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On Tuesday our regular morning routine was interrupted by a toilet delivery. It’s not every day that toilets are delivered to one’s house, so it seemed worth mentioning. However, since a random toilet delivery would be an especially odd and … Continue reading →

It’s been 24 hours since I got my second vaccine dose. My arm hurts, but as long as I don’t try to raise it past shoulder level, it’s tolerable. Last night I had a brief period of fever and chills. … Continue reading →

I got my second vaccine dose today. Hooray! And, because my car had finally returned home yesterday, I was able to drive myself to the clinic. Hooray again! At the clinic was a man who insisted that he needed to … Continue reading →

Poem by Livia M. Violets and Sunflowers, the joy they bring these hours, on a gloomy day, look outside, and your day might get slightly better

Open the door, let in the air; The winds are sweet and the flowers are fair. Joy is abroad in the world today; If our door is wide, it may come this way. Anonymous

As I mentioned last Sunday, I had some minor side-effects from my first dose of the Coronavirus vaccine. It started with a sore arm. Sunday night, my arm felt better, but I was physically exhausted. On Monday I felt like … Continue reading →

I don’t want to play Chopin anymore. I want to be Chopin. Chopin was a noted improviser in his day. Many of my favorite classical composers were. They composed music to match their abilities, which was great for them and … Continue reading →

I wasn’t sure how the Coronavirus vaccine would affect me, so I left my weekend wide-open. Good thing, too, because within a few hours of getting the shot yesterday my arm hurt so bad that I could barely use it. … Continue reading →

Tuesdays and Thursdays are screen-free days for us now, so if I want to publish blog posts on either of those days, I must either schedule the posts in advance or backdate them afterward. Screen-free days are good for us, … Continue reading →

Livia and I have been writing poems back and forth by e-mail. Her latest poem is so nice that I’d like to end on it, but she wants me to write back. So I will, and my poem will be … Continue reading →