February 2020~ First Case of Covid-19 appears in Texas, uniformed me, runs around in ignorant bliss. March 13th2020 ~ Texas Governor Abbott declares a State Of Emergency ~ within days this is followed by “Stay At Home and Shelter In place Orders. I decide to stop teaching private music lessons…
Sitting in silence, this early Christmas morning with Basura Cat sleeping upon my lap. I find myself wondering if all pet owners sit in uncomfortable positions for extended periods of time so they don't wake them up. It's an odd Christmas this year, no tree, no turkey, no gatherings due…
It’s a quiet Christmas Eve morning, Sofia doing her thing, me, mine, Basura Cat sleeping in the windowsill. A text from my adopted family, “Are you busy?” First thought was about seeing anyone during the Pandemic, during the season of gathering. First a stop by my adopted nieces, the girls…
I suspect that I am not alone, getting lost in memories at this time of the year. Here are some of my fondest of Christmases gone past. My mom loved Christmas, we’d clean and cook and spend the day with family and friends, stomping snow off their boots and settling…
Basura and me were having a chat, She jumped on my lap, such a friendly cat. She said, that the numbers of cases are getting high, “I thought we had told COVID~19, goodbye.” “Yes,” I sighed as we began to play, But the numbers seem to be getting higher every…
For those of you that know me, writing is my form of expression, be it in song, or prose. I feel deeply in my heart, the sense of upcoming holidays, the loneliness, those affected by COVID 19 in so many ways, emotionally, spiritually, physically. I spoke with Basura and Sofia,…