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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Past Tense
I didn’t stay up to see 2020 out the door – it snuck into the darkness like it arrived into the light of last year, quietly. It’s gone – thank the Lord. I checked the lock this morning fearful an encore was waiting outside – 2020 has been so volatile I don’t trust it to […]
An Unexpected Gift
I woke up this morning with a dream teetering between sleep and consciousness. Dreams for me are always fleeting – I rarely remember them. This morning’s dream was different – it wasn’t so much a dream as it was a memory being relived, a memory of something I hadn’t thought about for years. It left […]
A Covid Christmas
It’s December – Christmas is around the corner and hell bent to make an appearance, pandemic be damned. Covid might have locked us up but the jolly holly will not be denied. The world feels different this year, indifferent. I am indifferent too. My Christmas decorations are still stashed in the crawl space beneath my […]
Here’s hoping
The ocean was choppy. Remnants of a retreating storm hung heavy in clouds resting on the horizon. The day wasn’t exactly dull as it seemed introspective – weather can be like that here on our coast, indecisive. Across the bay Washington State sat in shadows as waves plucked its’ coast in the same fashion our […]
The Cheap Seats
I’m sitting in the cheap seats with a distant but clear view of the drama playing out at my neighbor’s place south of the border. I have no stake in the show, nothing personally riding on it and yet I am riveted to the spectacle. I can hardly believe what I’m watching – if a […]