Category Archives: Personal

Sunday Coffee – Stress and Release

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Thistle

It has been one hell of a week! You know how 2020 feels like it’s been about ten years long? That was this week for me. Each day was a week of its own. Sheesh. I’m not going to go … Continue reading →

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Vote! 2020 Election

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Thistle

Early voting started in Bexar County yesterday. Apparently we had a turnout of just over 33k folks on Day 1, down slightly from the totals we had in 2016 and 2018 (likely due to pandemic, mail in ballots, etc, since … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – A Day of Sorrow and Hope

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Thistle

It’s been awhile since I posted about Ash’s situation. As a recap: In December, we moved into our current house. About a week later, Ash stopped eating, and began to lose weight. In the past, he’s often done this after … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Favorite Photos of September

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Thistle

Back again to share my favorite photos in September. As always, these photos are taken by me and unfiltered. They aren’t necessarily great photography, just photos that I love for one reason or another. Left to right: pumpkins! I really … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Weeks 26-29

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Thistle

It’s been fairly quiet in terms of the pandemic here for the past month. September 13th saw the six-month mark pass since our first case of Covid. Things are holding steady, and we’re all trying to figure out a good … Continue reading →

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September 2020 in Review

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Thistle

September was far more eventful than I was expecting. Choosing to leave school and begin on another path. The death of Ruth Bader Ginsberg and the ensuing political nastiness. Atticus escaping the house for a day. LOTS of construction, some … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – A Day in Quarantine Homelife

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Thistle

A couple years back, I participated in Trish’s “A Day in the Life of…” event, which happened to be my life as a stay at home mom in the middle of spring break. Not sure why that particular event came … Continue reading →

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Adventures of an Escape Artist

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Thistle

Atticus. Oh Atticus. You absolute brat-cat. Let me briefly recap the history of our little BrAtticus. Back at Easter in 2018, on my grandmother’s ranch outside of Quihi, TX, this tiny little cinnamon roll cat ran up to us, chased … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Weighed Down

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Thistle

I’ll be honest here. I’m not sure I can be entirely coherent as I write this. The burdens of the last who-knows-how-many years in this country continue to weigh more and more heavily all the time. I see all these … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Nightmares

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Thistle

What a week! I already spoke about some of the stuff happening this week (construction, etc), but MAN it ended up being a Week on top of that. First, let me say that I am NOT cut out for school. … Continue reading →

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