Dinosaur

The kids love seeing the dinosaur fossils at the U’s Natural History Museum. Once COVID hit, we stopped going. It seems like a trivial loss, but it was our go-to family activity. How strange to feel scared of going to a museum. Fortunately, we made some trips to the desert and got to see real… Continue reading Dinosaur

March 2020: missing my late husband during lockdown

In March 2020, I had been a widow for less than 2 years.  LBL and I had been together for almost 30 years.  I was living alone and finally starting to get into a daily routine of life without my late husband LBL. Global lockdown hit and it was lonely.  Trying to keep my sense… Continue reading March 2020: missing my late husband during lockdown

We missed the ocean

Our family is contributing a tiny FISH and a tiny SEA TURTLE as our mementos. We love the Utah desert, but we NEED the ocean.  We usually visit the ocean once or twice a year.  Once COVID hit, we did not feel comfortable traveling, so no ocean trips.  It felt sad and strange.