I am trying a weekly photo journal of my life during this stay-at-home pandemic. The idea is to post on Sundays and include one photo for each day of the week with some text. I may not limit myself to one photo because I have a hard time with rules like that. It seems a perfectly logical thing to do on a family history blog. This is certainly an historic time.
Sunday 4/12/2020
* Easter Sunday worship at the computer
* Easter Sunday blooms
* Prepared book club lesson for tomorrow – Thunder Cake. Since the Easter Bunny didn’t bring any Cadbury eggs or chocolate bunnies, I decided to make the recipe in the book. I have given it two chances now and it always turns out crumbly and dry. Tastes good though. Way too much cake for the two of us, but it is hard to share these days, so we have to make that sacrifice!
* Thankful my family in Monroe, LA are all okay after today’s tornado!!
Monday 4/13/2020
* ESL Book Club. Good discussion, but lots of pretty common vocabulary that even the more advanced students didn’t know. We decided that my Thunder Cakes don’t turn out just right because I have always been missing the secret ingredient – thunder!
* County rescue helicopter searched the green belt behind us for well over an hour. At one point, they were right over our back yard and knocked loose this limb. I heard a hiker was lost and rescued. It was dark by the time we couldn’t hear them any more.
Tuesday 4/14/2020
* Washed fabric for masks and made five with a different pattern than last time. Used fabric that a friend gave me from her mom’s quilting scraps.
* Dr. T’s nurse called to say that my CT scan looked good. No visible signs of cancer!
* My husband got a pneumonia shot yesterday and it is making him feel under the weather.
* Dr. G came by and gave me a B12 shot since I can’t get it at the oncology office right now with CDC guidelines in effect.
* A friend came and cut some milkweed from behind our house in an attempt to save the monarch caterpillars that have eaten most of the one plant she has.
* ZOOM book discussion with church group. We are reading The Water Dancer.
Wednesday 4/15/2020
Seems like I was busy all day. It started feeling stressful.
* Made 11 more masks in two sizes. Two went to my daughter and her husband. Ten went to Texas Oncology for patients. We are now under an order to wear masks when out and about.
* Gave some of our CSA veggies to my daughter along with the masks.
* Set up upcoming ZOOM meetings and took care of ESL tasks.
Thursday 4/16/2020
* ESL Class via ZOOM – about 30 students.
* Bible Study via ZOOM.
* Roasted assorted roots from veggie box.
* Nice walk in the neighborhood. I’m still the only one in a mask, but there weren’t many people out walking.
* Puzzle delivery yesterday, so started puzzle #3. I needed the mindless relaxation. It’s a pretty easy one.
Friday 4/17/2020
* Laundry day
* Cleaning up craft/sewing space a little.
* I’m going to do some yarn bombing at my house to cheer up the neighborhood. Put an eye in an upstairs window, but haven’t gotten a picture of it yet. I’m going to start with some things I already have made. Wonder what my husband will think of this??
* Pretty flowers. I had been wondering if any of the “black” irises would bloom this year.
* Nespoli, or loquat, tress have lots of fruit. When they are ripe, the squirrels will probably get them before we do. They are almost ready.
Saturday, 4/18/2020
* Wrote and posted a Pandemic Pantry Potluck entry.
* Worked on puzzle.
* Watched the “One World: At Home Together” concert, organized by Lady Gaga. I enjoyed it.
* Here’s the picture of my window that I didn’t get for yesterday’s entry.
Safety first! Enjoy your day!
