We had to get up early this morning as the plumber came at 9:00 to fix the drain under the kitchen sink. After he had been here a bit he told Jim he had just gotten home yesterday from a trip to the Caribbean! WTF! Why wasn’t he under quarantine?
By that time he was almost done with his job. I stayed outside the rest of the time he was here and Jim stayed as far away as possible. After the guy left we mixed up some bleach and water and wiped down everywhere the guy had been – including the door knobs, etc.
I understand how difficult it is to not work and not have income but to enter my house under these conditions and expose us is not OK. I thought travelers coming into the USA right now were being told to self-quarantine. I wonder if he was told and decided to not obey or if no one suggested it to him.
Jim had said something to him earlier which led me to believe the guy is a Republican and one of those that aren’t taking this thing very seriously. He is probably in his early 40’s and thinking all of this is making a big deal out of getting a cold. UGH! He is the type that will make this virus spread and never know he was why the number of cases jumped in his area.
We took a walk to the lake this afternoon. We only walked about 1/3 round it and found a bench overlooking the water. We sat and enjoyed the sunshine and the wind in our face. It was windy enough we could hear the waves. It reached 86 here today and is to be in the 90’s tomorrow. We must have sat for an hour in the sunshine and then walked back to the house without walking all around the lake. It felt so good to let the wind blow the cobwebs out of my head.
We came home and Jim laid down and fell asleep. After about an hour I decided to lay down too and I slept for several hours. Getting out in the fresh air was exhausting I guess. We both slept really hard this afternoon.
We were talking earlier how our lives really aren’t much different being in lockdown than they were before. We rarely ate out and the main difference is we are not going to the grocery store as often as we did before. We limit our trips to Lowe’s which it the other place we went a lot. When we do go to the grocery store we try to get what we want quickly and get out and back home.
We are grilling steaks tonight. It is so nice we may even eat outside.
Nothing on our schedule for the foreseeable future. That is weird I guess. We usually had church if nothing else to go to. Hoping we get some work done on the house but we didn’t manage to get much done today yet. Maybe after dinner we will get something done. A nap seemed more important today.
I sent a note to my doctor in Emporia and he faxed orders so I can get my blood work done here in Stillwater tomorrow. We will go do that sometime tomorrow.
Still hard to think I may not get to go back to my prairie until June. I told Jim there is nothing in my house I have needed except for yarn. Maybe I ought to sell it and walk away completely. He wasn’t sure that was a good idea. Things will return to “normal” again but have a feeling it will be a new normal and not the way they were. We were overdue for a major correction in the world and I have a feeling this is what this is all about. May we rebuild the world so that it works better for all of us and not just the top 1%.
Grateful for a beautiful walk on a beautiful day, grateful for the wind today that blew the cobwebs out of my head, and grateful for afternoon naps that restore my body and soul.
It was a gorgeous day — and tomorrow promises to be very similar. I had great plans to tackle yard work today but, instead, relaxed on the back patio and read a book. There’s always tomorrow to dig in the dirt. I’m glad the wind on your face helped your mind feel clearer. 🙂