Canned meats on a shelf

Quarantine Day 63: Stocking the Little Extras

I’ve said that one of the biggest lessons the coronavirus pandemic has taught me is that we need to store more junk food and...
Social distancing while waiting to enter Trader Joes

Quarantine Day 60: How Coronavirus is Changing My Behavior

Things are starting to reopen, but now we have to decide if we are going to leave the safe cocoon of our home and venture out into the world again.
sliding glass doors

Quarantine Day 56: A DIY Project Mushrooms

We’re eight weeks into our stay-home period so to console ourselves, and to support a local restaurant, we got take out for only the...
Real estate listings from realtor.com

Day 53 of Quarantine: We Fall Back on TV for Entertainment

Our lives remain quiet, for which we are thankful but also looking forward to reopening. We spend our time with books, TV, YouTube and look for a new home.
Bird flu is driving up the cost of eggs again.

50 Days in Quarantine: More Groceries and Lessons Learned

After more than seven weeks in self-isolation, we pick up groceries and review lessons learned so far.
Delivery Boxes

Day 48 of Quarantine: Our Online Orders are Late

We order from Walmart.com and Amazon.com, and neither one of them exceed our expectations.
Will Covid-19 lead to another Great Depression?

Quarantine Day 46 – The Worst is Yet to Come

More than two thirds of Americans are extremely worried about flying on a commercial airline again and 62 percent are worried about going to a restaurant. This will lead to economic problems after the health issues of the coronavirus are behind us.
Canned Meats

Quarantine Day 43 – A Dog’s Life

During quarantine, we have become like our coddled pets: well fed and lazy. But how long will the food last?
An old pitcher pump.Photo by Herbert Goetsch on Unsplash

Quarantine Day 42 – Well Pumps and Pressure Tanks

Our quarantine doldrums were interrupted by problems with our water supply.
Will trucks delivering food and medical supplies need armed guards?

Quarantine Day 40 – Recovery

Today, we got good news about acquaintances with COVID-19 and bad news about food supplies.