Bookends: September 2021
With the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks this month, I saw two things: a lot of posts and commentary about the sense of unity that existed in the United … Continue reading Bookends: September 2021
Tag: US History
Bookends: August 2021
This month, the theme in our family seems to be reinventing ourselves. My teen has asked to be called by a different name and has started exploring personal style via … Continue reading Bookends: August 2021
Bookends: July 2021
July has been a strange month. My spouse was going to go back to work on-site, but Delta variant caused the call-back date to be pushed back a few months. … Continue reading Bookends: July 2021
Bookends: May and June 2021
After three of our four family members got vaccinated, my spouse and I started thinking of things we could do as a couple that would still protect our youngest until … Continue reading Bookends: May and June 2021
Bookends: April 2021
Well, our foster mice weren’t (and aren’t) pregnant. Now they’re available for adoption but still living in my daughter’s bedroom. The cats have almost entirely lost interest in the new … Continue reading Bookends: April 2021
Bookends: March 2021
You might have noticed that it’s halfway through April and I’m just now putting up the March Bookends post. I’m not sure what’s up with me lately, but I am … Continue reading Bookends: March 2021
Bookends: February 2021
Going by my middle name is getting a rocky start. I decided to ease my way in by introducing myself by my middle name to people who don’t already know … Continue reading Bookends: February 2021
Bookends: January 2021
January brought us cats. That makes it sound like I had a lot less responsibility for this turn of events than I did. I’ll rephrase: After months of looking at … Continue reading Bookends: January 2021
Bookends: December 2020
December brought my pandemic birthday, pandemic Christmas, pandemic New Year’s Eve, and the rain I’ve so anxiously been hoping for. I couldn’t stand rain when I lived in Ohio. A … Continue reading Bookends: December 2020
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
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
Imperfect Happiness 