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come out of the cave
During her daily press conferences this week, the governor has been begging people to “come out of your cave”, to “be brave”, to go shopping, blah, blah, blah. As much as I would like to venture out of my house, … Continue reading
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how to make a corona quilt
Twenty minutes after I’d finished stitching the binding down on the Corona quilt (we were watching the three-hour Survivor finale), Banjo Man declared he was “chilly” and appropriated the quilt. He loves quilts. My plan, back in March, had been … Continue reading
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getting out of the house
I have no idea why I thought taking this picture was a good idea, but I do feel like I’m losing my mind and maybe this is proof. It was good to get out of the house this chilly, sunny … Continue reading
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a wrinkle in time
Yesterday afternoon’s conversation: Banjo Man: I’m going to town to the Post Office. Do you want to ride along? Me: Mmmm…no, ’cause then I’d have to brush my hair. We are in Week 9 of isolation. Self-care has hit a … Continue reading
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mother’s day 2020
Happy Mother’s Day to the lovely women in my family and to my much-loved friends. I hope all the love and happiness you deserve comes your way. Especially today. An old friend sent me this picture of my parents last … Continue reading
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one month left
No, I’m not talking about the lock down. Here in Rhode Island businesses will be allowed to open–sort of–tomorrow. Golfers can use carts. We have to wear masks. Restaurants will open, but only at 25% capacity. It’s a start. But … Continue reading
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dining out
Friday morning Banjo Man and I could come to no decision as to where we would go for “Take Out Friday”, our weekly big night in. Then a text appeared from Angela offering a delivered dinner from a fancy, local … Continue reading
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corona confessions
There is a container of three-week-old coleslaw in the refrigerator. I have eaten toasted-cheese-with-fig-jam sandwiches at least twenty-one times in the past seven weeks. Sometime it is impossible to remember when I last washed my hair. I don’t let myself … Continue reading
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no way to say goodbye
Monday was the funeral and I really don’t want to write about it. Aside from it being a cold, gray, rainy and windy morning, it was certainly not the funeral I’d pictured for my mother. I’d always envisioned the entire … Continue reading
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no tiptoeing through the tulips, please
Even though they couldn’t hold their very popular “U Pick” events at the Tulip Farm, the owners found a way for people to being tulips home. We signed up online, picked a day and time, paid online and printed out … Continue reading
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