Last week I felt weary. Maybe it was the gazillionth meal I had cooked in 4 months. Or masking up for the 2-week grocery load. Or those re-appearing dirty dishes. [Really people, those dishes?] Our colorful palate of life has gone a bit muted out here. Conversational topics in the kitchen [is there another room?] […]
Week 5: Well Wishes (posted April 28, 2020) Happy Wednesday to all of you tuning into Bunker Up! I don’t know about you but there’s a lot of togetherness in our home. The thing that is being tested mostly in the 2020 viral whirlwind is just this phenomenon – social connection. Too much of it […]
I hate to admit it. Facebook connects. Last month when I was scrolling through, I spied a photo of a dear friend at a Blazers game. For those of you clueless about a possession arrow, an and one, and zone defense – I’m talking about a professional basketball team here. Since I was flying to […]
I flew in last week after the holidays when it was 3°F out. A week-plus winter deep freeze had hit town, pretty unusual for Homer. Most of us residents are a bit soft in the winter since this is the banana belt of Alaska. Minus the bananas. Learning of my evening arrival time, my friend […]
During our hiatus in Washington state, I used to buy lottery tickets. It wasn’t a “jones.” But sometimes when I was feeling it or just in a funk about work, I would purchase one or two in the express line at the grocery store. If he was with me, that tall endearing fellow I […]
Ten years ago the pines spoke to me. (You’re right. I don’t want to share this with just anyone). I had been struggling at work. My childhood identity of responsibility clung to me like a tight dress that didn’t look so good in adulthood. It was hard for me to say ‘no’ to work assignments […]
Last Tuesday, I rooster-strutted out of Ulmer’s with my lime green shopping bag filled. In 10 minutes, despite the crowd of locals, tourists, and cruise ship passengers, I seized my booty. In one sweep, I plucked my beloved’s birthday card, found a plumbing fixture for our utility sink, spied a new carabiner for my daypack, […]
