Category Archives: Personal

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Sunday Coffee – Thanksgiving

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Thistle

It’s Thanksgiving week, and to be honest, it couldn’t be worse timing. The country is in a massive wave of covid, with nearly 200,000 new cases a day, making July’s spike look like peanuts. This has been going poorly for … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Weeks 33-35

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Thistle

Today is Friday the 13th, eight months to the date from the Friday the 13th in March when we got our first case of Covid in San Antonio. The country is undergoing a third spike, higher than previous spikes. Unemployment … Continue reading →

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At the Top of a Mountain

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Thistle

Do you remember where you were on 9/11? Where you were when President Obama made history as the first Black president of our country? How about now – will you remember where you were when Kamala Harris became our first … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Favorite Photos of October

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Thistle

I had a lot of fun playing with my camera in October. It’s just an iPhone camera, but the iPhone 11 (not pro) actually does a decent job with a lot of shots. Especially outdoors. I ended up having to … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Uncertainty

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Thistle

Four years ago, I wrote about the heartbreak of the 2016 election. Somehow, I’d managed to garner some hope last time, even though a big part of me was already sure what the results would be. Maybe I’m too cynical, … Continue reading →

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October 2020 in Review

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Thistle

I feel like all my months have been reversed and thrown off this year. Likely due to the incessant everyone-is-always-home bit. (I have this funny story about how people were showing first-snowfall-of-the-year photos on Instagram, with captions groaning and saying … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Weeks 30 to 32

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Thistle

A lot of the country is seeing a third wave and/or surge in the virus right now. San Antonio is trying to keep things together, but it’s hard given some of the conditions at present. Schools, at university level and … Continue reading →

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