Cold. Rainy. Over it.
I had to bring the hanging plants in last night as the temps went down into the mid-thirties. I’ll have to do it again tonight and tomorrow night. And then – fingers crossed – it looks like we’ll be out of this unseasonably cold phase.
Please?
Hello to the Hardy Boys! I’ve just started and I can’t wait to get back to it later today. Don and I were chatting while I was working on it yesterday afternoon and I asked him about any memories of reading the Hardy Boys. He remembers loving the books and eating a lemon popsicle while reading them. Such a specific and wonderful memory! It was about the time, he thinks, that his parents were splitting up, so I’m sure they provided a wonderful escape during a tough time. Then we launched into our memories of the Hardy Boys on the Mickey Mouse Club, which was presented in 15 minute episodes and starred my childhood crushes, Tim Considine and Tommy Kirk. I loved watching it and Spin and Marty and I loved anything Annette Funicello. I thought she had the coolest job in the world!
In keeping with our daily confusion as to the day of the week, Don thought it was Friday today. And I suddenly realized that bills need to be paid. I have no sense of date or day. It’s just one long day melding into another day melding into another day.
We FaceTimed with my sister and Little Z yesterday, which was lovely. But I was alarmed that Florida is so lax about self-isolating. Mere – who continues to work – tells me that she routinely sees people without masks on and ignoring social distance guidelines. The beaches are open and the governor, who should be leading responsibly, is a fool. Yes we live in NY and it’s been hit hard, but mark my words, the same thing will happen to those states run by governors who seem to think they are exempt from this virus or that the rules are too stringent.
Some day soon I’ll write a post about our challenges as people who work in the theater and the bleak outlook facing us. I often say we are semi-retired, but the fact is we still work, we still need to work, and we still want to work. But that may not happen for a very long time.
Bare bones, but that’s all I can do for now. Time to prune the old hydrangea blooms. Time for a lot of chores, none of which I’ve been able to do. Soon.
Some of you have shared that you’ve ordered jigsaw puzzles from Galaxy Puzzles. Wonderful news! It’s good to support small businesses during this time and I’m all for supporting women-owned businesses. And you get to do a jigsaw puzzle! Enjoy.
Okay. I have to go and write some checks. Stay safe.
Happy Monday.