DAY 79 MORE PROTESTS

Day 79 since I left the house.

After a sleepless night last night I think I will be having another sleepless night tonight.  Last night there was a peaceful protest that I sadly was not able to participate in and then most of the protesters left and a some folks from outside the City came and began looting and setting fires.  I watched it all via a Youtube livestream.  I was sad, mad and scared all at different times.   

Today there was a peaceful protest that ended at the curfew.  Now I am reading that there is a bit of looting going on.  My neighborhood so far has been skipped but it is not over.   

I had a good day video chatting with my niece and nephew and some friends.  I am watching a new show on Netflix Sweet Magnolia.  It is cute and like a network TV show you can watch all at once.

Until tomorrow...

DAY 78 FIRST DAY OF PROTESTS

Day 78 since I left the house.

Today was the first day of protests in my area.  They have been marching for hours.  I am writing this when they are still marching and I hope it doesn't dissolve into the looting and fires like it has in other cities.   We are known for our peaceful protests and our police force is known for it's calm and restraint.  In non-Covid-19 times there are protests every weekend.

Today I finally hung my Raggedy Ann and Andy figures that I got from a family friend.  I had to figure out how to hang one of them.  I think they look great.  They are on the wall entering my kitchen.

I finished watching a Netflix series After Life.  It is a dark comedy with Ricky Gervais.  I liked it but I like dark British humor.

Until tomorrow...

DAY 77 MY FLOWERS

Day 77 since I left the house.

With all the rain we have been getting, my flowers are going wild.  They look so good.

Until tomorrow...

DAY 76 OH, WHAT A MESS

Day 76 since I left the house.

Tonight I was taking out the trash. My one task takes me three steps out the garage door.  I am gloved, masked and I check to see if anyone is walking down the sidewalk or street before I venture out. 

I had extra space in my garbage can so I was looking around for items I can throw away from the garage.  I am using this time to clear stuff out since I have very little trash and recycling in my cans.  I was reaching for something and CRASH!  Down came a jar and it broke and the ingredients went all over the floor.  The liquid inside started oozing.  I ran for the paper towels (I already had on a rubber glove) and started sopping up the liquid.  It was a jar of sun dried tomatoes from Costco.

Luckily, it hit the floor and the glass mostly stayed in one place due to the label.  I quickly grabbed a plastic bag from a stash I had nearby and got the bulk of the jar and contents in the bag.  Then came the sopping up of the oil.  I used almost 1/4 of the roll of paper towels.  During C-19 that hurts!  Once I got the oil up.  I Googled how best to clean it up.  Luckily I had some leftover dish soap from one of my brother's camping trips down in my laundry area so I mixed that with hot water and scrubbed the area.  It worked.  Now I have to wait until it dries and then I can vacuum or sweep and get the rest of the glass shards up.  I think it will be okay.  Not what I had planned for my evening.

Until tomorrow...

DAY 75 OH THIS WEATHER

Day 75 since I left the house.

Okay, it is hot here.  I love hot weather, I do.  But the heat here is hard to take when there is no air conditioning and I am in lock down.  Yesterday I went looking for Lucky.  I couldn't find her anywhere; not on her beds, not in her cage, not on the deck.  She was downstairs on my bed in the cool air under the fan.  She had figured it out.  The upstairs gets hot but the downstairs is subterranean so it stays cool.  The only problem is it is hard to work down there because I would have to lay on the bed all day.  When you are sick that isn't bad but day after day, that gets old.

It has been hot for three days now.  About 90 degrees each day.  I brought up the fan and I had a fan already upstairs so I have air moving.  There is no breeze outside.  Poor Lucky just walks around panting. She is not a hot weather dog.  Happi used to love it.  Sunny is happy since he is a tropical bird.  As long as I keep the direct sun off him.  He sings and sings. 

I am just happy this short heat wave is over for now.   I can only take so much.  These houses are not made for this kind of weather.  Flat roofs are not ideal for 90-100 degree weather days. 

Until tomorrow...

DAY 74 NEW CALENDAR ARRIVED

Day 74 since I left the house.

Last night I got my work done and then realized that one of my deadlines was not until Wednesday.  Oh, well, I got it done early. 

Today was Lucky's veterinary appointment.  The dog walker showed up on time and took her to the appointment.  The drop off is no contact and they come out to the car.  Then the vet calls me to find out what is wrong.  The vet ran some tests (blood and urine) and called me back.  He said she looked good.  He saw that she was licking and said she may have an allergy and may have an urinary infection.  We have to wait until tomorrow for the test results.  Meanwhile he gave her a shot of something that should calm down the itching and the urinary infection if she has one. The vet accidentally made the dog walker pay but I called and reversed the charge and put it on my charge card.  She was home in a few hours and fell right asleep. 

I did my presentation and it was okay.  That is the best I can say. 

