My mother sent me a message a week or so ago asking if she could use the scrap fabric from my quilt to make face masks. My siblings and I have started a weekly(ish) video chat, now extended to cousins, and at this week's chat my sister held up the face masks she received in... Continue Reading →
Essential school supplies
It's the official countdown - less than a month 'til school starts. The booklist for the Summer I/II sessions came out on Friday so those are ordered and on the way, along with the lab supplies (molecule building blocks!). Basic school supplies are in. Kokuyo Campus B5 binder + paper, Tombow Reporter 4-color pen (black),... Continue Reading →
Snail Mail
My partner needed something taken to the post office today, so it gave me a (somewhat) acceptable reason to run an errand I'd been looking forward to doing. McMurdo pretty well depleted my stamp supply; I mailed a few off today with my last few stamps and picked up a new sheet of dinosaurs and... Continue Reading →
Stand Still, Stay Silent
I can't. I've been back in the US for just over 2 weeks now, and in CO for nearly that. I've put out feelers for jobs, and thrown out a few applications. I've been told "everywhere's hurting, you'll be sure to get snapped up." But silence.And you know why - everyone is busy, and while... Continue Reading →
COVID-19 Journal Project
The COVID-19 Journal Project is put on by the Wisconsin Historical Society, and aims to collect history as it is occurring.
Book and Ladder 