Homestretch

It's been a long week, but the end of isolation is in sight! Our PCR tests just came back negative so most of the family should be able to get back to normal from tomorrow. My daughter, however, is still bedridden from Covid. She doesn't seem to be recovering and continues to have a bad…

End of Year Reflections

Happy Holidays! I hope you had a lovely Christmas and are looking forward to the New Year. I'm enjoying the change of routine and chance to recharge this week. Why the long absence? It's been six months since my last post. During that time I've invested a lot of energy in volunteer work. My youngest…

My Top Fives of the Year

Each December I try to participate in reflective end of year blog challenges. I didn't have time this month because of other commitments. My goal for 2021 is to show up more frequently here but post shorter content. I was inspired reading a post by Claire Lomax, author of Our Favourite Jar, and wanted to…

My Five Things

Recently I've seen this "tag" on other WordPress sites that I follow. I enjoyed reading Vee and Rebecca's responses. No one has tagged me but I feel inspired to write a post anyway. I don't know what all of the original categories were. It seems each blogger adapts the prompt a little to suit themselves,…

Lá Bealtaine Shona Duit!

Happy May Day! Today marks the first day of summer on the Celtic calendar. The potted paeony outside my front door is laden with buds. I think it's completely appropriate that it began blooming this morning. During this time of worldwide turmoil, it cheers me to observe the seasons and celebrate beauty where it can…

Clock Dance- My GoodReads Review

Photo by Gustavo Fring on Pexels.com Clock Dance by Anne TylerMy rating: 4 of 5 starsThe first time I was introduced to Anne Tyler was in the mid '90s, when Saint Maybe was assigned during one of my English Lit classes, not long after it was published. I became an instant fan. Though I've read…