On Tuesday, I visited Kelly’s Country Store, which is a really fun place to visit on Grand Island. In the autumn, the store offers a country fair on its grounds, complete with food trucks, fresh produce, and fun activities for the kids. There’s even an old one-room schoolhouse on the grounds. Members of the Grand […]

It’s May, and it’s time to start thinking about what you want to grow in your garden. The pandemic is still going, but plants don’t seem to be affected by it. Also, growing plants will give you some level of happiness. It will be a great activity for you to do with the kids, since

When I was four years old, my mother discovered by accident that I knew how to read. Years later, this is the story that my mom told me: One evening, my mom was tired and wanted to sleep. She had four kids between the ages of one and eight, and she was tired.  Every day,

Many people are now saying that the stay at home /quarantine experience is leaving them bored. And there is something to that.  Home is familiar. Maybe a litte too familar. The days feel as if they are all alike? Can’t tell the difference? There are always hints as to what day it is. I know

Today’s blogging prompt was to write about a challenge that I faced recently. But I didn’t know what to say. I’m not going anywhere. I’m not climbing mountains or paddling kayaks. I am just at home. I would have faced some interesting challenges if the Walk for a Nuclear Free Future had not been canceled.

Since I started this “Life in these strange times” blogging project, I have been on so many different types of journeys. I have been traveling around the world, via to my imagination. I have explored the inner me in a world of social distancing and quarantine. And I have explored the joy of spring springing

Today, the sun shone. Brightly. It was pure joy. I had been alone in the house for a few weeks, and, today, I got outside and walked. As I was walking, I thought about my imaginary journey that has taken me to a beautiful blue lake in Kazakhstan, called Big Lake Almaty. It is surrounded

After a long train ride, I have arrived at a guest house in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is late. I am happy to be where I am. Located near the Trans-Ile-Alatau Mountains, Almaty is in a beautiful space. Tomorrow, I will hike in the Ile-Alatau National Park. I hear that there are snow leopards living in

The world has been shut off for what… five weeks? Six weeks? I don’t know. I’ve stopped counting. But I’m still here, still telling my story, as well as the story of my imaginary journey. I’ll focus on here for today and resume the imaginary journey tomorrow. For now, you can visualize me, having said

Good morning, and happy Earth Day. As I write, I watch the snow falling. It has been snowing on and off for several days. Almost as if to say, “stay inside; it is okay.” Today’s challenge is to invite one of my blog readers to have coffee with me. Well, I prefer tea to coffee.