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| Birdhouse parts handmade by Anthony |
When inside the house there is a constant barrage of
coronavirus and
stock market news of which none is good. I would rather be informed than uninformed but I can see how people can get depressed without any break in the constant flow of doom and gloom. It's important mentally to unplug and clear your mind. Read a riveting book (Keep the kids busy reading
Nancy Drew Mysteries), work a challenging puzzle, plant a garden,
bake a loaf of bread, walk down the street if still permitted, play some cards (remember Solitaire) or games if you are hunkered down with others! My husband just finished rebuilding a rotted birdhouse. I really feel for people that have to be confined to apartments or housing without a yard. No wonder people are going to
balconies in Italy to cheer and make some noise!
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| Birdhouse assembled |
I have to walk outside between the house and garage to get to
my office loft and when I swing open the door I get a wonderful blast of fresh air and COLOR. Blazing white, yellow, and pink blooming Spring trees and shrubs - American Pear, Bradford Pears (pretty even though terrible trees to plant), Peach blossoms, Forsythia and Daffodils. It's so mind jarring that all of the stress washes away. I intentionally designed my office space to have 2 extra large windows so I could be up close and personal with nature. We hung a bird feeder 2 stories high because a bear decided he wanted to destroy the ground level suit feeder (pole and all). Sitting in my office I'm getting quite a show this time of year.
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| My neighbor with his jumbo tiller |
I'm hearing of more and more people planting a
Victory Garden in the US. We just finished cleaning up our vegetable plot, planting lettuce, kale, and chives. We often get critters dining on our crops so it's hard to know if we'll get anything for ourselves. Corn and beans are never successful. My neighbor is preparing his electrified garden that seems to always keep out the hungry wildlife. I have gobs of old seed that I'm giving to a friend to give a friend. Happy to share! I read about a local woman picking up some bread for housebound neighbors from a local bakery. We only have
one case identified so far in our area. That doesn't mean there aren't more but we can still do a few things without extreme fear.
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| Big trees and birds, out my home office window |
I did have to make an emergency trip yesterday to pick up a jumbo bag of cat food because they have discontinued the food our cats have been eating for 15 years! Perfect timing. I would have been stocked up otherwise. I had to investigate what food to switch to so had to make the trip to the store. The
Charlottesville Petsmart was well stocked, it's a big open store, and very few people were there! I didn't see one mask which is disconcerting. I did have a scarf wrapped around my neck to pull up if anyone was coughing or sneezing or the clerks looked ill. I probably should have worn it regardless due to the fact that the droplets can
stay in the air for 3 hours!
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| Gus is glad Anthony is home 24 x 7 - FEED ME! |
Anthony has not left the house for nearly a week. All families are undergoing some serious adjustments. Rules need to be set, that's for sure! In 12 hours I've encountered a sticky kitchen floor and crumbs all over the stove. My husband was kindly taking out the laundry and he smashed into me and I spilled my coffee and we don't even have what I would call close quarters! I turned around and nearly fell over a big box my husband had thrown in the floor. My friends with kids call it chaos! Life has changed but in the end hopefully we'll be saying that
something IS worse than coronavirus --- going back to work!
~Rebecca
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