Day Whatever (3/30/2020) It seems like I have been stuck at home FOREVER. I started to self isolate two weeks before it became official. So now it’s been forever. They say the quarantine, shelter at home, would be over in like two days but it has been extended for another month. Guess one cannot predict the ways of a new…
Day 3 ( 3/21/20) I cough. A lot. I have emphysema. It makes me cough. A lot. One of the reasons I stayed home before there was even an order to do so, was because I cough. I didn’t want folks to think I was out and about spreading disease. I went to a Just Dance class and had to…
Day 2 (3/20119) Day 2(3/20/20) Yesterday was the first day of spring. I forgot about it until later in the day. When I remembered I got a bit melancholy. It should have been Baseball Season. No baseball. All of the sports originally postponed openings or matches, then eventually canceled the seasons. I have recently started following Premier League Soccer. I…
Day 1 Last night, the County I live in sent out text messages, emails and phone calls informing us that we are to join the rest of our state and most of the other states in the United States in a shelter in place. This is in response to the Sars-CoV-2 virus. This particular virus is part of the Coronavirus…
An article on the lecture by Bertrand Russell on the acceptance of his Nobel Prize Bertrand Russell a British philosopher wore many hats including philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, essayist, social critic, political activist, and Nobel laureate. His works have had a great effect in the field of Mathematics, logic, linguistics, AI Cognitive science Computer Science, set theory, language, metaphysics,…
Article from the Atlantic by Marina Koren I read an article about a Mars Mission simulation that has been going on on the slope of the Mauna Loa Volcano in Hawaii. It is done there because, not only is the volcano huge, but there is a lot of red and black rocks and can be rather isolated. The habitat holds…
Irish Rose This pretty rose can be used as an embellishment for hats, purses, clothing and granny squares. It is rather simple to make and once you get the hang of it you can make dozens of them while watching your favorite shows. Irish Rose is a terrific way to use up leftover yarn. I used little bits of leftover…
Not Cool Yarn-Bombing is the act of covering objects in yarn using either crochet or knit. It is usually unexpected items, such as trees, benches, lamps, bicycles, and other items. There have bombardments inside, but mostly one finds them outside. It turns the landscape into a colorful wonderland. Typically the events have been to raise awareness for some cause or…
by T.L. Whitaker A story that was written for my writer’s group. The prompt was Cruising. I was a new adult when I had my daughter. I had just turned 19, a first-time mom and already missing my youth when my older sister came to visit. She was 3 years older and infinitely wiser than I, her being married for…
This is a great crochet stitch, very elegant looking with just enough detail to make it look more complicated than it is. To do this stitch you will need to know how to Chain (ch) Skip stitches (sk) slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), triple crochet (trc) and how to decrease (dc). The size of the yarn and the…
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