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It is the end of August and the entire spring and summer have passed. It is a cliche that time passes more quickly as you age, but it is a universal truth. Time has passed yet nothing has changed. Nothing has changed yet 180,000 Americans have died from Covid. We are still in the midstContinue reading “The Fall”

The air has been cold here and incredibly clean. Breathing outdoors feels like the first time you take a drink of cold spring water. I don’t recall breathing such pure air here. It is delicious. I started this blog to document my isolation. Last week, on my birthday – exactly a week ago – theContinue reading “Violets”

When new rain falls, it smells of mud suspended in the air, or wet rocks. If you’re lucky, the rain will fall on you when you are alone in a quiet place so you can hear it and smell it. There is a hope that we must speak about carefully, that the way the worldContinue reading “Petrichor”

Yesterday the grim milestone of a million cases of COVID-19 was reached. My state is rapidly approaching 1,000 cases. Just three weeks ago there were no confirmed cases here. On the same day, 6.5 million Americans filed unemployment claims, bringing the two week total to over 10 million. That number would have been even higherContinue reading “A Day out in the World”

Last post I mentioned that DH needed to isolate from me for two weeks because he was exposed to the youngest daughter’s cold. She has recovered. He is fine. No one has any symptoms. We have a week of isolation left. The two of them have been super isolated at our cabin for the lastContinue reading “Camping at Home”

It has been an eventful week, both personally and politically. Last weekend we were supposed to go to our cabin for a few days. It’s a long drive; we were going to take the cats. I was having misgivings about the trip, worrying that we would get sick, or get stuck there because of aContinue reading “Loneliness”

Are you settling into a routine yet? I think I am. I’m writing most mornings, doing some kind of exercise every day, and trying to do a work or household project every day. I’m almost enjoying not having to be anywhere. I almost don’t want to leave home. Flowers are starting to bloom in myContinue reading “Simplicity”

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”