Hi Linda - "elbow bumps" to you. Just praying to stay as healthy as can be until this blows over. Hope you and your family and our friends on DS are doing well.

It's just me and the dog here so we go out for a walk around dawn before it's too busy with people in our subdivision. I still have to do my grocery shopping and go to the pharmacy. That makes me nervous but I take my disinfectant and wipe down everything I can.

Gentle elbow bumps, Linda

I like that the stores have "senior" hours but had to call them (Publix, Winn Dixie, etc.) to let them know I heard that people of all ages are taking advantage of early hours. They need signage and extra people communicating that the hours are for seniors, and others should wait in their vehicle until regular hours begin. It's frustrating.

Great idea walking the dog early and enjoying some fresh air! Walgreens has a list of items available through the drive through so people don't have to go into the store. (I wish they would have just emailed that list along with the announcement.)

Stay safe (and stress-free if you can).

When I used the drive through at CVS a week or so ago, I saw a sign that said you could get items there too but not a list of what items were available. What help is that?

Gentle elbow bumps, Linda

My daughter won't let me go ANYWHERE! She grocery shopped for me once and I was well-stocked anyway. She is a thoughtful, caring young woman. She lives about 20 minutes from me.
Meds are mail-order.
I walk in the neighborhood on nice days. I'm up to 1200 steps!
Out of craft materials, so I have a jigsaw puzzle out.
Just ordered a paint by number kit online so I'll have something to do. Ten weeks is a loooong time.
Trying not to add COVID-19 pounds.

Besides walking Sadie a mile every morning at dawn, I have the house to keep clean, laundry to do, I cook all my meals from scratch and write letters for about an hour every day. I keep busy just doing the normal stuff I always do.

Gentle elbow bumps, Linda

Linda, so funny CVS and Walgreens have both mentioned having a list of things available at the drive thru but could have just emailed that list out to everyone on their mailing list.

I love letters and cards. I need to do more of that. We talked about that in my writer's group. A nice way to support our post offices is continuing to buy stamps and utilize their services. I'd hate to be left with just the big corporations to meet our needs and continue to shut down our USPS's. One of our writers suggested how nice it is to receive cards and such. Reminded me that I love creating cards when I can get to my supplies. Life has been rough this year after my back surgery. Still trying to get my strength back.

Funny you mention about letters and cards. I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses and you know how we always come to your door to talk about the Bible. Well, we can't do that now so we write letters to people instead. In April, I wrote about 100 letters and mailed them out. I hadn't thought about how that has an impact on the postal workers. I'm sure my congregation must have mailed out thousands of letters. Then multiply that by all of the congregations in the country. That's a lot of work for them.

Thanks for the information! And keep up with the cards. It's good for you and for others.

Gentle hugs (not now but hopefully soon), Linda

Fantastic, Linda! It's great to keep the post office in business. Whether its been Latter Day Saints or Jehovah's Witnesses, it always seemed that people have shown up in my life in times of need. Reminds me of when I used to share letters with Leo Buscaglia while he was still with us. A nice card or letter always seems a pick-me-up. I'm sure the usps is happy as are those that read your thoughtful letters. :) Makes me more inspired to get busy on my homemade cards. I've started by folding the cardstock, now I have to get busy painting them. Still working on trying to get around better too.

My mail carrier said thanks to me for helping keep her and the other mail carriers working. I'm grateful to also be able to get the mail.

I am still walking every morning at sunrise but now I do it alone. My dog Sadie became very ill the end of April and I had to make the decision to put her down. She had been with me for 11 years so it was a hard thing to do but the vet said it was the right thing to do.

Gentle thoughts, Linda

Oh, I'm so sorry about your Sadie doggie. We had to let our Maverick go in January. I know how hard it is to be without our sweet companions. It was the only option left here as well. Seems they should be able to stay with us longer. Such a sad time.

Yes, I hope we can keep our mail carriers working. :)

Hugs for you, Linda.

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