Dear Georgia – Shout out to the brave ones as your Governor has opened your doors again, with the high praise of Tr*mp and P*nce. Let us know how y’all make out, we’ll be paying attention. Of course.. you won’t be seeing Tr*mp & P*nce out there among you, because they do still care about their own asses, just not yours so much as the all mighty dollar as it pertains to their re election prospects. Of course, with all the MAGA stupidity going on, those rallies to be set free again with our own POTUS calling for civil unrest – set yourself free!!…. and don’t leave out the can’t-make-me-wear-a-mask bullshit… sad but true – there might be fewer MAGA voters come November.
Mask wearing no longer feels weird in a grocery store, hell, everyone’s doing it. If I could only master the damned arrows in the aisles!… sheesh, such a simple thing and yet so many of us are getting it wrong. (hand raised high here). I don’t wear gloves except at the gas pump, where they are thrown out as soon as the handle is back in it’s holder. Hand washing is so frequent my hands are sandpaper, but MOM to the rescue – have you tried Cetaphil ultra healing with ceramides? It’s not cheap but it’s magic on rough try hands. Thanks, Mom – it works!
I’m eating more than I should because I’m cooking and baking more than usual because I’m home and there’s the damned refrigerator every time I turn around and you know I have to open it and take something out and shove it in my mouth. Right now I’ve got a blueberry buckle baking in the oven, and Maple BBQ Ribs and green beans are on tonight’s dinner menu. Tomorrow night I’ll make the New York Times recipe Caramelized Shallot Pasta. All are delish recipes, easy to put together if you have the ingredients.
Farm news! – the baby goats, Star and Bella will be moving in this weekend. YAY!!… It’s been 40 years since I’ve had a goat – that’s an actual fact.. and I am so excited to welcome them home. My first goat was one I had adopted at the Staten Island Zoo while I worked there at the pony ride track. The baby goat had eye ulcers and they were going to put her down. I begged them to let me take her, and got her to the vet immediately. We healed her ulcers and she lived on our little plot on Staten Island until she became much bigger and a neighbor’s daughter who had a farm took her to live a bigger farm life. Her name was Casey – She was a black goat with a white star on her forehead just like our Star. We’ve got the goat house ready and their goat yard properly fenced in for their safety, now to create a little bit of a playscape for them. Stay tuned!
Meanwhile, Stella is open and ready for the season… we just need some warm weather…. Some scenes from “down island” after yesterday’s rainstorm…
I hope you’re well and staying sane. We’re all good here, working from home and out on job sites with caution of course. Our business has definitely been affected, as several tenants have notified us they will be abandoning their lease (hair dresses among them). Time will tell how it all pans out.
Closing out this post with a little quarantine humor…
We are all getting a little stir crazy. Two smileys that came my way :
I’m giving up drinking all this month.
Oh wait, forgot punctuation, my bad.
I’m giving up. Drinking all this month.
And this from Canadian relatives of a friend of mine: Don’t waste time wondering whether the glass is half full or half empty. It’s refillable.
Karen’s mom
O.K., the Carol Baskin one did actually make me laugh out loud!! I can’t believe I watched all those Tiger King episodes, but I really did! Take care, Karen! 🙂 -Jenn
Looking forward to photos of your new goats in their new home! Good memes! I stole the seagull and Carol Baskin ones.
Well, this Georgia resident isn’t too happy at the moment. And lots of folks share the same sentiment. We shall see what next week brings. Meanwhile….glad the kids are coming soon. I’m looking forward to some pictures of them. We’re staying safe here on the hill and will continue to do so for a while to come.
I LOVE your MOM!!!!
I ran into my neighbor as I was going out and she was going in. We chatted from two meters apart. It was wonderful. Her business, like mine, is down the toilet. She asked what do Americans do if they lose their jobs and also their health insurance that comes from their jobs, and if they catch the virus or something else? I said they’re out of luck. She can’t believe it. Socialized medicine is wonderful. We will pay dearly in the future, but we will all pay, and the rich will pay more than the poor, not the sickest paying more than the healthiest.
She wondered about the Americans wanting to reopen business. I asked her whether she knows anybody with the virus. No. Me either. There are parts of the U.S. where the virus seems like a New York/Seattle phenomenon, and where folks think that it’s what Sodom and Gomorrah deserve (based on conversations with relatives in a never-closed state). I think that it won’t be long before those reopened states get whacked with outbreaks.
Here’s a great video on the quality of video conferences: https://twitter.com/g_rondinella/status/1250838721026494465
Hello,
I love reading your post and always 100% agree with you. I am sure getting a tattoo in Georgia is an essential activity. Yay for the kids, I am looking forward to seeing their photos. Take care, wishing you a happy day!
Fewer MAGA voters in November because of protests (and idiocy). I hadn’t thought of that one. You give me hope. Thanks for the Cetaphil recommendation. I’m waiting for Burt’s Bees hand salve to arrive via Amazon and it is taking forever. My hands are a mess.
We’re fine, maybe a little itchy to be somewhere out of our roaming zone or have a conversation in person that isn’t six to twelve feet away. (After I saw the cough simulation I realized six feet doesn’t cut it anymore.) With all the time (which, to be honest, is no different than my life before) I feel like I’m at an activity buffet with so many choices, I don’t know what to choose. Work on my book? Paint? Read? Watch a good video? Bake? Work on the Covid journal? Clean the basement? Downsize? Thank goodness the weather is too cold (snow yesterday) and crappy for the garden. I feel completely ADD these days. And yet, I have a roof, food, income of a sort. There is much for which to be personally grateful so long as I don’t leave the zone…
Glad your goats are coming home! Beautiful rainbow shot….thanks for the giggles!
Whoever came up with the idea of arrows in the isles has no idea how I grocery shop. This will be a struggle for me. I put my mask on the other day and walked into the grocery store. I had that thing off in 2 minutes. I just couldn’t do it. I will try it again next time I go.
I’m all for opening things back up. But love this distancing thing. I never liked being closer that 6 feet from anybody.
Lisa
I’m losing my mind over this #liarinchief of ours. Gah.
I’m very embarrassed to say that one rally was right here in St. Paul, MN. WTF? Saying all the dumbest stuff I’ve heard in ages. I try hard to not judge, but I’m judging! Come on!
I’m excited for you to have goats! I do love coming here for a sprinkle of sanity. xxoo
OMG- I turned on Tiger King (thanks to my son)and could not shut if off—like a train wreck and you can’t look away.
Glad you have Stella open for the season and can go there and enjoy it soon.
Still setting up the condo and trying to sort through 45 years of ‘stuff I love’. lol
Stay safe- Hugs- Diana