The death of Queen Elizabeth dominated the news yesterday and it still thick afoot today. ‘Thick afoot” is my attempt to sound like a wee English countryside river animal political pundit. You know. An otter with a pipe. A weasel in a dark suit and an appropriate tie. A crow with an Hermès scarf.
I have two responses to QE2’s passing.
12/20/2021
Hmmm. To calculate what # todays's Quarantine Diary is, I ask the internet how many days it’s been since March 13, 2020.
Yesterday it told me #645. Today (a different site) said #647.
The days DO seem longer, don’t they?
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I woke up this morning feeling wistful. It’s the third week of August. Where did this summer go?
Go ahead, ask me what I’ve been doing lately…
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The movie we watched is Nomadland directed by Chloe Zhao.
The picture is from a wonderful picture book, A New Coat for Anna by Harriet Ziefert.
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Yesterday I forgot to write about a movie we watched which I think many of you might like to watch, also. We’ve been talking here about what one can stand to read and watch these days when our spirits are stressed and anxious.
Last night we watched last year’s “Happytime Murders” with Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph and a bunch of puppets who look like Muppets. Yes, the director is Brian Henson.