Category Archives: Personal

Sunday Coffee – Top Ten Things I Miss

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Thistle

It’s been almost six weeks since COVID19 hit San Antonio, almost five weeks since Morrigan returned home from Kansas and the city went to shelter-at-home protocols. We’ve been fortunate as a family in terms of finances, job security, our kids’ … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Week 5

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Thistle

Okay. Before I begin this post, I need to have a little rant. This is copied from my social media, so I apologize if you’ve seen it more than once. I’ve seen too many people lately suggesting we fight COVID19 … Continue reading →

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Personally Paranormal

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Thistle

Last week, I reviewed the Real Life Ghost Stories Podcast, and said that I’d discuss my personal experience with the paranormal in another post. This is that post, and I’ll warn folks ahead of time that this might be long. … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Week 4

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Thistle

Jason and I have been wondering a lot about what the world will look like when all this is over. Already we’ve seen some signs – a local university, for instance, said that it won’t be requiring SAT/ACT scores for … Continue reading →

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Podcast Review: Real Life Ghost Stories

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Thistle

  I’ve mentioned the above Podcast in several posts lately, and figured I should do a longer review because I love it so much. Real Life Ghost Stories is a podcast hosted by Emma and Dan, a couple who seem … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Week 3

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Thistle

So we enter Week 3 locally just as the US case number surpasses any other countries worldwide, and end the week with triple that number. Yikes. It was a scary week for us personally, too, as both Jason and I … Continue reading →

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Favorite Photos of March

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Thistle

Still trying to keep up with taking photos, though it’s a bit more difficult while quarantined to the house!! Here are my favorite dozen from March. Some of these have been featured in full already on the blog, my apologies … Continue reading →

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March 2020 in Review

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Thistle

Um, well…this month fell off a cliff, yeah? We (both the collective “we” and my family specifically) didn’t really expect to spend the second half of March under quarantine. But there you go. The Gignacery is all together again, all … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – The Problem With Cold Brew

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Thistle

For the last month(ish), I’ve been drinking mostly cold-brew iced coffee as part of my current coffee experiments. I honestly don’t know if it’s made any difference to my health in terms of acidity/heat. However, two problems have come up … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Week 2

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Thistle

We’re now two weeks into quarantine in San Antonio. The city and our mayor have tried to be very proactive, as outlined below, but are receiving a lot of push-back and technicality arguments from businesses that would rather spread the … Continue reading →

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