Good Afternoon/Evening! Glad you were able to go to the store today, Barbara. I took a chance and went to Safeway. They were controlling the entrance, and quite a few people were not wearing masks. That surprised me. Some were younger (I did not go for the "senior" hours), but quite a few older people were not wearing them. I asked the neighbor for another mask since both of you have three -- copy cat.
The man behind me in the checkout was a bit close, but didn't seem to respond to my glare. But, he started putting his items on the belt before my order was finished, and the clerk made a big deal about it. He said "oh, my bad" -- not my favorite expression.
I'm sure the kids are bored, Barbara. I really loved school when I was young (sort of grew out of that in grad school), and I would have been bored staying home. Of course, back then there was no internet or internet lessons, but still.
I'm back from a nice walk. Just as I was about to turn the last corner, my neighbor called out, and we had a fairly long discussion (6 feet apart). Her husband died toward the end of January, and she was just getting back to her art, music, and other activities when things were all canceled. Anyway, she is interested in Road Scholar and even expressed interest on going a trip with me. I think she is only interested in overseas trips, but.... We also talked about her husband's death, which was actually a positive experience -- lots of music, all the children around, etc., etc. He was sick for ages, and she felt he was ready. She is struggling a bit, and is considering going to the Caregivers meetings (which I encouraged).
I found out that a former neighbor passed away two weeks ago. He and his wife lived in Canada, but came down every year until he was too ill to travel. He had lots of health issues, and I was surprised he lived this long. She (who owned the house) rented it out, and I don't know if she plans to return.
DD said that DGS' fiance is not talking to her mother (she doesn't know why), but she doubts the wedding will come off in July. Most of her relatives are out of work, so traveling to a wedding may not be in the cards. I feel badly for her, but the mother/daughter struggle always made me wonder about the expensive wedding.
Their little dog is much better, thank goodness. The vet suggested giving him his pills in the spray can cheese (EZ cheese?), and he took them with no issues.
Hope all is going okay there, Claudia. I thought of you when I was in the store. Seems like new items are missing each week. They did have a few bags of flour this time, as well as eggs. But, almost no Ice cream. Last week there was plenty of ice cream. Strange.
Hope both of you have a nice evening and sleep well.
Hugs,
Linda
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