Social Distancing Doesn't Mean Disconnection

I just got a text from my daughter in Florida. When she heard that I was having new shoes made, she offered to pay for them. But she has had trouble getting to a bank during their shortened hours. Her text told me that the transfer of funds has been made and will be sent tomorrow. She first began to try to send the money last Friday and I believe today is Tuesday, even in Florida. No banks were open on Saturday or Sunday, and she couldn't get it done on Monday. We'll see. The only thing is to find out if Elios is still considered to be an essential service. I did learn today that PetValu will be open after tonight';s shut down because pets and their care are considered to be essential services. I would find it very difficult to explain to Scamper why she would have had no clean litter and why there was so little food. Whatever room I am in, my cat is too. Right now she's sleeping on the corner of my bed just behind my left elbow, and you know how friendly she is.

On the other two pictures I sent, the first I believe was a thank you for the folks who are attempting to hold the Covid-19 at bay.and the second reminds me of one of the coves at Peaks Island (ME) where people have erected stone towers or inukshuks sort of, but the one depicted is a marvel of engineering. How they got it that high is amazing. I don't suppose it would survive a hurricane, but what fun to build. I've tried it on the rocky coast, but nothing that grandiose!

Okay, I am going to go and bake those cookies now. Stay well everyone!

Rob, you are using your music for such worthy purpose! I love that you're performing music to bring comfort to people in these troubling times. Tim also is picking up one of his guitars every chance he gets. He's in back to back video meetings, though, so not as much time to play as he'd like.

I've got two light things for you, so keep reading. The first is in reference to your word "malaise". In my files I have copies of strange answers I received over the years from students. One defined malaise as being the white stuff you spread on sandwiches.

The other funny is in the next picture I send. Here you are.

As you might imagine, I'm spending more time working on music projects.

I have a recording software work station that has been collecting dust for the last 3 years.

We also plan to finally paint the kitchen! :-)

I also find my reading and viewing habits are necessarily altered. Usually my tastes run to the emotionally heavy, but to see me through this, I need light and funny. Any recommendations?

The grief for the loss of certainty. So much uncertainty and unidentified variables.

Hey all! I was just posting on Facebook how a strange feeling came over me as I went out to pick up the recycle bins at the road like I normally do, without wearing gloves! As I picked them up, I realized what I had done! Sorry to jump in at this point!

Question: today when I was out walking on the Steve Bauer Trail, I passed one woman who was standing completely still, just staring off into the distance. She continued to stand there the whole time I approached, and after I was another 200 metres down the path, I looked back and she was still there in the same position. Then I passed another woman. She was facing the trees, and had a blackout mask on. Again, she was standing perfectly still. Any idea if there's a movement afoot (no pun intended)?

I am surprised there are only 3 of us in the room. I am sure that so many people have so much more free time.

I've actually spent quite a bit of time corresponding with my kids. Both of them are having major problems. My son's relate to his family as one of them requires care 24/7 and t one of her caregivers had been exposed to Covid-19 soo there was a lot of concern for them.. Fortunately , the caregiver was negative, so now it's just that he ( my son) is missing work to stay home. He doesn't know how his boss is going to react. he's the maintenance man in a couple of high rises in Oakville. He also does tiling jobs around and about. My daughter in Florida is going crazy in a very small two bed-room apartment, with two adults, two teens, and two dogs.

I have an app on my phone called Flightradar24. it's free and it tracks all planes in the world and tells you details about them, so if a plane is going overhead you can get all kinds of information about it.

What's proofreading?

As luck would have it, about a month ago, I started getting into jigsaw puzzles, for the first time in my life, really. I've been borrowing them from the library, but just finished the one that I took out before COVID-19 shut down, and was wondering how I was going to cope without one to replace it (no point buying them, since I know I'll never do the same one again). Anyways, for years I've had a digital jigsaw puzzle app on my phone, and my son Dan said that I would just have to make do with that. But, as is the case with many things (books, piano), I don't always find digital versions as satisfying. However, it turns out that the jigsaw app allows you to turn one of your own photos into a jigsaw puzzle. And that makes it a different kind of enjoyable.

Like Susan, I also go for long daily walks and do find myself making a point of greeting others and trying to send warmth their way (even more than usual - I'm typically a pretty heads up, look people in the eye and smile sort of walker anyways).

No walks until I get my new shoes from Elios.

I'm really missing my sports, and of course the people that I usually socialize with. I also find myself thinking about where I would be and what I would be doing right now had I been able to be visiting family and friends in Victoria as planned. Oh, and, I miss having a brain that will stay focused. I am so preoccupied right now, I find myself flitting between activities constantly.

I went the foot doctor yesterday, but I do that about every two months. Nothing out of the ordinary, except there was far less traffic.