quarantine

This is great for our East Texas economy. At the same time, please keep practicing social distancing for the sake of yourself and others.

Nature reminds us that the light will return. We, too, will experience a revival of life--in nature, in our communities, and in ourselves.

Staying home, and being FORCED to do so by the weather, East Texans are feeling compelled to spend time reflecting on what we've been prioritizing in our lives.

The CDC is cutting down quarantines times by 50% in some cases for people who have been exposed to COVID-19 carriers.

The cautious among us still spend a good majority of our downtime at home. That makes finding interesting date ideas slightly more challenging.

Stay far away from traveling to these states. We are trying to get our own mess under control and so are they.

One of the best, and funniest, commercial campaigns was Bud Light's "Real Men of Genius" commercials of the mid 2000's. They have been updated for the quarantine and are still just as entertaining.

During Quarantine, I stayed at home as much as possible, which meant eating out turned to eating in thanks to curbside pickup or delivery and I may continue doing it.

Due to the global pandemic, many vacations and summer plans have been put on hold. At least we can take a photo journey thru the world and maybe get some ideas.

Once the shock of the quarantine wore off, there was some sort of weird acceptance that happened. And then gratitude. There are four specific things that I'll miss when the lockdown is completely over.

I am always on the lookout for great recipes and dinner meal ideas, so I started my own group on Facebook!

I couldn't take it anymore, so I had to shave the schnauzer completely. And then I discovered that Purina's "tips and tricks for keeping dogs happy" during the pandemic don't involve buzz cuts. Poor Benny.