i will chime in with my sad story, since we are on this topic, i lost my Dad in December, just a sudden heart attack.
and that's why i've been a bit MIA, if anyone noticed
and as i started slowly getting back to normal routine, my Mom got covid and is now in ICU at the moment.
Fighting, but she's on and off, and needs the oxygen mask, and Docs don't give any forecast, saying just need to monitor the dynamics.
She's an avid anti-vaxxer, which makes me feel mixed feelings, on one hand that's what one ends up with for being stubborn and denying the obvious reasons, on the other hand it's just too much to handle for a span of 3 months...
i find the salvation in hard work, literally 24/7, i keep my head busy with work stuff, otherwise i'd have gone insane
so frustrated, and even sometime mad at her, for being so careless (to put it gently) to reject the vaccine while she has diabetis, yet feel very sad for all this happening to us

i'm still using my lovely bags, just because i keep myself so busy, i just forget to take pics