We’ve heard people say that it does no good to turn your heat down at night because it takes more energy to bring the house back up to temperature in the morning than you save by turning the heat down. One person even quoted her heating contractor making this assertion. It’s simply not true, and […]
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Claire’s California Kitchen
I’d give everyone a “Get Out of Jail” card but it wouldn’t be a good idea. Thankful for long walks in our deserted city, very Twilight Zone-ish! Being on house arrest does have its perks, no hair styling required, fashion isn’t important, make-up optional, naps anytime of day, PJ’s mandated, cuddling with pets required and […]
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Wandering: Lonesome
March 15. The day it all started. The day I was directed to work from home. The day I began to limit my contact with others in an effort to keep myself, my family, my friends and my community healthy. My contact with the outside world was, and continues to be, limited to picking up […]
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Claire’s California Kitchen
Who has been cooking a lot lately? Me! I do enjoy cooking and now I have a sous chef and his name is Bob! Bob does all the peeling, chopping and clean up, it is fabulous! In all fairness to other husbands and wives, we are both retired. We have a lot of free time […]
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What Now? Something for students …
Stuck at home? Tired of cats on Youtube? Even wishing school was open (parents especially)? There are things to do that are educational AND FUN. Mainememory.net is an extraordinary website. The Maine Historical Society and communities, museums and societies across Maine collaborate to put images and ideas online. Understand Maine’s Bicentenary; go millennia further back […]
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Let’s talk about immune health
It’s difficult to believe we’ve been talking about the coronavirus since the beginning of the year. In our home, it’s pretty much business as usual. With two people living here with immune deficiency issues, every day is a land mine. However, we choose to live life to the fullest and use what we consider healthy […]
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Wandering: Spring
“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn,” wrote nature author Hal Borland. I start hearing those nine words in my head about mid-February. They repeat with growing intensity with every winter day. By the time mid-March rolls around they are repeated over and over like a broken record. Last winter certainly seemed to last forever. We […]
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What I’ve learned / Doe Doe Park (part 2)
While Ben Hutchins’ three sons were off fighting WWII, he kept busy by planning and building an amusement park in Lawton, Oklahoma. He hauled granite from quarries. He got steel from an abandoned oil refinery, and scoured the state for other materials, such a petrified wood and handsome stone. Decades later, a newspaper article quoted […]
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Food Preparedness for a Pandemic
It’s easy to feel panic when faced with traumas or disasters. Psychologists say our buying habits change during and after, as expressed by people in America buying large volumes of toilet paper and hand sanitizer while other countries, such as Iceland and Australia face food shortages. My immediate thoughts when hearing of schools closing was […]
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Claire’s California Kitchen
Well, seems we are in the midst of a very unusual situation. My advice is to follow the warnings we have been given and use some common sense. For me, self distancing is very difficult but I will do it to stay healthy and prevent others from becoming ill. Since we are all spending more time […]