Category Archives: Home Life

Credit to Differences

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I have had several regular readers of this blog reach out to extend their condolences on the recent death of my beloved husband. I appreciate that.

Some people also offered information on how they handled similar situations when their husband or long-time partner died.

Concerns described to me about “trigger points” for grief made me realize just how I am benefiting, oddly, by…
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The Boot Pile

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Since Spouse and I returned home to Maryland on March 25 from our visit to Hawaii, I have been out of the house a total of 21 times, mostly to “forage” for groceries, pick up prescriptions, work six shifts as a medic for my local fire department, and twice, to ride my Harley and go skydiving.

How do I know the number of times between March 25 and May 26 that I have been out of the house?
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Groundhog Week

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Remember the movie “Groundhog Day” where the main character repeated the same day over and over again? While the premise of that 1993 movie was that the main character was destined to repeat the same day over and over again until he became a good person, there are parallels to this repetitive day-to-day life for me.

And I’m sure the same is true for many others.

So this past week, I…
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Firefighter Boots On Duty

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I know I have not been posting much on this blog, mostly because nothing much has been happening and all has been quiet under our state’s reasonable and prudent “stay-at-home” order by our state’s Governor. Unfortunately, the number of cases of CoVID-19 continue to rise and the death toll increases daily.

We know this because our state is doing a good job with testing, unlike so many others whose Governors bury their heads in the sand.

And now, it’s “Boots On” as I have been called to duty…
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Holding Pattern

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I realized that I have not been writing much on this blog. Sorry about that… just not much to say. Spouse and I remain safely at home in a “holding pattern” for an indefinite period. We aren’t going anywhere, except for adventures to get groceries about every two weeks. That’s really it!

Meanwhile, I was considering selling off some of …
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