The Summer Of Not-So-Many Things
by Lorraine Bartlett / Lorna Barrett / L.L. Bartlett
Just about everyone around the world has had their lives impacted by Covid-19. Here's my list of things that we won't be doing or having done.
No flowers: we usually go to the local nursery and buy flowers for our urns.Nobody to clean the house every two weeks.No one to help me in the gardenNot so much meat for supperNo interacting with friends and familyNo trips to the ice cream placeNo yard sales (oh, boy--for a thrifter, that's a BIGGIE)But then there have been some good things, too.
Our pansies from last year self-seeded, so we do have some flowers after allI baked bread for the first timeI've been baking quick breads (to use for Mr. L's breakfasts)We've been doing more jigsaw puzzles (well, mostly ones we've done before)We're still able to patronize our favorite restaurant via takeoutI've been able to stay on my diet despite bread and quick breads (15 lbs down) I've finished two books and a short story and started another two booksI've got everything I need to repaint my kitchen cabinets Curbside pick-ups & home deliveriesThe mail still comes 6 days a week
So while this won't be the summer we all wanted, maybe it can still be a good summer. How will you make your summer special?
Just about everyone around the world has had their lives impacted by Covid-19. Here's my list of things that we won't be doing or having done.
No flowers: we usually go to the local nursery and buy flowers for our urns.Nobody to clean the house every two weeks.No one to help me in the gardenNot so much meat for supperNo interacting with friends and familyNo trips to the ice cream placeNo yard sales (oh, boy--for a thrifter, that's a BIGGIE)But then there have been some good things, too.
Our pansies from last year self-seeded, so we do have some flowers after allI baked bread for the first timeI've been baking quick breads (to use for Mr. L's breakfasts)We've been doing more jigsaw puzzles (well, mostly ones we've done before)We're still able to patronize our favorite restaurant via takeoutI've been able to stay on my diet despite bread and quick breads (15 lbs down) I've finished two books and a short story and started another two booksI've got everything I need to repaint my kitchen cabinets Curbside pick-ups & home deliveriesThe mail still comes 6 days a week
So while this won't be the summer we all wanted, maybe it can still be a good summer. How will you make your summer special?
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