Journal Entries

They stopped taking temperatures at work. Next week we are opening the building for dining. Less and less are people wearing the mask. Now there is a third variant strain. Hopefully things will continue to get better.

Say goodbye to the mask.

My birthday is coming up and I never felt so accomplished in a single year. I am at a new job that I really like. I am in better health than I was a year ago and while I might not be going to the gym three times a week, I am planning to sign

The CDC announced today that vaccinated people don’t have to wear a mask inside or out. It feels like a miracle.

I painted this awful painting a year ago today, trying to do anything to forget the pandemic. Today I’m at my new job at the Milford Food Bank with both vaccinations under my belt and feeling cautiously hopeful about the future.

So life feels like it’s opening up. We still have to wear masks and stand 6 feel apart but restaurants will be opening at full capacity in the middle of May. The weather feels more like spring today. Emily and I went to a few tag sales and then drove around Milford and looked at

Derik Chauvin was found guilty today of three charges of murder. George Floyd may you Rest In Peace!

A year ago they closed the schools till the fall. We were very naïve. We never could have imagined  what the year would be like. We are all still clinging to our masks and I haven’t seen Noah in over a year. Glad we didn’t plan any big trips this summer. I still think things

Today Ian and Oliver got their first vaccination. Ian sounded very happy.

So day 2 after my second vaccination and I feel fine. I am so looking forward to getting away with Emily.