Day 5

Friday, March 20, 2020

An auspicious day today, my first daughter was born 59 years ago in Montreal. That was quite the event! I won't go into all the details but most mothers remember the first much better than any ensuing kiddos. Happy Birthday out there!

Yesterday's excursion to my good friend Sandy's Pension Pies was good. Interesting that there was hardly any traffic. We stayed in the vehicle with the windows down and Bill talked to Chris on his side and I talked to Sandy on my side. The weather was quite lovely for the first day of spring so the chats went for quite a while. Got home with the loot and promptly ate a delish orange cranberry scone.

My friends and relatives should all be back in Canada now. It was kind of odd being worried about the situation. My sister kept me up to date her her drive home and cheered as she (and her husband) came across the border. Now for the isolation. My friend is safely home here and is in isolation as well. I haven't heard yet exactly where my sister-in-law is. She was to be in Canada last night. I'm sure I'll hear today that all is well.

This year is a big birthday year and there was to be a Party with a capital P. It is looking very doubtful at this time. I have given it a May 1 Go No-Go decision date. But with the predictions of this wave of germs lasting through the summer, I'm skeptical. Someone reminded me that it means there could be a big one next summer instead. That means I have to hang around a lot longer! 😀

As these are just random thoughts from an isolated mind - I am very pleased to hear about the Gordonstoun School being built here. The spinoffs are not just economical in nature, they can lift all kinds of boats - artistically and educationally. While it may be a bit of a stretch (I get it), this part of the country used to be international with all the shipping around the globe coming and going. Captains and crews learned about places beyond their home ports. They had had wider views of the world. I look forward to our wider horizons.

I will continue to watch the news about "all this" today and hear on Facebook what friends and neighbours are doing to pass the time. There is an early morning grocery run being planned for early this morning when the old folks are allowed to be out and about. My "shopper" is focused - figure out how many bags to take in, have the list in hand, zoom around the store knowing where everything is and get out. No shilly-shallying around!

Onwards!