Category Archives: News from Louisville

The Americans

Grocery shopping these days is like it was for Martha in The Americans. CVH was able to get a chicken, some fish, hot dogs, and ground pork today. The view at our local Kroger yesterday morning, well before sunrise. So … Continue reading

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Hurricane Corona

Being Houstonians, we are naturally prepared for a temporary interruption in American life: a week’s worth of canned goods, an extra propane tank, a solar powered radio – but this is different. I don’t know if CVH didn’t accept my … Continue reading

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M-m-m-my Corona

I woke up CVH this a.m. with my rendition of the classic The Knack hit. When you gonna give to me, g-give to me Is it just a matter of time, corona? Of course, there were about ten thousand of … Continue reading

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Safe Shopping

Grocery stores are starting to look like the Soviet Russian ones depicted in The Americans. Fresh meat counter – empty.  Completely. Bare, even. No potatoes.  No carrots.  They did have broccoli and cauliflower and blueberries, so that’s what we got.  … Continue reading

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Don’t touch your face!

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Valentine’s 2020

This year we went to the Nature Center. They had hors d’oeuvres and sweets for the sweet. The goat cheese-stuffed dates were particularly delicious. After we ate, we got to meet Cornflake the corn snake, as well as some beetles … Continue reading

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Squirrels. Pumpkins. Cats.

Let the squirrels carve your Halloween pumpkin. The cat will enjoy it, too:

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We Wuz Robbed!

Our annual trip to the Kentucky State Fair (We went on Senior Day, and got in free). It was hot, as usual. There were very few parking lot shuttles; nowhere near enough for the demand on such a day. There … Continue reading

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Happy Anniversary

CVH and I celebrated our nth anniversary this weekend. First, we checked into a local hotel: There was a Whole Foods nearby, where we discovered that for $5 to $10 you can get a healthy, tasty meal. Considering that you … Continue reading

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