NOTE: Since this blog was written I have substantially recovered my spirits. Yay! Please take the following as a PSA on behalf of “shelter in place” friends and family members who live alone.   Midway through the second day of “stay home, stay safe” time here in...

Hello! It’s so good to see you, or at least to imagine that I’m seeing you. Are you enjoying Social Distancing? Not so much? Same here. It’s not that I mind spending lots of time at home by myself- -   Hey, don’t forget about me!   Thank. You. Lily. How...

This week something nearly unimaginable happened, all around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 virus a global pandemic. According to my 1974 edition of The Merriam-Webster dictionary (12th printing, 1976), a pandemic is a widespread...

Last Saturday, Leap Day, was the day Grizelda Matley, my dear feline friend, moved on from this world. I’d been treating her for a hyperactive thyroid and seizures for nearly a year and for renal failure for three months. Though she’s been in obvious decline the past...

Sometimes- -okay, often- -life is full of challenging stuff. This month I’ve had skin cancer surgery, accelerated health issues with the oldest kitty, a crazy business transaction that fell through, Bruce’s and my wedding anniversary, and Spanish 121. It’s true that I...

This week, Lily (my inner fourteen-year-old) and I have done considerable punting. I know what you’re thinking: what are they doing out in a small, flat-bottomed boat at this time of year? If we were in Australia, you might suspect us of gambling. But no, we’re in...