Tag Archives: covid

Day 19. Random Observations

Posted on April 5, 2020 by

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

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 16. Pshaw, Cuterie

Posted on April 3, 2020 by

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

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 13. Escape

Posted on March 30, 2020 by

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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Day 12. Home, Sweet Home

Posted on March 29, 2020 by

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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Day 11. What I did on my COVID Vacation

Posted on March 28, 2020 by

Dear reader, It has been some time since I invited you into my home for a story. Let me give you the cast: College son #1 who is a senior at a tech college. His hands-on education just ended as … Continue reading →

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