Sarah: It’s a beautiful, sunny afternoon following yesterday’s snow. Our strawberries are in full bloom. With Charlie fully vaccinated and me mustering through the side
Raelyn: “I started baking sourdough bread as a challenge and a way to give my body healthier, more easily digestible breads. As a person with
Rebecca Thomas is Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Transylvania University Becky: “So what is it like to start a job as dean
Rhyan: “My Mom (Toni) and I were in a car accident in November, which led us to take some time off from touring at the
Margie: “This would have been our 13th summer to teach and perform at the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina. It is an intense 7
The bands that Lee leads are C The Beat (world music) and Lee Carroll’s Ethos Quintet (original jazz, Latin, R&B). He is also a founding
Jim records his own music and also plays with The Johnson Brothers. Missy performs with The Bats. Jim: “It’s been decades since I’ve gone 4
Tree plays for Small Batch. Tree: “It’s been very lonely. Playing music with other musicians is a huge part of my life and has been
Emily Woxihara performs with Ancient Warfare and is the drummer for Bear Medicine. She also performs solo as Emily Hagihara. Narrative from original post: Both
“It is a deep mystery to live here in this imperfect place. On a summer night, with fireflies in the yard and bats overhead, the
“This time is one of the strangest we’ve lived through. It’s easy to lose heart, to be afraid to hope. Farming steadies us. No matter
“During the first semester of my final year of law school, I worked as a student attorney in my school’s immigration law clinic. Even though
Kelli: “We are trying to navigate this pandemic on multiple front. So much of our energy is spent on quarantining at home, trying to envision
John Ferguson and Kim Conlee are musicians and artists in Lexington, Kentucky. Kim performs with Bear Medicine, Jeanne Vomit-Terror, Big Fresh, ATTEMPT, The Nativity Singers,
Esmeralda: “I am a visual artist; in this pandemic time I have created much more art, I have cooked, baked almost daily, I have helped
Ashley and Trevor: “Our names are Trevor and Ashley and 3 years ago, we co-founded Black Soil: Our Better Nature. We are an agritourism company
Carolina Brock is the Family Resource Coordinator at Russell Cave Elementary School. Carolina: “We are Christian. Our hope is in God.” Ash: “This is a
Debbie Eller teaches Art at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. Debbie: “Chris and I are really hopeful the pandemic will create positive social change through
According to Lauren, before the pandemic Uly used to be a peaceful, calm child. He turned into an independent toddler during the pandemic. He is
Vicki: “This quarantine period has allowed me the time to really focus on the animal rescue work that I feel passionately about. With shelters throughout
Andrea James works as Community Response Strategist in the Mayor’s Office, City of Lexington. She chairs the Fayette County Subcommittee, HEALing Communities Grant. She is
Lisa: “Since the pandemic started, I go to Wellington Park every morning and I do 4 miles of walking and running. After the YMCA closed,
These days, Travis is doing homeschooling, in addition to his regular job: helping people make chicken coops, and selling chickens and chicken feed. Travis expects
Jessica: “We’ve been talking about how lucky we feel because we get along. I’ve diabetes so I’ve been staying at home; Anthony is the one
Austyn: “During the pandemic, walks define our days. Alex and I both write from home, but we’ve turned neighborhood strolls into rituals: before we sit
Robin: “This pandemic has been a blessing in disguise. It’s made me stay at home and be grounded. Usually, I am taking care of others.
Blake: “When asked…‘How are you doing through all of this?’ I never know what to say. They aren’t really asking this question on a deep
Michelle: “I have been teaching at Cardinal Valley Elementary school for 20 years. I taught the parents of some of my current students. I started
Lisa and Tom moved to Lexington when Kieran was 2 weeks old. They watched him and his older brother Riley every week, Monday through Friday—until
Kremena: Barb has been my neighbor for all but one of the years I’ve lived in Lexington. Even before we bought our house on Bassett
Camilo: “Compassion and patience are what is needed now. It’s good to see humanity as a whole trying to fight this virus. I think it’ll
As the owner of two businesses, Kaelyn didn’t quite know how to follow her doctor’s orders to slow down after she became pregnant (she is
Cara put the two teddy bears in their front-room window 10 days ago, when the coronavirus epidemic still felt quite new. The two bears have
Betsy Schilling Waters thinks of herself as “a FRYSC” (Family Resource and Youth Services Center). She works at Beaumont Middle School, where she and others
Georgia is never bored. She finds many things to do to make each day meaningful.
Miana: “This time a year, we’re such a busy family. We have a sport every single day. It’s strange to have nothing scheduled now. We
Whitney Walker is a Social Studies Teacher at Lafayette High School, where she teaches Geography and Government. She has been there 15 years. Whitney: “I
Joe teaches Physics at UK and was getting ready for his online class next week, learning how to use Zoom. Susan was thinking about exercising.