Recently I have been reading about Covid Fatigue and our human responses to it.  Covid Fatigue is a response to disaster.  Just like the famous stages of grief, there are predictable stages of disaster response. I read a helpful article about it on the US Department of Health and Human Services webpage.   These stages are …

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Diamonds and duds.  Now that Sherri Resnick, our realtor had a better idea what we were looking for, she could send us listings suited to our priorities.  Hopefully we could eliminate some duds without having to tour them.  Being able to look at houses online is a wonderful thing, especially when you want to limit …

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If you want to find a forever home, you have to look at some duds and diamonds.  The day after Tom and I decided to buy a house, our realtor lined us up with two houses to tour. Tom and I prioritized the things that were important to us.  We want a house we can …

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Last week I alluded to some changes that Tom and I were making and you can see the biggest change in the headline.  Tom and I are buying a house.  After six years of being full-timers in the RV, we decided to get a place where we will live part-time. Obviously this was a big …

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About  year ago I purchased a dozen white handkerchiefs.  I wanted to be more ecologically responsible, and one zero waste author suggested using handkerchiefs instead of disposable tissues.  So I bought these handkerchiefs and have been using them for the last year. Handkerchiefs are great.  Everyone should have at least a dozen.  Mine are just …

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We have now been living with Covid-19 in the US for five months.  I know there is some debate about when it got here but shutdowns and warning started appearing at the beginning of March.  We probably would be further along in our battle against the virus if wearing masks had not become politicized.  But, …

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On July 3rd, the extended family got together for a socially distanced picnic.  Even this small gathering required all kinds of rethinking our usual family gatherings. First of all, where would we have it?  We wanted to be outside but also protected from the weather.  So, my parents reserved a pavilion at the Lexington Community …

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During the last six months, East Beach on St. Simon’s Island has been my happy place.  Tom and I go there at least once a week.  We try to hit the beach during low tide for two reasons.  First, there is more beach so it is easier to social distance.  Second, the beach is more …

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In an effort to reopen safely, the Georgia Theater Company started offering private screenings of movies around the middle of May.  The Georgia Theater Company owns a lot of movie theaters in Georgia.  I’ve written about them before, because they have the delightful Flashback Cinema.  The movie theater on the island is part of the …

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Last week when Tom and I were eating lunch, Tom mentioned there was a great egret in our front yard.  I looked out the window and was surprised to see one so close to the RVs.  Usually the great egrets stick to the marsh, where they hunt for fish.  But this egret, being an opportunist, …

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