My journal of big words and pretty pictures
I left my house today for the first time in a week. Other than venturing out for the mail or to water my plants, I’ve been Sheltering in Place. Today, I needed milk and tomatoes so with mask neatly covering my nose and mouth, Lysol wipes gripped in my fist and hand sanitizer in my … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Face
After a harsh winter that left a subtle chill in the air, sunshine and a promise of warmer days was a welcome respite. Eleonora napped under an ancient oak, its tender leaves beginning to spread along its stout limbs, a book opened face down in her lap. A squirrel and a blue jay chased each … Continue reading Lethal incense
So… how is everyone doing? I mean, how are you really doing? Here at my house, we’re all healthy with plenty of food in the pantry and fridge. We have an adequate (not hoarding level) of paper products and sufficient cleaning supplies. Maybe we were prophetic, but prior to the manic run on grocery stores, … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Distance
I’m not sure if I should be in catastrophic panic mode, conspiracy-theory calm, or something in-between. Before, whenever I head the word “pandemic” it was something happening somewhere else, somewhere far away. Even when reports of the Covid-19 virus started moving closer to where I live, I was paying closer attention to the news, but … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Panic
Got a lot going on around here lately. Today’s Friday the Thirteenth (hat tip to all you triskaidekaphobics - stay away from ladders, sidewalk cracks and broken mirrors), Saturday is Pi Day (March 14… 3.14.. pi? Do the math), and Sunday is the Ides of March (watch your back!) We just came out of a … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Fort
Daylight Saving Time (take careful note of the lack of a possessive S!) begins at the ungodly hour of 2 am (EST) Sunday morning. I cannot stress enough how much I hate DST. Detest it, abhor it, curse it. The change totally throws off my equilibrium. It takes weeks, nay months, to finally adjust. My … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Daylight
Thin spiral notebook 