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My COVID Christmas
Well, it finally happened. Jim and I managed to go through almost two years of the pandemic without testing positive. That changed last Sunday. We were preparing to visit family and friends in Pittsburgh, and took rapid antigen tests to… Continue reading
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A Spring Day
As I sit on my couch with the windows open, I can hear the birds and see the leaves rustling in the trees. It’s May, and time for counting birds. Jim leaves today for West Virginia. He’ll be gone for… Continue reading
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Sacré-Coeur
The new image on this blog’s home page is a picture of Sacré-Coeur in Paris. I went there in 2011, the same year that my husband died and I moved to West Virginia. My friends and I walked around Montmartre… Continue reading
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A Sense of Community
Jim and I moved from Morgantown, WV, to Bridgeport, WV, in July. Morgantown is a college town where we had several liked-minded friends and acquaintances. Bridgeport is a pretty little community that seems very focused on families and children. I… Continue reading
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Anniversary
Yesterday was Jim’s and my five-year anniversary of being a couple. We’ve been through a lot together. Me being a widow, his stress in graduate school, my brother’s suicide, his father’s operations, my cancer. There have also been a lot… Continue reading
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Up Late
On Friday, I got together with old friends in Pittsburgh. I stayed up until 2:30 a.m.! Considering that I go to bed on most nights between 8:30 and 9 p.m., this was definitely an anomaly. It felt good to experience… Continue reading
Laura, Part 2 