The fire hall is the Hartford Heights fire hall. It’s a building sitting all by itself, right off of route 30. Other than the fire department I know that they used to hold weekly bingo nights (my mom used to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay, it may come off here as if I’m cheap, getting a hamburger and fries for my mom on Mother’s Day, but in fact, I think she really enjoyed it. Before this pandemic hit, my mom’s Friday routine was to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
She not only made masks for me but she made them for herself too. I’m gad about that, since, with her age (91) she’s very susceptible to the virus. Of course, if I’m within sneezing/breathing distance to the virus, I’m[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When I was a kid growing up, one of the memories I have is of my mom at a sewing machine making clothes. She’d often go to stores, like K-Mart, and buy material and plans to make clothes, mostly for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Frankly, I was shocked to see this. Each day we’re hearing more and more about the spread of the virus. Hospitals being overrun with COVID patients. No vaccination or drugs to stop it. The CDC advising everyone to wear masks[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After going through the frustrations with Giant Eagle’s Curbside Express Pick-up website the other day, I was ecstatic at the ease of ordering on Instacart. (Its not totally infallible though, I had to choose “back-up items” in case they’re out[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve heard doctors say on the news that if you think you may have gone somewhere, where you’ve been in the presence of other people, to be on the safe side, quarantine yourself for at least two weeks. So with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Even before I overheard anyone say anything, there was an eerie feeling going on throughout the crowd. Yeah, outwardly, everyone looked as if they were enjoying themselves, but, it’s hard to describe but, there was… something on everyone’s mind. And[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I can’t be the only one who feels this way, can I? Sure, when the food does arrive you’ll have something to do, eating your food, that the need for distraction may not be necessary, but there is a lengthy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I guess you have to wonder, if I had said anything to the guy, would it had done any good? If someone doesn’t have that initial thought, a default to offer their seat to someone who’s older, or who physically[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…