If Buddy the Elf was a Halloween character, that would be my niece. And this would be her motto: Treat every day like Halloween. There’s room for everyone on the naughty list. The best way to spread Halloween fears is to put on your “apocalypse doctor” mask during a global pandemic and head to the … Continue reading
Happy April 75th! Or is it the 99th? How’s everyone doing? Holding it together? Having Zoom meetings while your dog barks at the mail carrier? My dog barks at the mail truck when it stops at every single house on our street. Every house. Every time. Six days a week. I’ve never appreciated rotten deck … Continue reading
Yes, yes. Definitely the 97th of March. Only 198 days in April, followed by at least 3 weeks of May. Then we should be caught up with the new shelter in place order for much of the San Francisco Bay area – until May 3. Why do they send this stuff out in the middle … Continue reading
Did you know if you’re always home doing laundry, you only need to own 3-4 outfits? Pajamas, whatever. Home-school fifth grade is coming along, and school will remain closed until May 1. The school so far has only provided a math and reading packet, which we will complete in no time. I’ve also added spelling … Continue reading
As much as we would like to keep this as a daily blog, we’ve found that we really only have every other day worth of material. Because lockdown is boring. Every other day is a bit of a stretch at this point, but we will keep at it. Welcome to day 13! We’d like to … Continue reading
Meet Frank. Frank is my 17-year-old cat. I don’t really know how old he is…. He’s like 100 or something. I’ve had him for 14 years and the shelter has estimated his age to be 3 at the time of adoption. Frank is the second biggest jerk cat I’ve ever known, and when he’s not … Continue reading
NOW were on lockdown… I got that going for me! They’re not calling it lockdown or quarantine though, they’re calling it “shelter in place”. I’m lucky enough to live in one of the six San Francisco Bay Area counties who have been shut down. I had a panicky minute (or 30) after I realized that … Continue reading
