Category Archives: Sheltering at Home

For my friends–a virtual visit

Posted on July 16, 2020 by lettersfromheartscontent

We can’t do much visiting in person but I often think of you, friends who are living nearby but as remote as the moon. I have made videos for you, to share a view from my bubble. Today I post … Continue reading →

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Not Going There; Staying Here

Posted on May 11, 2020 by lettersfromheartscontent

I admit it: at the beginning of this “new normal” I found a lot to enjoy. I had five people I particularly like sheltered in this castle, spring was coming on, no commute, meals got better because we were being … Continue reading →

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Brilliant!

Posted on April 8, 2020 by lettersfromheartscontent

If you don’t know the work of British comedian John Finnemore, you have a brilliant opportunity to get to know him on our extended break! His best work so far is undoubtedly his radio program Cabin Pressure. In it, he … Continue reading →

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Day 19. Random Observations

Posted on April 5, 2020 by lettersfromheartscontent

Toilet paper hoarding makes perfect sense. That tissue marks the thin line between the civilized and the primitive. We can suffer a lot of deprivation but that is one line we do not want to cross. Preppers? You win. The … Continue reading →

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Day 18. Family time: we paint

Posted on April 5, 2020 by lettersfromheartscontent

First we had a meeting to talk about what to do if we get the pestilence. Who should we call? Do you have enough in your checking account to cover bills that will come in? What is your quarantine room … Continue reading →

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Day 17. The church in isolation

Posted on April 4, 2020 by lettersfromheartscontent

My husband and I started meeting with another two couples for a fellowship group every other week. We had only met twice before the coronavirus changed the rules. One fellow is deeply disturbed that the governor of our state can … Continue reading →

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Day 16. Pshaw, Cuterie

Posted on April 3, 2020 by lettersfromheartscontent

If you make a meal of many little dishes and if adorable family members all gathered around it, you have, let’s say, a ‘cuterie’. Pshaw, you can’t help but smile at these pictures of the family hamming it up. My … Continue reading →

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Day 15. National Poetry Month

Posted on April 1, 2020 by lettersfromheartscontent

I was looking forward to sharing poetry with my secondary school music students this year. While my Classical Conversations students were used to conversation sloshing across all subject boundaries, my Music students are only now getting used to it. (I … Continue reading →

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Day 14. An Hour and a Half of Grins

Posted on March 31, 2020 by lettersfromheartscontent

I sang old familiar songs with my school children today and it was good for all of us! First, I spent time with preschool through second grade, and then immediately with grades three through six. After some excited chatter–I left … Continue reading →

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Day 13. Escape

Posted on March 30, 2020 by lettersfromheartscontent

Today I drove an 80-mile loop doing necessary errands, through rural countryside and into our large retail district. The world I knew has changed in some eerie ways. I mailed my father-in-law’s tax return from the post office where it … Continue reading →

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