Kathiey's World

 What is the one thing that I hope will be different this time next year? That is an easy one. I hope that COVID 19 will be under control not only in our country but throughout the world. The year 2020 has been most disturbing because we have had to deal with a global pandemic. Many have become ill and have been hospitalized, and hundreds of thousands of people have died. In my opinion, the way the world has approached this pandemic has added more pain to many lives.  There have been shutdowns wherein people cannot see their loved ones and their friends. Churches have been shut down, and people have lost their support system. People have been isolated in order, we are told, to protect them. Many in isolation, both children and adults, have become depressed and some suicidal. People are not getting proper medical screening because of fear of contracting the virus. Many businesses have shut down and many jobs lost because local governments won't let people run their businesses. ...

One thing that has always be intriguing to me is making a book you are reading part of your life. How can you do that you may ask? My thinking is that if you come across and interesting place you could visit that place or someplace similar. If you read about an activity in a book that you would like to try you would take the time to try that activity. In this series called "My Bookish Adventures", I am going to do just that. I will choose one book from my five-book reading wrap-up. I will select something from that book and bring it to my life in some way. Below is my YouTube Channel version of my adventure... Let's look at my books from my wrap-up. If I choose Rebecca I guess I could go out and find a nice handsome older man and be whisked away to his gigantic estate. Well, that is not happening. So, what could I do related to this book? I could travel to Monto Carlo but we are in a coronavirus pandemic so that would not be wise or even d...

Taking a daily walk has changed in the last few weeks due to Covid19.  I remember going on a walk just a month ago and sharing sidewalks with others out enjoying their walk or run.  This is no longer our reality, things have most definitely changed with the addition of social distancing, and I can't help but wonder if these new rules will be ingrained as habits.   I hope not. When taking a walk in the past there was a feeling of freedom.  Now my walks with Brodie remind me of a video game.  There is more to walking now then just enjoying the beauty of nature and the fresh air on your walk there is the newly added component of social distancing.  It is as if you have to plot your course as in a video game.  You look ahead and see all the runners, joggers, and walkers and begin your mental strategy of staying at least six feet away to fulfill the mandate and safety regulations to distance from others. Sidewalks are usually not six feet wide. ...