We woke up to a light bit of snow that really was quite lovely. I get the morning weather via text to my phone and the high today will be 49, so I doubt this now will be on the ground by mid morning. Still, A little refresh feels good and right this morning. The girls and I did a very long walk yesterday. First we took pup for a bit so he could get fresh air and do his business, but he is the worst dog for an exercise walk as he has to sniff and stop. We took him home and then went again. We talked and talked about how life feels right now. My older daughter was getting texts from a friend/coworker who was feeling disconnected. It would have been a longer walk, but my knee was feeling quite rough. I could have gotten another cortisone shot, but didn't last month, and now, I won't be making an appointment to go in until supplies for all urgent medical needs are deemed available and plenty. Icy Hot and ice packs give me relief. We did walk for over an hour and the first 40 minutes or so it was OK. I was pretty stiff most of the night, but this morning am feeling good. As long as we have no restrictions to getting outside for walks, we will.
We came through the park and through our yard. I had moved a couple bundles of firewood that for some reason weren't tucked under the deck before the first big snow fall buried them. Last week I had just leaned them up against the fire pit, ready for use. For a little more variety to our weekend, though it will just be the three of us, and maybe DD1 if she comes over, I'm aiming to make a fire this weekend with the temperatures warming up. I snapped a picture of the pit this morning, and am hoping the wood will be dry enough to use.
My sister dropped off a couple jigsaw puzzles yesterday. A local photographer has been putting out a puzzle or two a year, sold at various local shops, made out of his photos of our town. One is of the bridge over the Mississippi and the other a snowy Christmas scene of our downtown. We've let laundry pile up on the card table down stairs (I know, no excuse), so once we get that folded and put away we'll start one. My sister has a couple of the photographers other puzzles and is starting new one herself.
Today and Friday are my telework days and DH starts reduced hours. His store is modifying how they will do sales and test driving, but I'm not that sure of the how's. Several parts and service staff were laid off at his store and the other stores owned by the same company. My brother-in-law was one. I've got a lot to keep me busy work wise so better transition to that. I have turned on comment moderation for the time being until the nasty troll goes away. I hated doing that as I like people to comment on each others comments in real time, but this a particular trolls message is just to awful to give any merit. While I can't promise this blog will always be happy content, it is a place of friendship. Have a good week, lovely readers.
My blog post was perfectly happy, nothing about virus, yet no one has any response in comments. The troll is happy to comment.
ReplyDeleteI haven't gotten to read posts yet today. I hate putting the filter on, but so be it.
DeleteSorry about your troll.
ReplyDeleteI am waxing romantic for our old place and some snow, thinking it would make the hunkering down cozier. I miss our woodstove.
Have a plan with a neighbor to get our two h.s. kids to work on their online work together (when it comes out.) I have a better connection here than she does. Okay, so a bit of violation of social distancing, but none of us have gone anywhere than the other one's house. I honestly don't know how else to get this crew to work, besides saying that they will have to bear responsibility of the consequences if they don't. With any luck, this may get the school district to realize that online learning is really little more than a joke. Nothing can replace the face to face teacher contact.
We may have to agree to disagree on some of your views on public education, but that's OK. I hope you give that feedback in forums made available in your district-and if they are not doing that, to school board members and administrators.
DeleteOh, yes, I have been quite vocal about this!
DeleteI feel for those who are swamped with work right now, you being one. I know it is difficult to concentrate. We were busy last week but it will slow now. I walk around the house in a bit of a daze forgetting what I was doing regularly. I am sure I am not the only one. Today I am going to get the plant pots ready for things I want to grow and get my seeds started. I was supposed to do that yesterday but was exhausted from the 2 days of housework and yardwork previous. We too will take walks as long as we can. Here they are asking that if someone doesn't live with you ie family they shouldn't be in your house. Difficult on adult family. They also shut all the playgrounds here yesterday as parents simply weren't making their kids social distance. We are acting as if in total lockdown.
ReplyDeleteMy guess is the intent here is that we shouldn't be visiting with our daughter and vice versa, but since she lives alone, I'm viewing it as a very large household with a mile or two in between the rooms. I'm worrying more about my mother-in-law, and afraid she is out and about more than she is letting on. I'm fortunate to be working, but the requests and what I should focus on changed priority hour to hour. and as you said, hard to fully concentrate.
DeleteThat snow looks pretty doesn't it - although all the prettier knowing it won't be around too long though. Isn't it nice in a way that the "old" ways of entertaining ourselves are coming back too - I mean, when was the last time you did a jigsaw? I bought myself a wasjig - which is a jigsaw where the picture on the box isn't quite the same as the finished product. Must look it out as you've given me an idea! Hope your knee feels better soon!
ReplyDeleteI could be happy waking up to it, with it melting before lunch! I don't know if that is good for spring growth or not. I love seeing the green starting to pop, very slowly, but the grass blades are poking through. I'm tackling that laundry mound after supper with my daughter (she's still using her sisters fast internet). Then we'll see about that puzzle-it has been forever.
DeleteI am sorry your hubs hours are reduced and that you are so busy. Doesn't seem fair.
ReplyDeleteHe's not paid by the hour, but by sales with a small base salary. People can browse the lot when it's closed in the evening. He can still get calls or call people at night, and get things perhaps better planned for someone who is actually ready to buy. I think the only people buying will be those that must get a vehicle replaced.
DeleteI'm working on a puzzle as well. It reminds me of our vacation home, and I wish I was there, walking on the beach right now, practicing tons of social distancing!
ReplyDeleteI thought you were going to head there? I'm not so sure about the lake either and having a hose of extended family for a while.
DeleteSorry about your troll and about hubby's reduced hours. I know it is stressful as I am dealing with similar with my hubby. I am just focusing on the kids and helping them with their school stuff. They seem to be enjoying the online aspect and their teachers are doing PHENOMANAL at keeping everyone engaged online and having them do relevant work. I can't say enough about what our public school teachers are doing at the kids' school.
ReplyDeleteThat's so good to hear about successful distance learning. The teachers are doing their best, and I'm seeing new ways both on-line and paper resources have been used. I'm more concerned about my son's lack of work than my husband as he is a freelance/gig economy kind of worker and there hasn't been definitive decisions on whether they qualify for unemployment or not. But as many have shown, we will pull together and get through this.
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