"Stay as long as you want - we're so thankful for your help," my sister and brother-in-law in Virginia assure me. "When are you coming back home? We miss you," my sisters back in Ohio tell me. "If you come into Kentucky you must quarantine for fourteen days," Governor Beshear's website declares. I feel lost … Continue reading With Open Hands
Tag: Quarantine
7 Pioneer Secrets You Won’t Learn in School
Growing up, my dad often gave us history lessons as we drove through cities or while on vacation. His "history" was full of outrageous stories that made us children peal with laughter and beg for more. Today, I decided to put mimic my father and give y'all a delightful lesson in history that you won't … Continue reading 7 Pioneer Secrets You Won’t Learn in School
Watercolor and Fabric {reaching outside my comfort zone}
Day Twenty-Nine dawns with lukewarm, day-old, decaf coffee, scrounging through the refrigerator for enough protein to count as breakfast, and the hum of the lawnmower under a gray sky. During the last week, I was able to step outside of my comfort zone and do some things I've thought about doing for a while but … Continue reading Watercolor and Fabric {reaching outside my comfort zone}
Hello, Day 25
Like probably everyone else I'm ready for this craziness to be over. I'm on day 25 of quarantine and it's been quite the ride. I can hardly wait to be able to go back to work. To be back in my little home in Kentucky. To see all my co-workers and friends and fall into … Continue reading Hello, Day 25