I've kept my outings to two supermarkets (Aldi and Jewel) and the post office. I've taken long walks every day encountering other people doing the same (sometimes with their dogs). We keep our distance as we say hello.
Though the state park is closed to all traffic, pedestrian included, the forest preserves are still open. I took one path at Spring Bluff (about a mile east of home) that has recently been improved with interpretive signage and an outlook. As I was walking back a family -- parents, a kid in a stroller, and a kid on a scooter -- were entering. The scooter-rider assured his parents, "I'm staying on my side!" and I stayed on mine.
(Upper left in the collage: muskrat dens in the pond, as seen from the overlook. Upper right:
the marina is on the horizon with Lake Michigan beyond it. Lower right: our lakefront is a Ramsar site which is a prestigious distinction.)
On the way back: a friendly smile from the proprietor of a local shop -- from behind the window.
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Leftover blocks on the back |
There's so much contradictory information about masks that I have only made three. These are just plain fabric with elastic. I think I'll make enough to use up the 1/4" elastic I have on hand (that's about 22).
I only had blah-blah fabric for one mask for a very talkative friend who is tickled to have it.
It's time to post One Monthly Goal accomplishments. I finished mine in early March -- setting Frolic, the Quiltville mystery, and getting it to the long-arm quilter. (It's the raffle quilt for AAUW but that convention has been cancelled. Another head start! (The raffle is "in the family." I do not get a raffle permit. I do not want to go to all the work of an online raffle. Ticket sales are limited to my branch, our April luncheon, and the state convention.)
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This week's reading: a novel (published March 3) and a memoir (coming in July). Both central characters were profoundly affected by the deaths of their mothers.
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