Does anyone really want to look back at this annus horriblis? I sure as fuck don’t, so this annual recap is going to be relatively short and light on links and exposition because I just don’t want be bothered. Looking back has never been a favorite activity of mine, and this year has proven that even more-so. That said, let’s break it down by month – we’ll do six in this post, and six in the next, and then we’ll put this naughty year to bed. (And before everyone complains about these pics being mostly of me, we didn’t get to see anyone else because of COVID, so fuck right the fuck off.) Happy New Year’s Eve everybody!
January 2020: We had no idea what the year had in store for us, and looking back at these entries I exalt in such innocence, such hope, and such absolute ignorance.
It began in hazy fashion, portending the strange unknown.
Back at the start of the year, ‘Waiting’ for, and by, Madonna was still a thrill.
A winter fragrance by Jo Malone.
When the weather matches the moods.
A party post: if I’d known then what was about to happen, how differently would I have written this?
Letter to a friend lost, and a dream of her.
Pinpointing that first movie with Skip.
No booze at the three-month mark.
February 2020: Ok, I’m already tired of this year. To that end, I’m going to be a little more succinct with the selections, using most of the weekly recaps to take the place of specific posts. Those who care will peruse, those who don’t may excuse. We open the shortest month of the year with this super-posing recap.
Making mindful moments through meditation.
March 2020: The month the world stopped, and it hasn’t been the same since. It began with this recap, before we knew what was about to happen.
Musical empowerment by Madonna.
This is one of the sadder posts of the year, for soon-to-be-obvious reasons.
We started washing our hands like we would wash these naked male celebrities.
Looking back at this post, at the time New York State went into lockdown, I don’t think any of us knew or understood the duration and impact of what we were about to endure.
A last recap for March, just like a lamb.
April 2020: The wilderness of spring returned in isolated form.
Visitors to keep us from being too lonely.
Grab a cup of coffee for this recap.
Before a shower, a rumpled recap: this is my hair in the morning.
Moving my way through meditation.
Half a year without liquor… and counting.
A rainy day recap worth a look-see for the underwear link within.
May 2020: My favorite month of the year had a low-key version lived largely in memory.
Our tenth wedding anniversary.
A wedding anniversary recap since we couldn’t be in Boston this year.
Mother’s Day on Broadway reimagined virtually, Part One and Part Two.
One of my favorite recaps of the year.
Looking back through the florals.
June 2020: Summer arrived, and with it the requisite traumas of 2020, including an unopened pool.
An almost-summer garden recap.
Behind our masks, a moment of connection.
Reliving the BroSox Adventures with Skip: Part One and Part Two.
And summer had only just begun… come back for the rest of the year!
