Tag Archives: COVID

So done with it, so done with it

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Kathy

Yesterday started smoothly. The engine of the day ran flawlessly through morning’s arms. Until afternoon showed her multiple tattoos and such sadness struck the match of hopelessness. What happened? I fell in the abyss of statistics once again. Many of … Continue reading →

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Heartbreaking covid week in our community

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Kathy

It’s been such a challenging week in our rural Upper Peninsula county. Heartbreaking. So utterly sad. This morning our weekly newspaper, the L’Anse Sentinel (which my husband edits), hit the stands. The lead story quotes the administrator of Bayside Village … Continue reading →

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Concerned

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Kathy

Feeling heavy-hearted and concerned this morning for a loved one who may have been exposed to the virus. I can’t share any personal details right now. Thinking about any of you who may be worried about loved ones in these … Continue reading →

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“Letting people be who they’re gonna be”

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Kathy

Earlier this week I talked with a very wise young person. She shared about her spiritual and political beliefs. Laughing a little, she shrugged her shoulders and talked about her brothers with very different outlooks on life. She traveled to … Continue reading →

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Scrub, scour, dust, wash, wipe, brush, vacuum and declutter

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Kathy

Time to face the facts–no one is coming over for Thanksgiving or Christmas during this covid year. No one will visit our little house in the woods all winter. We’ll be lucky if we entertain friends or family in the … Continue reading →

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Heading out the door to covid-world once again

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Kathy

No time to ponder spirituality this morning. Off to the local hospital for routine fasting lab work after my annual physical this week. It’s not really fun going out in public due to the rising covid numbers. It feels safer … Continue reading →

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Covid in our neck of the woods

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Kathy

Feeling tense the last couple of days about covid. The only time I felt real fear was on March 14th last winter when we locked down…as the mind imagined all sorts of possible sickness and death scenarios. But cases are … Continue reading →

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Winter winked its lazy ice-blue eye at us this morning.

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Kathy

Winter winked its lazy ice-blue eye at us this morning. Thirty seven autumn degrees, it nodded. Prepare thyselves. I am coming. Just around the pumpkin bend. Dig up those garden carrots. Finish those bunching onions. I’m coming first for the … Continue reading →

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Should I stay or should I go?

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Kathy

I am feeling so much indecision these days.  Are any of you feeling the same? Let’s take a simple action like driving into the “big city” of Marquette tomorrow or the next day.  I need new summer pajamas, a lightweight … Continue reading →

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In the shadow of one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Kathy

      This morning I paused and looked at photos from our gala Italian wedding trip last June.  Most of you may recall reading about that here on the blog recently, one year later, but better late than never, … Continue reading →

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