Apologies for the radio silence. I've been preoccupied with health issues and moving apartments. When it rains, it pours! It literally poured on us at the Solid Sound music festival that we attended in June. I'd been wanting to attend this biennial festival for years. It's hosted by the band Wilco and it's packed with... Continue Reading →
I went to Savannah for my birthday this year. It's been on my list of places to go, and I thought that the haunted Gothic atmosphere would suit my current mood (first birthday since my mom passed). It was a quick trip and was on the hot and rainy side, but Allen and I enjoyed... Continue Reading →
Happy 2025...I feel kind of deflated and defeated as this new year begins. 2024 was a rough year. My mom was sick and Allen's brother died unexpectedly. I'm turning 50 this year, which I'm not thrilled about. (But it beats the alternative, as my mom says.) I did not vote for the incoming president, and... Continue Reading →
How lucky I feel to have never known war. Although the various wars that have taken place over my lifetime have weighed heavily on me at times, I have never had any family or friends active in the military. I've never known war firsthand. Allen and I learned a little more (relearned? I know we... Continue Reading →
It's been really hot and humid this summer. I feel like a wimp saying that, because I live in the Northeast. Most other regions of the country have it wayyyy worse. Allen and I escaped the hot weather the other day by going to a bunch of air-conditioned stores as well as the Danforth Art... Continue Reading →
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