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7/6/2020 – Monday

The rain we were promised for the last two days has finally arrived, so our walk was more of a short dash out the door in between bands of clouds. Keely was still not thrilled with the whole idea and turned back home with conviction once she was done with what she...

7/5/2020 – Sunday

Last night was a holiday here in the states, one I used to enjoy a lot as a girl but now view with no small measure of disdain: July 4th “Independence Day”. Since the large celebrations the city sponsors were shut down due to covid19, everyone apparently got their own...

7/3/2020 – Friday

Today is technically a “work holiday” as tomorrow is the 4th of July, unironically celebrated in the USA as “Independence Day” as that was the date the then-Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence, severing ties with Britain in order to...

7/2/2020 – Thursday

It has been pointed out that I tried to make yesterday Tuesday again, which I feel reflects this week overall, dragging on and on. Ai ai ai.I overslept a little bit this morning — I have taken to wearing a night mask, and now feel very upset that this magical concept...

7/1/2020 – Tuesday

We got out for our walk before 6 am, so it was calm and still on the streets, although traffic picked up by the time we were done. Can’t say I’ve seen much change in traffic since early June, when the state “re-opening” was in full swing. Less busy than it was...

6/30/2020 – Tuesday

Another and another of hot, humid mornings. We’ve traveled past summer solstice so I keep waiting for days to get shorter already but that won’t make a difference to the weather so I should just gracefully submit to the inevitable sticky heat we are getting for the...