Today was just a run of the mill Saturday but we did get two very nice deliveries to the house. First, Bill’s sister sent him a big birthday assortment of flavored coffees. He will be set for quite some time. We also got our weekly shipment of Misfits produce. I ordered specialty mushrooms and one […]
Thanks to Covid-19, our school year ended a week early. We didn’t officially lose any days; we just eliminated the snow makeup days. Since school was not in session and social distancing was warranted, there was no school carnival. I don’t know that Mason missed that, but now the end of the year photo ops […]
Today is my sweet husband’s 50th birthday! What a milestone and what a delight to celebrate with him! If you know Bill, you know that he treated it just like any other day. He went to work, had a full schedule and didn’t tell a soul that it was his birthday. He likes to fly […]
Yesterday’s gratitude list: 1. mopped and vacuumed floors 2. a load of laundry done 3. texts with two friends who have been MIA 4. negotiation between the boys diverted disaster (too much togetherness?) 5. enough yarn in stash to knit what I can for others 6. a strong inner support of support 7. many friends […]
SJB middle school students were challenged to write six-word memoirs capturing their thoughts and depicting their lives during the quarantine. The reactions to this unprecedented time is simply profound. It has affected all of us in such diverse ways. The memoirs were presented in two video slideshows but in case the links disappear, I want […]
A few days ago I went for an early morning walk. The sun had not quite begun to rise and it was still dim. I passed by a neighbor’s house and saw a 2020 graduation sign. As I got closer, I realized it was not for their senior but rather for their middle school graduate. […]
Today was a very relaxing and love filled day. I received a surprise delivery of tulips yesterday and they have really started opening up. Fresh and vibrant flowers are always uplifting. The boys and Bill treated me to a “ME” day. I did things that I wanted to do and that felt lovely. I puttered […]
Yesterday we noticed that there was water leaking from the freezer. We emptied out the freezer to look at the coils and see if they were somehow frozen over as they had been when our heater went out in the freezer. (Yes, freezers have heaters.) A technician came out and replaced it. I used our […]
Happy birthday to my mom! I am so glad that I was able to speak with her today and that she had some help celebrating. I started working on the next in the series of the Contini College Bound Quilts. This one is for Joey who is headed to Xavier University in Cincinnati. The initial […]
After a solid workout on the Bow Flex today with my podcaster friends, Amber and Cori, I made myself a BIG cup of coffee in my initial mug from the boys a few Christmases ago. A few highlights of the day: I knit my several of my local friends and my friend Leslie in Pittsburgh. […]