1. What was the best thing about 2020? The best thing that happened to me in 2020 is that I got my cat, Smoke. I started self-quarantining on 9 March. By mid-June it had become clear that this situation was not going to resolve itself quickly. My son, John, asked me if I'd like him to go by PAWS and adopt a cat for me. I said YES! And he did.

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Ever since the August 31st operation on her left foot, I've been visiting my sister, Debbie, every Sunday. She has a home helper come in six days a week for four hours, and I've been covering Sundays. However, Mariele will naturally have New Year's Day off, too, this week which would mean I'd visit Debbie twice, with all that entails: Lyft, Uber, ( Read more... )