Category Archives: Personal

Sunday Coffee – Let’s Talk About Insurrection

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Thistle

Let’s make this very clear: What happened in the US this week was: unlawful insurrection attempted coup domestic terrorism treason pre-planned (they even had shirts made for the event in some cases) easily predictable, especially these last few months, and … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Weeks 41 to 43

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Thistle

First, I want to apologize for the length of this. I’ve been keeping my quarantine diaries weekly while numbers are skyrocketing here, but the last two Fridays have been holidays. I didn’t exactly want to put up covid news on Christmas … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – 2021 Goals

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Thistle

I’ve spent a lot of time contemplating the shape of my 2021 goals. Initially, I just made myself a traditional list, the way I do most years. Then I started to think about what I’d really like to accomplish – … Continue reading →

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The Insanity that was 2020

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Thistle

No one expected this past year to go the way it did, I don’t think. Except perhaps my boys, who kept saying – for an entire year before 2020 began – that there’s always a plague in the 20s and … Continue reading →

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December 2020 in Review

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Thistle

December was 100% different than we expected, starting with Morrigan’s call on the 2nd to tell us he was positive for Covid. Our anniversary vacation was subsequently canceled, Jason traveled to KS to pick Morrigan up because the school wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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