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Anna’s Cinco de Mayo Tree

At the end of 2020, I decided to keep the Christmas tree up until pandemic lockdown ends, decorating for each new holiday. …

What a difference a year makes. I recall last Easter as a bewildering affair, where instead of sharing sweet treats with family, …

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! My quest to keep joy and goofiness alive in quarantine continues with this St. Patrick’s Day Tree, complete …

Following up from my 2020 Reading Report from the first half of the year, and some nonfiction recommendations from the second half …

Yep, I’m one of those insufferable souls who read a lot last year. My grand total for 2020 included 104 books, a mix …

When I wrote my “20 Goals for 2020” last New Year’s day, I had no idea how prescient some of my plans …

It’s been a long, strange year. Like many, I’m damn delighted to see it go. Like counting the minutes until midnight and …

When I was little, we had the amazing fortune to live next door to my mom’s parents for many years. Missing an …

In January, approximately 1,000 years ago in 2020 time, I set an intention to read 100 books this year. (And yes, of …

Around our first anniversary, I remember joking about how relieved I was to discover that I actually liked being married to Mr. …