Because of the pandemic, over the past many months my husband and I have been at home together most of each day. It’s given me an opportunity to see our differences in a more concentrated light. The other day I came upon him transferring our laundry from washer to dryer. […]
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On Deer and Cows
Last Sunday morning I saw six deer on the fairway behind our house. They were silhouetted against the snow, and when I glanced out the window—there they were! It was a foggy morning (the reason I have no pictures), so perhaps they felt safer coming out into the open. I […]
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Happy Short Girl Appreciation Day To Me
December 21 is Short Girl Appreciation Day. I am a short girl—5’1” in my stocking feet. So I hope to be appreciated today. In Catholic school, we frequently lined up by height. I was always one of the shortest girls in my class in school. Of course, I was a […]
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Random Photo: My Ninja & Pumpkin . . . A Simpler World Before the Pandemic
I hadn’t intended to write about a random photo today. I was looking for a specific photo to write about, but in my (unsuccessful) search for that snapshot, I found these Halloween pictures. Since this is the season for all things pumpkin, I will write about them. Thus, while these […]
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Which Would I Rather Be—a Recluse or a Hermit?
I used to debate with myself whether I would rather be a recluse or a hermit after I retired. I could never decide for sure. All I knew was that I suspected I would want less human contact, rather than more, as I aged. The definitions of the two words […]
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An Autumn Walk at Sunset
Last Saturday evening I took a walk after dinner. I had intended to stay on the neighborhood sidewalks, but a gaggle of high-school girls all gussied up for homecoming pictures stopped me. They and their mothers were having such a good time, even during this pandemic, that I didn’t want […]
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Census Undercount? Don’t Blame Me
The news reports recently have contained stories about the 2020 U.S. Census not reaching everyone. Given my experience with zealous census workers this year, I don’t see how this can be. I’ve had to respond to the Census Bureau four times. Last April I did my civic duty. When publicity […]
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Piano Lessons: Then and Now
I wrote a few months ago that I started taking piano lessons again, after a hiatus of fifty years. I have continued the lessons through the pandemic, except for a few weeks during the early lock-down while the school of music figured out how to handle lessons remotely. That was […]
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When Errands Become Outings
One change in the last six months of pandemic sheltering is that annoying errands have become major logistical challenges. A trip to the grocery store requires more than just grabbing the list on the refrigerator door. I carefully peruse my list, add everything I can think of that we might […]
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Back to School . . . Or Not . . . That Is the Question
Today is Labor Day, the traditional last day of summer vacation. Though in recent years, as school seemed to begin earlier and earlier in August, the significance of Labor Day has diminished. We all have “back to school” memories. Maybe of our own first days of school—kindergarten, junior high, high […]
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