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March 30, 2020
Finally got in to post something.
We are in the midst of a covid 19 quarantine.  Staying at home is something I usually do.  Getting too old to go traipsing around the country.  Which I did  enjoy when I could walk a lot.  The last trip we took was in Aug 2019 to visit family in Upstate New York and Philadelphia.  I had hoped to get to Nashville this spring but that's out.  Facebook will have to suffice for a long while.

I like facebook because most of my family is on there and the correspondence is instant.  I don't have to write a letter and wait a long time for a reply.  I miss talking to them on the phone.  I like to hear their voices.  But the phone is like the letters.  If they aren't home and I leave a message, they may or may not reply.  If they do call, my husband will likely as not hang up on them.  We have this setup with AT&T where the person whose calling's name pops up on the TV.  If the identity comes over as unknown or is someone he never heard of he picks up the phone and hangs up immediately.  If the TV isn't on, he just hangs up.

I'm hoping to get outside tomorrow and walk around the back yard at least and see what kind of damage the wind did to our trees.  I also have to spread hair around the tulips to keep the rabbits off them.  I could be too late for that, I saw buds when I looked out this afternoon.  You can't spread hair when the wind is 20-40 mph.

Stay safe and keep your distance.




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