A Virtual Thanksgiving

 

Well, I pulled out the Thanksgiving decor, even added a few new pieces.

No one around the table.

I can't even remember what we ate, but it was not traditional.

Zoomed with family.

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was so disappointing and no fun.

The Dog Show did spark some joy, but no fun since Danny was not here to watch it with me.

But, next year, I believe we will be all together. 

The Infamous Pumpkin Patch

  

All year long, Gemma has been asking to go to the Pumpkin Patch. 

Her Mom told her that she can go when the 'germ' is gone.

Well, the 'germ' is not gone, but we had a fun visit wearing masks

when wandering around.

Gemma was a sweet big sister, ensuring Sage did not fall off the bale of hay.

September 2020

Sage celebrates her first birthday, outdoors.

Delicately rubbed the icing on her hands, as though it was a sugar scrub.

Big sister in the party hearty mode.

 

August 2020

 

Tinkering time with Poppy.

Practicing walking.

A mother's love.

July 2020

 Summer. Sprinkler. The joy of water, sun and heat.

June 2020

Sisters.

First time back at the hair salon.

Keeping this in mind.

 

May 2020

I repurposed one of Gemma's onesies into a mask.

Llama Momma.

 

April 2020

Easter morning at a distance.
Pre-Covid, we would hide eggs for Gemma and this year,

looking at her via a photo in her bedroom.

 

March 2020

The day the world changed.

March 11, 2020, in Los Angeles at the Broad Museum with my son, Daniel.

As we soaked in the magnificence of Mark Bradford's work, hour by hour,
we were learning
of the reality of Covid19 and how real its effects were becoming.

Daniel to lose his job in hospitality, my friends to all start hunkering down,
ordering food in, not seeing the grandkids for nine weeks except
through a window puppet show....

And writing this seven months later, we are still in quarantine due to the pandemic.

Masks are the new normal. 
Grateful to be able to stay healthy and see immediate family members when we like....praying for a massive change come November 2020.

 

February 2020

And it's good to remember the beauty of nature that is in our backyard
 and to take the tie to admire it, soak it in.
 Morro Rock in Morro Bay, CA

January 2020

 

From my window, I see the sunrise above my neighbors vintage farmhouse.

December 2019

 

Sister Gemma adoring her new baby sister Sage.

November 2019

My favorite fruit: the Pomegranate.

Only available once a year.

I've been printing with them for two years.

 

October 2019

One month old Sage Autumn Bryden
as a skeleton, per her sister Gemma.