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Cathy Coley

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Long figure shadows looking down sore line; eroded sand dune to left; blue sky and water to right

New Year

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Since my last post, the holidays passed quietly, my radiation treatments are over, I had four teeth extracted, over 350,000 have died from COVID, and many more are living with severe long term effects. There was a riotous failed coup on my birthday. And yet, I’m okay? The rollercoaster is intense, at home, and in the world. 4am scrolling is not an unknown. I wish it was. Re: writing, I get what I can when I can. I feel more like I can write now, [...] more
Rolling ocean waves under blue sky with smattering clouds

Columbo Saves Us

Thursday, November 12, 2020

I’ve been MIA here for a few months. I’ve been watching a lot of series, Queen’s Gambit is amazing, and I think I’ve watched all the Cozy Village British Murder Shows there are to watch. I’ve returned to the Murder Shows of my childhood, with the help of a friend who sent me the full DVD set of Columbo. My spawn in the house have started watching Columbo with me. It’s nice when the world is in chaos, both big and small, ie: my cancer, and being locked up in the [...] more
a morning glory vine wrapped around a sunflower stem, with one pink bloom

Untangle

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Untangle Andrew built a wooden frame for privacy. I planted morning glory seeds and sunflower seeds to fill the space between us and neighbors. It’s past Midsomer. The sunflowers stand happy sentinels, as delicate vines begin to wind and climb to strangle them, unaware. I spent a good part of the morning unwinding the precious threads from the sunflower stalks they chose to entangle around instead of the posts of the frame. I wound the long vines around the wood frame. The morning glories are [...] more
a setting of rose quartz and ceramic bird with a hadndmade wire and rose quartz tree in center

Off-Roading, From the Ground

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Since May’s post, I was biopsied, lumpectomied, had clear margins widened (a second, lesser surgery on Baby Cthulhu Boob) all in the span of 6 weeks. There’s a lot more to this story, quite a rollercoaster. First it was determined I would probably only need spot radiation, but we are now headed toward chemo once the incision heals. I’m blessed (I don’t use that word frequently or lightly) to have good friends from many quarters seeing me through in big and small ways. The pic included shows a gift from one. [...] more
golden billowy clouds, tiny rainbow, after a storm

tempus fugit

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Since my last piece, my husband and I both got sick, and are still coughing and tire easily. We never ran a high fever, so weren't able to be tested, though we still had most other symptoms. He slept for five days straight, and then some. I did similar, but with Momdar on, because the house and family still had to function. The spawn were as helpful as they could be while keeping their distance. The dogs and cats were fed and slept against us. Well, one of the cats, because [...] more
sphere puzzle bought circa 2002, finally opened now

Schooolz out for Covid

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

How's everybody doing? Are you okay? I'm used to social isolation, so I'm doing fine in that regard. The sixth grader took some adjustment, but finally got to work in Google classroom today, day two of canceled school, statewide. Usually, her birthday comes up during spring break in a couple of weeks, and finally isn't, but now she's celebrating with just us again, due to quarantine. Maybe we'll set up a mini-golf party with a few of her friends when this blows over. [...] more