New Years Eve 2020

The year 2020 has been a difficult year.  We made a trip to Dallas in late January just before the covid 19 Pandemic got worse.  We made it there and back safely.  However a scheduled flight to see Charles Thomas in Florida had to be cancelled as the virus was spreading very fast.  We were basically house bound for the rest of the year.  our local grocery took our orders and brought our order out to the car when we arrived, so we did not have to enter the store.  We stayed mostly house bound all year.  We took some car trips to Pemequid point to celebrate anniversary and birthdays.  

Many things happened over the year such as getting power grids on top of our house and having heat pumps installed inside.  We hope this will save us money from rising fuel costs.

Charlie and Beth bought a cottage in Roque Bluffs and it is a lovely place for their relaxing times.  We have been to visit twice and we love it there. Beth can be closer to her work when she needs to be up north, and comes back home here when she is in this part of the state. 

Tom and I stay well with our masks on and washing hands often.  we went to church a few times, but have now stopped when cases rose in Oxford. 

We miss seeing the family and hope that we get shots soon so we can be safe to have visits.  It is certainly a different world and I think Masks will be a part of the rest of our lives.  I really miss church, and hope that soon we can start going again.  

 December 1, 2020

 

It has been a while since I last posted.  In the interim, we finished out summer, got solar panels on the house and heat pump inside, so we are not wholly dependent on the power grid from CMP.  We have not had the furnace on all fall and winter, though it has been mild.  

Not being able to have family for thanksgiving, Beth invited us to her and Charlie's house on the coast in Roque Bluffs.  It is a beautiful house and very rummy for two guests, maybe more.  There are two bedrooms downstairs and a fruton upstairs where two could sleep. We enjoyed  the view is of the bay inlet where  you can watch the tide go in and out which is major as it is very close to Funday.  You can also walk down to the ocean, just a footpath away.  

We drove to the Roque Bluffs park, close by and went to Lubec to the light house on the eastern most point in the US.  

Jacob joined us for a delicious THanksgiving dinner. 

We are still wearing masks, but manage to go to church where only a few masked people are present.  We also mask up and hit the big grocery stores occasionaly, though the local Tiltons marke brings my order out to the car which I call in before.  

I am in no mood to decorate for Christmas as son Charles and family can't come because of Covid and the Grand families  can't come as well.  It will be a lonely Christmas this year.  

I am recording Christmas Carols on Facebook which helps my season mood a little.

Spring 2020

Spring 2020

This has been an odd spring.  We have had some really hot days and some really cool days.  The  pandemic quarentine still limmiets our travel and shopping, but I still try to get most of my groceries from Tilton's where they fill the order and bring it out to the car.
My flowers have been really nice so far this year.  I'm waiting for daylily season to start, but I have had lots of color.
We have been to church twice.  It is safe as everyone wears masks and  we distance far apart.   I'm tired of masking, but we have to stay safe.
I think I wrote about the church having a drive in to our driveway on our 65th anniversary complete with cake.  Tomorrow we do the same to Bruce and Jean on their 60th anniversary.

Bruce and Jean came over and we sat on the deck in masks for awhile, then came in to eat tapioca, which Jean brought.  It made for a nice birthday visit for Tom's number 87.

JUly 2020

We are now into our fourth month of knowing about the Pandemic Covid 19 and staying at home orders. 
We wear a mask whenever we dare go out.   Thanks to Tiltons market which loads my order in my car after I call it in, so we don't have to go into the store.  I'm staying out of Walmart and other stores.  We get by with what we have in store.  We finally dared to go back to church .  We watched on line and then listened in the car outside the church,but now we are inside with social distancing and all in masks.  Our new Pastor Wilder is very good to preach and a good Pastor so far.  I also like his wife Kortney, who attends every service in support and reacts with the people as much as possibe in light of the pandemic.
We  greatly miss seeing our Arizona family, but know that flying is dangerous for catching the virus.  We just try to stay safe, but life it pretty boring for those of us who like to go places. 

Anniversaries

I"m trying to remember places we went on various anniversaries, but after 65, it gets hard.  I think number one we a Destin Beach in Florida.  Others, but not nesessarily in order have been  Biltmore castle in South Carolina,  Kuenoff Gardens in Holland, CalawayGardens in Alabama, Various camping trips, Rafting down the Colorado River, Trip to Indiana, Cruises down the Danube and Rhine, Trip to Egyup, Trip to South Africa, Arizona, Florida, Carribean cruise, Cabin in Nova Scotia, and a big Fifty celebration at church with Chuck and Luella,  many B and B's on the coast, San Diego, Canadian rockies, Nashville TN, Branson Missouri, London,  Dallas, Sequaria, Hawaii, Tanglewood and Garrison Keeler, Death Valley, New York City,
That's all I can remember, but each one has been a blessing and this trip of 65 years, has been quite a trip.  Thank you dear husband.  I loveyou.

snow tonight in May

Yes, The weather man says snow will come tonight.  I covered the lettuce in my planter on the porch, though it would probably be safe, except the snow may blow in,

What crazy weather.  It's not enough that we are home bound because of the covid 19, but now we have to contend with snow.  Actually, Tom and I are still well and we know of no one in our circle of friends that has the virus.  We did have to let in the plumber this week because of a leak in an outside faucet but we wore masks around him.

Charlie is recovering nicely from his hernia operation yesterday.  Beth stayed home and worked from home today.  She went into her office the first of the week, but has been working from home since the stay at home order.

The tulips have all opened and I see new growth on all the shrubs, even the ones I put around rocks in the yard.  the yard is full of yellow daffodils, forsythia and the yellow tulips.  It looks like spring on this May 8 day. 
I did another classic piece on facebook today.  I should have counted all my videos, but lost count of the hymns.  today I did a Bach prelude.  Next Tuesay is still up in the air, but will be Beethoven or Haydn. 

It is now April 25 and we are into about 6 weeks of stay at home orders.  It is very boring.  At first, I did a hymn a day on Facebook to help take up time as I had to practice as well.  It's sad not to go anywhere and that includes church.  W had a new pastor coming the end of May.  I hope this Virus is better and we can go to church again.  Tom and I are being very careful as he has so many health problems. 
Brian came today and did some yard work.  It was good to see something getting done outside though not much is showing life as yet.  The hard snow storm just before Easter broke one of my azeleas out front.  I"m very sad over that, but there are others that will be blooming sometime if it ever gets warm again.  the orchid cactus are slow to open this year.  I have one that is open.