We’ve been getting eager to travel, but the isolation imposed by the pandemic has made us quite chicken-hearted.  We enjoyed … Continue reading Fruit Loop

Early March of last year we were all set for a road trip into the Southwest.  As it became more … Continue reading Waiting

It was 359 days ago that we were told to stay inside for two weeks.  Businesses were quickly shutting down.  … Continue reading Day 359

Well, the virus is surging again.  I’ve kept track of Covid infections and deaths since March, and some days it … Continue reading Through the Dark

In my college days I read about the bygone art of elaborate insults and curses.  Sometimes flowery or indirect, they … Continue reading Interesting Times

Andrea and I filled out our ballots yesterday and put them in the dropbox in front of the city hall.  … Continue reading VOTE!

The rains have returned, and it is dark when I get up in the morning.  Summer is definitely over.  Our … Continue reading Rain

After twelve days of fires and eight days of thick smoke in the city, the winds shifted, bringing rain and … Continue reading Blue Skies

The fires started more than a week ago.  On Monday of last week it was a little smoky in the … Continue reading Where there’s smoke…