Bailey's First Day Back in School

Not sure how long it will last but this little lady sure was excited to be able to go to school and be with her classmates. She looks so stinkin' cute with  her little mask and curled ponytail.

New Yummies

Trader Joe's had this vegan dish (Garbanzo Beans and Greens Sauté Bowl) that looked simple enough and so I grabbed it the other day. Finally got a chance to try it and boy-oh-boy is it good!

An Afternoon with Lauryn

I'll give you one guess as to where I went today with Lauryn... Correct! Grounds for Sculpture. It was a gorgeous day and even though I booked the entry time for 2pm yesterday the fella at the gate gave us a pass and let us in. Whew!

Hope Dies Last

It's been a stressful week and I've chosen to spend every day since Tuesday with my head in the sand. I haven't logged on to Instagram, I don't look at the news, I turned off notifications for incoming texts and emails and informed anyone that I was speaking to over the phone that under no circumstances was the subject of politics to be broached. Natalia and Amy understood and vowed only to message me when good news was on the horizon. Barbara and Michel even messaged me via WhatsApp and thankfully brought no bad news. This morning I saw a message from Natalia that could be ominous or uplifting. The problem was she used no punctuation or emojis, just simply said, "it's official girl" - what's official!?! I couldn't bring myself to open the message and read her three prior texts. Not long after, Amy hit me with the good news and I could finally reply to Natalia. I'm still not 100% relaxed about the election results. Not until that monster is removed from office and someone human replaces him.

Amy adores the Flyers mascot, Gritty, possibly more than Gritty's own mother loves him, and we were both thrilled to know our hometown made the difference. She's been sending me Philly memes all day and had me cracking up.

This sign made me think that RBG would be very proud of this country and that we stood up and voted out a maniac.

And here are my texts with Barbara and Michel, like anyone aside from me cares, but whatever, no one reads this blog but me.

More New Music!

Signing up for Apple Music has been, well, maybe not entirely life changing but my life has certainly been enriched. All those scraps of paper with the names of artists and bands to check out have finally been downloaded and reached my ears.

SOHN

Moderat

Spinvis

Phantogram

Rosie Lowe

H.E.R.

P.O.S.

Night Stone

Kelley McRae

Plus Shirley Bassey's new album!

This Is Water

I first heard David Foster Wallace's commencement speech at Kenyon College for the class of 2005 in 2018 on YouTube. I then bought it with a credit I had on Audible and picked up the hardback copy. I've listened to it dozens of times and it always manages to help me put things in to perspective. To guide my thinking into a realm where I try to remain calm when things don't go my way and to see things from the other side. It's a brilliant, brilliant piece of writing.

Best School Pic of 2020

Just when I think Lucy can't possibly get any cuter, Stacey goes and sends me this photo. I mean, this child is just beyond adorable.