The journey continues...

Brian Bilbrey April 5, 2020

5 April 2020

Turns out that the seasons roll by regardless of stay at home orders... Late last fall, during the cleanup, it was clear that the spruce that adorned the left side of the front yard was just about done. By February this year, there was no green left to it. This weekend: last rites were administered. Using the pole saw and the small electric chainsaw, I took the tree and both small shrubberies out, along with doing a fair bit of other spring front yard cleanup. Today, my big hope was that the odd angle of lean was indicative of a…

Brian Bilbrey March 30, 2020

30 March 2020

As such things go these days, that's not a bad combination. I'm one of about three people going into my office for a few hours one day a week, to manage one part of our "essential" business that requires physical presence. I'm trying to keep the grocery runs to once every two weeks if I can manage it. Just about the time the weather gets nice enough that Marcia could consider going fishing, at least, the stay home order drops. A pretty good thing, frankly, but it's hard for her, I know. The extended family is, to the best of…

Brian Bilbrey March 22, 2020

22 March 2020

First, we're healthy at this time. Yup. Most folks I know hereabouts are working from home (WFH). Me, too, but for one day a week when I'm the only one in my department to go into the office for required onsite work requiring physical interaction - tape backups rotating offsite. I actually put in about 4 hours this weekend, too, on regularly scheduled patching activities that I would have done from home on a Sunday, anyway. Saturday was yardwork, roasting coffee, and some other chores. By next weekend, it'll be time to make a brief run to the store for…

Brian Bilbrey March 15, 2020

15 March 2020

Happy Birthday, Alex! The good news is that we already practice social distancing a lot. Hope y'all can manage that, too! Wash your hands a lot, keep the people around you healthy by keeping yourself as isolated as is reasonable and possible. We're both healthy at this time, and we'll do our best to keep it that way! I did get the shopping done today, which took a while, since there were lines. I also roasted coffee. Relaxing: Our condolences to the families and friends of these fallen warriors:

Brian Bilbrey March 3, 2020

3 March 2020

Enough said. Marcia's cataract surgery went off without a hitch, and she is really happy with both her current improved vision and the progress she's making. It's frustrating that she has to sleep with a pirate patch each night, and endure a month of eyedrops, but all realize that compared to progressively worsening functional blindness in one eye, she's a winner. We got out and about this weekend, heading over to Ram's Head On Stage, over in Annapolis, for a lovely matinee show with Zoë Keating. Zoë's music is a joy! We saw her last at the same venue a…