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Category Archives: Stories of Home
Two Celebrations!
On the second day of my retirement from teaching, I got Covid. That week of feeling yucky and having to quarantine, weighed in the balance with that magical first day of retirement, counts for nothing. The day after I moved … Continue reading →
Trials and Whoas
It was by accident that I discovered the horses in my Music classroom. I hold my Elementary School Music classes in the Assembly Room. Covid-19 has put tight restrictions on my teaching, since we are a school that intends to … Continue reading →
For my friends–a virtual visit
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 →
Not Going There; Staying Here
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 →
Songs for Isolation Singalong
Yellow Submarine. We are traveling in our own ship, and so are our neighbors. My Favorite Things from Sound of Music. This song was about hygge and we didn’t know it! Take Me Out to the Ball Game.” I don’t … Continue reading →
Day 18. Family time: we paint
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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Tagged 30 day painting challenge, acrylics, covid, Dresden Files, shelter at home
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Day 16. Pshaw, Cuterie
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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Tagged covid, COVID activities, hygge, Lewis Lavoie, mosaic mural
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Day 14. An Hour and a Half of Grins
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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Tagged Cabin Fever: Fitton, Cabin Pressure, Italian mayors, Yellow Submarine
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Day 13. Escape
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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Tagged covid, Music class, self-isolation, social distancing, vanilla ice cream
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Day 12. Home, Sweet Home
Yesterday I described the cast of this drama. Today I give you something of the setting. Well, who could have guessed that my obsession with hygge two years ago would pay off so profoundly! I take my role of hygge-cultivator … Continue reading →
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Tagged covid, hygge, Sheltering at Home
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