Corona Times

Why have I not written here in the past two months? I have no exciting excuses, just the mundane.  In spite of these unusual circumstances we have been busy, with family commitments, whether that is helping to care for my mother, having ongoing zoom meetings with our out-of- town grandchildren and now, as our bubble has expanded, spending more time with our in-town granddaughter, Lauren. How lucky we are, to have the wonderful distraction of grandchildren.

Like everyone else, I am weary of this pandemic. It casts a cloud over everything and creates stress and complications. And yet we are getting used to it. We have now been un-invited to the four weddings we had planned on attending this summer and fall. In all cases the happy couples are going ahead with more intimate celebrations and we wish them well....what a memorable way to start off a marriage!

And of course there is the construction. We are literally living in the midst of a construction zone, with six active sites around us. That of course, casts another layer of gloom. Thank goodness we finally got AC last year. On a hot week like this one, we can block out not only the heat, but the dust and some of the noise.

Currently I'm reading Remembering the Bones by Frances Itani. In it she wrote that..."even after horrible events....we are sometimes blessed with a moment of unexpected joy. We learn to grasp, to hold tightly to these moments for the short time they exist."

She's right. In spite of everything, we too have experienced moments of joy and we are very grateful for them. Here's one of them...a four generation visit with my mother, Aaron and Lauren.

And now a challenge to myself  - to post something here, every day for the next week!