Well, Well, Well. Here we are on March 30th, 2020. It's been 2 years since my last post. We are deep in the midst of a global crisis. We as a race of humans, have been hit with a pandemic that has not been seen in my lifetime and not sure just when it will peak. It is still building up and taking many lives. It seems very surreal in a way when you're reading about it and hearing about it from various sources but the reality of it is that it is taking many, many lives. It is called Novel Coronavirus and it hails from Wuhan Province in China. It has been devastating world wide but has as the epicenter, my beautiful state of Washington. This thing totally sucks. It has taken a huge toll on the economy to the point where companies have had to shut down and millions are out of work. The hospitals are overrun, and it seems there is no end in sight. The government is doing everything it can to help small businesses and larger corporations and stepping in to help with the production of masks and life saving treatment. Very few individuals are surviving this virus. It is brutal. I will write in more detail later.

I just found out that one of my good friends that I've known since 1985, has the virus. He and his girlfriend. They live on Long Island, New York, in Nassau. They have fevers, chest congestion and while they have not been tested, docs tell them that they don't need to. They have it. Damn. Damn. Damn. *** Update, my friends are on the mend and are surviving Covid-19.

Fall is here

Here we are on September 24th, 2018. The air is crisp, the nights are chilly and the leaves are changing. As the days get shorter and daylight hours are waning, it creates opportunities to spend time doing indoor functions such as sewing, crafting, and more importantly, writing. Writing really needs to become a focus for me again. It is therapeutic, it is soothing, it is a huge release, and it will give me the chance to finally write something to possibly get published. It is my goal to get a book published. In the meantime, I have many short stories to print here and many more of what I consider to be "musings". Stay tuned.

The magic pen

A good friend of mine read my essay titled Menopause Schmenopause. She told me that I should write a book, memoir, or whatever. I have lots of ideas for them, I just need to get them in print. What I will commit to doing is making up a book of musings. That is mostly what my blog consists of but some of them are suitable for publishing. So, onward and upward. The magic pen, which is really my keyboard in disguise, is the tool to push my future into the literary world. Of all of my hobbies, crafts, etc. writing gives me the most pleasure. So, that is what I should pursue.

RR

Blast From the Past

When I first started this blog, I had been laid off from a job. I was bored and at the time the only two hobbies I had were genealogy and looking for work. Here is my first post.



New Blog created 12/22/08
Sometimes idle time and a computer can be a recipe for trouble but in this case it was the catalyst for creating this blog. I'm not really sure what content will appear, I'm going to just wing it.

Ruth.
Posted by Ruth at 12:05 PM