I got a new calendar that I ordered and that is exciting.  Since C-19 I have been using a new system for organizing my life.  Since I mostly sit in the living room, I have a weekly calendar sitting on my fireplace.  It has a post-it system where you post post-its of different colors for different reasons.  Blue is for work, purple for fun things, etc.  It is a very visual calendar and is helpful for scheduling when I am on the phone.  I can quickly see my schedule.  I even schedule my deliveries and things I have to do like sending a card. 

I barbecued again tonight.  This time I put barbecue sauce on a vegan burger and it tasted good.  Next time I would put less since it took forever to clean the grill.  It was a good dinner of barbecue burger, potatoes from last night and salad.  Yum.

Until tomorrow...

DAY 73 WORKING ON A HOLIDAY

Day 73 since I left the house.

I worked for part of this Memorial Day.  I have a presentation and a project due tomorrow.  Either I had to work today or I had to cancel some of my other plans this weekend.  I wanted to participate in my other plans so I opted to work today.  My brother helped me figure out how to screen share in Zoom.

I rode 7 miles on my stationary bike after I sent Lucky off with the dog walker.  Then I ate my lunch and put out the cushions on the deck.  It is very hot today.  I saw the thermostat and it said 87 degrees.  Then I started to work on my presentation.

I had a drop by from my neighbor.  We talked about the neighborhood break-in last night.  Another neighbor had their home broken into at 4 am.  Since it was hot, they left their windows open and someone climbed up and in their window.  A laptop and phone were stolen.

Last night I had a dream about Happi. She was standing at my front door and I was petting her and telling her it was okay and I started to cry in my dream.  I woke up and I was crying.  I miss her so much.  It felt so real.

I made roasted potatoes and barbecued a vegan burger for dinner.  I ate on my upstairs deck in the cool breeze with Lucky staring at me waiting for a crumb to fall.

Until tomorrow...

DAY 72 EMERGENCY BINDER

Day 72 since I left the house.

I zoomed a lot today.  I had a catch up zoom with two friends.  I talk a lot with one of them but the other friend (who has watched my dogs in the past) I haven't caught up with in about two months.  We zoomed for almost 1.5 hours.

Then I had my weekly Sunday Funday zoom.  I am really making friends there.  They are a great group of people.

Then I had a phone call with my sister.  We had some stuff to take care of.  

I spent the rest of the day doing odds and ends.  I cleaned off the yoga mats I had all over the house so Happi could walk without sliding. I cleaned off the barbecue.  I worked more on my Emergency Binder.  I realized when C-19 came that I didn't have an Emergency Binder.  If something happened to me, would someone know that Lucky takes medicine?  How much?  What food does she like?  What biscuits?  What can't she eat?  What about Sunny?  Does anyone in my family know that he broke his foot?  These are all things that someone would need to know.  What about my home?  Are there things about my home someone should know?  My work?  Clients to contact if something should happen to me.

I decided to write these things down and put them in one place.  Okay, I got the idea from a movie/show (I can't remember) where the mother disappeared or didn't come home and the aunt went to the emergency binder to find out information.  What the kids like for lunch.  What time school starts.  It all sounds to organized and smart.  I thought I can do this easy.  It is all in my head.  I just have to write it down.  I won't even bother typing it, that takes too long and plus then I would have to retype to make changes.  If it is handwritten I just cross it out and write it again.  I can write it anywhere.  I don't want to have to type another thing these days.  I am in front of a computer a lot.

Then at the end of the day, I was watching TV when I got a text.  It was my friend T.  He and his husband were out for a walk and they wanted to come by and do a no-contact visit.  We visited for about 45 mins.  They were at the bottom of the stairs and I was at the top 10 feet apart.  It was nice to see them and their dog.  It was a nice surprise.

Until tomorrow...

DAY 71 ODDBALL

Day 71 since I left the house.

I participated in a book talk with my library and 94 people participated.  It was very interesting.  We discussed the book with the author of The Mountains Sing.  I started reading it but haven't finished it yet.  I like it so far.  Then I zoomed with my niece and nephew.  They really liked the photo postcard I sent them.

Tonight I watched a bunch of movies.  I watched  Blow the Man Down on Amazon, Finding Your Feet, and a Oddball on Disney+.  It was a movie night.

I liked Oddball a lot.  It was about a dog that finds a job helping out to save something.  It moved a long well and it was sophisticated enough for adults but entertaining for kids.  Who doesn't like a big furry dog?

I also liked Finding your Feet.  It was an Australian film with actors I recognized.  A woman finds herself reluctantly involved in a dance class.  I thought it was well acted and charming.

Until tomorrow...

DAY 70 CROSS STITCH

Day 70 since I left the house.

I have some cross stitch pieces of art that my mother did years ago.  I had them hanging in my garage.  No, it is not a weird place to hang them.  They were hanging over my utility sink in my laundry area.  I thought they would be cute there.  Today I was looking at them and thought they would look cute in my bathroom instead.  I took them down and hung another picture over my utility sink.

Now the cute cross stitch pictures are hanging in my bathroom.  I think they look pretty good where they are hung.  The colors match and they are cutesy bathroom scenes.

 I like them  and I guess that is all that matters.

Until tomorrow...