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And now we are wearing masks...
Apr. 7th, 2020 05:34 pmor at least some people are. I threw together a few on Saturday, from fabric I had lurking about. I used the pattern that StJoe/Mercy is recommending, and used elastic. I know that elastic is deprecated for masks going to PPE stocks at hospitals/clinics, but as these are just for us to use, I decided it was probably OK. I can always swap it out for fabric ties if needed.
Last Friday's PT left a lovely trail of bruises along my tricep and into the underarm area -- he broke up a few knots, and there is speculation that he actually broke up some adhesions/scar tissue. He said that once the inflammation goes down, it should feel even better. It already does feel more mobile, and they say that things are still progressing well. A bit slower than they'd like, but he said that there should be a marked improvement in the next few days.... I'm still just about halfway through the original prescription from the doc, and she's good about extending if necessary.
I shopped online for some groceries! One of the warehouse-y stores has 'order online & pickup at the store' for free. They have a couple of things that I can only buy there, and a couple of other things that (still) aren't in stock at my usual stores. Then I went to Meijer. The shelves are looking more replenished, although they are still out of rice/ramen & the corned beef that I use for Reuben casserole. Low on pasta, bread & most frozen foods, although things are trickling in -- it's easy to see which suppliers have a really robust supply chain, and which don't (or maybe just who has large local warehouses). Flour and sugar stocks are low, and at least some of the stock is just on pallets in the wide center aisle, because there's not much point in moving a pallet full of X onto the shelf if it's all going to sell the next day.
This evening, I'm leaving the county! First time since the second week of March. The Livingston band is collecting the music from the spring concert-that-won't-happen. They're currently planning on using it for the Halloween concert, but they'd rather collect it now than expect people to hold onto it until September; especially since the summer concerts (if they happen) will use different music.
About half the daffodils popped open yesterday, and even more of them opened this afternoon after the rain stopped and the sun came out. I cut back stems and raked leaves out of the gardens by the road - didn't get to it last year before the big snowstorm, and it was too late to do it after the snow melted. Tomorrow (if it doesn't rain) I need to go pull weeds in the middle strawberry bed and in the east garden, before the grass takes over entirely. J has been working around the pond, and has had amphibian supervision - three at once, even!
Last Friday's PT left a lovely trail of bruises along my tricep and into the underarm area -- he broke up a few knots, and there is speculation that he actually broke up some adhesions/scar tissue. He said that once the inflammation goes down, it should feel even better. It already does feel more mobile, and they say that things are still progressing well. A bit slower than they'd like, but he said that there should be a marked improvement in the next few days.... I'm still just about halfway through the original prescription from the doc, and she's good about extending if necessary.
I shopped online for some groceries! One of the warehouse-y stores has 'order online & pickup at the store' for free. They have a couple of things that I can only buy there, and a couple of other things that (still) aren't in stock at my usual stores. Then I went to Meijer. The shelves are looking more replenished, although they are still out of rice/ramen & the corned beef that I use for Reuben casserole. Low on pasta, bread & most frozen foods, although things are trickling in -- it's easy to see which suppliers have a really robust supply chain, and which don't (or maybe just who has large local warehouses). Flour and sugar stocks are low, and at least some of the stock is just on pallets in the wide center aisle, because there's not much point in moving a pallet full of X onto the shelf if it's all going to sell the next day.
This evening, I'm leaving the county! First time since the second week of March. The Livingston band is collecting the music from the spring concert-that-won't-happen. They're currently planning on using it for the Halloween concert, but they'd rather collect it now than expect people to hold onto it until September; especially since the summer concerts (if they happen) will use different music.
About half the daffodils popped open yesterday, and even more of them opened this afternoon after the rain stopped and the sun came out. I cut back stems and raked leaves out of the gardens by the road - didn't get to it last year before the big snowstorm, and it was too late to do it after the snow melted. Tomorrow (if it doesn't rain) I need to go pull weeds in the middle strawberry bed and in the east garden, before the grass takes over entirely. J has been working around the pond, and has had amphibian supervision - three at once, even!
