This covers the week of 12/27/20 - 1/2/21.
advisory
As New Year's Day approaches, Duolingo is telling me something: "Fais plus de sport!"
aurora
I look over her shoulder at the computer game she's playing, Heroine's Quest, and I'm enchanted by its artistry. In one scene, the player character goes ice fishing at night against a backdrop of Northern Lights.
fairyland
In the field, a hollow has filled with rain, and it looks magical in the gray light.
glazed
The stalls at the holiday market look like bright glass cubes. Most of them sell warm food, like apple cider donuts, or they display art, jewelry, and pretty knickknacks.
propping
Some of the paintings crackle with life. Others are weak, supported mostly by the jargon in their captions.
quarantine
Thankfully, they're feeling better, but they're still quarantined, their viruses mingling pleasantly.
strains
Musicians try to pump some cheer into lackluster people. Not enough people for a crowd, and still too many businesses closed.
