WISHING AND HOPING…. Like the song, I imagine many of us are wishing and hoping that Covid-19 goes away soon. But we’re probably in for a longer haul and so, it’s more books, more screen time, more curbside takeout, perhaps more cooking and baking, and definitely more walking for exercise. ON SCREEN Happy Valley (Netflix) Set in …
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Tidy Tidbits: Sheltering at Home
CONNECTING WITH ZOOM This week I went from never having used Zoom for meetings to having three encounters. I now consider myself semi-experienced! Once you have the Zoom app on your phone, iPad or computer, it’s easy to be invited to participate. The most novel interaction was the birthday party on Monday afternoon that our daughter-in-law organized for …
Tidy Tidbits: Staying Home
COVID-19 & STAYING HOME Other than one trip to the supermarket, we have not left our island neighborhood for the past week. We are fortunate to be having gorgeous weather (sunny and warm) and have walked our boulevard each morning and then gone to the pool in the late afternoon—always mindful of keeping an appropriate distance …
Tidy Tidbits: Diversions
TO GO OR NOT TO GO? This was the week that was and that was the question. To go, or not to go. So, this week we went. We went to see a play and the theater was about two-thirds full. Then we debated going to our regular orchestra concert with friends and decided to just do it. It was …
