Now that 2022 has arrived, I’m reflecting on 2021, which leaks back to 2020, due to Covid-19 and its siblings, Delta and Omicron. Hostile politics have also blurred the borders because we’ve been snapping at each other about vaccines, climate change, and election outcomes for two years. 2020 and ’21 have simply morphed together in […]
Surprises After Loss
I lost both of my parents last year (2020); Mom in January, Dad in December. I had looked after these two for 12 years, and I didn’t know what life would look like after they were gone. For the first two months after Dad passed, we were tied up with paperwork and planning a virtual funeral […]
Gratitude in 2020 (yep, really)
2021 can’t seem to come quickly enough. Not that anything miraculous will occur on Jan. 1, 2021, but one can hope. It feels like all the virtuous fairies and Saints, the good Darma, positive returns from the Universe, and even God abandoned us in 2020. For me and my family, we were only 15 days […]
Elastic-free Masks
If you’ve been sewing Covid-19 cloth masks for the masses (or even smaller batches for friends and family), but can’t find elastic anymore, here’s a suggestion: TIE MASKS. If you’re not sewing, but looking for other ways to keep busy while quarantined, HERE are 46 ideas. Feel free to click away. 🙂 If masks are […]
Waiting out / Emerging from COVID-19
On March 25th, 2020 I published this list about how to stay busy during the Covid-19 lockdown. Since then, I’ve been trying to accomplish all 46 suggestions. I’m having better luck with some than others. My FIRST UPDATES are in BLUE. Second (and final) UPDATES in DARK RED. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ […]
Marie Kondo and My Wedding Dress
Marie Kondo, a cute little Japanese gal, wrote her first book about “tidying up” in 2012. She has since written three more books and sold millions of them. Because, apparently, people all over the world have trouble putting things away. Kondo is worth 8 million dollars. I’ve always loved to sort and organize and toss, […]
When Loved Ones Don’t Change (by Gary Thomas)
I thought this post by Gary Tomas was excellent, and I wanted to share it here. ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> Sometimes, in spite of our pleas, loved ones get into a rut and seem unable to change, or they simply refuse to change. Often, we respond by doubling down and tirelessly try to change […]
No Christmas Tree, No Christmas Tree
(This post was featured on CatholicIcing.com in December 2011. It is still true today. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ My husband and I are done with paying for, hauling […]