Category Archives: Personal

Quarantine Diaries – Week 76

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Thistle

It’s been a really, really tough week. On Monday, I picked Laurence up after school and he immediately said, “Ugh, I feel like sh!t.” A shudder of “oh no” went through me. The kid wore his mask the entire first … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – The Not-So-Ferals

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Thistle

A couple weeks back, I discussed the feral colony and the new kitten that had appeared in our yard (agh!) etc. There’s been no news since then. The little kitten didn’t appear again after I got the photo of him, … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Week 75

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Thistle

All right. Let’s start right in with lawsuit hopscotch here. Get your popcorn. When I left y’all at the end of week 74, SA had sued the state, gotten a temporary restraining order, and put in a mask mandate in … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Weeks 73 and 74

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Thistle

So. San Antonio is under heavy covid assault, a surge that is still toward its beginning and has already surpassed last July, and is likely only a week or two off from topping the January surge. Literally five weeks ago, … Continue reading →

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New Header (at last!)

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Thistle

This morning, I looked out the window and saw a gorgeous butterfly in the flower garden right outside my bedroom. I couldn’t tell immediately if it was a gulf fritillary (which is one of the most common I see) with … Continue reading →

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My Top Ten Moments of the Olympics

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Thistle

Now that the closing ceremony is over and there’s something like six months before my next Olympics binge (heh), here are my favorite moments from the 2020(1) Summer Olympics, in no particular order: 1. Ahmed Hafnaoui, the 18-year-old underdog from … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Feral Colony, part 5

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Thistle

It’s been quite a bit since my last update, and at first that meant “not much news.” Now it means…well, new adventures and oh-no moments. From the feral colony itself: Our neighbors managed to trap our kittens’ mother a couple … Continue reading →

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July 2021 in Review

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Thistle

So. July. It was an interesting month in the Gignacery. 1) Four birthdays, including one in my direct household. 2) We added three car accidents on top of the one from June, and had to replace both our cars. 3) … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – July 2021

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Thistle

So San Antonio just finished its 72nd week of the pandemic on Thursday, and the weeks since I last wrote (week 67) have been a doozy. To be honest, I would have liked to be able to keep this as … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Olympics

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Thistle

Y’all! I love the Olympics. Especially the summer Olympics. And despite everything re: covid and safety issues and questionable scheduling, I’m so very happy to be watching the Olympics right now. I have so many memories from over the years, … Continue reading →

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