Category Archives: Personal

Sunday Coffee – Memorial

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Thistle

My grandfather passed away on March 29th. Originally, there was going to be no funeral or memorial service for him, per his wishes. However, my grandmother decided that she wanted a family get-together/memorial for those of us still here, so … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Weeks 57 and 58

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Thistle

Welp, it’s taken slightly longer than expected – most likely due to the wonderful vaccine efforts going on – but we’re definitely seeing another upward covid trend here. After a month of things bottoming out and stabilizing, we’re seeing increases … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Subscription Boxes

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Thistle

Y’all – I love the idea of subscription boxes. My first experience with them was back in 2015 with Ipsy. $10/month for five sample-sized makeup/beauty-care products was an awesome deal. I can’t remember how long I subscribed, maybe six months … Continue reading →

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An Unusual Love Language

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Thistle

By now just about everyone has heard of the five love languages**: words of affirmation, quality time, physical touch, acts of service, and receiving gifts. If I had to choose a single personal love language – because honestly, I respond … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Weeks 55 and 56

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Thistle

Still sitting in equilibrium here in SA. There’s been little news or developments, and we’re in a race against this disease with vaccines now… Week 55 – March 26 to April 1 205,777 cases, 3,152 deaths, 190 seven-day rolling average … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Podcast and Song Recommendations

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Thistle

Last year, I found my first ever Podcast that I enjoyed – Real Life Ghost Stories Podcast. Since then, I’ve found two others. The first is the weekly Unsolved Mysteries podcast, which only began this year. The second is The … Continue reading →

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March 2021 Wrap-up

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Thistle

What a weird, weird month. Most of March was actually pretty nice. I had a lot of good moments, learned some things about myself, had tons of birthday celebrations, etc. Ambrose got his first job, Jason and the boys got … Continue reading →

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Celebration of Life

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Thistle

My grandfather passed away overnight. There was no way to say goodbye in person. He didn’t want people to see him that way, but instead wanted us to remember him as he was. Those were his wishes when he was … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Toxic Headspace

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Thistle

Ooooooy. This week hasn’t been good. I mentioned in Friday’s post that my grandfather is in the hospital. I’ve spent an anxious few days waiting for news and trying to distract myself, which means eating too much junk food and … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Week 54

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Thistle

So. It’s Week 54, and there’s SO MUCH information this week that it needs its own weekly post. So here we go: Week 54, March 19 to 25. This week, we’ve arrived at 203,191 cases, 3,076 deaths, a 179 seven-day … Continue reading →

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