Author Archives: chick

Tonight I finished the book I’ve been reading for a while, Greenglass House by Kate Milford. The pace at the beginning of the story was painfully slow, but after a while I realized that part of the problem was that … Continue reading →

Some of my book orders came today. I will have to wait to look at them, though, because they’ve gone to quarantine, as most things have to do when they arrive. We also finally got the pulse oximeter that my … Continue reading →

I did almost nothing today. Doing nothing is starting to become the norm for me on Sunday. Some people might say that was a good thing, calling it a “day of rest,” but you only need a day of rest … Continue reading →

All their lives, my children have been told to stay away from the road. Roads are never safe places for children. Ours is a main road, with fast and nearly constant traffic, so it’s worse than some. But, it’s safe … Continue reading →

I still get weekly e-mails from a particular cruise line. Even in the middle of this pandemic, the company is trying to convince me to willingly confine myself and my family on a ship that could become floating death trap. … Continue reading →

We can’t watch the pandemic unfolding in real-time. Coronavirus starts with one person, then spreads exponentially, but we can’t witness the individual catching or spreading it. We don’t even know it has happened until critically ill patients start hitting the … Continue reading →

It’s always been pretty common for people to use the word “well” in e-mails, as in “I hope you are well.” Under ordinary circumstances it’s just polite filler and it doesn’t really mean anything. Wellness used to be the norm, … Continue reading →

Marshall can ride a bike. He can also fall down on his way to the bike and scrape his hands and knees, then fall off the bike and hurt himself again. That’s how things go some days. It’s good that … Continue reading →

I did a few tasks from my ongoing to-do list, including a donation to the food bank and an order from my local bookstore. I don’t need any books, but I would like to still have a bookstore when we … Continue reading →

Today, had it been a normal, non-pandemic Sunday, I probably would have gone out. First I might have stopped at the library to drop off old books and pick up new ones. While I was there, I might have taken … Continue reading →