April 29 - Not A Typical Way To Celebrate, But What's Typical About This Year?

Paul marks his birthday
by hanging with two wee girls
while Chelle and I paint

April 28 - An Unusual Day That Spanned From Virtual Memory Sessions To Music Bingo Babysitting

Richard sinks too deep
An ice cube snaps him around
Two down, five to go

April 27 - A Focused Day Once I Stifled The Inclination To Keep The Weekend Going

I get real work done
Though I'd rather be beach-side
Catching the scarce rays

April 26 - Ugh

Rainy days kill me
Only sunshine lifts the pall
looming over us

April 25 - Ode To The Thing That Keeps Me Sane

My brain doesn't stop
until I'm on my bike, gone
where my legs take me

April 24 - People Would Probably Call This Networking, But Sometimes It Feels More Like Auditions

All the cool kids Zoom
Not sure this will go places
It never seems to

April 23 - The Bug Whisperer Finds A Friend On Christmas Hill

A new beetle pet
We'll bottle him for the trip
R names him Blackie

April 22 - If The Coronavirus Had A Weather Type, It Would Look Like Today

Rain makes things too real
Only the sun can lift us
and erase the now

April 21 - Also, I Spent Too Much Time On Facebook Speculating About Foreshore Rights

Whoa, so much Zoom time
COVID and bingo. Oh my
I ride to Joan's house

April 20 - COVID Has Pushed Our Memory Work Online, And It's Just That Much More Odd And Awesome

Therapy morning
Such a strange, amazing thing
Traumas coming home

April 19 - Not Really Sunny Enough To Qualify As A Beach Day, But I Want It To Be One Anyway

Long day at the beach
I read a whole book - ok,
maybe I skimmed it

April 18 - And The Bread!

OMG - what steak!
Small treats are so good right now
Life feels awfully small

April 17 - Always Jump On The Chance To Get Chores Done On A Day That Isn't Going To Turn Out Sunny,

Laundry and storage
I dig out our summer clothes
Stay the optimist

April 16 - A Socially Distanced Meet-up To Help A Friend With Crazy Cabin Fever

Susan's wearing heels!
This won't be a speedy walk
Much to talk about

April 15 - Climbing Bear Hill On A Sunny Afternoon Full Of Wildflowers

Hiking with the girls
They're like pixies in the woods
Imps to cheer the world

April 14 - The Stuffie Games Involve A Lot Of Charlotte The Pup Never Quite Getting Her Bitey Traps Right

R likes Wile. E stunts
Blow up! Fall down. Get back up
Violence as fun

April 13 - A Meandering Little Ride To Nowhere In Particular, Made Possible By The Lack Of Traffic Allowing Even Socially Distanced People To Converse

Cycling through the graves
Pat likes to ride the small paths
Mountains luminous

April 12 - Hanging Out With The Bunnies

Back yard Easter hunt
She shakes each egg to confirm:
Yes, this one's worth it

April 11 - Kim And Adrian Come By To Tour Their Old House And Do The Kind Of Visiting That Is De Rigeur In These Times

Driveway catchup, where
Madeleine has put the chairs
at the right distance

April 10 - No Wonder Nobody Can Remember What Day Of The Week It Is Anymore

Nothing much happened
One day so much like the rest
Eventless and still

April 9 - Even Doing The Laundry Gets Weird In A Pandemic For Itinerant Housesitters Without Options

Laundromat newbie
I fumble through my coin purse
Keep germs to myself

April 8 - A Visit To Crab Beach Feels Like The Most Regular Afternoon I've Had In Quite Some Time

Finally, grand-girls
We catch wee fish and scoop crabs
It feels so normal

April 7 - I Probably Need A Whole Other Wardrobe For This New Trend To Visiting Outside

These days, hanging out
requires bringing your own glass
and very warm clothes

April 6 - This Global Malaise Gets To A Person, Even Once They've Quit Obsessing Over The Johns Hopkins Map

Life feels so strange
The world talks of nothing else
Spring comes anyway

April 5 - Just A Perfectly Nice Sunday

Beach. Bird walk. Sunshine
"Well, that was a good weekend,"
says Paul. Yes, it was

April 4 - It's Four But Feels Like Two, Says The Weather App. But It's Better Than Being Stuck Inside

Lovely day to ride
These wide-open streets - splendid!
Though best to bundle

April 3 - The Self-Isolation Takes A New Turn As Paul Does A Work Zoom Call As A Zebra

Stripey's big debut
Paul wins over young Charlie
We all need a laugh

April 2 - Is There Anyone Left In The World Who Isn't Feeling Quite Panicky At This Point?

We won't cheer this stat

Virus infects one million

Damn this pandemic

April 1 - Heavy Conversation Is Made Easier By Walking

My pal needs long walks
We make it to Mile Zero
Lost in our big talk

March 31 - A Long Beach Walk And Talk In Which No Easy Answers Presented Themselves

No light for this friend
Brilliance and beauty give way
to paths not taken

March 30 - The Problem With Work That Requires You Go Through It, And Through It, And Through It....

Weary of trauma
Third time editing these words
They're good, but enough!

March 29 - Our Social Experiment In A Wee Place Near Ross Bay

This tiny house fits
A month will be sufficient
Nowhere to hide here