Kim Wilkins Stark

Road Trip

Our last trip was in January. We spent New Years in Southern Utah. We had two trips on the books – Oregon in June and Lake Tahoe in September. And we would have likely had taken another one or two, but…. Covid-19. So this short, spontaneous get-away to Ragged Point Inn on the Central CoastContinue reading “Road Trip”

Endless

The pandemic, and specifically the stay-at-home order, has meant we have eaten almost exclusively at home since the second week of March. We have always eaten in far more than out, but typically we went to a restaurant one or two times a week for dinner and maybe once for a weekend breakfast. We alsoContinue reading “Endless”

Hospital Work During a Pandemic

Symptom tracker, temperature checks, scrubs, PPE, Zoom rounds, physical distancing, intercoms, iPads. It’s all part of our days. We have all adjusted and now, about seven months later, go about our days as if nothing is different. I barely see the huge amount of PPE and equipement in what used to be near clear hallways.Continue reading “Hospital Work During a Pandemic”

Home

We have been home since March 19. That is 173 days. Our house is small, but big enough. It doesn’t have too much. There are bare walls and a few empty cabinets. We have everything we need, and then some, but most would find it pretty minimalistic. When I say “home” I mean we goContinue reading “Home”

A Little and a Lot

Since my final post on January 23, 2020 on my blog, Apple Slices, a lot and a little has happened. we haven’t eaten in a restaurant, gone to a movie or visited family we haven’t met up with friends or hosted friends or been guests of friends we haven’t been to the gym, library orContinue reading “A Little and a Lot”