Do you have Couple Goals while you're self-isolating? It's been reported that within 3 weeks, 300 couples applied for divorce in the Sichuan Province of south-western China once the quarantine was lifted there. According to the Daily Mail, "Divorce rates in China have risen significantly because 'couples are spending too much time together at home' during coronavirus self-isolation, according… Continue reading Too Much Sauce
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Easter 2020
If you're celebrating this year, I just want to wish you a Happy Easter from my family to yours. We were blessed with beautiful weather yesterday and had our first BBQ of the year. I enjoyed gardening and reading a lighthearted novel in the sunshine. (Finally had a reason to wear my groovy new sunglasses… Continue reading Easter 2020
Life Under Lockdown
This is the eighth day Ireland has been officially under full lockdown. We are still permitted to leave home to buy groceries, attend medical appointments, and go outdoors for brief exercise as long as we stay within 2 km of home. Social distancing must be practiced in public, and the few grocery shops which have… Continue reading Life Under Lockdown
Cocooning on Mothering Sunday
Mother's Day is observed twice each spring at our house. It's celebrated in March for Irish families, which is when my children give gifts and spoil me. In May I honor my bonus mother in America and remember my biological mother (who passed away in 2017). This year I didn't get to see my oldest… Continue reading Cocooning on Mothering Sunday