Welcome to my weekly update for June 7, 2026! Hello again! My husband and I wrapped up his time working in Florida and moved on to his next work assignment at the hospital in Marquette, Michigan, on the Upper Peninsula, a couple of weeks ago. We’ve been to very few of the states surrounding the […]

Welcome to my weekly update for February 1, 2026! If you’d like to contact your US representatives about anything, the 5 Calls app is a great place to start. I hate making calls, especially about politics, but the situation with ICE is too scary to ignore. I stopped calling for quite a while […]

Welcome to my weekly update for January 25, 2026! I hope all of you in the path of this winter storm are warm and safe. The Appalachians broke up the storm in weird ways in North Carolina and luckily my family ended up mostly getting rain instead of the devastating ice that was in the forecast. I […]

We’re still settling in to our new location north of Tampa, Florida so I don’t have much to share. We did go down to Clearwater for a long walk on the beach on Saturday and it was so nice to soak up the warmth and sunshine! I always tell myself that I have more than enough seashells but I bring a […]

Welcome to my weekly update for January 11, 2026! My husband finished up his work contract in Georgia just before Christmas so we spent two weeks with our families. He started his next work assignment this week just north of Tampa. We are enjoying these Florida temperatures! North Georgia has fairly […]

Welcome to my weekly update for January 4, 2026! To start on a somber note, the husband of one of my best friends passed away just after Christmas. He was only 46. Life is precious, so hug your loved ones tight. And if you’re so inclined, send some caring thoughts and/or prayers my friend’s way, please […]

Welcome to my weekly update for December 28, 2025! I hope everyone who celebrates the holidays had a great time and received some bookish goodies and everyone else had a good week! I should probably change the title of these posts to quarterly updates. *sigh* My husband and I have been in north […]

Welcome to my weekly update for September 28, 2025! Thanks for all the well wishes on my last post on September 7! I’m mostly over that cold but I still have an intermittent, lingering cough. I’m so tired of it! Anyway, since I last posted, my husband finished up his work contract in Glenwood […]

Welcome to my weekly update for September 7, 2025! I’ve been fighting a cold all week. Yuck. I tested for covid twice and I was negative both times but I just can’t quite kick this thing to the curb. I don’t tolerate any cold or sinus meds well so I just have to suffer through every sniffle, cough […]

Welcome to my weekly update for August 28, 2025! My husband is on call to respond for emergencies at the hospital where he works this weekend (just a normal part of his role), so we can’t get out and celebrate the holiday weekend. You would think that means some good reading time for me but as luck […]