Bookends: November 2020
“Thanksgiving has been cancelled.” I heard this multiple times this past month, and it always caused my brow to furrow. Maybe Thanksgiving looked different this year, maybe we had to … Continue reading Bookends: November 2020
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Bookends: October 2020
During the pandemic, when each day seems to blend into the next, I’ve been trying to make holidays and birthdays stand out a little more. This is not an innate … Continue reading Bookends: October 2020
Bookends: September 2020
As I see posts about pumpkin spice and cozy sweaters, the highs for the next few days are at or near 100. Autumn is my favorite season everywhere but San … Continue reading Bookends: September 2020
Bookends: August 2020
As September begins, our county has just been downgraded from the “widespread” to the “substantial” tier of COVID-19 presence, which means some indoor things are opening back up again, some … Continue reading Bookends: August 2020
Bookends: July 2020
Although July wasn’t really any better than June, and in some ways it was even worse, I find myself in a better frame of mind at the end of July … Continue reading Bookends: July 2020
Bookends: June 2020
With rising rates of COVID-19 combined with the annual question mark of the flu season (and did you know you can get both at the same time? Fun!), the second … Continue reading Bookends: June 2020
Bookends: May 2020
Late May involved a convergence of paradigm-challenging elements. There’s COVID-19 and the ongoing stay-at-home order coupled with the gradual easing of restrictions, which brings both a sense of hope that … Continue reading Bookends: May 2020
Bookends: April 2020
Over the course of this first full month of California’s stay-at-home order, I’ve grown accustomed to rolling with whatever emotions come up for me each day. Not that I’m adept … Continue reading Bookends: April 2020
Bookends: December 2019 – February 2020
These past few months saw a lot of books, both fiction and nonfiction, about violence (war, murder, sexual assault), suicide, mental illness, and adoption. I tend to gravitate towards darker … Continue reading Bookends: December 2019 – February 2020
Bookends: November 2019
Our November was filled with mad science, unexpected reunions with family, and more rain than we usually see around these parts. With all of that going on, December snuck up … Continue reading Bookends: November 2019
Bookends: October 2019
Ah, October! Santa Ana winds, a three-day jaunt to the desert (the “real” desert, not the coastal Southern California desert), taking my kids to the thrift store to buy costume … Continue reading Bookends: October 2019
Bookends: September 2019
This month’s book totals are a little inflated due to the picture books and early readers I read for the Birth and Beyond Reading Challenge (#BBRC) on Litsy. Still, even … Continue reading Bookends: September 2019
Imperfect Happiness 