Two Weeks in the Life: December 19, 2020
We are embracing Christmas this year, not the least because I am highly invested in putting up lots of lights. We finally got some lights to put up on the outsi...
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A Week in the Life: December 5, 2020
It’s December, which is exciting for me because I love advent calendars. Starting my day with a piece of chocolate is great and we should do it year round...
Two Weeks in the Life: November 21, 2020
Sometimes I feel like I have missed out on important information. Lately I’ve been mulling over how to be an involved citizen. It’s clear that letti...
Two Weeks in the Life: October 11, 2020
The last two weeks were a bit of a blur. I mentioned in my last post that my mother in law (and her dogs) would be staying with us. That turned out to be very c...
A Week in the Life: September 27, 2020
I’m sure you are all waiting for a follow up on the ants in the pantry situation. The ants have been beaten back. We had pest control come on Tuesday to s...
A Week in the Life: September 20, 2020
Yesterday evening I discovered that our pantry was overrun by ants. I pulled out a fairly sticky bottle of honey only to discover that it was covered in them—ju...
Some Amount of Time in the Life: August 16, 2020
This year’s onslaught of things that can kill us rages on. It’s 92 degrees at the time of this writing: 9:30 a.m (note: now that I’ve finished...
Some Amount of Time in the Life: July 10, 2020
It’s been a little difficult to convince myself to write lately because it doesn’t feel like I’ve done anything noteworthy. Days are running t...
A Week in the Life: June 7, 2020
Whew, it’s been a week. I am proud of everyone for being out there protesting and demanding a better world. I’ve been really torn about wanting to p...
A Week in the Life: May 16, 2020
I’m starting this post with some existential dread so skip ahead if you don’t need it. The first time I read The Handmaid’s Tale, I remember t...