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Reflections on 1 Year of Quarantine

March 13, 2021 Elizabeth

On March 13th 2020, I was sent home from my workplace with my computer and all of my gear for an indefinite period of work from home. I'd already been working from home once a week for several years so the concept wasn't totally foreign to me. But, this was my first foray into … [Read more...]

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Pandemic Life with the cat

November 28, 2020 Elizabeth

We have a cat. We used to call her June, but never really to her face, more like that's her name at the vet. At home, we just call her cat, or kitty. She doesn't really answer to that, because, well, she's a cat. Living through 2020 with her has been interesting and eye … [Read more...]

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Quarantine Halloween

October 30, 2020 Elizabeth

While we didn't make it to our usual Tricks for Treats event at the Woof Woods dog park, we did get dressed up and go for a little walk right around here. Here's today's pics and a couple other recent photos of these hounds dogs. … [Read more...]

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Pandemic Life with my trio

September 30, 2020 Elizabeth

Like much of America, I was sent to work from home on March 13th 2020. We thought it might be short term, but it looks to be much longer term now. My husband is also home, so it's just the 5 of us, trying to keep each other sane and not make each other miserable. My office is … [Read more...]

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