Category Archives: Personal

Sunday Coffee – Anniversary and Christmas

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Thistle

On Tuesday, Jason and I celebrated our 21st anniversary. Originally, we had planned to spend a weekend early in December in a remote location near a state park, where we could hike and such during the days. That all go … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Thistle

I know it’s a lonely time right now and this stupid pandemic is wreaking havoc on a lot of people’s plans (including ours), but I wish you all the happiest of holidays regardless. Hope you each find some joy in … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Leave a comment

Sunday Coffee – Winter Bucket List

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Thistle

Unlike my summer and fall bucket list / sketchbook / goal thingies, I don’t really have definite ideas about dates for similar winter and spring projects. Both summer and fall are very clearly defined in my mind – one by … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Quarantine Diaries – Week 40

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Thistle

So…this was a weird week. It had good news, and a frustrating turn of events. Read on for oddities on our (possibly-pointless?) ten days of family lockdown. Numbers: 99,142 cases, 1,440 deaths, 1,100 seven-day rolling average, 12.5% positivity rate (down … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Quarantine Diaries – Week 39

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Thistle

We’re nearly a week into full-on household lockdown now. I’m going to do a day-by-day on this below, after more general news. This week’s numbers: 91,394 cases, 1,412 deaths, 1,063 seven-day rolling average (up 268), 15.7 positivity rate (up 6.5%!!!). … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Sunday Coffee – Favorite Photos of November

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Thistle

Hello everyone! I didn’t take quite as many photos this month as usual, but still found a dozen that I really love. Left to right: sun shining through a tree at Lost Maples; Atticus and Jojo (my two bonded kitties) … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Quarantine Diaries – Week 38

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Thistle

It was a bad week. On Wednesday evening, my oldest son called to tell us he was positive for covid. Morrigan had been sick for a few days, but it took that long for the test results to come in. … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , | 2 Comments

November 2020 in Review

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Thistle

It was a momentous month in so many ways. Covid is back on a major rise, worse than it’s been so far. The presidential election has been strung along for weeks and weeks with the Prumpster still grouching about his … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Sunday Coffee – Autumn Bucket List Wrap-Up

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Thistle

I certainly set myself up a tall order by creating an Autumn Bucket List that had 27 items on it to be done between Sept 1st and Nov 27th! A lot of them were small, but still! Sheesh. But hey … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Quarantine Diaries – Weeks 36 and 37

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Thistle

Well. Things are getting dire out there, aren’t they? We really need a national mask mandate, some stronger lockdowns, real financial help for both people and businesses, and a vaccine. Speaking of the latter, there seems to be several vaccines … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , | 2 Comments