Our grandkids and their pal, Connor (on Thursdays and Fridays), are very good about keeping up with their online schooling, and not getting in to too much monkey business. Sawyer is actually done with 8th grade, with an overall grade …
My dear friend, H, was suffering from heart problems for the past few months. It turns out that the medication she was taking was outdated and not helping her. She’s now on still full strength meds and we talked and …
Though we are disappointed that our June 2nd flights to the U.S. are being postponed, Roy, for one, is delighted to have more time to get everything set up to continue during our absence. We hope to return, as independent …
Under level 4 of South Africa lockdown, we’re allowed to take walks within 5 kilometers of home, only between 6-9 am. We’ve recently had some lovely walks along the coast, the Indian ocean stretching out to the horizon. I’ve been …
Roy’s mom is 92 and still the sweet, loving woman we have always known, in spite of her Alzheimer’s. Roy’s sister and hubby, Tim and Lynn, are taking care of her at home and we recently had a great facetime …
Back in CAR, we were told that, in order to walk in to the airport snack bar, we had to wear proper clothing, which did NOT include flip flops, shorts, or tank tops, nor machetes and guns. An interesting combination …
It is cool to be able to use lockdown time constructively. Making masks, helping our granddaughters with their patchwork quilts, and just being a part of our grandkids and kids’ lives is an amazing gift. I am thankful to have …
I’ve stepped on this snake, or its brother or sister, 3 times now in the past month or so. We have seen quite a few of these over the years, but only recently have I been stepping on them. They …
We just picked this envelope up at the post office today. The photo is of the Danforth/Baker reunion for Dad’s memorial service at Lake Collins last September. He loved that Lake and he loved ice cream, so we celebrated that …
After a very lovely summer and fall with plenty of rain and sunshine the grasses and weeds were taking over. The 3 guys who live offsite couldn’t come to work during level 5 of our lockdown. Now that we’re in …
