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Day #81 – So. Darn. Hot.

Two Weeks Ago: WHY IS THERE SNOW IN MAY. My rosemary plants died from the frost! Today: WHY IS IT IN THE HIGH EIGHTIES IN MAY. I’m sweating…

Day #80 – Memorial Day & Meat

I woke up thinking about all the incredibly brave souls who died serving our country and wonder what they would be thinking right now about what is happening…

Day #79 – Ode to Salad Cream

I took the dogs out and sat on the porch and then went back to bed. My brain wants me to get up and make beignets and coffee,…

Day #78 – Threesday

Me: I don’t mean we have to do it today, today. You know, do it threesday. We have three days, all days are the same. And thus a…

Day #77 – Expanse. Escape.

Today, not a great day. I called my doctor to get test results back from blood and urine work and well, there’s some need for concern. I’m not…

Day #76 – Pool and Potato Dreaming

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh. I just placed an order from a local farm (Davies Hillside Farms) for pork sausage and duck eggs – SCOTCH EGGS ARE IN OUR FUTURE THIS WEEKEND!…

All Things Jennifer – May 2020 Weekly Roundup Two

All Things Jennifer – May 2020 Weekly Roundup – Version Two Coronavirus Diaries Quick Take: HOLY HECK I’VE BEEN IRRITABLE. The end. Day #67 – Irritable, But Happy!…

Day #75 – Stimulus Splurges

Wait, what did I do today? I guess the thing is, I’m working again. So for the last six weeks where I used to blogging about doing something…

Bitmojis & Synchronicity

While in bed alternating between various states of tired last night, I was texting my friend Donna. I met Donna years ago during the musical Annie and the…

Day #74 – Doctor, Doctor

Long morning at ye ol’ doctor’s office. So many tests (now that I have health insurance!) Spirometry, EKG, Mammogram, Blood Work, Skin Biopsy oh my! While out in…

Day #73 – (WHAT HAPPENED ON MONDAY!)

Every time I see the words “the reopening” I read them in a horror story narrator voice. And speaking of a horror story…I need to confess. I’m somewhat…

Day #72 – Garden Update

Before the rain. Garden time! Baby bok choi plot next to the garlic. Valerian plot w/ catnip and echinecea. Chinese broccoli plot w/calendula. In case anyone needs to…

ITOWNY Monologue Contest – Poor Unfortunate Souls

And now the next submission for the Inclusive Theater of WNY “Show Us Your Monologues” Contest! – ME! Poor Unfortunate Souls from the Little Mermaid! Vote for me!…

Day #71 – Sick of Counting The Days

Once again I remind New Yorkers: pic.twitter.com/emY6paBwEX — Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) May 16, 2020 The words OPERATION WARP SPEED and SUPER DUPER MISSILE make me want to crawl…

Day #70 – Home Sweet Home (Forever?)

Today, I actually started to wonder if I will be around people again in 2020. And it only seems to look like more of the same. I’m high risk….

Day #69 – The Hills Aren’t Alive With The Sound of Music

Alas. In the Before Times – tonight would have been opening night of The Sound of Music at the Springville Center for the Arts. In honor of the…

Day #68 – Third Day In A Row, Danger!

Apparently I’m still irritable and on edge, eh? Day Three. WHAT GIVES? Ah, those moments when you are completely deflated by the words of someone you love. Good…

Day #67 – Irritable, But Happy!

I’m in a good mood, but strangely irritable and agitated at the same time. Edgy. Do not like. Hopefully it doesn’t escalate, I was like this yesterday too….

All Things Jennifer – May 2020 Weekly Roundup

I changed my template, the old one was feeling really stale. Let me know what you think, too much content? Too busy? Not enough? Liked the old one…

Doctor Ted – Vegetable Veterinarian

Oh my goodness, this video of Doctor Ted – Vegetable Veterinarian posted by WNY Improv has me really, really missing my Springville SCA Theater family. Ted, you crack…

Day #66 – Monday, Monday

Thanks to those small business loans that actually reached the smallest of (nonprofit) businesses I’m able to go back to work (from home) full-time starting, well, technically, today!…

Day #65 – ALL THE CARBS

Stephen, my sourdough starter, is being difficult. Seems he doesn’t want to float, despite looking bubbly and smelling sour. Darn you Stephen. So, I emptied most of the…

Day #64 – Funk & Shiitake Mushrooms, Oh My!

Definitely been in a funk the last few days…I have been since getting my test results back.  MEH. I woke up after 2pm. (In fairness, I went to…

Day #63 – Happy Kitties and Raging Mama

Ridiculously happy cats. New cat tree! I need to find a more suitable place, the dining room buffet seems like an odd option but it works for now….

Day #62 – Blursday Cooking for the Weekend

Ah, early to bed…early to…not rise? Me: It feels like Saturday, HWMMS: Nyah, more like Wednesday. Narrator: Today is Thursday. The word “unprecedented” followed by the word “times”…

Day #61 – Overwhelmed

Woooooosh. I’m a crazy pile of overwhelmed right now. Do you want the good news or the “good” news first? The good news? The SBA loan went through…

The Boys

Me: How did it take us this long to start binge watching a series during quarantine? HWMMS: Because, I think we were saving the binging for DefCon 3….