We are in the vulnerable population of "over age 65," plus Husband is diabetic. So we want to be careful. This morning Husband went to the grocery store during the first hour of opening business which is set aside for elders like us. At that time of day, everything has been freshly cleaned and stocked, and the only people there will be in that same age group. Hopefully it's safer than just shopping among the general population. We have been getting groceries delivered, but that actually is getting harder as items are not in stock. It's harder to guarantee we will get the items we want. Yesterday (Friday) I went online to place our delivery order, and the first available delivery time was Sunday night! We could have made that work but just chose not to. Many of our usual items were not even available, but he found them in person early this morning. (Everything except bread and toilet paper. We're good so far.)
Other than that, we are not feeling too much stress during this "lock-down" time. I am fully retired and Husband is semi-retired, so staying home all day is typical for us. The only things we have cut out are the social and group gatherings we would usually be participating in. To be honest, having some of them on hold for a while is a relief! Even retirement life gets to be too busy sometimes. Husband has been doing his usual two days a week of work remotely (from home). Spring is slowly approaching, so weather has been nice enough to get outside for walks, which helps keep us sane.
So far our two adult children are doing OK. Son's job site has closed, but he is still getting paid. Daughter's job is still up and running. I'm crossing my fingers for her; she doesn't get paid if she doesn't work.
How are you doing, dear reader? I know for some people being cooped up at home is not fun. I hope you are finding ways to keep yourself happy.
For me, life these days has been quite fun. It is relaxing to have no obligatory events, and we can stay home and enjoy ourselves. As introverts, this suits us well. I have been doing my usual: sewing and reading. Here are some of the things I have been working on lately:
I also decided to work through a block book that I have, from A-Z. These are the blocks I have made so far. I'm a little bit into the B's.
Oh.. my sisters and I are feeling lucky to have completed a fun and healthy trip to Panama last month. Just this week Panama suspended all international flights, and they now have several confirmed cases of Covid-19 there. Prayers for them and for the world!
May we all enjoy good health and learn to appreciate our quieter world for now.
2 comments:
You are working on some very colorful and fun projects - good for you! We are under emergency and civil declarations with more and more businesses being closed daily. Banks, grocery stores, pharmacies are to remain open and our grocery stores are doing the early hour for "seniors" too. We stocked up for a month so no need to go out now - hopefully the supply chain catches up by the time we need to restock. DH bakes our bread so that shortage does not affect us. Hardest part is that elder son, DIL, and grandson are 25 minutes away but we must remain apart. Elder son works at a hospital and is high up in the tech services area working with the docs/CEO/etc and with the push to get everything possible online (with no travel or large groups), he super super busy. DIL is working from home (college admissions) and grandson is still going to pre-K 3 (strict rules in place for healthy kids only, temps checked at the front door each morning to secure admission). Miss having them here for weekly family dinners - but having all of us stay healthy is much more important. Sending well wishes your way.
School closed last week. 3 more weeks off. Restaurants are carrying out only. Every thing seems to be closed. We are finding that life really isn’t that different! We never go anywhere. Our local grocery store is doing fine. We went in early and the truck was just there. That meant we bought toilet paper! The yeast was wiped out though. I’m babysitting the grandkids. The daycare closed down. I guess that’s different! It’s not every day. I have a quilt ready to pick up. I gave them the card information on the phone, then call when you get there and they will bring it out to you. And WOW with all the pictures! I’m going to go back and look some more. I’m so glad you got Panama in too.
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