Weird moments of sadness ambush you, moments you don’t even want to indulge. Yesterday, I cleaned up the backyard firepit area, which has enough seating for eight or so. We were just starting to get to the age when Kavi might have friends over to hang out back there, and I had imagined keeping an […]
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(for my neighbors, posted on our little free library, but here just in case people are more likely to see it here) “The Easter Bunny has visited our block! The bunny has brought eggs with tiny toys suitable for small children (no candy, sorry), and would love it if kids would take some home with
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A friend posted this, and it made me feel better, and I don’t think she’d mind if I shared this: “[My husband] was to leave for NYC today–he was assigned to Bellevue where he did his residency–but we just heard that they have all the healthcare volunteers they need right now (over 20,000 people volunteered
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Took an hour to sew masks for the four of us, so that we can go on walks still; we don’t feel like it’s socially responsible of us to go out beyond the boundaries of our yard otherwise, given that we live in a pretty crowded urban environment. Kevin would be perfectly content to stay
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Easter note: I’m planning to go out on that Sunday morning early, plant eggs (pre-filled with tiny dinosaurs) everywhere up and down the block. The 300 block of Wisconsin, between Washington and Randolph — neighbors, if you can leave the eggs for the kids, and encourage your kids to just take a few, that’d be
Anonymous Donor Book Giveaway for A Feast of Serendib! March 2020 People are reaching out with wonderful, creative ways of helping. Two anonymous donors have offered to help make A Feast of Serendib available to people who want the book but can’t afford to buy it right now. Together these generous folks have donated a
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I sat the kids down and had a serious talk with them this morning after breakfast. We’ve been talking about all this in bits and pieces, of course, but this was more focused than that. I told them: – this is a serious disease, and we may well be in our house for 12-18 months
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URGENT: Brainstorming help, please. My primary goal for this morning is to create a structured task list for what people can work on effectively from home, that will support one of these three urgent-need categories: a) communication around social distancing b) economic support for social distancing practices c) support for healthcare workers I’d love your
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URGENT: Brainstorming help, please. My primary goal for this morning is to create a structured task list for what people can work on effectively from home, that will support one of these three urgent-need categories: a) communication around social distancing b) economic support for social distancing practices c) support for healthcare workers I’d love your
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It isn’t reasonable to expect people to become convinced and internalize that we’re entered a serious crisis situation in just a few days. I know that. Even if they do get to that point, many of us are overwhelmed with work and care responsibilities, mental health concerns, fear for ourselves and our loved ones. There’s
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