The long road trip through Croatia ends with a loud noise a driver never ever wants to hear. Luckily it sounded worse than it was.

The host checks into her hotel - sharing a covid-style check-in with listeners. It's a bit "involved" but the room is worth it! 

The host checks into Life Palace Hotel. It's a bit of an ordeal, but worth it when she sees the room!

The host arrives in Sibenik and learns about Paydo and don't.

The host checks in along the way while traveling throughout  Croatia during the 2020 pandemic and US election.

The host contemplates the change of seasons and how we come to accept the impermanence of what we cherish.

2020 only gets more bizarre as temperatures plummet from the 90s to the twenties around Labor Day weekend in Colorado. The host struggles to save her flower garden and her mood. 

The host contemplates the one job where she truly thrived and how facing unemployment during Covid-19 might be an opportunity to find work she loves again..

The host decides there is no better place to grapple with time that an old town cemetery.

I lost a whole day this week - Thursday went MIA -  but in this letter "Lucy" writes to "Ethel" and discovers a pandemic can teach a person about simple pleasures....like breathing.