Posted By Kathleen David on May 29, 2020
Day 3 of the Reopening Epic or Friday May 29, 2020.
I have to keep telling myself that it is NOT SATURDAY because my mind is stuck on it being Saturday.
I rarely talk about anything close to political here. But what has been happening this week has been going round and round in my brain. I am putting it under a cut so if you don’t want to read it, you can skip to tomorrow where I will be back to my usual fare.
(more…)Posted By Kathleen David on May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
Phase One of New York State’s reopening plan includes
These can open after they prove they have all the systems in place for safe transactions.
Baby steps that will let us see if we need to take our foot off the gas and regroup.
This doesn’t really change our world very much, but it is a start to bringing things to the new normal.
Cleaning Project One is basically done. There are some loose ends that need to be dealt with and will be after we finished the next part of the project.
Yesterday I worked on repairing the dishwasher. Today I have to deal with the washer and a couple of loose doorknobs. Tomorrow we start on cleaning project two.
The weather is iffy today. We had rain overnight and it looks like there may be some more this morning. We have a dense fog advisory.
My thumbs are healing up nicely. No infection and that’s good. I have a new bøøbøø on my right index finger that is rather painful. It was another blister that formed while we cleaned along with one under my left big toe. I have no idea why I am blistering so easily.
I want to get some writing in today. Trying to figure out how to fit that in with the weekly store run and other daily activities.
Which I should get started on.
I am grateful for knowledge that allows me to fix things.
Posted By Kathleen David on May 27, 2020
However, I think that Long Island is in phase one of re-opening so I am going to call it Day 1 of the Re-opening Epic.
It is Wednesday May 27, 2020.
Today would have been Harlan Ellison’s 86th Birthday.
I still miss him. I miss the banter. The phone calls with the odd characters he would create. I have a Harlan sized hole in my heart that has not healed. He thought of us as part of his extended family and we think of Susan and him as part of ours.
I am glad that he and Caroline got to know each other. The last time we saw him, he told her that he loved her very much. Caroline misses her Uncle Harlan. I think he would be impressed with the young lady she has become.
Happy Birthday Harlan, you are loved.
It is foggy outside this morning. That is supposed to clear up later.
Today is another day of cleaning since we got half-way through the first room on Monday. We know our plan of attack now we get to execute it. Then onto the next room. I do know that I don’t have to buy fun fur for a while.
There are a few other things that need to be done as well. I plan to start at Point A and work my way to B then C.
Or as Dora says, “Just keep swimming.”
I am going to pull out my Essential Ellison and read a few of my favorites today as well.
I am grateful I had Harlan in my life.
Posted By Kathleen David on May 26, 2020
Nineteen years ago today Peter and I stood in front of our family and friends and pledged ourselves to each other.
It has been a wild ride so far and will continue to be so just because of who we are.
In good times and bad, we have been there with each other with support and encouragement. I know I have someone who has my back no matter what.
We know each other very well. I can order for him off a menu and get him something he likes to each. We know what fandoms we like and what kind of things we are interested in.
We care for each other very deeply. He knows when I want advice and when I want to vent. We can tell when the other one needs support and we give it. We are a team.
We help each other to be better. I would not be making the puppets I am making now without Peter cheering me on. I am his sounding board for working through ideas for stories.
We made Caroline.
We take care of each other. I make sure that he takes his medications and stays hydrated. He makes sure that I don’t ignore my body. We encourage each other to practice a healthy lifestyle.
We are partners in all things.
We love each other very much. I love him every day a little more which seems impossible because I love him so much but there it is.
Happy Anniversary Peter. I love you to the moon and back.
I am grateful that I married Peter David.
Posted By Kathleen David on May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020 Day 71 of the Homebound Saga
Today we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of our country.
Personally, I will also remember all those who have died doing their jobs because they caught the virus. The healthcare workers, the hospital personnel, the people declared to be essential and others who have been working for the greater good.
Up in my neck of the woods it is raining right now however it will probably stop and we can get our walk in later.
A lot of the activities that people would be doing are not allowed quite yet. The beaches are open but limited in many places. Gatherings are not encouraged not that anyone is listening to that one as there will probably be family gatherings. I noticed that the local American Veterans of Foreign Wars has been open with a number of people within without masks for the most part.
As to mental health, it was a good week over all with some bumps along the way.
I met up with friends on Zoom over the weekend. Saturday was the Arts Salon that I attend once a month and Sunday I did a reading of Midsummer Night’s Dream. It was the recharge I didn’t know I needed.
I am learning how to deal with my thumbs. It is amazing how much touches that part of your thumb. Child safety caps are a real challenge. Washing dishes became an adventure. They are looking better today and there is no sign of infection. I plan to keep it that way.
Today Caroline and I are going to start our cleaning project that we promised each other we would do once she was done with her AP exams. I think it will take about a week to complete.
Time to shake loose some dust and find out how much fabric we really have.
I am grateful for opposable thumbs.
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