Author Archives: Les

September 17, 2020 … Thursday night (The base of this post was originally written October 15, 2014 when I was a blog writer for Whidbey Life Magazine … 2014-2016) I had an anxious day. Anxious because we are still in … Continue reading →

September 13, 2020 – Sunday evening (covid raging, fires in the west raging, tempers raging … patience and tolerance flagging … 50 days until the election of our lifetime ) I am tired. Aren’t we all? I just read a … Continue reading →

August 29, 2020 … Saturday (end of Covid – nowhere in sight/Autumn right around the corner) It’s late August. How did that happen???? I’m biding my time. I want to get off island but told myself I can’t until I mow … Continue reading →

August 26, 2020 – Wednesday (RNC week/177K US dead from Covid/hurricane looming/fires burning/civil unrest/BLM marches and riots/election woes/political absurdities/economic downfall/jobs and lives lost/isolation/uncertainty…) Maybe if you just read what follows the date (above) you’ve had read enough. Me, too. I … Continue reading →

August 14, 2020 – Friday (still in covid/things are not improving/no end in sight) I lost a good friend yesterday. It’s been a tough week. A brutal week at times. And the one thing I kept telling myself was … … Continue reading →

August 8, 2020 – Saturday More writing portfolio findings … The Acquisition of Oscar – 10/12/2004 The cat is sitting on the stool next to me – staring into my soul – willing me to understand his intentions/needs/thoughts. I look … Continue reading →

August 7, 2020 – Friday (Day 14 billion (or so it seems) of Covid-19. As of yesterday there were over 4.9 million cases in the US with over 160,000 deaths. We are losing ground and hot spots are now in … Continue reading →

August 4, 2020 – Tuesday (as of today the US has >4.85 million cases of Covid-19 and over 159,000 deaths … and things are getting worse) I am trying to focus on niceness during my days. I read yesterday that … Continue reading →

August 3, 2020 – Monday night I need a diversion. A friend of mine is dying. I adore this man and I hate to have him gone from my life … but that is all I want right now – … Continue reading →

July 30, 2020 – Thursday (Covid-19 day 3, 456,789,023) I’m sitting here in my dining room with the windows open on both sides and the soft breeze is wafting through the screens. It’s to be 78º today. Lovely. I’d like … Continue reading →