Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
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Tag: coronavirus
Sir Tom Moore: Knight of the Realm
Originally posted on beetleypete:
Not long after the news media began to tell us about the impact of the Coronavirus pressures on the staff of the NHS, there was a feature about an elderly man who was hoping to raise £1,000 to donate to…
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The Unintended Consequences of Staying at Home
Yesterday I went to the grocery store – early in the day and wearing a mask and rubber gloves – and spent a whopping $400 – the most ever at a single time. That should hold me over for a couple of weeks. I…
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Making Face Masks with Help From Benji
Last Sunday I made my first face mask to wear to the grocery store. I made it quickly by hand without a pattern, and it worked okay. Since then we’ve all been encouraged to wear them in public so I decided to make a…
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Life During a Pandemic – A River Walk and Facetime with Mom
Yesterday we walked along the Cedar River Trail. There were a handful of others with the same idea and we all kept our distance, even the ducks. The willow trees were beautiful and weeping once more The cherry trees (or plum – I can’t…
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A Conversation with Benji in Quarantine
“When’s it gonna end, Sue?” “What’s that Benji?” “This confinement. It’s getting on my nerves.” “It’s only been a week Benji. Besides. You’re not in quarantine.” “But you are Sue. And it feels longer in cat years.” “I suppose it does Benji. But it…
