Category Archives: COVID-19

Life’s Qualities

Posted on January 5, 2022 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Quality of life is something one talks and thinks about a lot with cancer. Most of the time it’s an easy conversation with oneself: Is it worth it to undergo this treatment, that might be difficult and will certainly have … Continue reading →

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The Anniversary

Posted on February 25, 2021 by susanmsink@gmail.com

My freezer and fridge are full of fancy food. I have a quality steak. I have a lamb roast and lamb chops from a local farmer. I have frozen mussels, and scallops, large shrimp, salmon. Frozen salmon ravioli I made … Continue reading →

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Cognitive Dissonance

Posted on July 22, 2020 by susanmsink@gmail.com

About midway through the national lockdown, I saw an article saying “prepare for the gas lighting.” Soon, the article said, we’d start hearing minimizing of Covid-19, being told we are overly concerned and overreacting and that really it is no … Continue reading →

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4th of July In a Pandemic

Posted on July 5, 2020 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I was in the water when it happened. I’d been watching the group of Black people at the beach because it’s unusual—this is a very white space. I was determined that before we left I’d walk over and tell them … Continue reading →

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Visiting Robby

Posted on June 12, 2020 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I said to a friend on Wednesday that I expected him to have a deep voice and a Southern accent, because in his letters he sometimes uses the word “y’all.” Robby was born in Baltimore but raised in rural Maryland … Continue reading →

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Spring with the Natives

Posted on May 24, 2020 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Last night we watched the documentary film Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf, which is available for streaming for a $5 donation to a food charity through Memorial Day. Oudolf is the landscape artist behind the High Line in … Continue reading →

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The Strange World of Food

Posted on April 26, 2020 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Here we are in the pandemic, confronted with the first view of a post-apocalyptic world. And it has partially hyped up and deeply affected our relationship to food. Way back in 2012 I wrote a blog post about how apocalyptic … Continue reading →

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Advice for Self-Isolating

Posted on March 16, 2020 by susanmsink@gmail.com

With the US in an ever-expanding state of quarantine, I’m interested to see how people are setting up, settling in, and handling being at home for long periods of time. And I have to tell you, as someone who has … Continue reading →

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