damn show. Sure the vaccine is but minutes away for most of us but that is little comfort when looking forward to a future that will remain […]
The Waiting
The mountain of boxes in my dining room grows by the day – just when I think I’m getting a handle on this packing shit I open another cupboard and am reminded again that I am, and have always been, a bit of a hoarder. Some of the things I’ve been so carefully packing haven’t […]