Welcome to my weekly update for March 28, 2021! My husband and I met his parents at a park for a picnic last Monday. Everyone except me is fully vaccinated and the park was largely empty so it felt pretty safe. It was nice to see them and catch up! We haven’t seen them since Continue Reading…
Weekly Update for March 21, 2021
Welcome to my weekly update for March 21, 2021! My husband and I share a car while we’re traveling with his job. I’ve been trying to drop him off at work and head over to Siesta Key for a walk as the sun comes up and before the crowds arrive. I’m not a morning person Continue Reading…
Weekly Update for March 14, 2021
Welcome to my weekly update for March 14, 2021! Did my fellow US-based readers remember to set your clocks forward an hour? Ugh. It takes me weeks to adjust to this time change! In other news, my husband’s work contract near San Diego finished up (He’s a traveling healthcare worker). We were being really choosy Continue Reading…
Weekly Update for March 7, 2021
Welcome to my weekly update for March 7, 2021! I disappeared for a few weeks while my husband was off of work but I should be back to my regular schedule now. I need to start building a bigger cushion of pre-scheduled posts! Scheduling one week ahead usually feels like an accomplishment to me. Lesson Continue Reading…
Weekly Update for February 21, 2021
Welcome to my weekly update for February 21, 2021! We’re still in Tucson at the moment. For Valentine’s Day, we went to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, which is more like a zoo. We were excited to finally see a javelina! The gray wolves were beautiful. Posted: Nothing. My husband has taken some time off between Continue Reading…
Weekly Update for February 14, 2021
Welcome to my weekly update for February 14, 2021! Happy Valentine’s Day! I’ve had another busy week so there hasn’t been much going on in my little corner of the blogosphere. We left Joshua Tree National Park and headed to Saguaro National Park, staying as socially distanced as we can by traveling and staying in Continue Reading…
Weekly Update for February 7, 2021
Welcome to my weekly update for February 7, 2021! The governor lifted Southern California’s stay-at-home orders so my husband and I took the opportunity to drive our RV up to Joshua Tree National Park for a long weekend. We’ve had beautiful weather while we’ve been here. It’s so nice to get out and hike again! Continue Reading…
Weekly Update for January 31, 2021
Welcome to my weekly update for January 31, 2021! I mentioned the virtual Parade Across America last week and several of you said you missed it as well. I streamed it from the official Biden/Harris inauguration page but that video has been taken down now. This WBUR video appears to contain the whole parade instead. Continue Reading…
Weekly Update for January 24, 2021
Welcome to my weekly update for January 24, 2021! It’s been a quiet week here. I watched the inauguration ceremonies for at least half a day. I’m relieved that everything went off smoothly. I missed the Virtual Parade Across America because my TV station went to local news but I did stream it later. I Continue Reading…
Weekly Update for January 17, 2021
Welcome to my weekly update for January 17, 2021! This week we’ll finally be inaugurating Joe Biden as our 46th president here in the US. I pray that this week passes uneventfully and the transfer of power is peaceful. We took the picture on the left at Strand Beach on a walk last week and Continue Reading…
Weekly Update for January 10, 2020
Welcome to my weekly update for January 10, 2021! Well. This week in the US was more exciting than I would have liked. I don’t even know where to start. My thoughts and prayers are with the family of the Capitol Police officer who was murdered in the line of duty and also the families Continue Reading…