Christmas Spirit

I’m re-posting this story as a tribute to my neighbour who recently succumbed to Covid. His name (Bob) is a pseudonym as is his wife’s name (Sandy). Bob struggled with dementia from Parkinson’s yet his love for his wife always shone. Rest in peace, my friend. The doorbell rang followed by frantic knocking. I expected…

Are You Afraid?

“Can COVID live on newspaper? Should I be worried about reading the paper while I eat breakfast?”My hubby answered me, “It lives for three hours on paper. You could always burn the front page.”“No! That’s where the best news is—the updates on COVID!”“Or you could wait three hours.”“I don’t think so! I want to read…